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council Birmingham · Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Regular City Council Meeting

Agenda items
86
53 consent · 33 regular
Votes
15
minutes text
Total dollars
$1.7M
21 items with amounts
Roll call

Votes (15)

passed #8307 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
8–0
Abbott · YEA Austin · YEA Hoyt · YEA Parker · YEA Rafferty · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Royal · YEA Smitherman · ABSENT
passed #8308 official minutes · high
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8–0
Abbott · YEA Austin · YEA Hoyt · YEA Parker · YEA Rafferty · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Royal · YEA Smitherman · ABSENT
passed #8309 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
8–0
Abbott · YEA Austin · YEA Hoyt · YEA Parker · YEA Rafferty · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Royal · YEA Smitherman · ABSENT
passed #8310 official minutes · high
Re: #72. ITEM 26. A Resolution authorizing the Community Resource Services Division of the Mayor?s Office to schedule and imple… structured fact · 80%
8–0
Abbott · YEA Austin · YEA Hoyt · YEA Parker · YEA Rafferty · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Royal · YEA Smitherman · ABSENT
passed #8311 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
8–0
Abbott · YEA Austin · YEA Hoyt · YEA Parker · YEA Rafferty · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Royal · YEA Smitherman · ABSENT
passed #8312 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
8–0
Abbott · YEA Austin · YEA Hoyt · YEA Parker · YEA Rafferty · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Royal · YEA Smitherman · ABSENT
passed #8313 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
7–0
Abbott · YEA Austin · YEA Hoyt · YEA Parker · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Royal · YEA Smitherman · ABSENT
passed #8314 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
7–0
Abbott · YEA Austin · YEA Hoyt · YEA Parker · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Royal · YEA Smitherman · ABSENT
passed #8315 official minutes · high
Re: #1. INVOCATION: Deacon Otis W. Dismuke of St. James Missionary Baptist Church item number · 70%
8–0
Abbott · YEA Austin · YEA Hoyt · YEA Parker · YEA Rafferty · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Royal · YEA Smitherman · ABSENT
passed #8316 official minutes · high
Re: #79. OLD AND NEW BUSINESS text similarity · 75%
7–0
Abbott · YEA Austin · YEA Hoyt · YEA Parker · YEA Rafferty · YEA Scales · YEA Royal · YEA Smitherman · ABSENT
passed #8317 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
7–0
Abbott · YEA Austin · YEA Hoyt · YEA Parker · YEA Rafferty · YEA Scales · YEA Royal · YEA Smitherman · ABSENT
passed #8318 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
7–0
Abbott · YEA Austin · YEA Hoyt · YEA Parker · YEA Rafferty · YEA Scales · YEA Royal · YEA Smitherman · ABSENT
passed #8319 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
9–0
Abbott · YEA Austin · YEA Hoyt · YEA Parker · YEA Rafferty · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Smitherman · YEA Royal · YEA
passed #8320 official minutes · high
Re: #75. ITEM 39. A Resolution accepting the lump sum bid of Karma Construction, 620 Carson Road, Birmingham, in the amount of … structured fact · 90%
8–0
Abbott · YEA Austin · YEA Hoyt · YEA Parker · YEA Rafferty · YEA Roberson · YEA Scales · YEA Royal · YEA Smitherman · ABSENT
Business

Regular Agenda (33)

Procedural: INVOCATION: Deacon Otis W. Dismuke of St. James Missionary Baptist Church
Procedural: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilmember Johnathan Austin
Procedural: ROLL CALL
Procedural: MINUTES NOT READY: June 5 - July 31, 2012
Procedural: COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR
Procedural: ANNOUNCEMENT OF BOARDS AND AGENCIES EXPIRATIONS - September, 2012
· Item number:Item #45 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: $26K

City commits $26,000/year to Alabama League of Municipalities

Birmingham joins the League, paying annual membership fees for advocacy and municipal services. Five-year agreement uses general funds.

Counterparty: Alabama League of Municipalities, Montgomery, Alabama Funding source: General Fund Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #59 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: $582

City approves $582.82 travel reimbursement for Mayor's Assistant

Reimburses Mayor's Administrative Assistant William Barnes for official travel to New Orleans, July 25–29, 2012.

Counterparty: William Barnes Funding source: General Fund Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #60 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Council approves employee expense reimbursements

Routine audit of city employee travel, meal, and other approved work expenses before reimbursement from the general fund.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #61 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Council approves employee expense reimbursements

City employees receive approved reimbursement for work-related expenses from the general fund.

Counterparty: city employees Funding source: General Fund Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #62 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

City approves employee expense reimbursements

Council votes on whether to reimburse city staff for estimated work-related expenses. Determines what gets paid from the general fund.

Counterparty: city employees Funding source: General Fund Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #63 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 419 blighted properties public nuisance for weed abatement

Council formally declares 419 properties with noxious weeds a public nuisance, triggering notice and removal action. Clears legal path to clean up blight affecting neighborhoods and property values.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
· Item number:Item #64 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Council lifts merit step increase suspension for city staff

City employees will resume earning merit-based salary increases after a freeze that began in 2012. This affects compensation for hundreds of municipal workers across all departments.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #65 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

City restores merit raises, adds 0.5% cost-of-living increase for employees

City employees receive merit step increases for the first time since suspension, plus a 0.5% cost-of-living adjustment effective July 2012. Increases employee pay after period of wage freeze.

Counterparty: City employees Funding source: General Fund Action type: Resolution
· Item number:Item #67 Total cost: undisclosed

Council to hold show-cause hearing on Club Asia license revocation

Council will hear whether to revoke the business license for Club Asia at 1709 1st Avenue North. The outcome determines whether the establishment can continue operating.

Counterparty: Ahmed Mir Shahzed d/b/a Club Asia Funding source: Unknown Action type: Public hearing set Location: 1709 1st Avenue North, Birmingham
· Item number:Item #68 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Council schedules hearing on Mike's Crossroads business license revocation

Mike's Crossroads at 100 3rd Avenue North faces a public hearing where the City Council will decide whether to revoke its business license. The outcome will determine whether the business can continue operating in Birmingham.

Counterparty: Mike's Crossroads Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution Location: 100 3rd Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35204
· Item number:Item #69 Total cost: undisclosed

Public hearing set on mobile food vehicle and pushcart rules

City will debate new regulations for food trucks and street carts. Rules will determine where vendors can operate and what safety or licensing standards apply.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Public hearing set Public hearing: September 4, 2012
· Item number:Item #70 Total cost: undisclosed

Public hearing set on mobile food vehicle and pushcart rules

City will debate new regulations for food trucks and street carts. Rules will determine where vendors can operate and what safety or licensing standards apply.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Public hearing set Public hearing: September 4, 2012
Procedural: INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
· Item number:Item #72 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

2012 Citizen Participation Program election scheduled for October 23

City will hold voting for the Citizen Participation Program on October 23, 2012, letting residents elect representatives to community advisory boards citywide.

Counterparty: Community Resource Services Division of the Mayor's Office Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
Procedural: PRESENTATIONS
· Item number:Item #75 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $40K

Council awards $40K to Karma Construction for Powell Avenue resurfacing

Smooths roads on Powell Avenue through a competitive bid process. Karma Construction won the lowest bid at $40,056.50.

Counterparty: Karma Construction Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award Location: Powell Avenue
· Item number:Item #76 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Election set for October 9, 2012 on city ballot measures

Voters will decide on several city ballot measures in October. Details of the specific propositions are incomplete in the available record.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
Procedural: REQUEST FROM THE PUBLIC
Procedural: OLD AND NEW BUSINESS
Procedural: ADJOURNMENT
· Item number:Item #81 · 🚨 Emergency action ✨ Total cost: undisclosed

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MEETING

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Other
Procedural: ROLL CALL
· Item number:Item #84 Total cost: $465K

E911 phone system upgrade approved for $465,000

City commits additional $75,000 to upgrade emergency dispatch technology that routes 911 calls to police, fire, and EMS. Faster, more reliable call routing can reduce emergency response times.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Budget amendment
· Item number:Item #85 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy ✨ Total cost: $150K

Fire Department: $150K for new communications furniture

City spends $150,000 to replace aging furniture in Fire Department dispatch center—critical infrastructure for emergency response reliability.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award
· Item number:Item #86 · 🏠 Housing Stability Total cost: $200K

City spends $200K to replace aging generators at Police E911

New generators ensure 911 dispatch stays online during power outages, keeping emergency response working without interruption.

Counterparty: Police E911 Funding source: Unknown Action type: Appropriation
Procedural: ADJOURNMENT-12:21 p.m.
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Consent Agenda (53)

Items passed as a group without individual discussion unless pulled by a council member.

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