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Regular City Council Meeting

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 · 34 agenda items · 13 votes recorded

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Executive Summary

The Birmingham City Council considered several significant land use and financial matters, including ordinances to rezone properties in three separate cases (ZAC2024-00001, ZAC2024-00008, and a scheduled public hearing for ZAC2024-00011), an affordable housing redevelopment agreement transferring approximately 5.25 acres of city-owned land to Smithfield Phase II, LP, and a vote to waive a $105,365.33 right-of-way vacation fee covering roughly 70,400 square feet across four properties on 28th Street North and Messer-Airport Highway. The council also considered a $2.59 million bid for infrastructure improvements on 25th Street North ("The Star" project), a $1.2 million purchase of four refuse trucks from Ingram Equipment Company, a $374,333 Motorola radio equipment contract for the Police Department, authorization to settle the civil lawsuit Hardin and Moore v. City of Birmingham and Aric Mitchell, and the vacation of approximately 32,000 square feet of public right-of-way along 6th Avenue North. The council also handled 3 budget items, 2 public safety items, and several other routine consent matters.

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Roll call

Votes (13)

passed #1735 official minutes · high
Re: #3. ROLL CALL text similarity · 74%
9–0
Abbott · YEA Clarke · YEA Moore · YEA Smitherman · YEA Tate · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA O’Quinn · YEA
passed #1736 official minutes · high
Re: #3. ROLL CALL text similarity · 75%
9–0
Abbott · YEA Clarke · YEA Moore · YEA Smitherman · YEA Tate · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA O’Quinn · YEA
passed #1737 official minutes · high
Re: #24. (ph) ITEM 3. A Resolution relative to the application of AG. JW., LLC for the transfer of a Lounge Retail Liquor Class … structured fact · 80%
8–0 1 abstain
Clarke · YEA Moore · YEA Smitherman · YEA Tate · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Abbott · ABSTAIN
passed #1738 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
9–0
Abbott · YEA Clarke · YEA Moore · YEA Smitherman · YEA Tate · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA O’Quinn · YEA
passed #1739 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
9–0
Abbott · YEA Clarke · YEA Moore · YEA Smitherman · YEA Tate · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA O’Quinn · YEA
passed #1740 official minutes · high
Re: #28. P ITEM 7. An Ordinance approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute the Affordable Housing Redevelopment Agreement … structured fact · 80%
9–0
Abbott · YEA Clarke · YEA Moore · YEA Smitherman · YEA Tate · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA O’Quinn · YEA
passed #1741 official minutes · high
Re: #28. P ITEM 7. An Ordinance approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute the Affordable Housing Redevelopment Agreement … structured fact · 80%
9–0
Abbott · YEA Clarke · YEA Moore · YEA Smitherman · YEA Tate · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA O’Quinn · YEA
passed #1742 official minutes · high
Re: #29. CONSENT ITEM 10. A Resolution authorizing the Director of Planning, Engineering and Permits to issue a condemnation rep… structured fact · 80%
8–0
Abbott · YEA Clarke · YEA Moore · YEA Smitherman · YEA Tate · YEA Williams · YEA Alexander · YEA O’Quinn · YEA
passed #1743 official minutes · high
Re: #30. CONSENT ITEM 11. A Resolution accepting the lump sum bid of South Dade Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Inc. DBA SDA… structured fact · 90%
8–0
Abbott · YEA Clarke · YEA Moore · YEA Smitherman · YEA Tate · YEA Williams · YEA Alexander · YEA O’Quinn · YEA
passed #1744 official minutes · high
Re: #31. P ITEM 19. A Resolution setting a public hearing February 4, 2025, to consider the adoption of an Ordinance "TO AMEND … text similarity · 75%
7–0
Abbott · YEA Clarke · YEA Moore · YEA Smitherman · YEA Tate · YEA Alexander · YEA O’Quinn · YEA
passed #1745 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
7–0
Abbott · YEA Clarke · YEA Moore · YEA Tate · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA O’Quinn · YEA
passed #1746 official minutes · high
No agenda item linked.
7–0
Abbott · YEA Clarke · YEA Moore · YEA Tate · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA O’Quinn · YEA
passed #1747 provisional official minutes · high
Consent vote — covers 18 items
  • [7] STATEMENT OF CONDUCT OF BUSINESS All items designated as "Consent" are routine and non-controversial and will be approved by one motion. All items on the "Consent Agenda" will be announced by reading the Item Numbers only. No separate discussion of these named in vote
  • [9] CONSENT ITEM 8. A Resolution authorizing the City Attorney, upon her recommendation, to settle the matter of Samantha Hardin and Moneka Chante Moore v. City of Birmingham, and Aric Mitchell, Case No. 2:21-cv-01002-AMM, and authorizing the Mayor, City Atto named in vote
  • [10] CONSENT ITEM 9. A Resolution amending Resolution No. 1914-24, adopted by the Council December 17, 2024, fixing a special assessment against various properties throughout the City for the abatement of noxious or dangerous weeds, to remove 3457 31st Place N named in vote
  • [18] CONSENT ITEM 20. A Resolution finding that the following ninety-nine (99) properties have noxious or dangerous weeds growing thereon declaring said properties to be a public nuisance and providing that notice shall be posted on each of said properties and named in vote
  • [20] APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA named in vote
  • [21] APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA named in vote
  • [8] CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA named in vote
  • [11] CONSENT ITEM 12. A Resolution approving and accepting the bid of ABS Business Systems, Birmingham, for toner cartridges for Ricoh C9500 Color printer, as needed at the unit prices on file in the office of the Purchasing Agent, for a period of one (1) year consent default
  • [12] CONSENT ITEM 13. A Resolution approving and accepting the bid of Med-Packs, LLC dba EMS Logik, NarcBox, Salt Lake City, Utah, for Electronic Tracking, Reporting and Storage System for narcotics, as needed at the unit prices on file in the office of the Pu consent default
  • [13] CONSENT ITEM 14. A Resolution approving payment to Affordable Interior Systems, Inc., Leominster, Massachusetts, for the purchase of office furniture, in the amount of $10,210.72, at the unit prices on file in the office of the Purchasing Agent, for the C consent default
  • [14] CONSENT ITEM 15. A Resolution approving payment to Ingram Equipment Company, LLC Pelham, Alabama, for the purchase of four (4), Heil Durapack 25CY Rear Loaded Refuse Trucks at $299,675.00 each for a total cost of $1,198,700.00 mounted on a White 2024 Kenw consent default
  • [15] CONSENT ITEM 16. A Resolution approving payment to Lindsey Office Furnishings, Inc., Birmingham, for the purchase of office furniture, in the amount of $12,395.00, at unit prices on file in the office of the Purchasing Agent, for the Public Works Departme consent default
  • [16] CONSENT ITEM 17. A Resolution approving payment to Motorola Solutions, Inc., Schaumburg, Illinois, in the amount of $374,333.25, for the purchase of radio equipment and service plan for Police vehicles, for the City of Birmingham Equipment Management Depa consent default
  • [17] CONSENT ITEM 18. A Resolution approving payment to Samsara, Inc., San Francisco, California, for the purchase of Annual GPS Subscription Renewal GPS Service (licensing only no hardware) in the amount of $85,878.00, at the unit prices on file in the office consent default
  • [19] CONSENT(ph) ITEM 21. ADDENDUM A Resolution authorizing the abatement of the nuisances existing on the following properties and the costs of such abatement to be assessed against and constitute a lien upon such properties, and the hearing of all interested consent default
  • [27] CONSENT ITEM 6. A Resolution to waive the right-of-way vacation fee in the amount of $105,365.33 in connection with the vacation of approximately 70,400 square feet located at 509 and 601 28th Street North and 2800 and 2828 Messer-Airport Highway, to rede consent default
  • [29] CONSENT ITEM 10. A Resolution authorizing the Director of Planning, Engineering and Permits to issue a condemnation repair permit to Carissa Neal, the owner or agent of the property located at 847 Hillcrest Road, Birmingham, which was condemned by the Cou consent default
  • [30] CONSENT ITEM 11. A Resolution accepting the lump sum bid of South Dade Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Inc. DBA SDAC, 910 Landline Road, Selma, Alabama, 36701, in the amount of $2,594,461.17, for 25th Street North Infrastructure Improvements (The Star consent default
9–0
Abbott · YEA Clarke · YEA Moore · YEA Smitherman · YEA Tate · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA O’Quinn · YEA
Business

Regular Agenda (16)

Procedural: INVOCATION: Rev. Dr. Marcus Jerkins, Pastor, New Pilgrim Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama
Procedural: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council Pro-Tempore Wardine Alexander
Procedural: ROLL CALL
Procedural: ADJOURNMENT
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Consent Agenda (18)

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

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