Regular City Council Meeting

· Item number:Item #9 📄 Status: no agenda text

CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA

· Item number:Item #10 $ Total cost: undisclosed

Avondale Grocery and Grill gets beer and wine license

Off-premise beer and wine sales approved for Avondale Grocery and Grill at 4120-A Messer Airport Highway, enabling them to sell packaged alcohol to customers.

👥 Counterparty: Avondale Grocery and Grill, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Liquor license 📍 Location: 4120-A Messer Airport Highway, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #11 $ Total cost: undisclosed

Beer and wine license approved for Smithfield Stop an Shop

Smithfield Stop an Shop on Rev. Abraham Woods Jr. Boulevard now has permission to sell beer and wine. The license requires Council approval following a public hearing on the application.

👥 Counterparty: Ashira Allen 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Liquor license 📍 Location: 101 Rev. Abraham Woods, Jr. Boulevard, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #12 $ Total cost: undisclosed

Lounge retail liquor license application: Grown and Sexy Lounge

City Council will hear and vote on a liquor license for a new lounge at 3916 Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard North. The decision determines whether the venue can serve alcohol.

👥 Counterparty: Grown and Sexy Lounge, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Liquor license 📍 Location: 3916 Richard Arrington, Jr. Boulevard North, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #13 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Dance permit approved for Grown and Sexy Lounge

Jonathan Kizzard's Division I Dance Permit for this Richard Arrington Boulevard venue allows adult entertainment operations at the location.

👥 Counterparty: Jonathan Kizzard 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 3916 Richard Arrington, Jr. Boulevard North, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #14 $ Total cost: undisclosed

Lounge liquor license approved for On 3rd, 1000 3rd Ave West

Cheryl Johnson's Class I lounge license allows expanded alcohol service at 1000 3rd Avenue West in downtown Birmingham.

👥 Counterparty: Cheryl Johnson 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Liquor license 📍 Location: 1000 3rd Avenue West, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #15 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Dance permit approved for On 3rd Lounge at 1000 3rd Ave W

Cheryl Johnson's Division I dance permit allows On 3rd Lounge to operate as a dance establishment. This license enables the venue to legally host dancing and related entertainment.

👥 Counterparty: Cheryl Johnson 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 1000 - 3rd Avenue West, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #16 $ Total cost: undisclosed

RoseZ Entertainment liquor license application hearing — Ensley

Council will hear arguments for and against a new Class II club liquor license at 1920 Avenue E in Ensley. Residents can speak for or against the license.

👥 Counterparty: RoseZ Entertainment, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Liquor license 📍 Location: 1920 Avenue E Ensley, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #17 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Dance permit approved for RoseZ nightclub, 1920 Avenue E

Beverly Brown's Division I dance permit for RoseZ allows the Ensley venue to operate live entertainment. License approvals determine which businesses can operate in neighborhoods and under what conditions.

👥 Counterparty: Beverly Brown 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 1920 Avenue E Ensley, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #18 $ Total cost: undisclosed

Liquor license: Phoenix Restaurant Recovery at Tilted Kilt

Tilted Kilt restaurant at 14 Perimeter Park South seeks approval to serve alcohol on-site. Public hearing to follow.

👥 Counterparty: Phoenix Restaurant Recovery LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Liquor license 📍 Location: 14 Perimeter Park South, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #19 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special Events License approved for Magic City Live After 5 at Linn Park

The Echo Lounge Group LLC receives permission to hold a special event at Linn Park on July 26, 2012. The license allows the group to operate the event under city oversight.

👥 Counterparty: The Echo Lounge Group LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: Linn Park

· Item number:Item #20 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special Events License approved for Magic City Live After 5 at Linn Park

The Echo Lounge Group LLC gets permission to host a special event at Linn Park on August 9, 2012. The license allows the event to proceed as planned.

👥 Counterparty: The Echo Lounge Group LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: Linn Park, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #21 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special Events License approved for Magic City Live After 5 at Linn Park

The Echo Lounge Group LLC can hold an after-hours event at Linn Park on August 16, 2024. This enables the special programming at the city park.

👥 Counterparty: The Echo Lounge Group LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: Linn Park, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #22 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special Events License approved for Magic City Live After 5 at Linn Park

The Echo Lounge Group LLC receives permission to host the After 5 event at Linn Park on August 23, allowing a public gathering in a city park.

👥 Counterparty: The Echo Lounge Group LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: Linn Park

· Item number:Item #23 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

City approves special events license for Magic City Live After 5

Echo Lounge Group LLC is authorized to hold the Magic City Live After 5 event on August 30, 2012 in Linn Park, allowing live music and entertainment in a public space.

👥 Counterparty: The Echo Lounge Group LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: Linn Park, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #24 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special Events License OK'd for Magic City Live After 5 at Linn Park

Echo Lounge Group gets permission to host the After 5 event on September 6 at Linn Park — a public gathering that may draw crowds and require permit compliance.

👥 Counterparty: The Echo Lounge Group LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #25 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Airport Express wins 3-year permit for airport shuttle service

Airport Express gets city permission to operate shuttle buses to/from Birmingham airport. This affects travelers' transportation options and competition in airport ground service.

👥 Counterparty: Airport Express, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 5900 Airport Highway, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #26 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

City grants ClasTran 24 shuttle service permits

ClasTran receives official permission to operate shuttle buses on Birmingham streets. The permits allow the company to expand or establish its shuttle service operations within the city.

👥 Counterparty: ClasTran 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 2121 Rev. Abraham Woods, Jr. Boulevard, Suite 1100, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #27 · 🚨 Emergency action ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council grants medical transport license to New Beginnings

New Beginnings Transport Services gains approval to operate non-emergency medical transport in Birmingham, expanding options for patient rides.

👥 Counterparty: New Beginnings Transport Services 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 941 Hickory Drive, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #28 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

17 shuttle permits issued to Transportation General LLC

Transportation General LLC gains permission to operate shuttles on Birmingham streets. The company can now legally pick up and drop off passengers under city regulatory oversight.

👥 Counterparty: Transportation General LLC 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 5617 Cahaba Glen Circle, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #29 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Junk dealer permit approved for Glen Dell Batts at 80th St North

City grants permission for junk-dealing business operations at 508-½ 80th Street North. Permit holders must comply with city licensing and operational standards.

👥 Counterparty: Glen Dell Batts 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 508-½ 80th Street North, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #30 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Itinerant Junk Dealer permit approved for Brian Blackmon

Allows Brian Blackmon to operate as a licensed junk dealer from his residence at 2300 5th Avenue North.

👥 Counterparty: Brian Blackmon 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 2300 - 5th Avenue North, Apartment 1114, Birmingham

· Item number:Item #31 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council approves itinerant junk dealer permit for Barbara J. Harris

Barbara J. Harris is granted permission to operate as a junk dealer in Tarrant, subject to city licensing and regulatory oversight.

👥 Counterparty: Barbara J. Harris, Tarrant, Alabama 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Other 📍 Location: Tarrant, Alabama

· Item number:Item #32 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: costs assessed to blighted properties as liens

City clears weeds and overgrowth on vacant/neglected properties, then bills owners—amounts become legal liens if unpaid. Helps neighborhoods recover from blight.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #33 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on city properties

City will charge property owners for weed-removal costs on their parcels. Affected owners will receive notice and have opportunity to appeal the assessment.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #34 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement

Property owners will be billed for city-ordered removal of noxious or dangerous weeds from their lots under a 2009 city law.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #35 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face special assessments to cover costs of removing noxious weeds from their land. Non-compliant property owners may see liens filed against their parcels.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #36 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability ✨ $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment levied for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners may face charges to cover city costs for removing noxious weeds from blighted parcels. Affects properties declared hazardous under a 2009 city ordinance.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

· Item number:Item #41 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

City signs utility agreement with Alabama DOT for state-funded project

City enters partnership with state transportation agency for infrastructure project HPP-1602(537). Agreement establishes terms for utility coordination and construction work.

👥 Counterparty: State of Alabama, Alabama Department of Transportation 🏛 Funding source: State Grant 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #43 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy $ Total cost: $24K

Council awards $23,950 to Hixson Consultants for assessment and design work

City commits $23,950 to Hixson Consultants for condition assessment, design, and construction management services on an unspecified project.

👥 Counterparty: Hixson Consultants, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

· Item number:Item #45 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $6K

City funds $6,317 bus shelter at 16th Street North

Matching funds bring a new bus shelter to 2504 16th Street North, improving transit access in the area.

👥 Counterparty: Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: 2504 16th Street North

· Item number:Item #46 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $8K

City funds $7,575 bus shelter at 19th & Pearson

New covered bus shelter at 19th Street and Pearson Avenue provides safer waiting space for transit riders in this corridor.

👥 Counterparty: Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: corner of 19th Street and Pearson Avenue

· Item number:Item #47 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $2K

City pays Green Life Lawn Services $1,500 for neighborhood sign upkeep

Routine maintenance contract for landscaping around the Wenonah Drive and Goldcrest Drive neighborhood sign.

👥 Counterparty: Green Life Lawn Services, LLC 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: Wenonah Drive and Goldcrest Drive

· Item number:Item #48 · 🏠 Housing Stability ✨ $ Total cost: $2K

City sponsors $2,000 summer camp for Oakwood Place youth

City funds JJ's Freedom Center to help neighborhood kids attend summer camp, providing youth activities and community investment in Oakwood Place.

👥 Counterparty: JJ's Freedom Center 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Appropriation 📍 Location: Oakwood Place Community

· Item number:Item #49 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council backs Meals on Wheels funding for seniors

Seniors across the county receive delivered meals through Jefferson County Council on Aging. This vote confirms the city's continued support for the program.

👥 Counterparty: Jefferson County Council on Aging, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #50 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $1K

City funds Mt. Hilliard Baptist Church $1,000 for Garden Highlands meetings

Garden Highlands residents get a regular meeting space at no cost to them. The church receives public funding to host these neighborhood gatherings.

👥 Counterparty: Mt. Hilliard Baptist Church 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: Garden Highlands

· Item number:Item #51 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $2K

Council funds after-school programs at New Rising Star Baptist Church ($2,000)

City spending supports homework help and summer camps for youth in the community.

👥 Counterparty: New Rising Star Baptist Church Community Support Corp. 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #52 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $1K

City pays St. James AME Church $1,000 for facility use (2011–2012)

Approval of a facility-use payment to a local church from the general fund. The payment covers past usage and requires a public-purpose finding under city procurement rules.

👥 Counterparty: St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #53 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $1K

City funds St. John Life Center $1,000 for Dolomite neighborhood meetings

City sets aside $1,000 from general funds to cover facility costs for the Dolomite Neighborhood Association's regular meetings at St. John Life Center.

👥 Counterparty: St. John Life Center, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #54 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $1K

City funds $1,000 for Vulcan Park Foundation event

City spends $1,000 in public funds to help support the "Thunder on the Mountain" show at Vulcan Park, a civic cultural event at the city's iconic monument.

👥 Counterparty: Vulcan Park Foundation 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: Vulcan Park

· Item number:Item #56 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: $1K

City reimburses Director of Communication $1,159.28 in expenses

Routine reimbursement to city official for work-related expenses in Washington, D.C.

👥 Counterparty: April Odom 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: District of Columbia

· Item number:Item #57 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Approve salary expense account for William Barnes, Administrative Assistant to M

Sets compensation for the Mayor's office staff from the general fund. This is routine payroll approval on the consent agenda.

👥 Counterparty: William Barnes 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #58 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council approves expense accounts for city employees

Public review of employee travel, meal, and operational expenses ensures city funds spent on legitimate business costs. Routine monthly oversight of general fund spending.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #59 · 🏗️ Property Recovery $ Total cost: undisclosed

City approves employee expense accounts

Authorizes reimbursement of documented work-related expenses for city staff from the general fund.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

· Item number:Item #60 📄 Status: no agenda text

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA