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Regular City Council Meeting

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 · 66 agenda items · 9 votes recorded

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Executive Summary

The Birmingham City Council considered several significant financial and development actions, including a forgivable loan of up to $400,000 to C & E Groceries LLC to support local food access, a $4.5 million three-year revolving line of credit with PNC Bank for city liquidity, and a redevelopment agreement with Northside Redevelopment LLC for a former site. The council also took up a $4.5 million public transportation agreement with the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority, an Event Sponsorship Agreement to host the Alabama State Games at the BJCC, a cybersecurity grant application with Alabama's Office of Information Technology, an EPA Brownfield Assessment Grant application, a PACE Board funding agreement for public facilities, and a $150,000 service agreement with Fountain Heights Cooperative LLC. The council also handled 10 building demolition orders for unsafe structures across the city, 127 weed nuisance declarations, and 33 routine items spanning public safety, budget, contracts, and licensing matters.

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Votes (9)

passed #1835 provisional official minutes · high
Consent vote — covers 56 items
  • [11] CONSENT(ph) ITEM 3. A Resolution authorizing the abatement and removal of the following inoperable motor vehicle as a public nuisance existing on the following property and the costs of removal to be assessed against the registered owner of the vehicle, an named in vote
  • [12] CONSENT(ph) ITEM 4. A Resolution authorizing the abatement and removal of the following inoperable motor vehicle as a public nuisance existing on the following property and the costs of removal to be assessed against the registered owner of the vehicle, an named in vote
  • [13] CONSENT ITEM 6. A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Right of Way Encroachment License Agreement whereby Sloss Family, LTD, is allowed to install one (1) stair with landing, one (1) ramp, two (2) awnings, and two (2) doors, for the purpose of named in vote
  • [14] CONSENT ITEM 7. A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Alabama High School Athletic Association, (AHSAA), under which AHSAA shall plan, implement and host its AHSAA Central Regional Cheer Competition at the Birmingham CrossPlex and named in vote
  • [15] CONSENT ITEM 8. A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an Event Sponsorship Agreement with Alabama Sports Festival Foundation, Inc., (ASF) under which ASF will host the Alabama State Games in Birmingham at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex named in vote
  • [16] CONSENT ITEM 10. A Resolution approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute and deliver a Project Agreement and Forgivable Loan documents between the City of Birmingham and C & E Groceries, LLC in an amount not to exceed $400,000.00, under which C & E Gro named in vote
  • [17] CONSENT ITEM 11. A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute and deliver an agreement between the City and Dr. Chico Tillmon d/b/a Tillmon Training and Consulting in an amount not to exceed $60,000.00, under which Dr. Chico Tillmon d/b/a Tillmon Training named in vote
  • [18] CONSENT ITEM 16. A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute and deliver an agreement with the Penny Foundation, a locally based, IRC Section 501(c)(3) federally income tax exempt Alabama non-profit corporation in an amount to exceed $33,000.00 for a ter named in vote
  • [19] CONSENT ITEM 17. A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Revolving Line of Credit Agreement with PNC Bank, National Association, under which the PNC Bank will provide a $4,500,000.00 revolving line of credit to the City for a term of three years, w named in vote
  • [20] CONSENT ITEM 19. A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute and deliver an agreement between the City of Birmingham and Risk Mitigation Services, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $6,000.00, under which Risk Mitigation Services, Inc. will provide backgrou named in vote
  • [21] CONSENT ITEM 20. A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to apply for a grant, execute and deliver an Agreement and all required documents to the State of Alabama Office of Information Technology for the FY 23 to 25 Alabama State and Local Cybersecurity Grant P named in vote
  • [22] CONSENT ITEM 21. A Resolution approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute, a Funding Agreement with The Public Athletic, Cultural and Entertainment Facilities Board (PACE Board), under which the City will provide funding to the PACE Board in an amount n named in vote
  • [23] CONSENT ITEM 23. A Resolution determining that the building or structure located at 1353 15th Place SW, Birmingham, Alabama 35211, to be unsafe, a public nuisance, and directing that it be demolished. (Recommended by the Director o named in vote
  • [24] CONSENT ITEM 24. A Resolution determining that the building or structure located 3808 9th Avenue Wylam, Birmingham, Alabama 35224, to be unsafe, a public nuisance, and directing that it be demolished. (Recommended by the Director o named in vote
  • [25] CONSENT ITEM 25. A Resolution determining that the building or structure located at 511 Cambridge Street Wylam, Birmingham, Alabama 35224, to be unsafe, a public nuisance, and directing that it be demolished. (Recommended by the Di named in vote
  • [26] CONSENT ITEM 26. A Resolution determining that the building or structure located at 1217 32nd Street Ensley, Birmingham, Alabama 35218, to be unsafe, a public nuisance, and directing that it be demolished. (Recommended by the Direc named in vote
  • [27] CONSENT ITEM 27. A Resolution determining that the building or structure located at 809 Avenue G Pratt City, Birmingham, Alabama 35214, to be unsafe, a public nuisance, and directing that it be demolished. (Recommended by the Direc named in vote
  • [28] CONSENT ITEM 28. A Resolution determining that the building or structure located at 1421 Woodland Avenue SW, Birmingham, Alabama 35211, to be unsafe, a public nuisance, and directing that it be demolished. (Recommended by the Direc named in vote
  • [29] CONSENT ITEM 30. A Resolution determining that the building or structure located at 1313 Meadow Lane Ensley, Birmingham, Alabama 35228, to be unsafe, a public nuisance, and directing that it be demolished. (Recommended by the Direc named in vote
  • [30] CONSENT ITEM 31. A Resolution determining that the building or structure located at 2908 42nd Place North, Birmingham, Alabama 35207, to be unsafe, a public nuisance, and directing that it be demolished. (Recommended by the Directo named in vote
  • [31] CONSENT ITEM 32. A Resolution determining that the building or structure located at 7707 7th Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35206, to be unsafe, a public nuisance, and directing that it be demolished. (Recommended by the Directo named in vote
  • [32] CONSENT ITEM 33. A Resolution determining that the building or structure located at 7705 7th Avenue South aka 7707 7th Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35206, to be unsafe, a public nuisance, and directing that it be demolished. ( named in vote
  • [33] CONSENT ITEM 34. A Resolution determining that the building or structure located at 13 4th Court North, Birmingham, Alabama 35204, to be unsafe, a public nuisance, and directing that it be demolished. (Recommended by the Director o named in vote
  • [34] CONSENT ITEM 35. A Resolution determining that the building or structure located at 812 6th Place and Garage, Pratt City, Birmingham, Alabama 35214, to be unsafe, a public nuisance, and directing that it be demolished. (Recommended named in vote
  • [35] CONSENT ITEM 36. A Resolution determining that the building or structure located at 201 Alpine Street, Birmingham, Alabama 35210, to be unsafe, a public nuisance, and directing that it be demolished. (Recommended by the Director of named in vote
  • [36] CONSENT ITEM 38. A Resolution determining that the building or structure located at 115 66th Place North, Birmingham, Alabama 35206, to be unsafe, a public nuisance, and directing that it be demolished. (Recommended by the Director named in vote
  • [37] CONSENT ITEM 39. A Resolution determining that the building or structure located at 1817 Pike Road Ensley, Birmingham, Alabama 35218, to be unsafe, a public nuisance, and directing that it be demolished. (Recommended by the Directo named in vote
  • [38] CONSENT ITEM 40. A Resolution determining that the building or structure located at 4701 9th Terrace North, Birmingham, Alabama 35212, to be unsafe, a public nuisance, and directing that it be demolished. (Recommended by the Direct named in vote
  • [39] CONSENT ITEM 41. A Resolution accepting and approving the bid of BFI Waste Services, LLC dba Republic Services of Birmingham, Birmingham, for garbage disposal services, as needed at unit prices on file in the Office of the Purchasing Agent, for various cit named in vote
  • [40] CONSENT ITEM 42. A Resolution accepting and approving the bid of Bostic Excavating, Inc., Watson, Alabama, for Demolition of Non-Residential Structures, Group Four (4), as needed at unit prices on file in the Office of the Purchasing Agent, for the City o named in vote
  • [41] CONSENT ITEM 43. A Resolution accepting and approving the bid of Tomlin Excavating Co., Inc., Birmingham, for Demolition of Non-Residential Structures, Groups One (1), Two (2), Three (3), and Five (5), as needed at unit prices on file in the Office of the named in vote
  • [42] CONSENT ITEM 44. A Resolution accepting and approving the bid of Thrive Outdoor, Inc., Fort Payne, Alabama, for mowing services (city parks), as needed at unit prices on file in the Office of the Purchasing Agent, for the Public Works Department, for a pe named in vote
  • [43] CONSENT ITEM 45. A Resolution approving payment to Alabama Construction Supply, Inc., Birmingham, in the amount of $24,980.24, for lubricants, penetrating oils, degreasers and other hardware items, to replenish inventory at the Central Stores Warehouse, named in vote
  • [44] CONSENT ITEM 46. A Resolution approving payment to Huffstutler Paint and Body Birmingham, in the amount of $2,752.67, for wreck repair on vehicle number 214314 and $1,031.80 for wreck repair on vehicle number 154334, for a total of $3,784.47, for the Equi named in vote
  • [45] CONSENT ITEM 47. A Resolution approving payment to J. W. Autobody and Collision, Birmingham, in the amount of $5,690.12, for wreck repair on vehicle number 234415, for the Equipment Management Department, in accordance with Section 3-1-7 of the Birmingham named in vote
  • [46] CONSENT ITEM 48. A Resolution approving payment to Interfaceservices, Inc., Acworth, Georgia, in the amount of $5,259.40, for the purchase and installation of new flooring for the Birmingham Police Department, North Precinct, to include demolition and rem named in vote
  • [47] CONSENT ITEM 49. A Resolution approving payment to Paul Pierce Paint and Body, Birmingham, in the amount of $7,026.95, for the repair of equipment number 214345, for the Equipment Management Department, in accordance with Section 3-1-7 of the Birmingham C named in vote
  • [48] CONSENT ITEM 50. A Resolution authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to make ten (10) refunds in the total amount of $40,656.66. named in vote
  • [50] CONSENT ITEM 52. A Resolution approving the itemized expense accounts of city employees. named in vote
  • [51] CONSENT ITEM 53. A Resolution approving the itemized expense accounts of city employees. named in vote
  • [52] CONSENT ITEM 54. A Resolution approving the itemized expense account of a city employee. named in vote
  • [53] CONSENT ITEM 55. A Resolution approving the advanced expense accounts of city employees. named in vote
  • [54] CONSENT ITEM 56. A Resolution finding that the following one hundred twenty-seven (127) 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 named in vote
  • [56] APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA named in vote
  • [58] CONSENT ITEM 9. A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Public Transportation Services Agreement between the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority ("BJCTA") and the City of Birmingham, under which the BJCTA will provide public transportatio named in vote
  • [59] CONSENT ITEM 12. A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute and deliver an agreement between the City and Fountain Heights Cooperative LLC in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00, under which Fountain Heights Cooperative LLC will provide services to the named in vote
  • [60] CONSENT ITEM 13. A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute and deliver an agreement between the City and Jones Valley Urban Farm dba Jones Valley Teaching Farm in an amount not to exceed $120,000.00, under which Jones Valley Urban Farm dba Jones Valley named in vote
  • [61] CONSENT ITEM 14. A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute and deliver an agreement between the City and Jones Valley Urban Farm dba Jones Valley Teaching Farm in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00, under which Jones Valley Urban Farm dba Jones Valley named in vote
  • [62] CONSENT ITEM 15. A Resolution approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute a Second Amended and Restated Redevelopment Project and Funding Agreement with Northside Redevelopment, LLC, pursuant to which Northside Redevelopment, LLC will redevelop the form named in vote
  • [63] CONSENT ITEM 18. WITHDRAWN A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute and deliver an Agreement between the City and Regenerate Society in an amount not to exceed $79,430.00, under which Regenerate Society will provide services to the City by providing c named in vote
  • [64] CONSENT ITEM 22. A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to apply for a grant, execute and deliver an Agreement and all required documents to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the FY25 Brownfield Assessment Grants (Community-Wide Asses named in vote
  • [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
  • [8] CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA named in vote
  • [9] CONSENT(ph) ITEM 1. A Resolution relative to the application of Public House, LLC for a Restaurant Retail Liquor License to be used at Carrigan's, 1913 3rd Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203, and the hearing of all interested parties. (Submitted by Co named in vote
  • [10] CONSENT(ph) ITEM 2. A Resolution authorizing the abatement and removal of the following inoperable motor vehicle as a public nuisance existing on the following property and the costs of removal to be assessed against the registered owner of the vehicle, an named in vote
  • [49] CONSENT ITEM 51. A Resolution approving the itemized expense accounts of appointed officials. consent default
8–0
Abbott · YEA Clarke · YEA Moore · YEA Smitherman · YEA Tate · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA O’Quinn · YEA
passed #1836 official minutes · high
Re: #57. P ITEM 5. An Ordinance to amend Chapter 8, Title 10 of the General Code of the City of Birmingham to permit the Birming… structured fact · 80%
8–0
Abbott · YEA Clarke · YEA Moore · YEA Smitherman · YEA Tate · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA O’Quinn · YEA
passed #1837 official minutes · high
Re: #57. P ITEM 5. An Ordinance to amend Chapter 8, Title 10 of the General Code of the City of Birmingham to permit the Birming… structured fact · 80%
8–0
Abbott · YEA Clarke · YEA Moore · YEA Smitherman · YEA Tate · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA O’Quinn · YEA
passed #1838 official minutes · high
Re: #58. CONSENT ITEM 9. A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Public Transportation Services Agreement between the Bir… 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 #1839 official minutes · high
Re: #59. CONSENT ITEM 12. A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute and deliver an agreement between the City and Fountain He… structured fact · 90%
9–0
Abbott · YEA Clarke · YEA Moore · YEA Smitherman · YEA Tate · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA O’Quinn · YEA
passed #1840 official minutes · high
Re: #60. CONSENT ITEM 13. A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute and deliver an agreement between the City and Jones Valle… structured fact · 90%
8–0 1 abstain
Abbott · YEA Clarke · YEA Moore · YEA Smitherman · YEA Tate · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA O’Quinn · ABSTAIN
passed #1841 official minutes · high
Re: #61. CONSENT ITEM 14. A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute and deliver an agreement between the City and Jones Valle… structured fact · 90%
9–0 1 abstain
Abbott · YEA Clarke · YEA Moore · YEA Smitherman · YEA Tate · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA O’Quinn · ABSTAIN
passed #1842 official minutes · high
Re: #62. CONSENT ITEM 15. A Resolution approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute a Second Amended and Restated Redevelopment… structured fact · 80%
8–0 1 abstain
Abbott · YEA Moore · YEA Smitherman · YEA Tate · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA O’Quinn · YEA Clarke · ABSTAIN
passed #1843 official minutes · high
Re: #64. CONSENT ITEM 22. A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to apply for a grant, execute and deliver an Agreement and all requi… structured fact · 80%
9–0
Abbott · YEA Clarke · YEA Moore · YEA Smitherman · YEA Tate · YEA Williams · YEA Woods · YEA Alexander · YEA O’Quinn · YEA
Business

Regular Agenda (11)

Procedural: INVOCATION: J.J. Johnson, Chaplain, Jefferson County Sheriff Department
Procedural: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council Pro-Tempore Wardine Alexander
Procedural: ROLL CALL
Procedural: ADJOURNMENT
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