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Property Recovery

Council actions on neglected property — demolitions, nuisance findings, and liens against owners for cleanup costs.

Volume timeline

Property Recovery — items per month

Indexed so far 2126 items in last 88 months
Total dollars $312.9M where disclosed
Notice: Hatched months are still being indexed (32.5% of agenda items processed so far).
20 10 0 2022-01-01: 28 items, $9,983 2022-02-01: 37 items, $173,481 2022-03-01: 46 items, $206,035 2022-04-01: 47 items, $210,562 2022-05-01: 83 items, $250,723 2022-06-01: 92 items, $966,334 2022-07-01: 26 items, $505,952 2022-08-01: 66 items, $12.0M 2022-09-01: 52 items, $311,936 2022-10-01: 67 items, $2.2M 2022-11-01: 69 items, $1.3M 2022-12-01: 33 items, $142,371 2023-01-01: 65 items, $3.9M 2023-02-01: 73 items, $5.0M 2023-03-01: 63 items, $564,573 2023-04-01: 96 items, $1.3M 2023-05-01: not indexed yet 2023-06-01: not indexed yet 2023-07-01: not indexed yet 2023-08-01: not indexed yet 2023-09-01: not indexed yet 2023-10-01: not indexed yet 2023-11-01: not indexed yet 2023-12-01: not indexed yet 2024-01-01: 59 items, $50.2M 2024-02-01: 47 items, $738,342 2024-03-01: 27 items, $18,225 2024-04-01: 43 items, $269,930 2024-05-01: 65 items, $685,733 2024-06-01: 46 items, $275,736 2024-07-01: 58 items, $91,595 2024-08-01: 46 items, $15,368 2024-09-01: 79 items, $271,996 2024-10-01: 70 items, $4.6M 2024-11-01: 37 items, $3.9M 2024-12-01: 97 items, $1.8M 2025-01-01: 40 items, $71,370 2025-02-01: 49 items, $220,954 2025-03-01: 53 items, $523,253 2025-04-01: 86 items, $317,567 2025-05-01: 60 items, $2.3M 2025-06-01: 55 items, $170,332 2025-07-01: 55 items, $216,134 2025-08-01: 51 items, $113,060 2025-09-01: 70 items, $1.4M 2025-10-01: 78 items, $1.3M 2025-11-01: 35 items, $1.1M 2025-12-01: 55 items, $2.1M 2026-01-01: 37 items, $126,963 2026-02-01: 31 items, $297,985 2026-03-01: 76 items, $382,880 2026-04-01: 48 items, $61,269 2026-05-01: 50 items, $40.6M 2026-06-01: not indexed yet 2026-07-01: not indexed yet 2026-08-01: not indexed yet 2026-09-01: not indexed yet 2026-10-01: not indexed yet 2026-11-01: not indexed yet 2026-12-01: not indexed yet 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
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June 29, 2021 · Item number:Item #78 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

City adopts General Fund budget for fiscal year 2022

This budget sets spending plans for all city services—police, parks, roads, utilities—over the next fiscal year. Council amendments may have shifted priorities or cut/added funding to specific departments or programs.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Ordinance
June 29, 2021 · Item number:Item #25 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

City accepts state road-safety grant from Alabama DOT

Birmingham will receive state grant funds to improve local road safety through the Alabama Department of Transportation's Local Roads Safety Initiative. The City will apply, accept, and spend these funds on qualifying safety improvements.

Counterparty: Alabama Department of Transportation Funding source: State Grant Action type: Resolution
June 29, 2021 · Item number:Item #86 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

City adopts Fair Trial Tax Fund budget for fiscal year 2022

Sets spending plan for the Fair Trial Tax Fund through June 30, 2022. This fund supports access to legal representation and court services for residents.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
June 29, 2021 · Item number:Item #87 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Council adopts Rebuild Alabama Act Fund budget for FY 2022

Sets spending plan for state grant recovery funds in fiscal year ending June 30, 2022. Determines how allocated recovery resources will support community rebuilding initiatives.

Funding source: State Grant Action type: Ordinance
June 29, 2021 · Item number:Item #85 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Corrections Fund budget approved for fiscal year 2022

Sets spending limits for county or city jail and detention operations through June 2022. Affects inmate care, staffing, and facility conditions.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
June 29, 2021 · Item number:Item #84 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Storm Water Fund Budget adopted for fiscal 2022

Council sets spending priorities for storm water infrastructure, maintenance, and flood prevention. Budget includes amendments to address community needs.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
June 29, 2021 · Item number:Item #76 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Council adopts General Fund budget for fiscal year 2022

This budget sets spending priorities for all city services over the next fiscal year. It determines funding levels for police, fire, public works, social services, and other departments that residents depend on.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Ordinance
June 29, 2021 · Item number:Item #81 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Council adopts Neighborhood Allocation Fund budget for FY2022

This budget sets how discretionary funds are distributed to neighborhood projects and priorities. Details on which neighborhoods receive allocations and for what purposes will determine local investment spending.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
June 29, 2021 · Item number:Item #90 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Council adopts Birmingham Fund budget for fiscal year 2022

This sets spending limits and revenue targets for all city operations, from police and fire to parks and utilities, for the July 2021–June 2022 fiscal year.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
June 22, 2021 · Item number:Item #25 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: $4K

Speed-calming devices approved for Norwood Neighborhood ($4,000)

City funds installation of traffic-slowing devices in Norwood, aimed at improving pedestrian and vehicle safety on neighborhood streets.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Resolution Location: Norwood Neighborhood
June 22, 2021 · Item number:Item #19 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Mayor authorized to enter SHI International cooperative purchasing agreement

The city establishes a new cooperative purchasing framework with SHI International, a major IT and technology vendor. This type of agreement typically opens access to volume discounts on computers, software, and IT services.

Counterparty: SHI International Corp. Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
June 15, 2021 · Item number:Item #78 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: $1.1M

City renews stop-loss insurance with Symetra for $1.1M

The city is spending $1.1 million over the next year on stop-loss insurance to protect employee health benefits from catastrophic claims. This is a routine annual renewal that helps ensure the city can cover unexpected medical costs without disrupting employee coverage.

Counterparty: Symetra Life Insurance Company Funding source: General Fund Action type: Resolution
June 15, 2021 · Item number:Item #94 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: $15K

City approves $15K agreement with Greater Shiloh Baptist Church CDC

City commits $14,999 to Greater Shiloh Baptist Church Community Development Corporation for community services or development work. The specific program or location is not detailed in this item.

Counterparty: Greater Shiloh Baptist Church Community Development Corporation Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
June 15, 2021 · Item number:Item #58 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: $3K

Special assessment: $3,062 levied against 2361 42nd Ave N for unsafe property

Property owner at 2361 42nd Avenue North will owe a $3,062 special assessment to address an unsafe condition classified as a public nuisance.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Resolution Location: 2361 - 42nd Avenue North, Birmingham
June 15, 2021 · Item number:Item #76 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

City enters cooperation agreement with State Department of Transportation

The city and state will share data and resources on transportation planning and infrastructure. Benefits depend on final agreement terms, which are not detailed in this summary.

Counterparty: State of Alabama Department of Transportation Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
June 15, 2021 · Item number:Item #41 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Council authorizes removal of inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

Removes an abandoned or broken-down vehicle from a residential or commercial property. Costs of towing and disposal will be charged to the vehicle's registered owner.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
June 15, 2021 · Item number:Item #92 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

ARPA funds directed toward public education programs

City is using federal pandemic relief money to expand educational services for residents. Specific programs and amounts are not detailed in this abstract.

Counterparty: United States Department of the Treasury Funding source: Arpa Action type: Resolution
June 15, 2021 · Item number:Item #72 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Council approves fire station HVAC and exhaust system installation

Fire stations get upgraded ventilation and exhaust systems to improve air quality and equipment longevity across multiple locations in Birmingham.

Counterparty: Trane U.S. Inc. dba Trane Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
June 15, 2021 · Item number:Item #95 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

License revocation hearing set for Club Euphoria

City Council will hold a public hearing June 29 to decide whether to revoke the business licenses for Club Euphoria/Euphoria Sports Bar & Hookah Lounge at 715 15th Street West. The outcome will determine whether the establishment can continue operating.

Counterparty: Club Euphoria/Euphoria Sports Bar & Hookah Lounge Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution Location: 7 15th Street West, Birmingham, AL 35208 Public hearing: June 29, 2021
June 15, 2021 · Item number:Item #82 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Assignment and consent of city payment rights to Weldenfield Development

City agrees to redirect payment rights under a development project agreement. The specific impact on residents depends on the project details, which are not provided in the item text.

Counterparty: Weldenfield Development, LLC and WF Lakeview, LLC Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
June 8, 2021 · Item number:Item #21 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: $178K

City accepts $178.5K federal grant for police bulletproof vests

Federal funding covers protective equipment for officers at no cost to the city. Frees up local budget for other police or community priorities.

Counterparty: United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Funding source: Federal Grant Action type: Resolution
June 8, 2021 · Item number:Item #33 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

Museum Board authority to sell or exchange artworks expanded

Changes museum governance rules for handling art collections. Affects decisions about which works the city can sell or trade.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
June 8, 2021 · Item number:Item #8 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

City joins Alabama All Hazards Incident Management Team

Firefighter Jennifer Gonzales and the Mayor will represent the city in a statewide emergency response network, improving coordination during disasters and major incidents.

Counterparty: Alabama All Hazards Incident Management Team Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
June 8, 2021 · Item number:Item #29 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

City renews 3-year partnership with Alabama Air National Guard

The city enters a new interlocal cooperation agreement with the 117th Air Refueling Wing. Details of the partnership's scope, benefits, or obligations are not specified in the agenda.

Counterparty: 117th AIR REFUELING WING, ALABAMA AIR NATIONAL GUARD Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
June 8, 2021 · Item number:Item #27 · 🏗️ Property Recovery Total cost: undisclosed

City sells vacant property at 2915 Avenue R to Erik Delk

The city is selling a vacant lot in your neighborhood. This removes an abandoned property from city inventory and returns tax revenue from the sale.

Counterparty: Erik Delk Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance Location: 2915 Avenue R, Birmingham
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