October 17, 2017
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Item number:Item #97
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Tax increment financing (TIF) funds are redirected property tax revenue earmarked for development and infrastructure in designated districts. This budget sets spending priorities for those projects.
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Funding source:
Tax Increment Financing
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Action type:
Ordinance
October 17, 2017
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Item number:Item #71
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City funds home repairs for low-income households through federal Community Development Block Grant program. Home Shield was selected through competitive bidding.
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Counterparty:
Home Shield, Birmingham
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Funding source:
State Grant
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Action type:
Resolution
October 17, 2017
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Item number:Item #66
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City terminates a competitive housing rehabilitation contract after the contractor failed to complete assigned work. Rescinding the Notice to Proceed signals enforcement of performance standards and may free up funding or parcels for reassignment to a reliable contractor.
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Counterparty:
Mickens Homebuilders
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
October 17, 2017
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Item number:Item #65
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City terminates Community Development agreement with Mickens Homebuilders under competitive bid 17-21 after contractor failed to complete assigned rehabilitation work. Decision affects planned housing improvements and recovery of public funds.
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Counterparty:
Mickens Homebuilders
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
October 17, 2017
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Item number:Item #64
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City rescinds work order with Mickens Homebuilders for failing to complete CRGP-funded housing rehabilitation. Stalled rehab projects waste public housing funds and delay home repairs in neighborhoods that need them most.
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Counterparty:
Mickens Homebuilders
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
October 17, 2017
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Item number:Item #46
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owner Robert Brown can now legally repair a condemned house on Division Avenue. This step moves the property toward occupancy and removes blight from the neighborhood.
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Counterparty:
Robert Brown
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
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Location:
7526 Division Avenue, Birmingham
October 17, 2017
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Item number:Item #32
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City enters partnership with Alabama Department of Transportation to repair and upgrade highway signage. Project funded by state grant at no local cost.
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Counterparty:
State of Alabama, Alabama Department of Transportation
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Funding source:
State Grant
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Action type:
Resolution
October 17, 2017
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Item number:Item #98
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
This sets how $0+ in community development funds flow to neighborhoods. Budget details determine which areas get money for improvements.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Ordinance
October 17, 2017
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Item number:Item #92
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
The city is using public money to fund the annual Magic City Classic festival and related events. This event supports goodwill, health, safety, and community welfare for residents.
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Counterparty:
Magic City Classic
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
October 10, 2017
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Item number:Item #39
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Council authorizes the Mayor to sign an agreement with Birmingham Urban League to help facilitate economic development initiatives in the city.
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Counterparty:
Birmingham Urban League, Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
October 10, 2017
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Item number:Item #29
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Bare Hands Gallery gets permission to close 2nd Avenue South from 28th to 31st Street on November 2 for the Day of the Dead Festival, affecting traffic and street access in that area.
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Counterparty:
Bare Hands Gallery, Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
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Location:
2nd Avenue South from 28th Street South to 31st Street South
October 10, 2017
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Item number:Item #30
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Birmingham Urban League gets green light to hold the Taste of Soul street festival on October 26–27 along 17th Street North, bringing food, music, and community gathering to downtown.
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Counterparty:
The Birmingham Urban League, Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
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Location:
17th Street North between 1st Avenue North and 3rd Avenue North, Birmingham
October 3, 2017
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Item number:Item #46
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
$500
Public health event on October 21 at 2nd Street and Carline Avenue encourages neighborhood fitness and community engagement in Pratt City.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
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Location:
corner of 2nd Street and Carline Avenue
October 3, 2017
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Item number:Item #44
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
$500
City spending $500 from general funds to support a community health walk and event at 2nd Street and Carline Avenue in Pratt City on October 21.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
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Location:
2nd Street and Carline Avenue
October 3, 2017
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Item number:Item #45
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
$500
City spends $500 from the general fund to support a community health walk and event on October 21, 2017 at 2nd Street and Carline Avenue in Pratt City.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
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Location:
2nd Street and Carline Avenue
October 3, 2017
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Item number:Item #87
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
New leadership position at the Land Bank drives decisions on acquiring, clearing, and selling abandoned properties citywide. Appointment takes effect July 15, 2021.
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Counterparty:
Land Bank Authority of the City of Birmingham
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Appointment board
October 3, 2017
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Item number:Item #78
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
New leadership position at the Land Bank drives decisions on acquiring, clearing, and selling abandoned properties citywide. Appointment takes effect July 15, 2021.
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Counterparty:
Land Bank Authority of the City of Birmingham
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Appointment board
October 3, 2017
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Item number:Item #42
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
McWane will continue operating and maintaining the science center as a public cultural facility and tourist attraction for residents and visitors.
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Counterparty:
McWane Science Center
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
October 3, 2017
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Item number:Item #38
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Abandoned or broken-down vehicles clutter neighborhoods and reduce property values. This action removes one from the public right-of-way and holds the registered owner financially responsible for cleanup.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
October 3, 2017
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Item number:Item #40
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Freshwater Land Trust will temporarily use a strip of city-owned land to build or improve a trail, expanding public outdoor recreation access.
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Counterparty:
Freshwater Land Trust
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Ordinance
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Location:
Red
October 3, 2017
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Item number:Item #74
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Birmingham joins a federal drug-enforcement task force (HIDTA) focused on high-intensity trafficking. The city will coordinate with state and federal agencies to combat drug crime in the region.
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Counterparty:
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA)
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
October 3, 2017
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Item number:Item #79
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
New leadership position at the Land Bank drives decisions on acquiring, clearing, and selling abandoned properties citywide. Appointment takes effect July 15, 2021.
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Counterparty:
Land Bank Authority of the City of Birmingham
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Appointment board
September 26, 2017
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Item number:Item #59
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
$1.0M
Protects city employees and taxpayers if workplace injuries occur. The $1M threshold is standard risk management for a municipal employer.
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Counterparty:
Midwest Employers Casualty Company
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
September 26, 2017
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Item number:Item #53
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
$27K
City commits $26,637 to maintain emergency dispatch software serving police and fire response. Critical for 911 system reliability.
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Counterparty:
ZOLL Data System, Inc., Broomfield, Colorado
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
September 26, 2017
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Item number:Item #39
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
$3K
Supports Fire Department operations through sole-source purchase of essential repair components.
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Counterparty:
Emergency Equipment Professionals, Pelham, Alabama
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution