September 26, 2017
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Item number:Item #64
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Land Bank directors oversee acquisition and disposition of blighted and tax-delinquent properties. These appointments shape how the city tackles neighborhood blight recovery.
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Counterparty:
Land Bank Authority of the City of Birmingham
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Appointment board
September 26, 2017
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Item number:Item #63
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City contracts must now include explicit nondiscrimination protections, strengthening civil-rights safeguards for vendors and workers. This expands fair-dealing rules across all municipal spending.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Ordinance
September 26, 2017
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Item number:Item #61
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Birmingham residents gain legal protection against discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability in public accommodations and city employment.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Ordinance
September 26, 2017
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Item number:Item #52
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
USGS will help the city track and maintain water quality and availability for Birmingham's water systems at no cost to the city through federal funding.
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Counterparty:
U.S. Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
🏛
Funding source:
Federal Grant
📋
Action type:
Resolution
September 26, 2017
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Item number:Item #62
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City contracts must now include explicit nondiscrimination protections, strengthening civil-rights safeguards for vendors and workers. This expands fair-dealing rules across all municipal spending.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Ordinance
September 19, 2017
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Item number:Item #59
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
$783
Routine maintenance keeps Fire Station 1's cooling system operational. This small vendor payment reflects ongoing upkeep of city fire infrastructure.
👥
Counterparty:
B & D Electric Motor Company Inc.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Resolution
📍
Location:
Fire Station 1
September 19, 2017
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Item number:Item #58
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owner Delois Moss Hill can now begin repairs on a condemned house, moving it toward potential rehabilitation or sale. Clearing the path for repairs helps address neighborhood blight.
👥
Counterparty:
Delois Moss Hill
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Resolution
📍
Location:
6709 1st Avenue South, Birmingham
September 19, 2017
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Item number:Item #78
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
New rule requires all city contracts to ban discrimination based on protected characteristics. Ensures taxpayer money supports vendors who follow civil rights standards.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Ordinance
September 13, 2017
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Item number:Item #34
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City expresses support for DACA recipients' legal status and pushes federal lawmakers to create a permanent path to residency. Signals Birmingham's stance on immigrant rights and workforce stability.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Resolution
September 13, 2017
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Item number:Item #38
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City expresses support for DACA recipients' legal status and pushes federal lawmakers to create a permanent path to residency. Signals Birmingham's stance on immigrant rights and workforce stability.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Resolution
September 13, 2017
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Item number:Item #32
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
All future city contracts must include nondiscrimination clauses, expanding protections for workers and vendors regardless of race, gender, or other protected status.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Ordinance
September 13, 2017
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Item number:Item #8
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Enables federally funded improvements to I-459 interchange, a major traffic corridor. Project details and timeline not specified in agenda.
👥
Counterparty:
State of Alabama, Alabama Department of Transportation
🏛
Funding source:
Federal Grant
📋
Action type:
Resolution
August 29, 2017
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Item number:Item #57
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
$349K
Federal grant funds law-enforcement and criminal-justice initiatives citywide. Money supports programs that may improve public safety and community policing.
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Counterparty:
United States Department of Justice
🏛
Funding source:
Federal Grant
📋
Action type:
Ordinance
August 29, 2017
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Item number:Item #46
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
$349K
Federal grant funds law-enforcement and criminal-justice initiatives citywide. Money supports programs that may improve public safety and community policing.
👥
Counterparty:
United States Department of Justice
🏛
Funding source:
Federal Grant
📋
Action type:
Ordinance
August 29, 2017
·
Item number:Item #34
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
$100K
Equipment Management funds auto parts for city fleet maintenance and operations.
👥
Counterparty:
Napa Genuine Parts, Atlanta, Georgia
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Resolution
August 29, 2017
·
Item number:Item #45
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
$15K
Moves $13,000 from District 5 and $15,000 from District 6 community project budgets to Smithfield neighborhood. Direct shift in how public funds support local priorities.
🏛
Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Ordinance
August 29, 2017
·
Item number:Item #60
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Two new board members will help guide the Cooperative District's research and policy work affecting the city.
👥
Counterparty:
The Cooperative District of the City of Birmingham - Southern Research Institute
🏛
Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Resolution
August 29, 2017
·
Item number:Item #65
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Scraps a 2017 housing development agreement with Bethel Ensley Action Task, Inc. Residents waiting for affordable units tied to this deal should expect a change in timeline or cancellation.
👥
Counterparty:
Bethel Ensley Action Task, Inc. (BEAT)
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Resolution
August 29, 2017
·
Item number:Item #64
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
The city is canceling a 2017 affordable housing agreement with BEAT, ending the organization's role in developing affordable units in the Ensley area. Impact on residents and project timeline unclear without full details.
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Counterparty:
Bethel Ensley Action Task, Inc. (BEAT)
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Resolution
August 29, 2017
·
Item number:Item #8
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City secures state funding for road repairs through the Alabama Transportation Repaving Program. Details on which streets are affected were not available in this agenda item.
👥
Counterparty:
State of Alabama Department of Transportation
🏛
Funding source:
State Grant
📋
Action type:
Resolution
August 29, 2017
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Item number:Item #7
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City secures federal grant funding for transportation improvements in Norwood neighborhood. Details of specific projects and funding amount not disclosed in agenda summary.
👥
Counterparty:
State of Alabama Department of Transportation
🏛
Funding source:
Federal Grant
📋
Action type:
Resolution
📍
Location:
Norwood
August 22, 2017
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Item number:Item #14
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
$700
Neighborhood watch organizers in So. Roebuck Springs get official signage to identify their block captains and boost community safety visibility. Low-cost investment in resident-led crime prevention.
🏛
Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Resolution
📍
Location:
So. Roebuck Springs
August 22, 2017
·
Item number:Item #58
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Land Bank Director oversees acquisition and remediation of blighted properties. This appointment fills a key leadership role on the board guiding property recovery citywide.
👥
Counterparty:
Land Bank Authority of the City of Birmingham
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Appointment board
August 22, 2017
·
Item number:Item #61
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Birmingham sells the former Slossfield Community Center at 191 to The Salvation Army. The transaction removes an unused public asset from city ownership while enabling the nonprofit to expand or repurpose the facility.
👥
Counterparty:
The Salvation Army
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Ordinance
📍
Location:
191
August 22, 2017
·
Item number:Item #33
·
🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City cancels 2017 sewer replacement contract with Munford Enterprises due to contractor failure. Clears path for rebidding the Legion Field sewer main work.
👥
Counterparty:
Munford Enterprises, Inc.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Resolution
📍
Location:
1203 Bush Circle, Birmingham