Council actions on neglected property — demolitions, nuisance findings, and liens against owners for cleanup costs.
Abandoned or wrecked cars are cleared from neighborhoods and the cost is recovered from the owner, reducing blight and visual decay in residential areas.
City removes abandoned or broken-down cars from neighborhoods and bills the registered owner for the cost. Reduces neighborhood blight and clears eyesores from streets.
City and 5th are amending their project agreement to release deed restrictions on this property, potentially enabling new use or development. This frees the land from contractual limits imposed by the earlier deal.
The city is collecting unpaid sales taxes from United Veterans Association of Alabama and Curtis Jack McKinnie. This is a tax enforcement action to recover delinquent revenue.
City commits $55,870 to the Erskine Hawkins Tuxedo Junction Park Association for park goods and services. This sole-source agreement supports local parks and cultural programming in the Tuxedo Junction area.
City transfers land to a private company for nominal $1 payment. Details on which property, its condition, and redevelopment plans are missing from the public record.
Maintains police access to national and state criminal records needed for background checks and investigations. Cost and contract term incomplete in public record.
Abandoned or inoperable vehicles can attract blight, reduce neighborhood safety, and lower property values. This decision removes an eyesore and holds the vehicle owner responsible for removal costs.
Eliminates a public nuisance from the neighborhood. Removal costs are charged back to the registered vehicle owner.
Abandoned or broken-down vehicles are cleared from neighborhoods and the registered owner is billed for removal. Helps reduce blight and improves safety in the affected area.
City will spend public funds on a legal challenge to a state act. The outcome could affect city operations, revenue, or authority depending on what Act 164/276 requires or restricts.
Birmingham hires Bainbridge, Mims, Rogers & Smith LLP to challenge the legality of Act 164/276 on behalf of the city—a move that could affect municipal authority and operations depending on the statute's scope.
Council is terminating a decade-old legal representation agreement with the law firm that has served as outside counsel since 2016.
Removes abandoned or non-working vehicles that blight neighborhoods and create public safety hazards. Costs are recovered from the vehicle owner.
The city will haul away an abandoned or broken-down car from a residential property and bill the registered owner for the cost. Clearing nuisance vehicles improves neighborhood appearance and public safety.
This grants the Water Works Board the legal right to build, maintain, and expand Birmingham's water infrastructure for three decades. Your water service depends on this franchise agreement.
City can remove a derelict vehicle from a neighborhood and charge the owner for removal costs, clearing blight and improving street safety.
City will spend public funds on a legal challenge to a state act. The outcome could affect city operations, revenue, or authority depending on what Act 164/276 requires or restricts.
Environmental compliance cost for 2nd Street Extension Project. Payment covers required stream and wetland mitigation credits under permit SAM-2016-00430-JMT.
City removes abandoned or broken-down cars from neighborhoods, charging the registered owner for removal costs. Reduces blight and improves neighborhood safety.
Birmingham is launching a legal challenge to state legislation Act 164/276. The outcome could affect city operations or policy, depending on what the law requires or restricts.
City approves guaranteed energy savings deal with Trane U.S. Inc. to reduce building operating costs. The sole-source procurement bypasses competitive bidding.
Birmingham Artwalk, Inc. gets permission to close streets from Morris Avenue to 2nd Avenue North (21st to 25th Street North) for a two-day arts festival September 9–10. Residents and commuters in that corridor should expect traffic disruptions.
City commits to long-term HVAC or climate-control equipment financing through Trane. Details on cost, duration, and affected facilities are not yet public.
Birmingham is launching a legal challenge to state legislation Act 164/276. The outcome could affect city operations or policy, depending on what the law requires or restricts.