April 3, 2012
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Item number:Item #61
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Council will form a committee to review and update rules governing how residents can participate in city decisions. The changes aim to make the participation process clearer and more accessible.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
April 3, 2012
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Item number:Item #64
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City wants independent assessment of its public transit service to identify gaps, inefficiencies, or improvements needed. Results could shape future bus routes, schedules, and service priorities.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
April 3, 2012
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Item number:Item #72
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Council will hold a hearing on whether to grant an itinerant junk dealer's permit to Melvin White at 1547 Claret Street. Permits of this type regulate informal recycling and salvage operations in residential neighborhoods.
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Counterparty:
Melvin White
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
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Location:
1547 Claret Street, Birmingham
April 3, 2012
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Item number:Item #71
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
This decides whether Warren C. Brister from Center Point can operate as an itinerant junk dealer in Birmingham. The permit governs salvage and secondhand goods collection.
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Counterparty:
Warren C. Brister
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
March 27, 2012
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Item number:Item #80
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
$25K
Park gets funding boost for upgrades and maintenance. Grant requires no local match, freeing city funds for other priorities.
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Counterparty:
National Recreation and Parks Association
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Funding source:
Federal Grant
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Action type:
Resolution
March 27, 2012
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Item number:Item #73
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
$14K
City continues two-year subscription to social media tip-tracking software used by police and crime prevention. Expense comes from general fund and auto-renews if budget allows.
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Counterparty:
Citizen Observer LLC, Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
March 27, 2012
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Item number:Item #58
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owner Jack Eyer can now make repairs to the condemned duplex in Ensley, a step toward bringing the structure back into safe, usable condition.
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Counterparty:
Jack Eyer
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
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Location:
206 - 28th Street Ensley
March 27, 2012
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Item number:Item #41
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City removes abandoned or broken-down vehicles from neighborhoods. Owner pays the removal cost.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
March 27, 2012
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Item number:Item #92
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Linda Toodle's Division I dance venue permit allows music and dancing events at the location, subject to city licensing rules and public hearing input.
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Counterparty:
Linda Toodle
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
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Location:
2724 - 35th Avenue North, Birmingham
March 27, 2012
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Item number:Item #1
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Transit routes will be consolidated, affecting commuters on the south side and east-west lines who rely on DART for getting to work, appointments, and services downtown.
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Counterparty:
Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
March 27, 2012
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Item number:Item #4
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Jefferson County seeks to reinstate an occupational tax on businesses or gain limited home-rule authority to fund county operations. The outcome affects local tax policy and county service funding.
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Counterparty:
Jefferson County Legislative Delegation
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
March 27, 2012
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Item number:Item #11
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Allows Mohammad Nilieh to operate a dance venue at J. Pauls with City Council approval of the required Division I permit.
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Counterparty:
Mohammad Nilieh
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
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Location:
8 Perimeter Park South, Birmingham
March 27, 2012
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Item number:Item #40
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Abandoned cars are removed from neighborhoods when they're tagged as safety hazards. Removal costs are billed to the registered owner.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
March 27, 2012
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Item number:Item #64
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Council is rescinding a 2012 license granted to Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover. The certificate of public necessity and convenience gave the hotel authority to operate; revocation removes that legal standing.
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Counterparty:
Wynfrey Hotel
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
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Location:
1000 Riverchase Galleria, Hoover, Alabama
March 27, 2012
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Item number:Item #94
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
South-side residents lose direct bus service under the new route consolidation. The change combines east-west and north-south lines downtown, likely requiring transfers for some trips.
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Counterparty:
Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
March 27, 2012
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Item number:Item #3
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Council backs Alabama's new law allowing entertainment districts to offer retail alcoholic beverages. Could expand liquor sales options in downtown and entertainment zones.
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Counterparty:
State of Alabama
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
March 20, 2012
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Item number:Item #80
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
$4.2M
Birmingham commits $4.2 million to build a new Visitor Center at the historic Sloss Furnaces site, a major cultural investment in the city's industrial heritage landmark.
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Counterparty:
Sloss Furnaces Foundation, Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Ordinance
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Location:
Sloss Furnaces
March 20, 2012
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Item number:Item #24
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
$112K
Ballew Pizza LLC and owner Robert Ballew III owe the city back sales taxes for the CiCi's Pizza location. This is a tax enforcement action to recover unpaid revenue.
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Counterparty:
Ballew Pizza LLC and Robert Ballew III
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
March 20, 2012
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Item number:Item #23
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
$61K
The city claims SCW Associates LLC and three individuals owe back sales taxes. This tax assessment signals enforcement action for unpaid collection and remittance obligations.
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Counterparty:
SCW Associates LLC, Richard Shirley, Mark Williams, John Crawford
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
March 20, 2012
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Item number:Item #9
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Kimberly R. Crum's mini-van service loses its operating permit due to failure to meet city requirements. Riders using the service will need to find alternative transportation.
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Counterparty:
Kimberly R. Crum d/b/a Helping Hands Transportation Services
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
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Location:
2600 - 16th Street North, Birmingham
March 20, 2012
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Item number:Item #16
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City seeks state funding to expand homeless and emergency services. Grant amount not specified in agenda.
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Counterparty:
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
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Funding source:
State Grant
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Action type:
Resolution
March 20, 2012
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Item number:Item #78
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City will fund travel and attendance for community leaders and board members to network at the National Urban Security Association conference. Cost allocation not specified in agenda.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
March 20, 2012
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Item number:Item #15
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Auburn University will take over an urban revitalization lease previously held by Birmingham Urban Revitalization Partnership. Details on affected properties and project scope are unclear from the agenda.
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Counterparty:
Auburn University
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Ordinance
March 20, 2012
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Item number:Item #17
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City purchases land parcel on Dugan Avenue, likely part of a blight-remediation or neighborhood-stabilization effort. Details on project use and timeline not yet public.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
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Location:
427 Dugan Avenue, Lot 1
March 13, 2012
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Item number:Item #14
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🏗️ Property Recovery
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Abandoned or broken-down vehicles harm neighborhood appearance and safety. This action clears a specific property and holds the owner financially responsible for removal.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution