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Public-Safety Tech & Privacy

Council decisions on police technology, surveillance, and data-sharing arrangements that affect resident privacy.

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Public-Safety Tech & Privacy — items per month

Indexed so far 6143 items in last 76 months
Total dollars $420.1M where disclosed
Notice: Hatched months are still being indexed (26.7% of agenda items processed so far).
20 10 0 2022-01-01: 154 items, $2.7M 2022-02-01: 105 items, $867,383 2022-03-01: 125 items, $276,273 2022-04-01: 111 items, $2.1M 2022-05-01: 194 items, $8.9M 2022-06-01: 165 items, $10.0M 2022-07-01: 107 items, $5.1M 2022-08-01: 104 items, $10.5M 2022-09-01: 135 items, $438,084 2022-10-01: 103 items, $1.7M 2022-11-01: 111 items, $2.9M 2022-12-01: 33 items, $4.7M 2023-01-01: 102 items, $16.2M 2023-02-01: 136 items, $9.5M 2023-03-01: 78 items, $1.4M 2023-04-01: 167 items, $7.2M 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: 92 items, $3.5M 2024-02-01: 101 items, $673,345 2024-03-01: 63 items, $307,629 2024-04-01: 32 items, $569,582 2024-05-01: 101 items, $8.0M 2024-06-01: 82 items, $2.4M 2024-07-01: 118 items, $4.6M 2024-08-01: 91 items, $557,939 2024-09-01: 145 items, $7.7M 2024-10-01: 138 items, $2.4M 2024-11-01: 41 items, $10.0M 2024-12-01: 180 items, $10.8M 2025-01-01: 102 items, $7.9M 2025-02-01: 99 items, $6.9M 2025-03-01: 99 items, $5.2M 2025-04-01: 160 items, $1.2M 2025-05-01: 96 items, $4.5M 2025-06-01: 101 items, $13.1M 2025-07-01: 180 items, $18.6M 2025-08-01: 181 items, $9.4M 2025-09-01: 169 items, $2.0M 2025-10-01: 187 items, $2.3M 2025-11-01: 85 items, $2.5M 2025-12-01: 153 items, $3.2M 2026-01-01: 129 items, $5.0M 2026-02-01: 55 items, $1.9M 2026-03-01: 202 items, $5.0M 2026-04-01: 93 items, $865,995 2026-05-01: 119 items, $2.4M 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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August 5, 2025 · Item number:Item #20 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 7509 2nd Avenue South

Unsafe structure declared public nuisance; demolition removes neighborhood hazard and clears property for future development or restoration.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 7509 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35206
August 5, 2025 · Item number:Item #25 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1257 16th Street SW

Property declared unsafe and a public nuisance; city will proceed with demolition to remove blight and safety hazard from neighborhood.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 1257 16th Street SW, Birmingham, Alabama 35211
July 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #47 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $1.8M

City buys 4 Kenworth garbage trucks for $1.75M

Purchase of four new heavy-duty refuse collection vehicles for municipal fleet. Equipment replaces aging trucks to maintain waste management operations.

Counterparty: Ingram Equipment Company, LLC Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award
July 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #45 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $56K

City buys 2 John Deere tractors with cutter for $111,454

Council approves purchase of heavy-duty compact tractors and rotary cutter equipment. Equipment will support city maintenance operations.

Counterparty: Deere & Company Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award
July 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #25 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds will face special assessments to cover abatement costs under rules adopted in January 2023.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #19 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement

Property owners will receive bills for costs to remove noxious or dangerous weeds from their land, as declared in a prior city action.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #61 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

20th Avenue South closure approved near Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd

City is closing 20th Avenue South to vehicles at Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard to manage traffic from nearby businesses. This blocks through-traffic on that street segment.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance Location: 20th Avenue South near Richard Arrington, Jr. Boulevard South
July 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #9 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement charges on blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills to cover weed removal costs the city paid for. Assessment details and affected parcels are listed in the resolution.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #62 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Mayor authorized to amend Jefferson County cooperation agreement

Changes how the city and Jefferson County work together on shared services or operations. Details of the amendment are not specified in the agenda item.

Counterparty: Jefferson County Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
July 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #23 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement charges on unspecified properties

Property owners will face charges for city-ordered weed removal; exact properties and amounts unknown from item description.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #20 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment approved for blighted properties

Property owners will face special tax bills to cover city costs of clearing noxious weeds on their land. This enforces the December 2022 declaration and shifts cleanup expenses to non-compliant owners.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Weed abatement
July 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #24 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on local properties

City is charging property owners for costs to remove dangerous weeds from their land, as authorized by a January 2023 council vote. Affected property owners will receive bills for abatement work already completed.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #14 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed abatement assessment on blighted properties

City imposes cleanup costs on property owners with noxious weeds; owners who don't abate will face special assessments added to their tax bills.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #17 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds will face special assessment charges; this enforces the city's 2021 weed abatement declaration and allows lien recovery on affected parcels.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #18 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

City places a special tax on property owners for clearing noxious weeds declared dangerous under city rules. Property owners will receive a bill for cleanup costs.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #10 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will receive special assessments to cover the cost of city-ordered weed removal from their land. The amounts and specific parcels are listed in the full resolution.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #26 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement special assessment hearing

City sets cleanup costs for properties with overgrown weeds; property owners can respond at public hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #63 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City enters 3-year NIBIN ballistic tracking agreement with state

Police will gain access to the state's ballistic database to match spent shell casings and bullets across crime scenes, helping solve shootings faster and identify repeat offenders.

Counterparty: NIBIN (National Integrated Ballistic Information Network) Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
July 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #16 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on noxious properties

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds will be charged for abatement costs. This follows the Council's November 2023 declaration identifying properties requiring weed removal.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #8 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement special assessment hearing

Property owners may face charges for city weed removal on their land. Hearing allows owners to contest the assessment before charges are finalized.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #11 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on local properties

Property owners will face charges to cover the cost of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land, as declared by prior council action in October 2023.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #15 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment issued for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face special assessments to cover weed removal costs on neglected parcels. Affected properties are identified in a hearing process that began in November 2022.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #13 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment set for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will be charged for city-ordered weed removal on their land. Costs vary by parcel size and cleanup scope.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #22 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: property owners pay for weed abatement

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds will receive a bill for the city's cost to clear them. The assessment is based on a December 2022 council declaration.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 29, 2025 · Item number:Item #38 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City awards medical supplies contract to Bound Tree Medical

Competitive contract covers emergency medical equipment (IV kits, trauma supplies, ventilation gear, and PPE) for city departments or emergency services.

Counterparty: Bound Tree Medical, LLC Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award
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