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Public-Safety Tech & Privacy

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

Volume timeline

Public-Safety Tech & Privacy — items per month

Indexed so far 6207 items in last 77 months
Total dollars $421.2M where disclosed
Notice: Hatched months are still being indexed (27.0% 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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February 18, 2025 · Item number:Item #29 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $6K

City sells downtown property at 502 3rd Street to Allen Tutwiler Jr.

City-owned land at 502 3rd Street North transfers to private ownership for $5,718.44. Removes property from public portfolio; may affect future downtown development or community use.

Counterparty: Allen Tutwiler Jr. Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance Location: 502 3rd Street North, Birmingham 35204
February 18, 2025 · Item number:Item #28 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City transfers 1200 Tuscaloosa Avenue to Offender Alumni Association

City property at 1200 Tuscaloosa Avenue changes hands to the Offender Alumni Association (OAA) under a redevelopment agreement. Terms and intended use not detailed in agenda summary.

Counterparty: Offender Alumni Association (OAA) Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance Location: 1200 Tuscaloosa Avenue, Birmingham
February 18, 2025 · Item number:Item #27 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City transfers 1200 Tuscaloosa Avenue to Offender Alumni Association

The city will hand over a property on Tuscaloosa Avenue to the Offender Alumni Association through a redevelopment agreement. Details on the terms, timeline, and public benefit of the transfer are not provided in the agenda item.

Counterparty: Offender Alumni Association (OAA) Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance Location: 1200 Tuscaloosa Avenue, Birmingham
February 18, 2025 · Item number:Item #22 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

83 properties declared public nuisance for noxious weeds

City will post notice on 83 properties with dangerous or noxious weeds, declaring them public nuisances and setting in motion enforcement action. Neighbors living near these properties may see cleanup efforts or potential demolition if owners don't comply.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Weed abatement
February 18, 2025 · Item number:Item #23 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City targets 83 weed-infested properties as public nuisance

City will post notice on 83 blighted parcels and declare them public nuisances to force cleanup. Property owners must remove noxious weeds or face enforcement action.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Weed abatement
February 18, 2025 · Item number:Item #24 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Council declares 83 properties public nuisance over noxious weeds

Properties overgrown with dangerous weeds will receive notice to remedy the problem or face city abatement action and potential liens. Affects 83 parcels.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 18, 2025 · Item number:Item #21 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 77 properties as public nuisance; weed abatement notices posted

Property owners with noxious weeds face notice and potential city abatement action. The city can clean the properties and bill owners for the cost if weeds aren't removed.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 18, 2025 · Item number:Item #31 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City sells Copeland's Property lot 5 to Kathryn Rapier for $10,904.65

City property at Lot 5 (Copeland's Property) transfers to private ownership after payment of $10,904.65. The sale removes a city-held parcel from public inventory.

Counterparty: Kathryn Rapier Funding source: General Fund Action type: Ordinance
February 18, 2025 · Item number:Item #15 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Sole-source: Police mobile app maintenance agreement with OCV, LLC

Police will continue using a custom mobile application for field operations; OCV, LLC will handle all maintenance. No competitive bidding used.

Counterparty: OCV, LLC Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
February 18, 2025 · Item number:Item #26 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City transfers 1200 Tuscaloosa Ave to Offender Alumni Association

Public land at 1200 Tuscaloosa Avenue will pass to the Offender Alumni Association under a redevelopment agreement. The outcome depends on what OAA plans to do with the property and whether it serves residents.

Counterparty: Offender Alumni Association (OAA) Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance Location: 1200 Tuscaloosa Avenue, Birmingham
February 11, 2025 · Item number:Item #50 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $12K

City sells 2 lots to Kristina Jacob for $11,773

City property (Lots 11 and 12, Block 60) transfers to private ownership. Once approved and payment received, the deed becomes final.

Counterparty: Kristina Jacob Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
February 11, 2025 · Item number:Item #27 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Condemnation repair permit issued for 6508 1st Avenue South

Owner McArthur Melton can now repair a condemned property, clearing the path to potentially bring it back into use or sale.

Counterparty: McArthur Melton Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance Location: 6508 1st Avenue South, Birmingham
February 11, 2025 · Item number:Item #16 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement liens on nuisance properties

City will clear weeds from neglected properties and charge owners for the cleanup costs as a lien. Properties can be foreclosed if liens aren't paid.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
February 11, 2025 · Item number:Item #33 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Emergency vehicle upfitting contract approved for ProLogic ITS

City awards multi-year contract for emergency vehicle fleet modifications and installations. Affects response equipment availability and public safety operations.

Counterparty: ProLogic ITS, LLC Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award
February 11, 2025 · Item number:Item #19 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City approves development agreement with Workplay Properties

Mayor authorized to sign a project agreement with Workplay Properties, LLC and Workplay Enterprises, LLC for a development project. Details on the project scope, location, and public benefit are not fully visible in the description provided.

Counterparty: Workplay Properties, LLC and Workplay Enterprises, LLC Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award
February 11, 2025 · Item number:Item #46 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Emergency pump replacement at Eastern Area Landfill

Critical leachate drainage system repairs prevent environmental contamination and operational shutdown of the landfill.

Counterparty: JH Wright Funding source: Unknown Action type: Emergency procurement
February 4, 2025 · Item number:Item #93 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $1.5M

City awards $1.54M homeless outreach contract to Urban Alchemy

City committing $1.54M to expand homeless outreach services through Urban Alchemy. This spending shapes how the city addresses homelessness on streets and shelters.

Counterparty: Urban Alchemy Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award
February 4, 2025 · Item number:Item #91 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $1.5M

City awards $1.54M homeless outreach contract to Urban Alchemy

City commits $1.54M to Urban Alchemy for homeless outreach services. This is a sole-source contract, meaning no competitive bidding—worth noting as public spending accountability.

Counterparty: Urban Alchemy Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award
February 4, 2025 · Item number:Item #90 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $1.2M

City awards $1.2M contract to Faith Chapel Cares

City commits $1.2 million in public funds to Faith Chapel Christian Center for services. Contract details — including what services are provided and who benefits — are not included in the item text.

Counterparty: Faith Chapel Christian Center dba Faith Chapel Cares, LLC Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award
February 4, 2025 · Item number:Item #92 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $1.2M

City approves $1.2M agreement with Faith Chapel Cares

City commits $1.2M to Faith Chapel Christian Center for services. Details of what services will be provided are not specified in the item title.

Counterparty: Faith Chapel Christian Center dba Faith Chapel Cares, LLC Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award
February 4, 2025 · Item number:Item #53 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $947K

Council awards $947K contract for greenhouse repairs

City spends nearly $1 million to repair the Birmingham Horticulture Greenhouse. Trawick Contractors was selected as the lowest qualified bidder after competitive bidding.

Counterparty: Trawick Contractors Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award Location: 4740 Powell Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama
February 4, 2025 · Item number:Item #68 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $51K

City buys $51,275 emergency lighting kits for vehicles

Brighter emergency lights on police and fire vehicles improve visibility in nighttime response, making response safer for both responders and the public.

Counterparty: Dana Safety Supply, D/B/A Fleet Safety Equipment Funding source: General Fund Action type: Contract award
February 4, 2025 · Item number:Item #89 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $7K

City sells lot to Build Urban Prosperity for $6,610

City transfers Lot 11, Block 2 to Build Urban Prosperity, Inc. via quitclaim deed. This land sale removes a parcel from public ownership.

Counterparty: Build Urban Prosperity, Inc. Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
February 4, 2025 · Item number:Item #23 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 4617 12th Ave N

A blighted structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be torn down, removing a hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 4617 12th Avenue North, Birmingham, 35212
February 4, 2025 · Item number:Item #26 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City to demolish unsafe building at 1544 Warrior Road

Property declared a public nuisance and safety hazard will be removed from the neighborhood.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 1544 Warrior Road, Birmingham, 35218
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