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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 15289 items in last 165 months
Total dollars $1672.5M where disclosed
Notice: Hatched months are still being indexed (62.3% 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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June 10, 2025 · Item number:Item #37 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City extends moratorium on automated car washes

Automated car wash facilities continue to be blocked from opening in the city. The hearing allows residents to weigh in on whether the ban should stay in place.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
June 3, 2025 · Item number:Item #34 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $11K

Emergency repair: Leachate pump replacement at Eastern Area Landfill, $11,263

Landfill operations are essential to trash disposal; a broken leachate pump risks contamination of soil and groundwater. This emergency contract with J.H. Wright and Associates ensures the equipment is replaced quickly.

Counterparty: J.H. Wright and Associates, Daphne, Alabama Funding source: General Fund Action type: Emergency procurement Location: Eastern Area Landfill
June 3, 2025 · Item number:Item #17 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Three-year ambulance billing contract with EMS Management & Consultants

The city will pay EMS Management & Consultants to handle ambulance billing, processing, and fee collection over the next three years. This affects how quickly the city collects ambulance fees and recovery costs from patients and insurance companies.

Counterparty: EMS Management & Consultants, Inc. Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award
June 3, 2025 · Item number:Item #16 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement costs assessed as liens on blighted properties

City removes nuisances from neglected properties and recovers cleanup costs by placing liens against the land — a common tool to incentivize owners to maintain their sites or face debt collection.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
May 27, 2025 · Item number:Item #43 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 348 properties public nuisance for noxious weeds

Property owners will receive notice they must remove dangerous weeds or face city abatement action and costs. Affects 348 parcels across the city.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Weed abatement
May 27, 2025 · Item number:Item #25 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 308 Barbee Street

Unsafe building at 308 Barbee Street will be demolished to remove public health and safety hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 308 Barbee Street, Birmingham, Alabama 35221
May 27, 2025 · Item number:Item #22 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition approved: 603 Center Street North deemed unsafe

Unsafe building at 603 Center Street North will be demolished to remove a public hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 603 Center Street North, Birmingham, Alabama 35204
May 27, 2025 · Item number:Item #11 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners with declared noxious weeds face special assessments to cover abatement costs. This formalized charge follows the city's 2021 determination that properties posed a public nuisance.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
May 27, 2025 · Item number:Item #14 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment levied on properties

City assesses property owners for costs of removing noxious weeds from their land. Affected property owners will receive bills tied to abatement work done under Resolution 1534-21.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
May 27, 2025 · Item number:Item #26 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 306 Barbee Street ordered demolished

City is removing a condemned building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Demolition typically clears blight and reduces safety hazards in the neighborhood.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 306 Barbee Street, Birmingham, Alabama 35221
May 27, 2025 · Item number:Item #9 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: property owners billed for weed abatement

Property owners will receive bills for city-ordered weed removal on their land. Assessment amounts and affected properties will be determined by this vote.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
May 27, 2025 · Item number:Item #27 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 5420 5th Court South ordered demolished

City will demolish a structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance in the neighborhood. Removes a potential hazard and blighting influence.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 5420 5th Court South, Birmingham, Alabama 35212
May 27, 2025 · Item number:Item #23 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 305 Barbee Street ordered demolished

The city is removing an unsafe structure from the neighborhood. Demolition helps clear blighted properties and improve public safety in the area.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 305 Barbee Street, Birmingham, Alabama 35221
May 27, 2025 · Item number:Item #16 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on multiple properties

Property owners will face charges to cover costs of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land. The assessment was authorized under a prior council decision from August 2023.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
May 27, 2025 · Item number:Item #15 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment levied for weed abatement

Property owners will receive charges to cover costs of clearing noxious weeds from their land, as ordered in a prior city resolution.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
May 27, 2025 · Item number:Item #12 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessments set against blighted properties

City is formalizing special assessments against property owners whose land has noxious or dangerous weeds, as declared in July 2022. Affected owners will receive bills for abatement costs.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
May 27, 2025 · Item number:Item #13 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessments set for blighted properties

Property owners will face special assessments to cover city costs for removing noxious or dangerous weeds declared in July 2023. This covers cleanup work already performed under a prior council decision.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
May 27, 2025 · Item number:Item #10 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will be charged for city-ordered weed removal on declared blighted parcels. Costs are passed to owners via special assessment on their tax bills.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
May 27, 2025 · Item number:Item #24 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 307 Barbee Street

An unsafe, blighted structure at 307 Barbee Street will be demolished. Removal clears a public nuisance from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 307 Barbee Street, Birmingham, Alabama 35221
May 20, 2025 · Item number:Item #62 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $445K

Change order adds $445K to SDAC 25th Street North infrastructure contract

SDAC's scope of work on 25th Street North infrastructure expands by $445,241.74, increasing total project cost. Citizens should know when major construction contracts grow mid-project.

Counterparty: South Dade Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Inc. (dba SDAC) Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract amendment Location: 25th Street North
May 20, 2025 · Item number:Item #24 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: costs assessed as liens on blighted properties

City will clear nuisances from neglected properties and recover cleanup costs by placing liens on the affected parcels, shifting responsibility to property owners.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
May 20, 2025 · Item number:Item #68 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Emergency asbestos abatement at 1700 25th Street North

City will contract with Steadfast Resources, LLC for immediate asbestos removal at a former school property to protect public health. Details on cost and cleanup timeline not yet disclosed.

Counterparty: Steadfast Resources, LLC Funding source: Unknown Action type: Emergency procurement Location: 1700 25th Street North, Birmingham
May 20, 2025 · Item number:Item #32 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Fifth Amendment: Stryker lease/purchase agreement

City extends or modifies its long-term equipment lease with Stryker (likely medical or surgical devices). Amendment terms and financial impact unknown from agenda item.

Counterparty: Stryker Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract amendment
May 20, 2025 · Item number:Item #18 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Remove inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; owner pays removal costs

Clears abandoned or broken-down vehicle from a neighborhood property. Removal costs will be charged to the vehicle's registered owner.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
May 13, 2025 · Item number:Item #18 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $900K

City awards $900K contract for Rickwood Field accessibility improvements

Rickwood Field, a historic baseball venue at 1137 2nd Avenue West, will become more accessible to visitors with disabilities through renovations by A.G. Gaston Construction Co.

Counterparty: A.G. Gaston Construction Co., Inc. Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award Location: 1137 2nd Avenue West, Birmingham
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