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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 6630 items in last 80 months
Total dollars $437.3M where disclosed
Notice: Hatched months are still being indexed (29.1% 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 30, 2022 · Item number:Item #20 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds face special assessments to cover city abatement costs. Liens may be placed on properties until bills are paid.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 30, 2022 · Item number:Item #8 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement liens: costs assessed to blighted properties

City removes nuisances from vacant or neglected properties and charges the owners for cleanup costs. Liens attach to the properties until paid.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Weed abatement
August 30, 2022 · Item number:Item #24 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment on properties from 2018 cleanup

City charges property owners for weed removal work completed in 2018. Owners may owe back assessments tied to the original cleanup order.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 30, 2022 · Item number:Item #25 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City assesses property owners for weed abatement costs

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds declared in 2018 will receive special assessments to recover the city's abatement costs. You may receive a bill if your property was included.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 30, 2022 · Item number:Item #23 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment for weed abatement on unspecified properties

Property owners may face special assessments to recover the cost of city-ordered weed removal on their land. Specific properties and dollar amounts are not disclosed in this summary.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 30, 2022 · Item number:Item #40 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City extends Kronos workforce management contract

Renews the city's timekeeping and payroll software system that tracks employee schedules and work hours across city departments.

Counterparty: Kronos Incorporated Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract amendment
August 30, 2022 · Item number:Item #12 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement costs charged to property owners

Properties with noxious or dangerous weeds declared a nuisance in 2019 will now be assessed cleanup costs. Property owners may owe money if their lots were cleared by the city.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 30, 2022 · Item number:Item #28 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessments set for weed abatement on city properties

Property owners with noxious weeds face special assessments to cover city abatement costs. Amounts and affected addresses will be detailed in the full resolution.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 30, 2022 · Item number:Item #30 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will be assessed costs to clear noxious weeds from their land under a 2018 city abatement order. Check the full list to see if your address is included.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 30, 2022 · Item number:Item #11 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City assesses weed-abatement costs on affected properties

Property owners will receive special assessments to cover city costs for removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land, following the initial abatement declaration in April 2019.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 30, 2022 · Item number:Item #26 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment on blighted properties

Property owners will owe special assessments to cover the city's cost of clearing dangerous weeds from neglected parcels. Owners who don't comply face liens on their property.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 30, 2022 · Item number:Item #27 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: city assesses property owners for cleanup costs

Property owners declared non-compliant under a 2018 weed ordinance may owe cleanup fees. The city is now tallying assessment costs for those responsible.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 30, 2022 · Item number:Item #16 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment levied for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face special assessments to cover weed-removal costs on designated blighted parcels. The amount owed depends on individual property valuations.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 30, 2022 · Item number:Item #18 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement costs recovered from property owners

Property owners declared negligent for failing to remove noxious weeds will be billed for city abatement costs. Affected property owners may face liens or collection action if they don't pay.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 30, 2022 · Item number:Item #43 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Mayor authorized to amend Rickwood Field agreement

Council approves a contract amendment with Friends of Rickwood Field to increase management responsibilities. The full scope of changes and financial impact are unclear from the truncated item text.

Counterparty: The Friends of Rickwood Field Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract amendment
August 30, 2022 · Item number:Item #15 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: property owners billed for weed abatement

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds will receive a bill for city abatement costs. This implements a 2019 council decision to charge property owners for weed-removal expenses on their land.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 23, 2022 · Item number:Item #35 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $6.0M

City contracts Toter, LLC for 100,000 units at $6.03M

City commits $6 million to purchase 100,000 units from Toter, LLC. Details on what these units are and how they'll be used in the city are missing from the agenda item.

Counterparty: Toter, LLC Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award
August 23, 2022 · Item number:Item #17 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $95K

Council awards $94,683 sidewalk contract to C.P. Construction

C.P. Construction won a competitive bid to improve sidewalks on Edwards Lake Road. This project will enhance pedestrian safety and access in the area.

Counterparty: C.P. Construction, LLC Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award Location: Edwards Lake Road
August 23, 2022 · Item number:Item #11 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Mayor authorized to sign Court Referral Officer contract with State

City will coordinate with state courts on treatment programs for defendants under Alabama's Mandatory Treatment Act. No direct resident billing impact disclosed.

Counterparty: Administrative Director of Courts (ADC), Judicial Branch, State of Alabama Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award
August 23, 2022 · Item number:Item #32 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Reimbursement agreement: State contractor utility relocation work

The city will reimburse Jefferson County for utility relocation costs on public and private rights-of-way as part of a state-funded project. This sets terms for cost-sharing on infrastructure work that may affect utility rates or city finances.

Counterparty: Jefferson County Environmental Services Department Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
August 23, 2022 · Item number:Item #29 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 399 blighted properties public nuisances over weeds

Owners of 399 properties with noxious weeds will be notified and required to clean up or face enforcement. Addresses neighborhood blight and public health hazards across the city.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 23, 2022 · Item number:Item #19 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Council awards MCPTT contract to Southern Communications Services

City selected Southern Communications Services to provide statewide mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) communication services on an as-needed basis. This enables coordinated emergency and operational radio communications across city departments and agencies.

Counterparty: Southern Communications Services, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award
August 23, 2022 · Item number:Item #10 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement costs assessed as liens on blighted properties

City will remove nuisances from abandoned or neglected properties and charge cleanup costs back to the owners as a lien. Owners may see their property tax bill increase to cover abatement work.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
August 23, 2022 · Item number:Item #34 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Mayor authorized to sign utility relocation reimbursement agreement with state c

City will reimburse a state contractor for moving utility lines on public or private rights-of-way. Details on cost and timeline are unclear from the agenda.

Counterparty: State Contractor Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
August 23, 2022 · Item number:Item #33 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Mayor authorized to sign utility relocation reimbursement agreement with Water W

Enables the city to reimburse the Water Works Board for costs of moving water utility lines during state contractor work. Ensures utility infrastructure stays operational during public projects.

Counterparty: Birmingham Water Works Board Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
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