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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 15523 items in last 167 months
Total dollars $1691.8M where disclosed
Notice: Hatched months are still being indexed (63.3% 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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September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #27 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessments set for blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds will face special tax assessments to cover abatement costs. Specific properties and amounts not listed in this agenda item.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #19 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment; properties to be named in public hearing

Property owners with overgrown or dangerous weeds face a special assessment (cost recovery for city abatement). A public hearing will name the affected parcels and let owners object.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #14 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face special assessments to recover city weed-abatement costs. Affected properties declared noxious or dangerous under a 2019 ordinance.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #6 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: City to clear nuisances, assess costs to property owners

City will clear overgrown weeds and debris from blighted properties and bill the owners. Costs become a lien on the property if unpaid.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #7 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment imposed on blighted properties

Property owners will face a special tax assessment to cover city costs of clearing noxious weeds from neglected lots. The assessment is tied to properties declared dangerous under a 2019 resolution.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #26 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed abatement assessment imposed on blighted properties

Property owners may face charges for city-ordered removal of noxious weeds on their land. Assessment amount and affected parcels to be determined at hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #20 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed abatement assessment on multiple properties

Properties with noxious or dangerous weeds will be assessed cleanup costs. Owners may face liens or payment obligations if weeds aren't removed.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #31 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will be charged for city-ordered weed removal on their land. The assessment covers costs from cleanup declared necessary in October 2018.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #16 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: Weed abatement charges on blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills for city weed-removal costs on their land. Unpaid assessments can become tax liens.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #92 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City authorizes interlocal agreement with U.S. Secret Service

Establishes official coordination between Birmingham police and federal Secret Service for protective security operations and investigations in the city.

Counterparty: UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #34 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessment on blighted properties

Property owners may face charges for city-ordered weed removal on their land. Details on affected parcels and amounts are incomplete in this agenda entry.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 13, 2022 · Item number:Item #12 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will face special assessments for city-ordered weed removal on their land. The city declared these properties noxious or dangerous in 2017; this vote finalizes the cost recovery against those owners.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
September 6, 2022 · Item number:Item #17 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $62K

City buys 3M Scott Safety cylinders from Emergency Equipment Professionals for $

Public safety equipment purchase for emergency response. Sole-source procurement from Houston-Galveston Area Council contract.

Counterparty: Emergency Equipment Professionals, Pelham, Alabama Funding source: General Fund Action type: Contract award
September 6, 2022 · Item number:Item #27 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City awards cooperative bid for network distribution system

City approves standing contract with Black Box Network Services for premise distribution system equipment and maintenance, allowing departments to purchase as needed at pre-negotiated prices.

Counterparty: Norstan Communications, Inc. dba Black Box Network Services, Mufreesboro, Tennessee Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award
September 6, 2022 · Item number:Item #35 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Avenu Insights contract amendment approved

City modifies existing agreement with Avenu Insights & Analytics for software/data services; specific terms and funding impact not disclosed in agenda.

Counterparty: Avenu Insights & Analytics, LLC Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract amendment
September 6, 2022 · Item number:Item #36 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Avenu Insights contract amendment approved

City modifies existing agreement with Avenu Insights & Analytics for software/data services; specific terms and funding impact not disclosed in agenda.

Counterparty: Avenu Insights & Analytics, LLC Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract amendment
September 6, 2022 · Item number:Item #25 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 85 properties public nuisance for noxious weeds

Properties with dangerous weeds on this list will face enforcement notices and potential city-ordered cleanup. Owners have limited time to act before the city can abate the weeds at their expense.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Weed abatement
September 6, 2022 · Item number:Item #34 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Emergency repairs approved for storm sewer failure

City activated emergency procurement to fix a critical storm sewer failure, protecting drainage infrastructure and preventing potential flooding or public health risks in affected areas.

Counterparty: Purchasing Agent Funding source: Unknown Action type: Emergency procurement
September 6, 2022 · Item number:Item #15 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Fire suppression equipment contract awarded to North America Fire Equipment

City locks in pricing for fire department equipment purchases over the contract period. Residents benefit from competitive bidding that controls costs for critical fire safety supplies.

Counterparty: North America Fire Equipment Co. Inc. Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award
September 6, 2022 · Item number:Item #10 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Emergency: Gillespie Construction to repair storm sewer at 1243 Dunston Avenue

Storm sewer damage is creating trenches in yards at this address; emergency repair contract lets work begin without delay.

Counterparty: Gillespie Construction, LLC Funding source: Unknown Action type: Emergency procurement Location: 1243 Dunston Avenue
September 6, 2022 · Item number:Item #13 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City approves cooperative electrical products contract with Graybar

City establishes unit pricing for electrical, lighting, data, and security products through a cooperative purchasing agreement with Graybar Electric Company.

Counterparty: Graybar Electric Company, Birmingham Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award
August 30, 2022 · Item number:Item #36 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $15K

City leases assisted patrol service from Assisted Patrol, LLC for $15K over 3 ye

City commits general fund dollars to a three-year patrol services contract. Residents should know how public safety resources are being deployed and funded.

Counterparty: Assisted Patrol, LLC, Beavercreek, Ohio Funding source: General Fund Action type: Contract award
August 30, 2022 · Item number:Item #49 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $10K

Property owner billed $9,602 for unsafe building demolition

City demolishes unsafe structure at 2416 31st Avenue North and recovers cleanup costs by assessing the property owner. Demolition costs become a lien on the property if unpaid.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 2416 31st Avenue North, Birmingham
August 30, 2022 · Item number:Item #51 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $8K

City assesses property owner $8,027 for demolition of unsafe building

Property owner at 1908 18th Street North must pay the city's cost to demolish an unsafe structure. This holds owners financially responsible for removing blighted buildings from the neighborhood.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 1908 18th Street North, Birmingham
August 30, 2022 · Item number:Item #48 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $8K

City charges property owner $7,777 for unsafe building demolition

Property owner at 3212 23rd Street North will be billed for the cost of demolishing an unsafe structure on their land. The special assessment of $7,777.04 will be levied against the property.

Counterparty: property owner at 3212 23rd Street North, Birmingham Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 3212 23rd Street North, Birmingham
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