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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 7039 items in last 84 months
Total dollars $445.4M where disclosed
Notice: Hatched months are still being indexed (30.4% 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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July 14, 2020 · Item number:Item #51 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $6K

City assesses $5,802 demolition cost against 1845 18th Street property

Property owner will owe $5,802.32 for the city's cost to tear down an unsafe building; the assessment becomes a lien on the property until paid.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 1845 - 18th Street, Birmingham
July 14, 2020 · Item number:Item #53 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $6K

Property owner billed $5,617.84 for building demolition

City demolished an unsafe structure at 4413 12th Court in Wylam and is charging the property owner for the cost. This special assessment becomes a lien on the property.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 4413 - 12th Court Wylam, Birmingham
July 14, 2020 · Item number:Item #34 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $5K

City recovers $5,136 demolition cost from 5828 Martin Luther Ave.

Property owner at 5828 Martin Luther Avenue will be billed $5,136.40 for the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building. This recovers public spending on blight removal.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 5828 Martin Luther Avenue, Birmingham
July 14, 2020 · Item number:Item #38 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $5K

City charges $4,637 demolition cost to Ensley property owner

Property owner at 1400 Avenue K will be billed $4,637.44 to cover the city's cost of tearing down an unsafe building on the lot. This cost becomes a special assessment attached to the property.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1400 Avenue K Ensley, Birmingham
July 14, 2020 · Item number:Item #47 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $4K

Demolition cost assessment: $4,271 charged to 704 15th St. S.W.

Property owner at 704 15th Street S.W. will be charged $4,271 to cover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building on the site. The charge becomes a lien on the property.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 704 - 15th Street S.W., Birmingham
July 14, 2020 · Item number:Item #23 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $64

City secures $64K state drug-enforcement grant from ALEA

Birmingham receives $64,000 in state funding to support law enforcement drug-trafficking operations in partnership with Alabama's Gulf Coast task force.

Counterparty: Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) and the Alabama Gulf Coast High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Funding source: State Grant Action type: Resolution
July 14, 2020 · Item number:Item #21 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

Abatement of abandoned vehicles clears neighborhood blight and improves street safety. Removal costs are charged to the vehicle's registered owner.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 14, 2020 · Item number:Item #11 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Remove inoperable vehicle declared public nuisance

City removes abandoned or inoperable cars that create neighborhood blight and safety hazards; removal costs charged to the vehicle owner.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Other
July 14, 2020 · Item number:Item #13 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; owner pays costs

Abandoned cars clutter neighborhoods and attract crime. The city removes the vehicle and bills the registered owner to recover costs.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Weed abatement
July 14, 2020 · Item number:Item #59 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 572 blighted properties public nuisance over noxious weeds

Owners of properties with dangerous weeds will receive formal notice and face potential city abatement action. This clearing process targets blight that affects neighborhood safety and property values across the city.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Weed abatement
July 14, 2020 · Item number:Item #12 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Remove inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; assess costs to owner

City removes abandoned or broken-down cars that create blight and safety hazards in neighborhoods. Removal costs are charged to the vehicle's registered owner.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 14, 2020 · Item number:Item #68 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Axon body-cam and devices: city approves lease deal

Police will use Axon cameras and systems for oversight and evidence. Privacy and footage-release rules apply under state law.

Counterparty: Axon Enterprise, Inc. Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
July 14, 2020 · Item number:Item #10 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

Abandoned vehicles are cleared from neighborhoods and the owner is billed for removal costs, reducing blight and improving street safety.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 14, 2020 · Item number:Item #29 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Transit agreement amendment with River North Transit approved

City extends its contract with River North Transit (a VIA Transportation subsidiary) to continue providing transportation services and technology. Details of the amendment—scope, cost, and timeline—were not fully disclosed in the agenda.

Counterparty: River North Transit, LLC (a subsidiary of VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC) Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract amendment
July 14, 2020 · Item number:Item #22 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Council removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

Abandoned or broken-down vehicles are removed from neighborhoods and costs charged to the registered owner. Keeps streets safer and cleaner.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
July 14, 2020 · Item number:Item #17 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Remove inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; costs charged to owner

City will tow and dispose of an abandoned or broken-down vehicle cluttering a neighborhood. The registered owner will be billed for removal costs.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 7, 2020 · Item number:Item #9 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners with noxious weeds face city cost recovery charges. Abatement work enforces long-standing blight rules first declared in 2017.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 7, 2020 · Item number:Item #7 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment on blighted properties

City imposes cleanup costs on property owners who fail to remove noxious weeds, helping restore neighborhood conditions. Owners can appeal at a public hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 7, 2020 · Item number:Item #8 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement charges assessed against blighted properties

City charges property owners for costs of clearing noxious weeds from blighted sites. Property owners receive notice of special assessment and right to hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 7, 2020 · Item number:Item #6 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: costs become liens on blighted properties

City removes nuisances from vacant or neglected properties and charges owners for cleanup costs, which become legal claims against the property. Helps combat neighborhood blight but may affect property sales or refinancing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 7, 2020 · Item number:Item #10 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills for city weed-abatement costs on their blighted parcels. This follows a 2017 city declaration and gives owners a chance to contest the charges at a public hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 7, 2020 · Item number:Item #11 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: City levies special assessment on blighted properties

City charges property owners for weed removal on blighted sites declared under 2017 resolution. Property owners may face liens if they don't pay the assessment.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
July 7, 2020 · Item number:Item #12 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; owner pays costs

Abandoned cars clutter neighborhoods and attract crime. The city removes the vehicle and bills the registered owner to recover costs.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Weed abatement
June 30, 2020 · Item number:Item #83 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $11K

Property owner charged $11,354.52 for building demolition in Wylam

City recovered demolition costs by assessing the property owner at 4616 - 8th Avenue. This special assessment will attach to the property's tax bill until paid.

Funding source: Special Tax Action type: Demolition Location: 4616 - 8th Avenue Wylam, Birmingham
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