February 11, 2020
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Item number:Item #15
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Abandoned or broken-down vehicles clutter neighborhoods and signal neglect. The city removes them and charges the registered owner for the cost.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Other
February 11, 2020
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Item number:Item #11
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City removes abandoned or inoperable cars that create neighborhood blight and safety hazards; removal costs charged to the vehicle owner.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Other
February 11, 2020
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Item number:Item #10
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City will remove overgrown vegetation and debris from neglected properties and charge owners for cleanup costs. Costs become liens on properties if unpaid.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
February 11, 2020
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Item number:Item #57
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City tests new recycling service provider through competitive bid process. Details on cost and program rollout not yet available in public record.
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Counterparty:
Toter LLC, Statesville, North Carolina
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
February 11, 2020
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Item number:Item #12
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
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.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
February 11, 2020
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Item number:Item #21
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Abatement of abandoned vehicles clears neighborhood blight and improves street safety. Removal costs are charged to the vehicle's registered owner.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
February 4, 2020
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Item number:Item #43
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$90K
City commits to ongoing elevator inspection and maintenance at public facilities for 2020. Ensures safety and compliance for residents and staff using elevators in municipal buildings.
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Counterparty:
Kone Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
February 4, 2020
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Item number:Item #38
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$9K
Property owners are responsible for demolition costs when the city tears down unsafe structures. This $9,193 special assessment will be charged to the owner of 4721 Terrace S.
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
4721 Terrace S, Birmingham
February 4, 2020
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Item number:Item #39
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$7K
Property owner at 1723 29th Street, Ensley faces a $6,524.56 bill for the city's demolition of an unsafe building on their lot. This cost will be added to the property's tax assessment.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
1723 - 29th Street Ensley, Birmingham
February 4, 2020
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Item number:Item #40
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$5K
Property owner at 1616 50th Street in Central Park will receive a special tax bill of $4,953.20 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building on the site. This shifts demolition expenses to the property owner rather than city taxpayers.
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
1616 - 50th Street Central Park, Birmingham
February 4, 2020
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Item number:Item #42
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$5K
An unsafe building at 5212 Court P has been demolished, and the owner is being assessed the $4,865.90 cost through a special tax charge on the property.
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
5212 Court P, Birmingham
February 4, 2020
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Item number:Item #51
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$3K
Fire Department receives equipment needed for operations. Item approved on consent agenda.
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Counterparty:
WW Grainger, Inc.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Appropriation
February 4, 2020
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Item number:Item #8
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds will receive a special assessment to cover abatement costs. Affected owners have the right to a hearing and can contest the charges.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
February 4, 2020
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Item number:Item #12
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City imposes cleanup costs on owners of properties with noxious or dangerous weeds; property owners may face liens or liens on their tax bill if unpaid.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
February 4, 2020
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Item number:Item #9
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owners may face special assessments (fees added to tax bills) to recover the city's costs for clearing noxious weeds from their land. This follows a 2016 council decision authorizing weed removal on blighted properties.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
February 4, 2020
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Item number:Item #72
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Navigate Communities will develop the vacant property, removing blight and potentially adding new housing or community resources to Birmingham.
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Counterparty:
Navigate Communities, LLC
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Funding source:
Private
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Action type:
Ordinance
February 4, 2020
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Item number:Item #13
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owners may face added costs to clean up noxious weeds on their land; owners of affected parcels should review the assessment notice and may request a hearing.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
February 4, 2020
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Item number:Item #74
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Removes a vacant building from city ownership and brings it back into private use, potentially reducing blight and adding a property back to the tax roll in central Birmingham.
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Counterparty:
Rana Sukar
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Ordinance
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Location:
421 - 12th Avenue North
February 4, 2020
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Item number:Item #11
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owners in blighted areas may face special assessments to recover the city's cost of clearing dangerous weeds. The specific parcels affected and assessment amounts are not yet detailed in this agenda.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
February 4, 2020
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Item number:Item #73
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City converts blighted or underutilized real estate into private development. Navigate Communities' purchase removes a vacant property from public ownership and may catalyze neighborhood reinvestment or housing development.
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Counterparty:
Navigate Communities, LLC
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Ordinance
February 4, 2020
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Item number:Item #71
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City removes a vacant property from its inventory and transfers it to a private developer. Details on location, sale price, and redevelopment plans were not available in the agenda text.
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Counterparty:
Navigate Communities, LLC
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Ordinance
February 4, 2020
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Item number:Item #46
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City renews multi-year contract for fire extinguisher supply and maintenance across municipal buildings. Ensures safety equipment remains inspected and operational.
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Counterparty:
Industrial Fire and Safety Equipment Company, Inc., Birmingham
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
February 4, 2020
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Item number:Item #10
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City charges property owners for removing noxious weeds from their land. This decision implements assessments from a 2016 blight-reduction order.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
January 28, 2020
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Item number:Item #16
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$12K
Property owner at 1008 48th Street North will be billed $11,806.80 for the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building. The assessment becomes a lien on the property.
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Counterparty:
unknown
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
1008 - 48th Street North, Birmingham
January 28, 2020
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Item number:Item #18
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$10K
Owner of 1428 - 18th Place S.W. must pay the city's cost to demolish an unsafe structure. Special assessments like this are added to the property tax bill.
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Counterparty:
property owner at 1428 - 18th Place S.W.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
1428 - 18th Place S.W., Birmingham