September 25, 2018
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Item number:Item #21
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City will tow and dispose of an abandoned or broken-down vehicle cluttering a neighborhood. The registered owner will be billed for removal costs.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
September 25, 2018
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Item number:Item #36
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City authorizes a data-sharing platform with the Center for Law Enforcement Technology, Training & Research. Details on cost, data types shared, and privacy safeguards are not yet public.
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Counterparty:
Center for Law Enforcement Technology, Training & Research, Inc. ("LETTR")
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
September 25, 2018
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Item number:Item #17
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Abandoned cars clutter neighborhoods and attract crime. The city removes the vehicle and bills the registered owner to recover costs.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Weed abatement
September 25, 2018
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Item number:Item #32
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Ensures Birmingham firefighters have reliable protective equipment for emergency response. Contract renewal maintains continuity of gear supply.
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Counterparty:
Sunbelt Fire, Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
September 25, 2018
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Item number:Item #25
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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
September 25, 2018
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Item number:Item #24
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Abandoned or broken-down vehicles are declared public nuisances and will be removed; the cost gets charged to the vehicle owner. This clears blight from neighborhoods and improves community appearance.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
September 25, 2018
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Item number:Item #41
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City launches surveillance pilot with Alabama Power Company — details on camera locations, data access, and privacy safeguards unclear from agenda. Residents deserve to know what monitoring is coming to their neighborhoods.
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Counterparty:
Alabama Power Company
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
September 25, 2018
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Item number:Item #16
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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
September 18, 2018
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Item number:Item #37
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$433K
Wylam Park improvements move forward under a competitive bid. Work includes renovations to a neighborhood recreation asset.
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Counterparty:
Sherrod Construction Company, Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
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Location:
Wylam Park
September 18, 2018
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Item number:Item #44
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$74K
Traffic Engineering gets 25 new McCain Flex Rack Mount Controllers to improve signal operations citywide.
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Counterparty:
Utilicom Supply Associates, LLC
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
September 18, 2018
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Item number:Item #36
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$50K
Local contractor J. A. Dawson & Company will expand playground equipment and facilities at Bessie Estell Park, improving recreation access for neighborhood families.
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Counterparty:
J. A. Dawson & Company, Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
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Location:
Bessie Estell Park
September 18, 2018
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Item number:Item #11
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Abandoned vehicles are cleared from neighborhoods and the owner is billed for removal costs, reducing blight and improving street safety.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
September 18, 2018
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Item number:Item #40
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Ensures reliable supply of lighting replacement parts and electrical hardware for city traffic signals. Competitive bid renewal keeps maintenance costs stable for ongoing street safety.
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Counterparty:
General Traffic Equipment Corporation, Newburgh, New York
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
September 18, 2018
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Item number:Item #39
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City approves competitive bid for emergency radio communications equipment and service. Supports police, fire, and other emergency responders.
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Counterparty:
Southern Communications, Inc.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
September 18, 2018
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Item number:Item #12
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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.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Other
September 18, 2018
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Item number:Item #57
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City is changing the terms of its agreements with the Historical Preservation Authority—including what the organization's role covers and how it gets funded. Details on the specific changes aren't clear from this agenda summary.
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Counterparty:
Historical Preservation Authority of the City of Birmingham, Alabama
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Ordinance
September 18, 2018
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Item number:Item #10
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Eliminates abandoned vehicle from neighborhood streets; removal costs billed to the registered owner.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Weed abatement
September 18, 2018
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Item number:Item #9
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City will clear overgrown weeds on abandoned or neglected properties and bill owners; unpaid costs become a lien against the property.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
September 18, 2018
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Item number:Item #63
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Council received notice of emergency procurement for patrol vehicles. Rapid police vehicle replacement ensures continued public safety operations.
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Counterparty:
Purchasing Agent
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Emergency procurement
September 18, 2018
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Item number:Item #58
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
A redevelopment agreement with private developers will transfer city-owned land to Positive Development, LLC and Ebert Investment, LLC. Details on location, property value, and development plans are needed to assess neighborhood impact.
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Counterparty:
Positive Development, LLC and Ebert Investment, LLC
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Ordinance
September 11, 2018
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Item number:Item #63
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$103K
City approves drainage improvements at Church Street Bridge with no competitive bidding. Tate Contracting & Excavating will handle the project.
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Counterparty:
Tate Contracting & Excavating, Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract amendment
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Location:
Church Street Bridge
September 11, 2018
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Item number:Item #65
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$88K
Kelly Ingram Park gets a refresh with this lowest-bid contract. The renovation improves a key downtown public space for residents and visitors.
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Counterparty:
Sherrod Construction Company, Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract award
📍
Location:
Kelly Ingram Park
September 11, 2018
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Item number:Item #39
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owners facing liens for city-ordered weed removal on noxious or dangerous lots. Hearing provides opportunity to contest assessment.
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Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Weed abatement
September 11, 2018
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Item number:Item #29
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owners with declared overgrown or dangerous weeds must now pay a city-imposed assessment to cover abatement costs. This enforces cleanup obligations on landowners who fail to maintain their properties.
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Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Weed abatement
September 11, 2018
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Item number:Item #31
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owners face assessments to recover costs of removing noxious weeds from their lots. This continues enforcement of the 2015 blight ordinance.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Weed abatement