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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 7281 items in last 87 months
Total dollars $452.3M where disclosed
Notice: Hatched months are still being indexed (31.5% 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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November 18, 2025 · Item number:Item #21 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

Abates dangerous or unsightly abandoned vehicle; removal costs billed to registered owner.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 4, 2025 · Item number:Item #36 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $1.0M

Council sets aside $1M for senior nutrition programs

Expands meal support for elderly residents on fixed incomes. Helps seniors afford adequate nutrition and maintain health.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Ordinance
November 4, 2025 · Item number:Item #38 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: $540K

Emergency: $539K for storm drain & road repairs

City approves emergency repairs to critical storm drainage pipe and roadway damage. Work restores drainage function and road safety without competitive bidding delay.

Counterparty: Russo Corporation, Birmingham Funding source: General Fund Action type: Emergency procurement
November 4, 2025 · Item number:Item #15 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Remove inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; cost billed to owner

City removes abandoned or broken-down vehicles cluttering neighborhoods and assesses removal costs to the registered owner.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 4, 2025 · Item number:Item #12 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Remove inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

Clears abandoned vehicle from neighborhood streets. Removal cost will be charged to the vehicle's registered owner.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 4, 2025 · Item number:Item #14 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Inoperable vehicle removed as public nuisance; cost assessed to owner

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

Counterparty: unknown Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
November 4, 2025 · Item number:Item #37 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Mayor authorized to execute intergovernmental agreement

Council is empowering the Mayor to sign a formal agreement with another government entity. The specific terms and partner agency are unclear from the title, but these agreements typically affect city services or revenue.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
November 4, 2025 · Item number:Item #21 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City amends DTPM chemistry lab equipment lease

Amendment to existing lease for automated chemistry testing system used by city labs. Details of service scope changes not provided in public summary.

Counterparty: DTPM, Inc. Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract amendment Location: Fort Payne, Alabama
November 4, 2025 · Item number:Item #35 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City signs interlocal agreement with ALDOT

This agreement allows the city and Alabama Department of Transportation to coordinate on road and transportation projects. Details on specific projects or funding are not yet public.

Counterparty: Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) Funding source: Unknown Action type: Ordinance
November 4, 2025 · Item number:Item #39 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Council awards water chemical treatment contract to Triple Point Industries

City water system maintenance continues under competitive contract. Ensures reliable chemical treatment for safe drinking water delivery.

Counterparty: Triple Point Industries, LLC Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #54 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Council declares 1712 Davis Avenue unsafe, orders demolition

Unsafe building at 1712 Davis Avenue will be torn down. Demolition removes a blight hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1712 Davis Avenue, Birmingham, 35211
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #55 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe structure at 1117 Alabama Ave S.W.

Building declared unsafe and a public nuisance; demolition clears a blighted property from your neighborhood and removes a public safety hazard.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1117 Alabama Avenue S.W., Birmingham, 35211
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #13 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment: weed abatement charges on properties

Property owners will receive bills for city-ordered weed removal from blighted parcels. Assessment amounts and affected properties will be finalized by this vote.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #100 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City approves weed abatement contract with Greatscapes, Inc.

Residents will see faster cleanup of blighted lots and overgrown properties across Birmingham. Greatscapes wins a competitive bid to handle weed removal and debris hauling as needed.

Counterparty: David Lamar and Greatscapes, Inc., Pelham, Alabama Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #26 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

Inoperable vehicles are removed from neighborhoods to reduce blight and improve safety. Removal costs are charged to the vehicle's registered owner.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #57 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of blighted building at 446 1st St N

Unsafe structure at 446 1st Street North will be torn down, removing a public safety hazard and blight from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 446 - 1st Street North, Birmingham, 35204
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #58 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1825 Warrior Road

Condemned structure at 1825 Warrior Road will be torn down, removing a public safety hazard and blight from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1825 Warrior Road, Birmingham, 35208
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #59 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 510 Gadsden Hwy

Unsafe structure at 510 Gadsden Highway will be demolished to remove public hazard and blight in the area.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 510 Gadsden Highway, Birmingham, 35235
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #27 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

Remove inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

City removes abandoned or broken-down vehicle from neighborhood street or lot. Costs billed to registered owner.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #85 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City approves Auburn partnership to reduce youth substance abuse

Auburn University will lead a peer-mentorship program targeting youth substance abuse prevention in Birmingham, using state opioid settlement funds.

Counterparty: Auburn University Funding source: State Grant Action type: Resolution
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #86 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City expands addiction treatment through Cahaba Medical Care Foundation

Opioid Abatement Program funds expanded medication-assisted treatment capacity at Cahaba Medical Care Foundation, increasing access to proven addiction recovery services for Birmingham residents struggling with opioid use disorder.

Counterparty: Cahaba Medical Care Foundation Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #88 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City funds Firehouse Ministries opioid abatement program

Firehouse Ministries receives a contract to operate a trauma-informed opioid abatement program. This expands harm-reduction services for residents struggling with opioid use disorder.

Counterparty: Cooperative Downtown Ministries, Inc. dba Firehouse Ministries Funding source: General Fund Action type: Contract award
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #84 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City partners with Alabama Appleseed on opioid abatement services

Birmingham approves a service agreement with Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice to implement opioid abatement programs. Part of the city's broader response to the opioid crisis.

Counterparty: Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, Inc. Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #97 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City awards weed abatement contract to Birmingham Turf Pros

City-wide weed and debris removal keeps neighborhoods safer and more livable. This 1-year contract sets the rates for blighted property maintenance across Birmingham.

Counterparty: Birmingham Turf Pros, LLC Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
October 28, 2025 · Item number:Item #92 · 🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy Total cost: undisclosed

City sends weed-abatement assessments to Tax Collector for collection

Property owners with unpaid weed-removal bills will see charges added to tax bills. This shifts collection responsibility to Jefferson County, potentially making it easier for the city to recover costs.

Counterparty: Tax Collector of Jefferson County Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
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