July 17, 2018
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Item number:Item #73
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Clears overgrown weeds and debris from city properties. Maintains neighborhood safety and appearance by controlling blight on public land.
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Counterparty:
Xtreme Brushcutters, Birmingham
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
July 17, 2018
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Item number:Item #72
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Think Safe, Inc. will handle weed and debris removal on city property for one year. This helps maintain public spaces and reduce blight in neighborhoods across Birmingham.
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Counterparty:
Think Safe, Inc., Birmingham
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
July 17, 2018
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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
July 17, 2018
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Item number:Item #67
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City cleans up overgrown lots and debris from blighted properties. Contract removes visual blight and supports neighborhood safety across the city.
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Counterparty:
Heritage Realty Holdings, LLC
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
July 17, 2018
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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
July 17, 2018
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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
July 17, 2018
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Item number:Item #24
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City approves project agreement with Marino's Inc. to renovate and redevelop its store at 1965 Bessemer Road, expected to create jobs and improve the commercial corridor.
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Counterparty:
Marino's Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
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Location:
1965 Bessemer Road
July 17, 2018
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Item number:Item #100
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City is clearing the way to remove dangerous weeds from 420 blighted properties and bill owners for cleanup. Neighbors will see vacant lots cleaned up; property owners will receive notices and face costs if they don't act.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Weed abatement
July 17, 2018
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Item number:Item #65
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City hires contractor to remove weeds and debris from properties citywide. Helps reduce blight and maintain neighborhood safety.
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Counterparty:
Davlin, LLC, Columbiana, Alabama
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
July 17, 2018
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Item number:Item #71
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
T.H. Lawn Service wins a citywide contract to remove weeds and debris from public properties. Cleaner neighborhoods reduce blight and improve neighborhood safety.
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Counterparty:
T.H. Lawn Service, Bessemer, Alabama
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
July 10, 2018
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Item number:Item #63
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$458K
City will continue paying ShotSpotter to detect gunshots across Birmingham, feeding real-time alerts to police. Service covers multiple neighborhoods and raises privacy questions about audio surveillance.
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Counterparty:
ShotSpotter, Inc., Newark, California
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
July 10, 2018
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Item number:Item #52
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$458K
Birmingham continues paying ShotSpotter Inc. to detect gunshots across the city in real time, feeding alerts to police. The $458,400 annual cost is recurring public spending on surveillance technology that raises privacy questions even as it aims to accelerate police response to
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Counterparty:
ShotSpotter, Inc., Newark, California
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
July 10, 2018
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Item number:Item #64
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$119K
Birmingham approves a sole-source contract to expand ShotSpotter's acoustic gunshot-detection coverage. The system alerts police to shooting locations in real time, affecting public safety and police response times in expansion zones.
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Counterparty:
ShotSpotter, Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
July 10, 2018
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Item number:Item #53
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$119K
Birmingham expands real-time gunfire detection in high-crime areas to alert police faster. Sole-source deal with ShotSpotter raises privacy and cost questions.
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Counterparty:
ShotSpotter, Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
July 10, 2018
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Item number:Item #55
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$119K
City extends ShotSpotter surveillance to new neighborhoods to detect gunfire faster. Residents in expansion areas will see increased acoustic sensor monitoring; police response to gunshots may improve, but privacy tradeoffs come with pervasive audio capture.
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Counterparty:
ShotSpotter, Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
July 10, 2018
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Item number:Item #23
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$88K
City purchases abandoned or tax-delinquent property to support neighborhood stabilization and potential redevelopment. Property location and future use not yet disclosed.
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Counterparty:
Xanthi H. Grammas
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
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Location:
5627 1st Avenue North
July 10, 2018
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Item number:Item #34
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$11K
Property owner at 2340–17th Street will be charged $10,759.32 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe structure on their land. This reflects the city's practice of recovering demolition expenses from property owners.
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
2340 - 17th Street, Birmingham
July 10, 2018
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Item number:Item #25
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$7K
Property owner at 2107 Avenue I in Ensley will receive a bill for $7,099.08 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building. Owners can challenge the assessment or arrange payment.
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
2107 Avenue I Ensley, Birmingham
July 10, 2018
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Item number:Item #30
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$7K
Property owner receives bill for unsafe building removal; special tax lien attached to the address until paid.
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
110 Avenue Y, Birmingham
July 10, 2018
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Item number:Item #29
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$7K
City recovers demolition costs by placing a special tax assessment on the property. Unsafe building at 1417 Gulfport has been removed.
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
1417 Gulfport Street aka 1417 - 43rd Street, Birmingham
July 10, 2018
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Item number:Item #40
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$6K
Property owner will be assessed $5,801 to cover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building at this address. This recovers public funds spent on blight removal.
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
614 - 1st Street North, Birmingham
July 10, 2018
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Item number:Item #37
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$6K
Property owner will be billed $5,504.12 to cover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building at this address. This recovers public spending on blight removal and ties the cost to the responsible party.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
1406 Avenue I, Birmingham
July 10, 2018
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Item number:Item #31
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$5K
Property owner at 933 4th Court West will be charged $4,755.06 to recover demolition costs for an unsafe structure. The assessment becomes a lien against the property.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
933 - 4th Court West, Birmingham
July 10, 2018
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Item number:Item #36
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$5K
Owner of 507 12th Street West must pay the cost of demolishing an unsafe structure. Special assessment covers the full demolition bill.
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
507 - 12th Street West, Birmingham
July 10, 2018
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Item number:Item #39
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$5K
The City will recover demolition costs by assessing the property owner. Unsafe building removals improve neighborhood safety and clear blight.
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Counterparty:
property owner at 1711 Avenue S
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
1711 Avenue S, Birmingham