October 9, 2018
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Item number:Item #58
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$1.0M
Covers claims beyond the city's self-insured retention limit. Protects city finances and employee coverage if workplace injuries exceed internal reserves.
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Counterparty:
Midwest Employers Casualty Company
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
October 9, 2018
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Item number:Item #19
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$29K
Birmingham Fire & Rescue gets a $29,418 grant from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation to support fire safety operations.
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Counterparty:
Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation, Inc.
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Funding source:
Sponsorship
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Action type:
Resolution
October 9, 2018
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Item number:Item #27
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$18K
Property owner at 5313 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd North must pay the full cost of demolishing an unsafe structure. This is how the city recovers demolition expenses from owners of blighted properties.
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
5313 Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard North, Birmingham
October 9, 2018
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Item number:Item #22
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$16K
Property owner at 630 Ridge Road will be billed $15,816.20 to recover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building. The cost becomes a lien against the property.
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
630 Ridge Road, Birmingham
October 9, 2018
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Item number:Item #46
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$15K
City Hall security upgrades with surveillance cameras installed at various locations. Project enhances building safety and monitoring.
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Counterparty:
Johnson Controls Security Solutions LLC
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
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Location:
City Hall
October 9, 2018
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Item number:Item #37
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$13K
City spent $12,837 to tear down a condemned structure and is charging the property owner for the cost. Neighbors of blighted buildings benefit when unsafe structures come down, but property owners receive the bill.
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
1420 Fulton Avenue, Birmingham
October 9, 2018
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Item number:Item #44
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$12K
Upgraded access control system improves security at City Hall, a public facility. Competitive bid process selected Johnson Controls as lowest-cost vendor.
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Counterparty:
Johnson Controls Security Solutions LLC
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
October 9, 2018
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Item number:Item #66
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$11K
Property owner at 5017–5021 1st Avenue North must pay the city's cost to tear down an unsafe structure. Special assessments like this recover public spending on blight removal directly from the property holder.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
5017 - 1st Avenue North aka 5021 - 1st Avenue North Birmingham
October 9, 2018
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Item number:Item #30
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$10K
Property owner at 1647 Waco Avenue will be billed $9,750.12 to cover the city's cost of tearing down an unsafe building. This cost recovery mechanism helps offset public spending on blighted property removal.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
1647 Waco Avenue, Birmingham
October 9, 2018
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Item number:Item #35
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$5K
Property owner receives bill for unsafe building removal. Cost may be recouped through tax assessment or lien if unpaid.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
2114 Steiner Court S.W., Birmingham
October 9, 2018
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Item number:Item #48
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$5K
City spends $4,998 from general funds to equip police with firearms and related gear. Public deserves transparency on weapons procurement and spending.
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Counterparty:
Gulf States Distributors, Inc., Montgomery, Alabama
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
October 9, 2018
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Item number:Item #21
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$5K
Owner of unsafe building pays back the city for demolition expenses. Property now cleared and potentially available for redevelopment or stabilization.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
6029 - 5th Court South, Birmingham
October 9, 2018
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Item number:Item #31
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$4K
Property owner at 1439 Cotton Avenue faces a $4,489 special tax bill to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building. The assessment holds the owner responsible for the demolition expense.
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Counterparty:
property owner at 1439 Cotton Avenue
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
1439 Cotton Avenue, Birmingham
October 9, 2018
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Item number:Item #43
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$4K
Property owner at 900 7th Street West must pay the city's demolition costs for an unsafe structure. The special assessment becomes a lien on the property until paid.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
900 - 7th Street West, Birmingham
October 9, 2018
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Item number:Item #32
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$4K
Property owner at 1548 Cotton Avenue will owe $4,257 in special taxes to cover the city's cost of tearing down an unsafe building. This is a lien against the property that must be paid.
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
1548 Cotton Avenue, Birmingham
October 9, 2018
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Item number:Item #23
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$4K
Property owner at 9328 Zion City Road will receive a bill for demolition costs after the city removed an unsafe structure. The charge becomes a special tax assessment on the property.
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
9328 Zion City Road, Birmingham
October 9, 2018
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Item number:Item #34
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$4K
City demolishes unsafe building at 628 Fulton Avenue; property owner now owes $3,714.20 to cover the cost.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
628 Fulton Avenue, Birmingham
October 9, 2018
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Item number:Item #28
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$3K
Property owner at 1508 2nd Court West will be billed $3,285 for demolition costs of an unsafe structure. Special assessment becomes a lien against the property until paid.
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
1508 - 2nd Court West, Birmingham
October 9, 2018
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Item number:Item #40
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$3K
Property owner at 1673 Alemeda Avenue will be assessed $3,112.04 to cover demolition costs for an unsafe structure. This shifts the cost of removing blighted buildings from city funds to the responsible property owner.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
1673 Alemeda Avenue, Birmingham
October 9, 2018
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Item number:Item #39
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
$3K
Property owner at 416 Gamma Street must pay $3,078.20 to cover the city's cost to tear down the unsafe building. The cost becomes a lien on the property.
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Funding source:
Special Tax
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Action type:
Demolition
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Location:
416 Gamma Street, Birmingham
October 9, 2018
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Item number:Item #12
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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
October 9, 2018
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Item number:Item #15
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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
October 9, 2018
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Item number:Item #17
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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
October 9, 2018
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Item number:Item #56
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🛡️ Public-Safety Tech & Privacy
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Property owners will be notified to clear noxious weeds or face enforcement action. Addresses blight in neighborhoods and reduces fire, pest, and safety hazards.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Weed abatement
October 9, 2018
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Item number:Item #13
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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