During the Birmingham City Council Meeting on Tuesday, January 21, 2014, Council:
1. Placed on consent an Ordinance “to further amend the capital fund budget” by transferring $2,000,000.00 from Downtown Street Resurfacing and appropriating $2,000,000.00 to Intermodal Facility Phase 2 Project Management. For more information contact the office of Councilor Valerie Abbott, chair of the Budget and Finance Committee at 254-2294.
2. Placed on consent an Ordinance “to further amend the grants fund budget” by appropriating $23,658,354.00 to PEP – Intermodal Facility Phase 2 per grant awards received from the U.S. Department of Transportation. For more information contact the office of Councilor Valerie Abbott, chair of the Budget and Finance Committee at 254-2294.
3. Placed on consent a Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an Owner and Construction Manager Agreement with Hoar Program Management, LLC under which Hoar will expand and transform the existing Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA) Bus Transfer Facility into a fully integrated, multi-modal transportation center linking intercity rail, intercity bus, public transportation, taxis, car/van pools, bicycles and long term potential for light-rail service, to be located along Morris Avenue between 16th and 19th Street, north of the Birmingham Railroad Reservation Park, in an amount not to exceed $1,099,587.00. For more information contact the office of Councilor Valerie Abbott, chair of the Budget and Finance Committee at 254-2294.
4. Placed on consent an ordinance authorizing the Mayor to execute a Comprehensive Implementation Agreement with the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority (the “Authority”) under which the City will construct a new Birmingham Intermodal Facility in a multi-block area that lies between 19th and 16th Streets, North at a cost estimated to be $30,000,000.00 using a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant in the amount of $23,658,354.00 and funding from the City in the amount of up to $6,000,000.00 and the BJCTA will own, manage and operate the new facility for a period of 40 years or otherwise as required by the FTA. For more information contact the office of Councilor Valerie Abbott, chair of the Budget and Finance Committee at 254-2294.
5. Placed on consent a Resolution determining that the City’s activation of its emergency warming and cooling center at the Boutwell Auditorium serves a public purpose that promotes goodwill and serves a public interest, and requesting that City funds as appropriated in the General Fund Budget 001-031-03740_03741.511-001 be used to pay for this event. For more information contact the office of Councilor Valerie Abbott, chair of the Budget and Finance Committee at 254-2294.
6. Set a public hearing March 4, 2014 to consider the adoption of an Ordinance “to amend the zoning district map of the City of Birmingham” (Case No. ZAC2013-00024) to change zone district boundaries from R-3 Single Family District to R-5 Multiple Dwelling District, filed by J. Michael Carpenter, agent for Mercy Housing, representing the owner, Birmingham Board of Education, for property located at 1000 4th Terrace West, situated in the SE ¼ of Section 33, Township 17-S, Range 3-West, Birmingham. [First Reading] For more information contact the office of Councilor Jay Roberson, chair of the Planning and Zoning Committee at 254-2294.
7. Set a public hearing March 4, 2014, to consider the adoption of a resolution assenting to the vacation of 6,888 square feet of the Block 10 alley that runs parallel to and between 2nd Avenue South and 3rd Avenue South AND perpendicular to and between 41st Street South and 42nd Street South, on behalf of Turn Key Homes, LLC, owner, so that Avondale Brewery can fence off the alley for security purposes and utilize the adjoining lots for additional parking and future operations, Case No. SUB2013-00050.
Announcements and Reminders:
1. The Committee of the Whole is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 4:00 p.m., Conference Rooms D & E.
2. A Comprehensive Plan Meeting will be held Thursday, January 23, 2014, 4:00 p.m. in Conference Rooms “D&E.”
3. The Administration/Education Committee is scheduled to meet on Friday, January 24, 2014, 1:00 p.m., Conference Rooms D & E.
4. The Budget and Finance Committee is scheduled to meet on Monday, January 27, 2014, 4:00 p.m. in Conference Rooms “D&E.”
5. The Planning and Zoning Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 4:00 p.m., in the 5th Floor Engineering Conference Room.
6. A Public Hearing with the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) regarding the 20/59 Proposal will be held Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 4:00 p.m. at St. James Missionary Baptist Church, 1300 24th Street, North.
7. The Western Area Framework Plan Involvement Meeting will take place Saturday, February 1, 2014, 10:00 a.m. at the Five Points west Library, 4812 Avenue W.
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