During the Birmingham City Council Meeting on Tuesday, February 25, 2014, Council:
Passed an Ordinance “To further amend the zoning district map of the City of Birmingham” (Case No. ZAC2013-00023) to change zone district boundaries from B-6, Health and Institutional District to R-6, Multiple Dwelling District, filed by David G. Ellis of Arlington Properties, Inc., representing the owner, Baptist Health Systems, Inc., for property located at 801 Montclair Road, and situated in the NE¼ of Section 33, Township 17 South, Range 2 West, and the hearing of all interested parties. For more information, contact the office of Council President Pro Tempore Jay Roberson at 205.254.2418.
Other items approved by the Council at today’s meeting include the following:
Placed on consent a resolution relative to the application of Rafiki’s LLC for a Restaurant Retail Liquor License to be used at Rafiki’s Grill, 367 Valley Avenue, Birmingham, and the hearing of all interested parties. For more information contact the office of Councilor Steven Hoyt at 205.254.2304.
Placed on consent an ordinance “To further amend the General Fund budget” by transferring $60,000.00 from Economic Incentives – Highway 280 Cooperative, $529.89 from Economic Incentives – Honda Project, $8,951.56 from Economic Incentives – Phoenix Arts Project, $8,353.19 from Economic Incentives – City Federal, $5,121.63 from Economic Incentives – Infinity Call Center, $13,737.00 from Econ9omic Incentives – Intermark Group, Inc., $3,306.73 from Economic Incentives – Marino’s, and appropriating $75,000.00 to Economic Incentives – Momentum Telecom and $25,000.00 to Economic Incentives – Black Market Bar and Grill. For more information please contact the office of the Mayor at 205.254.2771.
Placed on consent an ordinance to rescind Ordinance No. 14-22, adopted by the February 4, 2014, and authorizing the Mayor to execute a Real Estate Exchange Agreement with the Birmingham Board of Education under which the Board will convey to the City, property known as the “Service Center” and located at 2320 8th Avenue North, which has a value of $806,250.00, and the City will convey to the Board, certain City-owned properties located at 3900 8th Avenue North, 6910 Georgia Road, 701 13th Street SW, 1241 Tuscaloosa Avenue, 125 63rd Street North and 1240 12th Street SW, which have a combined value of $876,856.00, with the difference in the appraised value of the properties to be deemed a donation by the City to the Board for educational purposes. For more information please contact the office of the City Council president Johnathan Austin at 205.254.2678.
Placed on consent an ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 14-18, adopted by the Council January 28, 2014, to extend the 2014 Amnesty Program for the payment of outstanding minor traffic and parking tickets until April 11, 2014. For more information please contact the office of the Mayor at 205.254.2771.
Placed on consent a resolution authorizing the Mayor to issue, on behalf of the City, a firm commitment to allocate $980,000.00 of the City’s Federal funds to REV Birmingham for the development of fifty-three (53) units of affordable senior housing in downtown Ensley in support of REV Birmingham’s application to the Alabama Housing Finance Authority (AHFA) for Low Income Housing Tax Credits and, if the project receives tax credits from the AHFA in the 2014 funding round, to enter into an agreement and disburse the $980,000.00 from the City’s Federal funds. For more information please contact the office of Community Development at 205.254.2483.
Announcements and Reminders:
1. The Committee of the Whole Meeting will be held on Wednesday February 26, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. in, Conference Rooms D&E.
2. The Public Safety Committee Meeting will be held Monday March 3rd at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
3. The Transportation and Communications Meeting will be held at 12:30 p.m. in Conference Room A.
4. The Public Improvement and Beautification Committee Meeting is scheduled on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 4:00 p.m.
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