During the Birmingham City Council Meeting on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 Council:
Passed an Ordinance authorizing the Mayor to execute the following documents required in connection with the City’s sale of property located at the corner of 16th St., South and 3rd Ave., South, to Cityville Venue at the Ballpark, LLC, which sale was authorized by Ordinance No. 13-7: (1) First Amendment to Ground Lease Agreement between the City and The Public Athletic Cultural and Entertainment Facilities Board of the City of Birmingham (“PACE”) under which the property being sold to Cityville will be released from the ground lease between PACE and the City and the City will pay the net sales proceeds to PACE. The City will retain the sum of $250,000.00 to undertake the replacement of a storm sewer culvert under a portion of the property; (2) Parking License Agreement among Cityville, the City and PACE under which Cityville will allow the City and PACE to use up to thirty-five (35) parking spaces on the property for employees and patrons of the Negro Southern League Museum building; (3) Construction Right of Entry Agreement between the City and Cityville under which the City will grant to Cityville the temporary right to use a portion of the Regions Field property and adjoining right-of-way in connection with the construction of a multifamily project on the property Cityville is acquiring from the City; (4) Covenants and Restrictions Affecting Land among Cityville, the City, PACE and the Birmingham Barons under which the City, PACE and the Barons will agree to certain restrictions on the Regions Field property to accommodate Cityville’s development and operation of the multifamily project; (5) Easement Agreement between the City and Cityville under which the City will reserve an easement for the storm sewer culvert under and across the property sold to Cityville and the City will agree to undertake the replacement of the culvert; and (6) Brownfield Development Tax Abatement Agreement between the City and Cityville under which the City will grant to Cityville an abatement of non-educational state and municipal ad valorem taxes on the property. For more information please contact the Office of the Mayor at 205.254.2771.
Other items approved by the Council at today’s meeting include the following:
1. Passed a Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an Amended and Restated Development Agreement with City Center Company, LLC, an affiliate of Bayer Properties Company, LLC (“Bayer”), under which Bayer will develop a mixed use project in the former Pizitz Building located at 1821 2nd Avenue North (the “Project”), which will consist of 143 apartment units (including 29 affordable units), 21,000 square feet of retail space, 11,000 square feet of office space, and renovation of an adjoining parking deck, which will include approximately 380 parking spaces. The total investment by Bayer in development of the Project is anticipated to be in excess of $59,000,000.00. The City will provide certain incentives in support of the Project which will consist of the City providing an amount not to exceed $1,900,000.00 for the construction of public infrastructure necessary to complete the Project, the City providing up to $3,200,000.00 through a loan to Bayer or its designee pursuant to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 108 loan program, and the City supporting Bayer’s application to the Downtown Redevelopment Authority for a tax exemption on the purchase of construction materials. For more information please contact the Office of the Mayor at 205.254.2771.
2. Passed a Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Funding Agreement with Woodlawn Foundation under which Woodlawn Foundation will contribute $122,125.00 to the City, which is one half of the local matching funds required for the City to draw down the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program funding for certain public infrastructure improvements in Woodlawn and the City will undertake the public infrastructure improvements. For more information please contact the Office of the Mayor at 205.254.2771.
3. Passed a Resolution determining that the City of Birmingham/Division of Youth Services Annual Easter Egg Hunt, to be held April 19, 2014, serves a public purpose that promotes goodwill and requesting that City of Birmingham funds be administered to pay for this event in accordance with Section 3-1-7 of the General Code of the City of Birmingham.For more information please contact the Office of the Mayor at 205.254.2771.
Announcements and Reminders:
1. The Transportation and Communication Committee Meeting will be held Wednesday April 2, 2014 at 12:30 p.m. in Conference Room “A.
2. There will be a Special Called Public Improvement Committee (PIC) meeting on Thursday April 3, 2014 at 4pm in Conference Rooms D&E. The regularly scheduled PIC meeting for April 9, 2014 has been CANCELLED.
3. The Public Safety Committee Meeting will be held Monday April 7, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
4. The Joint Budget & Finance and Economic Development Committee meeting will be held Monday April 14, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. in Conference Rooms D&E. The deadline to submit all items is April 8, 2014.
5. Council President Pro Tempore Jay Roberson will host the District 7 Town Hall Meeting April 24, 2014 at 6pm at Lawson State Community College in the Perry Ward Building.
