During the Birmingham City Council meeting on January 27, 2015 Council:
Approved an Ordinance “TO FURTHER AMEND CAPITAL FUND BUDGET” for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015 by appropriating $10,000,000.00 to Freedom Center.
Cliff Notes
Did this Item Pass? Approved 7-1 vote
What purpose will this item serve? Anytime a budget is amended, changes are made
in the amount of money allocated for specific items. Changes can be either transferring money to projects such as the Freedom Center or amending the budget to fit the current needs of special Economic Development projects. The Mayor can authorize the amendment at the approval of the Birmingham City Council. The $10,000,000.00 allocated will be used to begin the process of renovation at the A.G. Gaston Motel.
Next steps: A funding agreement will be voted to be executed to begin the building
process.
For more information please contact the Office of the Mayor at 205.254.2771.
Status of other items approved by the Council at today’s meeting include the
following:
1. Approved an Ordinance authorizing the Mayor to execute (1) a Funding
Agreement with The Historical Preservation Authority of the City of
Birmingham under which the City will provide funding in the amount of
$10,000,000 to the Authority and in-kind services for the development of a
project to include a building to be known as the “Freedom Center” located within
the block bounded by 5th and 6th Avenues North and 15th and 16th Streets
North, which will house a public policy institute and will provide and promote
research, educational and outreach activities which focus on the extension of
human and civil rights around the world, the addition of archive space for the Civil
Rights Institute and the renovation of the A. G. Gaston Motel, and (2) a Ground
Lease with the Authority under which the City will lease the property to the
Authority for a term of 20 years at an annual rental of $1.00 per year.
Cliff Notes
Did this item pass? Approved 7-1 vote
What purpose will this item serve? The Historical Preservation Authority of the City of Birmingham will serve as an extension of the Civil Rights memoirs used for educational and outreach activities, administer and promote research in efforts to focus on the extension of human and civil rights around the world.
Next Steps: Once funding is in place groundbreaking dates will be set and announced at the discretion of the Mayor.
For more information please contact the Office of the
Mayor at 205.254.2771.
2. Referred to the Public Safety Committee a Resolution approving the agreement
with Edwin M. Moyo, M.D., Birmingham, AL, in an amount not to exceed
$100,000.00/annually, to provide professional medical care, evaluations and
treatment to inmates incarcerated in the Birmingham City Jail, for a term of
approximately two (2) years, February 1, 2015 through December 31, 2016 and
authorizing the Mayor to execute the agreement on behalf of the City.
Cliff Notes
Did this item pass? Voted unanimously to Refer
What purpose will this item serve? Edwin M. Moyo, M.D., was selected as the
physician for medical care, screenings and necessary treatment to those incarcerated at the Birmingham City Jail. He will serve in this capacity for approximately (2) years. This resolution will authorize the Mayor to move forward with the full agreement and hire Dr. Moyo on behalf of the City of Birmingham.
Next Steps: Once the Public Safety Committee addresses the contract, this item will
come back before the Birmingham City Council to be approved. Once the agreement is approved, Dr. Moyo can begin his service term.
For more information please contact the Office of the Mayor at 205.254.2771.
3. Approved a Resolution accepting the lump sum bid of Nineteen Thousand Two
Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($19,200.00) of H & M Mechanical, Inc., 3100
Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard, North Birmingham, AL 35203, for the East
Pinson Valley Recreation Center Rooftop Unit Replacement located at 3000
Jefferson State Parkway, Birmingham, Alabama 35215, received by the
Department of Planning, Engineering and Permits on Friday, December 19,
2014, be and the same is hereby accepted, this being the lowest and best bid
submitted.
Cliff Notes
Did this item pass? Approved on the consent agenda
What purpose will this item serve? The City of Birmingham accepts bids from
companies/vendors to provide select services as needed to build and or repair City of Birmingham facilities. The Department of Planning, Engineering and Permits
administers the bidding process under the Alabama Bid Law. The bid for the Eastern Valley Recreation Center to receive a new HVAC unit to replace the current rooftop unit was awarded to H&M Mechanical, Inc. in the amount of $19,200.00
Next Steps: H&M was the lowest bid submitted. PEP will select the date for installation.
For more information please contact the Office of the Mayor at 205.254.2771.
4. Approved a Resolution accepting the lump sum bid of Battle Miller Construction
Corporation, 586 Shades Crest Road, Birmingham, in the amount of $729,400.00
for Legion Field Renovations, this being the lowest and best bid submitted, and
authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract with Battle Miller Construction
Corporation, in substantially the form contained within the proposal documents
and in accordance with said bid, providing that the total compensation payable
under the contract not exceed the appropriation.
Cliff Notes
Did this item pass? Approved on the consent agenda
What purpose will this item serve? The City of Birmingham accepts bids from
companies/vendors to provide select services as needed to build and or repair City of Birmingham facilities. The Department of Planning, Engineering and Permits (PEP) administers the bidding process under the Alabama Bid Law. The bid for the Legion Field renovations was awarded to Battle Miller Construction with the lowest and best bid submitted.
Next Steps: PEP will confirm a start date for renovations to begin.
For more information please contact the Office of the Mayor at 205.254.2771
Announcements and Reminders
1. The State Legislative Agenda Workshop will be held Tuesday January 27, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Birmingham Crossplex.
2. The Planning and Zoning Committee Meeting will be held Tuesday January 27, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. in 5th Floor Engineering Conference Room.
3. The Health and Medical Benefits Board Meeting will be held Wednesday January 28, 2015 at 12:00 noon in Conference Rooms “D & E”.
4. The Committee of the Whole Meeting will be held Wednesday January 28, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. in Conference Rooms D&E.
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