2026-10-26 - Budget and Finance Committee

00:00of the latest meeting minutes.

00:02>> I move for approval of the minutes of

00:04October 12th.

00:06>> Second.

00:08>> All in favor?

00:09>> Aye.

00:09>> All right. The ayes have it. Uh we'll

00:11move to consideration of consent agenda.

00:14>> Yes. Um Mr. Chair, I'd like to place the

00:17following items on consent. Items four

00:20and five on page one, item six on page

00:24two,

00:25item seven on page three, items nine and

00:2911 on page four,

00:32item 12 on page five, items 13 and 14 on

00:36page six, items 15 and 16 on page seven,

00:42item 18 on page eight, item 19 on page

00:46nine,

00:47item 22 on page 10, item 23 on page 11.

00:55I believe item 25 is withdrawn on page

00:5812.

00:59Um

01:00item 27 on page 13 is a duplicate. Um

01:05meaning item 28

01:07is on consent.

01:09And item 29 on page 13, item 30 on page

01:1314, item 31 is withdrawn.

01:17Item 32 is on consent on page 15, and

01:20then item 33 is withdrawn. I think

01:23that's it.

01:34>> I second all items.

01:37>> All in favor?

01:38>> Aye.

01:40>> All right. The ayes have it. We'll move

01:41to item eight.

01:45>> Item eight, Birmingham Corps, a

01:48resolution approving and authorizing the

01:49mayor to execute and deliver an

01:51agreement between the City of Birmingham

01:54and Birmingham Corps in an amount not to

01:55exceed $75,000,

01:58under which Birmingham Corps will

01:59implement its workforce development

02:01initiative serving underserved residents

02:03of Birmingham by offering free career

02:05services designed to guide participants

02:08through a journey of professional growth

02:10from initial

02:12consultation to securing employment in

02:14targeted in a targeted career field with

02:16services which focus on personalized

02:18career coaching, increasing earning

02:20potential, and preparing individuals for

02:21career transitions to benefit poor and

02:24needy residents of the city of

02:25Birmingham. Submitted by Chaz Mitchell,

02:27Department, Mayor's Office, extension

02:298861, amount $75,000.

02:33>> Move the item.

02:34>> Second.

02:38>> All right, the item is before us.

02:42>> Uh Tiffany Saxton, is she here? Okay.

02:46You're welcome.

02:49Hi.

02:50Good afternoon. Uh please state your

02:52name um and then your title, and then

02:54you can just um answer the question.

02:56>> Yes.

02:57>> Fantastic.

02:58>> Good afternoon, everyone. Such a

02:59pleasure to be here.

03:01My name is Tiffany Saxton. I'm executive

03:02director of Birmingham Corps. Um we are

03:05grateful for the city's continued

03:06support of our workforce uh development

03:09organization providing career services

03:10to Birmingham and we're asking for a

03:12renewal of the $75,000 for the fiscal

03:15year '27.

03:19>> All right, thank you. Uh any questions

03:21on this?

03:24>> Well, I do have a question. I see this

03:25is a renewal.

03:27>> So, let me

03:27>> Can you just tell us um just give us a

03:30brief overview? Have you changed any of

03:32your programs or adding anything

03:35>> Yes, we Yes, last year's request um was

03:40to support services to 40 residents

03:43across the Birmingham area. We were able

03:45to serve over 100 in the programs that

03:47we laid out to you all last year.

03:50Um specifically um providing direct

03:52one-on-one coaching, cohort workforce

03:55training in partnership with other

03:56nonprofit and workforce organizations.

03:59Um they were able to support our

04:01AmeriCorps grant, which uh services the

04:03broader Birmingham area,

04:06as well as the support ongoing

04:08development and career

04:11career improvement for those who are

04:14alumni of the program. For fiscal year

04:1627, we are committing to that same

04:18number,

04:19and we are still moving forward with the

04:21career workshops, the AmeriCorps

04:24program, and the core

04:26alumni and one-on-one, but we are also

04:29deepening our partnerships with across

04:32Birmingham.

04:33I've been in the role for about 9 months

04:34and spending a lot of time with our

04:36workforce development organization,

04:38specifically at our corporations and our

04:40businesses. And so we are deepening our

04:42partnerships so that we are directly

04:44serving pipeline growth with some of our

04:46core employers here in Birmingham. And

04:48so some of the programs that we're

04:49looking to bring to bear in 2027 will

04:52specifically be built to support

04:55collaboration with those who are hiring

04:58and placing folks in those jobs. It's a

05:00lot of opportunity for us to refine what

05:02we do,

05:03and to be directed and guided

05:05specifically from those who are

05:07providing the jobs and the

05:09opportunities. And so we have enriching

05:12those relationships and are currently

05:13working on

05:15what we're calling workforce residency,

05:17which you'll see in this year's

05:18proposal, which is really rooted in

05:20building relationships much more closely

05:22with businesses. We have great

05:24enthusiasm from Alabama Power, Blue

05:26Cross Blue Shield, UAB Medicine. We've

05:29also been in conversation with

05:32Regions Bank. So we're in the process of

05:34firming those up and hoping to kick

05:36those off in the spring. In addition to

05:38that,

05:40we are also

05:42working on bringing the AmeriCorps

05:44program back. So we do not have it

05:45currently in this fall, but you will see

05:48AmeriCorps coming back in the spring as

05:50well.

05:51And that particular program will look

05:52different from the way it looks now

05:55because it will be rooted in workforce

05:56development specifically. And so we're

05:58designing tracks in the program that

06:00answer specific career opportunities

06:02across our nonprofit space

06:05versus the way it's been positioned

06:06before, which was more of a capacity

06:08builder for non-profits. We know that

06:10our non-profit sector is a huge

06:12opportunity for growth and service even

06:15in the roles that show up to the offices

06:17here in this building, and we want to be

06:18more intentional about that. Um and so

06:20that will be a larger opportunity for

06:22impact next year.

06:25>> And one final question. It's um I saw in

06:28some of the wording it said targeted

06:30career field. So sort of what drives

06:32that? The need of the employer or

06:34potential employer or the skill of the

06:38resident or the individual that you're

06:40trying to place?

06:42>> It It ultimately is informed by what the

06:45employers are seeking. Um we want to be

06:49much more intentional in our training

06:51outcomes and really be focused on

06:53opportunities to place.

06:55Um and so instead of

06:58um moving forward with the population

07:02residents feedback, what do the people

07:04want? How do we provide them with

07:05better, more applicable guidance so they

07:07can actually understand some of the

07:10opportunities that exist. Um and so some

07:12of the feedback I've heard a lot in this

07:14role in my first several months has been

07:15about access and exposure and mismatched

07:19expectations.

07:20Um and so how do we match those

07:22expectations better? How do we run

07:24programs that are timed with the

07:26opportunities for placement? Um so

07:28that's part of the key in deepening our

07:29relationships with businesses and with

07:31the economic development um community.

07:33We have added to our board um the Trevor

07:37Sutton from the BBA. We've added Tiffany

07:39Bishop, who's UAB's workforce director,

07:41so that we can be more specific and

07:43intentional

07:44um and lessen the disappointment that

07:46some residents feel when they go through

07:48some of this training and then they get

07:49to the end of it and they discover that

07:51the opportunities they were seeking may

07:53not be available just then. It's not a

07:55foolproof system. Things change.

07:57Economies flow up and down, but making

08:00sure that our programs are more informed

08:03by the business community um I think

08:05will prove for a better experience for

08:07our residents and deeper impact for the

08:09organization.

08:10>> Okay, thank you.

08:11>> Thank you. Appreciate it.

08:16>> All right, thank you.

08:18All right, all in favor?

08:19>> Aye.

08:19>> All right, the ayes have it. Thank you.

08:21>> Thank you all. Appreciate it.

08:23>> Uh we'll jump to item 10.

08:26>> Item 10.

08:28A trip to 2026.

08:30A resolution authorizing the mayor to

08:32apply, submit, accept, and expand all

08:35grant funds for the FY 2027 Alabama

08:38Transportation Rehabilitation and

08:40Improvement Program 2. The grant

08:42opportunity is provided by the Alabama

08:44Department of Transportation. This grant

08:46proposed application to redesign the

08:48stretch of US 78 3rd Avenue South

08:51between 3rd Avenue and 46th Street

08:53North, excuse me, South in front of

08:55Continental Gin. The grant is for 2

08:58million with no city match. Submitted by

09:00Adrian Stint, Department Finance Grants

09:02Division, extension 2434, amount not

09:06applicable.

09:07>> Move the item.

09:08>> Second.

09:09>> Good afternoon, committee members. My

09:11name is Colin Alexander and I serve as

09:13the program manager in the Birmingham

09:14Department of Transportation.

09:16Um we are applying for or we'd like to

09:19apply for an ATRIP grant from ALDOT.

09:21This is a um a grant program that was

09:23created out of the Rebuild Alabama grant

09:26or Rebuild Alabama uh

09:28gas tax

09:29specifically for improvements to state

09:31and federal routes.

09:33Um we applied for this exact project to

09:36this program last year. We were not

09:37awarded, but we feel strongly about this

09:39proposal, so we're going to resubmit the

09:41application. And just as a refresher, um

09:44we're talking about the stretch of US 78

09:47in Avondale between 3rd Avenue South and

09:4846th Street South um adjacent to the

09:52Continental Gin site. Um what we're

09:55proposing is to make improvements to how

09:58the streets intersect with US 78. So,

10:00currently 3rd, 4th, and 5th come in on a

10:03skewed angle, if you're familiar with.

10:05Um and so in this proposal we would

10:06actually tee those intersections up. We

10:08would redesign the signal at 5th Avenue

10:11to allow for a signalized entrance into

10:14Cahaba Brewery. We'd also add a left

10:16turn phase on 46th Street to get into

10:18the Continental Gin site. So, in

10:20addition to supporting a major economic

10:23redevelopment project, there's also

10:25major safety benefits. Um we have a

10:27number of traffic calming concerns on

10:295th Avenue South and 4th Avenue South.

10:32Over the years we've done um we've done

10:34road diets, we've done speed cushions,

10:36we've done stop signs. Really the only

10:38way to solve the problem is to redesign

10:41the intersections because right now

10:42people go pretty fast, especially on 5th

10:44Avenue South, and just slingshot onto US

10:4678 cuz there's no stops uh stop signal

10:50at that intersection.

10:52Additionally, there's a fire station

10:54right there, Station 1022 right on 5th

10:56Avenue South. Currently, you cannot turn

10:59left at 5th Avenue South onto US 78. So,

11:03if there was a fire or an incident,

11:06let's say at Saturn, they would come

11:08from that station and have to go back

11:09through the neighborhood through smaller

11:11streets to get to that site. So, this is

11:12going to allow for better access and

11:14better response times.

11:22>> Do you have a uh

11:23like a detail of

11:25the desired design?

11:26>> Was that if that I have a concept that

11:28wasn't included in the packet that we

11:29can get it to you guys for tomorrow.

11:34>> All right. Thank you, sir.

11:36All in favor?

11:37>> Aye.

11:38>> All right. The ayes have it. Thank you.

11:39Uh we'll go to item 17.

11:43>> Item 17, IGA Rex Lake Road, a resolution

11:48authorizing the mayor to execute any and

11:49all documents necessary for the City of

11:52Birmingham to enter into an interlocal

11:54cooperation agreement with Jefferson

11:56County, Alabama for the public purpose

11:58of undertaking certain needed public

12:00infrastructure improvements to Rex Lake

12:02Road, herein after called the project,

12:05with approximately 0.13 miles or 13

12:08miles located within the corporate

12:10limits of City of Birmingham and

12:12approximately 1.63 miles located in

12:15unincorporated Jefferson County for a

12:17term not to exceed 3 years and for a

12:20total cost not to exceed $96,616.31

12:26submitted by Colin Alexander Department

12:28B dot

12:30extension 2434 amount $96,616.31

12:39>> Move the item.

12:40>> Second.

12:40>> Yeah.

12:41>> So this is a continuation of our ongoing

12:45partnership efforts with the county to

12:47address infrastructure concerns that

12:49come in and out of the city and county

12:51limits.

12:52The county approached us. They are

12:54planning to resurface Rex Lake Road in

12:58the Leeds area not far from Barber

13:00Motorsports.

13:01And they wanted to know if we would

13:03participate in a partnership to do the

13:05Birmingham section of this.

13:06The condition index of the roads we

13:08probably wouldn't pave it this year but

13:10in the next 6 to 8 I think we would and

13:12the price point that we can get now with

13:14the county is going is significantly

13:16better than we could do in house. So

13:18it's a good partnership for us in long

13:19range planning to go ahead and get this

13:21done.

13:25>> Any questions?

13:32>> I will say I think the

13:34partnership has been

13:36good and so I think the more

13:38opportunities we can to take advantage

13:39of that

13:40just to prevent that kind of missing

13:42sections at a time.

13:44Because residents don't always

13:45understand jurisdictions and so just

13:47being able to pave an entire road I

13:49think is very helpful.

13:55>> All in favor?

13:56>> Aye.

13:57>> The ayes have it.

13:58>> Thank you.

13:59>> Thank you, sir.

14:02>> So item 20.

14:07>> Item 20.

14:09>> Item 20 Renew Birmingham a home program

14:12development agreement between the city

14:14of Birmingham and Renew Birmingham,

14:16under which Renew Birmingham will

14:17undertake a project to acquire and

14:20rehabilitate two single family homes

14:22located at 2422

14:24Avenue D and 2922 Avenue D, Birmingham,

14:29and create two home assistant units to

14:31be used for low to moderate income

14:33housing. In support of the project, the

14:35city will provide home funds in the form

14:37of a forgivable loan in an amount not to

14:39exceed $100,000 pursuant to Alabama code

14:4311-96A.

14:45Submitted by Corey Stallworth,

14:47Department Community Development,

14:49extension 2309,

14:51amount $100,000.

14:53>> Move the item. Second.

14:56>> All items before us

15:01Don't Okay, we're

15:12Okay, good afternoon.

15:13>> Hello.

15:14>> Good afternoon. I'm Megan Venable

15:16Thomas. I serve as the director of

15:17community development. Um and we're

15:19excited for both

15:21item 20 and 21, which are part of our

15:25Magic City Champions program. It's a

15:27program where we have been working with

15:29local leaders who are interested in

15:31becoming community development housing

15:33organizations. Um both Renew as well as

15:38TDC have become certified CHODOs through

15:41this program. And with

15:43that, we are supporting them to do

15:45developments that support their

15:48localized neighborhoods um with

15:50affordable housing or community

15:52development actions. And so, this in

15:54particular development is $100,000 for

15:57them to um do

16:00two uh

16:02or three affordable homes that they'd be

16:04renovating um and selling through this

16:06agreement for home ownership. This would

16:08allow them to do acquisition as well as

16:12renovation as part of this project um

16:16that we would be supporting

16:17collectively.

16:22>> Go right ahead.

16:23>> Mr. Chair, would it be okay if we called

16:25up 21 with it so we could consider both

16:27together?

16:30>> I think that is a wonderful idea.

16:31>> Okay.

16:39>> Item 21

16:41Titusville Development Corp. A home

16:43program development agreement between

16:44the City of Birmingham and Titusville

16:46Development Corporation Inc. Under which

16:48Titusville Development Corporation Inc.

16:50will undertake a project to sell real

16:52estate located at 300 Kappa Alpha,

16:55Birmingham and use the sale proceeds to

16:58acquire and rehabilitate two

16:59single-family homes located at 400 and

17:02406 Fourth Avenue South, Birmingham and

17:05create two home assisted units to be

17:06used for low to moderate income housing.

17:10In support of the project, the city will

17:11provide home funds in the form of a

17:14forgivable loan in an amount not to

17:16exceed $100,000 pursuant to Alabama Code

17:2011-96A

17:21submitted by Corey Stallworth,

17:23Department Community Development,

17:25extension 2309, amount $100,000.

17:28>> Okay, so I'm in the motion to consider

17:31both items 20 and 21.

17:32>> Second.

17:35>> Both items are before us.

17:36>> Okay.

17:37I do have questions. Thank you very

17:38much. So now we have a total of this is

17:40four homes, two per

17:42>> Five. So three um with TDC and two with

17:46Renew.

17:47>> Okay. And how do we select these homes?

17:50>> Yes. So actually the development

17:53partners were selected through a request

17:55for proposal process to participate in

17:58our Magic City Champions program. Um and

18:00once in that program, they've done over

18:02a year of training with our consulting

18:05partners from Enterprise Community

18:07Partners um to learn how to do or scale

18:11their own development processes and to

18:13ultimately select projects that they

18:15would invest in um through this program.

18:18And so these are the two projects that

18:20these developers have selected. Um and

18:23so, we're excited to support them with

18:24HOME funds, which are specifically for

18:27the development of um affordable housing

18:31and with community development housing

18:33organizations. So, as part of this

18:34program, they also got certified as

18:37CHODOs, which allowed them to get a set

18:39aside of our HOME funds that can only be

18:41used for certified CHODOs.

18:44>> Okay.

18:45And

18:47the reason I asked this I did something

18:49similar through ARPA projects. And so,

18:52that's just what I was saying how we

18:53could continue that. And I probably

18:55should have allowed you to ask your

18:57questions first cuz this isn't

18:59>> Mhm. It's okay.

19:00>> Okay. And I didn't know if you had more

19:02information. But, um I was just hopeful

19:05that this is something that would spread

19:07further as we move into other areas of

19:10the city. Are the funds available there

19:12or what is the timeline or sort of what

19:15triggers

19:16HOME

19:16>> Yes. So, our HOME funds are available

19:19through our annual allocation. So, we

19:21get renewal of these funds annually, but

19:24part of this program was to help certify

19:27organizations to become CHODOs because

19:30there's a specific set aside in our HOME

19:32funds that is specifically for them. And

19:34in the past, we didn't have CHODOs that

19:37were certified to be able to utilize the

19:39funds. So, the project was really

19:41twofold to be able to build the capacity

19:43of developers to do this work and to be

19:46able to have more folks who can take up

19:49this these funds to be able to do this

19:51work. And so, we will have more folks in

19:53the future. Our CHODO application is

19:55open on our website. So, other um anyone

19:58is interested who's interested can

20:00apply. Um but, we will be once we finish

20:04this round of this um program, we will

20:07be opening it up again for more folks

20:09who might be interested in being a part

20:11of the actual program.

20:13>> Perfect. Thank you.

20:16Mr. Chair, what is the um do you know

20:18what the sale price will be for these

20:20homes?

20:21>> Um that is a good question. We actually

20:23do have um

20:26partners from

20:27Titusville Development Corporation and

20:30Renew who could come up and talk a

20:32little bit more about that.

20:34>> Okay. Is this our

20:35first time kind of doing this?

20:38>> Uh

20:39Titusville

20:39>> Not Not TDC doing the work, but I guess

20:41this type of program.

20:43>> Yes.

20:44>> Okay.

20:44>> The city, this is the first time we've

20:46done a program like Magic City

20:47Champions. Yes.

20:48>> Okay. Has this been done in other cities

20:51before?

20:52>> Um yes, there are other versions, I

20:54think, of this program that helps folks

20:56to kind of like an incubator program to

20:59help people who are interested in

21:00becoming developers do so.

21:03Ours might be a little bit different

21:05because we've created kind of a

21:06concierge program, so we really are

21:09meeting them with what their need is,

21:11how they want to scale their business,

21:14what

21:14project how they're sculpting their

21:16projects,

21:17and then this creates a pipeline for how

21:20we are able to do development work with

21:22them better.

21:23>> Okay.

21:24How successful has it been in other

21:26cities that have a similar version to

21:28this?

21:28>> Yeah, I think it's been successful in

21:31other cities, for sure. It's also been

21:33very successful here, so we had zero

21:35community development housing

21:37organizations before this project. We

21:39now have five.

21:40>> Okay.

21:40>> Um and so that means that we have folks

21:43who are equipped to spend these funds,

21:45but also more people who are able to do

21:48affordable housing development and do it

21:50well. And so we're looking to graduate

21:52them, and you all will be invited to

21:54that graduation when we plan it. It's

21:57looking to be in January, but then after

22:00that we're looking to have alumni as

22:02well as new folks come in that we can

22:04continue to grow and expand with.

22:06>> Good. I'm happy to hear that.

22:08Okay.

22:09But still on those sales price.

22:14Yeah, 100s.

22:17>> Good afternoon. My name is Courtney

22:19Davis, and I serve as the Y senior

22:20project manager in community

22:21development. Right now, the sales prices

22:24are targeted for the mid 100s, so like

22:26160, 170. Um

22:29but we will

22:30>> Okay. Is that

22:34usually the price point for low to

22:36moderate income housing?

22:38>> Um

22:40I mean, price point we we

22:42on the on the high end, the 200. Um they

22:44have to be 80% or below AMI, so part of

22:47it is and as you can imagine, I mean,

22:49with interest rates climbing to 7% where

22:51we are now,

22:52>> Right.

22:52>> um it's very difficult.

22:53>> Mhm.

22:54>> But uh we do through these programs

22:56we're able to keep that price

22:58usually 200 or below and then we're able

23:01to match a buyer at that 80% AMI, which

23:03is required by the program.

23:04>> Okay. Thank you.

23:06>> Thank you.

23:09>> Uh there was one other thing.

23:11It was item 20 mentions uh

23:14lease to own.

23:16Is there is Renew going to be holding

23:18mortgages or

23:20uh leasing own or anything along those

23:22lines?

23:23>> Sorry, can you say that again? I heard

23:24you say lease to own, but I didn't hear

23:26the

23:26>> Yes, item 20 uh

23:28with Renew there's a section in this

23:29agreement that talks about uh

23:32leasing to own.

23:33>> Mhm.

23:34>> And so I was just trying to ask about

23:35the options

23:37uh or what their intent is. Are they

23:39just selling these or are they going to

23:41be holding leasing them or holding

23:43mortgages?

23:44>> Yes, so they are looking to lease to

23:46own, leasing for a year, um and then to

23:48become home owners after that. Um and we

23:52really wanted to encourage a diversity

23:55of of program types for people who were

23:58ready to own immediately versus those

24:00who might need more time to learn,

24:03train, and prepare themselves. And so

24:04they also as part of their project do

24:08the kind of credit education and other

24:10kinds of education to help prepare the

24:12folks while they're leasing to own.

24:15>> Okay.

24:16Thank you. And then on um

24:18on say 21,

24:20uh

24:23so does the does the Kappa Avenue

24:25property going to be renovated

24:27first

24:28>> and they're going to sell that and use

24:29those proceeds

24:31to do the next two.

24:32>> Correct.

24:34>> Okay.

24:35>> Um

24:35>> All right.

24:35>> Well, since you're here, point of

24:36personal privilege, but I do am

24:38interested I think to uh

24:40Madam President's

24:41uh point, like interested in

24:43the city in general developing a fund

24:46that would

24:48more so incentivize private sector

24:50>> Yeah.

24:50>> Um

24:51to basically engage in this exact

24:53>> Yeah.

24:54>> uh behavior. And so,

24:57put that

24:58under your thinking hat and give it some

25:00thought, but I think just figuring out

25:02what is what's the most effective way to

25:04encourage that behavior in terms of

25:08uh you know, utilizing rebates or you

25:10know, forgivable loans or uh what that

25:12looks like, but ideally they would do

25:14exactly that. Um

25:17Renovate, sell the property, bring it

25:19back online, and then utilize a portion

25:22of those proceeds to to the next one.

25:24So, maybe

25:26you know, maybe there's some sort of

25:27match that we can do out of those

25:28proceeds, but um really give it some

25:30thought, but

25:32uh definitely want to be in position

25:33going into

25:35our upcoming budget conversations to

25:37talk about how do we set aside a pie,

25:39you know, that's one of our biggest

25:41issues is

25:41>> Mhm.

25:44>> I've even dealt with the legislative

25:45agenda right now. A lot of it is like

25:48how do we deal with these absentee

25:50landlords, vacant properties.

25:52And I think this is something that this

25:53is ultimately the solution, like how we

25:55get to that point, but um

25:58so, definitely going to be interested in

26:00the most effective, most successful

26:02programs.

26:03>> Yes.

26:03>> it is heartening to hear that we have

26:05five organizations on that side of the

26:07fence that can tag in.

26:09But like I said,

26:10as many different entities that we can

26:12engage uh to to basically tackle these

26:15properties the better. So,

26:17um

26:19Yep.

26:20>> Yes.

26:21I love that idea.

26:23>> All right, so I think we're good. All

26:24right, all in favor.

26:25>> Aye.

26:26>> Aye.

26:26>> Thank you.

26:27>> All right, so that's 26.

26:29All right, that's 26.

26:3123.

26:3223.

26:37>> Item 23

26:39Versaterm Public Safety US Inc. A

26:42resolution approving and authorizing the

26:44mayor to execute and deliver a contract

26:47between the City of Birmingham and

26:48Versaterm Public Safety US Inc. and

26:51related paperwork. Versaterm Public

26:53Safety US Inc. will be provided Excuse

26:56me, providing software as a service to

26:58the City of Birmingham including Blue

27:00Team and EI Pro software for Birmingham

27:03Police Department and Case Work

27:06software

27:07for specialty courts for the Birmingham

27:09Municipal Court for a term not to exceed

27:123 years

27:13for compensation in an amount not to

27:15exceed $246,381.26.

27:20Submitted by Annette Harris, Department

27:26Department Information

27:28Management Services extension 2672.

27:32Amount $246,381.26.

27:37>> Move the item.

27:38>> Second.

27:53>> Y'all have questions regarding this

27:54item? I'm not sure if anyone's here to

27:56speak to it. We may have to delay it if

27:57you have any questions.

27:58>> We have an in-depth overview

28:00>> Oh, in-depth. Okay.

28:01>> what we'd like to accomplish.

28:03Uh any questions on on this?

28:07>> Is this our first time doing an

28:09agreement with this software company?

28:12>> Honestly, I'm not sure. I haven't seen

28:13them seen it before, but that doesn't

28:15mean

28:16that it's not the first time. So, but if

28:18you all have more questions, what we can

28:19do is we can table it to the next

28:21meeting.

28:22Um I don't see anyone here from IMS. And

28:25so, I want to make sure that you get

28:26your questions answered.

28:35But if it's okay with the administration

28:36if we

28:39It's fine.

28:41I'm sorry.

28:44So you're just going to pull it and

28:45bring it back to us another time.

28:47Uh yes, I can try to get in touch with

28:49somebody from IMS in the meantime. And

28:51so if if somebody comes before the end

28:52of the meeting, then if not, then we'll

28:53delay it for 2 weeks.

28:55>> Um

28:59I'm going to see.

29:05>> It's only on tomorrow's agenda.

29:06>> Yeah, looking at this. Uh

29:08I'm comfortable if we

29:10allow this to go to full council,

29:12>> Mhm.

29:13>> but you need to have if they can be

29:14there to speak to it uh at full council.

29:17>> Or can they just email us some

29:19information

29:20before the council meeting?

29:22>> Yeah, I mean, sure if we understand it

29:24specifically uh what the software is

29:26for.

29:27>> And whether or not it will be used.

29:31>> Yes, sir. I'll um send them an email to

29:33ask them to do that.

29:36>> All right.

29:38Uh

29:39all right, so

29:40I think we can

29:41amend the Well,

29:43amend the motion um

29:45or we send this to full council

29:48uh without a recommendation.

29:50>> Second.

29:53>> All in favor?

29:54>> I.

29:55>> All right, uh let's have it. Uh

29:57item 26.

30:00>> Okay.

30:0424

30:06>> I'll have page 11.

30:08>> 24

30:10Item 24.

30:12Can-Am Technologies. A resolution

30:15approving and authorizing the mayor to

30:16execute and deliver a contract amendment

30:19to the agreement between the city of

30:20Birmingham and Can-Am Technologies Inc.,

30:23which was entered into on December 10th,

30:262024 and related paperwork. With this

30:29amendment, Can-Am Technologies Inc. will

30:31provide additional services to the city

30:33of Birmingham consisting of integrating

30:35the Tyler Payment Portal with

30:38Techna USA Corporation's Command Center

30:40platform and will receive additional

30:42compensation for these services in the

30:44amount of $41,805

30:48for project management and professional

30:49services and additional annual licensing

30:51fees in the amount of $5,976

30:56per year. Submitted by Tanisha Hines,

30:59Department Finance.

31:01Extension 2205, amount $47,781.

31:07>> Move the item.

31:08>> Second.

31:11>> Good afternoon, Council. I'm Quinetta

31:13King. I serve as senior project manager

31:15in the city uh Department of Finance.

31:19>> All right. Any questions?

31:25>> Wanted to know

31:27with the Tyler Payment Portal, what type

31:29of businesses What What are people

31:32paying for the use of this?

31:34>> Tyler is our centralized cashiering

31:36system that we launched in January. It

31:38was a way for us to make all payments

31:41that are received from any department in

31:43the city of Birmingham uh go through

31:45this cashiering system. Um the municipal

31:47court, um

31:49B dot, of course with G Techna,

31:52um we have tax and license, which is

31:54HDL. So, if there's a software that a

31:56department is utilizing, we're requiring

31:58them to tie into our centralized

32:01cashiering system. This removes the

32:03excess fees from um

32:05ad hoc merchants um and creates a

32:07cohesiveness and allows better

32:09reporting.

32:11Tyler reports into Oracle the financials

32:14in real time.

32:19>> And does this encompass all the

32:20departments or all the systems that

32:22would be managed or or taking in monies

32:25or is this just a portion?

32:27>> This is a portion. Um most departments

32:30that were already utilizing a software

32:32when we went live with Oracle, they were

32:34tied in. So, with G Techna that recently

32:37approved by the council and will go live

32:40in the next couple of months. We have to

32:42create a mechanism for them to receive

32:44the payments. So, this is integrating

32:46our centralized teller system that we

32:48already have to Gtechna in order to

32:51receive all the ticket payments and

32:52towing

32:53or whatever services that Gtechna is

32:55collecting.

32:56>> Thank you.

32:57>> Mhm.

32:59>> You're saying Gtechna? Okay, this is a

33:02That's the name of

33:05>> That's the software that the Department

33:07of Transportation is utilizing, I think,

33:08to collect parking fees and all of that.

33:12So, this is teller is our means of

33:14collecting the money. It's the software

33:16that the Finance Department uses

33:18citywide to collect all of our funds.

33:20>> Okay.

33:23So, this

33:24You're saying transfer, you're talking

33:25like ParkMobile?

33:28>> Not sure about that, no, sir. This is

33:30just for the parking. I think you guys

33:32approved that with um Department of

33:35Transportation for tickets and things.

33:37This is the cashiering system that has

33:40to be connected to in order for us to

33:42take the payment in.

33:45>> I got you.

33:49I got you.

33:53All right. Any additional questions?

33:55All in favor?

33:56>> Aye.

33:57>> Aye has it. Thank you for your services.

34:00>> Thank you, sir.

34:03>> Can I say 26?

34:05All right, 26.

34:07>> Item 26, Jefferson County Conservation

34:10Foundation, an agreement between the

34:12City of Birmingham and Jefferson County

34:14Soil and Water Conservation Foundation,

34:16Inc., an Alabama nonprofit corporation,

34:19to assist the city with stormwater

34:20management program through environmental

34:22education, public outreach, watershed

34:25awareness, stormwater pollution

34:26prevention, sustainability education,

34:29and community engagement in an amount

34:31not to exceed $43,500.

34:34Submitted by

34:38Dyarishis.

34:39>> Mhm.

34:40>> I'll say D. Cooper.

34:41>> D. Cooper.

34:43Department P E P extension 7771.

34:48Amount $43,500.

34:51>> Will the I am.

34:52>> Second.

34:55>> Thank you. You have the floor.

34:56>> Good morning. Good afternoon. Sorry

34:58about that.

34:59My name is Sharde McQueen Hammon and I

35:01have the pleasure of serving as a senior

35:03administrative analyst in the Department

35:05of Planning, Engineering and Permits.

35:08I'm here to speak on that item. The item

35:09before you is the Jefferson County

35:12Conservation District. The Stormwater

35:14MS4 program is required to do public

35:17outreach and education throughout the

35:19each year of our permit cycle. And so

35:22this funding is given to our third-party

35:26non-profit that is able to help us

35:28execute in collaboration with the

35:31Jefferson County

35:33Health Department, the Jefferson County

35:35the City of Bessemer, Jefferson County,

35:37as well as the City of Leeds. We are

35:40able to execute programs like our Litter

35:42Quitter, our Rain Barrel Workshop, and

35:45programs that allow the

35:47students K-12 to participate throughout

35:50the year.

35:51Urban Forestry Fair and things of that

35:53nature.

35:54And so this would be a three-year

35:56contract

35:58not to exceed the 43,000

36:01that is is present and it will be

36:03divided up amongst

36:05activities that we execute with our

36:08partners.

36:13>> All right. Thank you.

36:14Any questions?

36:18>> How often

36:20will the classes occur in the events?

36:24>> So we do each year we host a Litter

36:27Quitter competition that is held with

36:29all seven high schools and they're in

36:31competition with the other high schools

36:34throughout the county. And so that is

36:37something everything is annual. And so

36:39we have our annual Rain Barrel Workshop,

36:41annual Litter Quitter, annual

36:44Urban Forestry Fair. So each year we we

36:46executing the same activities.

36:49>> Perfect. Thank you.

36:53Uh, yeah, I just ask if any of these,

36:55um,

36:57events as they're coming up, if you'll

36:58share,

37:00just information on the schedule, maybe.

37:03>> Absolutely. We have our stormwater

37:04calendar, so we'll make sure you guys

37:06get one of those, and that also has a

37:08lot of the information that we host, um,

37:11throughout the year with the

37:13conservation district.

37:14>> I yeah,

37:15I think I want to come to the rain

37:16barrel workshop this year.

37:17>> Come on down. We we we got you. We'll

37:20teach you how to conserve your water

37:22and, you know, make conservation great.

37:25>> I don't know what my brain thought she

37:26was about to say. Teach me how to

37:27dougie.

37:28>> You're very beautiful.

37:33>> Thank you. Thank you.

37:34>> Thank you.

37:35>> Thank you.

37:39>> All right.

37:40>> Look for adjournment.

37:41>> So moved.

37:42>> All in favor?

37:43>> Aye.

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