[Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] Good afternoon. I'm Doug Shipman, Atlanta City Council President, calling to order this meeting as regularly scheduled the Atlanta City Council. Today is Tuesday, September 2nd. Happy Labor Day to everyone. Hope you had a good long weekend. I would like to ask the clerk to call the opening role. >> Good afternoon, Mr. President and members of council. We have council president Doug Shipman, >> present. >> Council member Michael Julian Bond, post one at large. >> Council member Matt West Morland, post two at large, >> here. >> Council member Isa Collins, post three at large. >> Council member Jason H. Winston, District 1, >> here. >> Council member Byron D. Amos, District 3. Council member Jason Doza, District 4. >> Present. >> Council member Liliana Bacteri, District 5. >> Council member Alex Juan, District 6. Council member Howard Shook, District 7. >> Council member Mary Norway, District 8. >> Council member Dustin Hillis, District 9. >> Council member Andrea Obun, District 10. >> Present. >> Council member Marcy Color, Over Street, District 11. >> Council member Antonio Lewis, District 12. Mr. President, we do have a quorum of members present. >> Professor Bond is here as well. >> Thank you, Madam Clerk. Next, we'll move to the adoption of the agenda. If there are not any changes or additions to the agenda, I would entertain a motion to adopt. >> Second. >> Moved by councelor Wong, seconded by councelor Bond. Is there any discussion on the motion to adopt the agenda? Hearing none, we do this unanimous consent without objection. Any objection? Madam clerk, please sound the count on unanimous consent on the motion to adopt the agenda. >> 12A zero naysay. >> 12 va z. The motion to adopt the agenda carries. Next, we'll move to the invocation. Uh we do not have a guest to provide an invocation today. So, we'll be taking a moment of silence. But first, let me pause to ask if there are any remembrances. Council member Boon. >> Yes. Thank you, Mr. President. I would like to offer condolences to the family of the late Dr. Booker Poe, who was one of the first African-American pediatricians in the city of Atlanta, having attended Mahari Medical School and going on to practice medicine for nearly 60 years. Many of those years were spent on Martin Luther King Jr. drive. The doctor's memorial park which was named by the honorable CT Martin does have many of the late doctors who practiced at Southwest Hospital Holy Family Hospital mentioning he now joins those with Dr. Otis W. Smith, Dr. John Hall, Dr. William Bland, Dr. Jenkins, Albert Davis, Juel P Borders, Clinton Warner, and so many more African-American doctors. Please keep attorney Brian Poe and Dr. Jan Poe in your prayers as they funeralize their father on September 13th. Thank you. >> Thank you, Council Member Doer. >> Thank you, Mr. President. I want to acknowledge the passing of Ken Roskoff. Uh Ken uh was an avid cyclist. He was an avid advocate in the cycling community. Uh him and his partner Bruce Hagen uh had a law firm uh Hagen Roskoff, which is uh known u um collocally in the bike community as Bike Law. So if you've been hit by a car on a bike, that's who you go to. Um and I've gotten to know them over the years. had been uh he was been an avid uh donor to propel ATL and Atlanta Bicycle Coalition and serve on their board for many years. Unfortunately, uh he lost his life doing the thing that he loved the most and that's riding his bike. He was killed by a motorist indicator a couple weeks ago and his loss is being felt profoundly across the cycling community here in Atlanta and want to make sure we acknowledge him and his advocacy throughout our city. Thank you, Council Bond. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Just wanted to uh talk about the passing of Mr. Vic Bolton, who is a longtime uh Atlanta resident. He had a just an outstanding business career as the founder and and partner in probably about 20 businesses over the last uh 40 years. a native of Atlanta that went to Old North Side High School, you know, I'm sorry, Westminster High School where he was a standout student uh athlete. uh went to college on a full ride football scholarship, but turned toward uh his academics and business and finished uh part of his career as uh a leader uh at the uh World Changes Ministry who was funeralized on this uh past Saturday. So, just wanted to uplift the Bolton family and all of their friends and loved ones uh who you'll be dearly missed. >> Thank you, Council Member Baktiari. >> Yeah, thank you. Um echoing Council Member Doer's sentiment uh as well and it is not lost, I think, on any of us that that almost all happened to you as well um a few weeks ago. And uh I also would like to just give ask us to make to include in our prayers Brent Hines and his family. For those who didn't know Brent, he was um he was a singer and guitarist in a really well-known band in Atlanta called Mastadon. I doubt many of my colleagues have heard their music, but he was an East Atlanta, Southeast Atlanta staple and someone that in true Atlanta tradition, Atlanta tradition that a lot of people had a hand in raising and was really uh truly a product of the community and someone that I grew up listening to in Atlanta and um he lost his life the other week uh at a dangerous intersection that includes a state highway and was um killed on his motorcycle. So if we could please keep him and his family in our prayers as well that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. >> Thank you. I'd like to take a moment to um remember Dr. Bagth Majmadar. Dr. Majmadar was a pillar of the Indian community in Atlanta. He was also a professor since 1971 at Emiry University in pathology and at the school of medicine. He conducted over 350 weddings in Atlanta as a Sanskrit uh scholar and as a Hindu priest including my own wedding and Dr. Majmadar's wife uh Uma Majmadar is a very well-known scholar of theology who earned her doctorate at EMR University. I would like to extend my condolences to the family and to all of those in the community. Any others today? With those and with those unnamed, would you please join me in a moment of silence? [Music] >> Thank you. Would you please join me in the pledge of allegiance? >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. This time I'd like to invite council member Michael Julian Bond to come forward and all of those who are here for the recognition of Ayanna Victoria Matthews to please join us up here on the disable I believe we're also joined by our esteemed councel general of Japan. >> Hello. How are you doing? >> Good to see you. >> Oh, yes. Just just get in where you fit in. >> Hey, how are you doing? >> Hello. Hey, how are you? >> How are you doing, sir? It's good to see you. >> Good to see you. >> Hey, how are you doing? Good to see you. Miss >> good. How are you? Thank you very much. I appreciate this. >> I know. It's my pleasure to do this. >> Oh, I smell so funny. Wow. >> Wow. >> Well, I want to say good afternoon to everyone. It is a real pleasure to be here uh to present a proclamation to an outstanding Atlanta, someone who has had a global impact uh of just, you know, in their in in the development of the of of their person and of course of the various businesses and relationships uh that they've been able to manage. And so I am very very excited uh to present a proclamation in recognition of Miss Ayanna Victoria Matthews. Whereas Ayana uh Victoria Matthews is a proud native of Atlanta, Georgia that uh was born at Grady Memorial Hospital, a Grady baby, born in the old Fourth Ward and grew up in the Bankhead neighborhoods where her upbringing instilled a deep love of community and service. Whereas a graduate of the Academy of Mathematics and Science at Benjamin Elijah Mays High School, class of 1997, Ayana's strong educational uh foundation propelled her toward a lifelong commitment to civic engagement, cultural exchange, and global leadership. They stuck together. And whereas with more than 25 years of experience as a cultural consultant and international business strategist, Ayanna has proudly represented Atlanta on the global stage, uh, fostering international partnerships through her work with the Japan American Society of Georgia, collaborating closely with the Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta, and participating in the bilateral chambers committee to strengthen the crosscultural ties. And whereas her professional journey began with her studies at the uh Chiba University and services in Japan through the Japan exchange and teaching program there with uh led a youth focused cultural workshop. The Mayagi uh pre uh prefecturate laying the foundation for her career and dedicated bridging communities across borders. And today, through her Gardener Matthews Global Management, Ayana continues to advance global initiatives, advising businesses and strategic marketing, expansion of the international event planning while maintaining leadership roles with organizations including the Japan American Association of South Carolina, the World Affairs Council of Charleston, and the Trident United Way Marketing Advisory Council. And now therefore, be it proclaimed that we, the members of Atlanta City Council, on behalf of the citizens of the city of Atlanta, hereby proclaim and commend Ayana Victoria Matthews for her outstanding contributions to the community development, cultural exchange, and global engagement and extend our heartfelt gratitude in representing Atlanta's spirit of service and leadership abroad. Therefore, I have set my hand and have caused the seal of the city of Atlanta to be here into a fixed. Congratulations, Miss Matthew. A quick picture right here. >> Get it wrong. Yeah. >> All right. You got it. Got the shot. As they say, late night television. But wait, there's more. I can ask his excellency if he'd like to make a say a word. >> Oh, you sure? >> You must. You must. >> No, you hold you hold. >> Okay. Well, thank you so much for the uh I'm a I'm a conservator of Japan Atlanta and I do re I really appreciate uh Ayasan's uh contribution to the enhancement and the promotion of the bat relations between Japan and the United States and in particular southeast United States. um she's always uh so uh supportive to our activities and uh uh that is why I'm I'm I'm very glad to be here to join the celebration to their programmation for ayam. So congratulations once again. [Applause] >> Anyone else you'd like to speak? >> You want to speak? >> No, she's going to speak. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Any of our membership Council member Hillis, >> I just wanted to deliver a few quick words that while I'm just now getting to know Miss Matthews and her work, I can say that anyone uh who is a daughter of someone I know as Ambassador Gardner and who referred to uh Miss Reynolds as Mama Reynolds uh has had quite an excellent upbringing and we just thank you and your mothers and Miss Reynolds and everyone else is up here's contributions to our city. Thank you so much. >> Mary, >> this is very special. What makes Atlanta special are wonderful ladies like this and gentlemen who absolutely contribute in so many ways, including internationally. And so the contributions that we make that you make across the globe make Atlanta the special place that it is. Just last week I was with the consulate the council general at the sister city proclamation where I gave a proclamation to the city of Fukuoka. >> Very good. >> And the pronunciation passed. I am so glad. And it was a lovely presentation highlighting the inette in incredible um relationship that we have had as sister cities and what you have personally done for us is just outstanding. So congratulations welld deserved >> Miss Reynolds. >> No I don't >> Oh you don't Oh you Oh I didn't see you mama. You don't remember my name. >> Well, I would make this short and sweet. I'm the goodwill ambassador of son of all the of the Red Cross and the Gambia. I'm so proud of my daughter. Um, she's been like this all her life. So, I want to thank everyone and I appreciate of everything and God bless and speed. Okay. Thank you, council. Thank you. >> Yes, we are. >> Thank you. >> Okay. It's the the boss of Northwest. >> Okay, Councilman B. I don't know about that, but I just want to let my godaughter Anyana know how proud I am of her and all the accomplishments that she has done, what she's still done, and what she will continue to do. And I just want to thank Councilman Barnes and the city council for recognized what she has done. Thank you all so much. God bless. [Applause] >> Well, no, we we need to hear from the woman of the hour. This is your day. The microphone is yours, Miss Matthews. [Applause] I I just I'm so moved right now because my passion and what drives me is international relations. I started studying Spanish. Japan is what put me on the map because as a black woman speaking such a unique language such as Japanese, going to a Japanese university at the age of 19 years old was unheard of back when I went there. But I come from a great place and you see this is only half of my army that has supported me. >> The other half is in in different countries across this globe. I have been blessed This has been so long that I've been waiting for this. And I know this is not the big it's not a big deal as far as on a global scale, but to receive this from my city, I love Atlanta. This is my home. This will always be my hometown. And we have a lot to offer that we have shared not only with our cross-cultural and unity with Japan, but I represent the Latinos here in this city. I represent the Africans in this city. I represent the Arabs in this city because all of them, this entire world, they started embracing me right here in my hometown. So what I bring to the world is my culture, my family and my love for diversity and for all of us to be able to participate globally and be successful and make money while doing so and to do it well and to look good while doing it and to proceed and do and exceed further than we did the year before. So to be able to receive this high honor bestowed by the city. Thank you so much, Terrence, for backing me to get this. Thank you, Michael Julian Bond, for issuing it. Had no idea Miss Norwood would be here today. And for all of the uh incoming council members, thank you so much. It's such an honor and a pleasure to be here to receive this award. And I will continue to move forward. So, watch me. Thank you very much. [Applause] All right. So, we'll do what the great gematics says we ought is uh what the council does best is take a picture. >> That's right. So, just step up here. >> Come up. Go ahead. >> Come up. >> Everybody come up. >> You can't see the picture. You're not in the picture of people. [Music] Chicken right here. Three, two, one. Again. [Music] [Music] You're dismissed. Miss Reynolds, >> come here. [Music] [Music] So sorry. So sorry. That was great. [Music] Mr. President, >> Mr. President, while the council general is still in here, yes, >> I wanted to mention the lovely presents that we have just gotten from the sister city of Fukuoka and they are a wonderful fan which in our southern heat we can certainly enjoy using and a beautiful um case for them. So it is an absolute exquisite present from our sister city and thank you councel general and thank you sister city. >> Yes, we had a wonderful visit. >> Thank you all. Next we will move to remarks from the public. I'd like to remind everybody that if you signed up, you'll have up to two minutes unless you have yielded time or have unless you've received yielded time from someone else on the list. You can't yield from the podium. Um so first today we have Madre Loftton. You'll have up to two minutes. >> Good afternoon members of the council. I am Madre Loftton the organizing director for Georgia Federation of Public Service Employees. I bring you greetings on behalf of our president, Miss Jennifer Saunders. Please join me in congratulating the following employees and FPSC members. Chassity Ellington, Department of Watershed, Sergeant Randolph, Fire Department, uh, Major Fred Watson, Police Department, and Lisha Kohley, Finance Department. Each of their children was awarded an FPSC college scholarship. We are able to award more scholarships in other Atlanta area jurisdictions because we had greater access to employees. We remain concerned about the city of Atlanta and its HR department's closed door policy. Rewind the tape and remember long before it became popular, I stood before the council and complained about Tarishia Smith practices and restrictions and how they deny employees access to opportunities and benefits that council unan unanimously said it wanted its employees to have. These problems seem to be more deeply rooted in the HR department than Tarisha Smith. We are becoming increasingly tired and frustrating from begging and waiting for basic, simple, non-controversial access the other municipal employees have, but is being denied by the city of Atlanta HR depart department. Soon it may be time for the mayor and council to step in on what should be straightforward in a routine matter. Be well and do good. Thank you for listening. >> Thank you. Next will be Henry Jordan. that consent. >> You have up to two minutes >> came out to the spirit of God. Everyone that's here. At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, oh father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou has hid these things from the wise and prudent, and has revealed them unto babes. Matthew 11 25th verse. If the necessities of temple worship permitted the priest to profane the Sabbath, there was all the more reason why the service of Christ would allow a similar liberty. A so-called adult according to the world is not likely to honor Jesus' power. The Lord said unto him, "My Lord, sit thou at my right hand until I make thy enemies thy foottool." Psalms 110th chapter 1st verse. Though assailed by critics is Davidic authority ship, divine inspiration and messianic interpretation are all assumed by Jesus and the New Testament writers. Only Jesus can make our enemies our foottool. And base things of the world and things which are despised as God chosen. Yay. And things which are not to bring to not things that are. 1 Corinthians 1 chapter 28 verse God has chosen the selection by God is designed to silence the wisdom of man. He chooses the foolish to shame the wise. He chooses the weak things to shame things deemed by man to be mighty and things men do not even realize exist. To counteract things which are are powers and institutions erected and relied upon by man. Christ give me and you answers that a flesh do not agree to a man's gift maketh room for him and bringeth him before great men. Proverbs 18 verse reconciliation with an offended brother is difficult. Barriers between friends can arise easily but slow with difficulty. The gift was given to me to glorify Jesus not men's fleshly glory. to give a design for a temporary deliverance plan for his people. Time >> is expired. >> And they need >> we need God's protection plan. I know I do. >> Thank you. Next will be brother Muhammad. Due to yielded time, you'll have up to four minutes. Major Hotel. I am that I am. Brother Anthony Muhammad and brother who recognize his connection to nature who recognize that we have to get back people to the way the ancestor who taught civilization. You got in your scriptures, the Bible, the tree of life, the ancient committed ancestors, they talk the energy connection of human beings or the human man to relationship of nature. Nature has a consciousness in nature have a mind that was always mental before material things were created on earth. We all are from the matter dark antimatter. It's a word called hey Atlanta commission on women. I was at this commission this morning and I was really much concerned. As I told you all last time I was here, we're living in a time every city of America got homeless people there. If I heard about in Texas, how bad is in Texas? not including California but when I come to Atlanta to these meeting I see the condition of the people that live here with Martin Luther King Dr. Lauren, Mega Evas, Jose William all stood up, took time out of their lives to fight for the condition of just civil rights to go to the school or go to the restroom. But not in the 21st century. Mr. Doer, Mr. Winston, you sex these seats getting ready to make a $100,000 to tell me. But how you going to come together and do something for the people that cannot afford housing? You got one bedroom over,500. You have people that live in the houses for 30 years and then you got people that have died in some of the houses in some of the neighborhood and now they lost their house, can't pay the taxes. And you got young people taking the houses. Some of them can't afford it. And you got the owners that own the houses, don't even live in the city of Atlanta, won't even fix it up. don't even allow them to have access to research to fix it up. Even I talked to you miss over the street about the one got the dogs that don't even have a gate. I talk about it got cars that park on the sidewalk. I worked for a year up and down the street talking to the people. Do you want to have sidewalks and have cur? He said, "Brother, I want you to stay on the job. We going to work it out." And I told you, Mr. Now I told you Mr. Winston you didn't need to finish the work as y'all sit on some of these committee that need to be finished on terror you say you Mr. M I just work for my behalf of my people. You need to collaborate. That's what your ancestor did to collaborate for the benefit of the whole. And as you said, Miss Boom, Atlanta Commission on Women's have a board of women's that doing some good things, but they collaborate like Miss Adrian say to have resources so we can get some changes for the houses that our people don't have. You made some comments today, but it wasn't what I have been crying out for that I'll be resources today. yesterday to help the peoples off the street and find ways to come up and do like the mayor did. I thank you as I did not. Now I saw that thing went off for me and I always want to show you some respect Mr. U sh before leave but then it come back on so you know I don't like may hotel I come. I say I say I say thank you. Thank you. Next will be Monica Roondo. >> You'll have up to two minutes. >> Yes. My name is Monica and I'm That's the first time for me to be here. I'm not sure how this works, but I'm here because I have been or we have been experiencing a problem with the procedural practices of the clerk's um of the municipal clerk's office in regards to um filing quit claim deeds. It seems like um or that is a fact that anyone can go to the clerk's office and file a quit claim deed. Um um so I can just go and have the PT61 form and the the quit claim deed template completed and I can say that anyone's property uh was um uh granted to me and um and and then it's recorded. So, um I mean, and that is a problem for many homeowners, of course, because if you you might still continue receiving the tax bill, but the property on the record does not belong to you anymore. And I'm in district two and um I actually wanted to talk to Mr. for but since he's not um part of this group I don't know who else can help with this because I think it is something that needs to be changed in the in the system period it it is in Georgia like this it's not everywhere but not in the entire United States but in Georgia that's how it works with the quit claim deeds and we've been having problems with an individual filing quit fake quit claim deeds and they are just recorded. So we have to go and get an attorney. I mean it is um it would be great if there's any help from anyone. >> Time is expired. >> Thank you. Next will be Pastor Barbara the shelter girl. >> Shepherd girl city council. Sorry, >> I ain't been here in two years, but I'm back. And I've been coming a long time for a lot of problems in the Pittsburgh community. I got called in a real estate scam, a broker scam, a foreclosure scam. I had six property on Welch Street and one on Rockwell and one on Metropolitan, which a church. And this my last property I bought my mom when I was 21 years old, 8:14. It's just got off the market today. I went to Mark Spain realy wanted the 21 deal. It's been five months. I haven't got a guarantee offer in 21 days. I have had two young white men's and two older white women's have played nothing but games on me. The advertise I cannot talk to Mark Swain cuz I am Mark Spain. I am a thousanda and he's a millionaire. So I want to talk to the talk to you all and talk to the television station that they are red rolling and playing a game in our community. I can tell you I got the text and I got the paper and today they supposed to come and pick up the sign because they redro me from $349,000 to a thousand I mean $180,000 and still play games. Come and don't grain no contract. I have to beg and ask for a contract. They changed I took pictures of it. They changed the uh date saying I got to January way more than three months. I had for three months. They said I had a $279 offer. Then Al said, "Well, no, it was a horror call." Then I re uh tried to sell it for two uh weeks. I got calls. My neighbors say a whole lot of people come in there, but they only told me I only had two people to look at that house. It's a gang going on. I don't know if it's I'm not prejudice but it's a white supremacist have took over Mark Swain Smart Spain reality and he might not know it but I'm here to let him know that what they are doing my property is hot a lot of people coming to my property and they showing they they get there and they show them another property and then they said they lose my key they'll lost two keys I got it all on text on lost my key and then next thing you know my music too loud they keep showing they bring to the to somebody else. Thank you. Somebody get the word back to Mark Spain and all the TV channels that 21 guarantee. >> Thank you. Next will be Dentraius Wilder. You'll have up to two minutes. >> Good afternoon, council. I'm Dantraus Wilder and I come before you today as a black resident of Atlanta who loves this city deeply but cannot ignore the perity and venality that historically reeks behind these chambers. I want to begin by commending Mayor Andre Dickens for the appointment of Miss Theresa Gibson. On the surface, it looks like a positive step. A black woman in a public role. That image matters. However, when I look at the pattern of appointments and resonance, what I see is not empowerment, but consolidation of power and the preservation of a status quo that continues to displace working black communities. My first concern is the consolidation of districts 1 through four, post one at large, and the appointment of Eva High Totower, Todd Gray, and Adam Parker. Miss High Totower was appointed by Councilman Doer himself, a businessman, and her record is soaked in metal platforms and corporate real estate law. I have to ask, what does it mean when the very people tasked with guiding affordable housing come from institutions that profit from land speculation and corporate development? To me, that is not a coincidence. It is suspicious and it is dangerous. I also have the question plainly, is Invest Atlanta truly investing in the future of black communities, or is it investing in our demise? Because when I walk through neighborhoods gutted by gentrification, I see tax incentives and development deals that profit investors, not families. Invest Atlanta Westside Future Fund and this very council among others through reszonings must answer a simple question. Housing for who? Development for who? The NPUs that approve these resonance are often made up of folks with the privileges to attend meetings in the middle of the day. The same folks who jog through traffic lights while the rest of us are stuck stuck in traffic jams during driving to work. So the community voice you hear is not always the voice of the community most impacted. Those voices our voices are drowned out. I say this not just as a resident, but as a son of Georgia soil. My family's roots stretched through Banks County, working in human bondage. My family been here in Atlanta before the Gold Flame Bridge on Hank Aaron and the bike lanes in the bluff raised by a working single mother of four. She taught me to never be docile, never bow my head or turn my back on the vulnerable. And I say this also as an educator, a graduate of Georgia State University. My role as an educator is to tell the truth. My role as a citizen is to demand it from you. Justice for Cornelius Taylor. >> Thank you. Next will be Kayla Smith. >> You have up to two minutes. >> My name is Kayla Smith and I work for Women on the Rise as a community and campaign organizer. I'm here to ask again that you all keep the promises made in regard to the stage withdrawal. You don't need more beds. We need to actually use what's already been put in place. Again, why do we invest money into a diversion center if officers are going to choose to underutilize it? There's a culture issue and Patrick Labot is at the center. I can again speak from my own experience with the most unprofessional officers I've ever encountered in my entire life. I can give you some direct quotes from my officers during my arrest. One of them said, "You're not going to the diversion center. You're going to jail." This is a choice that they're making. I just want to know what's the reason. Why do we invest money into this if officers are going to choose to not divert people? Another time I asked an officer, "What are my charges?" They said verbatim, "We're not telling you." And proceeded to bust out laughing into my face. On the body cam footage, mind you, I've already am going to jail. I've already had my first charge. The officer is sitting in her car on the body cam footage asking, "hm, what else can I charge her with? Stop overcharging based on emotion." Four out of five of my charges ended up being dropped because they had no substance to them. My bail was significantly higher because I was overcharged with the foolishness um that should have never been on there because the officer sat in her car and tried to make up more charges. These are the reasons why the jail is overcrowded. Because officers are charging people based off of ego and just for fun and to abuse their power. The overcrowding is a result of terrible policing and overcharging for fun and power trips. Don't let the board of commissioners bully you into turning your back on promises that were made because they're trying to pass this expensive uh mental health facility in jail that we don't need. Listen to the people who implement and study community-based solutions. Why on earth would a sheriff be responsible for staffing a mental health facility? Holding the resolution just gives more time for another non Batist Kasoko or Michael Rivers. They should be alive. Honor the 2022 agreement. have a formal vote and begin planning. This was never supposed to be permanent. Oh, and please fire Melvin Potter and Wild. >> Thank you. Next will be Melody Roser. We'll have up to two minutes. Good afternoon, council members. My name is Melody Roser and I'm here on behalf of Women on the Rise and Community Over Cages. I want you to see things through my lens. I completed a 20-year prison sentence here in Georgia. When I went in, people had beepers and chirp phones. Today, we walk around with many computers in our pocket. Now, I serve as a certified specialist with Grady Behavioral Health. I go into Fulton County Jail and AC/DC to support women with serious mental health diagnosis. I help them build transition plans so they have a real chance to succeed once they come home. And let me tell you this, the biggest barrier for the women I serve isn't jobs, it's housing. Imagine stepping out of prison after 20 years, seeing abandoned hotels and office buildings everywhere. And then coming here, hearing billions requested for more jail beds. Atlanta doesn't need more jail beds. Atlanta needs more resources. 80% of the people I see in booking reports aren't violent cases. There are unhoused neighbors criminalized for sleeping outside of business or churches, charged with criminal trespassing or charged with public urination because there are no public restrooms and businesses will not allow them to utilize their facilities. The mayor said Atlanta isn't in the jailing business. Well, I can't tell. If we find billions for jail beds, we can find the funds to turn a buil abandoned buildings into housing. We can invest instead of well into wellness instead of punishment. Atlanta should not be in the jailing business. Atlanta should be in the business of healing. Thank you. >> Thank you. Next will be Kimberly Brooks. Uh duty of time. You have up to four minutes today. >> Good afternoon council. So today I come before you. Um I don't want to be here but I am. My hands are actually tied. I think God is just angry. This is not about religion but an angry God who hears the prayers of people that you have caused to suffer. code enforcement, not paying rent, um, and things like that. I shouldn't have to live healthy, unhealthy. Now, let's talk about it. If you want to come up here and get copies of these, you can. But what happened is is Mr. Shook, what if you just went home and either of you went home and you came home and you were in your bed sleeping and somebody just threw your personal property out on the ground? You would say, "Miss Brooks, you were evicted." Right? That's what you'd say. And I should have been evicted. The code enforcement didn't do their due diligence. Yeah. Um let's I um I'll have a few give one to Councilman um Lewis uh Batiari and Winston's not here. I'll talk to him later. Yes. So code enforcement came out in 2023 and deemed this property uninhabitable. I'm sorry Winston. I saw I didn't see you. And the thing is is I I went to Shannon Manning before she left, right? I put this folder in her hand. She could have saved you from me. So what I'm going to do is I am my representation. I am the person that's going to represent this. So I'm going to issue a claim for the city of Atlanta of a total of $30,000 for a claim because you've put my personal items outside on the ground because Edgar Perry doesn't want to go to court. You know why? You're gonna tell me it's not your problem that I was evicted because that's a Fton County issue. I will be at Fton County tomorrow for their $160,000. So, according to your document, you should have charged them up to $1,000 per day because code enforcement deemed this property as uninhabitable. They deemed it as uninhabitable, but you let me stay there. Look at the conditions that I was living in. Do I look like I live in those conditions? So, what did I try to do? I tried to give you tried to give you the time. I tried to do this discreetly. You understand? I don't need an attorney. I represent myself per se. They took me to court. They lost. So what they did is they found a marshall to illegally evict me. J Mr. Councilman Doer, my daughter's boyfriend is in the military. He serves. You put his military work outside on the ground. My children travel the world and I say bringing me a magnet home every time you travel to another country. Those magnets are in a trash can. My perfume from Dubai that I cannot replace. Stolen. This is illegal. Let me put that. So what I did is you have 30 days. Right now we're at $106,000. 365 * 2 is $730,000. If I have to sue city council, that's my how much it'll be? 730. I'll issued a claim for 106,000. That's 10% because I'm a woman of God. I don't believe in taxpayers paying for the wrong of a landlord. But you were supposed to not have me at that property since 2023. We're in 2025. Why have I been living there? Because you didn't want to hold that landlord accountable. That landlord should have paid you $730,000. But since you didn't want to charge these slum landlords, I'm going to charge you. And every person in this city is going to do it over the next couple of months because I'm going to start a rent strike. I started a consulting firm called Kim Knows Best. I think that's fitting because I tried to do this discreetly. I'm a good woman. You have nothing. No skeletons in my closet. I tried to do this discreetly. Do you understand that? I have everything in order. You will not win. You will lose. May God have mercy upon you. >> Thank you. Next will be Nikki Bugs. >> Due to yielded time, you'll have four minutes today. >> Good afternoon. At the landmark, the cond the condominium, we've suffered severe safety and life-threatening issues overlooked by the city, the government, the state, government officials, and the agencies. We suffered a near fatal fire, shootings, stabbings, an individual is expelled from a stairwell window, deaths. Additional reprehensible actions include the fact that the permission of the city and the government officials allow the landmark to operate as a de facto hotel. Rules and regulations for tourist accommodations enforced by the Georgia Department of Public Health and Safety, DPH. We're omitting the sanitation facility standards, safety inspections, compliant investigations, and compliance with the sexability codes. You have a duty to intervene. a duty to act. You have the ability to enforce safety standards required to public welfare. One of the employees was boastfully proud about sharing money talks BS walks that the board president was going to get the building. This person boastfully stated that this is not a personal grievance. This is a community issue and uh we'll wait until I get everybody's attention. I just want to make sure that I'm being heard and that you're actually listening. I don't speak for myself, but I also speak for those that are afraid to speak. Thank you. Thank you. So, sadly and all be, ironically, if you have not done so thus far, I hope you have the intentions to go ahead and pursue this matter. If this matter took place in your very backyards, in your homes, in your neighborhoods, it would not take four plus years for anyone to stand up to say anything. If this took place in your backyards, this would not take this long for you to act. I'm unclear why your constituents are having to suffer through this. I'm unclear. We have one city council person and I think three at large. We've just asked for an audience and to talk. You speak with Amstra, talk to us. This can be worked out. It just there has to be a medium to it. Thank you much for boldly illuminating the governmental systemic inaction and what it does to your constituents communities. We're taught to go to officials for help. Go to the police officers for help. And it's similar to when the police officer, you go to the police officer and say, "Somebody's hurting me." And the officer takes you back to that house and say, "This person says you're hurting them. Are you?" And the person says, "Oh, no, no, no, no, no. I'm not bothering them." And they push you back into the house. This is what's happening with us. This has been an amazing civics lesson. an amazing one. And ultimately what you're telling us is that we have no leg. We have nobody to go to. Out of this entire group, out of this entire city, the council, the the government, we have no one. We live by the law. We do write by the law. We treat other people well. And this is what we get. So let it be known to the world that there's no intention of taking care of the people that live in your area. It is about the money. It's about the stitch. It's about STR's thriving. It's not how we're losing our homes to these people. Let it be known. Thank you for your time. >> Thank you. Next will be Jalisa Anderson. >> You'll have up to two minutes. >> Good afternoon. I'm Jalisa Anderson. I'm a former employee at Municipal's Court of the City of Atlanta. I'm a resident of the Lakewood community under Antonio Lewis. Um I came here to address my wrongful termination from August 6 of this year. I emailed you. Um, and um, it appears my determination came from childbirth, me um, birthing my my my daughter on May 21st. Not only that, um, I was a whistleblower last year that resulted in Telicia Smith being terminated. It wasn't directly what she did. It was her coming into a municipal court to help out. I was a whistleblower for um, the administration team at municipal court that was terminated. Um, not only that, I was a whistleblower for the HR here at city hall that several members was terminated. Um, I was told on my leave by my manager that was removed um that he would be being replaced by Pamela Buts who don't have the experience to being a manager. I told Rodney Evans, who's the new um executive director, that if she become manager, I'll be terminated. She was a court clerk that was in the department that's out for revenge. I stated that um June 27th, I came back to work July 10th. I was wrongly terminated August 6th. I was told I was terminated due to the investigation that took place last year and I sent the email to you, President um Shipman. Um then I had to let her know the investigation closed May 1st of 2025. Then she stated, "Well, we're at Will State. You didn't do anything. We just want to let you go." Um being employed with the city, I've had my civil rights violated. I've been sexually harassed. um retaliated on for being a whistleblower and now retaliated on wrongly terminated for child birth. And I've reached out to HR who haven't stepped in. The only one that stepped in was Jason Ingram. He's been great. Not only that, President Shipman, your assistant Jordan is awesome. Whoever Jordan is, he's great. Um he stepped in. I feel as if HR now are in their feelings from last year and they have ignored u reinstating me, placed me on administrative leave. I was placed on administrative leave for 5 months um from December. I came back to work this January of 2025. >> Time is expired >> and I have a letter here for the mayor for Antonio Lewis if he wanted to give it to the mayor. [Music] Council member Lewis and actually Jordan's coming down to >> and thank you and Miss Anderson. I got your email also sent it to HR to get some specific answers and ask them to give me a update on the background of that. Lakewood is actually in council member Winston's district actually. >> Okay. It's not all green. >> But but I it was never district 12 actually. It's always been in district one. But I' I'm over there all the time. That's why I've made sure I sent it up to him. But it's always been district 12. A couple of them have been uh spent. But I still am. Well, he and I worked together on a lot of things. I actually probably included him on that email that I sent, but I want to check and see. >> Okay. All right. Thank you. >> Thank you. That concludes public comment for today. I want to thank everyone who came down and uh signed up and provided comment. Next, we'll move to the report of the journal. Madam Clerk, >> good afternoon, Mr. President, members of council. I, Karen Lindo, municipal clerk of the city of Atlanta, do hereby certify that the minutes of the regular meeting held on Monday, August 18th, 2025 are true and correct. >> If there are no changes or additions to the minutes, I would entertain a motion to adopt. >> Moved by council baktiari, seconded by Juan. Is there any discussion on the motion to adopt the journal? We do this vanous consent. Without objection, any objection? Madam clerk, please sign on the count of unanimous consent on the motion to adopt the journal. >> 13. >> 13. A zero naysay z motion adopt journal carries. Next we'll move to communications. Madam clerk, >> the first item, Mr. President, is 25 C04 district communication from Travis Johnson, president of the League of Women Voters of Atlanta Fulton County, submitting the appointment of Miss Ncoi NFing Lewis to serve as a member of the ethics board. This appointment is for a term of three years. Staff recommendation to refer to committee on council. >> Let the item follow that course. >> Item number two. U Mr. President may take item two and three as a block. >> Without objection, please proceed. >> Item number two is 25 C0105. This communication for Mayor Andre Dickens appointed Miss Betina Terry to serve as a member of the Atlanta Housing Authority Board of Commissioners for the city of Atlanta. This appointment is for a term of 5 years. Item number three is 25 C0106. This is a communication from Mayor Andre Dickens appointing Mr. Matt Brothman to serve as a member of the Atlanta Housing Authority Board of Commissioners for the uh city of Atlanta. This appointment is for a term of five years. Staff recommendation for both those items is to refer to community development human services committee and committee on council. >> Let both items follow that course. >> Ite number four is 25 C0107. This a communication from Donald T. Penovi CPA chair audit committee submitting the performance audit report Atlanta police department bodywn cameras followup staff recommendation to refer to public safety and legal administration committee >> let the item follow that course >> that uh concludes the communications Mr. President. >> Thank you. Is there any vetoed legislation for consideration? >> There are none. >> Thank you. There's also no unfinished business held over from the last meeting. So, we'll move to the consent agenda section one. Uh, Council Member Norwood, before we move there. Oh, hold on just a second. Let me announce it and then I'll I know what you're going to do. Uh, consent agenda section one. These are items start on page four of the materials. They are items for second reading. Therefore, the appropriate motion will be to adopt. First, let me ask if there are items to be removed from the consent agenda. Council Norwood. >> Yes. Would you please remove 25-R3818? It's item 8 on page 20. >> 25-R3818. There any other items for removal? Council one. >> Thank you, Mr. President. On page 21, item number 11, which is 25R 3801. Again, page 21, item 11, 25R 381. >> 25R 3801. Any other items for removal from the consent agenda? section one. If uh none, I would entertain a motion to adopt the consent agenda section one with two items removed. >> Moved by council Juan. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Second by council Norwood. Is there any discussion on the motion to adopt the consent agenda section one with two items removed? Hearing none. Move to vote. Madam clerk, please open the vote on the motion to adopt the consent agenda. >> The vote is open. [Music] Will everyone please vote? >> The votes closed. 13 yay, zero nays. >> 13 yay, zero nays. The motion to adopt the consent agenda carries. Council Lewis. Councelor Lewis, did you want to speak? Sorry, I had it must be from before. My apologies. Uh, next we'll move to the consent agenda section two. These are items that begin on page 26. They are items for first reading. Therefore, the appropriate motion will be to refer. First, let me ask, are there any items to be removed from the consent agenda section two? Hearing none, I would entertain a motion to refer. >> Moved by council one, seconded by council member Hillis. Is there any discussion on the motion to refer the consent agenda section two? Hearing no move to vote. Madam clerk, please open the vote on the motion to refer. The vote is open. >> Will everyone please vote? >> The votes closed. 13 yay, zero nays. >> 13 yay, zero naysay. Motion to refer carries. Next, we'll move to the report of standing committees. First up today is finance exec chair shook. >> Thank you, council president. Uh first up is 251445, an ordinance by public safety authorizing the mayor or the CPO on behalf of the city to acquire from the Entrenchment Creek Coalition, Inc. three parcels of land located uh at the locations listed for the future expansion of the city's Kuster Avenue combined sewer control facility for a purchase price of $10.9 million authorizing the mayor or the CPO on behalf of the city to execute all documents necessary to acquire the property authorizing acquisition due diligence closing cost signage demolition site security and stabilization fencing and other site development costs to be paid from the fund and account information listed waving the code section cited here. Uh and for other purposes, uh the motion is to hold in breast to council. Second, there's a motion by council member Shook, seconded by council Winston to hold 25145 in the breast of council. It's not debatable. We'll go straight to a vote. An I vote is to hold in the breast of council. Madam clerk, please open the vote on the motion to hold the breast of council. One moment. The vote is open. [Music] >> The vote's closed. 13 yay, zero nays. >> 13 y, zero naysay. The motion to hold the breast of council carries. >> Thank you. 251463 is an ordinance uh by finance exec waving the cited competitive source selection provisions uh of the procurement and real estate code of the city of Atlanta as well as any other conflicting code provisions to authorize the mayor to execute the first amendment to the special procurement agreement listed Comcast Network Fiber Services with Comcast Comcast cable communications management LLC on behalf of AIM and Watershed head and to add the departments of fire and rescue, APD, parks and wreck, public works, corrections, and the mayor's office as an authorized user. uh and to extend the term of the agreement for one year effective February 26 of next year through February 25th of 2027 and to add funding in an amount not to exceed um $1,243,010 all contracts work to be charged to and paid from etc. This comes forward uh favorably uh with one abstension. Motion is to approve. >> Motion coming out of committee to adopt 251463. It doesn't need a second. Is there any discussion on the motion to adopt this item? Hearing none. Move to vote. Madam clerk, please open the vote. Motion to adopt 251463. >> The vote is open. >> Will everyone please vote? >> The votes close. 13 yay, zero nays. >> 13 yay, zero nays. A motion to adopt carries. >> Thank you. I'd like to take uh the remaining two items as a block, please. Without >> objection. >> 251483. It's an ordinance by Shook authorizing the CFO to amend the FY2026 budget by adding to anticipations and appropriations bond proceeds in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed blank for the series 2025 general report revenue bonds to amend the funding for the contracts listed in exhibit A. and for other purposes. 251484 uh is an ordinance by Shook supplementing that certain 37 supplemental bond ordinance adopted on the date listed and approved by the mayor on the date listed two among other things set forth the terms of the city of Atlanta 1 airport general revenue bond series 2025A and B and any additional subseries designation is herein permitted providing funds for the purpose of among other things financing and refinancing and whole or in part the cost of planning engineering ing, design acquisition equipping and construction of certain improvements to Hartsville Jackson Land International Airport. providing for a reasonably required debt service reserve. Uh providing for the payment of cost of issuance including bond insurance if any. Providing for the forms and authorizing the execution of said series 2025 uh A&B bonds. Providing for the rights of the holders of said bonds. Authorizing and approving the preparation, use and distribution of a preliminary official statement and a final official statement in connection with the offer and sale of said bonds. granting the CFO, uh, the city finance officer or airport general manager the authority to deem final the preliminary official statement for the purposes of securities and exchange commission rule listed and the authority to approve and execute a final official statement authorizing the execution of a continuing disclosure agreement, a bond purchase agreement and certain other agreements in connection with said bonds and providing for incidental related actions providing an effective date and for other purposes. is my motion is going to be uh to hold these in the breast of council so that we may take them up at our special call meeting uh coming up on the 10th. >> A motion by council member Shook signed by council Juan to hold both of these items in the breast of council. There's no discussion on the motion. We'll move straight to the vote. Madam clerk, please open the vote. >> The vote is open. >> Will everyone please vote? Will everyone please vote? The vote is closed. 13 yay, zero nays. >> 13 yay, zero nays. The motion to hold the rest of council carries. >> That is all. >> Thank you, Council Shook. Next up today will be the Committee on Council, Chair Collins. [Music] Good afternoon, Mr. Council President. May we take items one, two, and three as a block. >> Please proceed. >> Okay. Item number 25- C-000092. A communication from council members Jason Winston, district 1, air foi, district 2. Byron Amos, district 3. Jason Doer, district 4, and Michael Julian Bond, post one at large, appointing Miss Evie High Totower to serve as a member of the Beltline Affordable Housing Advisory Board. This appointment is for a term of 2 years. Item number 25- C-0000942, a communication from Mayor Andre Dickens appointing Miss Teresa Austin Gibbons to serve as commissioner of the Department of Labor and Employment Services for the city of Atlanta. And item number 25- C-0102, a communication from Mayor Andre Dickens reappointing Miss Amber A. Robinson to serve as a member of the municipal market company board of directors. This appointment is for a term of two years. These items come come favorable out of committee on council and their committees of purview. Accordingly, our recommendation is to adopt. >> There's a motion to adopt these three items coming out of the committee on council. Does not need a second. Is there any discussion on the motion to adopt these items? Be given their communications be this unanimous consent. Any objection to unanimous consent? Madam clerk, please sound the county of your unanimous consent on the motion to adopt these items. >> 13 yay, zero nays. >> 13 yay, zays. Motion to adopt carries. >> Great. Thank you. Item number 25- C-0108. A communication from the from the municipal clerk, election superintendent, Karine A. Lindo, submitting the applications from six city of Atlanta residents who have applied to fill the district 2 vacancies. Those applicants um I will share their names is Brandon Clark, Rod Mack, Darien Smith, Tiffany Simmons, Carden Wyoff, and Ocean Zatique Zatanique. Hopefully I said that correct. Um and so with that being said, uh we are asking for this item to be referred back to committee on council >> per section 2371. Um, it is possible for any nominations to be accepted from any council member on the floor at this time. Are there any additional nominations? Council member Lewis, >> James White. James White, Attorney James White District. >> Yes. >> James James White be added to the list. Any other nominations from the floor? At this time, per the code, I will refer these seven back to COC for review. [Music] We'll c circle back to it. Now, we're just confirming, Mr. President, that Mr. James White um did qualified as a candidate for district 2. Um so, we'll confirm that now. He did. Yeah. [Music] >> One more. [Music] >> Council Lew Kanza Hall >> and and and Quanza Hall. >> One more to be added to the applicant list. Quanza Hall. H A L L. >> All righty. So, we will add we will add attorney James White and Quanza Hall. >> That item will be referred back to COC for uh review. >> Great. Thank you. Can >> I talk about being a conflict of interest for the band that's granting tax breaks to the billions of the city? >> Okay. We'll move forward to our next um item. Item number 25-R3781, a resolution by committee by the community development human resources committee appointing Mr. Adam Parker to the board of directors of the Atlanta Development Authority doing business as invest Atlanta as a city council appointee in the real estate sector for a term of four years said turn to begin upon approval of this resolution and for other purposes. This item comes before us with favorable re recommendation from committee on council and CDHS and accordingly our recommendation is to adopt. >> There's a motion coming out of committee to adopt 25R3781. It does not need a second. Is there any discussion on the motion to adopt this item? Hearing none move to vote. Madam clerk, please open the vote and the motion to adopt. >> The vote is open. [Music] Will everyone please vote? >> Councilman Winston, what is your vote? >> The vote's closed. 13 yay, zero nays. >> 13 yay z. Motion carries. >> Great. Thank you. And our last item, item number 255-1482, an ordinance by Council Member Howard Shook to amend the Atlanta City Code, Part Two, the Code of Ordinances, General ordinances. Chapter 2, Administration, Article 2, Council Division One, Generally, and Section 2-39, Council Member Expense Accounts, Council District Approp Appropriations Funding to remove restrictions on transferring funds between certain accounts, and for other purposes. This item also comes before us with favorable recommendation from finance uh the finance and executive committee and committee on council, and accordingly, our recommendation is to adopt. There's a motion to adopt coming out of committee 251482. It does not need a second. Is there any discussion on the motion to adopt this item? Hearing none. Move to vote. Madam clerk, please open the vote and the motion to adopt. >> The vote is open. [Music] >> Will everyone please vote? >> The votes closed. 13 yay, zero nays. >> 13 yay, zero naysay. Motion drop carries. >> Great. Thank you so much. That concludes our report, Mr. Council President. Thank you so much. >> Thank you, Chair Collins. Next up will be the zoning committee. Chair West Morland. >> Nominations. >> Good afternoon, Mr. President. Uh we have >> nominated >> six items on our report. The first two without objection can be taken as a block. The recommendation is to file. >> This is 220 1759 Z2277. It's a text amendment to create a new section 16-18H.004 to create regulations for short-term rentals in the home park neighborhood in 251362 U2519 2770 Payton Road Northwest is for a special permit for a truck terminal. The recommendation is to file. There's a motion coming out of committee to file 220759 and I said right? No. Yeah. 1759 and 220 1362. Uh it does not need a second. Is there any discussion on the motion to file these two items? >> Madam clerk, hearing none. Madam clerk, please open the vote on the motion to file. >> One moment. >> The vote is open. The vote is called 13 yay, zero nays. >> 13 yay, zero naysay. The motion file carries. >> Next up is item number 2250 1285 Z2528 2945 Forest Park Road. This ordinance is reszone from PDH to I1. The recommendation coming from committee is to adverse, but I have spoken with the district 12 rep and I'm going to make a substitute motion to refer back to committee. There's a motion by council West Morland to refer 251285 back to the zoning committee. Is there a second? >> Second by council Lewis. Any discussion on the motion to refer? There was some confusion around this legislation. The MPU Z chair actually spoke with the MPUX chair. Something that has never happened because they've never had another MPU actually involve themselves in a different NPU and be so wrong with the misinformation. But so there was a conversation this weekend. So we're going to send it back to make sure that we can do this to make sure that we can clear up some of the misinformation from the misinformation campaign that went out. Thank you again. >> Any other discussion on the motion to refer? Hearing none. Madam clerk, please open the vote on the motion to refer this item. >> The vote is open. Will everyone please vote? >> The vote's closed. 13 yay, zero nays. >> 13 y z. The motion refer carries. >> Without objection, we can take items 3, five, and six as a block. The recommendation will be to adverse. >> Please proceed. >> 25307 Z2548. It's a text amendment waving the distance requirements for a service station located at 2836 Lakewood Avenue Southwest. 251468 Z2517 590 Cedar Avenue Northwest is to reszone from R4 to R4B and 251471 Z2503 is 1138 Glenwood Avenue Southeast is to reszone from R4BL to NC2 belt line. The recommendation coming from committee is to adverse. >> There is a recommendation coming out of committee to adverse these three items. It does not need a second. Is there any discussion on the motion to averse these three items? Hearing none. Move to vote. Madam clerk, please open the vote and the motion to adverse. >> The vote is open. Will everyone please vote? >> The vote's closed. 13 yay, zero nays. >> 13 yay, zero nays. Motion to advers. These three items carries. >> Thank you. That concludes our report. >> Thank you, Chair West Morland. Next up today will be public safety legal administration chair Boone. >> Thank you, Mr. President. We do not have a report today. >> Thank you. Next up will be city utilities committee chair Lewis. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Good afternoon. Please turn to page 56 of your full council agenda for the standing committee report for city utilities for item number one. A 2511 147 item one an ordinance by city utilities committee authorizing the mayor or designate to accept US environmental protection agency EPA solar for all program grant funding a to of the capital good fund in the amount of $2 million of zero cent for the purpose of implementing upgrades and repairs that enable solar energy projects authorizing the chief financial officer to amend the fiscal school year 2026 intergovernmental grant fund to anticipate and appropriate the grant funds authorizing the mayor or his designate to enter into agreements to accept the grant as a to implement the grant project and for other purposes. Motion to file. >> The motion coming out of committee to file 251447 does not need a second. Is there any discussion on the motion to file this item? Hearing none move to vote. Madam clerk, please open the vote on the motion to file. >> The vote is open. Will everyone please vote? >> The votes closed. 13 yay zero nays. >> 13 yay zs. The motion to file carries. >> Thank you. Number two 25R 3818. Item 8, page 20. A resolution by council members Dustin Hillis and Mayor Norwood is amended by the city utilities committee to amend the infrastructure sustainability task force established by resolution 24R 4311 to modify his membership and for other purposes. Motion to amend to remove the fourth where clause to my name in the now therefore it be resolved clause. Motion to adopt is amended. So there's a motion. You're making a motion to amend to remove the fourth whereas clause and to remove your name. Is that correct? >> Yes. Okay. So there's a motion to amend by council member Lewis. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Second by council member Norwood. Is there any discussion on the motion to amend this item? He none to vote. Madam clerk, please open the vote on the motion to amend. >> The vote is open. The votes closed. 13 yay, zero naysay. >> 13 yay, zero nays. The motion to amend carries. >> And council president, thank you so much. >> Council Lewis, I think I think you want to make a motion to adopt as amended. >> Motion to adopt as amended. >> There's a motion by council member Lewis to adopt as amended. 25 R3818. Is there a second? >> Second by council member Norwood. Any discussion on the motion to adopt as amended? I just wanted to say for the record that Lake Charlotte is going to get its own task force to do this exact same thing in Southside and I have offered to be helpful in setting that up the way that we have set up the one that is very specific to District 8. And I also want to say that super thankful for the the conversations the the many conversations we've have with council member Norwood both in the past and in the present over the weekend to figure out how we can help increase the capacity increase what we're doing on the south side of the city. Last week we were able to give awards statewide awards to certain water departments and I want to make sure all of our watershed departments get it. So to see the intentional focus that council member Norwood and his task force have done on the north side on northwest side have improved our city greatly. So I wanted to be a part of that as a fly on the wall. So thankful we're going to bring this to the south side. >> Thank you sir. >> Any other discussion on the motion to adopt as amended? >> Hearing none move to vote. Mad clerk please open the vote on the motion to adopt 25R 3818 is a submitted. >> The vote is open. The vote's closed. 13 yay, zero nays. >> 13 yay, zero naysay. Motion to adopt submitted carries. >> That concludes my report. >> Thank you, Chair Lewis. Next up will be CDHS. Uh there is one item removed from the consent agenda. >> Yes, council member one. I think you >> do. >> Yes. >> I need to get the caption. >> So, CDHS report, Chair Winston. >> Thank you. Uh, so for the item that was pulled off the consent agenda is 25-R 3801 on page 21. This is item 11, a resolution by council member Jason Doer authorizing the mayor or his design on on behalf of the city of Atlanta to designate this this designate the city of Atlanta as a B free zone and to support inner city urban agriculture in all its programs and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the city of Atlanta to enter into any required agreements for participation and implementation of such designation and for other purposes. Um, we thought this item was filed in committee, but apparently was not. So, I will >> on the consent. It's on the consent. It's on the consent agenda. >> Just just not to correct you, Council Wson, but it is a B trap free zone, not a B free zone. >> B trap. >> There is a big difference between >> Got it. Sorry, there was a pink piece of >> so B trap free zone. So, so there's a there's a motion to adopt coming out of committee, but now we're discussion on the 25R381. Council member Doer. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Colleagues, this is my paper and after uh significant consultation with my colleague or fellow uh uh on call beekeeper on on our body. Um I thought that this legislation is okay to be filed. So, I actually will move to file. We thought we did in committee, but um somehow it lived to see another day. >> All right. There's a motion to file by council member Doer, second by council member Juan. Is there any discussion on the motion to file this item? Hearing none, we'll move to a vote. Madam clerk, please open the vote on the motion to file. >> The vote is open. Winston is an I. >> Will everyone please vote? >> Will everyone please vote? The vote's closed. 13 yay, zero nays. >> 13 yays, zero nays. The motion to file carries. >> Thank you. That concludes my report. >> Thank you. Finally, today, transportation committee chair Amos is not here. So, Vice Chair Over Street, Transportation Committee, >> Transportation Committee does not have a report. Completed our work. That concludes the report of the standing committees. Next, we'll move to personal papers. We have one for immediate consideration today. Council member Doer. [Music] Thank you, Mr. President. I have one item for immediate consideration. This is ELMS number 38630. A resolution by council member Jason Doer authorizing the mayor or his designate to execute special procurement agreement SPS OCA2508 1260 600028 Windsor and Rosson mural with living walls the city speaks incorporated on behalf of the mayor's office of cultural affairs pursuant to section 2-191.1 of the city of Atlanta code of ordinances for a term of one year an amount not to exceed $178,000785 let me Say that $178,785 for the purposes of unique public artwork mural at the intersection of Winter Street Southwest and Rosson Street Southwest. All contracted work to be charged to and paid from fund, department, organization, and account numbers listed here, herein and from other for other purposes. Whereas the city of Atlanta is committed to providing the public with rich and diverse cultural experiences and fostering a sense of pride in its neighborhoods. And whereas the city has invested in providing access to the highest caliber artwork for all its citizens by placing works of international and local significance in public sphere. And whereas the moving line of for infrastructure bond allocated $5 million for public art projects around the city. And whereas the mayor's office of cultural affairs identified the need for a creation of a public artwork at the intersection of Windor Street Southwest and Rosson Street Southwest in the city of Atlanta. And whereas living walls the city speaks is a 501c3 nonprofit organization based in Atlanta, Georgia that creates inclusive intentional thoughtprovoking provoking public art to inspire social change. And whereas office of cultural affairs seeks to engage living walls to create a public art work mural estimated at 10,000 square feet at the intersection of Winter Street Southwest and Rosson Street Southwest. And whereas in accordance with code section 2-1191.1 of the city of Atlanta code of ordinances, the chief procurement officer determined that a special procurement for the purpose of providing public art and monumental services is appropriate. And whereas the chief procurement officer in the office of cultural affairs recommended entering into a special procurement agreement numbers listed herein in Rosson mural with living walls the city speaks incorporated for a term of one year in amount not to exceed 178,785. And whereas the chief procurement officer certifies that any organizational and personal relationships disclosed by living walls have been considered in accordance with section 2-1214 that the city of Atlanta code of ordinances and that award of the agreement is appropriate and now therefore be it resolved by the city council of the city of Atlanta Georgia that the mayor or his design is authorized to execute special procurement agreement SP so forth Windsor and Rosson mural with living walls the city speaks incorporated on behalf of the mayor's office of cultural affairs and amount not to exceed $178,0007 $178,785 for the purpose of providing public artwork at the intersection of Winter Street Southwest and Ros Street Southwest Atlanta, Georgia. Be it further resolved that the term of the agreement will be for one year with zero renewal options. Spear further resolved that all contractor work shall be charged to and paid from the following account 3163 2022 A1 go I'm sorry general obligation public improvement 04 0217 52120001 6110000 42609 400129 in public general obligation Public improvement bonds task number 405. Be it further resolved that a chief procurement officer in consultation with the city attorney is directed to prepare all appropriate documents by for execution by the mayor or his. They have finally resolved that the agreement will not become binding upon the city and the city shall incur no obligation or liability ten until it has been approved as to form by the city attorney for or her designy executed by the mayor or his design attested to by the municipal clerk and delivered to living walls the city speaks incorporated. Colleagues, uh this item is something that our office has been working with the office of cultural affairs and the mayor's office uh for the last three and a half years to be honest. Uh if y'all uh are heading to downtown Windsor Street before it becomes uh Ter Turner Drive or are turning on the I20, y'all probably have seen this large retaining wall uh that is at the foot of where we're going to be building the 405 Cooper uh housing project. Uh this has been uh uh a project that we've been advocating for a long time that uh we were able to work with OCA to identify funding. We've selected an artist. We've selected a a piece. Uh the time sensitivity of this is that uh the weather is getting cooler and fewer opportunities to get this mural up and and moving forward are dwindling as the uh weather starts to get colder. And so unfortunately, this legislation was not ready before our last council meeting, which is why we weren't able to discuss it uh at committee. However, I want to go ahead and get this project moving forward as quickly as possible considering uh we've been working on this for the last three and a half years. So, uh with that, uh I wanted to make a motion to approve. >> There's a motion by Council Member Doer to adopt Elms 38630, seconded by Council Member Baktiari. Is there any discussion on the motion to adopt this item? Hearing none, move to vote. Madam clerk, please open the vote on the motion to adopt. >> The vote is open. >> Will everyone please vote? >> Thank you. >> The votes closed. 13 yay, zero naysay. >> 13 yay, zero nays. Motion to adopt carries. >> I would like to motion to move to the mayor's office post haste. >> It's a motion by council member Doer. Seconded by council member Hillis to move this uh item to the office of the mayor post haste. Is there any discussion on the motion to move this on the motion to move this item post haste? We do this via names consent without objection. Any objection? Madam clerk, please sign the county names consent on the motion to move this item post haste. >> 13 yay zero nays. >> 13 zs. The motion move post haste carries. Thank you. >> Now I don't believe we have any other immediate consideration items. So, we'll move to items for referral and council member Doer, you're still up. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Uh, first item here, uh, not for media consideration is Elms number 38701, an ordinance by Council Member Jason Doer to amend the 1982 Atlanta Zoning Ordinance as amended by prohibiting the use of barb wire and razor wire along public rights away in all zoning districts and for other purposes. >> ID 3871 will be referred to the zoning committee. Next item is ELMS number 38702, an ordinance by council member Jason Doer to wave SEC 15-07.006 of the land subdivision ordinance of the city of Atlanta for the purposes of facilitating an acknowledgement of the 1317 Brewster Street Southwest as two separate lots substantially consistent with the historic configuration and prevailing plat pattern. And for other purposes 3872 will be referred to the CHS committee. >> Mr. Chair, that's all I have. Mr. President, that's all I have. Thank you, >> Councilman Bakari. >> Thank you, Council President. Um, Elms ID 38708, a resolution by Council Member Liliana Bactiari authorizing the contribution of a total amount not to exceed $10,000 to the East Atlanta Community Association, Inc. to support civic interest in arts programming in Brownwood Park and East Atlanta and authorizing the chief financial officer to make payment from the account number listed herein and for other purposes. >> Elms ID 38708 be referred to the CDHS. >> Thank you. Elms ID 38710 resolution by council member Liliana Bactiari to amend resolution 25-R3591 adopted by the city council on July 1st 2025 and approved by operation of law on July 16th 2025 authorizing the contribution of a total amount not to exceed $20,646 to the historic district development corporation to support the commercial economic financial industrial and civic interest within the fourth ward to correct the funding amount and for other purposes >> ID 38710 will be referred to the CDHS committee Council Bond. [Music] >> Thank you, Mr. President, first I have Elms ID number 38680, an ordinance by Council Member Michael Jugan Vaughn. Uh, waving part two, the court of code of ordinances, general ordinances, chapter 2, administration, article 10, procurement and real estate code division 4, the city of Atlanta code of ordinances to authorize the mayor or his designate to exercise the second renewal option for agreement RFPC12000560A annual contract contract for sanitary sewer repairs with Ruby Collins SC Consortium point uh venture agreement I'm sorry joint venture agreement on behalf of the department of watershed management for a term of one year retroactively affected from September 1st 2025 through August 31st 2026 for a time for a time only to authorize the mayor or his designate to ratify services rendered in connection with the agreement retroactively effective beginning September 1st 2025 through the exercise of the second renewal option and for other purposes ID 38680 we refer to the city utilities committee >> next is Elm's ID number 386 688, an ordinance by council member Michael Julian Bond waving part two code of ordinances general ordinances chapter 2 administration article 10 procurement and real estate code division of the city of Atlanta code of ordinances to authorize the mayor his designate to exercise the second renewal option for agreement RFP- C-12000560B annual contract Contract for sanit sanitary sewer repairs with Rockdale Pipeline Incorporated, Integrical Municipal Services Corporation, JV agreement on behalf of the Department of Watershed Management for a term of one year retroactively affected from September 11th, 2025 through September 10th, 2026 for time only to authorize the mayor or his designate to ratify services rendered in connection with the agreement retroactively effective beginning September 11, 2025 through the exercise of the second renewal option and for other purposes. >> ID 38688 will be referred to the city utilities committee. >> Thank you, Mr. President. >> Thank you, Council Member Boone. Thank you, Mr. President. Elms ID number 38681, a resolution by council member Andrea Boon to amend resolution 25-R32221 adopted by the Atlanta City Council on March 17, 2025 and approved per city charter section 243 on March 18th, 2025 to clarify the not to exceed amount of the contract and the city share of that cost and for other purposes. Home ID 38681 will be referred to the city utilities committee. Customers >> yes coming right up. >> Great. Thank you. AMS's ID number 38682. A resolution by council member Isa Collins authorizing the mayor his designate to e exercise a third renewal option under IFBB-S121 276 trace organic laboratory services with Euroense Environment Testing Southeast LLC on behalf of the Department of Watershed Management for a term of one year effective October 5th 2025 through October 4th 2026 any amount not to exceed $38,000 and0 all contracted work to be charged to and paid for from the fund department organization and account numbers listed here in and for other purposes. >> ID 38682 will be referred to the city utilities committee. >> Great. Thank you. AMS ID number 38686 an ordinance by Isa uh by council member Isa Collins authorizing the mayor or his designate to execute the fir first amendment for special procurement agreement SP-s122036 solid waste parcel survey and billing software support and maintenance with international system strategies incorporated on behalf of the department of public works to extend the term of the agreement on a month-to-month basis for a period not to exceed 9 months to wave article 10 of the city of Atlanta procurement and real estate code to add funding any amount not to exceed $315,000 to ratify services in connection with the agreement retroactively effective September 29th 2025 through the exercise of the first amendment all contracted work to be charged to and paid for from the fund department organization and account number listed herein and for other purposes >> 38686 will be referred to the City Utilities Committee. >> Thank you so much, Mr. Council President. >> Council member Hillis. >> First item is Elms number 38707. A resolution by council member Dustin Hillis requesting the mayor his designate to make the intersection of Anton Street Northwest and Forest Street Northwest and all stock control intersection to request Atlanta Department of Transportation to install stop signs at the intersections and for other purposes. >> I'm 38707 we refer to the transportation committee. Elms ID 38684, an ordinance by Council Member Dustin Hillis, waving part two, chapter 2, Article 10, Division 14 of the Atlanta City Code of Ordinances, authorizing the exchange of property at 1370 How Mill Road Northwest for property owned by Atlanta Beltline, Inc. at 1396 Howill Road Northwest and 1400 Howill Road Northwest. Authorizing the grant of temporary construction easements and permanent easements across city-owned property located at 1370 How Millill Road Northwest. and authorizing the purchase of the city of Atlanta's interest in certain property located at 1370 How Mill Road Northwest so as to provide for the construction of the Atlanta Beltline project and related improvements to the intersection of Hal Mill Road Northwest and Trabert Avenue Northwest to authorize the mayor his design the chief procurement officer or her design to execute and/or deliver all other documents necessary to complete the exchange easements and sale and transfer of the aforementioned property authorizing the revenue from the dis disposition to be deposited in the fund and account information listed herein. Authorizing acquisition, due diligence, closing costs, signage, demolition, site security, and stabilization, fencing, and other site development costs to be paid from the fund and account information listed herein and for other purposes. >> ID 38684 will be jointly referred to the CUC and CDHS committees. >> Complete my items. Thank you. >> Thank you, Council Member Lewis. Customer Lewis and thank you president. A elms 3875, a resolution by council member Antonio Lewis requesting the commissioner of the Atlanta Department of Transportation to conduct a traffic calming study on Wayne's Court Southeast to determine the need for any safety improvement measures such as traffic calming devices, reduce speed or stop signs, and for other purposes. >> Elms ID 38705 will be referred to the transportation committee. Elms ID 38709, a resolution by council member Antonio Lewis, a resolution requesting that the mayor or his design reduce any unnecessary restrictions on the ability of members of the public to petition their government and access City of Atlanta services at Atlanta City Hall through taking whatever action shall be necessary to provide some ability for members of the public to park at or near Atlanta City Hall free of charge and for other purposes. ID 3879 will be referred to the transportation committee >> and a really good piece of legislation for the southeast quarter of Atlanta and southside elms 38706 a resolution by council member Antonio Lewis and Jason H Winston and council member Michael Julian Bond council member Eay Collins council member Matt West Morland council member Jason Doure as well a resolution requesting the office of contract and compliance in coordination with the department of law and the department of finance to conduct an audit of the Lakewood Amphitheater lease agreement with Live Nation Entertainment Incorporated, including payments to the community benefit agreement fund and to report findings and recommendations to the Atlanta City Council and for other purposes. >> I 3876 will be referred to the finance exec committee. Customer Norwood. Uh, Elms 38703, a resolution by council member Mary Norwood authorizing the city of Atlanta to not donate a total not to exceed $100,000 from the district 8 discretionary account to the Spring Lake Civic Association pursuant to section 6-306 of the city of Atlanta's charter to authorize the chief financial officer or his designate to make the donation authorized hereby from the accounts listed therein and for the purpose ID 3873 refer to the finance success committee. Council Rover Street M's ID number 38704, a resolution by council member Mercy Call your over street and Matt West Morland and Liliana Baktiari authorizing a donation to neighborhood in need in support of emergency homes. home repairs for legacy residents in order to help prevent displacement pursuant to section 6-306 of the city of Atlantis charter and for other purposes. ID 38704 will be referred to the FEC member shooks 38626 ordinance by Shook to amend the charter of the city of Atlanta as cited uh under and by the authorities cited by amending the SE sections cited. to update the requirement for budgeted anticipations not to exceed 99% of the normal revenue collected during the previous year to amend part one subp part A article 6 etc to update the process for budget amendments and for other purposes >> ID 38626 will be referred to the finance exe committee >> thank you elms 38638 ordinance by shook uh amending the FY26 6 general fund budget by anticipating and appropriating an amount not to exceed blank from the council president and council carry forward accounts with a net amount of blank to be returned to the council president and council carry forward accounts for the trueup of FY26 carry forward balances and for other purposes >> ID 38638 will be referred to the finance exact committee >> that is all >> council one >> thank you Mr. President, this is Elms ID 38711 and ordinance by council members Alex Juan and Mary Norwood. An ordinance to amend part three land development code part 20 short-term rental section 20-10003 to clarify that the definition of short-term rental shall exclude accommodations which are not made available to the general public and which are reserved for use through a contractual agreement between the property owner and a third party which shall be for a term exceeding 30 days and for other purposes. Homes 38711, we refer to the community development human services committee. Cra Winston. >> Thank you. Council President Elms ID 38713, an ordinance by Council Member Winston authorizing pursuant to section 6-306 of the City of Atlanta's Charter and the City of Atlanta to donate $17,370 to the Grant Park Neighborhood Association on behalf of the Atlanta Department of Transportation to help support the Burn Street Southeast and Mercer Street Southeast Bikeway project at Parkside Elementary and for other purposes. is >> home ID 38713 will be referred to the CDHS committee. >> Thank you. >> Are there any other papers for referral today? Okay, hearing none, we will move to general remarks. First, let me just take personal privilege for a moment for a couple of announcements regarding upcoming elections. Just a reminder to everyone, October 6th is the last day to register to vote in time for the November 4th municipal elections. Redistricting changes for the city of Atlanta will go into effect for this November's election, including the new lines. Fulton County has mailed out new and updated voter registration cards to all affected citizens. If you have questions at all about which district or which area you should be voting in, please visit the My Voter page online uh or call the municipal clerk's office at the city of Atlanta for any assistance. Please get out there and vote. So with that, other general remarks. Council member Doer. >> Thank you, Mr. President. I want to announce that our office is partnering with the Atlanta VA. Uh we're hosting uh their annual Operation Revly event at Dumbar Neighborhood Center in Mechanicsville. Uh this event is intended to provide a variety of resources to veterans experiencing homelessness. Uh there will be multiple vendors from the community who will join to provide services including barbers, mobile showers and live music as well as housing resources and other agencies will be there as well. Uh this event will be uh uh September the 10th which I believe is next Wednesday uh from 10:00 a.m. to 200 p.m. Once again it'll be at Dumbar Neighborhood Center in Mechanicsville. So proud to be partnering with the Atlanta VA for that. >> Thank you Council Winston. >> Thank you, Council President. Two things. First, just want to thank our public service uh personnel throughout the city of Atlanta. We had several major events in town this weekend. Uh they were working around the clock keeping our city safe. Uh and sending a special shout out to the Department of Public Works fortification team. I ran into several members over the weekend that were keeping our streets safe. Uh and then secondly, uh I want to send a happy early birthday to my daughter Banks who will be five this weekend. >> Happy birthday, Council Boon. Yes. Thank you, Mr. President. I would like to congratulate the CFO of the year, Muhammad Bala, named from um the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Congratulations. We attended a wonderful celebration for him on last week. It was very well attended from members of the Atlanta community and beyond. So, congratulations CFO of the year, Muhammad Bala. Council member Bond. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Just wanted to announce that the ATL fresh and free drive-thru food giveaway will be tomorrow, September the 3rd at 2:00 p.m. at the Mount Olive Baptist Church located at 2685 Barge Road. So, we encourage everyone to come out. come out early and if you don't need the help, uh, please spread the word. Thank you. >> Thank you, Council Lewis. >> Thank you. Just want to make sure I let folks know and invite folks out to the Pittsburgh Community Jazz Fest hosted se Saturday, September 20th, 2005 at the Pittsburgh Yards. Also to the Southside Jazz Fest that will be hosted at South Atlanta High School. So, two jazz fest coming up on the south side, both in the month of September. Also want to congratulate Marinatha 7 Marinata 7th Day Adventist Church on their 49th anniversary of service to district 12. So, thank you again, President. >> Thank you. Any other general remarks before we close out? Madame Clerk, please sound the adjourning. Roll call. >> Council President Doug Shipman, >> present. >> Council member Michael Julian Ban. Council member Matt West Morland, post two at large. >> Council member Isa Collins, post three at large. >> Council member Jason H. Winston, District 1. >> Council member Byron D. Amos, District 3. Council member Jason Doser, District 4. >> Council member Liliana Bakari, District 5. >> Council member Alex Juan, District 6. Council member Howard Shook, District 7. Council member Mary Norwood, District 8. >> Council member Dustin Hillis, District 9. >> Council member Andrea Elon, District 10. >> Council member Marcia Color, Over Street, District 11. >> Council member Antonio Lewis, District 12. >> Present.