regularly scheduled meeting of the Atlanta City Council. Today is Monday, November 3rd, and I would ask the clerk to call the opening role. >> Good afternoon, council 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 EA Collins, post three at large. >> Council member Jason H. Winston, District 1. Here, >> council member Cardon Wyoff, District 2. >> Here, >> council member Byron D. Amos, District Three. >> Here. >> Council member Jason Dozer, District 4. >> Present. >> Council member Liliana Bakiari, 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 Andre Elon, District 10. >> Present. Council member Marcy Kolio over street, District 11. >> Present. >> Council member Antonio Lewis, District 12. >> Present. >> Mr. President, we do have a members of quorum of members present. >> Thank you. Before we adopt the agenda, I would like to acknowledge that we have former mayor Shirley Franklin sitting with us in the front row joining us today. It's always a pleasure to see you. Uh if there are no changes or updates to the agenda, I would entertain a motion to adopt. >> Moved by councelor Juan, second by councelor Bakiari. Any discussion on the motion to adopt the agenda? We do this unanimous consent. Any objection? Madam clerk, please on the county unanimous consent on the motion to adopt the agenda. >> 12 zs. >> 12 ya z. The motion to adopt the agenda carries. Next, we have our invocation. Today, we're honored to have Reverend Dealk with us. He is the senior pastor of the spirit and truth sanctuary. And I would invite him now forward to bring us our invocation for the day. >> Good afternoon. I'm De P, senior minister of spirit and truth sanctuary uh in Decar. Our spiritual community has been in Atlanta for more than 65 years. In 1960, we were the closest white congregation to Ebenezer Baptist. In 1961, we became the first racially integrated congregation in the southeastern United States. Today, we exist as one of the only interfaith and queer affirming congregations in Atlanta. To the esteemed council and its members, thank you for your selfless service to all Atlantans. I'm grateful for this invitation. I'll invite you today if you will to just take a big deep breath. Release that breath. Who is my neighbor? In the study of world religions, we are cautioned against the synretatizing of all religions as being one. However, the golden rule seems to be a central ideology in most major world religions. Judaism, love your neighbor as you love yourself. Jesus reminds us, do unto others as you would have them do unto you. The Islamic hadith, none of you truly believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself. In Buddhism, treat not others in a way that you yourself would find hurtful. Hinduism, this is the sum total of your duty. Do not do to others what would cause pain if done to you. The native indigenous peoples of the Lakota tribe. Treat all beings as your relatives. The African spirituality of Ubuntu. I am because we are. And Luther Ingram. If loving you is wrong, I don't want to be right. If this idea of loving our neighbor as we love ourselves is central to most world religions, why are we as a collective humanity lacking in our embodiment of this golden rule? First, to love the neighbor as ourselves means that there must be a surrender to the truth that everyone is our neighbor. In the imagining of the beloved community, Dr. King would remind us that race, gender, and nationality, and I would include religion and sexual orientation must be held as external accidents and secondary considerations. In the parable of the good Samaritan, Jesus challenges this human tendency toward exclusivism and insolerity, declaring that our neighbor even includes those who have a different social location than our own. Second, we cannot love our neighbor as ourselves until we first love ourselves. We cannot give what we don't possess. Jesus thought this idea of love your neighbor as you love yourself was fairly self-explanatory. Yet had to come back and give a new command. I didn't realize you guys don't love yourselves. So, love your neighbor as I have loved you. Today I invite all gathered in this chamber to love yourselves. Take one more deep breath if you will. For a short moment, I invite you to close your eyes and find rest. Let us pray. Spirit of God, called by many names, our father and our mother, make us one. Awaken and renew in our hearts an altruistic and unconditional love for our neighbor, made in the image and likeness of God and good. And teach us how to love ourselves as we cannot give to others what we do not have. On this third day of November 2025, we speak the blessing of divine wisdom and protection over this council. In the name of that which could neither be defined by nor limited to any name, we say amen, amen, ashe, namaste. And so it is. Blessings to you. As we remain in a moment of reflection, I would ask if there are any remembrances that colleagues would have today. Council Octar. >> Um, you know, it's not usual that we talk about things on a larger scale when we think about our remembrances, but I think that it would be appropriate for us today to keep in mind the more than 640,000 children that are going to go hungry in the state as a result of uh our federal and state governments not releasing contingency funds. So, I think it is appropriate that we keep those children and families in our prayers because a lot of them will be going hungry if they have not already. >> Thank you. Any others? Council member Lewis. >> Uh to the Polar Rock, Mr. Jackson, Willie Jackson Jr. to his family on the loss of his daughter Ku. I've known him my entire life as Ku Mrs. Jackson. So the entire Polar Rock, Carver Homes, High Point community and South Atlanta community. Uh your prayer we're praying with you for the loss of Kibu. >> Thank you. Any others for these? And for those unnamed, would you please join me in a moment of silence? 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. Now move to proclamations, commendations. I would invite Council Member Boone to join me at at the podium as we jointly present a recognition of Dr. William Bill Cleveland and all of those who are here to uh honor Dr. Cleveland. Would you please join us up here on the dis to the bathroom. You have two >> start with the videos, right? >> Yeah. >> You read, you do this one and I'll do this. >> I got a list of people. Perfect. >> This is the restaurant. [music] >> Hey, >> how are you? >> [laughter] >> Thank you. I got to get Just don't rub on the mirror Franklin. You're welcome. >> Yeah, that was a day. >> Nice. >> Yeah, I know. >> Are you going up? Congratulations. Yeah, that's what that's what Andre Bo told us to do. [laughter] >> Of course you can. Oh, I'm so sorry. Step back. >> Good afternoon. I am Andrea Boon, a member of the Atlanta City Council. Today we are here to honor our native son, Dr. William Bill Cleveland. Congratulations. Congratulations. And now we will have a short video. >> [music] >> When you look at the way he moves, the things that he does. I mean, it's really a true visionary. >> He's a trailblazer. He's an amazing man. Whatever [music] it takes, that's what Bill Cleveland does. Black people would not have made it [music] on dialysis if it were not for William Cleveland. >> Dr. William Cleveland, a [music] loving husband and father, has devoted his life to taking care of the community that raised him. >> I went to Warhouse, the best college in the world. When I was there, there was encouragement to become [music] physicians. And so I got in the track with the other guys and we had great great mentors [music] and great professors there. >> Those mentors helped chart a path that would change [music] his life. It was 1970, 2 years after Martin Luther King's death. The civil rights movement at its peak. The Pittsburgh community started [music] a movement to help to bring more African-Americans to the University [music] of Pittsburgh in general, not just a medical school. >> His specialty, nefrology. His mission to help the [music] underserved. Georgia's first black nefologist turned a burned down Burger King on MLK [music] Junior Drive into his first office, Southwest Atlanta Nephology. Dale Jones [music] Reeves has worked with Cleveland for five decades. >> I met Dr. Cleveland. Um, in 1976, [music] we were nurses at the dialysis [music] clinic downtown on Peak Mount and we were really in a very racist [music] environment where all the patients were black on dialysis, but all the [music] doctors were white. One day, Dr. Cleveland came through just walking smooth soft gentle. And one of our patients named Mr. Willie Woot and he said, "Oh, things getting ready to change around here now. We got us a black doctor up in here." >> Patients [music] began requesting Dr. Cleveland. Jones Reeves and two other nurses followed him to the new office. >> All the doctors were referring [music] patients to us and we never turned anybody down. never ever ever turn anybody [music] away. >> The longer I'm in practice, the more I appreciate the interactions [music] with patients and getting them to understand and me to understand them. It's the complexity [music] of patients. It's not as simple as one may think. >> Whether psychosocial, medical, or financial [music] compassion drives the culture. >> Tell Dr. Clint, we ain't got no [music] food. I can't come and answer. Can you go make sure you got some food in his house or can you go pick up the patient, co-pays and all that? Mm-m. Whether you had insurance or not. >> The care continued. No matter [music] the day, no matter the hour. >> Dr. Cleveland would call me like late at night. He said, "What you doing? What I'm doing? I'm sleep right." Well, Mr. So and so so and so in the emergency room. I guess he'll live [music] to tomorrow. that meant can you come to work? >> Dr. Paul [music] Douglas also met Dr. Cleveland 50 years ago during his residency at Emory. >> And he started to tell me about the fact that we needed to be trailblazers [music] at Emory because they did not have many people of color who were in training. And I'll never forget, and he denies it to this day, but [music] he says, "If you want to be like me, this is the place you need to train." [laughter] I'm a bad man. Here is someone that you can model [music] yourself at. >> Philip Cunningham met Dr. Cleveland in 1990. By 1996, he had lured me over. Through his vision and his efforts, the practice grew [music] from the single office to five offices, expanding from southwest Atlanta all the way to Lethonia, um south [music] to East Point, uh north to downtown and in the middle indicator. [music] >> When my kidneys fell, I was almost 30. uh had just started Morehouse and when my kidneys fell my parents insurance said oh no he's of the age [music] this is a very chronic disease you all can't carry him >> no one would take him until word reached Dr. [music] Cleveland. >> He came to see me in my room and said to me, "If [music] you make covenant that if you'll stay in school, continue [music] to stay on your scholarship, then I will treat you and I will get you solvent [music] with my case manager, Ununice Banks, at that time, and you're going to be fine, but you're not going home." >> Dodd honored [music] that covenant and has been with Dr. Cleveland for 20 years. That spirit [music] and love and action has become the heart of the practice, one that they all remember from the days of Southwest [music] Hospital. When I was a boy growing up in Atlanta, the major hospitals in Atlanta did not [music] accept black patients and they had no black physicians. And so [music] therefore, we had our own African-American hospitals that we nurtured [music] and worked in. But as time has gone on, those hospitals are closed. >> He says the loss of Southwest Atlanta Hospital [music] was deeply felt. But he credits the late Atlanta City Council member CT Martin, a longtime friend and ally [music] who stepped in to keep its spirit alive. >> He created a park called Physicians Park because of his [music] connection with healthc care and felt it was important. So what stands now right across from the hospital is Southwest Atlanta Physicians Park that um shows [music] you his dedication to it. >> So Dr. Cleveland gives back sharing his wisdom with the next generation. [music] We'll give them tours and encourage them to go to medical school and become physicians [music] and they come back and send nice letters um how they've appreciated that mentoring that they had and we look forward to [music] that expanding. >> It's medicine mentorship and mercy. A belief that patients are more than a chart and that every day [music] they are given is a victory. Quality is very valuable and without quality [music] you don't have anything. So I would hope that we brought a level of quality healthc care to this community. [music] [music] And now we will have remarks from the 58th mayor of the city of Atlanta, Mayor Shirley Clark Franklin. Thank you, [applause] Council Member Boon. Thank you, um, Council President Shipman, for um, [clears throat] initiating uh, this uh, acknowledgement. So, Bill Cleveland is a pioneer, but he's a pioneer in many ways. Um but he's definitely a pioneer in medicine. He's a go-to person for doctors, for patients, uh for community. Uh and um he he never ever ever uh says no. He's open to the conversation. He's open to the opportunity to serve, but he's also served the state. He served us on the board of regents. He served us on the medical association. He has served his community in numerous ways. So there is nothing that could keep me from being here today. Um I don't come to city hall often anymore. [laughter] When I come they want to know I mean one of the council members who will not be his name will be not be mentioned said he thought I was coming to say what I thought wasn't going right. [laughter] [clears throat] But I don't come for those reasons. I come because I ought to honor a true legend. It is hard to imagine that we are honoring a first. This country is 300 years old. This state was a founding state of the United States. But we are honoring a first. But because of Bill Cleveland, he's not the last. >> All right. >> He opened the door for others. Congratulations. >> The Honorable Alex won, District 6, his council member, the Cleveland's council member. Thank you. >> Uh, good afternoon. Um, thank you, Council President. Thank you, Council Member Boon, for pulling this together. is a very welldeserved honor and recognition of um some district 6 coni con constituents. Um it you're going to hear a lot about his medical um and healthc care side contributions, but quite frankly I wanted to comment about um the contributions he makes outside of that. He you know I think um Dr. Cleveland, you and your wife I I actually met when I was first working at Emory about 10 years ago um in support of the African-American collection there. And I remember just how remarkably solid, quiet, yet stalwart you were in terms of contributing and supporting the causes that you believe in and um and you think are important. Um and I I I keep that with me today because I just think that's a great mantra to live by. And I also know that uh in Sherwood Forest where y'all live, there's never um any sort of important event or important political u gathering that doesn't include you. And again, I think it's just a signal of how much you value and and put importance on supporting community. Um, and I just wanted to make sure that I was here today to give my thanks, give my respects, and um um just express my inspiration that I draw from you. So, thank you, sir. >> Thank you very, >> Honorable President Doug Shipman. >> Thank you, Council Member Boone. It is great to see everyone here. There's a VIP who's who up here on the stage that I won't go through, but all the important people raise your hand. [laughter] [clears throat] You know, Bill Cleveland is from Atlanta, but Bill Cleveland has shaped Atlanta. I want to talk about some of those ways personally that he is so much a son of this city. He was born in McClendon Hospital on MLK and Chapel Road. As you saw in the video, it was a time when black physicians could not practice in certain facilities and black patients were not allowed in certain facilities. He was born to a line of educators. His father was a principal at Brown High School and a butcher on North Side Drive. His mom was a first grade teacher at the English Avenue School. His uncle was a principal and a deacon at Flipper Temple. This family was rooted in Atlanta. Bill has been a shaper of the arts in Atlanta. If you have never been to the Cleveland home, it might as well be one of the major art museums of Atlanta. [laughter] If you have not been to his office, it is a secondary outlet of the Cleveland Museum. He not only has been a collector, but as Alex mentioned, he was instrumental in the collecting of African-American artifacts at Emory University. He's been on the board of the High Museum and on Emory's University Special Collections. He has personally been involved in the Hammond's House in the National Black Arts Festival. And when artists have come to Atlanta over the years, such as Maya Angelou Simox and the and the academic and artist Cornell West, they find their way to the Cleveland home. It is a center of culture in Atlanta. He has put his hand on the political world. He is always someone who is involved. He has helped many people including John Lewis and Mayor Jackson and Andy Young and Bill Campbell and Mayor Shirley Franklin. and he even did radio spots for me in all full disclosure [laughter] because his stamp is a credible stamp. His voice is one that people listen to. And perhaps most importantly, he rooted his practice in southwest Atlanta and it has been there for 40 years, not only as a medical beacon, but as a beacon of economic hope in that part of the city as a cornerstone of the future of Southwest Atlanta. Bill, you have lived your values and those values have made this city better. >> Yes. >> And I thank you for never giving up on Atlanta. >> Yes. >> And we have and to embody that, my office is very proud to give you the Spirit of Atlanta award today. Let me present Thank you, Bill. >> Thank you. And now, Miss Dale Reeves first nurse. >> She's coming. She's coming. She's coming. She's coming. >> All righty. Lord Jesus. Okay. Alrighty. Glad to see Ma. [laughter] Um, Dr. Cleveland, my ride or die. Um, he's a man that has been consistent for almost 50 years. He never changed. He's kind. He's gentle. He's honest. He's caring. When people would not take patience, that was back in the day. So everybody want patients now, but back in the day when people would not take patients, Dr. Cleveland said, "Dale, we're going to take that patient." And we took all those patients, the insane, the crazy, the drug addict, the prostitute, all of those people because those doctors up in Buckhead had those patients before we opened our clinic. And Dr. Cleveland said, "Okay, we're going to take those patients." And we brought them patients to the southwest side of Atlanta and we loved on them and they became who they are because when we looked at them they was like us. It was one of our uncles, one of our aunts, one of our brothers, one of our sisters, our children. So he is that kind of doctor. When those patients came in there and didn't have any money to pay their light bill, Dale, they need their lights on, don't they? Oh yeah, Dale. They come in, we don't have no food. Dale, they need their food, right? We would do everything it for those patient. It was not a co-pay involved. So, Dr. Cleveland is amazing. He's a legend and I am so proud and honored to be a part of this team. The things that's most valuable in his life, of course, the patience and all that, but his beautiful wife, Vera. >> [laughter] >> his beautiful kids, Kelly and Billy, and they are just really smart girls. How about that? So, I'm just so grateful to be here. Um, he's a miracle worker. He takes care of all of his patient. Money isn't an option. Dr. Cleveland will take care of you. So we said, um, Dr. Cleveland, you're the you you're the real goat, [laughter] right? You're the you're the real goat. A lot of people will come and say, Dale, when you and Dr. Cleveland going to retire? What what y'all going to do? I'm like, well, you know, I'm about ready, but I'm waiting on Dr. Cleveland. [laughter] But what I find out is that in life, you have careers. When you have careers, you can retire from a career. But when you got a calling on your life, >> you got a calling on your life, you can't just walk away from it because even if you want to walk away from it, it's something that's going to pull you back to it. >> That's right. >> So just remember, he has a calling on his life and God has ordered his footsteps and I am just so proud to be a part of this organization. God bless you forever and ever. >> Amen. And now another native son, William Bill Stanley, premier architect. >> Good afternoon. Bill would tell me about Bon Viva and a near do well, which is probably true. What I would say about him is he's a westside boy. >> I see Lyn Watley out. Hey, Lyn. >> One of his boys as well. went to rival schools. I probably met him met him at a Sunday school convention at Blipper Temple where Calvin McLaren was probably also an AM was probably hanging out that day. We could go there because we could get to see the girls up front and personal at the same school. >> But we ended up uh in Morehouse intensified pre-ol program at age 15. Uh we lived in Malays Hall. Bill was very studious. He got his work. He didn't hang out with us all night long in the dorms on the halls. He went to sleep like Calvin McLaren. Um but he made good grades nevertheless. We did as well. But we put ourselves in a good deal more stress than that. I asked Bill a couple of a couple of weeks ago. I said, "Bill, um why'd you never pledge fraternity?" He said, "Well, I was more concerned with uh making the grade at Morehouse." I said, "Bill, your dad was a teacher at Washington High School. How how did you not make the grade?" He said, "Well, I have to study." And he took it very seriously. Very soon I found out that was the truth with me at Georgia Tech as well. When you have a mission, have things to do, you don't have time to play around a lot of times. Bill is a renaissance man. He loves jazz. Loves Duke Ellington. He's a Duke Ellington afficionado. If he could be another person, he would be Duke Ellington. [laughter] Loves theater. Loves opera. Loves art. those archaeology. Bill and I went down to uh Mexico to see the Omech rings to prove to ourselves that blacks were around long before slavery. We were superior in Europe and everywhere else. So, Bill has some of these Russian dolls, these black Madanas that uh are so precious because he realizes that that's who we were and that's who we are. So, you can't erase our history. Our history is a part of us. Now 40 years ago, Bill said, "I got this Burger King man and uh I want to put a dialysis clinic." I said, "What's first of all dialysis?" He said, "That's what I do. I so good." And so we said, "Well, let's see what we can do about it. Let's see if we can transform this Burger King hamburger joint into a diialysis clinic." And we went around and round and round. We looked at various type various options. But he wanted to make sure there was a good place, a strong place, a comfortable place for those patients. And some of them come back to me later on and said, "This is a place I needed to be to save my life." >> That anchor in Adamsville is still there. >> And the other facilities that have been built around that, including the CT Martin Center, which built by him by himself and behind the scenes, has supported from the day first the first day it was open. He's that kind of guy. He's not going to scream at you. In fact, he probably will whisper. Whisper, Bill. You hear me? He's talking right now. [laughter] I can't hear. But he understands how important it is to make a commitment to a community and do what you say you're going to do. Now, I look forward to in a couple of weeks going to his house for Christmas land, you know. I mean, Ver's going to make sure that uh everybody in there has been pink and green or green and grow some color, you know. But the the the art collection that he has is just amazing. It is one and one of a kind. Uh and he's the kind of aerodite guy who understands all that he puts into his home and to his family and to his girls who are lovely and wonderful and very smart themselves. So when you think about a [clears throat] Westside boy who's done very well, you think about his humility. The day that my mother died, Bill was the first person to get in my house at my mother's house. He sat on the side of the bed. We talked a little bit. I knew everything was okay. And likewise, when this father passed, they lived right around the corner in Odon Forest. I made it my my my my point to get there as soon as I could just to sit and talk because those are tough times when parents mean so much to you. You need to make sure your friends are close to you. So, what I would say about that is that Bill has lived an except an an exemplary life. He's old westside boy. I can't tell you everything that he did. I do know I do know that he's a jazz musician himself. He's got a a little band probably still kicking around. They put me out cuz I play souafhone and I didn't have anything but a mouthpiece. So they said, "You can't play in this man. You got to do something else." But Bill has been a friend indeed for many, many, many years. And today we honor him. Let's give him a hand. >> Dr. Dennis Turner, MD. [clears throat] It's an honor to be here today and to talk about my good friend Bill Cleveland. Bill is a Atlanta native. I'm an Atlanta native and we kind of look at things a little bit differently. Okay, we have that saying, Mayor Franklin, that if it can't be done in Atlanta, it [clears throat] can't be done. Okay, our paths have crossed each other for a long time. I'm a general surgeon. I was the first African-American to finish surgery at Emory University here in Atlanta. And Bill is the first African-American nefologist in the state of Georgia. Okay, that's a big deal. So from the medical community, we would not be here today were it not for Bill Cleveland. You got to have a healthy community. I remember Bill coming to Emmery. He followed me from Morehouse and I'm sure there are a lot of Morehouse people in here. He followed me from Morehouse and then he followed me at Emery and we both finished in 1979. And so we both been around for a long time. Okay. Then I started following him around because he became the president of the Atlanta Medical Association and the Georgia State Medical Association. And he's been involved in every organization that means anything in this city. Okay. So to the council people, you run the city, but people like Bill Cleveland helped to make it. Okay. So we thank you and we thank him. I would encourage him. Don't retire before I do. Keep working. We appreciate everything you do. Take care and God bless. >> And now we will hear from one of the best political strategists that Atlanta has ever known, Verer Jennings, Cleveland wife. Hello. >> I'm very much um more comfortable behind the scenes, but uh thanks Miss Boon for putting me out front. It's an honor to be here with my husband uh >> and um to be your >> [laughter] >> Yeah. Um, and I also want to thank everyone who's here. This is literally our family, the Swan family who work in and the extended family, our political family, our Thanksgiving family. this is our family and this is the village that gives us all um strength and the ability to do what we do around the community. So I thank everyone for coming out today. The Cleveland family can't forget them. U but thank you all for coming. Uh it means a lot for Bill for today and to be there for him. Mayor Franklin, I am going to read this proclamation in its entirety because we have young men here. We have young Bill Cleveland's here from Carver High School and I want them to know that it's possible. >> Yes, >> it is possible. Thank you, Dr. Cleveland for loving the honorable CT Martin and the Adams community. Thank you for all you do in the city of Atlanta. We are so very proud. And now in recognition [clears throat] of Dr. William H. Cleveland. Whereas the Atlanta City Council is pleased to honor Dr. William Howard Cleveland on his commitment to exemplary healthc care in Atlanta. And whereas in 1980 as the first black nefologist in Georgia, Dr. William Cleveland founded and remains president of the Southwest Atlanta Neurology PC for 40 years located in the Adamsville community. They have supervised nearly 2 million dialysis treatments and treated over 27,000 individual patients, making them the largest African-American medical practice in any specialty in the United States of America. And whereas Dr. William Cleveland was born in Atlanta at Grady Memorial Hospital to William H. Cleveland Senior and Martha Cleveland, two distinguished Atlanta educators. He attended Frank L. Stanton Elementary School, Booker T. Washington High School, Morehouse College, and became one of the first black medical school graduates at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Bill completed his residency at Emory University. Whereas, Dr. Cleveland maintains a mission of giving back as he always has been a catalyst in helping to elevate excellence in community healthc care. He served as president of the Crawford Long Hospital medical staff, the Georgia Composite Board, the Georgia University System Board of Regents, the University System Board of Regents, the Emory University Healthcare Board, the Morehouse School of Medicine Board of Trustees, 30 years as treasurer and CFO of the Georgia Georgia State Medical Association, administrator of Southwest Hospital, formerly Holy Family Hospital, and was honored with the Distinguished Service Award. award in recognition of his work as co-medical director of the Atlanta committee for the Olympic Games. He currently serves on the LifeLink Foundation board and the WAB NPR Atlanta board of directors. And whereas Dr. Cleveland, a longtime civic leader and supporter, has hosted countless local, state, and federal officials at his home. In addition, he has hosted key leaders in Atlanta's government, including Mayor Maynard Jackson, Ambassador Andrew Young, the Honorable CT Martin, the Honorable Bill Campbell. He and his wife Verer were early supporters and instrumental in the successes of both Mayor Shirley Franklin and Council President Doug Shipman. The couple met on the campaign trail in 1998 and were married in 2000 by Governor Roy Barnes. They share a love for the arts and have raised two amazing spellmanites, Billy and Kelly. >> Now, therefore, be it resolved that we, the members of the Atlanta City Council, do hereby proclaim November 3rd, 2025 as Dr. William Cleveland Day in the city of Atlanta, Georgia. Okay. Okay. And now we will hear remarks from our native son, a trailblazer, a bridge builder, a innovator, Dr. William Bill Cleveland. Well, thank you for every everyone that's come out today. I really appreciate this is a great honor for all of you friends, family, associates, physicians, community leaders to be here and I know this is made you take made a special effort to come. So, I really do appreciate that. So much of what I was going to say has already been said. So, I'm going only going to say a couple things. I see these kids here and it reminds me of when I was in high school in Atlanta. The tallest building in Atlanta was Grady Hospital. It's hard to imagine that. And now you look at Grady Hospital is even larger than it was then. It's just minor. In those days, Atlanta was segregated and physicians, well, African-Americans were limited in where they could go and where they couldn't go. And for those of you who remember the 60s will know that that's true. But the reason why I'm mentioning that is I mentioned Grady is because when I was a eight-year-old boy and looking at Grady Hospital, it was segregated. Blacks were on one side and whites were on the other side. I would have never imagined that 30 years later that I would be a medical director in Emery that supervises Grady. So I'm telling you you to think of what you can be 20, 30 years from now. And you can't imagine how much success that you can have as you use your imagination, use your energies, and use the love that you have among yourselves and everyone. And that's what I've had. Tremendous love, family support community uh physicians and you know, so much of what I was going to say has already been said, so I'm only going to say thank you for coming out. And the last thing is one of the patriots that really helped us is Councilman CT Martin. He was such a champion. He visited us quite often. Any problem that we had related to governmental issues, he would take care of it. And he brought along Andrea Boone as well. So, Mayor Franklin, many of the mayors, all the other mayors, Mayor Jackson, we can go right Bill Campbell, we can go right down, right down the line, have been supportive of us. And thank you very much for everyone. And now we will have our official photo. But first, I would like to invite members of the Atlanta City Council to come forward and get a photo with Dr. Cleveland. Members that are here from the Atlanta City Council, will you all come and get a photo? Mayor Franklin, will you join us, please? [laughter] members of the Atlanta City Council. And I would also like to thank David Brand for being here. David, thank you [clears throat] for all you do for the children in the city and Don Rivers as well. Family stay. Right. Yeah. >> I didn't know where the meeting going to be on the 18th. Is it going to be in person? >> Yeah, it's in person. >> Okay, good. They at the same church. >> What church is [laughter] the one over there? >> The one we always >> [snorts] >> up. >> Thank you. >> New York Times. >> New [laughter] York Times. New York Times. Go do one outside. Okay. I Oh, I And now we will have part two, the reception for Dr. Bill Cleveland to your left. Thank you all very much. Now, I'd like to invite council member Wapus Morland up and all of those who are here for the recognition of coach Darren Miles to please come up and join us on the Yes. Woo. Come up here. Can you get me a Franklin? All right. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. >> When the 2005 football season kicked off for Carver High School, the program had won 17 games in its last 16 seasons. No, no, think about that. 17 games in 16 seasons. And then came Darren Miles by way of eight years at Douglas High School, Southside High School, and Crim High School. Coach Miles took the helm and for the last 21 seasons has led this program to 19 playoff appearances, multiple regional titles, one state championship appearance, and for the third time in the history of Atlanta public schools. We are honoring a coach today that has achieved 150 plus wins for a program. A lot will be said in the next few minutes about Coach Miles's record of achievement on the field. But I also want to take a moment to acknowledge the validictorians, the saludiatorans, the players who graduated in the top 10% of their class, the more than 100 players who have gone on to play in college on scholarship. That speaks to Coach Miles's record of developing young men both on and off the field. Um, I have some personal experience with coach Miles because I had the opportunity to spend four of his 21 seasons at Carver as a teacher at Carver Early College High School. Uh, and I have two very vivid memories from those four years. one was the rockest pep rallies that we would have every homecoming week u because this team was such a point of pride to the hundreds of students and teachers that called Carver the four schools at Carver home at the time. Um, but the more vivid memory, frankly, is that in my classroom, in the hallways, on the field, in the cafeteria, everywhere around campus was the respect and reverence that students both on and not a part of this program showed Coach Miles. Uh, I just I can see it 15 years later. um what a testament that is to the coach that you are have been to the hundreds of players that have come through this program. Um but what a what a institution you were to the thousands of students who have come in and out of Carver High School over the last 21 years. Um and so today we're honoring something that only two other people have ever done in the history of Atlanta public schools on a football field. Um but equally as important is the character that you have helped build and the brotherhood that you have helped instill. um in the hundreds and hundreds of players who have played for Carver High School over the last 21 years. So, thank you so much, coach. Um we have got I've got a couple folks who are going to offer some words. Um and then I will read this proclamation and we're going to start off with my colleague Jason Winston who represents district 1 in which Carver High School sits. >> All right. Uh thank you, Council Member West Morland, uh for honoring Coach Miles today. Uh, coach, I just wanted to say as someone uh who grew up playing football, I mean, I look like it's standing next to some of these young men up here, >> but also I know that >> it's more than just about drawing up plays. It's more than the X and O's. It's more than wins and losses. Uh, and many times you are a mentor. Um, for some of these young men, you may even be a father figure. Um, you're someone that's in their lives that they can look look up to. And so, uh, I just want to make sure that we acknowledge that the the time I know you probably spent away from your family, uh, with some of these young men up here today is is valuable. And to these young men, recognize that every day you are in the presence of excellence. Uh, cherish these moments. They go by quickly that that you'll have with Coach Miles. Um, so we just want to honor you and thank you um on what on what is an amazing um, accolade, 150 wins. So, congratulations again, coach. >> Thank you. I've got uh going to throw things over to an APS alum and District 12 council member Antonio Lewis. >> Coach, how you doing today, coach? [laughter] 10 and0. Man, I I'm I'm extremely extremely extremely happy to see you down here today. I had the pleasure of coming over to over to Carver High last year and presenting a proclamation to you for some of the work you were doing in the community. But uh they they said a lot of things, but when you grow up off Jonesboro Road in Cleveland Avenue and you hear the name Darren Miles senior, you hear legend, legend, legend to go to South Carolina High School to see changes in coaching on the football program to understand what consistency looks like by looking right down the road. Uh truly happy to see you awarded this today, earned [clears throat] uh this today. The this is one of what the city could do. I can't wait to see you get even higher awards and a day named after you as well. Coach, congratulations to to you. Congratulations to the Carver football young men for the last 20 21 years. Hopefully, we get us a can't wait till we get us a championship, that chip. Going to get us that that that chip this year. And and and you got an amazing staff, coach. I'm seeing your folks around you with Coach Q, all your assistant coaches that hold you up. I know your son Darren Miles Jr. I know he's excited today. I don't see him up here with us. He up here with us. He's not here today, >> but but but a legend as well. So, a true father figure. Coach Reic was to me what you are to all these young men in the Carver community. So, thank you again for that, coach. And your principal, principal, Dr. Rogers. Oh, we love your principal on the south side. So, so continue to do your work, coach, and let's go. Let's get it. >> Quick word from Council Member EA Collins. Good. Good to see you. No problem. >> Oh, good to see you guys. Um, congratulations. I am so honored to be on this side having worked with you guys over the years. Principal Rogers, I saw my sister. Yeah, Principal James, and just all of um the work that has gone into making an institution so great. But we also know to make an institution great, you have to have great leaders. and Coach Miles, thank you for riding it out. Thank you for riding out with the car with the Carver community and um and and producing champions. Producing champions. Well, we're known in communities that's not often the message that we that we hear, but we fight for every day. So, to all the amazing young men here that look so handsome, congratulations. You have a gym with you all. And Coach Miles, we are so so excited. Thank you Councilman um Matt look u Mr. West teacher days Mr. West for making this happen um the this is the rec rec you know recognition that we want to make sure as we bridge and strengthen the gap with our school system and the city that we want to see. So, thank you so much. And I know what you're coming up on. How many years? A teacher? 30. >> I'm coming up on 30. >> Come on. 30. Yes. So, thank you so much for riding it out with us and congratulations again. >> Thank you. >> Want to call call three more folks before we hear from the man of the hour and that is Pastor Gary Burke, Pastor Mike Clingsdale, and then Patrick Perry. Um, I titled this today the legacy of coach Darren Miles. I bring you greetings from Lakewood Church of Hope. Um, thank you guys for honoring Coach Miles today, which he wouldn't want this actually. Um, which is, you know, goes to just tell you who he is. Um I've had the honor and privilege to work with him over the last 14 almost 15 years um as a mentor to a lot of these young men as well. And together we've gone to funerals, we've gone to um courtrooms, we've gone to you name it, we've been there with our young men. So it is a great thing to see someone that don't mind standing in the gap for the families of these young men as well as them themselves. Um we have won and lost together. I know that uh you know having this privilege is one of those things because you've been a great friend, you've been a great um husband, you've been a great mentor, a confidant. um you have been a good teacher and so many different things that you've done and the sacrifices that you've made and you know even though you're from New Orleans I'm sure Atlanta will let you be okay. [laughter] Um, but it is an honor to just be here with you, standing here, just knowing that this is so welld deserved because of all of the things that I've seen you personally go through, even this scare this year, you know, with having to sit in that hospital room and you trying to get out to go to a game and not want to listen to the doctors and [clears throat] trying to run to the dog on field and everybody telling you not today. But it's time for us old state title this year. >> Oh yeah. >> So let's go get it. >> Yes, sir. >> Amen. >> Excuse my pastor B. >> Yes, sir. >> All right. We want to thank all the council, everybody who's involved. This truly is a divine time. Time that we've always prayed for. Coach Mile knew me before uh I was in Christ. And [clears throat] who would have known that I'd be standing beside you during this time when I played ball with coach Poke and and you was there in Texas with us at the All-Star game. >> And then I grew up in Pittsburgh community, went to Price High School. All right. Don't don't don't y'all don't get mad with me. But to be able to serve [clears throat] the Carville Panther family has been an honor and thank you for allowing me to. I don't take it lightly. Don't take being beside you and Miss M the Queen Amen. and these players and coaches that we have devotion for every game shows who you are. And the only way I could really say anything is from the scriptures that I want to share quickly out of John 13. If you allow me to John 15:E1 13 and it says, "Greater love has no one this than this than to lay down one's life for his friends or for others." Amen. >> Truly, you have laid down your life, your time, your talent, your treasure along with your wife. Now, you know, you can't do it without it. >> That's right. That's right. That's right. >> I'm quite sure you had opportunities to go other places >> and people wanted to they had bigger purse screen, you know, strings and wanted to give you and probably bigger facilities and all of these things. But because of the call, as we heard earlier, you have chosen to lay your life down that these young men may live and that you can grow them and develop them to be mighty men. Not just on the field, but off the field, mighty men of God. I want to close out right here. I'm not going to preach, but I want to share this in 16 15:16 and say, "You did not choose me." Hey, this Jesus, you did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit shall remain. Truly, you're bearing good fruit. >> Amen. >> Amen. I have seen it. I'm seeing it. >> And I'm going to tell you, the best is yet to come. >> Amen. >> Keep up the great work. And because of you laying your life down and understanding your calling and understanding who you are, we always say best team on game day. >> Amen. >> God bless you. >> Yeah. Good afternoon everyone. >> My name is Patrick Perry and I'm a football player at Carver High School. We are here today to honor the one and only Coach Miles. For those of you who don't know much about Coach Miles, I'm here to talk about my experience and how my life has changed since I started playing for him. Coach Miles was one of the main reasons I came to Carver. I grew up around the team and I loved the culture. From the minute I stepped on the field, I saw how coach Miles coached and how he cared for his players and made sure they were good day in and day out. [clears throat] Seeing this was all I needed to make my decision to come to Carver High School and play for him. Ever since I've been in high school, Coach Miles has pushed me every day to be the best man I can be and never settle for less. One day when we did grade checks, I came into the meeting and I had an 88 in one of my classes. And I'm going to say this in the nicest way possible. Coach Miles told me if my grade was not up by the end of the week that we were going to have a major problem. Sure enough, it was a a by Friday. He does this for everyone around him, and that's what makes the culture the winning culture that it is now. Coach Miles mandates that every player keeps going when they feel that they can't. No matter the situation, he still sets his standards high and he won't ever stop pushing you until you reach your goals and we all eventually exceed them. We have had so much success this season because coach Miles never forgot the main reason our players step on the football field and that reason is to have fun. It's never a dull moment with co coach Miles. All my teammates can vouch that coach Miles cracks a minimum of five jokes a day. This is what allows everyone to feel comfortable and it builds team chemistry. We we all know that coach Miles is a great coach, but he is also a great mentor, man, teacher, father figure, and a dynamic person in general. He is strict, but very fun to be around. His high standards have made me want to follow in his footsteps and become a great coach and lead my team the same way he does. I'm truly grateful to be able to play football for Coach Miles and the Panther family. Coach Miles, I love you and let's go get these next five. Yes, sir. >> Quick word on let's go get these next five. On October 24th, Carver finished its regular season game season 10 and0, >> right? And on November 14th, they will start their playoff run toward a state championship that will culminate in the middle of December. And as they start that, their coach is going to be holding this in his hands. It's a proclamation from the Atlanta City Council in recognition of Coach Darren Miles that ends, "Now therefore, let it be proclaimed that we, the members of the Atlanta City Council, on behalf of the residents of Atlanta, do hereby recognize and commend Coach Darren Miles for his outstanding leadership, mentorship, and service to the Atlanta community, celebrate his lasting impact on youth, education, and athletics. and by virtue of this proclamation are declaring November 3rd, 2025 is Coach Daryl Miles Day in the city of Atlanta. Woo! Got a day, baby. So, listen. when I go to work and it's a November 3rd and it's a teacher and it's a work day. I gota remember principles y'all ga remember not for me November 3rd is my day guys I got plenty of me to be grateful for. I want to thank God for blessing me to be a blessing to others and just remember when they see me they see you. Um I want to thank my wife. She's standing beside me Lata Miles. Without her clearly I wouldn't be here. Give her a hand guy. you know, her constant support, unwavering, peace at home, allowing me to do my work, being my first number one fan at the game, greeting me after the game, that means a lot, you know. So, um, thank you, baby. I love you. All right. To my daughter, Shalon is my twin right here. Come on, stand right here, baby girl. [laughter] >> She's a kindergarten teacher in Washington, DC. So, following a little bit in um father's footsteps, she took off a day of work to be here. Um, thank you for coming. I love you, too. [clears throat] All right. My assistant coaches, there's no me without we. All right. Got Coach Q, Coach Montgomery, Coach Jackson, Coach Aaron Williams, and Coach Sherro Williams, and Coach Patrick Perry. All right. And Tobias Fletcher, most of whom are former players of mine who's carrying out the vision. Um, thank you guys for your commitment, your sacrifices, right? Um, we know those summer days, they're all voluntary, so there's no compensation for it. and you guys work as if you're getting paid. Um to my players, I thank you guys for following the vision and carrying out. This has been an amazing run. We know this is part two, right? Part three to come on November 14th. Um want to thank Pastor Burke, Pastor Mike, Pastor Holly, all you guys for giving us spiritual development coaches and players throughout the year, even out of the season. Appreciate you for that. Love you guys, too. All right. I want to thank the administration staff right led by Dr. Rogers and Dr. James who's standing behind me. Clearly without you guys support we wouldn't be where we are today. And I want I'll be remiss if I don't mention AD Goston our athletic director. And if you could say a prayer for her. Her mother passed away last Saturday. So she is preparing to bury them or her rather. Okay. Um nutrition staff at Carver they do a great job of taking care of us year round. snacks, um, meals in the summertime, breakfast and lunch plays a big role in the development of our boys and the nourishment of our players as well. Um, and lastly, I want to thank Matt West Morland. I know we go way back and his staff for honoring me with this award. Um, it means a lot. You know, it's not the reason I do it, but it's great to be appreciated. Go Panthers. Yes sir. >> All right. So, we are going to grab a group photo. I want to make sure everybody's in it. Um, so some folks who are on the edge, if you want to go down to the front of the day. Yeah, right down there. Um, >> yeah, maybe like 10 or 15 on either side. There we go. And then we'll move up. What's coming? All right, everybody. Right here. >> [laughter] >> Yeah. >> And you are dismissed. people. Thank you all very much. We'll now move to public comment. As per code, everyone who signed up will have up to two minutes unless they've been yielded time by someone else. You can't yield at the podium. I will do my best to pronounce everybody's name correctly, but please do correct it for the record. Uh, first up today, we have Maggie McCullum. You have up to two minutes. Give us just a minute. We're going to get the volume up. It's on, but we just need to have the sound folks turn the volume up just a little. want to make sure we can hear you. >> Go ahead and test it and see if it's any better. >> No, not quite. Give us just a few seconds here and we'll get it. [clears throat] Go ahead and give it another test. If not, we have a handheld we'll bring you. >> Nope. Let's Let's see if the handheld will work a little better. Oh yeah, that'll work. Use this one for a couple of speakers and hopefully we'll get the main system turned up a little bit. Can we start over the clock at two minutes? You have up to two minutes. >> Afternoon everyone. My name is Maggie McCullum. Grace and mercy woke us up this morning and we have a brand new day. Proverbs 29 and2 says, "When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice. But when the wicked beareth rule, the people moan." Today we have a percentage of people just will not vote. I don't know what the problem is, but I do want to say, do you listen to the people who come here before you? Do you acknowledge the problems that they exist and correct them? What are we going to do to fix it? I have a 90year-old Miss Ernestine has a problem with neighbors who wants to party wants to never sleep and dup disrupt her in her own house. She's in district 4. We need to have peace as we grace seasonally in our homes. We know that generation X and Y and Z they may not care as much as the other of us one of us. I am asking for this city council games for the seniors starting at age 50 to 100. What need what do I need to do next for this to happen? We need to prepare for the national senior games here and I want it to happen with some of you participating. Thank you for listening. My prayers are that you respond to this request sooner than later. The election is tomorrow. >> Thank you so much. Next will be Shakira Bradley. Shakira Bradley. Next will be Henry Jordan. You'll have up to two two minutes. Give my address to God everyone that's here. And he said unto him, "Thus said the Lord, because thou has let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life and the people for his people." First Kings 28 chapter 42nd verse. God calls for his servants to trust him and obey implicitly rather than trusting in himself or other men. Jesus gave you and me power to save us from Satan's destruction plan. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. Matthew 16 chapter 25th verse deny himself that is refuse his own claims upon himself. Jesus created the income through me for our deliverance. And Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed above all that their fathers had done. First Kings 14 chapter 22nd verse, help us not to do evil in the sight of the Lord. Power to put God first in our deeds. James 5, get on my computer. Come in my house. make millions of dollars in debt on me with the Atlanta civil government help. Watch and pray that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Matthew 26 chapter first verse. One sinful human nature flesh and the Holy Spirit lusts against one another. That is they have desires and yearnings that are contrary to one another. Jesus killed desires in us to fight against you. To fight against Jesus Christ is a dangerous thing that we don't want to have. I know I don't want to have it. >> Thank you. Next will be Valerie Anderson. Due to yielded time, you'll have up to eight minutes today. list. I have only has three others yielding time. >> Blake Feldman. That's what I'm saying. I'm supposed to have 10 minutes. >> Yeah, Blake Feldman's one of those. >> Eight minutes. >> Uh, good afternoon. Um, I would like to Oh, I'm supposed to use this. Oh, okay. I have something that I want to read that a law enforcement officer made a comment in my son's um Instagram. Um, and I have copies that I would like to to pass out, please. So, I'm going to begin reading. >> Did you want me to put it right there? Okay. I'm a law enforcement officer and enough is enough. I'm demanding that murdering Melvin, aka Officer Melvin, part of the Atlanta Police Department, be terminated, charged, [clears throat] and arrested immediately. The Von Anderson life was stolen. Yet, this man is still collecting a paycheck and being shield by the very system that should hold him accountable. This is not justice. This is corruption at its core. I'm tired of watching politicians sit, listen, and do nothing week after week. I'm asking you to intervene now since politicians and leaders seems to not care about doing their jobs. Launch an immediate federal review of the Atlanta Police Department retention accountability practices. also investigate how an all three drunk officer with a prior DUI, a fatal shooting, and a documented pattern of misconduct gets to wear a badge and living freedom. Since state charges have not been brought, consider appropriate federal charges, including deprivation of rights under the color of law. On the night Devon life was snatched murdering Melvin used his law enforcement status, connection and departmental influence to avoid accountability. His authority, police status and relationships has allowed him to evade arrests as well as avoid appropriate charges such as murder. The US Supreme Court has held that the color of law implements applies not only to acts done in uniform but also to any conduct that leverages the authority of a parents of official power. No one has given a grieving mother an answer. How does a man who took her child's life still walks free, still holds a position of public trust, have watched this mother live in pure agony for over a year, being forced to wake up every day knowing the person that killed her son still lives in freedom. This is cruelty disguised as procedure. As someone who wears a badge, this disgusts me. Murdering Melvin taints what police in is stand for. We cannot claim to serve the public while protecting killers in uniform. Enough silence, enough favoritism, enough corruption. Lock murdering Melvin up now. Justice for Devon. And this is exactly how I feel. This is exactly how I feel. Melvin Potter is being shielded by the shield. How How is that possible being that this man became an officer to protect people? But we have him murdering my son and nothing has been done. What has been done since Melvin Potter murdered my son? Nothing. Nothing has been done since murdering Melvin murdered my son. I've been coming here Wednesday going to make um a 13 months. I've gone to South Fulton. Same nonsense over there also. So where am I supposed to go? Would somebody tell me where else I'm supposed to go? Sal South Sal South Falton is not doing their job. And it seems to me nobody is doing their job. No one is doing their job. So again, if the plan was for for for you all to wear me down, I don't know when you all going to get it. That I'm not going anywhere. I'm not going anywhere because this is ridiculous at this point that I don't have no answers as to why he murdered my son. And I'm tired of it. Nobody has answers for nothing. And that's shameful. You all don't seem to be um ashamed, but it's shameful. Very shameful that I can't get an answer. No answers from nowhere about my child being murdered. Today is a bittersweet day for me. Today is my birthday. >> Thank you. Thank you. And when I woke up this morning, my breakfast wasn't made because my son would normally have my vegan breakfast on the table for me. He [snorts] would take me, we would go get a manny petty and he would take me to lunch. But I want you all to see this. That will never ever happen. That's 11:03 2023. How would I know that would be the last time my son would hug me, kiss me, and say, "Mom, happy birthday. I love you." I wasn't supposed to know. That was the last time [snorts] I would hold my son. And yet, this man is still a police officer. How was I supposed to know that? How was I supposed to know that my 38 years old son would be murdered by a man that has a record, a DUI on probation when he murdered my son? How was I supposed to know that? But yet I come here to get no answers. No answers from no one. So it's like I'm starting again every time I'm coming here. Why? Because I'm getting no answers. If my son was here, we would be going out and there would be an empty chair at that table. So from here on in August 5th, 2024, there would be an empty table, a an empty chair at a table that our family would sit without my child, an empty chair that I would have to look at. But although I didn't get that physically, I got the love of my son. I felt him and I heard him telling me, "Happy birthday, Mom. I love you." And I got that hug physically and mentally. [snorts] So, where does that leave me? Oh, in case you all want to see my son hugging me >> because when I say my son is loved, believe me. And when I say I'm not going anywhere, believe that too. Miss Collins, I would like to know if you could bring me up to date. Your time is expired. >> What happening with my son, please? Thank you. >> Thank you, Miss Anderson. Next will be Tiffany Roberts. Duty yielded time. You'll have up to 10 minutes today. Before I start, u the person who was number two on the public comment list wanted to let you all know that she's here in the chamber. My name is Tiffany Roberts. I am the director of public policy at the Southern Center for Human Rights. We are a 49year-old nonprofit law firm committed to dignity, equality, and justice in America's deep south. We take on the racism and classism of our criminal legal systems head on because we and because we do this in service of our people. We believe that eventually we will win. Tomorrow is election day and this is our term and review packet. Mr. Franklin has it. Um and it includes all writings that we've made available to you over the last four years. I wanted to be sure to provide it because some of you aren't aware of the the vast contributions we made. Over the over 400 pages of the 550 pages here are our writings are the writings of our allies. And then the appendices include your legislation of what action you took. It includes not only facts but policy recommendations, not only quantitative data but also qualitative data and uh digital copy is in your inbox. As I reflect on the stunted community safety imagination of this council over the past four years, I recall the words of Audrey Lord. For the master's tools will never dismantle the master's house. They may temporarily allow us to beat him at his own game, but they will never enable us to bring about genuine change. And this fact is only threatening to those who still define the master's house as their only source of support. People often offer this quote to warn well-meaning folks who don't understand the minations of systemic oppression. However, I'm bringing Mother Audrey into this chamber for a different reason. Because we realize that some of you are not at all looking to dismantle the master's house. In fact, some of you wield the master's tools to at best tend to his garden and at worst build him a new east wing. After all, a in America, policing and caging systems are among the strongest remnants of child slavery. They are in many ways the foundation of the master's house. And what greater tool does the master have other than the authoritarian state? We have been ringing the alarm on Atlanta's complicity in the rise of authoritarianism for years. Your participation in attacks on criminal legal reforms, democracy, and dissent began long before January 20th. At its core, authoritarianism relies on the premise that once in power, officials are above accountability. It makes heretics of our guardians of goodwill. It punishes honor and courage with repression and violence. It brands change makers as radicals and celebrates the cowardest required to do nothing. Now, as the federal government descends, Atlanta participates in pep rallies about DEI and minority businesses as though you had not been silent about our general assembly's assault for years. Since you took office, the gold Dome has attacked voting rights, repressed free speech, criminalized homelessness, enhanced police powers, expanded cash bail, outlawed accurate education being taught in our schools, and vilified racial equity guard rails. We have staff and contractor at the capital every legislative day and every committee day. And we know which municipalities have been church mouse silent. Beyond silence, many of you boast about your strong relationships with the very people who have been attacking your constituents. To be clear, I am not vilifying working across party lines. SCR has worked on a nonpartisan basis for decades, most notably over Governor Deal's eight years of criminal legal reform and most recently in passing and drafting the nation's most progressive death penalty intellectual disability bill just this session. But we do that without abandoning our people. We do it without abandoning people who trust us. This brings me back to the master's tools that have been fundamental to many of you. It is remarkable how adept some of you have become at veiling othering, racism, and classism behind coded language and conversations about where you were raised and what high school you attended. Perhaps one of the most ironic things about this tactic is that the two schools you brag about most are named after prolific men who called on us to do, think, and be more. Benjamin Elijah May said, "Not failure, but low aim is a sin." What aim can be lower than believing that being blessed to be black and born in Southwest Atlanta is enough to warrant public trust? Frederick Douglas said, "Power conceds nothing without a demand." What could be more blasphemous to his legacy than an elected official being willing to brand those of us who carried the public's demands as radicals. >> Douglas's famous phrase, agitate, agitate, agitate, came from his trip to Ireland in 1845. He learned the phrase from an anti-slavery activist and Irish revolutionary named Daniel Okonnell. When Douglas brought that phrase back, he told it to a student. But in today's Atlanta, Douglas will be branded as a radical foreign radical plant. The increased leveraging of white national language by some of you who are the progeny of leaders bar bered as outsiders is shameful. When elected officials become more concerned with staying in office and enriching themselves than tending to the needs of the people, civilization takes very dangerous turns. In our international work, we talk about the authoritarian playbook, quashing dissent, scapegoating vulnerable populations, spreading disinformation, politicizing independent institutions, arandizing executive power, corrupting elections, and stoking violence. Under current leadership, all seven of these tactics have become common, but I can only address a few. When it comes to Washington descent, Atlanta's response to cops stop cop city protester speaks for itself. And before you say that only the mayor can control the police or only the governor and AG can control the Georgia State Patrol, I want to remind you of the lawsuit against the Atlanta Police Foundation that uncovered the deep collusion between the Atlanta Police Foundation and conservative state actors, resulting in the largest racketeering case in history against protesters and the first ever environmental defender killed on US soil. Spreading disinformation looks like erecting the Buckhead Safety Task Force. Even as crime rates in Buckhead plummeted and even as the north side of town already got the lion's share of the city's resources, pariting unsubstantiated claims by Natalie Hall and Patrick Labbat to justify the jail lease. We honored assistant deputy assistant attorney general Kristen Clark last month in DC at our fundraiser. And what she said, and we honored her for her work on jail and prison conditions, and what she said was she thought that our work was so important in the Fulton County jail, and that when Southern Center called, she heard our cry in Washington, DC. What does it say that our call could be he heard in the nation's capital, but has fallen on deaf ears in our own city hall. We launched a process for public input. Many of you came, but some of your imaginations has still not moved beyond giving Fulton another building to kill people in. Politicizing independent institutions looks like the attack on PAD, the attack on the office of the inspector general. It looks like top brass and the mayor's staff calling the boards of nonprofits and demanding that executive directors be removed because of his own vendettas. Unlike the current member of council who attempted to help a president overturn election results. I will not go so far as to say you all are corrupting elections. But I what I will say however is your refusal to put cop city on the ballot, your silence about that and your doxing of your constituents who signed the petition says that you do not truly believe in justice and democracy for all. I'm glad to see that there is something happening because of the SNAP benefits being removed. But I want to remind you to think about those of us who serve people on the margins every single day. Civil society is under attack. And based on some of your inaction and action, it appears that you align with the federal government that is attacking nonprofits, threatening their tax status. In fact, the city sent an email to a local organization warning them that their activity might not be C3 compliant. Most Atlanta officials will not have the benefit of the protections that our friends give their mayors in Chicago and Baltimore because we have seen in Atlanta that you would not offer us your protection. You cling tightly to the master's tools and often part your lips to call us radicals. I think about Ella Baker saying we must be radicals because we must get to the root cause. We are in terrifying times and the political theater on which you rely may be enough to deceive some of the people, but it will never be enough to save any of the people. And what's worse, it will never be enough for your people to save you. Those of you who are complicit have ventured so far off the path that you do not know your way home. And when you make it to the master's house and you've built him his new east wing, what's sad is that you do not understand that you will not be permitted to enter through the front door. Thank you so much. >> Thank you. Next will be Nikki Bugs. Due to yielded time, you'll have up to six minutes today. And then Shakira Bradley, are you still in the chamber? We'll come back to you right after, Miss Bugs. >> Good afternoon. >> Thank you for that. And thank you, um, Miss Norwood for saying good afternoon as well. So, I appreciate that. You normally do. So, thank you. Thank you. Um, so what we're talking about with the You want the mic instead? Okay, got it. So what we've spoken about, Hi, Miss Collins. What we've spoken about that's taking place at the Lamar condominium is not just a one party situation. This is a bipartisan situation. This is going to happen with all of us. So when we are advised to come and speak to you, go to the police, go to the fire department, go to various departments, why are we vilified for asking for help? Why are we vilified? You're you're welcome to answer. Um and I'll wait until I have your full attention. It's the same vigor and zest and zeal when you do the proclamations and the attentiveness that you have when you deal with them should be extended to all of us that take the time to come and sit through said proclamations and to share our story. We're all targeted when we speak about such matters. At the Landmark Condominium, we are being taken over by property um predatory property investors. That is the truth of it. STRs. Our property, our land is prime real estate. The goal is now to get us out of the building. This is something that we've been asking for help for four years now. 4 months. We're going into five years. No one seems to care. A xenophobic packet sent to you guys. Um, let's see. a defamation lawsuit filed, sent to you guys as well. Um, leans, foreclosures, we we have no help from anyone, excessive fines in the building now. We have people that come through and they're twerking and having parties and a good time. We've had the police at the building more than we can count. This is what we get to live in now. We officially live in a motel. Not a hotel, but a motel. The board has been taken over by the investors. So the concern that's happening in the building is for their welfare, not for the welfare of all of us. on channel 26. I had unfortunately the displeasure to watch when I was, you know, sitting in one of someone's office and it shows all the wonderful things that city council's doing, but that doesn't show what's really happening, what we're going through. And again, this is not personal. I don't have a personal vendetta against any of you against STRs. It's none of that. We just want to come home. So, the biggest mistake that we've made thus far was purchasing a home in the state of Georgia, in the city of Atlanta because we as homeowners and probably the renters too are not protected. It's profit over our lives. It's about money over our lives. They want that land. Someone wants that land, but it's our home. So do the right thing. Go to each homeowner and discover what it is that they seek in order for you to get it. So now we received another notice. Now they're raising um HOAs another 1.9% per the CPR. Mind you, a couple of years ago they raised it a full 26%. So they decided to combined multiple years to the HOA, $1,300 a month for double billing of water, gas, electricity. We don't have security anymore. We don't have concierge. We're not even addressed as human beings in the building. We now have doorbell cameras on our doors, forgive the redundancy, for our protection now because when we contact them and tell them we need help or something's going wrong in the building, call the police. We have nothing to do with that. So that's where we are. But we call the police and the police ask, "Oh, is it is it criminal or is it is it civil? We can't do anything." you know, figure it out, get an attorney. We We've done that. Over $275,000 worth of lawsuits. And here we are. The city of Atlanta and the state, unfortunately, have failed us. And the committees that we constantly create outside of committees and subcommittees, when you have a great bunch of people back here that come here often, several times a month, we'll be glad to help. But again, it's about the money. It's not about our safety or our lives. So once once they get everyone out from over Hi there. Once they get everyone out from, you know, the exorbitant assessments and HOAs that now the law is written for them so they can come after us. That's it. We'll be out on the street with the the other homeless people that you guys are pushing from park to park to park to park. Is this personal? No. I just want to come home. Thank you. I just want to come home. We all do. We just want to come home. Peace of mind. They've taken away all of our peace and our rights as human beings, our rights as homeowners. Thank you. Thank you. Next will be Shakira Bradley. of up to 2 minutes. >> Oh, so it's 2 minutes. Um, I think y'all need to take a look at this. Y'all remember who I am from last time? >> Huh? >> Okay, here you go. Take a look at this. So, we can get to the bottom of this. And this all I'm here for cuz I want answers today. I last time I did all the talking. Y'all got the flow. From now on, we going to get to the bottom of my land and my inheritance and this worldwide conspiracy. We going to get to the bottom of it. So, do anybody got anything to say about my land, my restoration, and my relief today? Nobody ain't got nothing to say. Nobody ain't got nothing to say. Winston, you ain't got nothing to say. You ain't got nothing to say. You ain't got nothing to say either. You ain't got nothing to say. You ain't got nothing to say. Me lady, what over street? You ain't got nothing to say. Okay, y'all well familiar with who I am and my story that y'all playing with on national news along with y'all president. I think y'all seeing how this going. It ain't going no good for none of y'all but God carrying me. So we going to release my land or we going to keep going to mother. We going to keep going to war. Y'all ain't my successors. I got projects to build. Y'all ain't going to delay me no more. I got stuff to do and actually save the city unlike y'all. I already set up a meeting with Andre Dickens. Don't wait on it. I want all the counselors in the building. I got stuff to do. I got projects. I got projects of my own. It's I need my stuff. I got stuff to do. Y'all delaying me and it's no more of that. 5 years. It's no more of that. And I think we all know how it's going for everybody due to little old me. >> Time is expired. >> Council Collins. >> Quick question from the document that you passed. I see is a quiet quiet title action that's in Fulton County. >> That's in Fulton County Superior Court from 2022. Just want just curious on where where it you know just so that we can get the information that we can get from our end on on where it where it stands. >> It stands nowhere. They have been forging my documents every time I file appeal. I done went to did the appeal with the Supreme. They did my docket, never put me on the docket. So it keep going back and forth and I'm going back and forth with now I'm in federal court with it. >> Okay. >> So that's where I'm at now. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Welcome. >> I need that document back after y'all finish looking at it. >> Next will be Jordan will make sure you get it back. >> Thank you. >> Next will be Ray Stevens. >> You'll have up to two minutes. still we on this one? >> Yes. >> Oh, cool. Hey, uh I almost walked out because I was lost the count, but I wanted to come up here and um and give a shout out to my friend Pete Dorenzo. He uh he worked at Eats on Pon for like 30 years and you know they just shut down, right? You didn't hear about that? Anyway, they just closed down after 33 years. So he was there for a what 90 something percent chunk of that. Um you know sometimes I come up here in in slight jest but I did want to let everybody here know that on Friday we're having a celebration of Pete Dorenzo at the Star Bar. there's gonna be a really good rock and roll show. And uh I just want to come up here and and give that guy all the respect and love I can and invite everybody out here. If y'all like good rock and roll music, come to the Star Bar this Friday. I know sometimes it's good to take your mind off all the troubles in the world and uh that's what we aim to do. So, I'm going to keep it short today and uh end on that. Uh, but then I did also want to say like it's [clears throat] it's really is like sad to walk out and see Miss Anderson out there. And if I don't know if anyone wants to get on the mic and explain like the deeper situation. I just for the life of me can't understand like why that case is being held in limbo like it is. >> But uh hopefully someday she'll get some peace on that one. Thank you. >> Thank you. Next will be Zena Ahmed. >> You'll have up to two minutes. >> Good afternoon, council members. My name is Zena Ahmed, and the last time I was here, I spoke about Vote 16 Atlanta, an initiative to lower the local voting age to 16 and give young people a direct voice in the city that shapes their lives. Since I last spoke, I've continued developing this effort. I've taken the next step by drafting a res a resolution of support for vote 16 Atlanta, which I've shared with some council members. This resolution isn't a law change. It's a formal statement of the council's commitment to exploring youth participation in a local democracy. It's a symbolic but meaningful step showing that Atlanta is willing to lead the national conversation on civic inclusion. The community response has been encouraging. Our petition is now approaching 250 signatures reflecting a growing number of Atlantans who believe in empowering youth to participate in local decision-making. These supporters include students, parents, and residents who see that civic engagement starts early and that Atlanta has the opportunity to lead by example. I know that meaningful change doesn't happen overnight, but progress begins with persistence and collaboration. And that's why I'm here again to reaffirm my commitment to this work and to invite continued partnership with the council as we move forward. I'd be happy to continue this conversation with any council members interested in [clears throat] learning more about vote 16 Atlanta. Thank you for your time. >> Thank you. Next will be Eddie Everson. >> You have up to two minutes. >> Thank you, council. I appreciate you guys. My name is uh Eddie Everson. I'm the president of Rare Diamond Enterprise. is a very large transportation firm here that's headquarters here in the uh city of Atlanta and we're quite proud of that. Just want to start thank you for the opportunity to speak today. Atlanta has long been a national leader in ensuring opportunity for local and small and disadvantaged business enterprises. That commitment is part of the fabric of our city and it is one of the reasons Atlanta is recognized as a model for equitable economic development and inclusion business practices. It is in the spirit that I stand here today with concerns regarding the recent vote advancing contract for the curbside management at Hartsfield Jackson to last parking. This is not about the qualification of any single company. It is about protecting a fair, competitive process and safeguarding Atlanta's legacy of expanding opportunity, not nearing it. In our city, it has never been considered sound public sector practices to disappointed awarded contact after contract to the same major firm, especially when the firm already holds multiple airport and city contracts. When a small and local firms are placed in competition against large national conglomerates [clears throat] without balanced guard rails, the playing fields become inherent and uneven and this trending continues to examine in this city. didn't know I only had two minutes, but I'm going to be respective like I've always been through this whole process. And I'm going to yield here and say you guys need to take a very close look at our contracts at the city of Atlanta airport. And please recognize the SBE business in our city which has built this city so well. And I thank God for you guys and I sympathize with the work that you guys have to do daily. Me and my family will continue to pray for you guys. You guys have a lot of work to do in this city. Thank you. >> Thank you. Next will be Dietria Everson. You'll have up to two minutes. >> Thank you. Good afternoon. I want to thank you for the opportunity to speak today. I'm here to express my concern as well regarding the manner in which the procurement process was conducted for the curbside management RFP administered by the Department of Aviation as well as Department of Procurement. I recognize and appreciate that there have been great efforts in recent years to improve the procurement process in the city of Atlanta. However, when the city issues a formal RFP and the procedures and the schedule is posted, the schedule for questions from proposers, there is a professional and a legal expectation that the answers will be responded to and sent to all proponents. In this case, despite multiple extensions from the original date to the final due date, the procurement process did not include distribution of responses to the final set of questions. Rather than ensuring this critical step was honored, especially after so many extensions, the bid was closed without regard to this important requirement. At minimum, this created an uneven playing field and undermines the confidence in the fairness and transparency of this process. I also acknowledge that the city has the right to select a higher place bid and in this instant the department of aviation made such a recommendation which the transportation committee on last week recently approved. However, when one proposal is such a significant outlier in cost, it is reasonable to ask why. Fiscal responsibility is not only prudent, it is essential to good governance, particularly given the city of Atlanta does not have an unlimited budget at this time. For the sake of transparency and fairness and public trust, I respectfully ask that you consider vacating this award and reposting this RFP and ensuring the process is monitored ideally by the city unbudsman or another independent oversight agency so that every step is followed and everyone has a fair chance of responding. I want to thank you again for your time. >> Thank you. Next will be LA Pink. due to heal the time. You have up to eight minutes today. >> Good evening, gang bangers. Political gangbangers. You guys will forever hold that title until you out of office. That'll be soon, won't it? Boom. however the case may be. Um today um I stand here at all and um I was called down here from some of my elders um because of all the things that's going on has nothing to do with the food stamps because some of them only get 13 to $20 anyway. They ain't getting no food stamps. So for everybody that is so worried about them, worry about they them not having a elevator in their places of housing of what the mayor have placed some of them in their homes and their elevators don't work or where some of you are supposed to be overseeing in the those particular areas and have not visit them to know what's going on in their building. Worry about those particular things, not their food stamps. They wasn't getting none anyway. Okay. So, as we stand up here or we we look at you guys stand um giving out proclamations and Dr. Bill, bless his heart. It's it's a shame. 2025, you guys spoke so high about him. So, so high. He should have had got the keys to the city. Not NAACP. What's his name? NBA boy. Young boy. Young young young whoever y'all gave the keys to. See, this is the problem that we're having. Y'all always talk about natives, but y'all natives y'all treat like Y'all ain't got no respect for them. I ain't even been here. I'm not from here. I've been here about 11 years and done touch more streets than half of y'all sitting in office. But Dr. Bill, let's talk about that because we stood up here and y'all I mean y'all stood up there and y'all said so many great things about him and it took y'all this long to give him a pro a day like it to recognize him. That's a slap in the face to the black history of those that have put enslaved and did so many great things inside of the community. And y'all thought y'all did something. That was a slap in his face. He took it. But I want him to listen to this and take this too. Y'all full of it. Y'all photo wopping, back dooring, playing people. Got people from organizations trading over. They used to come up here and talk stuff about you, then gave me paperwork on you, and now yeah, they y'all best friends. Trust me, this is a game. And it's coming down. I'm telling y'all to get ready for this. Rico, y'all get y'all y'all paying attention to the president and all that. Y'all better be paying attention to what's going on right here because I'm not calling y'all's names out for nothing. Trust that the alphabet boys is watching. Oh yeah. And and and your name is on the list. Y'all got our elders out here not knowing how they're going to survive. Y'all got are homeless that y'all are placing in housing and not giving them food. They are they right now they are in a a house that y'all have our apartment and they have no food. They have no furniture. They they stand here today. They have nothing. They have to still come down here on the same corner that the mayor done put her name up on to get food. But y'all said y'all was helping them. Mayor where you at? This is who this is addressed to because y'all y'all photo oping and y'all see my feet is on the ground. I stay at those. I stay on the phone with my elders. So, trust me, y'all might look make it look right on on these false news articles. You might be digging ditches and all this stuff, making it look like you're doing she want to run for president. You may all of a sudden making it into the news, but we watching you. These elders that you want to vote, they might laugh in your face, but baby, they see you. And no matter how much you take down their names and write it down, that is still against the law. If you forge their signature on anything, that's what's happening. Y'all having all these little fundraisers and all these different events, forging their names on stuff, making it look like they all for y'all cuz they in the room. Lewis, I'm so disappointed at you. You let them sell you out. I know that you better than that. You just told us that they was against you. Now you getting them to back you. You don't need they backing. Oh yeah, they endorsed you. Uh-huh. That same mayor that you know ain't no good that that she ain't got your back. Trust me, that little crew, you know what to do. The community see you. You can fall short in that trap if you want to. You'll be on the Rico. Oh yeah. Y'all better y'all better understand people. Y'all listening to people come up here and you just sit there just because nothing is happening. Every time y'all vote for the sheriff, you putting your you checking your name right off the list. You checking it right on there cuz trust me, the sheriff is going down. Sheriff Labot job is on the line. Y'all can sit up here and cover up all them dead bodies off in there all you want to. They y'all can sit up here and talk about the police officers, not get behind this mother while she down here crying. Trust me, it's coming. So, y'all continue to try to get people to vote for you if you want to and stay in office. I want you in office because when them alphabet boys come, they need you in office. >> Thank you. Next would be Oh, Council Lewis, >> Miss La Pink, I I appreciate you and as we know, the community is still with me with me how you say they are, but the to have four mayors stand with me in that that space in my community was a the community needs to see that and so I appreciate you for that and I want >> that that care about you that care about the community get the for that care >> yes ma'am >> don't get the Ford that ain't did nothing for us Reed they the woman stood up there and told you what happened with her house >> Miss Pink you had your time >> so you know >> it's council member Lewis's >> you know thank you thank you next will be Prince Mitchell. Prince Mitchell, >> you have up to two two minutes. >> How y'all doing? My name Prince Mitchell. I'm the one y'all. >> I'm the one y'all have in housing. And I appreciate y'all what y'all doing. But I'm the one they cut off my food stamps. When I got into housing, soon I got in housing. I had to go out there and let these people know why y'all cut my food stamps off. What's going on? Now I'm a case manager and everybody else I don't have food in my my residence. And now I had to reach out to other resources cuz I'm shy and I don't have life communication that everybody else do to reach out to other people that have um food in their residence or don't. So I don't I don't have no food at all. This going on three months. three months. I don't have any food at all. I have to go out and get food and I don't have bus fair. And when they cut my food stamps off, I have um go into my income and go out to get going somewhere and get food. And a lot of people on the streets and I got to beg and get this and get that. They charging too. And a lot of people get hurt behind that. Going to jail, then going to right street and getting out doing the same thing. Now you got felonies and people trying to get in housing. They got felonies and can't get into housing cuz housing list is closed and it's coming down to a list like right here on u what's this? >> Um the other one I'm signing to safe house >> right here. Safe house I'm signing with. I can't thank y'all. Thank you. Council Holland, you won't call by name, but do you have a something briefly? >> Yeah. Just a quick question. Where w which housing are you? Where are you being housed? >> I'm right here on Stanley >> Stanley Road. >> Yes, ma'am. And a lot of people out there, they don't have um no food at all. And they were allowed on food stamps, too. And they have kids that don't have um >> the road. They told me they were going to give us model cards and never did and this gone on three months for me. >> Thank you, Mr. Phone. >> Okay. Thank you, Miss Prince Mitchell, right? Yes, ma'am. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Next will be Karen Hamilton. You have up to two minutes. >> It's Karan. >> Yeah, I'm currently being housed. Well, I'm not in my housing yet. I'm currently going through a housing process. And you know, it's taking it's taking them a while. But I just want to know once I get into my h my house and you know how I'm going to be able to get food, too. You know, I see a lot of my friends that been housed, they ain't get they ain't they ain't getting no food. They they they ain't got no furniture in their house, you know, stuff like that. So, I'm just wondering what's going to go on because I know a friend right now, she she ain't got no furniture. She been up about what, a whole year and she still don't got furniture. So, I'm just wondering what's going to go on with that. That's all I really want to know, you know. I was just wondering, you know, so um but yeah, that's all I wanted to say. >> Thank you. Next will be Demetrius Brewer. You have up to two minutes. >> Good morning, board. Uh how you doing, Mr. B? Um, if I can, can I pass this uh picture around for a minute to the board please? I understand what my brothers are saying. And uh, even though people that's in their own house and they still going through problems, I I just have one question. Do anyone knows the difference between a demon and an angel? Well, I'm here to explain. A angel is an angel from God. And a demon is a demon from somewhere else that's just not right. Intellectual, all of that. It's just not right. But this picture that I just have to send around to y'all is the Bible call them hoarders. And hers mean demons. Okay? these people that's around um breaking in neighborhoods and sleeping on porches such as mines myself. So I'll be speaking for myself but you have peoples that ducked off from civilization to I feel that they don't really want anything but I know they want something. I know this. But what they need is they need help from y'all. Y'all over me. I take food from my refrigerator and get to peoples. I try to do that when there's a bunch of programs out here that um [clears throat] that going through Woodro Park that going through Gateway Safe House Mercy Care Partner for Homes. Thank you. So it shouldn't be people's in neighborhoods that's on your porch sleeping. It's uncomfortable for me and I shouldn't have to be standing here saying any of this to y'all. So if I'm saying it again, that mean your grass now grow again and y'all ain't looking. Time to cut your grass. Mr. B, thank you for doing your thing in district three. Thank you, sir. >> Thank you. >> Yes, sir. >> Next will be Alan Lee. >> Duty holding time. You have up to four minutes. Well good afternoon members of the council. I actually did not plan to speak today. it just happened to be in city hall or some other business. Um, but I'm glad I swung by, glad I had the opportunity to watch your proclamations and presentations. I was moved in many ways, more than just ceremonial. They're impactful and they're meaningful. And I was glad to see all the students from Carver that they may be inspired. Elected official and elected life, it's just tough. You guys get used to it. Let me say from the onset, I am a radical. I am a radical. And I don't get offended if you call me a radical. A real radical is never offended by the terminology. It's those that pretend to be radical in one room and then respectable in another room. That's what you call hypocritical. Indeed, Martin Luther King charged us with radical leadership. Frederick Douglas charged us with radical leadership. So there's no shame in being radical so long as you really radical all the time. I will come back at a meeting in another date because I want to give a state of the union from the employees perspective and I want to talk about employees, not those that are just kicking up dust, not those that are just nayan faultf finding the starting, but really want to give you a true sense of the lay of the land. And no, everything is not perfect, but neither is it going to hell in a hand basket as I sometimes hear. I am a radical by my action. And I heard some great quotes and I heard you guys talking about the doctor and how he could not even in the city of Atlanta get a job as a black doctor. how establishment locked him up and locked him out that he could couldn't work or treat people in bake head buckhead and I thought that was not so long ago. So, let me say this cuz I want to talk about this cuz many people have invoked the name of the Georgia Federation of Public Service employees over the last couple of months and we've said nothing. Many people have talked about the ordinance that we've had since 2019 without incident, without controversy, and we've said nothing. I probably count over 100 firefighters that are part of our organization. No controversy, no conflict. But let me say clearly, we stand with the progressive firefighters. Just like that doctor you honored, they couldn't even get in the union in Atlanta not so long ago, locked out by white firefighters. This is not so long ago. And even as I look at my labor brothers, and you are my brothers, but they're all white. This is a black and white issue whether we say it or not. We have to be radical. Don't tell people they can have a payroll slot so long as you have a barbecue. Don't tell them you can have a payroll slot so long as you have a fifth fry. Let them be the master of their own fate. Let employees have their own choice. Don't you weigh your hand on this or try to weigh your hand on this. I wish I had 10 minutes cuz there's a lot to be said on this issue. It is not union busted. It is not as black and white as it seemed. And it is as black and white as it seemed. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Next will be Dr. Dwan Robinson. Due to yield of time, you have up to 10 minutes today. >> I was hoping Councilman Winston was still here because I had a message for him. Councilman Lewis, I think Miss Collins around that age group. Um, a call was made to Ketta Scott King from Richard. She made the call to Richard Nixon to help get Martha King out of jail. Um, Councilman Lewis, he didn't answer. At that time, black folks would vote Republican. He didn't answer the phone. She then called John F. Kennedy. He didn't want to do it. But his brother Bobby, who was a visionary, said, "We need to get Dr. Mother King, cuz we need those black votes. We switch from Republican to Democrat because you got to remember now KKK organization and all of those folks was voting Democrat. They were Democrats, right? Switched over and that's how we got the black vote. This is how we here now. So, I'm saying that to say that often time we don't know our history. So when this curbside contract came up the other day, I went back and listened Councilman Alice War, I often give Councilman Julian Bun and Miss Boon credit for this being the steward of information that there's no in the bank. And over the last two years, I've got to know Councilman Amos >> from an intellectual level. And I hate often time that, you know, he's a very quiet, laid-back guy because if you spend time with him, he's just as smart and just as sharp. Um, but you ask some questions on last Wednesday, Councilman One, and he was right on target. Now, here's what I don't understand. How can council vote on any issue if you can't ask questions? I asked the law department last year. We had the same problem with curbside management on council president. What is a blackout period? I think then Mr. Jade was here and he kind of gave council Lewis some vague answers but to my research and law department can speak on this. I have not heard of a true definition of when a blackout period is currently now they're telling people that the blackout period is until the mayor signs it. If the blackout period is when the mayor signs the contract, he's the last person. If seven people bid on a contract and you kick them out and the other person win by default and you don't tell them why they was made nonresponsive and if you guys can't ask question until the mayor signs it, that is a very flawed process. Very unfair, very flawed process. Some people might think that, hey, we trying to give this person a contract, which why some people blame a lot of our black council members as being corrupt. I think that's very unfair. I think that's very fear factorish when you start saying people are corrupt and they doing this, that, and third because you don't see eye to eye with them. So, I would never get up here and say that, but I just ask that we just read more carefully and ask certain questions because if that process is the mayor have to sign off on it, then the black eye period ends, I don't think that's right. And I've seen some people ask some people some questions and speak on some things before the blackout period was supposed to be over with. And we can't have that because I even went further and looked up last company. [clears throat] They are very inferable of the red hats and they have made it known on their social media platform. I know you didn't want to get into that, brother, but I'm going to say it. They are very redattish and we dealing with people who just trying to take what 37 million Councilman Lewis um from the airport and we awarding a company that is a billion dollar company that is way over the market from what I'm understanding and they were deemed responsive because they kicked the other seven people out and didn't respond. Councilman Bond. And I'm not saying that a wealthy white company shouldn't get a contract in the city of Atlanta. I'm not saying that by no means, but in the home of Mayor Jackson, well, now he's not from here, but in the in the program that mayor Jackson started whom I love dearly and the home that Mothy King helped build because he brought all his friends here. None of them from Atlanta but him. He brought everybody here which made this thing better and I appreciate it. But we can't have people that are promoting the very enemy against our city and we're not doing our due diligence to know these things. Now, we have hired some people that have done some things that we didn't do our due diligence on. Find out that people would under investigation wasn't qualified this and the third. We can't keep making the same mistakes. Know what I'm saying? We just can't. Now, I know Miss Sandre Houston. I think that she's a very honest fair woman and I think that she would agree that there needs to be a definition of when is the blackout period over and if council can't ask question because you see it's a blackout period then how are we expected to vote council if we can't ask questions we shouldn't be able to vote on if we can't ask questions I think that's just as simple and common sense as it get and Mr. For sure. Let me say this before I end. Uh I'm going out of town for a month and you'll be gone. So I do appreciate your service and I um whether or not I have always agreed I've always respect that you vote your conscience and you speak on things and you stand for what you stand for. So I respect that. Um and I wish you well in your retirement. So um so I do want to acknowledge that. I think sometimes that certain people are not humble enough and speak with enough love to have racial conversations and and LGBT conversations. So because I stand in love, I think that I can speak on both. So my grandparents were born in 1914, Councilman Lewis. So my grandmother used to work for White Folk. She said, "Hey, the husband and the wife used to have to buy groceries for us because uh Councilman Bun, I'm sure you know this on White Hall Street. Um, Councilman Lewis, you could only buy $20 worth of groceries if you was black. Only $20 worth of grocery. Am I right, Councilman Bun? Okay. Then my grandmother had six kids. $20 wasn't going to feed all of them. So there was some good white folks that said, "Hey, give me the other 40 we'll buy so y'all can go home with $60 worth of grocery." There was also a law in the city of Atlanta, Councilman Winston, that if you were black, you couldn't get a business license. You couldn't get a liquor license or a business license, right? We're past that now. There was a time in 1906 when the racial rise broke out. You know what I'm saying? There was prestigious black folks that turned their black on turn their back on black folks on the poor black folks. So we've always had black and white issues in the high society of blacks that kind of look down on blacks. Council Lewis is what I'm saying. Atlanta have always had that. But we have more white folks and black folks that have good working relationships. We need to foster that more. We allow too much division, you know what I'm saying, in this city. Just so I'm not saying that's counsel, but just so like I've been in rooms, can't nobody say that I've been in a room and said this amongst white folks and then go up here with black folks and say something different. I'm who I am in every room. I'm going to say what I see in every room because I stand in love. I don't cause a messiness or division and I don't betray people trust. But this issue with this curbside management, Council One, I'm sure you'll agree it's the third time in two years. the third time in two years. I think we need to fix the curbside management. I think that's the issue and we need to define when is the blackout period because there's no way we can have they say you guys are the legislators and the legislators can't ask a question. I don't think that's fair. I don't think that's right. Now, I had a gentleman here that he left out a while ago cuz he had to wait so long. He has won six contracts, Miss Mary Norwood. Six contracts. And they canceled all six of them. And it seemed that they wanted somebody else to win. They cancelled all six of his contract. Now, I've waited to come. They canceled all six contracts that he's won. And the last email that he got from a city email from a city department says, "We think it's in it is in the best interest of the city of Atlanta to cancel this contract." There's no way that makes sense. Council Bond, there's no way that's right and there's no way they make sense. It's his sixth time losing a contract with that same thing and it seem like they want somebody else to win. That that's what it seemed like. I'm not going to say that person is over that contract is corrupt. I don't like to use that word on us. I don't like to use it on white folks, but I'm sure ain't going to use it on black folks. But we got to fix this problem because it's a big issue. This curbside contract is a big issue. The procurement department overall need to get with other user agency. Everybody needs to be on the same understanding of when is a blackout period. We can't have one person saying this is right. And I think council when you asked Jade last time, did we allow somebody to get in who left off a signature? He said yes. Well, it was three companies that was dismissed off this contract because of signature issues. So which is it? I just think we got to ask the right question, but more importantly, we got to read those things when it's come before you guys because I understand that you get it two days before the the committee and we got to ask the right question. We can't be afraid to ask the right question if we're standing on the right side. Thank you. >> Thank you, Council Member Lewis. >> Because you said my name last week, I made sure I asked questions about this. I brought it up and it's more than just this reason. And there's also some immigration factors that national media outlets reached out to me about this particular contract that have me still uh not comfortable voting yes on this because of the immigration issues with the president like Donald Trump. And so I'm I'm a little nervous right there. Thank you again. >> I just call you out because we both political science majors so I know you care about the science of politics. >> Thank you. Next up will be Reggie Scott. Duty yield to time. You'll have up to four minutes today. >> Good afternoon, council members. My name is Reggie Scott. I'm here as vice president of Progressive Firefighters of Atlanta. We've been here uh every week for the last few weeks speaking on the same topic. And so once again, we want to ask that you're favorable in the vote which will give us which will push forward the ordinance to give us payroll deduction. Um we've told you what we do, told you who we are. Some of you we've met with and I just want to go back and highlight some things. A year ago I stood here and asked for an educational forum on a hot button topic that the fire department had that didn't get done which no issue, no foul. We went back to work after that. Um, that topic has been used as a buzzword and as somewhat of a deterrent in our favor of getting this done. As a result, we didn't make a fuss. We didn't come here with theatrics. We just put out an email to our members standing in what we always do. We educate our members so that they can know what the truth is. So that they can know how processes work. And that was even labeled in a certain way against us. I I say that to say we are here now and we have this on the table. Last week it went to finance finance committee and all everybody who had questions did that same thing. You had an educational form with the law department. They answered all the questions. They went and they cleared up any doubts that you had about it in the same fashion it's been going to the other unions which they've had the chance to ask any questions they had that it might go against. I believe that a lot of that has been cleared up and that's what we stand for. We don't in no way want to harm anyone else. We just want to get business done and so we can keep moving forward and doing what what we have in our mission. I don't need this 42 minutes. That's all I'll say. I [music] just hope you give us a favorable favorable vote today. And I thank you for your time. >> Thank you. Next up will be Tyler Nelson. Duty all the time. You'll have up to four minutes today. >> Good afternoon, C. Good afternoon, council. >> Use a handheld one if you would. >> Good afternoon, council. Sorry. My name is Tyler Nelson, president of Progressive Firefighters, a labor organization. I'm also a District 4 resident. I want to thank council and the mayor's office for all that's been done for the fire department. I also want to thank the finance committee for understanding our ask and moving this to for uh full counsel. This legislation is solely about due deduction. We do not have consistency and as a growing organization, this is the first step. I assure you our plight is in good faith. Just to give you all history again, Progressive is a 56-year-old legacy organization created during a time when the city was known for the phrase Atlanta is too busy to hate. I am native here and I know Atlanta history. This is a native organization created from firemen born and raised in this city of Atlanta and the creator will go on to become the first black fire chief of Atlanta. Rest in peace to William HR. For over five decades up until now, it has advocated for inclusion, professionalism leadership and service. Today, as the president, it is my sole job to continue to stand for those values. This organization is not in competition with anyone else. I want to be clear about that. It is only concerned about the unity of the mission, which is consistently helping all firefighters. Our ambition, our intelligence, hardworking ethic, consistency, commitment to the fire department and the firefighters and also the community have gotten us this far. However, as our organization grows, we must become more professional and and a strong financial foundation is necessary. I do not think this is too much to ask in 2025. Council, I'm thankful that you all can see through the smoke and mirrors. I want to be very clear to the firefighters listening as well, anybody else who's listening, our request and the legislation does not interfere with uh collective bargaining rights. The mediation act nor is it an attempt to replace any other labor organization. That's a strong rumor which I dispel all the time. I invite anybody and everybody to a direct face-to-face conversation with Progressive. Fact check everything you hear and see and question everything. and only then will you learn the truth. Do not be angry until you've done your research. This organization has never harmed the department and it never will. So again, Progressive honors the mediation act because we've read it and we respect all existing organizations including PACE, IBO, ASME, andFF who have earned their place in the fabric of this city council. What we are asking for is simple and a fair and equitable administrative pathway to payroll deductions just as other organizations have already had access to. Not at the expense of any current organization but in addition to them because a city as diverse and dynamic as Atlanta has space for multiple voices working together for a collective good. Our request aligns with the values Atlanta has always stood for. fairness, access, and empowerment, particularly for those who have historically been underserved and under represented. [snorts] Council, we're asking you to uphold the principle Atlanta has always stood on, extending fair access to all who serve the city with honor. Thank you. >> Thank you, Council Lewis. >> I want to say thank you. We live in a right to work state and that means that if only firefighters, there's an exception to that right to work rule in this state. Only firefighters can have collective bargaining, CBAs, right? And so I used to do dues deduction trying to get dues deductions for seniors across the country out of their pension out of cities. I used to literally send the letters so I understand fully what we're talking about. And so I'm asking who do who are your members? Our members are sworn members. Members are able to join whether they're in 134 or progressive. All swarm members are able to join. It's been like that since the organization has started. >> The reason but the difference between so the the organization started at one point but now there is actually a CBA that they're working through and I want to and I I want to make sure I have a full conversation with you. Please let me finish >> and we Okay. >> Please I I I'll let you go. I promise I won't stop unless Mr. Shipman says we can't. But my what I made sure I look up I always look up as we talk. >> All right. >> And so to organize and we we're okay with uh unions for I mean group of employees forming their own union. But if two unions try to represent the same group of employees it is generally generally not allowed as employers are usually only required to recognize one union per bargaining unit. That's why I always ask you who which members would you be re would you be representing because when you look at our civilian side pace represents 18 and above and ask me represents well pace represents 19 and above as represents 18 and below and so that's why I'm always asking who's your membership and also because we finally firefighters finally got a CBA and we can strengthen it make it stronger and so whenever I see the the fire chief standing with a different union at that time period coming out the union world. It's like, man, the people that we're negotiating with are now popping up another group. And so that's where I am on the island. Thank you. >> So, council >> Mr. Lewis, your time is up. Council member Lewis, let's not argue. We have a we have a piece of legislation before us which we can debate. So, I'm let Council Member Lewis make his comments. >> Mr. Nelson, I'm sorry. We're not going to debate the issue right now in public comment. >> All right. >> We will be able to debate it later. >> Thank you. Next [clears throat] will be Vince Champion. You'll have up to two minutes. >> Good afternoon, council president. Good afternoon, council. Uh to uh what you were talking about the ordinance 25001551. That's what I stand up for. We have seen this go through committee and there have been things back and forth. I believe there has come up with some legal issues and some unintended consequences that have caused um us to weigh in on this and I apologize Vince Champion I have the honor to represent IBPO and Pays. So I'm speaking for both units. Apologize should have started out that way. Uh however through this since this has come out in the 15th I believe of last month we have had last month we have had uh numerous conversations with administration. Uh so I can say that we have not been trying to go back and forth. As of probably 3:00 this afternoon there were some new um things that are coming out, some new verbiage that's coming out that council may be getting soon. Uh we have worked with council and one of the worked with the administration. So, one of the big issues is we'd like to have a seat at the table when all of this, especially if the CFO does have full ability to make all the rules basically, we would like to have a seat at the table to assist in that. Um, apparently, um, there is some language that could be put out there from the administration that we have no issue with at this point. So, I don't stand up today for or against. What I would like to do is say that if we have the ability to be part of this decision making from here forward and move forward, if it's tableing it or if it's just working with the um information we have today and we have the seat at the table to continue working, that is fine with us. Thank you. >> Thank you. Next will be Trenton Herd. You'll have up to two minutes. All right. Good afternoon, council members. Thank you for having me today. Um, I just want to be brief, but this is very important to me and my family. Um, my name is Trenton Herd. Again, I live at 812 River Gardens Drive in District 12. Uh, Antonio Lewis lives in a neighboring uh community which I'm about to discuss with you all. Uh this community that I moved into about a year ago uh was built by Rock Haven Homes inside an active flood plane and environmental buffer that the builder and their agents failed to disclose to me and my family when we bought this home. Uh the reason why I'm here is because I found out because it flooded into my yard and the yard is eroding uh to a point where I had to do my own investigation and I found um what's it called? Uh there's bedrock under my home that's been untested. [music] Um and there are several other issues that have come to my attention that are EPD regulated as well by the city as well as the city of Atlanta wershed. Um the issue that I have though is that although they know they are responsible, the builders, they've refused to communicate with me. They've stonewalled me and I've had to file lawsuits and I've also escalated this to uh governing bodies throughout the state. Uh so I'm asking today that you all audit uh the process or at least audit uh the the permits that have been uh supposedly administered for these uh projects that they are I'm sorry I don't have my glasses. I apologize. Um, so what I'm asking is you all do a direct a direct and immediate audit of South River Gardens lots within 500 ft of this buffer. Suspend new Rock Haven permits until that audit is complete and then refer this matter to city the city's attorney office for enforcement and restitution review. So I have plenty of solutions. My father told me never come with problems without solutions. And if you all are willing to discuss it, I'm more than willing to do my part. >> Time's expired. Thank you all for having me. >> Thank you. [clears throat] Next will be Peter Friedrich. Due to yielded time, you'll have up to 10 minutes today. I'm satisfied. Not surprised. Satisfied. On October 6th, I warned you about Kona, their Islamophobic director of government relations, their hate speakers. I mentioned HSS is one of Kona's partner organizations briefly in passing. I predicted that they would respond. Then on October 18th, you gave Kona that platform anyway, 23 of their logos in this building. So on October 20th, I came back to show you the consequences and warn you about Senate Bill 375. And what happened? Out of nearly 40 speakers that afternoon, two organizations deployed speakers to talk about me. Kona and HSS. Same meeting, same message, same target. That's coordination. Or more accurately, one Hindu nationalist network, two organizational names. Does a line between them even exist? I told you they'd respond. Here we are. On October 20th, Esther Donraj from HSS spent six minutes accusing me of being funded by Pakistan's ISI intelligence agency. She cited as her source something called Disinfol. Here is what she did not mention. The Washington Post exposed Disinfol in 2023 as a front operation run by India's intelligence agency RAW, the research and analysis wing. India's equivalent of the CIA. An organization you gave a platform after I warned you used foreign intelligence propaganda to attack an American citizen in your chambers with your legitimacy. That's transnational repression when foreign governments reach across borders to silence critics. Documented in real time with a city council seal of approval. On October 6, I I didn't explain what RSS is. I didn't document the HSS RSS connection. That wasn't my focus. But Esther spent 6 minutes defending HSS against what I barely mentioned, 6 minutes deploying Indian intelligence propaganda against me. She made RSS my focus. So, let me correct that omission. Now, my actual sources on RSS. Amnesty International calls RSS a right-wing group which incites people to violence. Human Rights Watch says RSS is a militant group which is directly responsible for violence against Indian minorities. The United States Commission for International Religious Freedom explains that RSS aggressively presses its view that non-Hindus are foreign to India and has perpetrated numerous incidents of intimidation, harassment and violence against minority communities. Here is what India's own media says about HSS. Z News owned by a former RSS member calls HSS the overseas unit of the RSS. The Hindustin Hindustan Times calls it an organization with close links to the RSS that works in close coordination with RSS leaders. The Hindu reports that RSS units outside India are known as the HSS. NDTV describes it as the RSS's foreign wing. direct quotes from India's major newspapers. Now, Esther Donra stood at this podium and dismissed doctors Adrius and Rohit Chopra as personal opinions. She said they're not verified research. This is RSS Rashtria Swim Sebach Song. This is what HSS is connected to. Okay, let's use only sources that they trust. Pro RSS scholars, their own people. Dr. Walter Anderson, John's Hopkins wrote the definitive academic work on RSS. Pro RSS scholar. Even he calls HSS the overseas counterpart of the RSS and documents that HSS sends officers to attend RSS run training camps at the RSS's headquarters in India. His co-author Shrear Damlay head of HSS's Chicago chapter. But here's the most devastating one. Rajie Melhotra, another pro-RSS writer, states, "HSS is RSS's foreign name." This is important for those unfamiliar with RSS. Why that matters? Rejie Melhotra sits on Kona's advisory council. The same Kona pushing SP 375. The same Kona that showed up here to attack me. their own advisor is on record stating that HSS is just RSS operating under a foreign name. And then there's [snorts] Dr. Kristoff Jeff Jaffer, political scientist at Scienc's PO in Paris. He explains why HSS denies its connection to its paramilitary parent group. The HSS, he says, is the RSS operated under a different name, but will strive to mask the links they have with the RSS to avoid being overtly stigmatized. A leading scholar explaining their exact strategy. Now, here is why this matters to Georgia. SB 375 is a legislative Trojan horse pushed by this Hindu nationalist network. It writes Hindu phobia into Georgia's civil rights law. And how does SP 375 define Hindophobia? A set of antagonistic destructive and derogatory attitudes and behaviors towards Hinduism. Read that again. Antagonistic attitudes towards Hinduism. Is documenting RSS history an antagonistic attitude towards Hinduism? Is citing human rights reports about the 2002 Gujarat pogram derogatory towards Hinduism? is quoting RSS founders destructive behavior. Perhaps prosecutors can define what an attitude is. Perhaps they can distinguish between criticizing RSS and being derogatory towards Hinduism. Perhaps, perhaps. Or perhaps the vagueness is the weapon. Notice [snorts] what happens. I document RSS founders praising Hitler. Kona calls it Hindophobia. I cite federal evidence of RAW's assassination plot on US soil. HSS responds with RAW propaganda. I quote their own advisory council member Ajie Malhotra. They deploy the same tactic. If quoting Kona's own advisor constitutes Hindu phobia, then the word has lost all meaning except as a shield for Hindu nationalist political operations. That's not defense. That's spokescreen. SP 375's vague definition gives it legal force. It transforms documentation into discrimination. It makes human rights advocacy prosecutable. They built themselves a legislative silencer. They're trying to dupe [music] Georgia into legalizing it. Someone in city government approved 23 logos. Someone coordinated with the mayor's office. Someone gave them this platform. Who did they disclose? Kona is lobbying for SB375. Did they vet the director who calls lynching victims Saabb stories? When you investigate, I want names. I want emails. I want to know what Kona promised. someone facilitated this, find them. So, I'm asking three things from this council. First, rescend any official recognition previously given to Kona or HSS. Atlanta does not [music] honor organizations carrying water for a foreign nationalist movement. organizations that used foreign intelligence propaganda in these chambers to attack an American citizen. Second, investigate your own process. How did Kona, an organization pushing state legislation to criminalize criticism, end up with 23 logos in this building at an official city event? Who made that decision? Who approved it? You've given them a propaganda victory that they're using to push SB375. Investigate. Make those findings public. Third, request federal investigation. Formally ask the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security to investigate whether Kona and HSS are coordinating with foreign government operations. Given that HSS is the American branch of a paramilitary organization banned three times in India, that HSS cited propaganda from India's intelligence agency at this podium, and that both organizations engaged in coordinated testimony after you granted them city platforms. You gave them a platform, they used it to deploy foreign intelligence propaganda against an American journalist. That happened here in your chambers with your seal. The record is clear. the consequences follow. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Next will be Nate Bailey. Due to yield to time, you'll have up to eight minutes. >> Mr. President, council members, Nate Bailey, president of Atlanta Professional Firefighters. Just a couple things I want to talk about today. The first thing is our collective bargaining agreement. Uh we worked many many years for that. Uh it's grueling. We had to we thought we had a vote, then we had to do another vote and then we spent a lot of time with the city attorney, human resources, and we came to an agreement. Uh you guys approved it, I believe April 21st, and the mayor approved it April 24th. U we were told from city law that it was in effect. It was distributed to all the stations. Multiple decisions have been made that affect people's career paths. A entire promotional exam was based on the collective bargaining agreement. Um so people's money, their career have been based on that document. Um and we believe that it's in effect. We started a grievance process for the 14-day pay cycle. I know many of y'all have heard us talk about the payroll issues over the years and we knew that a 14-day pay cycle would fix that. It was our one big ask in the contract. Uh we met with human resources a few times and they said they were going to have to bring in the company. So it would take a few months to get it implemented. Uh we talked to our attorneys and they said go ahead start the grievance process in the CBA. Maybe it'll kind of speed it up, you know, a little bit. We got to that final stage. Um, and it was right after the finance meeting uh last week and the chief sent us an email saying the CBA isn't valid. Um, and it was a crushing blow to the men and women um that we represent and being the bargaining unit we have to represent everyone. Um, and that's how people can understand if their paycheck is correct. And wasn't a big ask. you know, we we actually went light in the first CBA because we wanted it to get put in effect. We wanted to celebrate it. And to do that to us, um, it kind of leaves us in a very strange place. Um, especially with morale cuz the way we see it, they used it to say it was valid to restrict some people from being able to take a sergeant's exam. And now they're saying it's not valid to hurt members. So, it was valid to hurt people, not valid to hurt people. And um what's that look like legally? If you given an an exam and now you're saying the document that was [clears throat] used to give that exam isn't valid. We believe it's valid. Our attorneys say it's valid cuz for the past 6 months, a lot of decisions have been made based on it. Uh we'd like to get the signed copy uh from the administration as soon as possible. Um, if you can advocate for that and help us, we would greatly appreciate it. The [clears throat] next thing is the dues deduction ordinance. Um, I already thought progressive had dues deduction when I was at that force staffing uh, finance meeting or I believe it was public safety. I saw it come up across the board and I was just reading it. I was like, well, I thought they already had dues deduction. It wasn't until we read the the fine language that it looked like it would, you know, strip away the recognition and just leave it very up to, you know, anyone to decide who gets in. Um, and our attorney kind of red flagged the promulgating of standards. And the fear was if you have a favorable union, the administration saying come on in and you make some noise and then you're promulgated out maybe. Um, so that was a red flag and uh we did had to make sure it wouldn't interfere with the mediation act. Um, I know there's been a lot of back and forth uh with council members and I spoke with um President Nelson and Vice President Scott today about it. It was never about progressive getting dues deduction. It was about making sure with a new administration or a new CFO, we wouldn't be in a position where everyone might lose their rights or they bring in five to 10 different employee groups because this is something goes back way back. Uh I think it's called the Mohawk Valley theory where you bring in loyal people to act as a labor organization. A future administration could do that very easily if we if there wasn't a standard. Uh we weren't communicated with. That was our big complaint. We're having to get the substitutes from the other labor organizations. We had no phone calls about it. We weren't emailed about it. Um I did get a meeting with the COO at 12:45, but um I just got the latest substitute uh and haven't had any time to review it. Um our ask was to just hold it for two more weeks so we can meet with the administration and everyone at the table just to go over the fine lines to make sure um nothing is going to mess up the future. Um, but we don't have any any problem with them. We want them to have it. I thought that they already did have dues deduction. Um, something that came up earlier was uh about race. Uh, I'm a white dude obviously. Uh, you know, um, our board is about 50/50 um, makeup of the department. When I first joined the IFF, um, I was brand new and I only got involved because I wanted people to get together and celebrate. You know, I never thought I'd end up here. I had no desire to do this. And um council member CT Martin said, "Y'all are good, but you need you need some diversity on the board." So, our past president uh made an initiative to diversify. We um got about 100 more members. Since I've become president, we've added 200 additional. Our uh makeup diversity is about 60 to 65% um African-American, which represents the department. and after this uh next election uh it'll the board will reflect that as well. But it benefits some people um to make it look like it's separated and we've been fighting that for quite a while and um we're going to need the administration's help and y'all's help to get past that cuz my goal is to give this to the next person and to have the board reflect the department. um because I think it's a it's a tool that could be very powerful to help Atlanta firefighters. And if you look across the Southeast in the in the Bible belt, wages are lower and they don't have a lot of union. They don't have a lot of organizing. Um so when we secured collective bargaining, Atlanta, I believe, is the only majority African-American fire department in the country. I mean, there's some that are majority minority. Uh, and our IFFF local is the only majority African-American local. Uh, and we want the the wages and equipment and everything to reflect the other departments that that look more like me, you know. Um, and when I my time is done, I want to pass this off and I want Reggie and Tyler and all of the progressive members to take this and make it the best that it possibly can be. Uh, you know, unified voice is a powerful one. And every single one of y'all know and everyone in the building knows if you can divide and conquer in management, that's what you do. Cuz at the end of the day, it'll save you some money. Um, I don't think there's any ill will in this building, but I think over at um over at HQ, I think uh there might be some ways to to plant some seeds. That way, we fight each other and we don't pay attention to what's going on at the top. Um, we see it all the time in organizations. My goal is to completely unify the department, do two more years and and pass this baton off uh to someone else. Um, but as far as the ordinance goes, we just didn't get any communication, you know, and I I can't give it a stamp of approval when I just got it like, you know, 10 minutes ago and I only got it from the other unions. No one emailed or called me. Um, as far as the CBA, we that we work so hard for that and we just want a twoe base cycle. If you could help us get that, we'd appreciate it. Um, y'all have my contact info. If you have any questions, give us a call. Thank you. >> Thank you, Council Lewis. >> And I want to say thank you, Nate. Also want to say thank you to the progressive firefighters who I had a good conversation with on the side. I I know I will be supporting this legislation, but I hope that we can expand the legislation. When I worked for ASME in the in the [clears throat] communications department, I used to send letters to cities requesting dues deduction for the retirees so that the retirees can also build power. And so I want to make sure that the city of Atlanta also allows the retirees to remain a part of the union in their retirement stages that they're also allowed to get dues deduction. So I'll be working on legislation to make sure that our retirey departments can grow as well. and Council Member Bond wants to co-sign that. Uh, thank you. >> Thank you. Next will be Kiana Jones more. >> You have up to two minutes today. You all have heard a lot today and I'm just going to tell you a little bit more. Not that you haven't heard it, but I just want to reiterate the injustice of Miss Valerie Anderson that she has to come here meeting after meeting. And I know y'all that it's tricky because you cannot comment on certain things, but there are reassurances that can can be given that due process is being followed. The fact that Melvin Potter still has a job is really a travesty. And I know that something can be done about hiring practices and disciplinary policies within the city of Atlanta Police Department because after all, Kairen Kimbro might not be employed actively but murdered Deacon Johnny Hollowman and is yet to face indictment. But today I want to call attention to Gerald Walker who murdered Linton Blackwell, also known as B Green, and I mean coldblooded murdered him. 17 shots in the back. And this officer already had disciplinary infractions, some including violation of body cam protocol and arrest procedures. Y'all know y'all got a problem, right? Because here's Jimmy Aerson right here. Lenton Blackwell was his cousin. So you got a family with two people murdered by city of Atlanta police officers. Y'all got Cop City. Y'all all dancing a jig and you're happy and your officers still out here cutting a doggone fool. Oh, but it was supposed to make crime go down. But what about the murders among police officers? I'm going to say it again. When are we going to acknowledge that murders by police who use guns is gun violence? How dare any of you talk to anybody in any community about gun violence when you cannot keep these punk ass people with b with badges from killing the residents of this city? It's a shame. >> Thank you. Next will be Ken Wayright. Ken Wright. Next will be Monica Barfield. Next will be Char Charles Budro. Nope. That concludes public comment for today. I want to thank everybody who came down to speak and sign up. We will now move to report of the journal. Madame clerk. >> Good evening Mr. President and members of council. I, Karen Lingo, municipal clerk of the city of Atlanta, do hereby certify that the minutes of the regular meeting held on Monday, October 20th, 2025 are true and correct. >> There are no additions or corrections to the journal. I would entertain a motion to adopt. >> Moved by council, second by council member Shook. Any discussion on the motion to adopt the journal? We do this vanous consent. Madam clerk, please without objection. Madam clerk, please sign on the count's consent. >> 12 ya z. >> 12 z. A motion to adopt the journal carries. Next we move to communications. Madam clerk, >> item number one is 25 C0123. This is a communication from council member Antonio Lewis, District 12, appointing Miss Chrissy Jones to serve as a member of the Anthony Tickman Jones Legacy Commission staff recommendation to refer to community development human services committee and committee on council. >> The item follow that course. >> Item number two is 25 C0124. This a communication from Mayor Andre Dickens appointing Miss Danielle Hall to serve as a member of the license review board. This appointment is for a term of two years. Staff recommendation to refer to public safety and legal administration committee and committee on council. >> Let the item follow that course. >> Mr. President, if I may take items number three and four is a block. >> Without objection, please proceed. >> Item number three is 25 C0125. This a communication from Mayor Andre Dickens appointing Miss Gabrielle Clayborn to serve as a member of the human relations commission. This appointment is for a term of three years. Item number four is 25 C0126. This is communication for Mayor Andre Dickens appointing Miss Sarah Hunt Blackwell to serve as a member of the human relations commission. This appointment is for a term of three years for both those items. Staff recommendation to refer to committee on council. >> Let both items follow that course. Item number five is 25 C0127. This is communication from municipal clerk Renee Lindo submitting a report of administrative corrections made to previously adopted legislation between the regular council meeting dates of October 20th, 2025th and November 3rd, 2025 to the Atlanta City Council in accordance with section 2-275 of the Atlanta City code of ordinances correcting ordin um resolution 25R 3819 and 20 ordinance 251 1442. two staff recommendation to accept and file >> the uh I've been advised that accepts and files should be acts of counsel. So I would entertain a motion to accept and file moved by council one second by council member Shook. Any discussion? We knew this be advanced consent without objection. Any objection mad clerk please sign the count consent on the motion to accept and file this item. >> 13 yay z. >> 13 zs. The motion carries. >> Thank you Mr. President. That completes our communication items. >> Thank you. Any vetoed legislation for consideration? >> Hearing none. >> And there's no unfinished business. So we will move to the consent agenda section one. Thank you, madam clerk. Um those are items for second read. They begin on page four of your documents. The appropriate motion will be to adopt. But first, let me ask, are there any items to be removed from the consent agenda section one today? Council Amos. >> Yes, sir. Mr. President, I'd like to remove from the consent agenda item um number 10, page 14, 25-R-4122. >> 25-1 Oh, no. Sorry. Say the number again. >> 25-R4122, >> page 14, item number 10. >> Yes. 25 R4122. Any other items to be removed from the consent agenda, section one? Hearing none, I would entertain a motion to adopt. Moved by council member Baktiari, seconded by council Juan. Any discussion on the motion to adopt the consent agenda section one with one item removed hearing? No. Move to vote. Madam clerk, please open the vote on the motion to adopt. >> The vote is open. [snorts] >> Will everyone please vote? The vote's closed. 15 yay, zero nays. >> 15 yay, z nays. The motion to adopt the consent agenda section one with one eye remove carries. Next, we'll move to consent agenda section two. Oh, council member Shook. >> Yeah, thank you. Um, I'm going to request that 25R491 uh, which was just adopted be sent to the mayor's office post haste. Second. >> There's a motion by council member Shook to send 25 R4091 to the mayor's office post. Seconded by council Juan. Let me just ask are there any other items for um to be sent over? No. Any discussion on the motion to move this item post haste? We do this uns consent without objection. Any objection? Madam clerk, please sound the count's consent on motion to move post haste. >> 15 yay, zero nays. >> 15, zero nays. Motion carries. Now we'll move to the consent agenda section two. These are items that begin on page 21 of the materials. The appropriate motion will be to refer. First let me ask, are there any items to be removed from the consent agenda section two? Council member Doer. >> Thank you, Mr. President. I would like to remove item uh 25-1594. >> 25-1594. Is that correct? >> That's correct. >> Okay. Any other items to be removed from the consent agenda? [clears throat] No. >> Any other items for removal from the consent agenda section two? Hearing none, I'd entertain a motion to refer. Second >> motion to refer by council one. Second by councelor Bakiari. Any discussion on the motion to refer the consent agenda to section two with one item removed >> hearing. No. Move to vote. Madam clerk, please open the vote on the motion to refer. >> The vote is open. >> The votes closed. 15 yay. Zero nays. >> 15 yay z. Motion to refer carries. We will now move to report of the standing committees. First up today is City Utilities Chair Lewis. >> We have no report. Thank you. >> Thank you. Next up today will be CDHS Chair Winston. >> Thank you, Council President. Um, there was one item that was removed from the consent agenda. Uh, it was 25-1594. Um, do I need to read the caption again for >> I don't believe 251594 was removed. I believe 25 R4122 [clears throat] was removed. >> Yeah. >> Was removed from the was removed from the Oh, this is the item was removed from the consent agenda. Section two. Yes. Please proceed, >> chairs. Okay. Um, it's an ordinance by the community development human services committee authorizing the mayor or his design or the chief procurement officer or his design on behalf of the city of Atlanta to acquire from the conservation fund nine parcels comprising approximately 2.48 acres more or less a real property located at 99 Ingram Drive Southwest. Fulton County tax parcel identification number listed. Uh zero Plaza Avenue Southwest Fulton County Tax parcel identification number listed in parcels along Ingam Drive Southwest Atlanta Fulton County tax identification numbers uh listed for the expansion of the city of Atlanta's outdoor activity center in Southwest Atlanta for a total purchase price not to exceed $350,93722 authorizing the mayor or his designate or the chief procurement officer or his designate on behalf of the city to infectuate all documents necessary to acquire the properties authorizing acquisition, due diligence, closing cost signage demolition site stabilization, and other site development costs to be paid from the park impact fee west account amending the 2026 general government capital outlay fund budgets in the department of parks and recreation and department of finance parks west service district by transferring to and from various accounts listed herein under the section number listed of article 10 of the procurement and real estate code, the city code of ordinances and for other purposes. is >> um I'd like to make a motion to file. >> Second. >> There's a motion to file this item by council Winston, seconded by council member Doer. Any discussion on the motion to file? Council member Doer. >> Please illuminate. >> Thank you, Mr. Red. Just to clarify, uh this is this item is a phenomenal paper. It's something that we've been working on in the Oakland City and Bush Mountain communities for the last two years in partnership with Wawwa. uh the the conservation fund as well as the Oakland City Community Organization. Uh the paper itself is, like I said, is a good paper. It's to expand the footprint of the outdoor activity center. Uh on the south side of the outdoor activity center is where the Atlanta Black Crackers um practice baseball field is located. Uh however um in working with the administration as well as the uh department of parks and recreation uh we're going to file this paper and reintroduce it as a um uh personal paper at the end of this meeting. So this will still continue to move forward however in a slightly different form. >> Any other discussion of the motion to file this item hearing? No. Move to vote. Madam clerk, please open the vote on the motion to file. >> The vote is open. Will everyone please vote? >> The vote's closed. 15 yay, zero nays. >> 15 yay, zays. The motion file carries. Chair Winston, anything else for CDHS today? >> Thank you. That concludes my report. >> Thank you. Next will be transportation committee chair Amos. >> Yes, Mr. President, I have three items to deal with today. First one is item 25-1572. Item number one found on page 37 um come favorable out of committee with one abstension ordinance by transportation committee authorizing the city of Atlanta to wave the competitive procurement source selection provisions contained in section 2-187 of article 10 procurement of real estate code of the code of ordinance city of Atlanta Georgia as well as other conflicting code provisions to execute amendment um number one to contract listed SAB arrowen airport surface management S system services with SAB, Inc. at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport on behalf of the Department of Aviation to authorize additional funding in the amount um in the amount of $142,780 to add to application programming interface to integrate PowerBI with other software for better real time data visualization with the aviation information services IT division for use throughout the department of aviation for total overall contract contract amount not to exceed $4,858,930. All contracted work will be charged to and paid from account number listed herein and for other purposes. Motion to adopt. >> There's a motion to adopt 251572 coming out of committee. It doesn't need a second. Is there any discussion on the motion to adopt this item? Hearing now move to vote. Madam clerk, please open the vote on the motion to adopt. >> The vote is open. >> I Got you. >> Council member Sworland, how would you like your vote reflected? >> I >> The votes closed. 15 yay, zero nays. >> 15 z. Motion to adopt carries. >> Thank you. Council >> one motion to reconsider. Second. >> There's a motion to reconsider by council one. Second by council member baktiari. Is there any discussion? We can do this vis consent without objection. Any objection? Madam clerk, please sign on the county names consent a motion reconsider. >> 15 yay z. >> 15 yay z. Motion reconsider passes. We're now back to the 251572. Any discussion? Woff, you can you can say it now or you can wait until you vote. Either way. >> Um I I abstained in the committee. >> Could you give us a reason for your absention? >> Uh sure. Conflict of interest with Delta Airlines. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> So any other discussion on the motion to adopt this item? >> Hearing none. We'll move to a vote. Madam clerk, please open the vote again on the motion to adopt 251572. >> The vote is open. >> The votes close. 14 yay, zero nays, and one abstension. >> 14 yay, zero nays, one abstension already explained by councelor Wyoff. Motion carries. James. >> Yes. Um, this is resolution item 20 I mean number 25-R40001, item number two, page 37, an amendment resolution by transportation committee authorizing the mayor or his designate to execute an agreement with for um listed city of Atlanta comprehensive transportation plan with WSPUSA, Inc. on behalf of the Atlanta Department of Transportation for the development of the city's comprehensive transportation plan and associated scope for a term of two years with no renewal option in the amount not to exceed $2,500,000 with all funds to be charged to and paid from the project and account number listed herein and for other purposes. This was passed um favorable amended on condition. The condition has been satisfied. So motion to adopt. The motion to adopt 25R41 coming out of committee. It does not need a second. Any discussion on the motion to adopt this item hearing? None. Move to a vote. Madam clerk, please open the vote on the motion to adopt as amended. >> The vote is open. >> Will everyone please vote? [cough and clears throat] democracy. [clears throat] >> The vote's closed. 15 yay, zero nays. >> 15 yay, zero nays. The motion to adopt carries. >> Yes. Last item is the one that was pulled off con uh consent. That's 25-R4122, item number 10, page 14. an amended resolution by transportation committee authorizing the mayor or his design need to execute an agreement um listed curbside management services for last CCD joint venture on behalf of the department of aviation for an initial term of three years with two one-year renewal options in the amount not to exceed $930,000 for a management fee and an amount not to exceed $29,91,5480 for the reimburse reversible operating budget. All services will be charged to and pray from paid from the account numbers listed herein and for other purposes. >> Motion to refer back to committee. >> Hold on just a second. Council member Lewis, what was coming? What was the posture coming out of committee? >> Coming out of committee, it was um favorable. It was on consent. That's the one we pulled off. >> So, there's a motion coming out of committee. Doesn't need a second to adopt 25R4122. Is there any discussion? Council member Lewis, >> a lot of emails came through to my office about this a motion to send this back to committee. That was a lot of immigration issues and looking at the current current administration that we have in DC made me a little nervous and made me want to look at a little bit longer. So motion to send it back to community >> to transportation. Correct. >> Yes. >> So motion by council Lewis to refer back to transportation. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Second by council member Boon. Is there any discussion on the motion to refer back to committee? Council member Juan. >> Thank you. I'm not in support of this motion. I do believe that the emails that I've received and the concerns and questions that are raised are not should not be adjudicated by us, but rather by [snorts] those losing proponents that they always have the right to appeal and protest. And I think given the legal matters that they're bringing up, we would be well suited not to insert ourselves into that and set ourselves up for um additional challenges. the questions that we had in committee were answered satisfactorily and I I think this is ready to go. So I I would not support sending this back to committee. >> Other commentary on the motion to refer council member Collins. >> Thank you for this. I think just kind of um listening to both points, but I think for me was just in terms of additional information in committee and the reason why that was shared in committee for those of us that are not part of the committee or wasn't able to um attend or watch the transportation committee meeting in this regards. The reason why I raise concern about this is because we are seeing this seamless trend of potential procurement issues that are in that is impacting in a lot of way seems to be impacting in ways that we're doing business. This is a concern because even though the first um the first pay period payment is 930,000 this is a full contract of 30 million. So for me, you know, I think it is more it it is one of more information and I do think it is um I guess lifting up a issue that I have personally wouldn't come across all the committees. So any additional information um if it's necessary for the I support the motion to go back to committee to get that additional information to us and then be able to bring this forward back forward to us. other uh conversation about the motion to refer council member. >> Yes, I too am not a member of the transportation committee and would definitely like to receive more information and I know today we don't have time um to go into everything. So I would like to sit in on one of the sessions and get a little bit more information. So I would like for it to be referred back. Thank you. >> Additional discussion on the motion to refer hearing. None. Move to vote. Madam clerk, please open the c open the vote on the motion to refer to transportation committee. >> The vote is open. Will everyone please vote? >> The votes closed. 12 yays, three nays. >> 12 yays, three nays. The motion to refer carries. This item will be referred back to transportation. >> Thank you, Mr. President. And our report. Thank you. Next up will be the finance exec committee chair shook. >> Uh thank you. We have a plethora of papers today. I will take our first two communications together if I may. 25c0117 is a communication from Mr. Penobi CPA chair of the audit committee submitting the performance audit report on offboarding and 25c0118 is a communication from Mr. Penovi submitting the performance audit on moving Atlanta forward. Uh my motion is to accept and file both communications. >> There is a motion coming out of committee to accept and file uh both C 0117 and CO118. Is there any discussion on the motion to accept and file these items? Given these are communications, we do this van cons unanimous consent without objection. Any objection? Madam clerk, please sign on the count of unanous consent on the motion to accept and file these two items. >> 15 yay, zay. >> 15 yay, zay. The motion to accept a file carries. >> All right. Next is 251504. This is a proposed charter amendment. This third read uh final adoption. Um I will make a motion to bring in a substitute that features some very minor uh language changes. So a motion spring forward a substitute. Motion to bring forth a substitute for 251504 by council member Shook. Is there a second? >> Second by council one. Any discussion on the motion to bring forth the substitute? We do this names consent without objection. Any objection? The motion to bring forth substitute. Madam clerk, please sound on the count of nams consent. >> 15 yay. Zay. >> 15 yay. Z N. Motion to bring forth substitute carries. >> And the caption of which reads as follows. An ordinance by Shook is substituted by FEC as further substituted by the Atlanta City Council. An ordinance to amend the charter sections which are indicated here to update the requirement for budgeted anticipations not to exceed 99% the normal revenue collected during the prior year uh to amend the listed sections here uh to update the processes for budget amendments and for other purposes. Um it's a minor language edit so my motion is to approve on substitute Motion coming out of committee to adopt a substituted 251504. Is there any discussion on the motion to adopt this item? Again, just for clarity, this is a charter change. This is the final adoption. We have moved this item before. Any discussion on the motion to adopt this item? Hearing none, move to vote. Madam clerk, please open the vote. Motion to adopt. >> One moment. [snorts] The vote is open. Will everyone please vote? The votes closed. 15 yay, zero naysay. >> 15, z. Mot carries. >> All right. Thank you. 25 uh 1550 um also requires a substitute and I will move to bring it forward. >> There's a motion by council shook, seconded by councelor bakiari to bring forth substitute for 251550. Is there any discussion on the motion to bring forth the substitute? Again, we can do this vis consent without objection. Any objection? Madam clerk, please sign the count consent on the motion to bring forth the substitute. >> 15 yay, zero nays. >> 15 yay, zero nays. The motion before substitute carries. >> All right. And this is 2515 ordinance by uh Miss Boon as substituted by PSLA as substituted by Finance and Exec and now substituted by the Atlanta City Council to amend the code sections enumerated here to provide that the CFO shall have the authority to promulgate administrative standards pursuant to which labor organizations would be eligible to have the city deduct dues uh payable by its member employees through payroll and for other purposes. And I would ask the law department uh to please walk us through the nature of uh this latest substitute. And I ask Mr. Evans to give all of you hard copies. So you should all have one in front of you. >> Department of Law. >> Good afternoon. Amber A Robinson, City of Atlanta Department of Law. This um substitute um clarifies that the current um labor organizations or employee organizations who are qualified for dues deduction um will remain so qualified and enumerates them in subsection B of 11428 along with the progressive firefighters of Atlanta labor organization. It also provides um some clarification that the affirmative standards that shall be promulgated by the CFO um shall be done with input from the currently recognized employee organizations um to um ensure fairness. Um and that those are the the main changes from the version that was before FEC. >> So I think after a lot of dialogue with the various unions, the finance committees try to be as attentive as and cautious and careful as we could be. The last thing we want to do is enact something that is later going to come back to haunt not just us uh but the employee unions as well. So it's been exasperating and tiring at times but I think we've arrived at a good outcome here. This is a kind of a very simplified paper that does you know two things. the unions are now upon adoption going to be be part of any dialogue that this or future CFOs have when it comes to defining you know parameters as to what is and what does not constitute a union and then it also you know formalizes uh the progressives ability to deduct dues which I don't think has been a problem for anybody um and uh one other thing I'll say I know the CBA is rightfully a concern. Um, I will just say that I've been, no one in this administration is unclear about where I'm coming from, which is I think it ought to be I don't know why it already hasn't been signed. It needs to be signed at the earliest opportunity that is not part of this paper, but but politically it it casts a shadow of it over it and I recommend I recognize that. So, I'm going to move approval on substitute It's already come out of committee favorable. So it's the motion is to adopt. Is there any discussion as substitute? Is there motion any discussion on the motion to adopt as substitute this item? Council member Collins. >> You're saying on the motion to adopt procedurally or in terms of the content because I do have a couple questions. Just uh Okay, couple of questions. So this paper, just so that I'm clear, it'll give progressive firefighters the opportunity to have their dues dues deducted also automatically. So is that where the pulmagation from the CFO and the team is able to do that? It it declares that the progressive union shall be able to have its dues deducted in addition to the promulgation of the um rules moving forward by the CFO. Okay. And then um for section 4B, the incl the part that has been included um the first sentence says not withstand the provision progressing firefighters of Atlanta labor um organization. But then that last clause it says and I'm just clarify for me. It goes on, it cl it says employee [clears throat] organizations authorized for du deductions as of October 2025 are only those four international brotherhood um international firefighters asks me p um pace and fps. So how does that second the second line of this clause what is the difference in terms of the employee or organizations authorized versus what we're just stating from the beginning of subsection B. So, at the beginning of subsection B, it declares that the Progressive Firefighters of Atlanta Labor Organization um shall have due deduction notwithstanding the promulgation of the rules um as set forth in subsection A. and that in addition to progressive, any organization who has dues deduction as of October 20th of 2025 um shall have shall continue to have dues deduction and those um organizations are enumerated and there are currently five organizations. IBPO, International Association of Firefighters, American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, the Professional Association of City Employees, and the Georgia Chapter of the Federation of Public Service Employees. Great. Okay. And then my last Thank you. Thank you for that clar. Just wanted to make sure that it um it wasn't clear on that piece because I know that is another conversation in terms of the labor labor um organization rec recognition. My last question in terms of just understanding the CBA and I don't know where we would get this response from but just curious in terms of why [clears throat] um why hasn't it been signed? Two well two questions. why it hasn't been signed. And the second question, does it does this substitution will this substitution impact any part of that collecting that that CBA? >> Patrice Perkins Hooker, city attorney. I was involved with representing the city doing the negotiations for the CBA. Um there the document is on the mayor's desk awaiting signature and contrary to the statements made at the podium today. It is it is can be enforced once it's signed by the mayor. The city council already approved it, sent it to the mayor with authorization to sign it and once he signs it, it will be uh totally effective. The um provisions in that document are not in conflict whatever whatsoever with regard to payments. Um, we're actually payroll deductions for dues. >> Thank Thank you so much. I was going to say, Miss Patrice, city city attorney. Thank you. Um, last but not least, how long has it been on the M? How long have we been waiting on the signature? >> It is it's been there for a little while. Um, I'm not exactly certain when, but it went after the approval from city council, which I think was in the summer, spring summer, but it's still there. It's not going anywhere. >> Okay. Thank you so much. Those those are all my questions. >> Thank you, Council Biari. >> Thank you. Um just once again, so the rules and regulations we're saying in this piece would be written and decided upon by the CFO. >> The CFO pursuant to this or ordinance as the pay master of the city of Atlanta would be charged with the pro uh drafting and promulgation of the uh rules for dues deduct standards and rules for dues deduction. Um yes. So thank you. My question also has to do with that. Um and also I completely support progressive firefighters and the peace of dues. Completely understand completely with you on that. My question is with the piece on the larger discussion with the CFO. This chief our finance team here completely trust. If I'm talking about CFOs or finance down the line, is there anything that allows the body to weigh in to help ratify these decisions to make sure that there's still a balance of regulation and power between the administrative and the council? Is that or is this or will council give away its legislative powers with this? >> Um, council cannot give away its legislative powers. They cannot they cannot um be delegated in that way. Um, and so if the council were to decide to move in a different direction concerning the CFO's authority granted by this ordinance, the council always retains the ability to move in a different direction concerning these rules um in any subsequent legislation. >> Understood. Saying that this would not be this it could be reversed down the line. >> Yes. >> Yeah, understood. Thank you. Um, Mr. Robinson. Uh, Mr. CIA, that Mr. CIA, [laughter] Mr. Chair, that concludes my my questions. And by Mr. Chair, I mean Mr. President. I'm I'm mic's off. >> Thank you, Council Lewis. >> And and my question is around subsection G. And first sentence is any employee organization may petition to become eligible for dues. It doesn't have like it looks like it tried to say a percentage of numbers. So, I want to ask a hypothetical. So does that mean that anyone who says who creates a organization and has one member, does that mean they get dues deduction >> a petition because of that sentence? the CFO is here and could speak to any potential rules and um but it does state that um it has to be um a significant um number or that they have significant support is is the language from subsection A um to um secure due deduction. So I would say from a legal standpoint one member would not be sufficient >> cuz it it doesn't say a number. It says a percentage or number. >> It does. It it also says it but that has whatever the number or percentage has to represent significant support amongst the community of interest. And from a legal standpoint though of course this would be something that we would defer to the CFO concerning. But I do believe from a legal standpoint it would not be in compliance with this ordinance for one person to secure that. >> So so what is it 30 people? I just want to make sure. So let's say if our department of public works or let's say our firefighters or let's say a department has cuz I'm thinking about the union. I'm thinking about collective bargain agreement. I'm thinking about the roads they were walking down. And so what what number cuz I see that there were some numbers in there. I see they were crossed out. I see there was a percentage in there was crossed out. And so I'm asking if it's 700 people in a department and they're able to organize 30 people, do they get dues deduction? >> Councilman Lewis, Patrice Perkins Hooker, city attorney. This legislation was designed to allow the CFO in conjunction with the unions to develop those standard operating procedures. And I just know from my experience with the CFO, he doesn't want to do anything on a small scale. So he's not going to do one, two, or three people special request. And I know from dealing with negotiations with the um uh collective bargaining agreement, it had to be a s way significant number of people. So I don't think you have to worry about that. And that was the change by the way uh Councilman Lewis recommended by the unions. That was the last change is to address that they would have input into the development of those rules. So we're not locking him in by percentage or numbers. We like we'd like to they can work together to develop that approach. >> And and I'm looking at it both ways. I'm saying so maybe we can let in more organizations more organizations get the opportunity to organize our members so that people can have the opportunity to reach out because I know there's some unions that are not in the city that may want to enter. So thank you again. Yep. >> Any other discussion on the uh council member Collins? >> One just one one small thing, but I do think it mattered. The heading is progressive. Where does it say? I think I saw what it says progressive firefighters of Georgia. Maybe it's changed, but I just wanted to make sure that it aligns with Progressive Firefighters of Atlanta throughout the just a minor thing. But with that, >> I think it was listed or on the actual agenda, but I think we're good. So, I just want to put that out. Thanks. >> That's it. >> Other discussion on the motion to adopt as substituted hearing. None. Move to vote. Madam clerk, please open the vote on the motion to adopt. >> The vote is open. Will everyone please vote? >> Will everyone please vote? Miss back. What's your vote? >> The votes closed. 14 yay, zero nays. >> 14 yay, zays. The motion to adopt carries. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Lastly, 25R3827 is a resolution by Finance Exec authorizing the mayor's designate to execute the amendment for the RFP [clears throat] indicated uh website management system with Ernst & Young LLP on behalf of AIM and APD and AFRD and the Atlanta City Council pursuant to the section of the code listed here for the [clears throat] term listed for the amount listed with all contracted work being charged to and paid from etc. The motion is to file. >> There's a motion coming out of committee to file. 25R 3827. Doesn't 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 file. >> The vote is open. >> Will everyone please vote? [snorts] >> Close. 14 yay. Zero naysay. >> 14 zs. Motion file carries. >> That is all. >> Thank you. Next up today will be committee on council chair Collins. >> Thankfully, well, not let me not say I would say thankfully no report, but I do want to take the um point of privilege. Madame clerk, did you want to share any information about um election day tomorrow? >> There's an election tomorrow. >> Sure. >> Sure, I'll be glad to. Tomorrow is election day. Actually, our communication teams is now in the process of working on a press release to share some information with individuals that again they should please check their um voter precinct before heading out at my voter page.com due to the uh 2022 redistricting. Uh there were some shifting in some of the council districts. Um, the polls for the city of Atlanta will be open for the general municipal election from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00m, but only from 7:00 a.m. to 700 p.m. for the public service commission. Um, our office does have an emergency hotline. If there are any questions tomorrow, please give us a call. Um and that phone number is 404 330 >> 6500 >> 6500. That's our hotline. If there are any issues tomorrow during voting, please give us a call. We'll be manning that line and reaching out to the county. Thank you. Um Madame uh Collins. >> Thank you so much, Madame Clerk. And with that president ship um shipment that is all I have. >> Thank you. Next up today will be zoning committee chair West Morland. >> Thank you Mr. President. We have two items. First one 251 1142 U25014575 Boulder Park Drive Southwest is special use permit for a personal care home. Recommendation committed is to adverse. >> Motion committed committee to adverse 25 1142. Does not need a second. Any discussion on the motion to adverse this item? Hearing none. Move to vote. Madam clerk, please open the vote on the motion to adverse. Just a reminder, an I is in favor of adverse. A nay is against adversity in this case. >> The vote is open. >> Will everyone please vote? >> Customer. I for Collins >> 15 yay z >> 15 y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y nays zero nays a motion to adverse carries. >> Second item 2542 24 UZ 2557 1037 Boulder Crest Drive Southeast this ordinance is to reszone from R4 to R4A. The recommendation out of committee is to file. >> Motion come out of committee to file 251424. Doesn't need a second. Any discussion on the motion to file this item hearing? No. Move to vote. M clerk present with the vote with the motion to file. >> The vote is open. >> Will everyone please vote? >> Collins is an I. >> 14 yay, zero naysay. >> 14 yay, zero nays. The motion file carries. Thus endeth our report. Thank you. >> Thank you. Finally today, standing committee public safety and labor legal administration. Chair Bo. >> Thank you, Mr. President. We do not have a report today. >> Thank you. That concludes the report of standing committees. There has been a request from the law department for a brief executive session. 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We have one that I see today from Council Member Doer. >> Thank you, Mr. President. [clears throat] I call have an item for immediate consideration. This is Elms ID number 39146. Um, as I read this legislation, if there's any folks I didn't get a chance to talk to who will be open or interested in uh co-sponsoring, please let me know. This is a resolution uh by Council Member Jason Doer uh urging Governor Brian Kemp and the Georgia General Assembly to declare a state of emergency to ensure continuity of food assistance for SNAP recipients in the state of Georgia until federal operations resume and for other purposes. Whereas, the ongoing federal government shutdown has jeopardized access to food assistance for more than 1.4 million Georgians who depend on a supplemental nutrition assistance program, also known as SNAP, including 60 640,000 children and without state intervention, these benefits have lapsed as of November 1st, 2025. And whereas through a recent federal court ruling decided benefits should continue using contingency funds, delays and reductions are still very possible. And whereas this crisis threatens to deepen food insecurity across Georgia, forcing working families, seniors, and children into immediate hardship and uncertainty through no fault of their own. And whereas despite the severity of the situation, the state of Georgia has not yet taken emergency action to ensure continuity of SNAP benefits, even though other states including Virginia, Louisiana have declared states of emergency to protect vulnerable residents during federal shutdowns. And whereas Georgia has the financial capacity to act with a budget surplus of approximately 14.6 billion, yet has not utilized these funds to provide temporary food assistance or early for residents affected by the federal shutdown. And whereas the Georgia Department of Human Services has acknowledged that without intervention, SNAP payments will halt at the start of November, leaving families without [snorts] a critical lifeline for basic nutrition. And whereas local government, school systems, and community organizations have been forced to fill the gap left by state in action. And whereas the city of Atlanta under the leadership of Mayor Andre Dickens has taken proactive measures to protect residents, coordinating with nonprofit partners and food banks to support families rely on staff benefits. And whereas Atlanta public schools has also stepped forward to support students and families affected by the shutdown, expanding access to meal programs, ensuring that no child in Atlanta goes hungry because of federal or state inaction. And whereas these local actions underscore the moral responsibility of the state of Georgia to match this leadership at the state level, ensuring that every Georgian, regardless of zip code, has access to food during this ongoing crisis. And whereas food is a fundamental human right and ensuring access to basic nutrition in times of crisis is a moral and public duty shared by all levels of government. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the city council of the city of Atlanta that this body calls upon Governor Brian P. him in the Georgia General Assembly to immediately declare a state of emergency in response to the federal the ongoing federal government shutdown and to authorize the use of state funds to continue SNAP benefits until federal operations resume. Be it further resolved that the Atlanta City Council commends Mayor Andre Dickens, Atlanta Public Schools, and Atlanta's community- based organizations and nonprofit partners for demonstrating leadership and compassion and protecting residents from the impacts of this crisis in the absence of state action. Be it finally resolved that the clerk of council is directed to transmit a copy of this resolution to Governor Brian P. Kim, Lieutenant Governor Bert Jones, Speaker of the House John Burns, Commissioner Candace El Bro, the Georgia Department of Human Services, and members of the Georgia's congressional delegation urging prompt action to prevent wat hunger and economic harm to Georgia families. >> You want to move? Um, >> well, I'm I'm going to move approval, but I also want to acknowledge that uh thus far I do have my colleagues Jason Winston, Council Member Cardon Wyoff, Liliana Bakiari, Byron D Amos, and Isa Collins have co-sponsored if um others would like to make a motion to amend. >> Yeah. >> Over street. >> So, hold on. We've got we got a motion to adopt by Doure, seconded by Council Member West Morland. Is that correct? >> I'll make a a substitute motion to amend. >> And then who wants to be added? Any others? >> Yep. So, motion to amend by council member Doer to include those names. There a second to the motion to amend. Seconded by council member who did that? >> Council member Bakiari. Any discussion? We do unanimous consent. Any objection? >> I think the count consent on the motion to amend. >> Madam clerk, please sound the count unanimous consent on the motion to amend. 12 yay, zays. >> 12 ya, z. The motion amend carries. We're now back to the motion to adopt. Any discussion on the motion to adopt Elms 39146 as amended? Hearing none, we move to vote. Madam clerk, please open the vote on the motion to adopt this item. >> The vote is open. Will everyone please vote? [snorts] >> The votes closed. 12 ya zero naysay. >> 12 zs. Motion to adopt carries. >> Thank you colleagues. I just want to just add that I think it sends a powerful message that we the members of LA city council representing the largest city in this state uh are advocating and asking for this of our state government and state leadership. So, thank you all for standing with me and I look forward to uh working together with our state government to ensure that every Georgian is fed in this coming days. Thank you. >> Thank you. We will now move to papers for referral and the clerk in the office's infinite wisdom has put council member shook. The birthday >> the birthday gentleman as first up today for papers >> thanks to Miss Lindo. Um, Elms 3 niner157 resolution by Shook urging the 202526 regular session of the Georgia General Assembly to support the city of Atlanta's 2026 legislative package and further purposes. >> Elms 39157 will be referred to the FC. Okay. uh Elms 39158 ordinance [clears throat] by Shook authorizing the transfer of blank from various council district carry forward accounts and for other purposes ID 39158 to be referred to the FC. Lastly, ELMS 39162 uh resolution and ordinance, excuse me, by Shook authorizing the CFO to amend the FY26 general fund budget to create a District 7 vertical and a District 7 horizontal trust fund and authorize the transfer of renew Atlanta bond infrastructure discretionary vertical and horizontal funds allocated uh to Atlanta City Council District 7 into the respective trust funds created herein, such that they shall be reserved for use for their intended purposes as discretionary dollars available to the district 7 representative in accordance with the renew Atlanta infrastructure initiative and for other purposes. >> ID 39162 will be jointly referred to the transportation and FEC committee. >> Thank you, Council Woff. I got lots of papers. >> Okay. Well, for starters, this is a first timer for me, so let me know if I'm doing this wrong. >> Welcome. Welcome. [laughter] Uh paper number ELMS 39142, an ordinance by council member Cardon Wyoff authorizing a donation in amount not to exceed $38,551.83 83 cents to the Hopeill Elementary Foundation to help support the Hope Hill Elementary School safety transportation improvement project pursuant to section 6-306 of the city of Atlanta's charter authorizing the chief financial officer to make the payment from the account number listed herein and for other purposes. >> ID 39142 will be referred to the transportation committee. Oh, okay. Sorry. Uh, paper [clears throat] number ELMS 39152, a resolution by council member Cardon Wyoff, Jason Doer, Eay Collins, Jason Winston, requesting that the Georgia General Assembly promote and explore the feasibility of increasing funding for transit systems through state fees and tourism related revenue services sources in order to improve regional connectivity, reduce traffic congestion, and expand access to economic opportunities for residents and visitors and for other purposes. House ID 39152 will be referred to the FEC. Item number ELMS number 38943, a resolution by Council Member Cardan Wyoff, Eay Collins, and J Jason Winston requesting that the Georgia General Assembly explore the possibility of establishing statewide fee or reduced rate parking for vehicles displaying valid disabled person parking placards or license plates as defined under OCGA for 40-2-74.1 and 40-6-226. six in order to promote accessibility, equity, and economic participation for individuals with disabilities and for other purposes. >> Elms ID 38943 will be referred to the FEC. Elms number 39153, a resolution by Council Member Cardan Wyoff, Jason Winston, requesting that the Atlanta Department of Transportation conduct or commission a study to analyze the cost of administering and enforcing the city of Atlanta's rideway closure permit fees, including sidewalk and lane closure fees authorized under section 138-75 of the City of Atlanta Code of Ordinances to ensure that such fees are equitable, reasonable, and commemorate with the cost of regulation. requesting this study be completed and a report of its findings and recommendations be presented to the transportation and finance executive committees of the Atlanta City Council and for other purposes. Elmo ID 39153 will be referred to the transportation committee. Elms 39149 an ordinance by council member Cardon Wyoff Eay Collins Liliana Baktiari I'm sorry I don't know the [clears throat] signature up at the top or these others Jason Doer Alex um Alex Juan there's one other signature I'm not sure who it is I'm sorry >> all of these >> yeah that's Michael Bond that's me that's >> Michael Julian Bonds Thank you. And an ordinance to amend chapter 2 article 3 division 1 section 2 190B and chapter 2 article um four section 2-196 of the city of Atlanta code of ordinances to establish the mayor's office of blank to authorize the chief financial officer to create the appropriate department organizations and to anticipate and appropriate the necessary funding in connection with the creation of the mayor's office of blank to authorize the chief financial officer and the commissioner of the department of human services to transfer any positions currently assigned to any office or department operating under the executive branch to the mayor's office of blank as shall be necessary to facilitate the immediate commencement thereof and for other purposes and I do want to call out that the blank is is there because um the office will be the name will be determined uh later >> 39149 will be referred to the FEC. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Council Rwan Doer just almost tried to trick me. All right. Elms 39160, ordinance by council member Alex Juan, authorizing don donation in an amount not to exceed $15,000 from the district 6 carry forward account to various nonprofit community organizations pursuant to section 6306 of the city of Atlanta's charter and for other purposes. >> 39160 will be referred to the FEC. >> All right. Elms 39159. uh an ordinance by council member Alex Juan and most all council members to amend section 6 of ordinance 2201369 adopted on May 16, 2022 and approved on May 23rd, 2022 to extend the deadline for it to approve a binding plan encumbering the moving Atlanta for discretionary bond funds allocated to each council district for one year from December 31, 2025 to December 31, 2026 and for other purposes. Elms E 39159 will be referred to the transportation committee >> in Elms 3 9151 ordinance by council member Alex Jan to grant a special use permit for an existing cell tower greater than 70 ft pursuant to sections listed for property located at 1475 Pont Avenue Northeast and for other purposes >> ID 39151 will be referred to the zoning committee thank you >> over Great. All right. I have Elms ID number 39123, an ordinance by council members Marcy Collier Over Street and Isa Collins authorizing the mayor or his design on behalf of the city of Atlanta to enter into a lease agreement with various airlines and airline support companies for cargo warehouse and [clears throat] office support facilities located at Hartsville Jackson Atlanta International Airport. waving the least of Atlanta owned real property requirements contained in section 2-1547 article 10 procurement and real estate code of the city of Atlanta's code of ordinances as well as any other conflicting code provisions and for any other purposes 39123 will be referred to the transportation committee >> can I sign it with the pencil you have not Thank you. >> M's ID number 39118, an ordinance by council member Marcy. Call your over street waving article 10 division 4 of the procurement and real estate code of the city of Atlanta's code of ordinances and eay Collins sorry uh code of ordinances to authorize the mayor is designate to execute contracts with sponsors performers artists media outlets venues and vendors necessary to effectuate the city of Atlanta's 2026 Atlanta Jazz Festival the Atlanta Jazz Festival the and allowing the mayor's office of cultural affairs on behalf of the city of Atlanta to charge admission fees for select events at the Jazz Festival authorizing the chief financial officer to amend the fiscal year 2026 trust fund budget in an amount not to exceed [clears throat] 500,000 50 thou 550,000 and no cents by transferring funds from the general fund to support the Atlanta Jazz Festival authorizing that all jazz festival contracted work shall be paid for and all revenue and expenses shall be deposited and exped expended from the accounts listed herein and for other purposes. >> ID 39118 will be referred to the FEC. >> Thank you. Elms ID number 39135, an ordinance by council member Marcy Collier Over Street and Eay Collins. An ordinance to amend the ordinance 25-1369 to modify the additional funding sought from the 9,118,6563 to969,795 and for other purposes ID 39135 will be referred to the transportation committee. Thank you. Elms ID number 39134, an ordinance by council member Marcy Collier Over Street and Isa Collins, an ordinance authorizing the city of Atlanta to wave the competitive procurement source selection provision contained in section 2-1187 of article 10, procurement and real estate code of the Atlanta city [laughter] Atlanta code of ordinances as well as any other conflicting code provisions on behalf half of the Department of Aviation to ratify services rendered in the in connection to agreement SPS12205 ATL history of the Atlanta [snorts] airport with Gray Lee Super Design Associates beginning December 1st, 2025 and to execute amendment number three to extend the term of the agreement on a month-to-month basis for a term of up to 10 months effective December 1st, 2025 through October 1st, 2026. And for other purposes, >> Elms ID 39134 will be referred to the transportation committee. >> You can get a tattoo if you want. Elms ID number 39138, a resolution by council members Marcy Collier, Over Street, and Isa Collins, authorizing the city of Atlanta to donate a total amount not to exceed $350,000 to Medit Medic Road Incorporated pursuant to section 6-306 of the city of Atlanta's charter to support neighborhood partnership organizations NPO capacity building services authorizing the mayor his need to enter into [clears throat] a donation agreement which shall detail the actions of Medi Road Incorporated to provide neighborhood partnership capacity building services and to authorize the chief financial officer or his designate to make all payments from the accounts listed herein and for other purposes. >> 39138 will be referred to the CDHS committee. >> And that is it. Thank you. >> Thank you, Council Member West Morland. Thank you, Mr. President. Elms 39148, resolution by Norwood and West Morland to extend the term of pump station art project task force and for other purposes. Elms ID 39148 will be referred to the CDHS committee. Customer Hillis Elms 39120 resolution by council members Dustin Hillis and Andrea Boone authorizing settlement of all claims at issue in the case of Roosevelt Council Jr. uh versus attractive land known as 1020 Bolton Road at all superior superior court action number listed for payment of sum of 835,54.50 to 1020 Bolton Holdings LLC authorizing the settlement amount to be charged to and paid from or charged and paid from the fund department organization account numbers listed and for other purposes. Elms ID 39120 will be referred to the PSLA. >> Elms 39150, an ordinance by council member Dustin Hillis to wave part two land development code part 16 zoning chapter 28A signed ordinance section number listed prohibited signs of the city of Atlanta code of ordinances to authorize erection of a roof sign at 881 Marita Street Northwest and for other purposes. >> Elms ID 39150 will be referred to the zoning committee. Elms ID 39161, an ordinance by council members Dustin Hillis and Liliana Baktiari to amend chapter 13 article 3 division 4 section 130-81 to provide that real property owned by the Fulton County City of Atlanta Land Bank Authority incorporated into business as metro Atlanta land bank shall not be subject to payment of solid waste taxes, assessments and service fees and charges to provide that MALB shall be authorized to extinguish solid waste fees owed to the city of Atlanta. in addition to any powers it may hold regarding Atlanta. In addition regarding extinguishment of taxes pursuant to the Georgia Land Bank Act and that the municipal revenue collector of this county tax commissioner shall be permitted to file a release of any leans issued for solid waste upon receipt and review that MALB has property extinguished solid waste fees for all real property it owns and for other purposes. Elms ID 39161 will be jointly referred to the com uh city utilities and CDHS committees. >> Elms ID 39048, an ordinance by council member Dustin Hillis authorizing the chief financial officer to amend the FY2026 water and wastewater renewal and extension fund budget in amount of $8,200,000 to transfer funds from the watershed reserves for appropriations and add funds to the Whittier Mill sanitary sewer improvement project and for other purposes. That was ID 39048 will be referred to the city utilities committee. >> Please my items. Thank you. >> Thank you, Council Member Doer. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Our first item is Elms number 39144, a resolution by council member Jason Doer, Jason H. Winston, Matt West Morland, Carton Wyoff, Liliana Bakiari. Did I miss anyone else? I think that's everyone on this one. Um, can't read signatures either. Uh, requesting the department city plan to remove parking minimum requirements citywide as part of the zoning 2.0 rewide re recognizing the success of previous reforms and the opportunity to transform Atlanta's built environment and for other purposes. >> Elms ID 39144 will be referred to the zoning committee. Next item is ELMS ID number 39136. A resolution by council member Jason Doer allowing the issuance of revenue bonds for the purpose of financing a portion the cost of the acquisition construction equipping of a multifamily housing rental facility known as Trinity Central Flats located in the city of Atlanta for the benefit of Trinity Flats Redevelopment LP and for other purposes. >> ID 39136 will be referred to the CDHS committee. My last item is Elms ID number 39145, an ordinance by council member Jason Doer authorizing the mayor or his design or the chief procurement officer or her design on behalf of the city of Atlanta to acquire from the conservation fund nine parcels comprising approximately 2.48 acres more or less of real property located at 99 Ingram Drive Southwest County. Uh tax parcel numbers listed herein. SH Plaza Avenue, tax parcel numbers listed herein. and parcels along Ingram Drive, Southwest Fulton County, tax parcel numbers listed herein for the expansion of the city of Atlanta's outdoor activity center in Southwest Atlanta for a total purchase price not to exceed $350,93722 authorizing the mayor his designate or the chief procurement officer or her design on behalf of the city of Atlanta to execute all documents necessary to acquire the property property authorizing acquisition due diligence closing calls signage, demolition side, site stabilization, and other site development costs to be paid from the park impact fee west account. Amending the 2026 general government capital outlay fund budgets in the department of parks and recreation and department of finance park west service district by transferring to and from the various accounts listed herein waving section 2-1541D of article 10 of the procurement and real estate code of the city code of ordinances and for other purposes. ID 39145 will be referred to the CDHS committee. >> That completes my items for first read. >> Thank you, Council Member Boone. [snorts] >> Thank you, Mr. President. MS ID number 39092, an ordinance by council member Andrea Boon, an ordinance waving division of the procurement and real estate code of the city of Atlanta, code of ordinances to authorize the mirror, his designate to execute contracts with sponsors, performers, artists, venues, and vendors necessary to evacuate the city of Atlanta's hosting of the Midnight Basketball League for the benefit of the public to authorize the city of Atlanta to accept donations for the purpose of supporting the city's actions related to hosting the mayor's midnight basketball league to authorize all costs to be paid from and all sponsorship revenue and donations to be deposited into the civic and cultural event trust fund account listed in and for other purposes. >> Elms ID 39092 will be referred to the FEC. Elms IED number 39091, an ordinance by Council Member Andrea Boon, waving division of the procurement and real estate code of the city of Atlanta. Code of ordinances to authorize the mayor or his designate to execute contracts with sponsors, performers, artists, venues, and vendors necessary to effectuate the city of Atlanta's hosting of the 2025 senior ball for the benefit of the public. to authorize the city of Atlanta to accept donations for the purpose of supporting the city's actions related to hosting the 2025 senior ball through December 31st, 2025 to authorize all costs to be paid from and all sponsorship revenue and donations to be deposited into the civic and cultural event trust fund account listed and for other purposes. >> Elms ID 39091 will be referred to the FC. Elm's ID number 390990 an ordinance waving article division of the procurement and real estate code of the city of Atlanta code of ordinances to authorize the mayor or his designate to execute contracts with sponsors performers artists venues and vendors necessary to evacuate the city of Atlanta's hosting of the 2025 interfaith community lunchon to authorize the city of Atlanta to accept donation ations for the purpose of supporting the city's actions related to hosting the interfaith lunchon through December 31st, 2025 to authorize all costs to be paid from and all revenue and donations to be deposited into the civic and cultural event trust account listed and for other purposes. >> ID 39090 will be referred to the FSC. Elms ID number 39143. A resolution by council member Andrea Boon supporting the demolition and removal of dilapidated structures located at 410 and 418 Hamilton Homes Drive, Atlanta, Georgia, which have been found unfit for human habitation or rehabilitation pursuant to OCGA 36614129 and the Atlanta Housing Code requesting city departments to expedite demolition permits and for other purposes. ID 39143 will be referred to the PSLA committee. >> Thank you, Mr. President. >> Thank you, Council Bond. >> Mr. President, I have a a personal paper for immediate consideration. Elm's ID number 39237, an ordinance signed by Michael Julian Bond and Howard Shook, authorizing the transfer of $1 million in district 7 roll over to the post one at large fund for Howard Shooks. >> Without objection, is there any objection to the immediate consideration? Hearing none, Madam Clark, >> just kidding. Just kidding. I have Elm's ID number 39 737 an or a resolution by Michael Council member Michael Julian Bond authorizing the city of Atlanta to donate a total amount not to exceed $160,8000 to partnership for Southern Equity pursuant section 6-306 of the city of Atlanta's charter to support the mayor's neighborhood reinvestment initiative authorizing the mayor or his designate to enter into a donation agreement which shall detail the actions of the partnerships for Southern Equity to provide best practice recommendations and support for the neighborhood reinvestment initiative and to authorize the chief financial officer or his designate to make all payments from the accounts listed uh therein and for other purposes. >> ID 39137 will be referred to the CDHS committee. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. Council member Baktiari. >> Thank you. Elm's ID 39141, an ordinance by council member Liliana Bactiari to provide for the annexation of properties having frontage on Sergeant Avenue Southeast, Smith Street Southeast, Ford Street Southeast, Orange Blossom Terrace Southeast, Young Street Southeast, Gin Drive Southeast, Boulder Crest Drive Southeast, and Eastland Road Southeast, and unincorporated Dicap County to the corporate boundaries of the city of Atlanta, Georgia, pursuant to the 60% method to extend the boundaries of the Atlanta Independent School System to notify the Georgia Department of Community Affairs of such annexation and for other purposes. Elms ID 39141 will be referred to the FEC. >> Thank you. Elms ID 39139, an ordinance by Council Member Liliana Bactiari to zone various parcels having frontage on Sergeant Avenue Southeast, Smith Street Southeast, Ford Street Southeast, Orange Blossom Terrace Southeast, Young Street Southeast, Skin Drive Southeast, Boulder Crest Drive Southeast, and Eastland Road Southeast to the R4 zoning district upon annexation into the corporate limits of the city of Atlanta from unincorporated to Cap County and for other purposes. Elms ID 39139 will be referred to the zoning committee. Elms ID 39140, an ordinance by council member Liliana Bakiari to amend the land use planning section of the 2020 2025 plan a city of Atlanta comprehensive development plan. So asked to designate various parcels having frontage on Sergeant Avenue southeast, Smith Street southeast, Ford Street southeast, Orange Blossom Terrace southeast, Young Street southeast, Gin Drive southeast, Boulder Crest Drive southeast, and Eastland Road southeast to medium lot single family development pattern designation upon annexation into the corporate limits of the city of Atlanta from unincorporated to cap county and for other purposes. >> Homes ID 39140 will be referred to the CDHS committee. >> Thank you. Elms ID 39155 a coun an an ordinance by council members Liliana Bactiari Andreel Boon Marcy Kalio Over Street Byron D Amos Alex Jwan Jason Winston Jason Doer Dustin Hillis Collins and Matt West Morland authorizing a donation in an amount not to exceed $500,000 and 0 to in town collaborative ministries pursuant to section 6-306 of the city of Atlanta's charter to support placebased street outreach and rehousing through the intown cares homeless services program authorizing the mayor his designate to enter in into any necessary agreements to effectual the donation authorizing the chief financial officer or his designate to make the donation authorized hereby from the accounts listed herein and for other purposes. >> Homes ID 39155 will be referred to the CDHS committee. Customer Amos President AMS ID 39133 ordinance by council member Byron D. Amos and Eay Collins authorizing the city of Atlanta to wave the competitive procurement source selection provision contained in section 2-187 article 10 procurement and real estate code of city of Atlanta code of ordinance as well as other conflicting code provisions on behalf of the department of aviation to complete the remaining work to agreement [snorts] listed airfield repairs 2123 with Matthew Matthews Kelly JV in an amount not to exceed 5,480 $6,350.75. All services will be charged to and paid from account number listed here and and for other purposes. >> Homes ID 39133 will be referred to the transportation committee. >> HMS ID 39132. The ordinance by council member Byron D. name was authorizing the city of Atlanta to weigh the competitive procurement source selection provision contained in section 2-1187 article 10 procurement and real estate code of the city of Atlanta code of ordinance as well as other conflicting code provisions on behalf of the department of aviation to complete the remaining work to agreement listed runway 10 glide slope and runway safety area improvements with precision 2000 incount not to exceed $500,000 all services will be charged to and paid from listed from accounts listed herein and for other purposes. >> Homes ID 39132 be referred to the transportation committee. >> Amaz 39131 an ordinance by council member Byron D. name was authorizing the city of Atlanta to weigh the competitive procurement source selection provisions contained in section 2-187 article 10 procurement and real estate code of code of ordinance of the city of Atlanta Georgia as well as any other conflicting code provisions to include but not limited to section 2-1292E to authorize the mayor his designate to execute amendment one to contract listed with Allen Enterprise Inc. and Aviation Lighting Sales Inc. to update the contract name to Atlanta Specialized Lighting Systems and Repair Systems to extend the contract term to the to an initial 5-year period retroactive to May 10th, 2024 through March 27, 2029 with two 2-year renewal options to expand the scope of services to increase contract funding in an amount not to exceed $500,000 resulting in a new not to exceed amount of $2,500 $100,000 annually. All contracted work will be charged to and paid from account number listed here in and for other purposes. >> ID 39131 will be referred to the transportation committee. >> AMS ID 39124 an ordinance by council member Byron D. game was waving the lease of city own right real property requirements contained in section 2-575 1547 article 10 procurement of real estate code of the city of Atlanta code of ordinance as well as any other conflicting code provisions authorizing the mayor or his design on behalf of the city of Atlanta to enter into a lease agreement with A3 Harris Technologies Inc. for equipment supporting space located at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport and for other purposes >> ID 39124 be referred to the transportation committee >> ID 39154 a resolution by council member Byron D Amos and council member EA Collins authorizing a donation in the amount of yet to be determined from the district 3 moving forward um verico discretionary account to fund the in installation of signage including reduced speed limit No large truck permitted and no parking of commercial vehicles or trailer on Holly Street Northwest between Joseph B. Boone Boulevard and Don Lee Hol Boulevard. And for other purposes, >> Homes ID, sorry, which one was that? >> That's 39154. >> Home ID 39154 will be referred to the transportation committee. >> Thanks, sir. And final one 39147, a resolution by council member Byron D. game is authorizing a donation in amount not to exceed $10,000 from the district 3 discretionary fund account to the home park community improvement association inc pursuant to section 6-306 of the city of Atlanta Atlanta's charter for the development of Holly Street Park and for other purposes >> ID 39147 will be referred to the CDHS committee >> thank you Mr. President answer >> you. Any other papers for fertile today? Before we get to general comments, just uh note that city offices will be closed next Tuesday, November 11th, in observance of Veterans Day. The council will have committee meetings as follows. Zoning, Monday the 10th at 10 a.m. CDHS, Monday the 10th at 11:00 a.m. PSLA Monday the 10th at 3:00 p.m. City utilities Wednesday, November 12th at 1000 a.m. Transportation November 12th at 11:30 a.m. and FEC November 12th at 2:30 p.m. So, please note there will be no committee meetings on Tuesday because of the holiday. Council member Shook, would you like the floor? >> Thank you, Mr. President. Um, union leadership and the administration have asked council to reconsider 25501550 that is the progressive union uh dues deduction paper uh so that if we do take it up again, we can make an amendment that as I understand it and as will be explained by Miss Robinson butresses the reality that uh in order to represent the your community of interest, you have to do so by winning an election in which you gain 50% plus one of the votes. So that is my motion. >> There's a motion by council member Shook, seconded by councelor Juan to reconsider the vote on to reconsider 25-1550. Is there any discussion on the motion to reconsider? We do this via name's consent without objection. Any objection? Madam clerk, please sound the county consent on the motion to reconsider. 11 >> 11 yays zero nays >> 11 yays zero naysay motion reconsider carries we will now 251550 comes back to the floor with a motion to adopt so would you >> well first we need to hear the language of the proposed amendment miss Robinson >> law >> yes um so the proposed amendment which is included in a new version that was sent to the council and the council staff um would change um subsection A of 11428 to remove the language of significant support in the first sentence and replace it with over 50% support. And then in um subsection G, excuse me, um the amendment would be to include the language over 50% um and to strike through um percentage or number of employees. So the sentence would read um where an organization that demonstrates the organization has the support of over 50% of the number of employees within that community of interest. >> Sorry, who made the motion? There's motion to amend by council member one, seconded by council member Baktiari. Is there any discussion on the motion to amend? Council Bond, >> I have a question. Is that a 50% of the total number of employees within that department or 50% of the potential membership that would receive uh the dues contribution automatically? >> It it would be 50% of the employees in the community of interest. So that that wouldn't necessarily be the entire department. the community of interest as defined by the unions themselves. >> I know uh back in the day there used to be a standard percentage for uh dues contribution in the police department, the fire department corrections etc. So if they are so our action today would only enable them to hold an election. Uh the election would have to be inclusive of all members I guess all sworn firefighters in that community of interest including those who might potentially be in another union. So to be clear, um it it states that the organization has to demonstrate support of over 50%. Um it does not say that that has to be pursuant to a held or convened election. Um and it is of the community of interest. that has um the current code indicates that there is that it's only a percentage of the community of interest. It's not ever been of the entire department. Um it very well may be that large numbers of a department are in a community of interest such as with police. However, um it is not of the department is of the community of interest as defined by the unions themselves. So again, I guess I'm just trying to get clarity. So if it if it is a a fire department, if it is the fire department of corrections department, the community of interest of those membership that they're seeking would be the like employees or the fellow employees who would be in the case of corrections correction officers or in the case of the fire department firefighters >> that the community of interest is defined by the unions themselves. So >> that is a possibility but the community of interest is not defined by the city. >> Okay, that's the clarity I needed. >> Can we get this? >> Thank you. >> Other discussion on the motion to amend. >> Hearing no move to vote. Madam clerk, please open the vote on the motion to amend 251550. >> The vote is open. Closed. >> Closed. Nine. Nay. Zero. Nice. Counis. Coun. Hillis is an I. >> T. Z. >> T. Z. N. Motion to amend carries. Motion to approve is amended. >> The motion to approve is amended by Council Member >> Shook. >> Well, there's a motion. There's a motion to adopt as amended by Council Member Shook. Is there a second? >> Second by Council Bond. You don't get that second one. Any discussion on the motion to approve as amended? Hearing none, move to a vote. Madam clerk, please open the vote on the motion to adopt as amended. >> The vote is open. >> The votes close. 11 z motion to adopt as amended carries. >> Move we adjourn. [laughter] I'm going to ask you to withdraw that motion temporarily so we can get to general >> council a general remarks. Council member Bond. >> Thank you, Mr. President. November 11th isn't the only day that uh for Veterans Day is that the only reason that November 11th should be venerated. I'd like to wish an early birthday to a former alumnest of this chamber, my uncle James Bond, former District 4 council person whose birthday is November the 11th. But more importantly, my sweet mother Alice Bond birthday is November the 11th. Mama, I'm talking about you. I call you right back. [laughter] So, we want to wish her a h a happy birthday uh on November the 11th because we will not, you know, we won't meet again until after her birthday. But I do want to comment, I don't know if it was done at the beginning of the meeting, but we mentioned it last week in committee, the passing of a true Atlanta advocate and uh I guess more than a journalist and he was not only an aspiring lawyer but became a lawyer with Matthew Cardinelli uh passed away uh last month. He'll be funeralized this weekend in a private ceremony. uh he was more than just a critic of the city council. He was a contributor to uh legislation uh that he assisted me with writing and other members uh to make policy changes. Uh he operated the progressive news for many years and did the report card on the city council. Uh he was a true advocate and loved this city very very much. So just want to again extend a public uh condolences to his family and friends >> and also want just wanted to make note of his passing in our official business. >> Thank you Council Bond. Let me just take a moment to >> say as Veterans Day is approaching thank you to you for your service. Council member Doer appreciate your service to our country and to all those who work for the city who are veterans. Council member Boon. >> Thank you Mr. President. I would like to just commend the Atlanta Commission on Women. They presented a wonderful presentation to the Committee on Council and we were able to receive one first that we've ever seen a an annual community impact report. So, congratulations to those wonderful women and keep up the hard work. Thank you. >> Thank you, Council Doer. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Uh firstly, thank you so much for uh the commentary about Veterans Day coming up. Um just on that note, just want to remind uh the general public as well as colleagues in the room today uh that next uh this coming Wednesday uh we will be celebrating our city of Atlanta veterans right here at Atlanta City Hall. Uh the office of constituent services along with um um there's another city uh the Department of Human Resources. There's another city uh office involved with this is uh hosting a veterans day recognition ceremony right here at the atrium. Not only honoring our city employees, but also hosting a veterans resource fair here at city hall. We'll be here from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. And the [snorts] idea is to make sure that uh veterans near and far or connected to city of Atlanta know that they are loved, they are respected, they are cherished, and we're going to do everything we can to support them. I do [snorts] also want to uh acknowledge that tomorrow, even though it is election day, I know several of us might have something to say about election day coming up. Uh tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. uh we will be uh cutting the ribbon on the uh reopening of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. Uh it has been closed for about a year now uh and uh due to an expansion project that uh the new east wing is named in honor of former mayor Shirley Clark Franklin. And >> [snorts] >> uh we're going to be uh reopening. I think officially will be reopened next week, but want to make sure y'all come out to uh District 4 to the National Center uh to celebrate the important work they're doing, especially uh considering the uh current national climate and international climate we are in today. Mr. Chair, that's all I have. Mr. President, that's all I have. >> Thank you, Councelor Baktiari. >> Uh thank you. Um, first I wanted to take a moment to thank um our legal team, especially Miss our Madame Attorney um Patrice uh Hooker and also to Amber Robinson for the work they did and the rest of the legal team for the work they did to today to ensure that democracy was upheld. Um and and did an extraordinary job. So, thank you. Um and also wanted to I know he's fled the room, but I did want to take a moment to wish Howard Shook a happy birthday. uh cuz he is very beloved and um as council member Doer did earlier with the resolution urging us to uh to take part in ensuring that f folks are fed with this freeze that we are facing with SNAP benefits. Um I just want to encourage people to look at Atlanta Community Food Bank, Second Helpings ATL, Food for Lives ATL, Goodter spelled G O D, um Tinder and Soul Underground, all agencies that are working to ensure that people are getting food. So, um, please, please, please, if you have the ability, please get involved and would love to see more of our philanthropic community show up to ensure that nobody goes hungry. So, thank you. >> Thank you, Council Amos. >> Yes, sir. Mr. President, um, as usual, top of the month, we have work anniversary. Only have one this month. That's Miss Bridget Brown celebrating 12 years with the city. >> Thank you. Any other comments? Kerban, >> I forgot to mention that the ATL Fresh and Free Food Drive will be at the St. Phillip AM Church at 240 Candler Road Southeast at 200 p.m. on Wednesday, November the 5th. So, we start promptly and there's no prerequisite to receive this help. And if you if you don't need it, please pass the word along to someone who does. >> Thank you. Any others? Again, one more encouragement to get out and vote tomorrow if you have not voted. It is election day. Polls will open at 7 a.m. and I'm sure that several folks on this dis will be out and about tomorrow if you want. Oh, with the >> So, just as per the ruling of the court today, polls will be open in the city of Atlanta from 7:00 a.m. to 700 p.m. for all races and then we'll remain open for se from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for the city of Atlanta races only. I would encourage you to please arrive before 700 p.m. so that you can vote for all of the things on the ballot. But if you get there between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. in the city of Atlanta, you will still get to vote for the municipal elections. Um, with that, Madam Clerk, please on the closing role. >> Council President, Doug Shipman, >> present. >> Council member Michael Julian Bond. >> Council member Matt West Morland here. Post at large. >> Council member Isaiah Collins, post three at large. Council member Jason H. Winston, District 1. Council member Cardon Wyoff, District 2. >> Council [snorts] member Byron D. Amos, District Three. >> Council member Jason Dos, District 4. >> Here. >> Council member Luna Baptiier, District 5. >> Council member Alex Juan, District 6. [clears throat] >> Council member Howard Shook, District 7. Council member Mary Norwood, District 8. Council member >> Andrea Elbo Boon, District >> It's excited. >> I'm sorry. Council member Dustin Hills, District 9. Council member Andrea Elon, District 10. >> Council member Marcia Olier Overre, District 11. Council member Antonio Lewis, District 12. >> Without objection, we stand adjourned. >> [music]