[Music] [Music] [Music] Heat. Hey, heat. Hey, heat. Heat. Heat. [Music] [Music] Good afternoon. Welcome to the June 2nd, 2025 meeting of the Atlanta City Council. My name is Dustin Hillis, President Pro Tim of the city council. President Shipman is out today, so I will be presiding over this meeting. Clerk, please call the role. Good afternoon, uh, Council President Prom. We have, uh, council member Michael Julian Bond. We have Matt Council member Matt West Morland, post two at large here. Council member Isa Collins, post three at large. Council member Jason H. Winston, District 1. Here. Council member Amir Faroki, District 2. Here. Council member Byron D. Amos, District 3. Council member Jason Doza, District 4. Here. Council member Liliana Bactiari, District 5. Council member Alex Juan, District 6. Council member Howard Shook, District 7. Council member Mary Norwood, District 8. Council member uh uh Council President Prom Dustin Hillis present. Council member Andrew Albbo, District 10, present. Council member Marcy Kler, Over Street, District 11. Council member Antonio Lewis, District 12. Mr. Council President Prom, we do have a quorum of members present. Thank you, Madam Clerk. I'll now make uh entertain a motion to adopt the agenda. Moved by council member one, second by council member Shook. Uh this can be addressed by unanimous consent. Uh madame clerk, please sound the count of motion to adopt the agenda. 13 yay, zero nays. Thank you. Uh I will now entertain any uh statements or requests from council members uh for a moment of silence, remembrance. All right. None. But uh for those unnamed, we will have a brief moment of silence. Thank you. Please join me for 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, moving on to our proclamations. First up, uh, Council Member Bond, you're recognized, uh, to present a proclamation for public safety awareness month 2025. And if those participating in that proclamation will please join us on the DAS. [Music] Thank you, Mr. President, Pro Tim. And as our public safety professionals make their way, June is public safety awareness month. And it is my privilege really to be here to recognize these men and women who keep us all safe here in the city of Atlanta. Yeah, we can balance out. You don't have to all go on there. Yeah. person behind you. Who is our highest ranking officer? Um, but I got my Okay, J. So, I'll just formally make it uh to you. Make sure everybody gets a we need more. So, call the office. All right. Well, we're here today to recognize and acknowledge uh public safety awareness month. And as citizens of our great city and really of our country as we as we move around, we need to make sure that we're aware uh of our surroundings that we're maintaining uh the safety protocols for our homes and our businesses and greater community. But what those sometimes there are those who are obviously seen in the role of public safety and there are many others who are not seen and I actually have a very personal debt uh to the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department because they've actually saved my life twice. Uh once when I was a a baby when my brother set the back porch of our house on fire and then again uh when I had a episode where I couldn't capture my breath. I had a respiratory issue just some nine years ago. Uh it was the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department at station one that came and and made sure that I'm here to do what I'm doing now then. And of course I had the the opportunity to work in public safety in the department of corrections, working with APD, working with three uh n11 uh and making sure that our communities are safe. So, I have a great affinity for those who serve in this vein. And I I appreciate Mr. Delo uh helping us organize uh to recognize these individuals. But I have a proclamation and I will read it in pertinent part, Mr. President Pro Tim, in recognition of safety awareness month 2025. Whereas the Atlanta City Council is pleased to join Mayor Andre Dickens in recognizing the month of June as safety awareness month in the city of Atlanta. Whereas each year we commit ourselves to identifying what each of us can do to ensure the safety of our citizens, our employees and visitors in our home, work and on the road. And whereas the Department of Finance, Office of Enterprise Risk Management takes leadership to ensure the reduction of those losses and exposures by focusing on improving human behaviors and to minimize the financial burden incurred by our citizens and employees due to accidental loss from personal injury, property damage, and etc. Now therefore, we, the members of Atlanta City Council, on behalf of the citizens of the city of Atlanta, hereby proclaim this day in recognition of safety awareness month, June 2025, I have set my hand and have caused the seal of the city of Atlanta to be here into a fix. Congratulations all of [Applause] you. All [Applause] right Mr. Delo. Hello everyone. My name is Jerry El Deo. I am the chief risk officer for the city of Atlanta in the office of enterprise risk management. One of the many responsibilities is to manage the safety program. Council member Bond, on behalf of the employees in the office of enterprise risk management and all of the departmental coordinators, I gladly accept this proclamation as it highlights and emphasizes the importance of safety in the city of Atlanta. The safety program consists of three primary functions. The first one is the workers compensation program which is managed by L'Oreal Drisker. She is supported by workers comp leaison in each department and they are on stage with us. The second component of our program is the driver risk management system. This program is currently being co-managed by myself and Kathy Lloyd. And last component is the risk management executive committee which is also being managed by me at this time. We are joined on the stage by program managers from the driver risk management program, the workers comp leaison and the members of the risk management executive committee. The activities planned for June 2025 include the following. It kicked off on May 29th with an active mass casualty event. This was coordinated and sponsored by the Department of Parks and Recreation. On June 11th, 2025, Department of Wershed Management will sponsor a safety expo at the Hemp Hill facility. The event will last from 10 to 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and there will be vendors who focus on safety and food. Free will be available. Finally, on June 26th, the Enterprise Min enterprise risk management will host the safety awards branch from 11 to 2 in the old council chambers. This is a ticketed event. I want to say thank you to all the department's representatives for each component of the safety program and to their commissioners for the unwavering support. I also want to say thank you to the leadership of the finance department, CFO Bala, Deputy CFO Carr, and in her absence, former deputy CFO Tina Wilson. To the members of the Atlanta City Council, President of the Council, and Mayor Andre Dickens and Chief Operating Officer Lashandra Burks. We say thank you for your this opportunity for highlighting the importance of safety for the city of Atlanta employees. Thank you. Thank you. [Applause] TF is not here yet. Well, since uh CFO Bala is not quite present, we'll go ahead and move uh for what Jim Mannis used to say is the council's best act is to take a picture. So, if everybody would move up, that's that's a joke. I won't be in everybody short. Get up front. I'm tall. See? Yeah. [Music] jump on [Applause] Thank you. on both sides. Thank you very much. Yes sir. Yeah, I grabbed more. [Music] All right. At this time, we'll move forward with our second proclamation. Like to welcome council member Andrea Boone for an in recognition of the Georgia Association of Parallegals. Uh everyone in the second proclamation for our parillegals please join us on the dis. Will everyone here to recognize the Georgia Association of Parallegals please come forward. I am joined today by the chief of staff to President Doug Shipman, Mr. Aaron Johnson. If you would please come. Congratulations. Congratulations. They parking. Okay. Okay. Cynthia. Okay. Today we are joined with Cynthia Binham who is representing the Georgia Association of Parallegals. She is the president executive director. Whereas parallegals are professionals qualified through education, training or work experience to perform substantive legal work requiring proficient knowledge of legal concepts that are customarily but not exclusively performed by a lawyer. Whereas working under the guidance of an attorney, parallegals improve the management of cases, contribute sustainability to the quality of legal services throughout the city of Atlanta, and reduce legal costs to the public. And whereas excellence, education, and integrity are the noteworthy characteristics of parallegals and those in Atlanta uphold the highest standards of professionalism. And whereas the observance of parallegal work and parallegal week provides an opportunity for Atlantans to recognize parallegals throughout the city for their efforts to help our legal system perform at the highest level of efficiency. And whereas the city of Atlanta recognizes the invaluable contribution these devoted professionals make to the practice of law in our municipality. Now therefore be proclaimed that we the members of the Atlanta City Council on behalf of the Atlanta residents do hereby declare June 8th through 14th as parallegal week in the city of Atlanta, Georgia. Hold it. Hold it. Look at me. And now we will have a response from Aaron Johnson from President Doug Shipman's office. Chief of staff. Uh good afternoon everyone. Thank you Councilwoman Boon for uh standing in the president's dead uh for this phenomenal proclamation. Cindy, I don't know if you know I was actually a parallegal profess I mean parallegal major when I was in college really. and somehow I got into this political thing and it just wouldn't go away. So it worked out like that. But congratulations on behalf of council president Shipman to you and all the parillegals around that do such a phenomenal job u working for lawyers and for others. Thank you so much Cynthia. Please give us remarks at this time. Thank you. Good afternoon everyone and thank you to um Doug Shipman uh uh the president for sponsoring us and to Councilwoman Boon. Thank you all and the chief of staff. We thank you. Uh we're grateful for this proclamation. Uh as you can imagine, parillegals work very hard. My name is Cynthia Binham. I'm the executive director. Uh our president recently took a role with the solicitor's office in Gwynette County and our parallegals and our board and our members. They work really hard and those who are not even members of GAP which is the Georgia Association of Parillegals. We want to recognize all parallegals in the city of Atlanta who not only work for municipalities and government um uh agencies but the private practice of law uh corporations. And so we are just grateful for their service. And so uh we do have Georgia Parallegal Week that we'll be celebrating starting on the 8th uh which is this Sunday. Uh we're we we're uh just visit us online. I won't go through our activities, but gap parallegal.org. And so we're just happy to serve uh the city of Atlanta and we thank you for this proclamation. And lastly, uh we are grateful to the mayor's office because this year will be the first year that uh GAP is actually a part of his summer youth employment program. So we're very much looking forward to that. We're going to be at the State Bar of Georgia and we have the support of the legal community. So thank you all for this proclamation. Congratulations. And now we will have a photo with Miss Cynthia and all members of the Atlanta City Council. Thank you. [Applause] [Music] Thank you. Thank you so much. Council member Michael Julian Bond in recognition of the 2025 National Puerto Rican Day parade honoring the city of Atlanta. Uh if you're part of this proclamation, would you please come join us up on the dis Would you like us? No, right here is fine. Right. So we just Yeah, just we'll just balance. Yeah, we'll just balance out. Thank you. Thank you very much. Oh, you come up here. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Come on. Puerto Ricans. We're not Puerto Rico. Is that everybody? How's it going? How's it going? Always use more. Always use more. Well, I want to say good afternoon to everyone. Uh we are here to recognize not only uh members of our great Puerto Rican community here in the Atlanta metropolitan area, uh but we're actually giving them a little bit of a sendoff to the National Puerto Rican Day parade in New York, which will take place on June the 8th. and working in cooperation with the Atlanta Convention and Visitors uh Bureau. Uh we are here to give this recognition because of the vitality and and substantial growth in the Puerto Rican community inside of the city of Atlanta's limits proper and within the uh metropolitan area. And so I am pleased uh to have a proclamation uh recognizing uh these events on behalf of the city council. And I will read the proclamation in pertinent part recognizing 2025 National Puerto Rican Day Parade honoring the city of Atlanta. Whereas the National Puerto Rican Day Parade, founded in 1958, has become the largest and most significant celebration of Puerto Rican cultural heritage and accomplishment in the United States, serving as a national platform for unity, pride, and advocacy within the Puerto Rican community. And whereas in its 68th year, the National Puerto Rican Day Parade continues to honor the history of Puerto Rican self-determination, and cultural representation, having originated in New York City as a response to the need of visibility, equity, self-exression among Puerto Rican uh during the 1950s. And whereas under the guiding motto un PBLO much voices, one people, many voices, the National Puerto Rican Day parade oppose its mission of promoting arts, education, literature, and civic engagement. All areas in the Puerto Rican community of Atlanta is actively involved and deeply invested. And whereas the Puerto Rican community in Atlanta has grown significantly since the 1990s and is estimated to be more than 45,000 residents, placing among the top 20 Puerto Rican populations in US cities. Whereas the vibrant and dynamic community contributes significantly to Atlanta's economic development, civic leadership, cultural vibrancy, and social fabric, exemplifying the 2025 parade theme. Plantando Bandetta. Plantando Bandetta by establishing deep roots in the city and surrounding areas with enriching every facet of its collective life. And whereas the National Puerto Rican Day parade board of directors has chosen to honor the city of Atlanta, Georgia and its Puerto Rican community as the official stateside honore during the 2025 National Puerto Rican Day parade on Fifth Avenue in New York City on June the 8th, 2025. A prestigious recognition of the community's achievements, contributions, and enduring legacy. Now therefore, be it proclaimed that we, the members of Atlanta City Council, on behalf of the citizens of the city of Atlanta, hereby proclaim this day in recognition of honoring the National Puerto Rican Day Parade Committee honoring the city of Atlanta. In witness thereof, I have set my hand and have caused the seal of the city of Atlanta to be here into aix. Congratulations, Miss Rodriguez. [Applause] Now I'm going to bring Well, I want to ask is there any members of the council that would like to say a word? Anybody? Okay. Not not hearing any. I'm going to ask Miss Rodriguez who is not only an Atlanta resident but is the national chair of the National Puerto Rican Day parade. Miss Rodriguez. Yes. [Applause] So, uh, first of all, thank you so much, Councilwoman Bond, for this honor. Um, I'm a little shamed to say this is the first time I've been in city hall, but I guess I haven't gotten into any good trouble yet. So, so this is my first opportunity to get into good trouble. I'd like to present you with this t-shirt for you, Boricas in Atlanta. And I hope that you'll wear it with pride, even if you wear it inside the home. Thank you. [Music] So, thank you. You want me to step? Yeah. Okay. T-shirt. Okay. We have to listen to council woman. There you go. Um, I just want to explain my comment about if where he wears it inside the home. He may not be a t-shirt kind of guy. So, I just want to thank all of you and recognize the people who are with me today. I want to first uh just say a tremendous thank you to the Puerto Rican Atlanta steering committee. I'm here with Raul Thomas. Thank you so much. Um from the Marriott New Square uh theater on the square, Natalie, Dr. Natalie Hernandez, who's an associate professor at Morehouse. And there are other people that unfortunately could not be with us. Joel Alvarado, uh, State Senator Jason Esteez, and, um, former representative Pedro Marin, who all worked to bring this together. And then, um, a very great actress, Lorine Reyes Rodriguez, who's on vacation with her family, but is on Sweet Magnolia. And so we also have here a tremendous family of artists and culinary experts and comedians and just a tremendous group of people who represent the Puerto Rican community as well as some people who are in our community service and in our social sector. uh Will Perez who's the chair of Lameista, Gigi Pedrasa who is just, you know, Puerto Rican through sisterhood and also does have Puerto Rican daughters. So, and she runs the Latino uh Community Fund of Georgia and can you believe it? I helped name it and I'm like stumbling. It's been a while. Um, and then I the deepest appreciation to the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau, uh, to Joanne Hayden Miller and to Danielle Cintro for saying presente when we said, "Can you please please u help us support?" I know I'm talking long, but I have to say this. People came to Atlanta a lot earlier than I did. They've been here for 30, 40 years making contributions, growing their families here, considering this to be home and to be to being a welcoming city and and hopefully a welcoming state. We are immersed in the fabric of Atlanta and of this state as uh Councilman Bond says, making contributions all across all different walks of life, whether it is arts and entertainment, whether it is the culinary arts, but also in business, helping the economy, being part of civil society, serving on philanthropic boards, and clearly serving as elected officials as as about wanting to build this uh great state and this great city. For me personally, um I came here to work for the Coca-Cola Company. I looked for my community because I was looking for that cultural relevancy and I found it here. So much so that my family continues to come to the state and to Atlanta. Now I can't move. Um, I'm originally from New York, but it is a wonderful place to live, um, and to work, and it is a wonderful place to call home. And one of the things that I care most about is that these individuals here are so accomplished and represent us so well, but when we go into New York, we will make sure that we represent Atlanta and the state of Georgia well. So, thank you. Thank you. That's it. That's it. You wanted what? Always use more. Always wants more. All right. Well, we will step up and take a a photo here and then as we exit, we'll take one in front of the seal outside the chamber. You want to say anything? Oh, no. You sure? No. Cannot match that. You keep up. You want to come right here? She can't walk. right here. One, two, three. Thank you, Council President Chipman. [Music] [Music] Good to see you. Thank you. Thank you so much for everything. Good to see you because you're with me. Yes, that's okay. Yes, I'm with Joanne. Y everybody knows Jo. Nice to see you. Thank you all so much for everything. You guys so good to see you. Thank you so much. [Music] All right, at this time we'll move on to Our public comments remarks by the public. First up is brother Anthony Muhammad. Brother Muhammad, you have eight minutes due to dedicated time. [Music] [Music] I am brother Antonio Muhammed a spiritual soul for being I come here to talk about AK Atlanta commission on women's here in Atlanta we don't recognize we are First and foremost, energetic. We're energy. We are 99% energy like electricity. We should be one energy represent the holistic valuation of all humanity for the benefit everyone to have their needs being provided for. We live in a society called capitalism. Capitalism only have the top 1% controlling 90% of the wealth. And we who are legislators, you're supposed to represent your districts. You're supposed to represent your community. You're supposed to represent your jurisdiction. I come down here and talk about things that been going on in my community for over 30 years. We have AA started with Miss Shirley Franklin 1994. What do AA stand for? Atlanta Commission on Women. You got women's and children and seniors living on the street. You got women and children look like you Mr. Doer the dog anti matter people right here and now since Martin Luther King told us before he got his brain blowed out in 1968. I think I've taken my people in a house that is burning down. Look what been happening since the 68. You had Jesse Jackson 84 ran for president where we are today. You had Mr. Clinton, Democrat, president. Bush came in. His daddy didn't get the second term. But why is them saying it appears the many Democrats, especially the one that look like me, don't want to recognize that we are energy. We're the masculine and feminine energy. That's in all of us. That's in you, that's in me. We have attributes of the right side of the brain, the left side of the brain. We're supposed to have the wheel. You want to visualize. You want to daydream. You want to imagine, have imagination about how things are, how things can be. You want to have mathematic equation. You want to have the knowledge of this education you take. But if you have been given a system that is contrary to nature and what is I'm saying contrary to nature we are dog people represented by th this brother go all the way back to the Atlantis. His father ruled they say 56,000 years. He used six he ruled 16,000. Now what is it? He got emlet tablets of four. The secret to achieving immortality. We have information. Our ancestors are now has been awakened. And some of us of different h Caucasians speaking up for truth today. Asian speaking up for truth today. India speaking up for truth today. Even in Russia, it is said the Hebrew is like we got pictures of the original peoples. We got pictures of Madonna. The picture of you call Christ. The picture you want you call a Mary. But you got Germany. Mr. Trump ancestors Germany. But what did they say? We got pictures represent the Hebrew Israelite. The real people that represent the history of this country that were 360 degrees always represent good. Always spoke the truth. Always gave transparency. But why is it that we cannot recognize who we are? This is what we call the tree of life. Many pictures of the tree of life ain't got nothing to do with somebody in some garden. A bad tree against a good tree. This is the the energy you are. You must be elevated. Always raise yourself up to consciousness of good. Anything that lure you, you taking away from your foundation that you are as a person. When I come down here and talk about this thing, Miss Over Street, about the street, talk about AO. I've been doing this ever since 19, what is 2010. I came down here with Miss Sheriff Frank in his office. But I didn't ever speak out that much. I was going to jo. But then as I continue to watch how y'all continue not to want to do for the people but start closing down the projects, closing down the places that people had housing that they could afford. They never had some of the best of job, Mr. Doer. But they will work on these jobs and get some money to buy a house 30 or 40 year later paid for. And now in 2025, you got genification to live in a certain zip code. We're going to control all that. You all do that. Y'all let that happen. Y'all all do that. You legislate. I just find I miss over street that a lot of time when we talk about the street fab and tail road when we talk about them paving it haven't been paid since 1994 to pay my part in 2010 but the rest of it didn't. But I find it that sometime the mayor will get legislation that you may propose because I have a legislation with Mr. Chuck and Miss Norwood from Miss Keel Lance Bottomless Hill that they said we're going to pay you in 2010 and Mr. Martin said brother Muhammad we going to finish that before we leave and he died and you still didn't finish it. But I find it that the mayor or whoever is in that position may say we want to prioritize this over here in Buckhead. So we got some people say they going to put some money with it and they'll help finance. That's unfair. I talked to your law office, your Atlanta attorney, Atlanta attorney, Mr. Winston. I said, "Look, my 13, 14, and 15 amendment are being violated. I supposed to be treated with the same rights and justice, Mr. Winston, as any other persons that are Caucasian. The 1981 special section specified that what you have in government or private interest should be given to those American descendants of slaves." But why can't I get that from y'all? I've been coming out here for 30 years living in Atlanta. I was here with Manny Jackson here. Do you hear me? But I wasn't talking enough in my community. I was scared like the rest of them were. I'mma stay in my zone. But now I find that the zone will keep us in this problem of not making sure Miss Bakaria we got just for our people. Mr. West Marlin. Amen. But I'mma ask you before I get ready to close to listen to what it said right here. My soul honor your soul. Honor the place in you where the entire universe resides. I honor the light, the love, the truth, the beauty, and peace within you because it's also within me. In sharing these things, we are one. In sharing these things, we are the same. And sharing these things, we are united. But if you choose not to unite with truth, justice, equality, you're going to be like Peter, you're going to be like TD Jake, be like the former president Hussein Obama. They finding that they all been working together to keep information from the masses. And the masses continue to suffer called a sin class fraternity sorority looking after their own [Music] a hotel. Miss Honor Jordan to the spirit of God everyone that's here. Enter ye in at the straight gate, for wide is the gate, and broad is the way the lead to destruction, and many there be which go in there at. Matthew 7 chapter 13 verse. Enter at the straight gate. Narrow means that one must come through the narrow gate in order to reach the path that leads to eternal life. James Thrift asked for death because he lacked the desire to be a Christlike husband. And I will bless him that bless thee. And I will curse him that cursseeth thee. And indeed shall all families of the earth be blessed. Genesis 12 and3. Let your will be fulfilled in me. And stop the works of Satan against the will of God for my life. When you seek to kill, you ask to be killed. Because straight is the gate and narrow is the way which leadth to life. and few that be that find it. St. Matthew 7 14 verse. Though many are on the broad way, that leadth to destruction, eternal separation from God, the gate that leads to life is narrow, that few that be that find it. Jesus word created the come not yours or mine. I'm just a tool of Christ. And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free. St. John 8 chapter 32nd verse. They will not be sinless but blameless. Free from the power of sin. The truth will set you free, not a lie. You lied about Christ's work. Give giving credit to yourselves. You went against the word that created the income. I'm just a vessel of Christ to lead people for protection. But Christ got for you want to use me for his glory. Not man's glory. Man's glory is vain. But Christ's glory gives us blessing that we need. Next is Dana Thompson. [Music] Good afternoon. My name is Dana Thompson. I'm the advocacy director for the American Lung Association in Georgia. Thank you for this opportunity. The American Lung Association strongly supports the city of Atlanta's building code to add a new section for roofing reflectant standards to reduce heat throughout through the promotion of cool roofs. These cost-effective cool roofs will reduce urban heat, reduce air pollution, including ozone, and protect the health for all of Atlanta residents, especially its most vulnerable, including the young, elderly, and those with lung disease. The American Lung Association is the oldest voluntary public health association in the United States, representing more than 34 million individuals living with lung disease. The Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through research, education, and advocacy. The Lung Association's 2025 State of the Air report found that Atlanta metro area ranked 48th worst for ozone days. Ground level ozone pollution, also known as smog, forms when other pollutants react in the presence of heat and sunlight. More heat often means more ozone. This pollutant causes swelling and irritation of the lungs. Immediate irritation can cause wheezing and coughing and shortness of breath. With repeated exposure, ozone can permanently damage lung cells. For those dealing with chronic lung disease like asthma or COPD, heat and smog may trigger an asthma attack, severe COPD symptoms, or lead to a lung infection. Concentration of dark materials within cities creates an urban heat island. It estimate it's estimated to be up to 10 degrees hotter than areas outside of the city. In some neighborhoods can be up to 14 degrees hotter than others within the city. Cool roofs are light colored roofs that reflect most heat unlike conventional dark colored roofs. Cool roofs reflect more than 50% of solar radiation compared to traditional dark roofs which reflect only about 15 to 20%. Dark surfaces like roads, parking lots, and roofs do not reflect the sun. Instead, they absorb the sunlight. Thank you. Your time has expired. Thank you. I encourage you to support this. Next is Amber Burks. Due to donated time, you'll have four minutes. Good afternoon, council members. My name is Amber Burks. It's a pleasure and honor to meet with you today. I am here as a representative of the new aviary park town home community in southwest Atlanta located off Greenbryer Parkway. I'd like to acknowledge Councilwoman Over Street of District 11, my councilwoman, fellow Southwest Atlanta native, and fellow alum of the illustrious Benjamin EMAs High School. I'm here to hold you and the city accountable as representatives and servants of Southwest Atlanta. In July 2022, the city of Atlanta ratified Greenbryer SPI20, which specifies that gas stations are prohibited from being built along Greenbryer Parkway. Despite this new legislation, planning issued a permit for the construction of a gas station in that very area one month later in August of 2022. When citizens reached out, you maintained this was legal. You doubled down on allowing the gas station to be built near a senior home and daycare facility, endangering our most vulnerable because no one wanted to admit to their mistake. Kietta Holmes, director of the office of zoning and development, told us verbatim to get involved would not be good stewardship of the city's resources. I ask you, councilwoman, how is it not good use of the city's resources to correct a mistake the city made? Greenbr SPI20 is your law. We want you to follow the law to protect citizens. Our community deserves better. You were quick to tell us nothing could be done in the beginning. And now that you've acknowledged the error and there is work to be done, you drag your feet. I encourage you, Councilwoman, not to turn your back on Southwest Atlanta on your home. I understand you're running for presidency of Atlanta City Council. Your constituents trust you to lead. Show us you can. We urge you to use your power and influence to uphold Green SPI20. Stop the gas station from being built. On November 4th, as we make our way to the polls, your constituents will remember either your passivity or your active effort as a leader. I hope you show us that you deserve our continued support. Councilwoman Over Street, are you with us in this fight? Thank you. Thank you for your time. Council member Roasher, you're recognized. Thank you, Prom President. Um, so I never said that um nothing could be done. I'm actually on camera on the news stating that I thought so that I thought also that the gas station was permitted in era. Um, I actually stood with you, Sher Williams, when we spoke about that. So, I never said that I don't agree with the community. I actually said I was standing with the community. Yes. So, what do you mean that I I'm Miss Burke? Sorry that this is not a back and forth. Uh, Miss Over Street is allowed to respond to you and then we'll move on to the next public comment. I I actually stood out with the community about that gas station and spoke about SPI20. So, I I don't know what you mean when I when you're saying I'm not standing for the community because that didn't happen. I'm I'm ready to listen. I initially reached out to you prior to you coming out to the gas station and if you would allow me a moment to find the email, I can. So, are you talking about before I came out to speak? Yes. Before you That was what I was told. I was told just what you were told from both the law department as well as city planning. And when I did more research on my own about the dates of when the SPI was passed and when the actual contract was pulled because that was brought to my attention as well. I pulled that information and then I came out to the community to talk about where we stood then. So I have been standing with the community for sure. Right. Thank you, Miss Over Street. Thank you, Miss Burks. Uh, next up will be Marcus Lamar. Good afternoon, council members and my fellow lanterns. I stand before you today as a son of Kirkwood on the east side and I'm here because Lexi Atlanta is back in place and the future is now and we need your leadership to make this happen. Council members, you have a choice to make today. A 33.3 million budget deficit, the second highest since 2010, sits on your desk. The current administration has given you excuses. I'm giving you solutions. President Jimmy Carter once said, "We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles." This is exactly what Atlanta needs right now. You can continue down the failing path or you can adjust and you or you can join me in transforming Atlanta. Our seniors in your districts are struggling. Our water infrastructure is crumbling. Two billion dollars needed and you know it. The corruption scand scandals has embarrassed everyone of you who truly cares about this city. But here's what I'm offering you. Council members, partnership in greatness. The Peace Street Summit Innovation Hub will generate 10 to$15 million annually. Money that will flow directly back to the budget in your communities. This is your moment. You as BND councilman have a chance to innovate over Staten Nation. You can be the leaders who says yes to transparency, yes to revenue generation, and yes to candidate who want to make you look like champions to your communities. I'm not asking for your endorsement. No, no, no. I'm offering you the opportunity to be a part of Atlanta greatest comeback story. The future's now, council member, and I'm going to reclaim your time with 15 minutes. Back to you. Thank you. Next is Nadir Penani. My name is Nadil Panchwani and I own multiple units in the landmark communities. I spoke to you uh in April 2025 meeting. I stated that Yaliu and Alexandra Bettonur harassed and abused elderly residents and instituted illegal fines. I want to clear that I did not intend to imply though there was an physical abuse of elderly residents of there was any criminal conduct related to elderly residents or the fines to the extent I implied that I want to retract such statements though I would hope that the body and licensers would not have reached such an conclusion. Anyway, that said, I have recently requested to inspect all f financial records of the landmark HOA per bylaws and declaration of the HOA. I was not allowed to inspect the full records as requested and as I I am entitled to do. I'm very concerned with the governor governance of the landmark HOA and I cannot get the access to the financial records that would show whether there was self dealing in the spending of HOA money. I suspect there is but I'm not able to get access to these financial records. I request the city council to get access to the landmark HOA financial records and see if anything impo improper was done. Thank you. Thank you, Council Member Baktiar. You may respond. Thank you. Um, President Prom, I'll be quick. Thank you so much, Mr. Pani, for coming and speaking about the landmark. I'm talking to you. Yes. Hello. Hi. Your rep. I was saying thank you for coming and speaking. I've been staying on top of this. They need to be held accountable. When it comes to the HOA and I've communicated this to your other constituents and you've written me, please with HOA, we are preempted at the city. I'm doing everything I can from a city level, but please also help me engage your state representatives, Mr. Phily and Senator uh House Representative Phil Ley and Senator Nan Oach. I will keep reaching out to them, but on HOAs were preempted by the state. So, we need to work together on that one and I'll continue to push, but please help me if you can. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Council Member Biar. Kevin Bacon. [Music] [Music] [Music] freaking they they told me to stop digging, but I can't help it. This is one nation under God. If if we all if people turn to God instead of government that we can fix a lot of the problems that are going on. And um recently um Senate Senator Asoff, perhaps the most communist woke senator in Georgia history, recently called on the FBI to investigate uh a campaign of hate targeting minorities. Some text messages telling people to go pick cotton. That's terrible. All right. I'm not I don't condone that. All right, that's unacceptable. It's hate. Okay, but what about the other visible hate campaign? All these hate messages posted throughout the city targeting individuals on the right, your opponents such as these at the Cross Street Bridge. Kill Elon. Kill that guy. Yeah. Uh, is is this acceptable too to be posted all over the city? The bridge is filled with nothing but this. It's very visible. And I Well, I must be crazy for to to uh to be upset about this. But this is a free country and I think the last I check I think people of the state of Georgia like this guy and not that other lady. Oh, if it was that lady and we had that lady's name uh Chameleon, if her name saying kill Chameleon, uh I don't think those I don't think it would be acceptable. I think it will be erased in less than it won't even go up. So, let's treat these like we would treat Chameleon. All right, Chad Tisdale, due to donated time, you have six minutes. Thank you. I stand here before you today. I'm an environmental lawyer. I'm a member of the Tree Conservation Commission. For 39 years, I represented developers and other corporations on environmental issues. And I have a plan for this city council to pass a single amendment to the existing tree protection ordinance to add a tree preservation standard. What will that do? The tree preservation standard will number one give land owners and developers valuable rights. Rights to build what they want to build in their buildable area, to tear down the trees that they want to tear down, and to save other trees. Those are very valuable rights, and I don't believe that some developers know that they don't have them right now. An appeal to the tree commission can frustrate a developer's plans to develop. I've seen it happen. I've been a part of it. So number one, we protect the developers and the land owners by granting them valuable rights to build and remove trees that need to be cut. And the second thing we do is we will end clear cutting of trees in Atlanta on those single family residential lots. Clear cutting is killing Atlanta's trees. All of us know this and we have to stop it. And this council has the power to do so this month to en enact a landmark tree protection law that will be used by other jurisdictions as a model. You have that power. I speak of a tree preservation standard. We negotiated over four years with the planning department, the citizens group. I'm a member of that. Katherryn Co, Howard Cman, Craig Pendergrass, others, the Treeext Door, Trees Atlanta, Park Pride developers. developers were with us from the very beginning and we negotiated that that tree preservation standard was put into the late 24 early 25 TPO. It was approved by the law department. It was vetted. It was sent to the NPUs. It is a very good balanced tree preservation standard. It is what Atlanta needs. I'm going to come back to that, but let me talk just a minute. Tree loss is not just an environmental issue. It's an economic issue. It causes sickness, heat related deaths. It requires us to put in more storm water infrastructure. If we had more trees, we wouldn't need that. So, it's not just environmental, it's economic. It hurts Atlanta's economy. Now, how other governments have faced environmental crises? The United States has. What did they do? In the late 60s, the Coyote River caught fire. Congress responded by passing the Clean Water Act in 1972. In the 70s, people in Chattanooga in down in the valley couldn't see when it was sunny on Signal Mountain. So, we passed the Clean Air Act, our landmark law. We also found that drums of chemicals were being disposed of into the ground, contaminating soil and groundwater. We passed the Super Fund law. Those laws are the fundamental laws that have governed and have stood us in goodstead. and they were how the federal government responded to a crisis. In your packet, you can find a picture of a beautiful island. I took that picture in 1999, the island of Viecus. It's off the coast of Puerto Rico. The Navy acquired twothirds of Viecus in the 40s. They use one-third for a bombing range and amphibious landing landings. They use the other third for storage of munitions. They were killing VAS. VA Vaccus has the best bioluminescent bay in the world. and the Navy was killing it. Puerto Rico sued in the 80s. The Supreme Court held that Viecus was essential for national security. In 1999, they'd had enough when they found lead shells in the bioluminescent bay and they decided to file another lawsuit. They hired me and I had the privilege of representing them and arg and we got the governor to go to President Clinton to who appointed a presidential panel of five members retired military Pentagon and retired congressman to hear the question of whether Viecus should be returned to Puerto Rico. Through reading history, we were able to demonstrate that the last amphibious landing was in 1950 in Chan Korea. By 1999, there was no need for an amphibious land and it was too dangerous. And we persuaded that panel that Viecus was no longer essential for national security. It's now owned by Puerto Rico and you can go there and I urge you to go there sometime. Now, what does Viecus mean to you? Well, Atlanta doesn't have a bioluminescent bay, doesn't have a beach, doesn't have an ocean, but it has mo its most precious natural resource, its trees. Those trees are being killed daily. We lose 43 acres a day to development and we need to stop it. And I thought about this last night just like I thought about it before I we argued before the presidential panel on Vieas. You can be the presidential panel for not just Chad Tisdale, not just tree protection advocates, but for developers. All people in Atlanta except developers who clearcut hate clearcutting. I know that. I hear it all the time. People ask me what can be done. Chad, you're involved in this. And my answer is you can do this. You can do this this month. You can amend the existing TPO, add the very good tree preservation standard knowing it's been vetted, tested, negotiated. It's very good and it will protect the rights of land owners and developers and it will end clear cutting on most single family residential. Once we do that, then we can move to other issues. recompense development standards for multif family and commercial. But the thing we have to do, I speak to you as a citizen of Atlanta on behalf I think of all citizens. We have to end the clear cutting in Atlanta. We have to amend the ordinance. We can do it. The legal mechanism is there. You can have a work session. You can do it this month and then we'll move on to the other issues. But this one issue, this one issue is like Atlanta's bioluminescent bay. Thank you. Your time's expired. Thank you for your time today. I appreciate it, Mr. Breezel. Praise God. I just want to talk to you all just for a second because I'm really have a message for the mayor. We are God's people and we are here to love one another and I know you all go through a lot hearing what goes on in this city and we love you but you have to understand that people are hurting here. I don't live in this city anymore, but I own property here and I'm still a part of the city of Atlanta. We are the breed loves. White and blacks is in our family and we are pushing. We are farmers in the deep south. People are hurting. I'm a senior, a mother, grandmother, great-g grandandmother. As we was at church yesterday at Evan and I had opportunity to meet all the judges, took pictures with them, talk with them. They are eager to hear my story about the city of Atlanta, how the city have mistreated God's people. We're going to do a forum on this. It's time to come together, people. God told me to tell you 2 Chronicles 7:14. If my people who is called by my name humble themselves and pray, seek him, turn from their wicked ways, then you will hear from heaven and God will heal thy land. Come on, children. You all are great council people. God has granted you this position. Please do your work. I love you. and mayor, please help the children that's going to be out this summer. They need help. God bless you all. Margie Mloud, it's beautiful in here. Y'all woke up. The lights beautiful. Y'all not going to sleep. Why I'm here? When the birds stop singing, I didn't come because the trees are being torn down when they don't have to. We know that the homeless on Pride over there by Gateway, you don't cut trees because you don't want the homeless to sit under the trees because it's cool. And I think boom, we going to New York. Ain't that right, for 911? Guess what? We got trees. We didn't have trees. We cutting trees down and they growing trees in New York. But what I'm just saying what's happening over street in our community over city council we are doing a lot of cutting trees are necessary. I know we have to have housing but I am very afraid the deers is coming in our community. is not against the dear mother nature and when you cut the trees down unnecessary the deers is coming out I saw six deers the families it's just like they homeless they homeless so what I've proposed we need a deer watch that's what we need because where are these deals going to go at they're coming in in our neighborhood because they don't have nowhere to go because We just cutting trees, cutting unnecessary trees because trees give you oxygen. So, how about the deers coming in the neighborhood? I feel sorry for them cuz they're homeless. So, what I want the proposal, we got we all have a task team. Let's get a task team for the deers. Let's because last week, lucky the children wasn't coming out because I was going I don't drive fast. Lucky I didn't because the deers was coming across the street because they didn't have nowhere to go because you're tearing down their homes. So let's have a task force. How many deers that is cuz somebody going to get hurt? Both of those children be coming walking from school from Thorough High and they running across the street for safety. I know. But this what I'm saying. Let's have a task force for the deers. Let's save the deers. and also the birds because the birds don't have Jody Williams. Jody Williams. Hello. Once again, I come in reference to the homeless mothers and children. And if you want to know where they are, they're on Ethel Street waiting for intake so that they can come and have a place to stay other than out on the streets. You would think by now someone would have done something to help these people and they're still not doing it. And I heard about the ribbon cutting that's supposed to be tomorrow after almost two years. These people are homeless with their children out on the streets. Now that's something that hadn't happened in Atlanta for some years. But now the women and children even wi women with jobs with their vehicles they are living in their vehicles with their children. You got to do something because this is very unusual for the city of Atlanta. But I guess since they've given the investors all the money that they've made from the public housing properties, you got to help the women and children. If you don't help nobody else, please help these children. They they shouldn't have to be on the streets asking for money, asking for handouts. you guys should go and visit the mission, the Atlanta Mission who are trying to support these people, but they don't have that type of funding to take in everybody. So, you know, please go on Ethel Street and on um How off of How Meill Road. I think that's 9inth Street where the people are waiting to get into the shelters. You know, you guys should help them. Thank you, Miss Williams. Your time has expired. Next is Nikki Bugs. Due to donated time, you'll have four minutes. Good afternoon. All right. Um I was waiting for um Councilman Liliana Bachiari to come back. So, can I flip or do we just need to go forward with that? You just need to proceed with your uh comments, please. Okay, fine. Um, all right. So, what I'd like to find out is what is it that we need to do as homeowners of the landmark to get assistance? What is it that you need from us to help you? We've been after this for almost four years now. It is June June. June. One of our home owners, Judy Clemens, died last year in June, the 18th, as a matter of fact, two weeks from now, fighting this cause. She's been to your offices, to the Senate, just as we all have, fighting for this cause, and we're still fighting about the same thing. So, what is it that you need? What can we do to help you? Because at this point we are out of 200 units now. We have very few homeowners left. We just lost another homeowner. I've been there for 15 years. What is it that you need? We're obviously missing something. Maybe there's a miscommunication. We're missing something. What do you need from us? Miss Baptari gave them a great tongue lashing March 25th. That will go in the records. Subsequent to that, she gave them another bit of a talking, too. They're still operating as if you guys said, "Great job. Continue what you're doing. Take over the building. Finish building out what you want to. Take away the common spaces." They're operating as if they've gotten the approval from you and the state to continue what they're doing. That's what they're doing. There's no enforcement. There's no enforcement, no oversight. So ultimately, you're either telling me that I either am on one side of the law or the other. But we're we've been fighting this for a long time. We don't know what else to do. And and and for a sense that you have to hire an attorney, then that's money out of your pocket. Now you're struggling because you're trying to keep your home to keep it from people like them, investors, predatory property investor abuses, and they have cart blanch. They have cart blanch to continue what they're doing. In all honesty, we have been failed as homeowners. we have if you can tell us what we need to do to help you. What can we provide you outside of all of the information we've given? The knocking on your doors, the visiting the senators knocking on their doors, us being dismissed by staff members saying, "Oh, I have an emergency meeting or an assistant walking up saying, "Oh, he he has an emergency. He has to go." Because no one wants to hear what we have to say. What is it that what how else would you like us to communicate with you? How can we get your assistance? The people that spoke in front of you, the media, to get assistance, we've gotten letters has xenophobic post pictures on them. Lynched bodies, dead bodies. That's what we got in retaliation. I'll be glad to send it to you so you can see it. I don't want to because it's not a good thing. But this is where we are. And that's it. It's been almost four years. We have very few homeowners left. What do you need from us? What do you need? We'll figure it out. We'll get it to you, but this will help other homeowners on down the line where they don't have to suffer through this. Council member Bactiari, you may respond. Thank you, Miss Bugs. Thank you for always being here and fighting. I appreciate you greatly. I am doing everything I can from the city piece and what I really need help with is engaging the state. So go ahead and write me. I said this to Mr. Ambridge as well even with just a few of you on an email so that I can directly connect you in that email thread to state representatives so that we can join in on holding them because I'm doing everything from the city level. The HOA is where the real problem is and that's where we have to engage the state. So you have me a thousand%. These are bad actors. They're the reason regulations should exist on short terms. But what I really really really need help on because you have to one email me the threats because that that is completely unacceptable. Second, I really need your help on engaging the state. They respond more to constituents than they do me a lot of the time. So let's let's be let's let's work together on that. So just shoot me one. I'll connect them directly. If you can CC the other residents so we can do it as a group, I think we'll get a greater response. So, let's do that as our next step and go from there. Thank you. I appreciate you. Thanks. Thank you, Sher B. Williams, President Proam, I just have before we move to Miss Williams, I just have a quick question about that um about this issue because I know Miss Bugs and others have been coming a lot about Landmark. So to be clear, the is the the issue is the Airbnbs that are that are being operated out of Landmark. Am I correct? Correct. And I can take you I can I can if you want me to if we want to discuss this in greater detail. No just it's about the Airbnbs where right now there is no limitation or restriction to limit Airbnb use as a so as a private resident chooses to use it. So we're talking about lobbying. You're talking about lobbying efforts to build that restriction. And I just want to make sure that Miss Bugs have her answer. You know like and Miss Bugs and I have been working on this for quite some for a number of years. So the issue is is that you have a bad actor that doesn't live in the building that has a business on the first floor that is illegally that that is operating in bad faith and that has done a lot of uh inappropriate construction other things, air quality issues and fines, harassment, intimidation and they've also made themselves ahead of the HOA and they don't actually live there. Right. That's what happened. So So the reason why the reason why I was just asking because I know Miss Bugs I know you know in terms of um just understanding the issue more. I just think it's important for us and I'll talk to you about it just to have the reasonable timeline of what that looks like because I I really truly don't want you to think that our silence is a consent in any space or that we agree to what what's happening but there is truly it seems like there's some multiple timelines that we really need to think about. So I get with you council thank you for that repres Thank you CM Collins I really appreciate that. Thank you. Yeah. All right. Miss Williams, please proceed with your two minutes. Good afternoon, council members. I'm Sheri B. Williams. Today, I have two quick issues. One is first of all, Councilwoman Over Street, I want to thank you and your um staff member, Frank Haywood, for expediting the proclamation for uh one of your residents that was a World War II decorated Navy veteran who passed away at the age of 98. Thank you for that. um and his name was Albert Baker Senior, a decorated Navy veteran. Um the second thing I want to bring to your attention is um what was brought up earlier about the gas station that's illegally being built at 3397 Greenbar Parkway, which is in gross violation of Green Green SBI 20. Here we are in 2025, three years after the SBI was passed. How could this gross error have even happened in the first place? when you came for the on camera interview with Anelique Proctor False 5, I mentioned that another stop work order because there was one done initially u back in March and then they were allowed to continue to build, but I mentioned that a stop work order needed to be done right away because of the current violations of erosion and dust control on that site. A couple days later, I emailed a request for a stop work order. what is the current status because we haven't heard anything and can you give us periodic uh status reports on what's going on and even though the bulldozers are out there right now we have precedents and that doesn't mean anything because at Benjamin E May and Fair Road when the residents stopped the family dollar the bulldozers were already out there so we'd like a status thank you council member Overreet you may respond Thank you, Miss Williams, for being here. Um, I too assisted the council member because, as you know, my district is right across the street from hers. At this time, I would like for the law department to opine. Um, we did everything possible to cease and desist and as you know for maybe over a month there was a stop work order. Um, I know for over a month. So legally, I would like for Miss Amber Robinson to opine on this issue so that also the viewing public will know steps that were taken. Thank you. Mr. Robinson from the law department. Good afternoon. Amber A. Robinson, City of Atlanta Department of Law. In researching this matter, it was determined that prior to the passage of the legislation to establish the current zoning at the location, the applicant for the establishment in question um did in fact submit their application um and engage in discussions concerning the application with the department of city planning and in accordance with the constitution. ution was protects um the vested rights of applicants for permits um prior to which are established prior to the change in zoning legislation. It was that action of submitting that application and having those discussions with Atlanta City Planning before the um change in the zoning ordinance that enabled them at this point to move forward with the permitting for the establishment. Council member Boon, do you have any follow-up? I will let the council member from district 11. All right. Council member Overre. Thank you. So, this is a complex situation, but when you say that I met you out there alongside um the news media, why was I coming to meet you? Oh, you were actually coming to do the interview? Because I was in support of the community. Correct. I came to talk about how um first of all I didn't like the fact that we had to even be there because we had done so much work as a community to make sure that we saw no more gas stations, liquor stores, and anything that we already have plenty of small variety stores. We've done a whole lot of work along the Camel corridor to make sure that we don't have any more of those because we have enough, right? So, at no time was I in favor of having a gas station at that place, especially not by my seniors. Uh, I just wanted that to be part of the record because I really deeply care about Southwest Atlanta and I certainly didn't want it to be a narrative of of me not doing all that I could to make sure that we were not having any more grow gas stations there. We need so many other things in Southwest Atlanta and a gas station just isn't on that list. Um, just wanted to make sure that you know that I'm listening to the law department, city planning, and also the community. Like that is the job of the district council person. I have to pay attention to all of it. And that still doesn't mean that I don't support the community. I'm still going to do all that I can to make sure that if indeed as law and city planning says that the permit was issued properly. I personally still don't think so because we did our paperwork our it was finished in July of 2022. Um, so for that reason, I do stand with the community, but I definitely didn't want the narrative out there as if I'm not interested in in in following what is right for the community because that's simply not the case. Thank you, council. Can I ask Can I ask I'm sorry having you back and forth? Uh, you can follow up with Council Member Rover Street. Uh, sidebar. I've been available to you at all times and I'm happy to continue to do so for sure all of you. Council, [Music] thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. Pro Tim, but I I want to point out that this is not the first time this type of situation has happened. when I returned to the city council in 2010 and there was a uh pawn shop uh that was somehow mystically granted a permit to exist inside of SBI1. When I wrote SBI1 in 1999, we specifically forbade that use. But somehow in the planning department they said that they were uh they were granted the ability to put a pawn shop within that community even though we outlined everything that was prohibited. What I would suggest at some point is that there be a forensic audit of the computer system about when and when paperwork is filed, which is I think we faced another issue within the um procurement department about whether or not they're going to complete a couple of years ago about submitting documents electronically as opposed to having people bring in documents and have them timestamped. So, I mean, this this will continue to happen and it will continue to disrupt communities until there is an un unfallable system of verification. Computers, electronic filings can be manipulated and typically go against the will of the community. Now, as God would have it, that pawn shop uh that that was located in the old uh it wasn't O'Reilly, but it was in the old um um auto store, God saw fit that it failed, you know, and so it was no longer there, so you couldn't couldn't replace it. But there has to be a more or a backup system to when to verify these documents because every time this happens, not only does it it it erodess the community's confidence in city government and it erodess the community's confidence in the process. So I mean particularly if the community has been at the table to develop these SBI these special public interest that forbade these particular uses but for somehow in the planning department there's always an oops that this one particular thing gets through. So I would just encourage colleagues and law department and others to think about that there needs to be a at least a two-pronged verification system when this type of paperwork is submitted so that we can have a clear answer and not depend on uh the electronic version because in in my particular case because I'm a policy uh packrat I still had the original documentation the original ordinance that when you pulled it up uh in the clerk's office that somehow when the planning department pulled it up, it had been altered from the original. So, having said that, I just wanted to add that to the discussion. President Bam, can I ask a question? Miss Williams, the weekend's the rules. Your time's expired. I can talk to you. Um, Miss Council member should be glad to address you as for a sidebar. Um, thank you. Yes, ma'am. Michael Paris. Uh, good afternoon, uh, President Poim and city council members. I'm Michael Paris. I'm president and CEO of the Council for Quality Growth. Not here to talk about trees today. You'll be very happy with that. But I do want to talk about uh the cool roof ordinance that you're going to talk about later. This is 251310. Uh I really do commend u uh Councilwoman Baktiari and others here that have supported this ordinance. I think that's an endeavor that uh can do a lot for our city, can do a lot for the uh the uh environment in our city. Uh my one concern is the availability of materials, the cost of those materials and how this gets implemented in the very short time that was proposed in the uh first version of the ordinance. So I like your consideration of uh the time extension at least a year or more to give the industry time to address the supply chain, understand the cost implications. This would apply not only to the building industry, but this would apply to those homes of our residents when they need to be re-roofed. You have insurance companies that need to be brought into this and understand the cost of that. So, it would give time to address that. Um, so I appreciate your consideration of that and thank you for your work on this. Councilor Bakiari. Thank you, Mr. Paris. appreciate you talking with me these last few days and I appreciate y'all talking with me this morning and I'm glad that we have a substitute that we all agree on and I look forward to meeting with you over the next year to iron out all those details so we have that leadup time and if needed get ourselves more time but I'm looking forward to monthly meetings we're with you all here yes and you have my full commitment that we will be working on this together and we will find a path forward that does not uh create additional cost and I have a I have complete faith that we will working together over the next year figure that out and I appreciate you all for working with me on that substitute. Well, thank you. I do appreciate it. Thank you so much. Thank you, council member. Thank you, Mr. Paris. Last public speaker is Garrett Wy. Good afternoon, uh, President Promim, um, and city council members. Uh my name is Garrett Wy and uh I'm the vice president of government affairs for the greater Atlanta homebuilders and I um from what I understand is a substitute to this. So I appreciate uh you council person Baktiari uh for working with the council council for quality growth earlier today and I have no further comments. Thank you. That concludes public comment. Next, we'll move for the report of the journal. Madame clerk, um, good afternoon, Mr. President, prom and members of council. I, Karina Lingo, municipal clerk of the city of Atlanta, do hereby certify that the minutes of the regular meeting held on Monday, May 19th, 2025 are true and correct. There's a motion by council member Collins. Is there a second? Second by council member Juan. Uh, we can handle this with unanimous consent. Madame clerk, please sign the count on the motion to adopt a journal. 14. Yay. 14 zero nays. Uh journal is adopted. Uh communications. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. Prom item number one is 25 C 0074. This is a communication from Tanya Greer, county clerk to the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, submitting the appointment of Ree Mccraine to serve as a member of the Beltline Tax Allocation Advisory Committee. disappointments for for a term of two years staff recommendation to refer to community development human services committee and committee on council. Letter follow that course. Item number two is 25 C 0075. This is communication from council members Lana Bactiari District 5, Alex Juan District 6, Howard Shook, District 7, Mary Norwood, District 8, and Matt West Morland post two at large appointing Miss Deborah Snell to serve as a member of the human relations commission. This appointment is for a term of three years. Staff recommendation to refer to committee on council. Let follow that course. Mr. President, prom may take items three to six is the block. Please. Item number 23. Item number three is 25 C 0076. District communication from council members Dustin Hillis district 9. Andrea Elon, District 10, Marcia Color Over Street, District 11, Antonio Lewis, District 12, and Isaiah Collins for three at large, appointing Mr. Collins Brown to serve as a member of the Small Business Advisory Council. This appointment is for a term of two years. Item number four is 25 C0077. This is communication from council member Byron Amos, District 3, appointing Mr. Vincent Terry to serve as a member of the commission to determine an appropriate manner in which to honor the late Judge Alma Wyatt Cummings Moore. Item number five is 25 C0078 to communication from the budget commission submitting the city of Atlanta's fiscal year 2026 budget commission report. Item number six is 25c0079. This is a communication from municipal clerk Karen Lindo submitting a report of an administrative correction made to previously adopted legislation between the regular council meeting dates of May 19th, 2025 and June 2nd, 2025 to Atlanta City Council in accordance with section 2-169 of the Atlanta city code of ordinances correcting ordinance 25122. For all those items, Mr. President, prom staff recommendation to accept and file. Let those four items follow that course. That concludes all the communication items. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Is there any vetoed legislation? There are none. Madam clerk, is there any unfinished business? There are none. There are none. Thank you. We will now move on to our consent agenda. Uh first, before we proceed on section one, are there any items to be removed from the consent agenda? Council member Amos. Yes, sir. um like to pull item number 22 on page 12-25-1217. Okay. Thank you, Council Member Amos. Any other items, colleagues? All right. There's a motion to adopt from Council Member Juan. There is a second by Council Member Baktiari. Please prepare the vote. Mr. President Prom, can we take a voice vote on that, please? Uh, yes. Uh, would you like to call the call the voice vote? Council uh member Michael Julian Bond. Council member Matt West Morland, post two at large. I. Council member Isa Collins, post three at large. Council member Jason H. Winston, District 1. I council member Maria Feroi, District 2. I council Brier D. Amos, District Three. I council member Jason Doser, District 4. I Liam Bacteria, District 5. Alex Juan, District 6. Hi. Howard Shook, District 7. Hi, Mary Nor. Mayor Prom Dustin Hillis. I council member Andre Boon. I Council member Maria Color Over Street, District 11. Affirmative. Council member Tony Lewis, District 12. I That's 13. Yay. Zero Naz. Thank you. 13 Yay, zero nays. Consent agenda one uh is adopted. Moving on to consent agenda number two. There any items to be removed from consent agenda two? None. I'll entertain a motion to adopt. Motion to refer. Motion to refer. Excuse me. That was motion by council member one. Second by council member Baktiari. Please prepare the vote. Mr. Can we take unanimous consent? We'll handle this by unanimous consent of members present. If you will sound the count, madam clerk, 14 yay, zero nays. Thank you. Those items are referred. We will now move on to reports of our standing committees. Council member Shook. Yeah, thank you. I have the following four items that I am going to move be sent to the mayor's office post haste. They are 251 1148, 25149, 251311, and 251312. Second. All right. Motion by council member Shook, second by council member Juan. I'd like to add some items to send post. Yes. Um, I have five items. Uh 25-1299, 25-R3507, 25-R3515, 25-R3516, and lastly, 25-R3518. All right. Any other items, colleagues, to move to the mayor's office post. Can we address those unanimous consent or vote? We can do unanimous consent. Okay. Please call the count of unanimous consent. 14. Yay. Zero nays. All right. Those nine items I believe uh are sent to the mayor's office postace. Now moving on to the report of standing committees. Uh Coun Council member West Morland, zoning committee chair. Thank you, Mr. your presiding officer. Um, I know we're going to do budget comments a little bit later, but that was the first time in the state of Atlanta's history that the FEC chair had a budget on the consent agenda. So, didn't want that moment to pass. First item on the zoning agenda, 25199 Z2513, 1081 Sanders Avenue Southeast. This ordinance is to reszone from R4 BL to R4 ABL. The recommendation coming out of committee is to adverse. Right. Motion is to adverse. Does not need a second. Coming out of committee. Please prepare the vote. One moment. The vote is open. Miss West Morland. Will everyone please vote? 13 yay, zero nays. 13 nays, zero nays. Miss Adburst. Thank you. Next, I'll make a motion to enter committee of the whole. Motion to enter committee hold by council member West Morland, seconded by council member Baktiari. Please prepare the [Music] vote. The vote is open. The votes close. 11 yay, zero nays. 11 yay, zero nays. We're now on committee of a whole. All right, council member Bond White House has vote recorded. 12 yay, zero naz. 12 ya, zays. We're now in committee of the whole. I'll make a motion to bring forward a substitute for item 2401302. All right. Motion to bring forth a substitute by council member Wes Morland. Second by council member Baktiari. Please prepare the vote. The vote is open. Will everyone please vote? The the vote is closed. 13 yay, zero nays. 13, zero nays. A substitute is before us. An orance by council member Andre Elon is substituted by the Atlanta City Council to reszone from R4 to MR3 for properties located 745 Bolton Road Northwest and 749 Bolton Road near Rear Northwest to modify the official zoning map. And for other purposes, I'll make a motion to refer this item to ZRB. Motion to refer to ZRB by council member West Morland, second by Council Member Biari. Please prepare the vote to refer The vote is open. The vote's closed. 13 yay, zero nays. 13 yay, zero nays. The item is adopted. I'll make a motion to exit committee the hall. Motion to exit the committee of hold by council member West Morland. Second by council member Juan. Please prepare the vote. The vote is open. The votes closed. 13 yay. Zero naysay. 13 yays. Zero nays. So we are now back out of committee hall. I'll make a motion to adopt all items actions taken in committee behold. A motion to adopt all items taken in committee behold by council member West Morland. Second by council member Juan. Please prepare the vote. The vote is open. Will everyone please vote? The votes closed. 14 yay, zero nays. 14, zero nays. That item uh in committee of a whole is now adopted. That concludes my report. Thank you. Thank you, Council Member Russ Morland. Council member Boone, Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee. Thank you, Mr. President. Pro Tim, we do not have a report today. Thank you. Thank you, Chairwoman Boon. Next is City Utilities Committee, Chairman Lewis. [Music] And thank you, Mr. President. Pro Tim, we do not have a report today. Thank you, Chairman Lewis. Next is Community Development Human Services Committee, Chairman Winston. Thank you, Mr. President. Yeah, Mr. President Pro Tim. Uh, I have a first item which is 25-1308. I'd like to make a motion to bring forth the substitute. Motion to bring forth the substitute by council member Winston. Second by council member Baktiari. Please prepare the vote. The vote. The vote is open. The closed 13 yays, zero nays. 13, zero nays. Thank you. 25-01308, an ordinance by council member Michael Julian Bond as substituted by the Atlanta City Council, an ordinance to provide the second amendment to ordinances 25-0138, which originally authorized the city of Atlanta to donate funds in the amount not to exceed $12,000 each to East Atlanta Business Association, Little Five Points Business Association, West End Merchants Coalition, Virginia Highland District Association, and Sweet Auburn Works, which authorized the mayor always designate to execute corresponding agreements thereof for the terms of 12 months to support and encourage participation in the Atlanta Main Street program and which was amended pursuant to the ordinance listed to remove certain organizations unauthorized to receive donations under certain under charter section listed and to redirect a donation intended for the Little Five Points Business Association to the Little Five Points Cultural District to redirect the donations intended for East Atlanta Business Association and West Merchants Coalition to Virginia Highlands District Association and for other purposes. Uh this came out of committee favorable on condition substituted. Correct. Correct. Someone need motion to adopt as substituted. So make a motion to adopt as substituted. Is there a second? Yes. I will be seconding. I was hoping I could also second by council member Bobtiari. Yes. Then I just also wanted to say I wanted to thank DCP for working with uh for working with my office to ensure that we found an agent to um put forth those funds uh in in a way that was with a with an agency that um I feel is very accountable to this. And I do look forward to working with you all to ensure that the dollars from our main street programs in Sweet Auburn specifically do make it back into the community given that it is one of our most neglected corridors. And I do very much appreciate it. Um, Commissioner Prince, to you and your team for working with me on this. Thank you. All right. It has been seconded by Council Member Octiari. Please prepare the vote. The vote is open. [Music] The vote's closed. 13 yay, zero nays. 13, zero nays. That item is adopt adopted on substitute. Um, council member Collins, what is your vote? Council member Collins, what is your vote? She states her vote is a yay. It's council. She's back here. Okay. Council member Over Street, what is your vote? Okay, that's that's 15 yay, zero nays. 15, zero nays. Adopted on substitute. Thank you. Uh, next item is 25-01310. I'd like to make a motion to bring forth the substitute. Motion to bring forth the substitute by council member Winston, second by council member Juan. Please prepare the vote. The vote is open. Affirmative. Council member Over Street, where's your vote? Affirmative. Council member Hillis, uh, Mayor Pro, Council President Prom, what is your vote? Yay. That's 15 yay, zero nays. 15 nays, zero nays that as a substitute is before us. Correct. uh 25- 01310 an ordinance by council members Bakiari Winston Ferroi Amos Doure West Morlands Collins Julian Bond Kau Street Boone Hillis one shook and Norwood as amended by community development human services committee and as substituted by the Atlanta city council to amend the city of Atlanta building code to add a new section for roofing reflectible standards to reduce heat produced by darker roofing materials and for other purposes. Uh, this came out of committee favorable favorable as as amended. So, I'll make a motion to approve as amended and substituted. A motion to approve as amended as substituted by council member Wson. Uh, council member Collins. Council member Council member Batari. So, in terms of the one-year the one-year extension, what impact would that have traditional? Yes. 12 months 12 months to work on this with the community to make sure to work on this with um uh our home building community and to ensure that is implemented responsibly. Does it need to be noted in the ordinance or this just for the record basically? Yes. Okay, sounds good. Thank you. Appreciate you. Thank you. And this item does need a second. Second by council member Baktiari. Please prepare the vote. The vote is open. The vote's closed. 14 yay, zero nays. 14 yays, zero nays. That item is adopted. Thank you. Substituted. That does conclude my report. Next up is transportation chairman Amos. Yes, sir. Mr. President, prom items. First is resolution 25-R3449, a resolution by council member Jason Doan and a mayor Feroki authorizing the mayor or his designate on behalf of the Atlanta Department of Transportation to execute a project management agreement with the Atlanta Downtown improvement district for downtown pedestrian wayfinding in the amount not to exceed $3 million. all contracted work to be charged to and paid from the fund department, organization, and account number listed here and and for other purposes. This was forwarded from the committee um with no recommendation on condition. To my understanding, this condition has not been satisfied. Um but I think one of the authors want to speak to it. Council member Doer. Thank you, Mr. President Proim. Uh so uh we've been working to make sure that the various parties both the administration adid central line of progress and the department of transportation met to talk about how we can move this forward. They do have a meeting scheduled for this week on Thursday from what I understand. So I recognize that uh they're having that conversation. I do want to move to hold this in the breast of council so we can take this up at our next meeting. I second there is a motion to hold in the breast of council by council member Doer. seconded by council member Amos. And there's this is a non debatable item. So we'll move directly to a vote. The vote is open. The votes closed. 15 yay, zero nays. 15 yays, zero nays. That item is uh held in council. Thanks, sir. The next item will be 25-1217. This item we pulled off the consent agenda. This item need to be amended, but the caption will not be affected. An ordinance by council member Byron D. Amos as amended by transportation committee to rename Edward Street Northwest that runs between Andrews Street Northwest and Acreage Street Northwest to CA Wembley Senior Way Northwest to wave certain provisions of section 138-8 of the Atlanta City of Atlanta code of ordinance and for other purposes. Um, make a motion to amend. It's a motion to amend by council Amos. Is there a second? Second by council member Juan. Please prepare the vote. The vote is open. The vote's closed. 15 yay, zero nays. Thank you, sir. Just for the record, amended item is now before us. Thank you. And just for the record, the um amendment was made. It um needed a document from the commissioner to be added to the package. Make a motion to um approve. A motion to approve as amended. Is there a second? Second by council member Juan. Please prepare the vote. The vote is open. The vote's closed. 14 yay, zero nays. 14, zero nays. Item is approved as amended. Miss Norwood, what what's your vote? That's 15 yay, zero nays. 15 yays, zero nays. Amended item is approved. Thank you, sir. The answer has a report. Thank you. Uh we are going to save FC for last. So, council member u chair Collins report of the committee on council. [Music] [Music] Thank you so much, Mr. Council President Pro Tim. For committee on council, we have six items on the report. If there are no objections, um I would like for us to take items one through four as a block. Please do. Okay. No objections. Okay. And also just note you um you have the agenda making sure that it you have the updated agenda and it's uh stated in top highlighted in yellow. Item number tw um number 125- C-000061, a communication from Lyn Lyndon Waller, deputy director, Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, submitting the appointment of Miss um an Ganetti Go Gordon Estes to serve as a member of the Atlanta City the Atlanta Citizens Review Board. This appointment is for a term of three years. 25. Um, item number 225- C-000069, a communication from Mayor Andre Dickens, appointing Mr. David Simpkins to serve as a member of the Atlanta City of Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority. This appointment is for a term for four years. Item number 3, 25- C-000070, a communication from council president Doug Shipman, appointing Miss Robin Craig to serve as a member of the city of Atlanta audit committee. disappointments for a term of four years. And item number four, 25- C-000071, a communication from Mayor Andre Dickens, appointing Miss Jana Edmonds Cooper, Esquire to serve as a contract compliance hearing officer for the city of Atlanta. This appointment is for a term of two years. These items come out of the committee with favor favorable recommendations. The items also come out of their committee's uh purview with favorable recommendations and accordingly the recommendation is to adopt. The motion out of committee is to adopt. Does not need a second. Please prepare the vote. The vote is open. Will everyone please vote? The vote's closed. 14 yay, zero nays. 14, zero nays. Those four items are favorable. Council member West Morland, what is your vote? 15 yay, zero nays. Correction to 15 nays and zero nays. Those four items are favorable. Great. Thank you. This brings us to our ordinance for ordinances for second reading. Item number five, 25-1291, an amended ordinance by committee on council to amend part two chapter 2 um titled administration article 2 legislative of the city of Atlanta code of ordinances to add a new section 2-106 to codify procedures for the city council when meetings when meeting as a committee of the whole and for other purposes. This item comes before the body with favorable recommendation and accordingly the recommendation is to adopt as amended. The recommendation is to adopt as amended out of committee. No second is needed. Please prepare the vote. The vote is open. Will everyone please vote? The vote closed. 15 yay, zero nays. 15 yays and zero nays. That item is adopted. Great. Thank you. And so the the last item we have item number six which is walk-in legislation item number 25-R3548 a resolution by committee on council recommending that the department of finance provide monthly reports to the finance executive committee as set out herein that the administration continue to operate the vacancy review board and that the department of finance provide a report on the final of 2025 fiscal position and for other purposes. This item was read in was read in at committee meeting this morning and received a favorable recommendation. Accordingly, the recommendation will be to adopt. The recommendation out of committee is to adopt. Please prepare the vote. One moment. Ready? Open this. The vote is open. Will everyone please vote? The vote is closed. 14 yay, zero nays. Great. 14 yay, zero nays. That item is adopted. Um, council back, what is your vote? That's 15 yay, zero nays. 15 yays, zero naysay. That item is adopted. That is all we have to report. Thank you so much, Mr. Council President Proam. And our final committee report, Finance Executive Committee, Chairman Shook. Thank you. We have two items today. Uh the first of which is 251277. And I will move to bring forward a substitute. Motion to bring forth a substitute by council member Shook. Second by council member Juan. Please prepare the vote. The vote is open. The vote's closed. That's 14 yay, zero nays. 14. Miss Collins, what is your vote? That's 15 yays, zero nays. 15 yays, zero nays. Thank you. I'll read the caption of the substitute. Uh this is a substitute ordinance by finance exec to amend the chapters listed here in the city code so as to provide for certain position abolishments, recreation or creations, recclasses, class creations, above entry authorizations, employee and personnel uh position transfers, position funding, allocation changes and other personnel actions in line with the FY26 budget and for other purposes. uh receipt of this uh substitute was the condition by which this came forward out of committee. And so I will move approval on substitute. Move approval on substitute by council member Shook. Second by council member Juan. Please prepare the vote. The vote is open. Will everyone please vote? Council member Collins. Council member Lewis. The votes closed. 14 yay. Zero 15 yays. Zero nays. 15 nays, zero nays. Item is adopted on substitute. I thank you. I'll move to send us to the mayor's office post haste. Motion to send to the mayor's office post haste by council member Shook. Second by council member Juan. Please refer the vote. The vote is open. Will everyone please vote? Council Rob Street. The vote's closed. 15 yay, zero nays. 15 yays, zero nays. I thank you. We have a resolution. Council member one. Thank you, Mr. Prom. I I think I don't want this moment to escape. I know that we gave um council member Shook round of applause after we did the consent agenda. Um but I do think we need to take a moment and just really thank him for his stewardship through this process. As y'all know, this is the largest um budget in the city of Atlanta's history. Um there was a lot of discussion during the hearings as well as our committee meetings as well as just conversations between him, colleagues as well as the department um in terms of addressing concerns um putting in appropriate safeguards uh making sure we had the complete justification for what the departments were asking for. Also want to thank the finance department as I see our CFO of the year walking out. Um um but I wanted to acknowledge their responsiveness um as well as the administrations to questions that we got we had um posed during the hearings. We got data and information back. It felt faster this year uh and in time for our committee deliberations last week um and even at the last minute um with our the concerns and questions that we raised over the personnel paper uh the response that we got from the administration and the the substitute that we saw before us today. I think uh just demonstrates what a good budgeting process looks like. Um what uh collaboration in terms of keeping a watchful fiscal eye over it beginning June July 1 will look like. Um I think understanding the headwinds that could arise. They're not guaranteed or they're not um presumed, but if they're there, I think uh we stand in goodstead to face them. But all of this would not have been possible without Chairman Shook's steady hand um and watchful eye and and just I think encouragement through this entire process. So I didn't want us to move on without that accolade uh because it's welld deserved and much appreciated. So thank you. [Applause] I have a I have a rebuttal. Thank you, Council Member Juan. I had a well-written speech prepared, but I think you took it right out of my hand. So, uh, Chairman Shook. Yeah. Thank you. I just want to remark on um how well attended the budget hearings were. Everybody was there at one point or another. Most of us were there actually for all of it. Probably the best attended um I can remember. So that's a good indication of how invested we were in the best possible outcome. I want to thank of course the administration for working with all of us you know right up to the last minute uh and of course uh the department of finance uh led by uh the CFO of the year uh Mr. Bala. So congratulations to everyone. We have one more item here on my report. This is uh resolution 25R3510 resolution by members Boon Bon Over Street and Hillis to amend FY26 to transfer funds in the amount of $50,000 to the Atlantic Commission on Women to support its operations, programming and initiatives and for other purposes. Uh this is already folded into the budget making this a duplicate and so I will move to file it. Motion to file by Council Member Shook, second by Council Member Baktiari. Please prepare the vote on the motion to file. The vote is open. Will everyone please vote? The vote is close. That's 15 for 14 yay. Zero nays. 14, zero nays. West Morland, what did Council Member West Morland, what is your vote? That's 15 yays, zero nays. Just kidding again. 15 yays, zero nays. Items filed. That concludes my report, Mr. Semi Prom. Thank you, Chairman Shook. Uh that completes our committee reports. We uh will have a special guest here in about uh 15 minutes. We will start reading in personal papers. Uh so, Council Member Shook, you are actually back up according to my list. All right. Thank you. Elms 38115 is a resolution by Shook authorizing the Commissioner of Watershed Management to adjust water and sewer service charges on certain customer accounts in accordance with the city code section listed here in the amount of blank. will be referred to FEC. ELMS 38116 resolution by Shook authorizing the CFO to refund customers for overp payments to water and sewer accounts in the amount of blank all funds to be charged to and paid from etc. Will we refer to FPC? ELMS 38133 is an ordinance by Shook authorizing the transfer of funds from various council carry forward accounts to the respective council distribution and expense accounts to continue serving the Atlantic community by funding projects for the public good within their districts or donating funds for charitable purposes and for other purposes. The paper will be also referred to FPC. Thank you. Council Rover Street, you're up. I like it. Elms ID number 38056, an ordinance by council member Mercy. Call your over street to wave chapter 2 article 10 of the city of Atlanta code of ordinances the procurement and real estate code to authorize the mayor or his designate to execute an agreement with fuse corpse for the term of one year effective May 1st 2025 ending April 30th 2026 in an amount not to exceed $80,000 payable in two equal installments of $40,000 from fiscal year 2025 budget and the fiscal year 2026 budget for the continued placement of an executive fellow who will assist the mayor's chief policy advisor division of strategic partnerships and strategic initiatives for a 12-month fellowship to rify all services provided by Fuse Corpse from May 1st 2025 through the execution of an agreement all contracted services to be charged and paid from the counts listed herein and for other purposes. That item will be referred to CDHS committee. Thank you. Thank you, Council Member Lewis. Council President Pro Tim, I almost ran up here. I'm so excited about the the legislation we have today for the Southside. Elms ID 38088. A ordinance by council member Antonio Lewis, council member Michael Julian Bun, council member Matt West Morland, council member Marcy Kia Over Street, and council member Isa Collins. A ordinance authorizing the mayor on behalf of the city of Atlanta to execute all documents necessary for the acquisition of certain property interests necessary for the Cleveland Avenue safe streets project authorizing negotiations with property owners for the acquisition of such property interests refer to the transportation committee and the companion partner right so elm's ID 37994 Four, an ordinance by council member Antonio Lewis, an ordinance by council member Michael Julian Bun, Matt West Morland, Marcy Kiova Street, and council member Isa Collins, authorizing the mayor on behalf of the city to execute all documents necessary for the acquisition of certain property interest necessary for the Cleveland Avenue sidewalk, the installation project, authorizing negotiations with property owners for the acquisition of such property interest, authorizing title searches, appraisals, surveys and any other items necessary for the acquisition of such property interests. Authorizing the mayor and the city attorney in the event negotiations are unsuccessful to inst to work with people to institute condemnation proceedings pursuant to the declaration of taking method OCGA 3231 ET sequence waving certain provisions of article 10 real estate and procurement code of the city of Atlanta code of ordinance for for all contracted work and payments for property interest to be paid from account listed herein and for For the purposes, that item will also be referred to the transportation committee. Elms ID 38131, a resolution by council member Matt West Morland, Michael Julian Bond, council member Marcy Kyova Street, and council member Isa Collins. a resolution by requesting the commissioner of the Atlanta Department of Transportation to conduct a traffic study in the Perkins neighborhood to determine eligibility for the need for any safety improvements due to the increased traffic volumes such as calming devices, reduced speeds or stop signs along Springdale Road Southwest between Cleveland Avenue Southwest and State Route 166 Langford Parkway and for all the purposes. Item will also be referred to the transportation committee. Thank you, Mr. President. Pro 10. I will read my papers in. First one will be Elms ID 38089, an ordinance by council member Dustin Hillis authorizing the mayor of his design on behalf of the city of Atlanta to execute a lease agreement between the city of Atlanta and the Atlanta Independent School System for an approximately 1 acre portion of the property located at 2751 Payton Road Northwest Atlanta Georgia 30318 and commonly known as Chattahuchi Park back waving the competitive procurement provisions contained in chapter 2 article 10 of the procurement and real estate code of the city of Atlanta code of ordinances on behalf of the Department of Parks and Recreation and for other purposes. And that item will be referred to the Community Development Human Services Committee. Elms ID 38090, an ordinance by council member Dustin Hillis authorizing the mayor, his design on behalf of the city of Atlanta to execute a lease agreement between the city of Atlanta and the Atlanta Independent School System for an approximately 3.5 acre portion of the located at of the parcel located at 2751 Payton Road Northwest Atlanta, Georgia 30318 and commonly known as Chattahuchi Park Front. waving the competitive procurement provisions contained in chapter 2, article 10, procurement real estate code of the city of Atlanta code of ordinances on behalf of the department of parks and recreation and for other purposes. Elms ID 381000, a resolution by council member Dustin Hillis authorizing the mayor his designate to enter into intergovernmental agreement with Cobb County, Georgia on behalf of the department of watershed management for the provision of water and sewer treatment services for certain areas of the city of the Cobb County water system. All contracted work to be charged to and paid from the fund department and account numbers listed herein and for other purposes that will be referred to the city utilities committee. Elms number 38132, an ordinance by council member Dustin Hillis to adopt the Huff Road multimotal plan to amend the 2021 comprehensive development plan by incorporating by reference said plan and for other purposes. That item will be referred to the community development and human services committee. [Music] My final item is Elms ID 38111, an ordinance by council members Dustin Hillis, Matt West Morland, Michael Julian Bond, and Isa Collins to amend the 1982 Atlanta zoning ordinance as amended. City of Atlanta code of ordinances part 16, chapter 41 will assign a park affordable housing overlay district to expand the geographic boundaries of the overlay to amend the title of chapter 41 and for other purposes. And that item will be referred to the zoning committee. Next up, Council Member Doer. Thank you, Mr. Council President Pro Tim. Only have one item today is ELMS number 38134. An ordinance by council members Jason Doer and Jason Winston authorizing a donation in an amount not to exceed $10,000 and0 from the district 4 and district 1 carried forward to council in town collaborative ministries incorporated also known as in town cares pursuant to section 6-306 of the city of Atlanta's charter and for other purposes. That item is referred to FPC committee. That's all I have. Thank you. Council member Collins. Great. Thank you. AMS ID number 38066, an ordinance by council member Isa Collins amending the mayor's office of international immigrant affairs um FY2024 budget by adding to anticipations and appropriations and amount not to exceed $82,840 in Victims of Crime Act assistance grant award funding from the Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, also known as CJCC, for the purposes of providing direct services to victims of violent crimes and for other purposes. We refer to the finance executive committee. Yes. Thank you, Council Member Boone. [Music] Thank you, Mr. President. Prom's ID number 38102, an ordinance by council member Andrea Boon authorizing the mayor or his designate on behalf of the department of city of planning to accept the community challenge grant from the American Association of Retired Persons in an amount not to exceed $17,5000 for the reconnection of communities divided by infrastructure to authorize the chief financial officer to amend the fiscal year 2025 budget by adding to anticipations and appropriations an amount of $17,5000 to authorize the mayor or his designate to enter into necessary agreements in connection with the grant and for other purposes. Refer to the community development human services committee. M's ID number 38099 an ordinance by council member Andrea Elon waving part two code of ordinances general ordinances chapter 2 administration article procurement and real estate code division 4 of the Atlanta city code to authorize the mayor or his designate to exercise the second renewal option for cooperative agreement FC1190642 cellular and wline router services utilizing Georgia Technology Authority ity contract number 98000 GTA 794A with AT&T Mobility National Accounts LLC for wireless data services on behalf of the Department of Watershed Management, the Atlanta Police Department, the Department of Atlanta Information Technology, and the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department for a term of one year retroactively effective from July 1st, 2024 through June 30th, 2025 to ratify services rendered in connection with the agreement retroactively effective beginning July 1st, 2024 through the exercise of the second renewal option to execute the third amendment to the agreement to add funding and amount not to exceed $19,000. All contracted work to be charged to and paid from the fund department organization and account numbers listed herein and for other purposes. Item will refer to FPC. Next item, Elms ID number 38101, a resolution by council member Andrea El Boon authorizing the mayor his designate to execute an agreement for RFP colm2312124164 North UR trunk sewer replacement. IA with Ruby Collins benchmark joint venture on behalf of the department of watershed management to commit to on the date a notice to proceed is issued for a period of 24 months in amount not to exceed 61,328,000 $590. All contracted work will be charged to and paid from the fund department organization and account number listed here and and for other purposes. That item will refer to the city utilities committee. Thank you, Mr. President. Pro Tim. Colleagues, we'll take a pause on personal papers. We've been joined by Mayor Andre Dickens and would like to hear from him. And I want to entertain a motion to suspend the rules to do so. Second by council member Juan or motion by council member one, second by council member Baktiari. Please prepare the vote to suspend the rules. Just a second. May we got to take a vote to suspend the rules. You've been gone too long. I know. From up here. [Music] Okay, we can have those by unanimous consent. There was no objection. Madame clerk, please sound account of unanimous consent of members present. 15 yay, zero nays. 15, zero nays. The rules are suspended. And honorable Mr. Mayor Andre Dickens and a CEO of the year. We're talking about the CFO of the year. We also have a CEO of the year. [Applause] So, wow. Well, good afternoon, council members. Good afternoon. Um, thank you all for uh your hard work. Your commitment to this city um has been second to none. I thank you for your partnership. We've been doing amazing things together and I'm honored to stand before you. Um, as you all have just passed our FY 26 budget. Um, you guys have done an amazing job in getting prepared for this and thank you that not only was it passed, but it was passed on consent. This is the first time ever that a budget has been passed on consent. That means uh that we worked hard together. We really, you know, hunkered down and got a lot of things done, made a lot of adjustments, was really working hard to get to uh the place where everybody could agree. Not only has it been approved unanimously, not only uh did it get approved like last year it was done with uh just a with no amendments or was it no amendments last year, but this year it's gotten done uh on consent. Uh which means that all the work was done in committee or before. Um this is a vote of confidence for Atlanta's future. um you have demonstrated great stewardship, great leadership, great commitment to the people of Atlanta. And I also want to say that that is true also for uh the cabinet members that are here and all of the 9,500 employees of the city of Atlanta. uh starting of course with the senior leadership team, the COO, chief of staff, policy officer, strategy officer, CFO, city attorney, and to double click down on that, the CFO and his team, Muhammad Bala, and all of the deputy CFOs and the and the men and women of the finance department. We really thank you. Thank you for your leadership. Thank you for your preparation. Um, as I was named CEO of the year, Bala was named CFO of the year. It all comes down to team. It all comes down to how our teams work together and how they lead and how they work with you. So, thank you all um for your leadership. Thank you CFO and all your team of uh budget chiefs and revenue chiefs and uh folks that really worked hard on this. All those meetings that we had, public meetings here, meetings with individual council members about particular very pressing and clear issues that you wanted to be addressed in this upcoming budget and we stand here together on this. Um, so thank you to all of my team members, to our COO who really worked hard on the departments to make sure they uh rightsize and restructure certain activities and to make sure that we had the personnel uh alignment that we needed to make this budget work. And then to uh chief of staff and all his team members that are under him. Uh, everybody really put in to make sure that we got this done. The thing I will say also um is, you know, we're continuing our commitment to public safety. We're continuing our commitment to affordable housing. We're continuing our commitment to young people. We're double downing on those things that you guys mentioned. We are not shy about the fact that you wanted our transportation and city uh infrastructure to get better and we heard that and we also are committed to that and this budget speaks to that. Um to our employees, we've always had your back in these last four years and yet again we have your back now. our comp and class study uh implementation is still rolling out and going in the right fashion. Um so all these major investments in our infrastructure, in our small businesses, in our youth, but also um in the people that run this city, uh we're also making sure we do that. This budget is a statement of our values and the quality of life that we want to have for all of our residents in this city. And so I thank each of you for everything that you do to support this city. to council member Shook. This was as the finance chair and as someone who has uh announced your retirement that I'm not real happy about, but I'm going to going to go ahead on and keep on saying uh you know uh I'm supportive of your decision to uh retire. But you have led this finance uh committee over and over again to a place that where now we have a AAA credit rating. We have a hund a bunch of like almost $200 million in reserves and we have uh this balanced budget yet again and we got it done on consent. Um the people of Atlanta, thank you for your leadership as this is your last budget. Kudos to you on getting it done on consent. So let's give a round of applause. [Applause] Thank you. Thank you for that again, Council Member Shook, and to all members of the finance committee, all of the committees. Thank you all uh for what you've been doing. Last thing I say is um you know, the budget, this passage today means a lot. Just means we got more work to do. It means that we got to continue to go forward. We got to implement everything we say we were going to do. As you've seen in our track record, uh once we say we're going to do a thing, we do a thing and we do it together. We said we're going to bring down crime. As you stand today, uh our homicides have dropped over 50% over the last three years, year to date. As you see us, crime is down across this entire city. And all the things we're doing with affordable housing and things we're doing, you see trucks out there paving roads. Our park scores have increased, but there's still more to be done. And so, we're going to rightsize this city, this little 8% of the metro area, that everybody in the whole metro comes to our parks, everybody's safe on our streets, everybody flushes our our flushes toilets in our city that comes from all across the region. Uh, we're going to make sure that this city gets its uh proper share of that revenue model. Um, and that we grow this city in a balanced way. um you've done a tremendous job and we've done this together for the last four budgets. I am so thankful to be in partnership with you. So, good job to all of you and um the work continues from here. God bless you all. Thank you. And I'll see you on the other side over here. Give a shout out to our team. Thank you team members, cabinet. Go team. All right. Thank you, Mayor Dickens. Uh it's been it was great working with you four years up here and it's been great working with you almost four years uh as the as our mayor. Uh and having the CFO of the year and the CEO of the year makes us uh that much better. colleagues, any don't think we're taking budget requests anymore, but any comments uh for the mayor and his team? Council member Boon. Yes. Thank you, mayor, and this dynamic, great team. For the viewing public, those that live in Southwest Atlanta, Northwest Atlanta, Northeast and Southeast, thank you for putting the people of Atlanta first. Thank you for answering the call. Thank you for showing up um to this dynamic team. When you don't hear from us, they hear from us and they are responding to the COO, a young girl from Adamsville that is now running this city. to you, Mayor, a young man that went to LP Miles Elementary School in Benjamin Mays High School and now you are running your city. Thank you to Mr. Donald and and Chief Courtney English. Those Astros, we are so very very proud of them. and to that deputy chief of staff who has to hear the cries at night and and and and has to heo. Come over here. Come right here, Theo. He met [Applause] me, met me last week on Payton Road and said, "I think I'm going to resign from Shalet Payton." I said CT Martin wouldn't want you to leave your community. You got to stay with Dr. Rhodess and that entire team. So Theo Pace, thank you for answering the call. Thank you, Council Member Bond. Thank you, Mr. President, Pro Tim, and thank you, Bear, for your comments, but you have been modest. This is a budget that loomed with a deficit for most of the year. So, even though this seems polite and nice, this is a tremendous accomplishment of leadership from yourself, our CFO, and the entire administration, and of course on the council side, Mr. Shook and the finance committee. You all deserve much more praise for not only passing a balanced budget, which you have done in the past, but doing so in the face of such adversity that has not impacted the citizens of Atlanta. No tax increase, no uh additional pressure on the citizens to meet their obligation in their taxes. This is a tremendous, tremendous victory and it is also an indication of sound management for the city of Atlanta and great fiscal uh ability of our CFO. So again congratulations sir gentlemen and women of the administration and congratulations again to you uh Mr. Shook and we look forward to your new career as a Abraham Lincoln impersonator. Bless your s. Thank you, Council Member Amos. Hey, Sarah. Thank you, Mr. President. Pro Tim. Um, Mr. Mayor, I was I was going to say ditto to everything my colleague, um, Councilwoman Boon was saying till she got to that Douglas part and it kind of shook me. Um, but Douglas is in District 3, so I take credit for that, too. Um, all jokes aside, um, I think since we've been here together, you have heard from me a few times and now I figured out why. Um, I don't need to call you because I look at your team. I'm looking at the faces of the men and the women behind you. And I have had a difficult conversation with most of them, but they didn't shy away. They didn't turn away. They sat there. They spoke with me and we figured it out for district three. And I just want to say thank you to them because every day, you know, I have to call them once or twice. Every day they show up and they fight for this city, my city that I love and born and raised in. So to your team and then of course back to you, Mr. Mayor. Um, thank you for everything you do on behalf of the citizens of District 3 and the citizens of the city of Atlanta. Thank you. Thank you, Council Member Anderson. Thank you, Council Member Collins. Well, I had a little bit more technical response, but um this is my first budget um season and learned a lot. So, I just want to thank your team for answering my tough questions, but also um you know, just just the opportunity to learn a deeper dive in terms of the magnitude of our work and just all of the inner workings. When I came on board, I I had to hit the ground running. So this process was just a really good opportunity for me to learn um all the departments in turn where I have not had the opportunity to sit down with everyone. So I just want to thank you all for that. I definitely want to shout out CFO Mo. I call him Ball Baller Baller Baller cuz he definitely um asked some really tough questions um answer some really tough questions for me that I think also the community just um needs to be aware of when it comes to the budget. Part of it is a lot of, you know, numbers tell a story and I think it's an opportunity for us to do a deeper dive and telling the story about what the impact of this budget means and what it entails, mayor. So, um, any talking points or anything as we are communicating and champion the things in the city that will help explain this budget, but also debunk any of the narratives that may come out the numbers where PE, you know, where you're you're hearing about the deficit and the increase. But when you look at the projections and when you look at the positions and when you do a deeper dive of it, it um it is definitely a balanced budget. So, I just wanted to share that um suggestion. if the if your team is open to it. But thank you all so much. Um I'm looking forward to many more opportunities to do a deeper dive and see how we can continue to expand the um impact that we want to have on the lives of all of us here in Atlanta. So thank you all so much. Thank you, Council Member Council Member Lewis or excuse me, Council Member Over Street. Okay, just a couple more accolades. Um definitely want to take the opportunity to say thank you. Thank you so very much for uh always leaning in. And I mean leaning all the way in. As I look through your whole team that's standing behind you, I don't see any faces that I don't work with on a regular basis. And that means a lot. That means that everyone is at the table. And I don't know if all other cities can say that where we're constantly having conversations throughout the year. So this is not a budget that comes to us and we know nothing about it. like we know all about it and it's because of all of the work that we're all doing together and I just want to thank you for that because we do know that it could definitely be different and when you start speaking about those great things like AAA bond rating and the CEO of the year and the CFO of the year like all across the nation any city will be happy to to say those things but we're saying it here in Atlanta Georgia and it's because of you and your team and so thank you. Yeah, it was on consent and you know, Howard Shook, I know you're trying to not get um all caught up, but that was no easy feat. Big deal. Huge deal of what you were able to pull off around No, it's a big deal. It's a big deal and it's your your last budget. It means everything that you were able to do that. So, congratulations again and congratulations to the entire team. very proud of us. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Council Member Lewis. And I was just say, Mayor, the least lost and left out on the south side definitely are seen in this budget. When I was going through, I see Southside, Southside, Southside. Even today, the legislation we were able to put across for safe streets. It's something we we needed to get done. So, truly appreciate that. And let's continue to think about the least lost, left out. That's how the city continues to thrive and grow. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Council Member Norwood. Yes, mayor. Thank you for bringing the city together. You have done a great job and your team has done a great job to acknowledge all of the city and as you say, one safe city moving Atlanta forward together. You have emulated that your staff has and I as a council member am very grateful for that. So, thank you Sarah and thank you entire team. Thank you. Thank you all. Council member Biari. Yeah. Hey, mayor. I mean, I have to obviously everyone's accolades and I just really uh all of the calls, all the conversations being present and all the preparations. If we were that tired at the end of last week, then I have no doubt y'all were as well. And I really want to thank um you know, Dala Dalabala and his team for everything that they did. Um Mooney Mo, never mind. There's so many so many nicknames. appreciate it. But yes, money man is creeping up behind you. Um, but COO, I have to thank you for your never- ending patience. Um, because I know there's a lot of it and for uh the constant conversations and to Deputy Chief Pace. Um, whenever you need me to pay that therapy bill, you just let me know. But deeply appreciate y'all and I just have to also commend council member Shook for being able to get us through one of the most complex budgets while also planning a New York wedding. I know that wasn't easy. Um and I also we we talking about people who are leaving. I also just wanted to thank I know council president's not here, but I also wanted to thank Council Member Feroki. Um and I know this is our last budget together as well. So, I'm just grateful to y'all um and to the group and I just wanted to say thank you and uh thank you in advance for allowing me to continually harass you. So, I appreciate y'all very much. Thank you, colleagues. We only have a few holdouts. All right. Thank you all. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Thank and your team. Thank you all once again. Thank you. Thank you, team. [Applause] Get out of here. [Music] We will continue on with our normal business now of personal paper readins. Is there's council member Bond? Miss Council Member Bond, you were up on your personal papers. Thank you, Mr. President. Pro Tim. First item, Elm's ID number 38135, an ordinance by council member Michael Julian Bond to wave section 15-07.006 of the land subdivision ordinance of the city of Atlanta for the purpose of facilitating an acknowledgement of 10 52 Hurst Street as two separate lots. substantially consistent with the historic configuration and prevailing plaque pattern and for other purposes. I don't be referred to the uh CDHS committee. Okay. Next is Elm's ID number 38098, a resolution by council member Michael Julian Bond authorizing the mayor, his designate to execute the first amendment uh agreement with SPS DODWM 2311-124159 revenue recovery services with utility revenue management company incorporated on behalf of the department of watershed management to clarify the terms of the agreement. All contracted work should be charged to and paid from the fund uh and department organization and account number listed herein and for other purposes. Honor will be referred to the city utilities committee. Okay. Next is Elms ID number 38106, an ordinance by council member Michael Julian Bond authorizing the mayor, his designate on behalf of the city of Atlanta to grant temporary, permanent, and perpetual easements under upon above and across a portion of the rightway of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Southwest, consisting of approximately 1,865 square ft for the construction, repair, and replacement, maintenance, and operation of an aerial pedestrian bridge with a with a top bridge elevation of 1.1 98.82 82 ft and the bottom bridge elevation of 1 uh commas was the 1,76.67 67 ft to the Georgia Building Authority, a body of corporate and politic and instrumentality of the state of Georgia and a public corporation created by existing under the laws of the state of Georgia and waving and any conflicting provisions of article 10 division 14 subsequent to the Atlanta city code and for other purposes. I'll be referred to the transportation committee. Elm's ID number 38137, an ordinance by council member Michael Julian Bond to amend the Atlanta code part two general ordinances chapter 158 uh vegetation article 2 tree protection to require that the arborist meeting should take place at the initial stage of tree permitting process and for other purposes. That'll be referred to CDHS committee. We got an ELMS ID number 38136 signed by all members of council to establish a program for assistance with tree removal and pruning for eligible senior citizens, homeowners in the city of Atlanta and to have the ability to partner with nonprofit organizations to assist with the cost of trees on their property and for other purposes. will be referred to the CDHS committee. That concludes my legislation. All right. And lastly, council member Amos. Yes, sir. Mr. Pro Tam have AMS number 38103, an ordinance by council member Byron D. aim of supplementing the restating and amended master bond ordinance of the city of Atlanta adopted on March 20th, 2000 as previously amended and supplemented provided for the insurance of by the city of Atlanta and its airport customer facility charge revenue bonds and the combined aggregate principal amount not to exceed $310 million in multiple series designed herein as series 2025 CFC bonds and any additional subseries designation as herein permitted providing funds for the purpose of among other things financing and refinancing in whole or in part the cost of planning, engineering, design, acquisition, equipping and constructing and reconstructing of certain improvements to the city of Atlanta airport consolidated rental car facility and automated people mover maintenance facility providing for a reasonable required debt service reserve providing for the payment of cost and insurance including bonds insurance if any providing for the cost of issuance uh form of and authorizing the execution of said series 2025 CFC bonds providing for the rights of the holder of say series 2025 CFC bonds authorizing and approving the preparation use and distribution of preliminary official statement in the final official statement in connection with the offer and sale of said series 2025 CFC bonds granting the chief off officer the city finance officer or airport manager the authority to deem final the preliminary official statement from purpose of securities and exchange commissioner rule 15C2-12 and the authority to approve and execute a final official statement authorizing execution of a continuing disclosure agreement a bond purchase agreement and certain other agreements in connection with said series 2025 CFC bonds authorizing certain amendments to the master bond ordinance and providing for incidental related actions, providing an effective date and for other related purposes. That item will be referred to FPC. That took longer than the budget did. Um, that's AMS ID 38105, an ordinance by Council Member Byron D. game is on behalf of the Department of Grants and Community Development to amend the city's 2015 through 2019 consolidated plan, the 2018 annual action plan budget, the 2019 annual action plan budget, and the 2025 home investment fund budget for the purpose of reprogramming home investment partnership program funds in the amount not to exceed 1,100,000 for the redevelopment of 12 units of affordable multif family housing with Quest Community Development organization for the properties located at 694 and 700 Delvini Street, Northwest Atlanta, Georgia 30318, and for contracted work shall be charged to and paid from the account listed herein and for other purposes. Will be referred to community development human services committee. AMS ID 38104, an ordinance by council member Byron D. Amos authorizing the mayor or his designate to wave the competitive procurement source selection provisions contained in section 2-1187 article 10 procurement and real estate code of the city of Atlanta and ordinance as well as other conflicting code provisions to execute amendment one and to add funds to cover services render in fiscal year 25 increase funds for fiscal year 26 and correct the renewal options for special procurement SPS123011 114 airfield marking and rubber removal on call constructor service with highlight CBI joint venture on behalf of the department of aviation and amount not to exceed $33 million and for other purposes. Item will be referred to the transportation committee. Thanks sir. That completes our personal papers unless there are any further items. All right. Any general remarks by council members? Any general remarks? Council member Doer. Thank you, colleagues. I just wanted to uh let the public know with all the uncertainty happening in Washington right now, especially for our seniors who are uh relying on Social Security and other uh federal programs to make ends meet, our office is partnering with uh the Magnolia Club and Stimulate America uh for a jobs, housing, and resources fair right here at the city hall atrium. That'll be on Thursday, June the 12th from 12:00 p.m. to 4 p.m. Uh that event will be a one-stop hub for attendees age 60 and older to learn about open job opportunities, affordable housing, and to apply for programs like SNAP, Medicaid, veterans benefits, energy efficiency, and more. And so, uh we encourage you to let your seniors know that next Thursday, uh will be the place to be for Atlanta 60 and older. Thank you, Council Member Amos. Yes, sir. U very quickly we don't meet before this happened on Friday the 13th just want to remind everyone that municipal court is having an open house transforming housing and code enforcement court to better serve Atlanteans. Uh all of us have concerns about code enforcement but this is June 13 um yes June 13th at 10 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the municipal court 150 Garnett Street. And then of course always work anniversaries. Um got a good little list here. Um Mon'nique Washington 19 years. Lauren Knuckles one year. Phyllis Jackson nine years. Um Shad Rampart one year. Katherine Howard 25 years. Corona Kraock 28 years. Madison Jones three years. Arnold Scott 15 years. David Johnson 11. And Jared Evans 6. Happy anniversary everyone. Council member Boone. Yes. I would like to thank our entire team led by Miss Santana Kimson Wright for a tremendous job doing this entire process. Let's give them a hand. Our clerk, Miss Karen Lindo. Oh, thank you. And her entire team all so much, Mr. Zena Lewis and to our president pro Tim who has run a flawless meeting. We're leaving out of here at 4:00. Thank you, President Pro Tim Dustin Hillis. Thank you. Watch out. Council member Vaughn hasn't spoken yet. Council member Bond. Thank you, Mr. President Pro Tim. I just wanted to announce that this month's ATL fresh and free drive-thru food distribution will be at the St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church June the 4th and we will start promptly at 2:00 p.m. And that's St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church this Wednesday, June the 4th at 2:00 p.m. at 1558 Venetian Drive Southwest. Any other general remarks? Colleagues, I will say thank you all for working with me. It's the first entire council meeting I presided over as prom. So, thank you all. And madame clerk, uh, will you please call the adjourning roll call. Thank you, Mr. President. Pro time. We have council member Matt West Morland, post two at large. Great job. Thank you. Council member Isa Collins, post three at large. Here. Council member Jason H. Winston, District 1. Here. Council member Arokei, District 2. Council member Byron D. Amos, District 3. Council member Jason Dozer, District 4. Liliana Bakari, District 5. Council member Alex Juan, District 6. Council member Howard Shook, District 7. Council member Mary Norwood, District 8. Council member Mayor, uh, Council President Prom Dustin Hillis, present. Council member Andrea Elon, District 10. Council member Marcy Kler, Over Street, District 11. Council Antonio Lewis, District 12. Okay. Right. If there is no further business, meeting is adjourned. [Music]