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ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
November 5, 2007
Note:
A complete listing of items 5 and 8 may not appear in this version.
Order of Business for the
The
Honorable Lisa M. Borders,
Presiding
1:00
P.M.
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Invocation
4.
Pledge of Allegiance
5.
Proclamations, Commendations and other Special Awards
2
6. Remarks by the Public
7. Report of the Journal
8.
Communications
2
9.
Adoption of Agenda
10.
Consideration of Vetoed Legislation
11.
Unfinished Business
12.
Consent Agenda
13.
Report of Standing Committees
Committee Chairs
Pages
Public Safety and Legal
Administration Committee*
Cleta Winslow
30
Transportation Committee
Clair Muller
35
Community Development/Human
Resources Committee
Jim Maddox
38
Zoning Committee
Ivory L. Young, Jr.
47
Committee on Council**
Felicia A. Moore
75
City Utilities Committee
Carla Smith
80
14.
Personal Papers/Resolutions for immediate consideration
15.
Personal Papers and General Remarks
16.
Adjournment: Roll Call
*
No Report
**
No Report at Time of Agenda Preparation
*** Items
that did not appear on any committee’s regular printed agenda. (Pages
11, 27 & 28)
5.
PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS AND OTHER SPECIAL AWARDS
President Lisa M. Borders – proclamation
being presented to:
In honor of World Diabetes Day
Councilmember Kwanza Hall – proclamation
being presented to:
The Grand Lodge of
Councilmember Cleta Winslow – proclamation
being presented to:
Councilmember Anne Fauver – proclamation
being presented to:
Moe’s & Joe’s Restaurant
Councilmember
Organizations contributed to the 1982 Infill
Regulations
8.
COMMUNICATIONS
07-C-2315( 1) A
Communication by Councilmember Joyce M.
Sheperd appointing Ms. Betty
Holmes to serve as a member of the Atlanta Commission on Aging. This
appointment is for a term of four (4) years, scheduled to begin on the date of
Council confirmation.
TO BE REFERRED TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE AND
COMMITTEE ON COUNCIL
07-C-2316 ( 2)
A Communication by Councilmember
Ceasar C. Mitchell appointing Mr.
Steven A. Suna to serve as a member of the Atlanta-Fulton Library Board
of Trustees. This appointment is for
a term of two (2) years, scheduled to begin on the date of Council confirmation.
TO BE REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON COUNCIL
07-C-2317 ( 3)
A Communication by Councilmember
C. T. Martin re-appointing Mrs.
Juanita H. Gardner to serve as a member of the Atlanta Commission on
Women, This appointment is for a term of two (2) years, scheduled to begin on
the date of Council confirmation.
TO BE REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON COUNCIL
COMMUNICATIONS
(CONT’D)
07-C-2318 ( 4)
A Communication by Councilmember
C. T. Martin appointing Ms.
Kellye R. Whitaker to serve as a member of the Keep Atlanta Beautiful
Commission. This appointment is for a term of two (2) years, scheduled to
begin on the date of Council confirmation.
TO BE REFERRED TO CITY UTILITIES COMMITTEE AND COMMITTEE ON COUNCIL
07-C-2319 ( 5)
A Communication by Councilmembers
Felicia A. Moore, District 9; C. T. Martin, District 10 and H Lamar Willis, Post
3-At Large appointing Mr. James
Lee Padgett to serve as a member of the People TV Board of Directors.
This appointment is for a term of two (2) years, scheduled to begin on the date
of Council confirmation.
TO BE REFERRED TO CITY UTILITIES COMMITTEE AND COMMITTEE ON COUNCIL
07-C-2320 ( 6)
A Communication by Chief
Procurement Officer Adam L. Smith submitting the October 2007
Monthly Contracts Report to the Atlanta City Council and Clerk of Council
pursuant to Section 2-1142 of the Atlanta City Code of Ordinances.
RECOMMENDATION TO FILE
07-C-2321 ( 7)
A Communication by Municipal
Clerk
RECOMMENDATION TO FILE
C O N S E N T
A G E N D A
There will be no separate discussion of these
items. If discussion on any item is
desired, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered
separately - excerpt from 11.2, Consent Agenda; Rules for the Conduct of
Business for the Council of the City of Atlanta.
SECTION I
ORDINANCES FOR SECOND
PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL
ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE - CLETA WINSLOW, CHAIR
07O2122( 1) An Ordinance by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee transferring Developmental Impact Fees from Fund, Account and Center Number: 1C28 792001 T31X04109991 in the amount of $562,330.00, to Fund, Account and Center Number: 1C28 774001 W11C021392AK for the construction of Fire Station 13 and $369,678.00 to Fund, Account and Center Number: 1C28 774001 W11C024092AK for construction of Fire Station 18, for a total $932,008.00; and for other purposes.
07O2123( 2) An Ordinance by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee to amend Chapter Ten Entitled “Alcoholic Beverages” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Atlanta, and revise Article II, Division 3, Section 10-127 to require that applications for temporary Liquor License Permits issued for Special Events be submitted to the Atlanta Police Department at least thirty days prior to the date of the Special Event; and for other purposes.
07O2215( 3) An Ordinance by Councilmembers Cleta Winslow, Kwanza Hall, Ceasar C. Mitchell and Ivory L. Young, Jr. as amended by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee to amend Section 150-296(a)(2), (Entitled “Cruising on Public Streets”) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Atlanta, Georgia, so as to add certain streets located in the Castleberry Hills Community to the City’s “No Cruising” Ordinance; and for other purposes.
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
- CLAIR MULLER, CHAIR
07O2110( 4) A Substitute Ordinance by Transportation Committee authorizing the installation of All-Way Stop Signs at the intersections of Eloise Street and Mercer Street, S. E.; Mercer Street and Waldo Street, S. E.; and for other purposes.
07O2213( 5)
An Ordinance by Councilmembers Clair Muller and
FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- HOWARD SHOOK, CHAIR
07O2216( 6) An Ordinance by Councilmembers Felicia Moore and H. Lamar Willis authorizing the Mayor to execute two Quitclaim Deeds for the purpose of granting Rights-of-Way, and one permanent Easement Deed for the purpose of providing continuing access, to the Georgia Department of Transportation (“GDOT”), with regard to land located at 5025 New Peachtree Road, Chamblee, Fulton County, Georgia (“Property”) to enable GDOT to proceed with bridge replacement on Georgia State Route 280 where it crosses over the Chattahoochee River in Land Lot 253 of the 17th and 18th Districts of Fulton County, Georgia; to waive the appraisals thereof; and for other purposes.
CITY UTILITIES COMMITTEE - CARLA SMITH, CHAIR
07O1907( 7) An Ordinance by Councilmember Cleta Winslow to abandon public streets known as Abbott Street and Baldwin Place, located in the City of Atlanta and to convey said abandoned streets at no cost to the Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta, Georgia; to waive the provisions of Section 2-1578 of the City Code provided, however, that Section 2-1578 (c)(3) requiring certain notifications and Section 138-9 insofar as it relates to the advertisement and public hearing requirement, shall not be waived; and for other purposes. (Public Hearing held 10/30/07)
07O2027( 8) An Ordinance by City Utilities Committee amending the 2007 (2004 Quality of Life Bond Fund) Budget by transferring from and to appropriations for the purpose of reprogramming the Powers Ferry Bridge Project and for funding several sidewalk and intersection projects; and for other purposes.
07O2028( 9) An Ordinance by City Utilities Committee to correct Ordinance Number 07O1075 adopted by the Atlanta City Council on June 18, 2007 and approved by the Mayor on June 26, 2007; and for other purposes.
07O2160 (10) An Ordinance by City Utilities Committee to authorize the acquisition of three (3) properties, pursuant to the City’s participation in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Mitigation Assistance Program (“FEMA Grant”); authorizing the Mayor to enter into a cost participation agreement with property owners and other appropriate documents for the acquisition of the properties included in the FEMA Grant Program; to authorize receipt of funds from participating property owners and FEMA to offset any acquisition costs in accordance with the FEMA Grant; to waive portions of Article X of the Procurement and Real Estate Code; to authorize the City Attorney to use the assistance of outside counsel to effectuate the acquisition; to authorize the Chief Procurement Officer to obtain title work, surveys, environmental tests, appraisals and other appropriate due diligence items to effectuate the acquisition of the properties; to charge and pay for all acquisition costs from Fund, Account and Center Number: 1C51 (Capital Finance Fund) 574001 (Facilities other than Buildings) Q11P1112B6F0 (Nancy, Utoy and Peachtree Creek Homes Acquisitions); and for other purposes.
07O2218(11) An Ordinance by Kwanza Hall to correct Ordinance 07O0982 by providing an amended legal description and map for the abandonment of a portion of John Wesley Dobbs Avenue, located between Jackson Street and the Dead End of John Wesley Dobbs Avenue consisting of 11,914 square feet (.27 acre), more or less and being more specifically described in the attached Exhibit “A1”; and for other purposes.
RESOLUTIONS
PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL
07R2189 ( 1) A Resolution by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee authorizing the Mayor or her designee to accept a stock donation not to exceed $10,000.00 from Martha Caldwell on behalf of the City of Atlanta Fire and Rescue Department, for the purpose of installing an elevator in Fire Station #21 located at 3201 Roswell Road; and for other purposes.
07R2190( 2) A Resolution by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee authorizing the Mayor to enter into an appropriate contractual agreement with Mooney Construction, Inc., for FC-6007000024, Construction Fire Stations 13 and 18, on behalf of the Atlanta Fire and Rescue Department, in an amount not to exceed $5,198,191.00; all contracted work shall be charged to and paid from Various Fund, Account and Center Numbers; and for other purposes.
07R2199( 3) A Resolution by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee authorizing payment in the amount of $152,000.00 from Various Fund, Account and Center Numbers, to North Greenville Fitness & Cardiac Rehabilitation Clinic, Inc. for services performed in support of the Fire and Rescue Department’s Wellness Program.
07R2200( 4) A Resolution by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee authorizing the settlement of all claims in the case of Janaya Davis v. City of Atlanta and Dennis Rubin, United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Civil Action File No. 1:06-CV-2818-JTC-JFK, in the amount of $85,000.00; authorizing said payment to be charged to and paid from Fund 1A01 (General Fund), Account 529017 (Property Liquidation) and Center Number T31001 (Non-Departmental); authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to distribute the settlement amount; and for other purposes.
07R2293( 5)
A Resolution by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee
authorizing the settlement of all claims against the City of Atlanta in the case
of Luvenia Fluellen v. City of Atlanta Georgia, et al., Superior Court,
Fulton County, Civil Action File No. 2007CV134643, in the amount of $5,020.00;
authorizing said payment to be charged to and paid from Fund 1A01 (General
Fund), Account 529017 (Property Liquidation) and Center Number T31001
(Non-Departmental); authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to distribute the
settlement amount; and for other purposes.
07R2295( 6) A Resolution by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee authorizing the Mayor or her designee to apply for and accept a $171,200.00 grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety Fund for the purpose of funding the Car Seat Fitting Station Program developed by the Atlanta Fire and Rescue Department; and for other purposes.
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
- CLAIR MULLER, CHAIR
07R2193( 7) A Substitute Resolution by Transportation Committee authorizing an amendment of the Contract and establishing the Compensation for Hartsfield-Jackson Construction Management to provide Professional Construction Management Services under Contract FC 7217-00B for the CONRAC Access Roadway Project in an amount not to exceed $503,068.00, to be charged to and paid from Fund, Account and Center Number 2H33 (2004 Airport PFC Bond Fund: J, K) 524001 (Consultant Professional Services) R21E060193CR (Roadways); and for other purposes.
07R2194( 8) An Amended Resolution by Transportation Committee authorizing the Mayor to execute a Reimbursable Agreement with the Atlanta Airlines Terminal Corporation for the replacement and relocation of Central Passenger Terminal Complex (“CPTC”) Ductwork, for a cost to the City not to exceed $3,650,000.00 to be charged to and paid from Fund, Account and Center Number 2H21 574001 R21E012493DA (Airport Renewal and Extension Fund, Facilities other than Buildings, Terminal Improvement CP (Non-AMT)); and for other purposes.
07R2196(10) A Resolution by Transportation Committee authorizing the Mayor to execute a Contract with JaTech & Associates, Inc., for Project Number FC-3007000029; Park and Ride Lot A Office Replacement, on behalf of the Department of Aviation, in an amount not to exceed $590,100.00; all contracted work to be charged to and paid from Fund, Account and Center Number 2H21 (Airport Renewal and Extension Fund) 574001 (Fac. other than Buildings) R21E61479999 (Replacement of Park/Ride Office N-Lot A).
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/
07R2171(11) A Resolution by Community Development/Human Resources Committee authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs (“Department”), to enter into a Contract with Rycars Construction, LLC., for FC-3007000036, for the Re-Roofing of the Chastain Art Center, in an amount not to exceed $136,500.00. All contracted work shall be charged to and paid from Fund, Account and Center Number: 3P02 (Trust Fund) 523001 (Service/Repair/Maintenance Cont.) N41S0613QNA0 (Chastain Park Amphitheater); and for other purposes.
07R2173(13)
A Resolution by Community Development/Human Resources Committee
authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the Department of Parks, Recreation, and
Cultural Affairs (“Department”), to enter into Renewal Agreement No. 1 with
AAA Parking, for FC-6005007950, Parking Lot Management and Fee Collection at the
Boisfeuillet Jones
FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- HOWARD SHOOK, CHAIR
07R2127(14)
A Substitute Resolution by
Finance/Executive Committee authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the Office of
Facilities Management, to enter into Renewal and Amendment Agreement No. 2 with
Johnson Controls, Inc., for FC-7657-04, Service, Repair and Maintenance to
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) System, to include additional
funding, on behalf of the Office of Facilities Management, the Department of
Public Works, Office of Traffic & Transportation, Office of Fleet Services,
Office of Solid Waste Services and the Department of Watershed Management in an
amount not to exceed $794,891.00. All
contracted work shall be charged to and paid from the Fund, Account, and Center
Numbers listed herein; and for other purposes.
07R2219(16) A Resolution by Councilmember Ivory Lee Young, Jr. as substituted by Finance/Executive Committee authorizing an amendment to the Contract between Tyler Place Community Development Corporation (TPCDC), for the purpose of shifting funds between line items greater than 10 percent of the original amount, and extending the term; and for other purposes.
07R2307(17) An Amended Resolution by Finance/Executive Committee authorizing the Chief Procurement Officer to utilize the State of Georgia Contract S-60748 with Krueger International, Inc. for the purchase of Wire Works Panel System Office Furniture on behalf of the Department of Aviation in an amount not to exceed $27,462.52; all contracted work will be charged to and paid from Fund, Account and Center Number 2H21 (Airport Renewal and Extension Fund), 575001 (Equipment), R21E60969999 (Planning and Development G & A).
07R2313(18) A Resolution by Finance/Executive Committee authorizing
*** the Mayor to grant the Georgia World Congress Center Authority the permission to utilize funds held in reserve pursuant to Section 5.02 of the Stadium Funding Agreement, for maintenance and repairs to the Georgia Dome; and for other purposes.
07R2037(19)
An Amended Resolution by City Utilities Committee authorizing the Mayor
to enter into Renewal No. 2 and Amendment No. 2 to the agreement with Metals and
Materials Engineers, for FC-6004007832A, on behalf of the Department of
Watershed Management in an amount not to exceed $700,000.00; all contracted work
shall be charged to and paid from Fund, Account and Center Number: 2J27 (2001
Water & Wastewater Bond Fund) 574001 (Facilities other than Buildings)
Q65J09129999 (Repair & Replace Large Water Meters); and for other purposes.
07R2170(20) A Resolution by City Utilities Committee authorizing the Mayor to enter into Renewal Agreement No. 2 with Rockdale Pipeline, Inc., for FC-6004007832B, Annual Contract for Repair and Replacement of Large Water Meters, on behalf of the Department of Watershed Management; and for other purposes.
07R2212(21)
A Resolution by Councilmembers Natalyn M. Archibong, Kwanza Hall, Joyce
Sheperd,
07R2217(22) A Resolution by Councilmember Kwanza Hall authorizing the Mayor to accept and execute agreements to permit the installation of a Foundation System that includes Tie-Back Rods and a Shoring System within and under the public rights-of-way of: (1) Boulevard Place abutting real property commonly known as 555 Boulevard f/k/a 559 Boulevard; and (2) Boulevard abutting real property commonly known as 555 Boulevard f/k/a 559 Boulevard, said rights-of-way lying and being in Land Lot 47 of the 14th District of Fulton County, Georgia, wherein the grantee reserves the right to limit and regulate the usage of the surface, subsurface and aerial spaces within the rights-of-way; to provide conditions for allowing same; and for other purposes.
Claims with favorable recommendations:
07-R-2232 ( 1)
Claim of Darion Archibald and
Tyechia L. Keith, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result
of driving over an unsecured construction cut on March 20, 2007 at 224 Milton
Avenue.
$672.94
07-R-2233 ( 2)
Claim of Garry Wilson,
for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of driving over an
unsecured construction cut on July 15, 2007 at 121 Crumley Street.
$729.73
07-R-2234 ( 3)
Claim of Chasity Briscoe,
for vehicular damages alleged to have been sustained from an automobile accident
on August 7, 2007 at
07-R-2235 ( 4)
Claim of Anthony Bonds,
for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of an automobile accident
on August 13, 2007 at 23 Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard.
$911.17
07-R-2236 ( 5)
Claim of Gerald H. Dorris,
for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of an automobile accident
on September 11, 2007 at 157 Berean Avenue, SE.
$938.70
07-R-2237 ( 6)
Claim of State Farm Insurance,
as subrogee, of Dorothy Boddie, for damages alleged to have been
sustained as a result of a vehicular accident on January 9, 2007 at 3196 Donald
L. Hollowell Parkway.
$2,055.89
07-R-2238 ( 7)
Claim of Brian J. Hayes,
for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of an automobile accident
on July 17, 2007 at Memorial Drive, SE and Warren Street, SE.
$2,231.00
07-R-2239 ( 8)
Claim of Felicia Robles,
through her attorney, Bruce A. Hagen, for damages alleged to have been
sustained as a result of an automobile accident on October 27, 2006 at North
Eugenia Place and Hollywood Road.
$3,000.00
07-R-2241 (10)
Claim of Anthony Dillard,
through his attorney, Careton Matthews, for damages alleged to have been
sustained as a result of walking on an uncovered water meter box on August 11,
2006 at Magnolia Street near Northside Drive.
$4,000.00
07-R-2242 (11)
Claim of Patti Pate,
for vehicle damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of the testing of
a sewer line on August 13, 2007 at 3069 Rhodenhaven Drive.
$6,282.60
07-R-2243 (12)
Claim of Pola M. Cooper,
for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of a water meter leak on
July 9, 2006 at 1383 Pollard Drive, SW.
$8,790.00
Claims with unfavorable recommendations:
07-R-2244 (13) Claim of Veronica McAlpine, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of driving into a sink hole on March 1, 2007 at the intersection of Paschal Boulevard, SW and Beckwith Street, SW.
07-R-2245 (14) Claim of Joi Zager, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of driving over a recessed water valve on June 14, 2007 at 1374 West Peachtree Street.
07-R-2246 (15)
Claim of Tracey Holey, through her attorney, Alfonza Whitaker, for
damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of a vehicle accident on May
27, 2006 at the intersection of
07-R-2247 (16)
Claim of Siaida Holey, through her attorney, Alfonza Whitaker, for
damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of a vehicle accident on May
27, 2006 at the intersection of
07-R-2248 (17) Claim of Ernie J. Sutton, for damages allege to have been sustained as a result of a vehicle accident at Campbellton Road, SW and Highway 166 on April 11, 2007.
07-R-2249 (18) Claim of William T. Simmons, for vehicular damages alleged to have been sustained when a rock was thrown from a weed-eater into the rear window of a vehicle on August 10, 2007 at 4260 Northside Drive–Fire Station 27.
07-R-2250 (19) Claim of Michael Wayne Moore, through his attorney, Clint Wilson, Esq., McCollum, Crutchfield , Wilson, for bodily injuries alleged to have been sustained from a slip and fall incident on April 3, 2007 at 8700 Spine Road, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
07-R-2251 (20) Claim of H. Lamar Willis, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of driving over an unsecured construction cut on October 22, 2006 1/4 mile west of 810 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive.
07-R-2252 (21) Claim of Michelle A. Jones, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of stepping into an open water meter on December 6, 2006 at 3345 Lenox Road.
07-R-2253 (22) Claim of Shea Ryan, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of driving over a metal plate on March 30, 2006 at Gaskill Street and Powell Street.
07-R-2254 (23) Claim of Scott Mayott, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of a sewer backup on December 3 and 18, 2006 at 220 Mozart Court.
07-R-2255 (24) Claim of Virgils Kendrick, through his attorney, Amjad Ibrahim, for damages allegedly sustained as a result of driving over an unsecured construction cut on April 15, 2007 at 1184 Spring Street.
07-R-2256 (25) Claim of Rachel Howard, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of stepping into a hole on June 19, 2006 on Baker Street.
07-R-2257 (26) Claim of Michael Mosley, through his attorney, Jefferson L. Adams, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of an arrest on March 6, 2006 at 3764 Clovis Court.
07-R-2258 (27) Claim of Francisco J. Pizarro, through his attorney, John E. Underwood, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of an arrest on March 23, 2006 at 1255 Collier Road, NW.
07-R-2259 (28) Claim of Shawn Billingsley, through his attorney, Scott Halperin, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of an automobile accident on March 31, 2007 at 600 McWilliams Street.
07-R-2260 (29) Claim of Joan Vernon, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of a sink hole in the roadway on February 21, 2007 at 2310 Marietta Boulevard.
07-R-2261 (30) Claim of Makala Pitts, Calvin E. J. Pitts, Calvin E. J. Pitts, Jr. and Willie G. Pitts, by and through their next friend and natural mother, Lillian Pitts; and Akim Ussery, by and through his next friend and natural mother, Lakeshi Rena Ussery, on behalf of the decedent, Mack Pitts, through their attorney, Alan J. Hamilton, Esq., Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer, LLP, for fatal bodily injuries alleged to have been sustained from an automobile incident on June 14, 2007 at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
07-R-2262 (31) Claim of Cynthia D. Morris, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of driving through a construction area on April 26, 2007 at Monroe Drive between 8th Street and 10th Street.
07-R-2263 (32) Claim of Terrence Daniels, through his attorney, M. Michael Kendall, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of being arrested on April 30, 2006 at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
07-R-2264 (33) Claim of L. Patricia F. Riley, for property damages alleged to have been sustained from a sewer backup on July 16, 2007 at 3872 Wisteria Lane.
07-R-2265 (34) Claim of George W. Berry, for property damages alleged to have been sustained when a back hoe damaged an awning on May 21, 2007 at 751 Gaskill Street, SE.
07-R-2266 (35) Claim of Betty Hicks, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of a slip and fall incident on December 26, 2004 on Headline Drive.
07-R-2267 (36) Claim of Morris D. McCray, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of striking a recessed storm drain on January 2, 2007 at Lee Street and Donnelly Avenue.
07-R-2268 (37) Claim of Karen A. Mobley, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of striking a manhole on March 8, 2007 at 1192 Pryor Street.
07-R-2269 (38) Claim of Momodou Drammeh, through his attorney, Rita Tucker Williams, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of a trip and fall incident on January 13, 2007 at 1776 Cheshire Bridge Road.
07-R-2270 (39) Claim of Gray Gunter, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of striking a catch basin on March 15, 2007 at 1009 Marietta Street.
07-R-2271 (40) Claim of Camp Creek Investment Venture Limited, through its attorney, Stuart Teague, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of sewer line maintenance on an on-going basis at 3200 Stone Road.
07-R-2272 (41) Claim of Marvin A. Richardson, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of attorney fees incurred in defense of a criminal action on July 26, 2007 at 2640 Jonesboro Road, SE.
07-R-2273 (42) Claim of Raymond Hong, a minor and his guardians, Patricia and Lingde Hong, through their attorney, M Gino Brogdon, Sr., for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of a fall on February 24, 2007 at 2220 Lake Boulevard.
07-R-2274 (43) Claim of Venessa Kendall, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of a trip and fall on May 13, 2007 at 395 Piedmont Avenue, NE.
07-R-2275 (44) Claim of Janet Baty, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of a trip and fall on March 18, 2007 at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
07-R-2276 (45) Claim of Derrick Patterson, through his attorney, Steven Gardner, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of an automobile accident on July 19, 2007 at the intersection of South Stone Mountain-Lithonia Road and Coffee Road.
07-R-2277 (46) Claim of Andrea Mayfield, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of driving over an uncovered manhole on July 11, 2007 at Erin Avenue and Metropolitan Parkway.
07-R-2278 (47) Claim of Balfour D. Correll, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of driving over a pothole on April 10, 2007 at 3525 Piedmont Road.
07-R-2280 (49) Claim of Vincent M. Greiner, for damages alleged to have been sustained as result of an automobile accident on August 2, 2007 at Monroe Drive, NE and Piedmont Avenue, NE.
07-R-2281 (50) Claim of Deborah Geotz, through her attorney, Noel Benedict, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of an automobile accident on June 1, 2006 at Lee Street near Campbellton Road.
07-R-2282 (51) Claim of Jeff Denkins, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of striking a sewer manhole on July 26, 2007 at 9 McDonough Boulevard.
07-R-2283 (52) Claim of Shari Youngblood, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of slipping and falling on August 22, 2007 at the intersection of 10th and Atlantic Streets.
07-R-2284 (53) Claim of Lea O’Neal, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of storm water overflow at 219 Hermer Circle, NW.
07-R-2285 (54) Claim of Lea O’Neal, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of storm water overflow on June 28, 2005 and July 19, 2005 at 219 Hermer Circle, NW.
07-R-2286 (55) Claim of Ke’vis Pledger, through his attorney, Alfonza Whitaker, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of a vehicle accident on May 27, 2006 at the intersection of Mitchell Street, NE and Washington Street, NE.
07-R-2288 (57) Claim of Roberto S. Hardy, through his attorney, Alfonza Whitaker, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of a vehicle accident on May 27, 2006 at the intersection of Mitchell Street, NE and Washington Street, NE.
07-R-2289 (58) Claim of Eric Smith, II, for damages allegedly sustained as a result of driving over an unsecured metal plate on January 31, 2007 at Shelton Avenue and Metropolitan Parkway.
CONSENT AGENDA SECTION II
ORDINANCES FOR FIRST
PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL
07O2174( 1) An Ordinance by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee to amend the 2007 (Intergovernmental Grant Fund) Budget, Department of the Mayor, by adding to anticipations and appropriations, the amount of $175,000.00 from the Department of Justice Community Capacity Development Office, and matching funds from the City of Atlanta in an amount not to exceed $125,000.00 for a total of $300,000.00 for the implementation of the Weed and Seed strategy in the English Avenue Community; and for other purposes.
TO BE REFERRED TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
07O2175( 2) An Ordinance by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee to amend the 2007 (Intergovernmental Grant Fund) Budget, Department of the Mayor, by adding to anticipations and appropriations, the amount of $200,000.00 from the Department of Justice Community Capacity Development Office and matching funds from the City of Atlanta in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00 for a total of $350,000.00 for the continuation of the Weed and Seed strategy in the Vine City Community; and for other purposes.
TO BE REFERRED TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
07O2186( 3) An Ordinance by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee to amend the 2007 (Intergovernmental Grant Fund) Budget, Department of the Mayor, by transferring the remaining U. S. Department of Justice Grant Funds and Administrative Operations from the Office of the Mayor to Atlanta Workforce Development Agency (AWDA), in an amount not to exceed $65,433.01; and for other purposes.
TO BE REFERRED TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
07O2187( 4) An Ordinance by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee to amend the Code of Ordinances of the City of Atlanta, Georgia, Chapter 162, Article II, Sections 162-77(6) and 162-78(A)(6) so as to specifically allow companies and third parties that employ individuals otherwise employed by the City of Atlanta to administer New Driver and Annual Training Courses; and for other purposes.
TO BE REFERRED TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
07O2188( 5) An Ordinance by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee rescinding Ordinance Number 05O1059 and amending the 2005 (Intergovernmental Grant Fund) Budget, Department of Police, by adding to anticipations and appropriations, the amount of $3,519,385.00 for grant funds from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy for continuation of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force and continue disruption of Drug Trafficking Organizations; and for other purposes.
TO BE REFERRED TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
07O2290 ( 6) An Ordinance by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee amending the 2008 (Intergovernmental Grant Fund) Budget for the City of Atlanta Municipal Court, Community Court Division, by adding to anticipations and appropriations, the amount of $133,660.00, from the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Addictive Diseases, Metro Regional Office (“DHR”) for the purpose of continuing Clinical Assessment Services for Criminal Defendants participating in Community Court; and for other purposes.
TO BE REFERRED TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
TO BE REFERRED TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
- CLAIR MULLER, CHAIR
07O2191( 8) An Ordinance by Transportation Committee on behalf of the Department of Aviation to purchase 2.6 acres at 720 Doug Davis Drive, Hapeville, GA 30354 with improvements thereon from Delta Air Lines, Inc. for $2,500,000.00 to be used as the new Command, Control and Communications Center (C-4) for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to be charged to and paid from Fund, Account, and Center Numbers 2H21 573001 R21E05149999 (Airport Renewal and Extension Fund, Fac. Buildings, Airport Safety/Command & Control Center) in the amount of $1,200,000.00 and 2H26 573001 R21E051496AA (Airport Passenger Facility Charge Fund, Fac. Buildings, Airport Safety/Command & Control Center) in the amount of $1,300,000.00; and for other purposes.
TO BE REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
07O2192( 9) An Ordinance by Transportation Committee to amend the 2007/2008 2H21 (Airport Renewal and Extension Fund), 2H24 (APT FAC Rev Bd Const Fd – Series 1990 Fund), 2H25 (Airport FAC Rev Bd Const Fd – Series 1994B Fund), 2H26 (Airport Passenger Facility Charge Fund), 2H31 (2004 Airport PFC Bond Fund: C, D, E), 2H32 (2004 Airport Revenue Bond Fund: F, G, I), and 2H35 (2006 Airport CONRAC Bond Fund) Budgets by transferring to and from appropriations for a total amount of $42,443,498.00 to provide adequate funding for the Hartsfield-Jackson Development Program (H-JDP) Consultants at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport; and for other purposes.
TO BE REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/
07O2296(10) An Ordinance by Community Development/Human Resources
CDP-07-37 Committee to amend the Land Use Element of the City of Atlanta 2004-2019 Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) so as to re-designate property that is located at 624, 628 Parkway Drive, NE, from the “High Density Residential” Land Use Designation to the “Mixed Use” Land Use Designation; and for other purposes.
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Council District 2
TO BE REFERRED TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
07O2297(11) An Ordinance by Community Development/Human Resources
CDP-07-38 Committee to amend the Land Use Element of the City of Atlanta 2004-2019 Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) so as to re-designate property that is located at 1035-1039 Grant Street, NE, from the “Industrial” Land Use Designation to the “Mixed Use” Land Use Designation; and for other purposes.
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Council District 1
TO BE REFERRED TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
07O2298(12) An Ordinance by Community Development/Human Resources
CDP-07-39 Committee to amend the Land Use Element of the City of Atlanta 2004-2019 Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) so as to re-designate property that is located at 690 Lindbergh Drive, from the “High Density Residential” Land Use Designation to the “Mixed Use” Land Use Designation; and for other purposes.
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Council District 7
TO BE REFERRED TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
07O2299(13) An Ordinance by Community Development/Human Resources
CDP-07-40 Committee to amend the Land Use Element of the City of Atlanta 2004-2019 Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) so as to re-designate property that is located at 1380-1434, 1488 Bolton Road & Parcel 17-02610001056 Bolton Road, from the “Industrial” Land Use Designation to the “Single-Family Residential” Land Use Designation; and for other purposes.
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Council District 9
TO BE REFERRED TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
07O2300(14) An Ordinance by Community Development/Human Resources
CDP-07-42 Committee to amend the Land Use Element of the City of Atlanta 2004-2019 Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) so as to re-designate property that is located at 760 Confederate Avenue, from the “Low Density Residential” Land Use Designation to the “Low Density Commercial” Land Use Designation; and for other purposes.
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Council District 1
TO BE REFERRED TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
07O2301(15) An Ordinance by Community Development/Human Resources
CDP-07-43 Committee to amend the Land Use Element of the City of Atlanta 2004-2019 Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) so as to re-designate property that is located at 5 Peachtree Avenue, from the “Medium Density Residential” Land Use Designation to the “High Density Commercial” Land Use Designation; and for other purposes.
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Council District 7
TO BE REFERRED TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
07O2302(16) An Ordinance by Community Development/Human Resources
CDP-07-44 Committee to amend the Land Use Element of the City of Atlanta 2004-2019 Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) so as to re-designate property that is located at 14-26 Jesse Hill Drive, 23 Boaz Street, 24-60 Coca-Cola Place and 17 Courtland Street, from the “Low Density Commercial” Land Use Designation to the “High Density Commercial” Land Use Designation; and for other purposes.
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Council District 2
TO BE REFERRED TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
07O2303(17) An Ordinance by Community Development/Human Resources
CDP-07-45 Committee to amend the Land Use Element of the City of Atlanta 2004-2019 Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) so as to re-designate property that is located at 3450 Main Street (14-0127-LL118), Virginia Avenue (14-0127-LL085), 1270-2240 Toffie (14-0128-LL24 to LL27), from “No” Land Use Designation to the “High Density Commercial” Land Use Designation; and for other purposes.
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Council District 12
TO BE REFERRED TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
07O2304(18) An Ordinance by Community Development/Human Resources
CDP-07-46 Committee to amend the Land Use Element of the City of Atlanta 2004-2019 Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) so as to re-designate property that is located at 2853 Campbellton Road, from the “Low Density Residential” Land Use Designation to the “Medium Density Residential” Land Use Designation; and for other purposes.
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Council District 11
TO BE REFERRED TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
07O2305(19) An Ordinance by Community Development/Human Resources
CDP-07-47 Committee to amend the Land Use Element of the City of Atlanta 2004-2019 Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) so as to re-designate property that is located throughout the City of Atlanta from various Land Use Designations to Various Land Use Designations; and for other purposes.
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Council Districts 5,6,8 and 9
TO BE REFERRED TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
07O2310(20) An Ordinance by Community Development/Human
CDP-07-48 Resources Committee to amend the Land Use Element of the
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Council District 11
TO BE REFERRED TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- HOWARD SHOOK, CHAIR
07O2198(21) An Ordinance by Finance/Executive Committee amending the Fiscal Year 2008 Budgets by transferring appropriations to 2H53 783010 T***** (Airport Fac Revenue Bond Sinking Fund, Interest Due) and 2H53 782007 T***** (Airport Fac Revenue Bond Sinking Fund, Principal Due) from 2H26 791001 T11001 (Airport Passenger Facility Charge Fund, Reserve for Appropriation, Reservation of Fund Appropriations) in the amount of $10,000,000.00 for the purpose of funding debt service charges associated with Runway 10-28 (5th Runway) at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport; and for other purposes.
TO BE REFERRED TO FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
07O2292(22) An Ordinance by Finance/Executive Committee to place all employees of the City of Atlanta on a Bi-Weekly Pay Schedule beginning December 13, 2007; and for other purposes.
TO BE REFERRED TO FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
07O2306(23) An Ordinance by Finance/Executive Committee authorizing the Mayor or her designee to enter into Amendment No. 2 to extend the number of days for completion of the work under the expired Contract FC-3004007825, Custer Avenue CSO Storage and Dechlorination Facility Agreement, on behalf of the Department of Watershed Management; to waive Article IX of the Real Estate and Procurement Code; and for other purposes.
TO BE REFERRED TO FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
07O2314(24) An Ordinance by Finance/Executive Committee authorizing
*** the Chief Financial Officer to amend the 2008 Water and Wastewater Budget, on behalf of the Department of Watershed Management, in the amount of $500,000.00 by transferring funds from 2J25 (1997 Water & Wastewater Bond Fund) 791001 (Reserve for Appropriations) T11001 (Reserve of Fund Appropriations) to 2J25 (1997 Water & Wastewater Bond Fund) 729023 (Arbitrage Rebate) T31001 (Unallocated Fund Wide Expenses), to pay 2007 Arbitrage Rebate Due on 2J25 (1997 Water & Wastewater Bond Fund); and for other purposes.
TO BE REFERRED TO FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
07O2169(25)
An Ordinance by City Utilities Committee to abandon
a portion of Fraser Street, SE located between Fulton Street and Solomon Street
consisting of 0.177 acre, more or less and being more specifically described in
the attached Exhibit “A” lying and being in Land Lot 53 of the 14th
District, Fulton County, Georgia; and for other purposes.
(Advertised for a Public Hearing
11/13/07 at 9:00 a.m.)
TO BE REFERRED TO CITY UTILITIES COMMITTEE
07O2230(26) An Ordinance by City Utilities Committee authorizing the abandonment of certain sewer easements on certain property owned by Glenwood Park, LLC and located in Land Lot 12 of the 14th District of Fulton County; acknowledging and authorizing the acceptance of new sewer easements for the new storm and sanitary sewer system constructed by Glenwood Park, LLC upon final acceptance of the dedicated infrastructure; authorizing the ratification of the Encroachment Agreement allowing Georgia Power Facilities to be located within the designated easement area as described in this ordinance; authorizing the Mayor or her designee to execute any necessary documents and instruments; and for other purposes.
TO BE REFERRED TO CITY UTILITIES COMMITTEE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL
PAPERS HELD IN COMMITTEE
06R0433( 1)
Claim of Robert Colgin, for damages alleged to have been sustained as
a result of flooding on July 9, 2005 at 3340 Chatham Road, NW. (Referred
back by Council 2/20/06) (Held 2/28/06 for further investigation at the request
of Councilmember Muller)
06O1044( 2) An Ordinance by Councilmembers H. Lamar Willis and C. T. Martin to amend the Code of Ordinances of the City of Atlanta, Georgia, Chapter 162, Article 2, Section 162-61(a) and Chapter 162, Article 2, Section 162-34(f) to allow short breaks in service for Taxicabs; to allow the Chief of Police or his designee, discretion to grant further extension for correction slip matters; to repeal conflicting ordinances; and for other purposes. (Held 5/9/06 at the request of Councilmember Martin)
06O1142( 3)
An Ordinance by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee to waive
Section 2-1854 of the City of Atlanta Code of Ordinances to allow for the
re-appointment of Barney Simms to the License Review Board; and for other
purposes. (Held
6/13/06 for further review)
06O1601( 4)
An Ordinance by Councilman C. T. Martin to amend Article XXIII (Entitled
“Vending on Public Property”), Division 1, Section 30-1401, of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Atlanta, Georgia, so as to exempt Disabled Veterans
from most of the provisions of the Public Property Vending Code; to waive
conflicting ordinances; and for other purposes. (Held
8/15/06 for further review)