Wednesday, February 03, 2010
ATLANTA
ACTION/MINUTES
JANUARY 19, 2010
The
Atlanta City Council held its Regularly Scheduled Meeting on Tuesday, January
19, 2010, due to the Martin Luther King Jr., Holiday on Monday, January 18, 2010.
The Meeting convened at 1:10
p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall.
The roll was called and a quorum was declared.
PRESIDER
(S): The Honorable Council President Ceasar C. Mitchell presided.
Attendance:
The
following (15) voting members were present at the Meeting:
|
The Honorable
Carla Smith *1:13 |
The
Honorable Felicia A. Moore |
|
The Honorable
Kwanza Hall |
The Honorable C.
T. Martin |
|
The Honorable
Ivory L. Young, Jr. |
The Honorable
Keisha Lance Bottoms |
|
The
Honorable Cleta Winslow *2:06 |
The Honorable
Joyce Sheperd *1:13 |
|
The
Honorable Natalyn Archibong *1:44 |
The Honorable
Michael J. Bond *1:14 |
|
The
Honorable Alex Wan |
The
Honorable Aaron Watson *1:17 |
|
The
Honorable Howard Shook |
The Honorable H.
Lamar Willis |
|
The
Honorable Yolanda Adrean |
|
*Arrival Time: -
indicates arrival after convening roll call.
INVOCATION:
Pastor
Olu Brown of the Impact Church gave the
invocation.
PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE: In unison, lead by Councilmember C. T. Martin, the Council recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United
States of America.
REPORT
OF THE JOURNAL: Rhonda Dauphin Johnson, Municipal Clerk, certified to the Council and the Committee on Council that the Action/Minutes
of the January 04, 2010 Regular Meeting are true and correct.
The Minutes were FILED without objection.
ADOPTION
OF AGENDA: Council President Ceasar C. Mitchell entertained a Motion for the
Adoption of the Agenda.
The Motion was moved, properly Seconded, and CARRIED by a roll call vote
of 13 yeas; 0 nays.
COMMUNICATIONS
Council
President Ceasar C. Mitchell Presided
COMMUNICATIONS
10-C-0148
( 1) A
Communication from City Auditor Leslie
Ward submitting the Performance Audit for City Hall East Sale and Public
Safety Facilities Construction Report.
REFERRED
TO FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND COMMITTEE ON COUNCIL WITHOUT OBJECTION
10-C-0149
( 2) A
Communication from Elizabeth B. Coyle,
Chair, BeltLine Network, to Council President Ceasar C. Mitchell and Members of
Council submitting their appointment of Dr. Kelly Hill to serve as their
representative on the BeltLine Tax Allocation District (TAD) Advisory Committee.
This appointment is for a term of two (2) years, retroactive to January
01, 2010.
REFERRED
TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE AND COMMITTEE ON COUNCIL
WITHOUT OBJECTION
10-C-0150
( 3) A
Communication by Council President Ceasar C. Mitchell appointing Councilmember Alex
Wan to serve as a member of the Piedmont Park Conservancy Board.
This appointment is for a term of one (1) year and does not require
Council confirmation.
FILED
WITHOUT OBJECTION
10-C-0151
( 4) A
Communication from Andy Schneggenburger,
Executive Director, Atlanta Housing Association of Neighborhood-Based Developers
(AHAND), to Municipal Clerk Rhonda Dauphin Johnson appointing Mr. Pete
Hayley to serve as their representative on the BeltLine Tax Allocation District
(TAD) Affordable Housing Advisory Board. This
appointment is for a term of two (2) years, retroactive to May 01, 2009 and
expires April 30, 2011.
REFERRED
TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE AND COMMITTEE ON COUNCIL
WITHOUT OBJECTION
10-C-0152
( 5) A
Communication from Andy Schneggenburger,
Executive Director, Atlanta Housing Association of Neighborhood-Based Developers
(AHAND) to Municipal Clerk Rhonda Dauphin Johnson, jointly with the Atlanta
Neighborhood Development Partnership (ANDP), appointing Ms. Kate S. Little to
serve as their representative on the BeltLine Tax Allocation District (TAD)
Affordable Housing Advisory Board. This
appointment is for a term of two (2) years, retroactive to May 01, 2009 and
expires April 30, 2011.
REFERRED
TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE AND COMMITTEE ON COUNCIL
WITHOUT OBJECTION
Council
President Ceasar C. Mitchell Presided
COMMUNICATIONS
(CONT’D)
10-C-0208
( 6) A
Communication from John O’ Callaghan,
President and CEO, Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership, Inc. (ANDP) to
Municipal Clerk Rhonda Dauphin Johnson, jointly with the Atlanta Housing
Association of Neighborhood-based Developers (AHAND), appointing Mr. Derrick
Duckworth to serve as their representative on the BeltLine Tax Allocation
District (TAD) Affordable Housing Advisory Board.
This appointment is for a term of two (2) years, retroactive to May 01,
2009 and expires April 30, 2011.
REFERRED
TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE AND COMMITTEE ON COUNCIL
WITHOUT OBJECTION
10-C-0209
( 7) A
Communication by Councilmembers Natalyn M. Archibong, District 5; Alex Wan, District 6;
Howard Shook, District 7; Yolanda Adrean, District 8 and Aaron Watson, Post 2
At-Large re-appointing Mr. Andy Schneggenburger to serve as their
representative on the BeltLine Tax Allocation District (TAD) Affordable Housing
Advisory Board. This appointment is
for a term of two (2) years, retroactive to May 01, 2009 and expires April 30,
2011.
REFERRED
TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE AND COMMITTEE ON COUNCIL
WITHOUT OBJECTION
10-C-0210
( 8) A
Communication by Mayor Kasim Reed to President Ceasar C. Mitchell and the Atlanta City
Council appointing Ms. Sherri Thompson Dickerson as Commissioner of the
Department of Human Resources for the City of Atlanta.
REFERRED
TO FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND COMMITTEE ON COUNCIL WITHOUT OBJECTION
10-C-0211
( 9) A
Communication by Mayor Kasim Reed to President Ceasar C. Mitchell and the Atlanta City
Council appointing Councilmember Aaron Watson as a member of the General
Employees’ Pension Board of Trustees for the City of Atlanta.
FILED
WITHOUT OBJECTION
10-C-0212
(10) A
Communication by Mayor Kasim Reed to President Ceasar C. Mitchell and the Atlanta City
Council re-appointing Councilmember Cleta Winslow as a member of the Police
Officers’ Pension Board of Trustees for the City of Atlanta.
FILED
WITHOUT OBJECTION
10-C-0213
(11) A
Communication by Mayor Kasim Reed to President Ceasar C. Mitchell and the Atlanta City
Council appointing Councilmember Keisha Lance Bottoms as a member of the
Firefighters’ Pension Board of Trustees for the City of Atlanta.
FILED
WITHOUT OBJECTION
Council
President Ceasar C. Mitchell Presided
COMMUNICATIONS
(CONT’D)
10-C-0214
(12) A
Communication by Mayor Kasim Reed to President Ceasar C. Mitchell and the Atlanta City
Council appointing Ms. Sherri Thompson Dickerson as designee to the General
Employees’ Pension Board of Trustees for the City of Atlanta.
FILED
WITHOUT OBJECTION
10-C-0215
(13) A
Communication by Mayor Kasim Reed to President Ceasar C. Mitchell and the Atlanta City
Council appointing Ms. Sherri Thompson Dickerson as designee to the
Firefighters’ Pension Board of Trustees for the City of Atlanta.
FILED
WITHOUT OBJECTION
10-C-0216
(14) A
Communication by Mayor Kasim Reed to President Ceasar C. Mitchell and the Atlanta City
Council appointing Ms. Sherri Thompson Dickerson as designee to the Police
Officers’ Pension Board of Trustees for the City of Atlanta.
FILED
WITHOUT OBJECTION
10-C-0217
(15) A
Communication by City Auditor Leslie Ward submitting a Performance Audit Report
regarding the Patrol of Officer Availability during the Furlough Period.
FILED
WITHOUT OBJECTION
VETOED LEGISLATION
Council
President Ceasar C. Mitchell Presided
VETOED LEGISLATION
NONE
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Council President Ceasar C. Mitchell Presided
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS
NONE
CONSENT AGENDA
SECTION I
Council President
Ceasar C. Mitchell Presided
CONSENT
AGENDA
There
was no separate discussion of the following items with the exception of item
10-R-0145 which was removed from the Consent Agenda, and considered separately
per Rules for the Conduct of Business of the Council of the City of Atlanta (As
Amended), Rule XI; Order of Business, SECTION 11.2; Consent Agenda.
The following CONSENT AGENDA
SECTION I received a Favorable Recommendation and was Adopted in accordance with
Section 11.2 by the following roll call vote: 14 Yeas:
Councilmembers Smith, Hall, Young, Archibong, Wan, Shook, Adrean, Moore, Martin,
Bottoms, Sheperd, Bond, Watson and Willis:0 Nays.
SECTION
I
FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
YOLANDA
ADREAN, CHAIR
10-O-0130
( 1)
An Ordinance by Councilmember
Carla Smith authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City of Atlanta (The
"City"), to execute and deliver certain Quitclaim Deeds relating to
certain real property acquired during the era of the Centennial Olympic Games to
the Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority (The "Authority"); and
for other purposes.
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
RESOLUTIONS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/HUMAN RESOURCES
COMMITTEE
JOYCE
SHEPERD, CHAIR
10-R-0060
( 1)
An Amended Resolution by Community
Development/Human Resources Committee
authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the City of Atlanta to enter into a Joint
Operating Agreement with the Atlanta Independent School System (“AISS”)
setting forth the terms of AISS and the City’s utilization of the Martin
Luther King, Jr. Recreation Center; and for other purposes.
ADOPTED
AS AMENDED ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0061
( 2)
An Amended Resolution by Community
Development/Human Resources Committee
authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the City of Atlanta to enter into a Joint
Operating Agreement with the Atlanta Independent School System (“AISS”)
setting forth the terms of AISS and the City’s utilization of the Morningside
Recreation Center; and for other purposes.
ADOPTED
AS AMENDED ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
Council President
Ceasar C. Mitchell Presided
CONSENT
AGENDA (CONT’D)
SECTION
I
(CONT’D)
RESOLUTIONS
(CONT’D)
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/HUMAN RESOURCES
COMMITTEE
(CONT’D)
JOYCE
SHEPERD, CHAIR
10-R-0062
( 3)
A Resolution by Community
Development/Human Resources Committee
authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the City of Atlanta to amend the Community
Garden Program Agreement with Park Pride Atlanta, Inc., to change the size
limitations for Community Gardens located in city-owned beauty spots that are
one half acre or smaller; and for other purposes.
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0063
( 4)
A Resolution by Community
Development/Human Resources Committee
authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the City of Atlanta to enter into an
appropriate Contractual Agreement with American Facility Services, Inc., for
FC-4991, Janitorial Services for the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in
an amount not to exceed $206,400.00 with all contracted work being charged to
and paid from the General Ledger/Account
Segment
Numbers identified in this Resolution; and for other purposes.
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0145
( 5)
A Resolution by Community
Development/Human Resources Committee
authorizing the Mayor to enter into a funding Agreement with the Atlanta
Development Authority, Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partners (in
collaboration with MaCallan Group and NorSouth Companies) and The Integral
Development, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $57,944,444.00 from the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development under the CDBG Neighborhood
Stabilization Program 2 (NSP2); and for other purposes.
The
above item was removed from the Consent Agenda by request of Councilmember
Sheperd.
SEE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE REPORT
Council President
Ceasar C. Mitchell Presided
CONSENT
AGENDA (CONT’D)
SECTION
I
(CONT’D)
RESOLUTIONS
(CONT’D)
PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION
COMMITTEE
IVORY
L. YOUNG, JR., CHAIR
10-R-0064
( 6)
A Resolution by Public Safety and
Legal Administration Committee
authorizing the settlement of all claims against the City of Atlanta in the case
of Amy Falzone v. City of Atlanta, Magistrate Court Fulton County, Civil Action
File No. 09MS097930, in the amount of $7,000.00; authorizing said payment to be
charged to and paid from Fund 5051 (Water & Wastewater Revenue Fund), 170201
(DWM Wastewater Treatment & Collections), 5750002 (Property/Liquidation),
4310000 (Sanitary Administration); authorizing the recision of 09-R-1856;
authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to distribute the settlement amount; and
for other purposes.
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0065
( 7)
A Resolution by Public Safety and
Legal Administration Committee
authorizing the settlement of all claims against the City of Atlanta in the case
of Diane Bolton v. City of Atlanta, State Court Fulton County, Civil Action File
No. 2007EV002680G, in the amount of $20,000.00; authorizing said payment to be
charged to and paid from Fund 1001 (General Fund)/ 200101 (NDP Unallocated
Citywide Employee Expenses)/ 5212005 (Property/Liquidation)/ 1512000 (Human
Resources); authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to distribute the settlement
amount; and for other purposes.
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0066
( 8)
A Resolution by Public Safety and
Legal Administration Committee
authorizing the settlement of all claims against the City of Atlanta in the case
of James Ellis and Beverly Ellis v. City of Atlanta, Georgia, Civil Action File
No. 2008-CV-160200, Fulton County Superior Court, in the amount of $91,000.00;
authorizing said payment to be paid from Fund 5051 (Water & Sewer), Center
Number 170201 (Departmental), 5750002 (Account) and 4310000 (Functional
Activity); authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to distribute the settlement
amount; and for other purposes.
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
Council President
Ceasar C. Mitchell Presided
CONSENT
AGENDA (CONT’D)
SECTION
I
(CONT’D)
RESOLUTIONS
(CONT’D)
PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION
COMMITTEE
(CONT’D)
IVORY
L. YOUNG, JR., CHAIR
10-R-0067
( 9)
A Resolution by Public Safety and
Legal Administration Committee
authorizing the settlement of all claims against the City of Atlanta in the case
of Lucy Stephens, Robert Baker and Joan Baker v. City of Atlanta, Georgia, Civil
Action File No. 2008-CV-156177, Fulton Superior Court, in the total amount of
$190,000.00; authorizing said payment to be paid from Fund 5051 (Water &
Sewer), Center Number 170201 (Departmental), 5750002 (Account) and 4310000
(Functional Activity); authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to distribute the
settlement amount; and for other purposes.
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0068
(10)
A Resolution by Public Safety and
Legal Administration Committee to
authorize the Mayor to apply for and accept a grant in an amount not to exceed
$1,200,000.00 from the United States Department of Health and Human Services to
implement an Offender Re-Entry Program in collaboration with the Municipal Court
of Atlanta, Department of Corrections and the Mayor’s Office of Weed and Seed,
to reduce the recidivism rate among lower level offenders who have substance
abuse problems that contribute to their criminal behavior; and for other
purposes.
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0146
(11)
A Resolution by Public Safety and
Legal Administration Committee
authorizing the acceptance of $190,775.00 as full compromise settlement of the
City of Atlanta’s claim for losses suffered due to the embezzlement of City
funds by former employee, Mr. Vandyke A. Walker, III; collected funds shall be
deposited into Fund Account 5501 (Airport Revenue Fund), 000002 (Dept. of
Aviation), 3890007 (Recoveries), 7563000 (Airport); and for other purposes.
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
Council President
Ceasar C. Mitchell Presided
CONSENT
AGENDA (CONT’D)
SECTION
I
(CONT’D)
RESOLUTIONS
(CONT’D)
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
C.
T. MARTIN, CHAIR
10-R-0125
(12)
A Resolution by Transportation
Committee authorizing the Mayor to execute an Agreement with Amy Landesberg
Art & Design, Inc., to produce art work for the Maynard Holbrook Jackson,
Jr. International Terminal in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00; all
contracted work will be charged to and paid from the Various PATEO and FDOA
Numbers listed.
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
YOLANDA
ADREAN, CHAIR
10-R-0143
(13)
A Substitute Resolution by Finance/Executive
Committee authorizing the Mayor or his designee to exercise Lease Renewal
Option Number Two (2) with Dell Marketing, LP, for Computer Hardware and
Maintenance for the Server Consolidation utilizing the NASPO/WSCA Contract
Number A63307 on behalf of the Department of Information Technology, in an
amount not to exceed $776,654.04; all contracted work will be charged to and
paid from the FDOA Numbers listed; and for other purposes.
ADOPTED
SUBSTITUTE ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0144
(14)
A Substitute Resolution by Finance/Executive
Committee authorizing the Mayor or his designee to exercise Lease Renewal
Option Number Two (2) with Dell Marketing, LP, for the purchase of Server
Consolidation Backup Storage Software Licenses and Support utilizing the NASPO/WSCA
Contract Number A63307 on behalf of the Department of Information Technology, in
an amount not to exceed $90,335.99; all contracted work will be charged to and
paid from the FDOA Numbers listed; and for other purposes.
ADOPTED
SUBSTITUTE ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
Council President
Ceasar C. Mitchell Presided
CONSENT
AGENDA (CONT’D)
SECTION
I
(CONT’D)
RESOLUTIONS/CLAIMS
PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION
COMMITTEE
IVORY
L. YOUNG, JR., CHAIR
Claims
with favorable recommendations:
10-R-0069
( 1)
Claim of Caprice Holt, for
property damages alleged to have been sustained from an automobile accident on
September 25, 2009 at Northside Drive and McDaniel Street.
$2,589.00
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0070
( 2)
Claim of Chenelle Barker, through
her attorney, L. Chris Stewart, for damages alleged to have been sustained
as a result of an automobile accident on May 1, 2009 at 1801 Howell Mill Road,
NW.
$9,000.00
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0071
( 3)
Claim of USAA, as subrogee of
David W. Tascarella, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result
of an automobile accident on April 25, 2008 at 2715 Peachtree Road, NE and
Andrews Drive, NE.
$35,264.51
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0072
( 4)
Claim of Uptown Buckhead¸ for
damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of an automobile accident on
November 20, 2009 at 3707 Roswell Road, NE.
$4,207.07
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0073
( 5)
Claim of Brenda Ann Stewart,
for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of an automobile accident
on October 26, 2009 at S. Central Avenue and Atlanta Avenue. $1,015.24
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0074
( 6)
Claim of AT&T, for damages
alleged to have been sustained as a result of a severed phone line on September
14, 2009 at Lenox Road at Canter Road.
$2,021.58
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
Council President
Ceasar C. Mitchell Presided
CONSENT
AGENDA (CONT’D)
SECTION
I
(CONT’D)
RESOLUTIONS/CLAIMS
(CONT’D)
PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION
COMMITTEE
(CONT’D)
IVORY
L. YOUNG, JR., CHAIR
Claims
with favorable recommendations: (Cont’d)
10-R-0075
( 7)
Claim of Encompass Insurance, as
subrogee of Lee A. Dudley, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a
result of an automobile accident on July 2, 2009 at Argonne Drive, NW and Arden
Road, NW.
$4,340.83
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0076
( 8)
Claim of Janet C. Shortt, for
property damages alleged to have been sustained when a driveway was broken
during back-yard garbage pickup service from 2007-May 27, 2009 at 3400 Spreading
Oak Drive, SW.
$1,225.00
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0077
( 9)
Claim of Leonard Rubin, for
vehicle damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of a recessed catch
basin on September 18, 2009 at 90 West Wieuca Road.
$512.65
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0078
(10)
Claim of Sandra S. Myers, for
damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of a sewer backup between
September 2-11, 2009 at 281 E. Wesley Road.
$1,531.50
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0079
(11)
Claim of Andre Beasley, through
his attorney, Ahkibah Khan, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a
result of a vehicular accident on July 20, 2009 at 1127 Cascade Avenue.
$4,800.00
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0080
(12)
Claim of Phillip Floyd, for
damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of driving over a pothole on
May 5, 2009 at 626 DeKalb Avenue.
$692.17
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
Council President
Ceasar C. Mitchell Presided
CONSENT
AGENDA (CONT’D)
SECTION
I
(CONT’D)
RESOLUTIONS/CLAIMS
(CONT’D)
PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION
COMMITTEE
(CONT’D)
IVORY
L. YOUNG, JR., CHAIR
Claims
with favorable recommendations: (Cont’d)
10-R-0081
(13)
Claim of Robert Jackson, through
his attorney, Adam Jaffe, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a
result of walking on an uncovered water meter box on May 27, 2009 at 276
Memorial Drive.
$5,500.00
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0082
(14)
Claim of Tameko High, through her
attorney, Ahkibah Khan, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a
result of a vehicular accident on July 20, 2009 at 1127 Cascade Avenue.
$4,900.00
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0083
(15)
Claim of Mark Dowdy, through his
attorney, George W. Brinson, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a
result of a trip and fall on an unsecured water meter lid April 20, 2009 on
Oakview Road.
$3,500.00
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0084
(16)
Claim of Evelyn Irving, for
damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of driving over a pothole on
April 26, 2009 at 2800 Fairburn Road.
$543.44
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0085
(17)
Claim of Citywide Wrecker, for
vehicular damages alleged to have been sustained after driving over an uncovered
manhole on August 26, 2009 at McDonough Boulevard and Gault Street.
$1,157.08
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0086
(18)
Claim of Sarah D. Sidwell, for
damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of striking a pothole on May
28, 2009 at 3369 Lenox Road.
$274.92
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
Council President
Ceasar C. Mitchell Presided
CONSENT
AGENDA (CONT’D)
SECTION
I
(CONT’D)
RESOLUTIONS/CLAIMS
(CONT’D)
PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION
COMMITTEE
(CONT’D)
IVORY
L. YOUNG, JR., CHAIR
Claims
with favorable recommendations: (Cont’d)
10-R-0087
(19)
Claim of Sara Dubose, for
damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of striking a pothole on
October 5, 2009 at 3369 Lenox Road.
$121.90
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0088
(20)
Claim of State Farm Insurance
Companies, as subrogee of Stephen Ayoub, for damages alleged to have been
sustained as a result of a automobile accident on May 16, 2009 at 6000 North
Terminal Parkway.
$5,217.10
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0090
(21)
Claim of Encompass Insurance, as
subrogee of Ruby M. Walker, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a
result of an automobile accident on March 24, 2009 at Mableton Parkway and
Discovery Parkway.
$2,467.54
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0091
(22)
Claim of State Farm Insurance
Companies, as subrogee of Phillip Floyd, for damages alleged to have been
sustained as a result of driving over a pothole on May 5, 2009 at 626 DeKalb
Avenue.
$926.37
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0092
(23)
Claim of State Farm Insurance
Companies, as subrogee of Jamel Hill, for damages alleged to have been
sustained as a result of a vehicular accident on March 24, 2009 at 3201 Martin
Luther King, Jr. Drive.
$1,324.06
ADOPTED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
Council President
Ceasar C. Mitchell Presided
CONSENT
AGENDA (CONT’D)
SECTION
I
(CONT’D)
RESOLUTIONS/CLAIMS
(CONT’D)
PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION
COMMITTEE
(CONT’D)
IVORY
L. YOUNG, JR., CHAIR
Claims
with unfavorable recommendations:
10-R-0094
(24)
Claim of Clara Funderburg, through
her attorney, Thelma Wyatt Cummings Moore, for property damages alleged to
have been sustained due to a sanitary sewer rehabilitation project from 2007 to
present at 2990 Stone Hogan Road.
ADVERSED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0095
(25)
Claim of Kenneth Tyson, through
his attorney, David R. Moore, Esq., for bodily injuries alleged to have been
sustained from an automobile accident on August 8, 2009 at Hartsfield-Jackson
Atlanta International Airport, 8700 Spine Road.
ADVERSED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0096
(26)
Claim of Erika Aaron, for
damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of flooding during a heavy
rain event on September 21, 2009 at 198 Atlanta Avenue, SE.
ADVERSED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0097
(27)
Claim of Dorothy Baker, for
property damages alleged to have been sustained from storm water overflow on
June 21, 2005 at 735 Ellsworth Drive, NW.
ADVERSED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0098
(28)
Claim of Michael Walker, on behalf
of his deceased spouse, Elaine Walker, through his attorney, Noah S. Rosner,
Esq., Rosner Law Group, for damages alleged to have been sustained from a
wrongful death incident on May 10, 2008 at 1500 Aviation Boulevard.
ADVERSED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0099
(29)
Claim of Jessica N.
Pressley-Willis, for vehicular damages alleged to have been sustained from
driving over a pothole on July 25, 2009 at Camp Creek Parkway and Bakers Ferry
Road.
ADVERSED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
Council President
Ceasar C. Mitchell Presided
CONSENT
AGENDA (CONT’D)
SECTION
I
(CONT’D)
RESOLUTIONS/CLAIMS
(CONT’D)
PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION
COMMITTEE
(CONT’D)
IVORY
L. YOUNG, JR., CHAIR
Claims
with unfavorable recommendations: (Cont’d)
10-R-0100
(30)
Claim of Dorcas Grey, through her
attorney, Steven R. Thornton, Esq., Thornton Law Firm, P.C., for bodily
injuries alleged to have been sustained from a slip and fall incident on May 26,
2009 at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, 8700 Spine Road.
ADVERSED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0101
(31)
Claim of Terry Brown, for
damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of driving over a pothole on
September 30, 2009 at Roswell Road near Alberta Street.
ADVERSED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0102
(32)
Claim of Cheryl Miller, for
vehicular damages alleged to have been sustained from driving over a pothole on
April 2, 2009 on Peachtree Road, NE south of Pharr Road, NE.
ADVERSED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0103
(33)
Claim of Patricia Ann Gresham,
for damages alleged to have been sustained during a sewer rehabilitation project
on May 17, 2009 at 1739 Leslie Avenue, SW.
ADVERSED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0104
(34)
Claim of Timothy K. Brayboy,
for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of an automobile accident
in a parking lot on May 21, 2009 at 651 14th Street, NW.
ADVERSED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0105
(35)
Claim of Margaret Lane, for
damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of driving over a pothole on
September 29, 2009 at 3434 Roswell Road.
ADVERSED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
Council President
Ceasar C. Mitchell Presided
CONSENT
AGENDA (CONT’D)
SECTION
I
(CONT’D)
RESOLUTIONS/CLAIMS
(CONT’D)
PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION
COMMITTEE
(CONT’D)
IVORY
L. YOUNG, JR., CHAIR
Claims
with unfavorable recommendations: (Cont’d)
10-R-0106
(36)
Claim of Mildred Denmark, for
damages allegedly sustained as a result of driving over an unsecured metal plate
in April 2009 at 1317 Fairbanks Street.
ADVERSED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0107
(37)
Claim of Wilford and Earnestine
Reed, through their attorney, Terry D. Jackson, Esq., for damages alleged to
have been sustained due to a residential fire on January 24, 2009 at 342 Atlanta
Avenue.
ADVERSED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0108
(38)
Claim of Ruth Green, through her
attorney, Sam Starks, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result
of a sewer backup on October 29, 2008 at 318 Kelso Drive.
ADVERSED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0109
(39)
Claim of Sidnye Fells, through her
attorney, N. Giovanni Bonner, for damages alleged to have been sustained as
a result of a resignation on December 9, 2008 at Dobbs Elementary School, 1965
Lewis Road.
ADVERSED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0110
(40)
Claim of Thadious Strozier,
through his attorney, Jonathan E. Sureck, Attorney at Law, for bodily
injuries alleged to have been sustained from an automobile accident involving an
Atlanta Public Schools employee on March 5, & 25, 2009 at Forrest Park Road
and Joseph E. Boone Boulevard.
ADVERSED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0111
(41)
Claim of Portia Dixon, through her
attorney, Nailah Grant, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a
result of a broken banner bracket on January 7, 2009 at North Avenue and West
Peachtree Street.
ADVERSED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
Council President
Ceasar C. Mitchell Presided
CONSENT
AGENDA (CONT’D)
SECTION
I
(CONT’D)
RESOLUTIONS/CLAIMS
(CONT’D)
PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION
COMMITTEE
(CONT’D)
IVORY
L. YOUNG, JR., CHAIR
Claims
with unfavorable recommendations: (Cont’d)
10-R-0112
(42)
Claim of AT&T, for damages
alleged to have been sustained as a result of replacing a fire hydrant on April
3, 2009 at 3387 Donald L. Hollowell Parkway.
ADVERSED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0113
(43)
Claim of The Estate of Everett
Johnson, through its attorney, J. Philip Milam, for damages alleged to have
been sustained as a result of an automobile accident on September 15, 2009 at
Hobart Drive near Vanderbilt Drive.
ADVERSED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0114
(44)
Claim of Jena Barnett and Marc
Antoine Williams on behalf of their deceased son, Antoine Williams, through,
their attorney, Sherrie M. Brady, Esq., The Cochran Firm, for damages
alleged to have been sustained due to the death of a minor on October 14, 2008
at 3450 Benjamin E. Mays Drive, SW.
ADVERSED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0115
(45)
Claim of Thad Persons, for
damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of the replacement of a water
meter on October 12, 2009 at 37 East Drive.
ADVERSED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0116
(46)
Claim of David Stewart, through
his attorney, William Heitmann, III, for damages alleged to have been
sustained as a result of a motor vehicle accident on June 5, 2009 at Greenwood
Avenue and Monroe Drive.
ADVERSED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-R-0117
(47)
Claim of Allstate Insurance
Company, as subrogee of Ricky Griffin, through their attorney, Edward Harris,
for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of a vehicular accident
on October 3, 2008 at an unspecified location.
ADVERSED
ON CONSENT BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
CONSENT
AGENDA
SECTION
II
Council President Ceasar C. Mitchell
Presided
CONSENT AGENDA
SECTION II
ORDINANCES FOR FIRST READING
All
items on Consent Agenda II (1 through 12 as follows) were Referred to the
appropriate committees as a collective vote.
CITY UTILITIES COMMITTEE
NATALYN
M. ARCHIBONG, CHAIR
10-O-0057
( 1)
An Ordinance by City Utilities
Committee to amend Chapter 74, Article VI “Flood Area Regulations” to
reduce or avoid future flood losses, enhance the function of the floodplain; and
for other purposes.
REFERRED
TO CITY UTILITIES COMMITTEE BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-O-0058
( 2)
An Ordinance by City Utilities
Committee to amend Article VII of Chapter 74 entitled “Riparian Buffer
Requirements” (§74-300 et seq.); to identify the administering department as
Watershed Management; to comply with the requirements of the Metropolitan North
Georgia Water Planning District Act; to streamline the review process and
clarify the public notice requirements; and for other purposes.
REFERRED
TO CITY UTILITIES COMMITTEE BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION
COMMITTEE
IVORY
L. YOUNG, JR., CHAIR
10-O-0118
( 3)
An Ordinance by Public Safety and
Legal Administration Committee
amending the 2010 (Intergovernmental Grant Fund) Budget, Department of Police,
by adding to anticipations and appropriations in the amount of $92,820.00 for a
Grant Award from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety and matching funds in
the amount of $139,230.00 from the General Fund Budget, to fund the Highway
Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic; and for other purposes.
REFERRED
TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14
YEAS; 0 NAYS
Council President Ceasar C. Mitchell
Presided
CONSENT AGENDA
(CONT’D)
SECTION II
(CONT’D)
ORDINANCES FOR FIRST READING
(CONT’D)
PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION
COMMITTEE
(CONT’D)
IVORY
L. YOUNG, JR., CHAIR
10-O-0119
( 4)
An Ordinance by Public Safety and
Legal Administration Committee amending
the FY10 (Intergovernmental Grant Fund) Budget, for the City of Atlanta
Municipal Court, Community Court Division, by adding to anticipations and
appropriations in the amount of $126,980.00, from the Georgia Department of
Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (“DBHDD”) for the purpose
of continuing Clinical Assessment Services for Criminal Defendants participating
in Community Court; and for other purposes.
REFERRED
TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14
YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-O-0120
( 5)
An Ordinance by Public Safety and
Legal Administration Committee
amending the 2010 (Intergovernmental Grant Fund) Budget, Department of Police,
by adding to anticipations and appropriations in the amount of $1,375,120.00 for
an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (“JAG”) Award from the
United States Department of Justice; and for other purposes.
REFERRED
TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14
YEAS; 0 NAYS
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
C.
T. MARTIN, CHAIR
10-O-0121 ( 6)
An Ordinance by Transportation
Committee to anticipate and appropriate Reimbursement Funds in the amount of
$161,817.12 from the City of College Park, Georgia for the reimbursement of
costs for work performed on their behalf on the Georgia International Convention
Center (GICC) Station Project; and for other purposes.
REFERRED
TO TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
Council President Ceasar C. Mitchell
Presided
CONSENT AGENDA
(CONT’D)
SECTION II
(CONT’D)
ORDINANCES FOR FIRST READING
(CONT’D)
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
(CONT’D)
C.
T. MARTIN, CHAIR
10-O-0122 ( 7)
An Ordinance by Transportation
Committee to anticipate and appropriate Grant Funds in the total amount of
$656,421.00 to be received from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Offer
via Grant Agreement AIP 3-13-0008-92, for the payment of the United States’
share of 75% of Allowable Costs incurred in accomplishing the project listed as
“Airport GIS”; and for other purposes.
REFERRED
TO TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-O-0123
( 8)
An
Ordinance by Transportation Committee
to anticipate and appropriate TSA Grant Funds in the amount of $20,000,000.00
from the Transportation Security Administrations’ (TSA) to reimburse the City
90% for Allowable Cost of the Design, Management and Construction Associated
with the new Checked Baggage Inspection System Project (CBIS) at the Hartsfield-Jackson
Atlanta International Airport; and for other purposes.
REFERRED
TO TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
YOLANDA
ADREAN, CHAIR
10-O-0126
( 9)
An Ordinance by Finance/Executive
Committee amending the 2010 (Water and Sewer Renewal and Extension Fund)
Budget by adding to anticipations and appropriations in an amount of $50,000.00
for 'Pass Through' Grant Award from the Georgia Environmental Protection
Division for the construction of GreenGrid Roof System at the Woodruff Arts
Center; and for other purposes.
REFERRED
TO FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-O-0127
(10)
An Ordinance by Finance/Executive
Committee authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to amend the FY 2010 (2004
Water and Wastewater Bond Fund-5058) Budget in the amount of $23,000,000.00 to
transfer funds from the Capital Projects Reserve (5058) for appropriations and
to add to appropriation funds for repairs to the RM Clayton WTP due to 2009
Flood Related Damage; and for other purposes.
REFERRED
TO FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
Council President Ceasar C. Mitchell
Presided
CONSENT AGENDA
(CONT’D)
SECTION II
(CONT’D)
ORDINANCES FOR FIRST READING
(CONT’D)
FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
(CONT’D)
YOLANDA
ADREAN, CHAIR
10-O-0128
(11)
An Ordinance by Finance/Executive
Committee for the City of Atlanta authorizing the Mayor to execute a
Correction Deed to cure an incorrect legal description on a deed authorized by
Ordinance 94-O-1280, executed on November 3, 1994 and recorded on November 7,
1994 approving the transfer of the Finch Elementary School Property to the
Atlanta Board of Education; and for other purposes.
REFERRED
TO FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-O-0129
(12)
An Ordinance by Finance/Executive
Committee to authorize the termination of that certain Interest Rate
Exchange Agreement related to the City's outstanding Water and Wastewater
Revenue Bonds, Series 1999A, and the payment of a Swap Termination Fee in
connection with the termination of said Interest Rate Exchange Agreement; all
payments shall be charged to and paid from Watershed Renewal and Extension Fund;
authorizing the execution and confirmation of Swap Termination delineating the
terms associated with the payment of said Swap Termination Fee in connection
with the termination of said Interest Rate Exchange Agreement; granting the
Mayor the authority to approve and execute any and all other documents and
certificates with respect to the termination of said Interest Rate Exchange
Agreement; authorizing certain officials and employees of the City of Atlanta to
take all actions required in connection with the termination of said Interest
Rate Exchange Agreement; providing certain other details with respect thereto;
providing an effective date; and for other purposes.
REFERRED
TO FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
COMMITTEE
REPORTS
Council President Ceasar C. Mitchell
Presided
COMMITTEE REPORTS
CITY UTILITIES COMMITTEE
(1)
NATALYN
M. ARCHIBONG, CHAIR
Attendance at the January 12, 2010 meeting of the City Utilities Committee
was as follows:
Present:
Councilmembers Archibong (Chair), Adrean, Watson, Shook and Smith
Absent:
Councilmember Hall
COMMUNICATION
10-C-0053
( 1)
A Communication by City Auditor
Leslie Ward submitting a Performance Audit Report for the Department of
Watershed Management Customer Information System.
Chairperson
Archibong sounded the caption to 10-C-0053 and stated it was forwarded from
committee with a Favorable recommendation. However,
Chairperson Archibong made a Substitute Motion to File.
It was properly Seconded and the Motion CARRIED by a roll call vote of 14
yeas; 0 nays.
FILED
BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
RESOLUTION
10-R-0059
( 1)
An Amended
Resolution by City Utilities Committee authorizing the Mayor to enter into Sole
Source Renewal Agreement No. 1 for FC-4737, Operations, Maintenance and Training
for the Hemphill Steam Pumping Station with DPS, Infrastructure Monitoring
Systems, Inc., on behalf of the Department of Watershed Management/Bureau of
Drinking Water, in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00; all contracted work
shall be charged to and paid from the listed Fund Department, Organization and
Account Numbers; and for other purposes.
Chairperson
Archibong sounded the caption to Resolution 10-R-0059 and stated the committee
recommendation was to Refer as Amended to the Finance/Executive Committee.
However, Chairperson Archibong made a Substitute Motion to File.
It was properly Seconded and the Motion CARRIED by a roll call vote of 14
yeas; 0 nays
FILED
AS AMENDED BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
Council President Ceasar C. Mitchell
Presided
COMMITTEE REPORTS
(CONT’D)
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/HUMAN RESOURCES
COMMITTEE
(1)
JOYCE
SHEPERD, CHAIR
Attendance at the January 12, 2010 meeting of the Community
Development/Human Resources Committee was as follows:
Present:
Councilmembers Sheperd (Chair), Wan, Young, Winslow, Bond and Hall
Absent:
None
ITEM
REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
10-R-0145
( 1)
A Resolution by Community
Development/Human Resources Committee
authorizing the Mayor to enter into a funding Agreement with the Atlanta
Development Authority, Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partners (in
collaboration with MaCallan Group and NorSouth Companies) and The Integral
Development, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $57,944,444.00 from the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development under the CDBG Neighborhood
Stabilization Program 2 (NSP2); and for other purposes.
The
above item was removed from the Consent Agenda by request of Councilmember
Sheperd. Ms. Sheperd sounded the
caption to Resolution 10-R-0145 and made a Motion to File.
It was properly Seconded and the Motion CARRIED by a roll call vote of 14
yeas; 0 nays.
FILED
BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 0 NAYS
Council
President Ceasar C. Mitchell Presided
COMMITTEE
REPORTS
(CONT’D)
PUBLIC
SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE (1)
IVORY
L. YOUNG, JR., CHAIR
Attendance at the January 12, 2010 meeting of the Public Safety and Legal
Administration Committee was as follows:
Present:
Councilmembers Young (Chair), Willis, Martin, Adrean, Sheperd, Bottoms
and Archibong
Absent:
None
RESOLUTIONS
Claims
with filed recommendations:
10-R-0089
( 1)
Claim of Edward J. Mills, for
damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of a sewer main break on
December 9, 2008 at 2400 Bohler Road, NW. $155,000.00
FILED BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS;
0 NAYS
10-R-0093
( 2)
Claim of State Farm Insurance
Companies, as subrogee of Stephen Ayoub, for damages alleged to have been
sustained as a result of an automobile accident on May 16, 2009 at 6000 North
Terminal Parkway.
$5,217.10
FILED BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS;
0 NAYS
Council President Ceasar C. Mitchell
Presided
COMMITTEE REPORTS
(CONT’D)
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
(1)
C.
T. MARTIN, CHAIR
Attendance at the January 13, 2010 meeting of the Transportation Committee
was as follows:
Present:
Councilmembers Martin (Chair), Archibong, Moore, Bottoms, Smith and Bond
Absent:
Councilmember Willis
The Standing Committee of
Transportation did not have a report.
Council President Ceasar C. Mitchell
Presided
COMMITTEE REPORTS
(CONT’D)
ZONING COMMITTEE
(1)
AARON
WATSON, CHAIR
Attendance at the January 13, 2010 meeting of the Zoning Committee was as
follows:
Present:
Councilmembers Watson (Chair), Winslow, Bottoms and Smith
Absent:
Councilmembers Young and Shook
The Standing Committee of
Zoning did not have a report.
Council President Ceasar C. Mitchell
Presided
COMMITTEE REPORTS
(CONT’D)
FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
(1)
YOLANDA
ADREAN, CHAIR
Attendance at the January 13, 2010 meeting of the Finance/Executive
Committee was as follows:
Present:
Councilmembers Adrean (Chair), Martin, Moore, Wan, Watson and Willis
Absent:
Councilmember Shook
RESOLUTIONS
10-R-0136
( 1)
A Resolution by Councilmembers
Michael Julian Bond, H. Lamar Willis, Kwanza Hall, Ivory Lee Young, Jr. and
Aaron Watson calling for the creation of a Public Safety Improvement Fund;
requesting the Mayor or his designee to direct City Staff to add the creation of
such a Fund to the City's 2010 Georgia General Assembly Legislative Package; and
for other purposes.
Chairperson
Adrean sounded the caption to Resolution 10-R-0136.
Following, Councilmember Bond was recognized and made a Motion to bring
forth a Substitute. It was properly
Seconded and an extensive discussion ensued, during which, Councilmember Martin
Called the Question. It was properly
Seconded and the Motion CARRIED by a unanimous roll call vote of 15 yeas; 0
nays. Subsequently, the Motion to
bring forth the Substitute CARRIED by a roll call vote of 14 yeas; 1 nay.
The Substitute was before Council. Another
discussion ensued, in which, Councilmember Wan made a Motion to Refer the
resolution back to the Finance/Executive Committee.
It was properly Seconded and a discussion ensued, during which,
Councilmember Martin Called the Question. It
was properly Seconded and the Motion CARRIED by a unanimous roll call vote of 15
yeas; 0 nays. Consequently, the
Motion to Refer CARRIED by a roll call vote of 14 yeas; 1 nay.
REFERRED
TO FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 14 YEAS; 1 NAY
Council President Ceasar C. Mitchell
Presided
COMMITTEE REPORTS
(CONT’D)
FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
(2)
YOLANDA
ADREAN, CHAIR
RESOLUTIONS
(CONT’D)
10-R-0147
( 2)
A Resolution by Finance/Executive
Committee authorizing the Mayor to enter into Renewal Agreement No. 1 for
Sole Source Agreement FC-4737, Operations, Maintenance and Training for the
Hemphill Steam Pumping Station with DPS, Infrastructure Monitoring Systems,
Inc., on behalf of the Department of Watershed Management/Bureau of Drinking
Water, in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00; all contracted work shall be
charged to and paid from the listed FDOA Numbers and amounts; and for other
purposes.
ADOPTED
BY A UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL VOTE OF 15 YEAS; 0 NAYS
Council President Ceasar C. Mitchell
Presided
COMMITTEE REPORTS
(CONT’D)
COMMITTEE ON COUNCIL
(1)
FELICIA
A. MOORE, CHAIR
Attendance at the January 19, 2010 meeting of the Committee on Council was
as follows:
Present:
Councilmembers Moore (Chair), Sheperd, Wan, Winslow, Hall and Bond
Absent:
None
COMMUNICATIONS
10-C-0048
( 1)
A Communication from Clerk Mark
Massey to the Fulton County Board of Commissioners to Council President Ceasar
C. Mitchell submitting the Fulton County Board of Commissioners'
re-appointment of Mrs. Hazel Jacobs (Position 4) to serve as the County's
representative on the BeltLine Affordable Housing Advisory Board.
This re-appointment is for a term of two (2) years, retroactive to
5-01-09 and expires on 4-30-11. (Favorable
by CD/HR Committee 1/12/10.)
REFERRED
TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE BY A UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL VOTE
OF 15 YEAS; 0 NAYS
10-C-0138
( 2)
A Communication by Mayor Kasim
Reed as Amended by Finance/Executive Committee to President Mitchell and the
Atlanta City Council appointing Mr.
Peter Aman as Chief Operating Officer for the City of Atlanta.
(Favorable as amended by F/E Committee
1/13/10.) Note: an amendment was
added as an attachment to this communication which provides, “the Atlanta City
Council recognizes that Mr. Aman resides outside of the corporate limits of the
City of Atlanta.”
CONFIRMED
AS AMENDED BY A UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL VOTE OF 15 YEAS; 0 NAYS
ORDINANCE FOR SECOND READING
10-O-0131
( 1)
An Ordinance by Councilmember
Natalyn Mosby Archibong amending the City of Atlanta’s Code of Ordinances
“Division 3, Standing and Other Committees”, Section 2-135 for the purpose
of inserting language requiring that Departmental Quarterly Reviews be held by
the appropriate standing committee; and for other purposes.
ADOPTED
BY A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 15 YEAS; 0 NAYS
PERSONAL
PAPERS
Council
President Ceasar C. Mitchell Presided
PERSONAL
PAPERS
RESOLUTION/ADOPTED
10-R-0226
( 1)
A Resolution by Councilmembers
Kwanza Hall, Ivory Lee Young, Jr., Cleta Winslow, Aaron Watson, Michael Julian
Bond, Carla Smith, Howard Shook, H. Lamar Willis and Joyce M. Sheperd supporting
the 2010 St. Patrick’s Day Festival and Parade in Downtown Atlanta; and for
other purposes.
Councilmember
Hall made a Motion to Adopt Resolution 10-R-0226.
It was properly Seconded and the Motion CARRIED by a unanimous roll call
vote of 15 yeas; 0 nays.
ADOPTED
BY A UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL VOTE OF 15 YEAS; 0 NAYS
RESOLUTIONS/REFERRED
10-R-0218
( 1)
A Resolution by Councilmembers
Michael Julian Bond, Ivory Lee Young, Jr., Aaron Watson and H. Lamar Willis
amending the 2010 City of Atlanta Georgia General Assembly Legislative Package
so as to express the City of Atlanta’s support for a Municipal Option Sales
Tax (“MOST”) for the creation of both a Public Safety Improvement Fund and a
Public Infrastructure Fund; and for other purposes.
REFERRED
TO FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WITHOUT OBJECTION
10-R-0219
( 2)
A Resolution by Councilmember
Cleta Winslow authorizing the Mayor or his designee to accept a donation of
office furniture worth a value of
from Wachovia Bank, on
behalf of the Department of Police; and for other purposes.
REFERRED
TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE WITHOUT OBJECTION
Council
President Ceasar C. Mitchell Presided
PERSONAL
PAPERS (CONT’D)
RESOLUTIONS/REFERRED
(CONT’D)
10-R-0222
( 3)
A Resolution by Councilmember
Howard Shook authorizing the Mayor to issue a notice to proceed with Arcadis/Brindley
Pieters & Associates, a joint venture for FC-4906A, annual contract for
Architectural, Engineering and Design Services, for additional right of way
services for the Wieuca Road Improvements Project, and for additional
construction administration services for the Lakewood Heights Town Center
Project on behalf of the Department of Public Works, in an amount not to exceed
One Hundred Fifty Two Thousand Three Hundred Eighty Two Dollars and Twenty One
Cents ($152,382.21); with all contracted work to be charged to and paid from the
following Fund, Department and Account Numbers 3502 (General Government Capital
Outlay Fund) 3138 (2008 Quality of Life Improvements Bond) 130308 (DPW
Transportation Design) 5410001 (Consulting/Professional Services/Capital
Projects) 5411002 (Easements) 101639 (Wieuca Road Sidewalk) 102552 (Lakewood
Heights Town Center) 4270000 (Traffic Engineering); and PTAEO Funding Numbers
13101639 101 350291105 5410001/5411002 COA; 13102552 102 313821776 5410001 COA;
and for other purposes.
REFERRED
TO FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WITHOUT OBJECTION
10-R-0223
( 4)
A Resolution by Councilmembers C.
T. Martin, Ivory Lee Young, Jr., Aaron Watson, Howard Shook, Kwanza Hall,
Michael Julian Bond, Yolanda Adrean, H. Lamar Willis, Cleta Winslow, Keisha
Bottoms, Joyce M. Sheperd and Alex Wan authorizing the creation of a
commission to determine an appropriate honor memorializing Reverend James Orange
in the City of Atlanta; and for other purposes.
REFERRED
TO CITY UTILITIES COMMITTEE WITHOUT OBJECTION
10-R-0224
( 5)
A Resolution by Councilmembers C.
T. Martin, Alex Wan, Joyce M. Sheperd, Keisha Bottoms, Ivory Lee Young, Jr.,
Cleta Winslow, Michael Julian Bond, H. Lamar Willis, Howard Shook, Aaron Watson,
Yolanda Adrean and Kwanza Hall authorizing the creation of a commission to
determine an appropriate honor memorializing Ms. Xernona Clayton in the City of
Atlanta; and for other purposes.
REFERRED
TO CITY UTILITIES COMMITTEE WITHOUT OBJECTION
Council
President Ceasar C. Mitchell Presided
PERSONAL
PAPERS (CONT’D)
ORDINANCES/REFERRED
10-O-0220
( 1)
An Ordinance by Councilmember
Howard Shook authorizing the purchase of permanent and temporary
construction easements and the necessary rights-of-way from various property
owners for the completion of the Wieuca Road Sidewalk Improvements Project; to
authorize the Mayor, or his designee, to negotiate with affected property owners
and to use all means necessary to acquire necessary property interests up to and
including condemnation proceedings; to authorize the City Attorney, or his
designee, to institute condemnation proceedings pursuant to the declaration of
taking method authorized by O.C.G.A. Section 32-3-4; to authorize the City
Attorney to use the services of outside counsel, where necessary, to handle
condemnation proceedings; and for other purposes.
REFERRED
TO FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WITHOUT OBJECTION
10-O-0221
( 2)
An Ordinance by Councilmember
Howard Shook amending the 2010 (General Government Capital Outlay Fund)
Budget in the Departments of Planning and Community Development and Public Works
by transferring between account the sum of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars and No
Cents ($300,000.00) for the purpose of funding sidewalk improvements along
Wieuca Road; and for other purposes.
REFERRED
TO FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WITHOUT OBJECTION
10-O-0225
( 3)
An Ordinance by Councilmember
Keisha Bottoms to amend Section 114-125, New Appointments and Starting
Rates, of the Code of Ordinances; and for other purposes.
REFERRED
TO FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WITHOUT OBJECTION
ADJOURNMENT
Council
President Ceasar C. Mitchell Presided