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CITY UTILITIES COMMITTEE
AGENDA
JANUARY 27, 2009
A.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
B.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
C.
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
D.
COMMUNICATIONS
09C0118
( 1)
A Communication by Mayor Shirley Franklin appointing Ms.
Katrice Hatten to serve as a member of the People TV Board of Directors
for the City of Atlanta. This
appointment is for a term of two (2) years, scheduled to begin on the date of
Council confirmation.
09C0119
( 2)
A Communication by Mayor Shirley Franklin appointing Mr.
Tony McCann to serve as a member of the People TV Board of Directors for
the City of Atlanta. This
appointment is for a term of two (2) years, scheduled to begin on the date of
Council confirmation.
E.
ORDINANCES FOR SECOND READING
09O0006
( 1)
An Ordinance by City Utilities Committee authorizing the Chief Financial
Officer to amend the FY 2009 Budget (Water and Wastewater Renewal and Extension
Fund (5052 – 2J21) Commercial Paper Series I) in the amount of the
$1,423,750.00 to transfer funds from the Capital Projects Reserve for
Appropriations and add to appropriations for land and easement accounts for the
following Projects; Camp Creek Basin Relief, Proctor Creek Basin Relief, South
River Basin Relief, Sandy Creek Basin Relief, Custer Ave. (Stockade) Sewer
Separation, Fairburn Road Pump & Water Mains and South-West Main
Improvements; and for other purposes.
09O0007
( 2)
An Ordinance by City Utilities Committee authorizing the Chief Financial
Officer to amend the FY 2009 Budget (Water and Wastewater Renewal and Extension
Fund (5052 – 2J21) Commercial Paper Series I) in the amount of the
$4,443,440.00 to transfer funds from appropriations in Sewer Group 1
Rehabilitation (Land & Easement) and Sewer Group 2 Rehabilitation (Land
& Easement) Accounts and add to the Capital Projects Reserve for use on
other Capital Projects; and for other purposes.
F.
RESOLUTIONS
09R0123
( 1)
A Resolution by City Utilities Committee authorizing the Mayor to issue a
Notice to Proceed with United
Consulting for, FC-7449-02B, Annual Contact for Geotechnical and Environmental
Engineering, Testing and Investigation Services, for the Services for the
Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Services Rehabilitation Program, in an amount not to
exceed $1,592,082.00; all contracted work will be charged to and paid from Fund,
Department, Organization and Account Number: 5052 (Water & Wastewater
Renewal & Extension Fund) 170215 (DWM Wastewater Sewer Repair) 5212001
(Consulting/Professional Services) 4333000 (New Sewer Services) and Project
Account Task Expense and Organization Number 17102650/101/505281387/5212001/City
of Atlanta; and for other purposes.
09R0124
( 2)
A Resolution by City Utilities Committee authorizing the Mayor to enter
into an appropriate agreement with WUS-BPA, Joint Venture, LLC for, FC-4084,
Valve and Hydrant Asset Assessment Program on behalf of the Department Watershed
Management in an amount not to exceed $28,964,143.00 all contracted work shall
be charged to and paid from Fund, Department, Organization and Account Number
5058 (2004 Water & Wastewater Bond Fund) 170408 (DWM Drinking Water
Engineering Service) 5999999 (Projects and Grants Budget-Summary) 4440000
(Distribution) and Project Account Task Expense and Organization Number
17102888.101.505821445.5212001 COA for the Base Term in the amount of
$10,590,563.00, the second year in the amount of $8,970,808.00 and the final
year 3 in the amount $9,402,772.00; and for other purposes.
09R0125
( 3)
A Resolution by City Utilities Committee authorizing the Mayor to enter
into Renewal Agreement No. 4 with Advanced Disposal Services, Inc., for
FC-7650-04A, Annual Contract for Disposal of Municipal Solid Waste, on behalf of
the Department of Public Works, for an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 with all
contracted work being charged to and paid from Fund, Department and Center
Number: 5401 (Solid Waste Services Revenue Fund) 130218 (Disposal-Landfill)
5212001 (Consultant/Prof. Services) or Successor Account; and for other
purposes.
09R0126
( 4)
A Resolution by City Utilities Committee authorizing the Mayor to enter
into Renewal Agreement No. 4 with Republic Services of Georgia, LP, for
FC-7650-04B, Annual Contract for Disposal of Municipal Solid Waste, on behalf of
the Department of Public Works, for an amount not to exceed $200,000.00 with all
contracted work being charged to and paid from Fund, Department and Center
Number: 5401 (Solid Waste Services Revenue Fund) 130218 (Disposal-Landfill)
5212001 (Consultant/Prof. Services) or Successor Account; and for other
purposes.
G.
PAPERS HELD IN COMMITTEE
06O0937 ( 1)
An Ordinance by Councilmember Clair Muller as
substituted by City Utilities Committee
to amend Article VII of Chapter 74 entitled “Riparian
Buffer Requirements”; to
officially change the administrating Department to Watershed Management, to
streamline the review process and clarify the Public Notice Requirements; and
for other purposes. (Referred by back Council 10/20/08) (Held 10/28/08 at the request of the
author)
07R1214 ( 2) A
Resolution by City Utilities Committee authorizing the Mayor to issue a Notice to Proceed
to Jacobs/PRAD/PBS & J, Joint Venture, for FC-7619-03D, Annual Contract for
Architectural and Engineering Services, White Paper Study for the Policy Level
Analysis of Security Options for Drinking Water Assets, in an amount not to
exceed $48,250.48; all contracted work will be charged to and paid from Fund,
Account and Center Number: 2J01
(Water & Wastewater Revenue Fund) 524001 (Consultant/Professional Services)
Q12001 (Watershed Security); and for other purposes. (Held
6/12/07 at the request of Councilmember Shook for further review.)
07O1521 ( 3)
An Ordinance by Councilmember Natalyn M. Archibong to amend Chapter 138
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Atlanta so as to create a new Article
VIII to be entitled “Outdoor Dining Areas”; to amend Article II of Chapter
138 so as to create a new Division 8 to be entitled “Outdoor Dining Areas”;
to establish procedures for the authorization of restaurants that wish to
provide Outdoor Dining Services; and for other purposes.
(Held 7/31/07)
(Work sessions held 9/13/07 & 10/12/07)
07O2505 ( 4)
An Ordinance by Councilmembers Howard Shook, H. Lamar Willis, Mary
Norwood, Joyce Sheperd, Anne Fauver, Natalyn M. Archibong, Clair Muller, Caesar
C. Mitchell and Ivory L. Young, Jr. as amended by City Utilities Committee
amending Section 130-84 (Rates and Charges) of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Atlanta for the purpose of eliminating the Solid Waste Frontage Fee; and
for other purposes. (Amended and held 11/27/07 for further review.)
07O2604 ( 5)
An Ordinance by Councilmember Clair Muller to amend Part 15, Section
15-09.004 of the City’s Land Subdivision Ordinance in the City of Atlanta’s
Code of Ordinances for the purpose of defining sanitary sewer connection
requirements for Land Subdivisions; and for other purposes.
(Held
12/11/07 for further review.)
07O2605 ( 6)
An Ordinance by Councilmember Clair Muller to amend Chapter 154,
Utilities, Article IV, Sewer Construction and Assessments, Division 1 of the
City Code of Ordinances for the purpose of defining Sanitary Sewer Connection
Requirement; and for other purposes. (Held
12/11/07 for further review.)
08O0481 ( 7)
An Ordinance by City Utilities Committee amending the 2008 (1994, 1997 G.
O. Public Improvement Bond Fund) Budget by transferring from and to
appropriations in the amount of $2,023,948.81, to fund the Assets Management and
Improvement Program; and for other purposes.
(Held
4/1/08 for further review.)
08O1000 ( 8)
An Ordinance by Committee on Council to amend Chapter 154, Article II
(Entitled “Water and Sewer Billing and Collection Procedures”), Section
154-26 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Atlanta, so as to revise
Subsection 154-26(d) which contains maximum yearly term requirements of the
Water and Sewer Appeals Board at variance with provisions set out at Section
2-1854 of the Code of Ordinances that establishes terms of Office for Boards and
Commissions; to waive conflicting ordinances; and for other purposes.
(Held 5/13/08 for further review.)
08O1213 ( 9)
An Ordinance by Councilmembers Clair Muller and Ceasar C. Mitchell to
amend Chapter 130, Solid Waste Management Division 1, Section 130-37(b)(6) by
deleting subsection (d). (Held 6/10/08 at the request of the author for further review by the
Department of Public Works.)
08O1215 (10)
An Ordinance by Councilmembers Clair Muller and Ceasar C. Mitchell
requiring the initiation of a Pay-As-You-Throw or Volume-Based Billing
Collection Program for Solid Waste Services in the City of Atlanta.
(Held
6/10/08 at the request of the author for further review by the Department of
Public Works.)
08O1217 (11)
An Ordinance by Councilmember Clair Muller eliminating “Front
Footage” billing on Solid Waste Services Bill and adding to the bill an amount
for “Common Good Services” citywide for right-of-way cleaning where needed.
(Held 6/10/08 at the request of
the author for further review by the Department of Public Works.)
08R1445 (12)
A Resolution by Councilmember Carla Smith authorizing payment of
stipulated penalties imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and
the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources of
the State of Georgia (EPD) in the amount of $
as stipulated penalties for the violation of CSO Fecal Coliform
Operational Standards
pursuant to the CSO
Consent Decree, Civil Action File No. 1:95-CV-2550-TWT; to identify the source
of funding; and for other purposes. (Held
7/15/08) (Dummy paper)
08O1689 (13)
An Ordinance by Councilmember Carla Smith authorizing a new appraisal for
the purchase by the City of a twelve foot (12’) strip of land along the rear
property line of 1144 and 1200 Avondale Avenue, lying and being in Land Lot 23
of the 14th District, Fulton County, Georgia; and for other purposes.
(Held 8/26/08 for further review)
08O1922 (14)
An Ordinance by City Utilities Committee authorizing the Mayor to enter
into an Agreement to allow Vulcan Materials Company, LP to access the property
known as the Bellwood Quarry to fulfill its reclamation obligations to the State
of Georgia and the City of Atlanta; and for other purposes.
(Held
10/28/08 at the request of the department.)
08O2139
(15)
An Ordinance by Councilmembers Mary Norwood and Carla Smith to amend the
City of Atlanta Code of Ordinances, Part 154, Division IV, Section 154-297, to
recoup the cost to the City of Enforcement of the Grease Management Ordinance;
to clarify the permit process; and for other purposes.
(Held 10/28/08 at the request of
the author)
08R2162 (16)
A Resolution by City Utilities Committee authorizing the Mayor on behalf
of the City of Atlanta, to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding, with the
Georgia Department of Transportation, for Project Management, Preliminary
Engineering Design Activities and Construction and the acquisition of
rights-of-way of certain improvements, for Transportation Enhancement Project
No. CSTEE-0009-00(023), East Atlanta Sidewalks, Fulton County; and for other
purposes. (Held 11/10/08 at the
request of the Department of Public Works.)
08R2163 (17)
An Amended Resolution by City
Utilities Committee authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Lease Agreement with
LAZ Parking Limited, LLC, on behalf of the Department of Watershed Management;
for the lease of real property at 135 Forsyth Street, SW; providing the terms of
such agreements, directing the City Attorney to prepare and approve as to form
all necessary documents; and for other purposes.
(Amended and held 11/10/08 at the request of the Department of Watershed
Management.)
08R2419
(18)
A Resolution by City Utilities Committee authorizing the Mayor to enter
into an appropriate contractual agreement with,
, for FC-4750 Automation of Hemphill Chattahoochee Water
Treatment Plants on behalf the Department of Watershed Management, in an amount
not to exceed
that all services for
said contracted work shall be charged to and paid from
(to built by Finance
Department); and for other purposes. (Held 12/9/08 for further review.)
H.
REQUESTED ITEM
1.
Councilmember Muller requested the Department of Watershed Management
present to the committee a discussion on storm water at some date in the future.
I.
ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA
J.
ADJOURNMENT
ZONING COMMITTEE
ZONING
COMMITTEE
AGENDA
WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 28, 2009
A.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
B.
APPROVAL
OF MINUTES
C.
ZRB SUMMARY REPORT
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LEGISLATION NUMBER |
ZONING NUMBER |
LOCATION (NPU/CD) |
CHANGE |
STAFF RECOMM. |
NPU RECOMM. |
ZRB RECOMM |
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FILE |
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Z-07-106 |
1463
LaFrance Street, N.E. O-5 |
R-5
to MR-3 |
Deferral |
Denial |
File |
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Z-08-58 |
1299
Northside Drive, N.W. E-8 |
I-2
to MR-5A |
File |
No Action Taken |
File |
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D.
PAPERS HELD IN COMMITTEE
06O0273 ( 1)
An Ordinance by Councilmembers Carla Smith, Ivory Lee Young, Jr. and
Cleta Winslow correcting Ordinance Number 04-O-0179/Z-04-24 which amended
Section 16-29.001(16) “Human Services” including Personal Care Homes,
Rehabilitation Centers and Nursing Homes by clarifying and/or redefining certain
terms; and for other purposes. (Held 2/1/06 for further review)
06O0007 ( 2) An Ordinance by Councilmember Carla Smith
Z-05-65
as amended by Zoning
Committee to rezone the portion of the property located at 1821
W. Anderson Avenue that is zoned R-4 (Single Family Residential) to the
O-I (Office Institutional) Classification, to issue a Special Use Permit for the
subject property; and for other purposes. (Held 6/28/06 at the request of Councilmember of the District)
06O0022 ( 3) An Ordinance by Councilmember Carla Smith
U-05-22
to issue a Special Use Permit for a Nursing Home at 1821
W. Anderson Avenue (a.k.a. 31 Anderson Avenue); to waive the 2,000 foot
distance requirement for this location; and for other purposes.
(Held 6/28/06 at the request of
Councilmember of the District)
06O0955 ( 4) A Substitute Ordinance by Zoning Committee to rezone from
Z-06-44
the I-1-C (Light Industrial-Conditional) District to the MR5-A
(Multi-Family Residential) District, property located at 1155
Hill Street, SE, fronting approximately 350 feet on the west side of
Hill Street and approximately 272 feet on the north side of Englewood Avenue.
(Held 11/1/06 at the request of District Council Person)
Depth: Varies
Area: Approximately 8.719 Acres
Land Lot: 55, 14th District, Fulton County, Georgia
Owner: Jack and Harvey Taffel
Applicant: Chaz E. Waters/Skyline Partners, LLC.
NPU-Y
Council District 1
06O1927 ( 5)
An Ordinance by Councilmembers
Howard Shook, H. Lamar Willis, Jim Maddox and Ceasar C. Mitchell as substituted
by Zoning Committee to amend
the 1982 Zoning Ordinance of the City of Atlanta, As Amended, so as to create a
New Chapter to be entitled, 8B, Fulton County Townhouse Residential; to
establish design guidelines for said District; to enact, by reference and
incorporation, a Map establishing the boundaries of said District for the
Cascade Glenn; to amend the City of Atlanta Zoning Maps; to modify the zoning
process for annexations; and for other purposes.
(Forwarded
with no recommendation by Zoning Committee 9/13/06) (Referred
back by Council 12/04/06) (Held 12/13/06 for further review)
07O0396 ( 6) An Ordinance by Community Development/Human
CDP-07-09
Resources 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 349 14th
Street, from the "Low Density Commercial" Land Use
Designation; to the "Mixed-Use" Land Use Designation; and for other
purposes. (1st Quarter CDP
Public Hearing held 3/12/07) (Held 3/13/07 awaiting companion Zoning
legislation) (Favorable by CD/HR Committee 3/27/07) (Held 3/28/07 at the request
of the applicant)
NPU-E
Council District 2
07O0148 ( 7) An Amended Ordinance by Zoning Committee to rezone
Z-06-138 from the C-2 (Commercial Service) District to the MRC-3-C (Mixed Residential-Commercial Conditional) District, property located at
349
Fourteenth Street, NW, fronting approximately 134 feet on the south side
of 14th Street, at the southwest corner.
(Held 3/28/07 at the request of
the applicant)
Depth: Approximately 152 Feet
Area: Approximately 0.47 Acre
Land Lot: 149, 17th District, Fulton County, Georgia
Owner: Julian W. Rikard
Applicant: Michael Gamble
NPU-E
Council District 2
06O1445 ( 8) An Ordinance by Zoning Committee to rezone from the R-G-3
Z-06-74
(Residential General-Sector 3) District to the PD-MU (Planned
Development-Mixed Use) District, property located at 3700
Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, SW, fronting approximately 474.25 feet on
the south side of Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive beginning approximately 183 feet
from the southwest corner of Adamsville Drive.
(Held 5/2/07 at the request of
Councilmember of the District)
Depth: Varies
Area: Approximately 27 Acres
Land Lot: 15, 14th District, Fulton County, Georgia
Owner:
Applicant: Marvin Greer
NPU-H
Council District 10
07O2308 ( 9) An Ordinance by Zoning Committee to rezone
Z-06-113
from the SPI-6 (Poncey Highland Special Public Interest) District to the
C-1 (Community Business) District, property located at 863
Ponce de Leon (rear), NE, fronting approximately 63 feet on the east
side of Barnett Street, beginning 150 feet from the westerly corner of Barnett
Street and Ponce de Leon Avenue. (Filed
by ZRB and Zoning Committee 5/20.07) (Referred by back by Full Council 6/4/07)
(Held 6/13/07)
Depth: Approximately 74 Feet
Area: Approximately 0.861 Acre
Land Lot:
17, 14th District,
Owner: Robert T. Budd
Applicant: Kevin A. Ross
NPU-N
Council District 2
06O1888 (10) An Ordinance by Community Development/Human
CDP-06-65 Resources Committee to amend the Land Use Element of the City of Atlanta’s 2004-2019 Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) so as to re-designate property located at 3700 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, SW, from the “Medium Density Residential” Land Use Designation to the “Mixed-Use” Land Use Designation; and for
other purposes.
(Public Hearing held 9/11/06) (Filed by CD/HR Committee 11/27/07)
NPU-H
Council District 1
07O2594 (11)
An Ordinance by Councilmember Kwanza Hall requesting that Chapter 28A.010
of the Code Ordinances, the Sign Ordinance, Subsection (12) Special Public
Interest District 1 (Central Core) District of the City of Atlanta Zoning
Ordinance be waived to allow for the construction of two (2) Signs at 100 Auburn
Avenue, NE; and for other purposes. (Held
12/12/07)
06O2697 (12) An Ordinance by Councilmember Carla Smith to amend
Z-06-144
Chapter 28 of Part 16 of the Atlanta City Land Development Code to
provide for density increases in exchange for affordable workforce housing; to
define certain terms; to provide limitations and requirements; and for other
purposes. (Held
1/30/08)
08O1009 (13) An Ordinance by Community Development/Human
CDP-08-22
Resources Committee to amend the Land Use Element of the City of Atlanta
2008 Atlanta Strategic Action Plan (ASAP) so as to re-designate property that is
located at 1040 Grant Street, from “Industrial” Land Use Designation
to “Mixed Use” Land Use Designation; and for other purposes. (Public Hearings held 6/9/08 and 9/8/08) (Favorable by CD/HR Committee
9/9/08) (Favorable by Zoning
Committee 9/10/08) (Referred back by Full Council 9/15/08) (Held 10/1/08)
NPU-W
Council District 1
08O0838 (14) An Ordinance by Councilmember Ivory L. Young,
Z-08-20
Jr. as amended by Zoning Committee to rezone from the I-1 (Light
Industrial) District to the MRC-3-C (Mixed Residential-Commercial-Conditional)
District, property located at 1040
Grant Street, SE, fronting approximately 194.5 feet on the east side of
Grant Street at the intersection of Grant Circle. (Favorable by Zoning Committee 9/10/08) (Referred back by Full Council
9/15/08) (Held 10/1/08)
Depth: Approximately 360 Feet
Area: 1.57 Acres
Land Lot: 42, 14th District, Fulton County, Georgia
Owner:
David S. Stith (for
Applicant:
Caleb Racioct (for
NPU-W
Council District 1
E.
ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
F.
ADJOURNMENT
TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE
AGENDA
JANUARY 28, 2009
A.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
B.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
C.
PAPERS HELD IN COMMITTEE
08R0506
( 1)
A Resolution by Councilmember Mary Norwood establishing a Technical
Review Committee for the purpose of advising the City on construction projects
associated with the Hartsfield Jackson Development Program; and for other
purposes. (Held
3/12/08 at the request of the author for further review and discussion.)
08R2304
( 2)
A Resolution by Transportation Committee authorizing the Mayor to execute
Agreements between the City and Wireless Internet Service providers to utilize
Airport Equipment to provide Wireless Internet Service at Hartsfield-Jackson
Atlanta International Airport, until March 1, 2010; and for other purposes.
(Held 11/24/08 on request of the
Department of Aviation for additional consideration.)
08O2427
( 3)
An Ordinance by Councilmember Mary Norwood authorizing the Mayor or her
designee to establish a Senior Zone Policy for the City of Atlanta and to
implement that policy around areas where a significant number of Seniors gather
to enhance safety of Senior Drivers and Pedestrians; and for other purposes.
(Recommendation to refer by Public
Safety & Legal Administration 12/9/08; Referred by Council 1/5/09; Held
1/14/09 at the request of the Committee for additional consideration.)
09O0101
( 4)
An Ordinance by Councilmember C. T. Martin as
Substituted by Transportation Committee authorizing the Mayor or her
designee to make Peyton Road, SW, a Three-Way Stop where it intersects with Cativo
Drive, SW; and for other purposes. (Substituted and held 1/14/09 at the request of the Dept. of Public
Works for study and analysis.)
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
AGENDA
TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2009
1. Atlanta BeltLine
2. Department of Planning and Community Development
3. Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP)
4. Atlanta Housing Authority – Quality of Life Initiative
CONSENT AGENDA
09O0127 ( 1) An Ordinance by Community Development/Human Resources Committee to amend the 2008 City of Atlanta Strategic Action Plan by adopting “Atlanta BeltLine Master Plan Sub-Area 2: Heritage Communities of South Atlanta”; and for other purposes.
09O0128 ( 2) An Ordinance by Community Development/Human Resources Committee to amend the 2008 City of Atlanta Strategic Action Plan by adopting “Atlanta BeltLine Master Plan Sub-Area 3: Boulevard Crossing”; and for other purposes.
09O0129 ( 3) An Ordinance by Community Development/Human Resources Committee to amend the 2008 City of Atlanta Strategic Action Plan by adopting “Atlanta BeltLine Master Plan Sub-Area 5: Freedom Parkway”; and for other purposes.
09O0130 ( 4) An Ordinance by Community Development/Human Resources Committee to amend the 2008 City of Atlanta Strategic Action Plan by adopting “Atlanta BeltLine Master Plan Sub-Area 7: Northside/Peachtree/Piedmont”; and for other purposes.
09O0131 ( 5) An Ordinance by Community Development/Human Resources Committee to amend the 2008 City of Atlanta Strategic Action Plan by adopting “Atlanta BeltLine Master Plan Sub-Area 9: Upper Marietta/Westside Reservoir Park”; and for other purposes.
09C0110 ( 1) A Communication by Mayor Shirley Franklin appointing Mr. Clarence Shaheed DuBois to serve as a member of the Westside TAD Neighborhood Advisory Board in the English Avenue Neighborhood Category for the City of Atlanta. This appointment is for a term of two (2) years, scheduled to begin on the date of Council confirmation.
09C0115 ( 2) A Communication by Mayor Shirley Franklin re-appointing Mr. Nathaniel E. Clark, III to serve as a member of the BeltLine Tax Allocation District (TAD) Advisory Committee on behalf of the City of Atlanta. This appointment is for a term of two (2) years, beginning with the expiration of his original appointment confirmed on 11/20/06. (2nd appointment to expire 11/20/2010).
09C0116 (3)
A Communication by Mayor Shirley Franklin re-appointing Mr. Terance Madden to serve as a member of the In Rem Review
Board for the City of Atlanta. This
appointment is for a term of three (3) years, beginning 12/5/08, the expiration
date of his previous appointment. (2nd
appointment to expire 12/05/2011).
09C0117 ( 4)
A Communication by Mayor Shirley Franklin re-appointing Mr. Quill Healey to serve as a member of the In Rem Review
Board for the City of Atlanta. This
appointment is for a term of three (3) years, beginning 12/5/08, the expiration
date of his previous appointment. (3rd
and final appointment to expire 12/05/2011).
09C0120 ( 5) A Communication by Mayor Shirley Franklin re-appointing Mr. Donald Rooney to serve as a member of the Atlanta Urban Design Commission in the Historic Preservationist Category on behalf of the City of Atlanta. This appointment is for a term of three (3) years, beginning with the expiration of his original appointment confirmed on 11/07/05. (2nd appointment to expire 11/07/2011).
09C0121 ( 6) A Communication by Mayor Shirley Franklin appointing Mr. Freddie Styles to serve as a member of the Atlanta Urban Design Commission in the Artist Category on behalf of the City of Atlanta. This appointment is for a term of three (3) years, scheduled to begin on the date of Council confirmation.
HUMAN RESOURCES SECTION
08O2417 (27)
An Ordinance by Community Development/Human Resources Committee amending
the 2009 (Job Training Fund) Budget, Atlanta Workforce Development Agency, by
adding to anticipations and appropriations in the amount of $313,933.00 in the
Workforce Investment Act Adult Fund, from the Georgia Department of Labor, in
order to fund the WIA Adult Program; and for other purposes.
(Held 1/13/09)
08O2418 (28)
An Ordinance by Community Development/Human Resources Committee amending
the 2009 (Job Training Fund) Budget, Atlanta Workforce Development Agency, by
adding to anticipations and appropriations in the amount of $294,674.00 in the
Workforce Investment Act Adult Fund, from the Georgia Department of Labor, in
order to fund the WIA Adult Program; and for other purposes. (Held 1/13/09)
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SECTION
09R0132 ( 1) A Resolution by Community Development/Human Resources Committee to authorize the Mayor or her designee to submit to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development a request to amend the 2004 Annual Action Plan of the 2000-2004 Consolidated Plan to change the scope of the Neighborhood Fresh Start Program, Project #CD-753, from housing acquisition/rehabilitation to demolition; and for other purposes.
09R0133 ( 2) A Resolution by Community Development/Human Resources Committee to authorize the Mayor or her designee to amend the terms of CDBG Contract #CD-05-807, 2005 Access IDA Down Payment Assistance, between the City of Atlanta and Atlanta Cooperative Development Corporation so as to extend the term of the contract and to allow the use of alternative funding sources to match the CDBG portion of the Down-Payment Assistance; and for other purposes.
06O0781 ( 1)
An Ordinance by Councilmember Clair Muller to amend Part 15, Section
15-08.005 of the City of Atlanta Land Development Code regarding curved streets;
and for other purposes. (Held 3/28/06 at request of the department for further review of the
legislation)
06O0495 ( 2)
An Ordinance by Councilmember Clair Muller to amend Part 15 of the Land
Development Code of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Atlanta to allow for
the creation of Conservation Subdivisions in the City of Atlanta and to provide
standards for their implementation; and for other purposes.
(Held 2/15/06 by Zoning Committee)
(Referred to CD/HR by Council 6/5/06) (Held
6/13/06 at the request of Bureau of Planning)
06C1984 ( 3)
A Communication by Mayor Shirley
Franklin re-appointing Tillman
Ward to serve as a member of the Westside Tax Allocation District (TAD)
Neighborhood Advisory Board for the City of Atlanta in the Neighborhood Merchant
Category. This re-appointment is for
a term of two (2) years, scheduled to begin on the date of Council confirmation.
(Held 9/12/06 to allow appointee to come
to the next Committee meeting)
06O2696 (4)
An Ordinance by Councilmembers Mary Norwood, Carla Smith, Ceasar C.
Mitchell, C. T. Martin, H. Lamar Willis, Natalyn Archibong, Cleta Winslow and
Kwanza Hall to require a registration process for vacant property; to waive
conflicting ordinances; and for other purposes. (Held
12/12/06 at the request of the department)
07O0085 ( 5)
An Ordinance by Councilmembers Mary Norwood, C. T. Martin, Ivory Lee
Young, Jr., H. Lamar Willis, Ceasar C. Mitchell and Natalyn Archibong to provide
for the establishment of the City of Atlanta Board of Code Enforcement; and for
other purposes. (Held 1/9/07 for pending work session)
07O0998 ( 6) An Ordinance by Community Development/Human
CDP-07-29
Resources 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 305, 311, 317 & 323 Buckhead Avenue and 312 Pharr Road, NE,
from the “Low Density Commercial” Land Use Designation to the "High
Density Commercial" Land Use Designation; and for other purposes. (Held
5/29/07) (Public Hearing held 6/11/07)
NPU-B
Council District 7
07O1084 ( 7)
An Ordinance by Community Development/Human Resources Committee amending
the 2007 (Intergovernmental Grant Fund) Budget by adding to anticipations and
appropriations in the amount of $212,750.00 to increase the budget amount
authorized by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”)
for the City of Atlanta’s Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program
(GA269MR0002); and for other purposes. (Held
6/12/07 at the request of the Department)
07O1474 ( 8)
An Ordinance by Community Development/Human Resources Committee to amend
the Land Use Element of the City of Atlanta 2004-2019 Comprehensive Development
Plan (CDP) so as to re-designate properties located in the Lake MARTA Station
Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) Study Area from Various Land Use Designations
to Various Land Use Designations; and for other purposes. (Held 8/28/07) (Public Hearing held 9/10/07)
07O1475 ( 9)
An Ordinance by Community Development/Human Resources Committee to amend
the City of Atlanta 2004-2019 Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) so as to
incorporate the projects recommended in the West Lake MARTA Station Livable
Centers Initiative (LCI) Plan; and for other purposes. (Held 8/28/07) (Public Hearing held 9/10/07)
07O1476 (10)
An Ordinance by Community Development/Human Resources Committee adopting
the West Lake MARTA Station Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) Plan by reference
into the City of Atlanta 2004-2019 Comprehensive Development Plan; and for other
purposes. (Held 8/28/07)
07O2606 (11)
An Ordinance by Councilmember Clair Muller to amend certain sections of
Part 15, Land Subdivision Ordinance to clarify the application process,
including the Public Notification Portion, and Language pertaining to
Subdivisions in neighborhoods listed or eligible for the Historic National
Register; and for other purposes. (Held
12/11/07 at the request of the sponsor)
07R2413 (12)
A Resolution by Councilmember Ivory Lee Young, Jr. as substituted by Community Development/Human Resources Committee
authorizing the Mayor or her designee to enter into a Contractual Agreement with
the English Avenue Community Development Corporation, Inc., in an amount not to
exceed $300,000.00, for predevelopment services for the Proctor Village Mixed
Use Development, under the 2007 Budget of the Westside TAD Fund from Fund,
Account and Center Number 1B09****** ******; and for other purposes. (Favorable
on substitute by CD/HR Committee 11/27/07) (Referred back by Council 12/3/07)
(Held 12/11/07)
08O0168 (13)
An Ordinance by Community Development/Human Resources Committee to create
the “Reserve at Brownsmill Housing Enterprise Zone”, located in the City of
Atlanta, identified by Parcel Numbers 14-0030-LL-0220, 14-0029-LL-053 and
14-0029-LL-054; to provide notification to the Tax Commissioner, School
Superintendent and the Department of Community Affairs; and for other purposes. (Held
2/12/08 at the request of the department for additional financial information)
08O0214 (14)
An Ordinance by Community Development/Human Resources Committee to
authorize the Mayor to direct the Department of Planning and Community
Development (Bureau of Code Compliance) to take appropriate actions to clean the
premises and close various structures at 2020–2060 Alison Court, SW, Atlanta,
GA 30311; and for other purposes. (Held 2/12/08 for cost information)
08O0328 (15) An Ordinance by Community Development/Human
CDP-08-15
Resources 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 1463 LaFrance from
the “Low Density Residential” Land Use Designation to the “Medium Density
Residential” Land Use Designation; and for other purposes. (Held 2/26/08) (CDP Amendment Public Hearing held 3/10/08)
NPU-O
Council District 5
08R0854 (16)
A Resolution by Councilmember Ceasar C. Mitchell to establish a Senior
Housing Rehabilitation Advisory Board; and for other purposes.
(Held 4/29/08 at the request of
the sponsor of the legislation)
08O1012 (17) An Ordinance by Community Development/Human
CDP-08-25
Resources Committee to amend the Land Use Element of the City of Atlanta
2008 Atlanta Strategic Action Plan (ASAP) so as to re-designate property that is
located at 883 McDonough Boulevard, SE, from “Single Family
Residential” Land Use Designation to the “Low Density Commercial” Land Use
Designation; and for other purposes. (Held
5/27/08) (Public Hearings held 6/9/08 and 9/8/08)
08O1036 (18)
An Ordinance by Community Development/Human Resources Committee to create
the “APCO Hamilton Building Renovation Enterprise Zone”, located in the City
of Atlanta, Land Lot 63, Parcel Number 14-0063-LL-0717; to provide notification
to the Tax Commissioner, School Superintendent and the Department of Community
Affairs; and for other purposes. (Held
6/10/08) (Public Hearings held 11/26/07, 3/10/08 and 6/9/08)
08O1449 (19)
An Ordinance by Councilmember Jim Maddox as
CDP-08-43
substituted by Community Development/Human Resources Committee to
amend the Land Use Element of the 2008 Atlanta Strategic Action Plan (ASAP) so
as to re-designate property that is located at 601
Spencer Street, NW (also known as 605 Spencer Street), from the
“Medium Density Residential” Land Use Designation to the “Mixed Use-Low
Density” Land Use Designation; and for other purposes. (Held
7/15/08) (Public Hearing held 9/08/08)
NPU-L
Council District 3
08O1701 (20) An Ordinance by Community Development/Human
CDP-08-38
Resources Committee to amend the Land Use Element of the City of Atlanta
2008 Atlanta Strategic Action Plan (ASAP) so as to re-designate properties that
are located at 767, 777, 793, and 833
Memorial Drive and 810 Old Flat Shoals Road from “Industrial” Land
Use Designation to “Mixed Use-High Density” Land Use Designation; and for
other purposes. (Public Hearing held
9/8/08) (Held 9/9/08)
NPU-N
Council District 5
08O1702 (21) An Ordinance by Community Development/Human
CDP-08-30
Resources Committee to amend the Land Use Element of the City of Atlanta
2008 Atlanta Strategic Action Plan (ASAP) so as to re-designate property that is
located at 903 Huff Road from “Industrial” Land Use Designation to
“Mixed Use-High Density” Land Use Designation; and for other purposes. (Public
Hearing held 9/8/08) (Held 9/9/08)
NPU-D
Council District 9
08O1792 (22)
An Ordinance by Councilmember Ceasar C. Mitchell to require notification
of the affected Neighborhood Planning Units (NPU’s) and the City Council when
any police zone facility, precinct or mini-precinct, or fire station is to be
decommissioned or closed; and for other purposes. (Held 9/30/08)
08R1870 (23)
A Resolution by Community Development/Human Resources Committee
authorizing the Mayor, or her designee, to enter into a Memorandum of
Understanding and License Agreement (hereafter referred to as “Agreement”)
with HomeFree USA and Freddie Mac to implement a Workforce Home Benefit
Initiative to assist City of Atlanta employees seeking homeownership; and for
other purposes. (Held 9/30/08)
08O2119 (24) An Ordinance by Community Development/Human
CDP-08-51
Resources Committee to amend the Land Use Element of the 2008 Atlanta
Strategic Action Plan (ASAP) so as to re-designate properties located at 629
Highland, 221, 229 and 235 Lampkin from the “Low Density
Residential” Land Use Designations to the “Mixed Use-Low Density” Land Use
Designation (Z-08-65); and for other purposes. (Held
11/12/08) (Public Hearing held 11/24/08)
NPU-M
Council District 2
08O2121 (25) A Substitute Ordinance by Community
CDP-08-53
Development/Human Resources Committee to amend the Land Use Element of
the 2008 Atlanta Strategic Action Plan (ASAP) so as to re-designate properties
located at 428 Boulevard, 620 and 624 Glenwood Avenue from the “Low
Density Residential” Land Use Designation to the “Low Density Commercial”
Land Use Designation (Z-08-70); and for other purposes. (Held 11/12/08) (Public Hearing held 11/24/08)
NPU-W
Council District 1
08O2122 (26) An Ordinance by Community Development/Human
CDP-08-54 Resources Committee to amend the Land Use Element of the 2008 Atlanta Strategic Action Plan (ASAP) so as to re-designate properties located at 1146 and 1152 Portland and 1131 and 1137 Glenwood Avenue from the “Low Density Residential” Land Use Designations to the “Low Density Commercial” Land Use
Designation
(Z-08-73); and for other purposes. (Held
11/12/08) (Public Hearing held 11/24/08)
NPU-W
Council District 1
FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
FINANCE/EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE
AGENDA
JANUARY 28, 2009
A.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
B.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
C.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
1.
Legislative Update – Megan Middleton, Intergovernmental Affairs
Manager
2.
Office of Fleet Services
Performance Audit –
Leslie Ward, City
Auditor
CONSENT
REPORT
D.
ORDINANCES FOR FIRST READING
09O0179
( 1) An
Ordinance by Transportation Committee to correct ordinance 06-O-1657 Adopted by
City Council on September 5, 2006 to anticipate and appropriate grant funds in
the total amount of $7,000,000.00 from the Federal Aviation Administration’s
share of Grant Agreement AIP 3-13-0008-73 to pay capital costs to construct
Taxiway “V” End Around Taxiway, (Site Preparation-Phase 1) Letter of Intent
(LOI) # L004-2010 Payment #1; and for other purposes.
09O0180 ( 2) An Ordinance by Finance/Executive Committee to correct ordinance 07-O-0009 Adopted by City Council on February 5, 2007, to anticipate and appropriate grant funds in the total amount of $10,665,924.00 from the Federal Aviation Administration per Grant Agreement 3-13-0008-74 to correctly anticipate and appropriate $8,375,119.00 from said Grant Agreement 3-13-0008-74 for payment of the Principal on the Series 2004E Passenger Facility Charge Bond and Subordinate Lien Revenue Bonds and the remaining $2,290,805.00 to Facilities Other Than Buildings and to transfer to and from appropriations the amount of $3,555,308.00 issued to construct Runway 10/28 (Runway Paving and Lighting-Plan 1); and for other purposes.
09O0181 (
3)
An Ordinance by Finance/Executive Committee authorizing the Mayor, or her
designee on behalf of the City, to accept a $50,000.00 grant from the Georgia
Department of Community Affairs for the purpose of supporting the Planning and
Implementation of the National Black Arts
Festival for a period of twelve months; and amending the 2009
(Intergovernmental Grant Fund) Budget, Department of Parks, Recreation and
Cultural Affairs, by adding to anticipations and appropriations the amount of
$50,000.00, with the account numbers being provided herein; and for other
purposes.
REGULAR
REPORT
E.
ORDINANCES FOR SECOND READING
09O0014 (
1)
An Ordinance by Finance/Executive Committee authorizing the Mayor, on
behalf of the City of Atlanta, to provide fee simple ownership to the Atlanta
Housing Authority of approximately 1.455 acres of property located in Rockdale
Park, in exchange for the Atlanta Housing Authority’s and/or its development
partners’ providing to the City fee simple ownership of approximately 2.33
acres of new parkland located in the same Council District, for the purpose of
assisting and facilitating the Atlanta Housing Authority’s redevelopment
activities in accordance with the West Highlands at Perry Boulevard Masterplan
and the revitalization of these areas in accordance with the City’s Northwest
Atlanta Redevelopment Plan and the Perry/Bolton Tax Allocation District; and
authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City, to execute all agreements, deeds,
and other documents necessary or advisable in order to carry into effect the
intent of this ordinance; and for other purposes.
09O0099
( 2) An
Ordinance and Charter Amendment by Councilmember Howard Shook to amend the
Charter of the City of Atlanta Adopted under and by virtue of the Municipal Home
Rule Act of 1965 (GA Laws 1965, P. 298, et. seq.) as amended, to amend Part 1,
Subpart A, Article VI, Chapter 3, Section 6-304 of the Charter of the City of
Atlanta, Georgia (GA Laws 1996, P 4469, et seq.) approved April 15, 1996, to
provide for the ability to address an economic and financial crisis; and for
other purposes. (1st
Reading 1/5/09; 2nd Reading, 1st Adoption 1/22/09.)
REGULAR
REPORT
F.
RESOLUTIONS
09R0182
( 1)
A Resolution by Finance/Executive Committee authorizing the Chief
Procurement Officer to utilize the State of Georgia Contract GTA000119 with
Ricoh Americas Corporation for the lease of four (4) MP3350SPF Copiers/Printers
for a period of thirty-six (36) months in an amount not to exceed $57,140.64
with all contracted work being charged to and paid from FDOA: 5401 (Solid Waste
Services Revenue) 130201 (DPW Solid Waste Administration) 5222002 (Repair &
Maintenance); and for other purposes.
09R0183 ( 2) A Resolution by Finance/Executive Committee authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Agreement with Motorola, Inc. utilizing the State of Georgia Technology Authority Agreement No. 980-280008 for the purchase of a Georgia Global Positioning System Two-Way Radio Communication Equipment, on behalf of the Department of Watershed Management, Office of Safety and Security, in an amount not to exceed $375,750.00; all contracted work will be charged to and paid from Fund, Department Organization and Account Number 5052 (Water & Wastewater Revenue) 170902 (DWM Watershed Safety) 5212001 (Consulting/Professional) 1555000 (Risk Management); and for other purposes.
09R0184 ( 3) A Resoluti0n by Finance/Executive Committee authorizing the Mayor to execute a Sole Source Blanket Purchase Agreement with Neptune Technology Group, Inc. on behalf of the Department of Watershed Management, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00; all contracted work shall be charged to and paid from Fund Department Organization and Account Number 5052 (Water & Wastewater Renewal Fund) 5311002 (Supplies-Non-Consumable) 170411 (DWM Water System Repair-Peyton) 4440000 (Distribution); and for other purposes.
09R0185 ( 4) A Resolution by Finance/Executive Committee authorizing the Mayor to enter into an appropriate Contractual Agreement with Oracle USA, Inc., pursuant to the Special Procurement Provisions contained in Chapter 2, Article X, Division 4, Section 2-1191.1 of the Procurement and Real Estate Code, of the City of Atlanta Code of Ordinances, for upgrades to the Television on Air Server System at 55 Trinity Avenue, on behalf of the Office of the Mayor, in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00; all contracted work shall be charged to and paid from Fund, Department Organization and Account Number 1001 (General Fund) 040205 (Municipal TV Production) 5223202 (Operating Lease/Rental Equipment) 4800000 (Function Activity); and for other purposes.
09R0186 ( 5) A Resolution by Finance/Executive Committee authorizing the City Attorney to execute a Retainer Agreement with the law firms of Troutman Sanders LLP and Fergusson Legal, Inc. to serve as Co-Bond Counsel to the City of Atlanta in connection with the issuance of General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2009; to authorize the Chief Financial Officer to pay fees and costs for legal services rendered in an amount not to exceed $85,000.00 plus expenses pursuant to said retainer agreement; and for other purposes.
09R0187 ( 6) A Resolution by Finance/Executive Committee authorizing the City Attorney to execute a Retainer Agreement with the law firms of King & Spalding LLP and Fergusson Legal, Inc. to serve as Co-Bond Counsel to the City of Atlanta in connection with the issuance of Tax Anticipation Notes, Series 2009; to authorize the Chief Financial Officer to pay fees and costs for legal services rendered in an amount not to exceed $45,000.00 plus expenses pursuant to said retainer agreement; and for other purposes.
09R0188 ( 7) A Resolution by Finance/Executive Committee authorizing an Amendment to the Intergovernmental Housing Cooperation with the Atlanta Housing Opportunity, Inc.; and for other purposes.
09R0189 ( 8) A Resolution by Finance/Executive Committee authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Cooperative Purchasing Agreement pursuant to Section 2-1601 et. seq. of the City of Atlanta Code of Ordinances, utilizing the State of Georgia Contract #GTA000119 with Ricoh Business Solutions, for the lease of thirteen (13) copiers, for a period of four (4) years, on behalf of the Department of Corrections, in an amount not to exceed $290,210.00; all contracted work to be charged and paid from Fund, Department Organization and Account Number 1001 (General Fund) 090101 (Commissioner of Corrections) 5223099 (Operating Lease/Rental Equipment) 1320000 (Function/Activity); and for other purposes.
09R0190 ( 9) A Resolution by Finance/Executive Committee authorizing the Mayor to enter into an appropriate Contractual Agreement with Comprehensive Technical Group, pursuant to the Special Procurement Provisions contained in Chapter 2, Article X, Division 4, Section 2-1191.1 of the Procurement and Real Estate Code, of the City of Atlanta Code of Ordinances, for upgrades to the Television on Air Server System at 55 Trinity Avenue, on behalf of the Office of the Mayor, in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00; all contracted work shall be charged to and paid from Fund, Department Organization and Account Number 1001 (General Fund) 040205 (Municipal TV Production) 5223202 (Operating Lease/Rental Equipment) 4800000 (Function Activity); and for other purposes.
G.
PAPERS HELD IN COMMITTEE
06R1667
( 1) An Amended
Resolution by Finance/Executive Committee authorizing the Mayor to execute a
Master Agreement with TDC Systems Integration, Inc., for FC-6006007881, for
Citywide On-call Services for Information Technology Staffing; authorizing the
Chief Information Officer of the Department of Information Technology, the
Director of Information Technology of the Department of Watershed Management and
the Aviation Information Systems Director of the Department of Aviation, to
execute all statements of work; all contracted work will be charged to and paid
from Various Fund, Account and Center Numbers; not to exceed $400,000.00 per
year for each Department, specifically Watershed Management, Aviation and
Information Technology, with the total cost not to exceed $1,200,000.00; and for
other purposes. (Amended and held 8/16/06 at the request of the Committee to allow time
pending additional review.)
07O0138
( 2) An
Ordinance by Councilmember Ceasar Mitchell to amend the Procurement Code of the
City of Atlanta, Georgia by adding to Section 2-1142, Monthly Report to City
Council; and for other purposes.
(Held 1/31/07 at the request of the Department of Procurement for an
additional study.)
07O0623 ( 3) An Ordinance by Councilmember Jim Maddox to provide for the Annexation of 4505 Birdie Lane, SW, Atlanta, Georgia, 30331, 0.404 acre of land located in Land Lot 61 of the 14th District of Fulton County to the Corporate Limits of the City of Atlanta, Georgia; to provide for the notification of the Department of Community Affairs of the State of Georgia of such annexation; and for other purposes. (Held 3/38/07 to ensure annexation procedures are executed appropriately.)
07O0968 ( 4)
An Ordinance by Councilmember Jim Maddox to provide for the Annexation of
land known as the Orkney/Lanark Drive Community to the corporate limits of the
City of Atlanta; to provide for the notification of the Department of Community
Affairs; and for other purposes.
(Held 5/16/07 due to State requirement.)
07O0974 ( 5) An Ordinance by Councilmember C. T. Martin as substituted by Finance/Executive Committee to amend Article V Classification Plan, of the Code of Ordinances, City of Atlanta, Georgia, so as to create 215 positions in the Atlanta Police Department; and for other purposes. (Held 5/16/07 in conjunction with consideration of 2008 Budget.)
07O1087 ( 6) A Substitute Ordinance by Finance/Executive Committee authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to allow the City to impose a verification/convenience fee in the amount of $4.50 on credit cards users, on-line payment users, electronic check users, or interactive voice response users submitting payments for fees and/or fines imposed by the City of Atlanta such as those associated with Traffic Enforcement and Water and Wastewater City Services; to recover the cost the City pays to third-party vendors to process such payments; all collected funds will be deposited into various Fund, Account and Center Numbers; and for other purposes. (Held 6/13/07 for NPU notification and Public Hearing 8/1/07; Referred from Full Council 8/20/07; Held 8/29/07 by the Department of Finance for additional clarification.)
07R1904 ( 7) A Resolution by Councilmembers Joyce Sheperd and C. T. Martin that encourages members of the United States Congress to support the Employee Free Choice Act which authorizes the National Labor Relations Board to certify a
union as the bargaining representative when a majority of employees voluntarily sign authorizations designating that union to represent them. (Held 9/12/07 for further review and clarification on how this impacts the City.)
07R2138 ( 8)
A Resolution by Councilmember Ceasar C. Mitchell to support H. R. 2447 to
establish an Energy and Environment Block Grant Program that is presently before
the United States Congress; and for other purposes. (Held 10/10/07 per
Committee Chair pending cost benefits analysis from Washington Lobbyist.)
07R2139 ( 9)
A Resolution by Councilmember Ceasar C. Mitchell to endorse H. R. 3535
Homebuyer’s Protection Act of 2007 pending in the United States Congress; to
urge the Georgia Congressional Delegation to support the Act; and for other
purposes.
(Held 10/10/07 per Committee Chair pending cost benefits analysis from
Washington Lobbyist.)
08O0295 (10)
An Ordinance by Councilmembers H. Lamar Willis, C. T. Martin, Felicia A.
Moore, Natalyn Archibong, and Ivory Lee Young, Jr. to rescind Ordinance
07-O-2410; and for other purposes. (Held 2/13/08 pending information from the Department of Personnel and
Human Resources.)
08O0299 (11) An Ordinance by Councilmember Howard Shook authorizing a Twelfth Supplemental Bond Ordinance Supplementing the restated and amended Master Bond Ordinance of the City of Atlanta Adopted on March 20, 2000, as previously Amended and supplemented, to authorize the issuance by the City of Atlanta of its Variable Rate Airport General Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2008A, in one or more Series, in an aggregated principal amount of not to exceed $550,000,000.00, each to bear interest in a Variable Rate Mode; to refund all or a portion of the City’s Variable Rate Airport General Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2003RF-B and Series 2003RF-C; to provide for a reasonably required debt service reserve; to provide for the rights of the holders of said Bonds; to make certain other covenants and agreements in connection with the issuance of such Bonds; to provide certain terms and details of said Bonds, including authorizing delegated negotiated sales of said Bonds; to provide for the execution of certain agreements relating to one or more credit and/or liquidity facilities with respect to the Series 2008A Bonds; to pay expenses relating thereto; to
authorize the preparation, use and distribution of one or more preliminary and final official statements in connection with the offer and sale of the Series 2008A Bonds; to provide for the Annual Submission of certain Financial Information and Operating Data pursuant to Rule 15C2-12 of the Securities and Exchange Commission; to designate one or more underwriters and remarketing agents, and a tender and paying agent and to approve forms of various other agreements in connection with the issuance of said Bonds; providing for incidental action; providing for severability; to provide an effective date; and for other related purposes. (Held 2/13/08 at the request of the Department of Finance pending an agreement with Bond Insurers and LOC Providers.)
08O0402 (12) A Substitute Ordinance by Finance/Executive Committee authorizing the Chief Procurement Officer to purchase property located at 207/211 Vine Street, N. W., and 601/605 Spencer Street, N. W., Atlanta, Georgia 30314; to provide for the appraisal of the property; to obtain title reports; to negotiate the purchase price of the property; to authorize the use of legal proceedings if necessary to obtain the property; to accept funds in the amount of $725,000.00 plus funds for other expenses from the Atlanta Development Authority to be applied towards the purchase of the property; and for other purposes. (Substituted and held 3/12/08.)
08R0510 (13) A Resolution by Councilmembers Howard Shook and Cleta Winslow authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Fulton County District Attorney for a period of three years in an amount not to exceed $26,000.00 per month for services for the City of Atlanta under for Consultation and Support Services to Victims and Witnesses of Crimes; all contracted to be charged to and paid from Fund, Account and work Center Number: 3P01 (Agency Fund) 264017 (Muni Court VW Asst Prg (MCVW)) A00001 (Balance Sheet Center); and for other purposes. (Held 3/12/08.)
08O0736 (14) An Ordinance by Finance/Executive Committee authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to engage on behalf of the City of Atlanta to establish and implement a cost neutral Deferred Retirement Option Retirement Plan as an additional benefit for the members of the City of Atlanta Firefighter’s Pension
Fund and the City of Atlanta
Police Officer’s Pension Fund; and for other purposes. (Held 5/14/08 at the
request of the Department of Finance to address concerns with Exhibits “A”
& “B” and other information.)
08O0822 (15) An Ordinance by Councilmember Felicia A. Moore to provide for the issuance and sale of Tax Allocation Bonds (Perry Bolton Project), Series 2008, in the aggregated principal amount not to exceed $______________ (The “Series 2008 Bonds”), to pay, or to be applied or contributed toward, the payment of redevelopment costs associated with the projects identified on Schedule 1 hereto (The “2008 Projects”); to authorize paying expenses incident to accomplishing the foregoing; to authorize the execution of an Indentured Trust, a Bond Placement Agreement, Separate Development Agreements with the Developers of each of the 2008 Projects
Limited Offering Memorandum and Final Limited Offering Memorandum; to clarify the intent of the initial resolution (as defined herein) with respect to the termination of the Perry Bolton TAD (as defined herein) and for certain other purposes, all connection with the issuance and sale of the foregoing described Series 2008 Bonds. (Held 4/30/08 per the Committee for additional consideration.)
08O0829 (16)
An Ordinance by
Councilmember Howard Shook to amend the
Charter of the City of Atlanta, Georgia adopted under and by virtue of the
authority of the Municipal Home Rule Act of 1965, O.C.G.A. Section 36-35-1 et
seq., as amended so as to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta, Georgia,
1996 (GA Laws P. 4469, et seq.) by amending Article 2, Chapter 3, Section
2-302(c) so as to require an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the total
membership of the City Council to approve any Ordinance that would result in an
increase in taxes, fees, or bond indebtedness; and for other purposes.
(3rd Reading/Final Adoption) (Referred
back by Council 7/7/08; Held 7/16/08 per the Committee for further review.)
08O0830 (17)
An Ordinance by Councilmember Howard Shook to amend Chapter Two, Article
VI, Division 2, Subdivision II, Section 2-351 (Entitled, “Authorization to
Issue Commercial Paper.”) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Atlanta, so
as to require an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the total membership of the
City Council to approve any Ordinance that would result in an increase in bond
indebtedness; and for other purposes.
(Referred back by Council 7/7/08;
Held 7/16/08 per the Committee for further review.)
08O0831 (18) An Ordinance by Councilmember Howard Shook to amend Chapter 146, Division 1, Article II, Section 146-26 (Entitled, “Levy.”), Chapter 146, Article II, Section 146-79 (Entitled, “Levied.”) and Chapter 146, Article IV, Section 146-113 (Entitled, “Excise Tax Levied; Collection.”) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Atlanta, so as to require an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the total membership of the City Council to approve any Ordinance that would result in an increase in taxes; and for other purposes. (Referred back by Council 7/7/08; Held 7/16/08 per the Committee for further review.)
08O0833 (19)
An Ordinance by
Councilmember Howard Shook to amend
Chapter Two, Article II, Division 2, Subdivision I, Section 2-69 (Entitled,
“Quorum; vote required for passage of legislation.”) and Chapter Two,
Article II, Division 2, Subdivision II, Section 2-96(c) (Entitled, “Presence
at Meetings; Voting on Questions.”) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Atlanta, so as to require an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the total
membership of the City Council to approve any Ordinance that would result in new
fees and taxes or an increase in existing taxes, fees, or bond indebtedness; and
for other purposes. (Referred
back by Council 7/7/08; Held 7/16/08 per the Committee for further review.)
08O0834
(20)
An Ordinance by Councilmember Howard Shook as
amended by Finance/Executive Committee to
amend Chapter Two, Article II, Division 2, Subdivision II, Section 2-105
(Entitled, “Establishment or Change in Fees for Service; Notice to Public.”)
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Atlanta, so as to require an
affirmative vote of two-thirds of the total membership of the City Council to
approve any Ordinance that would result in new fees and an increase in fees; and
for other purposes. (Referred back by Council 7/7/08; Held 7/16/08 per the Committee for
further review.
08O1233 (21)
An Ordinance by Councilmembers Felicia A. Moore, Carla Smith, Joyce M.
Sheperd, H. Lamar Willis, C. T. Martin, Natalyn Archibong, Ivory Lee Young, Jr.,
Ceasar C. Mitchell, Howard Shook, Clair Muller and Kwanza Hall to require notice
in City Contracts regarding the requirements for Legislative Authorization in
advance of rendering services or demand for payment; and for other purposes.
(Held 6/11/08 at the request of
the Committee to allow Law Department to provide additional information.)
08O1545
(22)
An Ordinance by Councilmember C. T. Martin to amend the Pension Acts
applicable to members of the General Employees Pension Fund of the City of
Atlanta, so as to provide for a Retirement Program for employees involuntarily
separated to balance the City of Atlanta 2009 and 2010 Fiscal Year Budgets and
for reorganization of the workforce; and for other purposes.
(Held 7/30/08 by the Committee to forward to the Pension Board for
review.)
08O1546
(23)
An Ordinance by Councilmembers Felicia A. Moore, Ceasar Mitchell, Cleta
Winslow, Joyce M. Sheperd, Mary Norwood, C. T. Martin, H. Lamar Willis, Natalyn
Archibong, Clair Muller, Jim Maddox, Ivory Lee Young, Jr. and Kwanza Hall to
amend the FY 2009 (General Fund) Budget to re-establish the Department of Fire
and Rescue Special Operations Squad by transferring appropriations from various
non-personnel accounts yet to be determined, to the Department of Fire and
Rescue Budget Fund, Department, Account and Organization Number; and for other
purposes. (Held
7/30/08 by the Committee for further review.)
08O1586
(24) An
Ordinance by Finance/Executive Committee authorizing a Thirteenth Supplemental
Bond Ordinance Supplementing the Restated and Amended Master Bond Ordinance of
the City of Atlanta Adopted on March 20, 2000 (99-O-1896), as Amended and
Supplemented by the First Supplemental Bond Ordinance of the City of Atlanta
Adopted on March 30,2000 (00-O-0214), the Second Supplemental Bond Ordinance of
the City of Atlanta Adopted on October 7, 2002 (02-O-1463), the Amended and
Restated Third Supplemental Bond Ordinance of the City of Atlanta Adopted on May
19, 2003 (03-O-0772), the Fourth Supplemental Bond Ordinance of the City of
Atlanta Adopted on June 2, 2003 (03-O-0835), the Fifth Supplemental Bond
Ordinance of the City of Atlanta Adopted on September 15, 2003 (03-O-1448), the
Sixth Supplemental Bond Ordinance of the City of Atlanta Adopted on November 17,
2003 (03-O-1871), the Seventh Supplemental Bond Ordinance of the City of Atlanta
Adopted on April 19, 2004 (04-O-0431), and the Eighth Supplemental Bond
Ordinance of the City of Atlanta Adopted on October 18, 2004 (04-O-1811), the
Ninth Supplemental Bond Ordinance of the City of Atlanta Adopted on October 3,
2005 (05-O-1717), the Tenth Supplemental Bond Ordinance of the City of Atlanta
Adopted on April 17, 2006 (06-O-0551), the Eleventh Supplemental Bond Ordinance
of the City of
Atlanta
Adopted on April 17, 2006 (06-O-0552), and the of the City of Atlanta Adopted on
February 18, 2008 (08-O-0216), to provide for the issuance of Airport Limited
Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes, to provide funds to finance or refinance, in
whole or in part on an interim basis, the cost of the Planning, Engineering,
Design, Acquisition and Construction of certain improvements to
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and to pay expenses relating
thereto; to authorize and approve the preparation, use and distribution of an
official statement in connection with the offer and sale of the Bond
Anticipation Notes; to provide for the form of the Bond Anticipation Notes and
for the execution of the Bond Anticipation Notes; to provide for the place of
payment of the Principal of and Interest on the Bond Anticipation Notes; to
amend certain provisions of the Restated and Amended Master Bond Ordinance
relating to maintenance of the Debt Service Reserve requirement and conditions
for issuance of additional Bonds; and for other purposes.
(Held 9/10/08 at the request of
the Department of Finance pending additional information.)
08O1688
(25) An
Ordinance by Councilmember Ceasar Mitchell to amend the FY 2009 (General Fund)
Budget to reopen and maintain Atlanta Fire Station No. 7 by transferring
appropriations from various Consulting, Supply, Travel and other Non-Personnel
Accounts yet to be determined to the Department of Fire and Rescue Budget Fund
Department Account and Organization Number; and for other purposes.
(Forwarded with no recommendation by Finance/Executive Committee
8/27/08; Referred to Finance/Executive Committee by Full Council 9/2/08; Held
9/10/08 by the Committee for further discussion.)
08R1752
(26) A
Resolution by Councilmember Mary Norwood establishing a City of Atlanta Taxation
and Service Delivery Technical Advisory Committee; and for other purposes.
(Held 9/10/02 per the Committee to check on the status of the Citizens
Service Review Commission and for further discussion.)
08O2034
(27) An
Ordinance by Councilmember Cleta Winslow authorizing the Mayor or her designee
to accept a Donation in the amount of ____________ from the Atlanta Fire
Foundation on behalf of the Atlanta Department of Fire and Rescue to fund the
Renovation of Fire Station #7; and for other purposes.
(Held 10/15/08 by the Committee pending a substitute.)
08R2108
(28) A
Resolution by Finance/Executive Committee authorizing the Mayor or her designee
to enter into a Contractual Agreement with Iron Mountain to provide for the
Removal of all Records from City Hall East and to store the City’s Records in
accordance with the various approved retention schedules; said expenses
associated with this contract shall be charged to 1001 (General Fund) 200313 (NDP
Records Management) 5212001 (Consultant/Professional Services) 1580000; and for
other purposes. (Held
10/29/08 for further review and a substitute with additional information.)
08O2135
(29) An
Ordinance by Councilmembers H. Lamar Willis and C. T. Martin as
substituted by Finance/Executive Committee to amend Chapter 114 Article IV
Division 12 Section 14-379 of the Code of Ordinance of the City of Atlanta so as
to provide for Legislative Review for any Reduction in Force by Executive or
Legislative Action involving Public Safety and Court Employees; to waive
conflicting ordinances; and for other purposes.
(Held 10/29/08 per direction of the Committee for consideration at a
later Committee Meeting; Substituted and held 11/12/08.)
08O2257
(30) An
Ordinance by Councilmember C. T. Martin to amend Article “V” Classification
Plan, Section 114-477, of the Code of Ordinances, City of Atlanta, Georgia, so
as to create a Classification and Position of Economist; and for other purposes.
(Held 11/12/08 per Committee for
discussion by CFO with the author and for further review.)
08O2406
(31)
An Ordinance by Finance/Executive Committee, a Fourteenth Supplement Bond
Ordinance, supplementing the restated and amended Master Bond Ordinance of the
City of Atlanta adopted on March 20, 2000 (99‑O‑1896), as previously
amended and supplemented, particularly as supplemented specifically by that
certain amended and restated Third Supplemental Bond Ordinance of the City of
Atlanta adopted on May 19, 2003 providing for, among other things, the issuance
and delivery of the City of Atlanta Variable Rate Airport General Revenue
Refunding Bonds Series 2003RF‑B and the City of Atlanta variable Rate
airport general revenue refunding Bonds Series 2003RF‑c; to authorize the cancellation of the existing MBIA Financial Guaranty
Insurance Policy insuring said Series 2003RF Bonds and approving the form and
authorizing the execution of
a Cancellation Agreement; to authorize the acceptance by the City of a
commitment to issue a Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy from Assured Guaranty
Corp. and approving the form and authorizing the execution of an Insurance and
Indemnity Agreement; to provide for a revised form of said Series 2003RF Bonds
and for the execution of said Series 2003RF Bonds; to approve
the form and authorize the execution of amendments to standby Bond Purchase
Agreements between the City and the banks providing
liquidity support for said Series 2003RF Bonds; to authorize the
termination of the Interest Rate Exchange Agreements between the City and
certain counterparties in connection with said Series 2003RF Bonds and approving
the form and authorizing the execution of such other instruments and documents
necessary or desired in connection with the
termination of such Interest Rate Exchange Agreements; granting the Mayor
the authority to approve and execute such other instruments and documents
necessary or desired in connection with the cancellation
of the MBIA Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy and the substitution of the
Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy from Assured Guaranty Corp. and providing
for incidental action; authorizing certain officials and employees of the
City to take all actions required in connection with
the cancellation of the MBIA Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy and the
substitution of the Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy from Assured Guaranty
Corp.; providing certain other details with respect thereto; providing for
severability; providing an effective date; and for other purposes.
(Held 1/14/09 at the request of the Committee.)
09O0097
(32) An
Ordinance by Councilmember Ivory Lee Young, Jr. as
Substituted and Amended by Finance/Executive Committee modifying Atlanta
Code of Ordinances Section 110-3, Subsection (a)(4), to add a Recreation Center
Rental Surcharge, to be applied to rentals during non-regular facility hours,
for the purpose of covering personnel costs of City Staff opening and staffing
the center during the rental; and for other purposes.
(Held 1/14/09 at the request of
the Committee for review by NPU’s and for a Public Hearing.)
09O0098
(33) An
Ordinance by Councilmember Howard Shook rescinding all permits given by the City
of Atlanta regarding 4141 Wieuca Road; and for other purposes.
(Held 1/14/09 at the request of the Committee.)
PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
PUBLIC SAFETY
AND
LEGAL ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
AGENDA
JANUARY 27, 2009
A.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
B.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
C.
DISCUSSION ITEM
Performance Audit: Traffic
Tickets – Leslie Ward, City’s Internal Auditor
CONSENT
D.
RESOLUTIONS
Claims with favorable
recommendations:
09R0134
( 1)
Claim of Lise S. Desormeaux, for damages alleged to have been
sustained as a result of an automobile accident on August 20, 2008 at 600 Garson
Drive. $759.56
09R0135
( 2)
Claim of Freddie Wallace, for damages alleged to have been sustained
as a result of an automobile accident on November 1, 2008 at 2125 Joseph E.
Boone Boulevard. $1,000.00
09R0136
( 3)
Claim of Regina Todd, Guardian of Amarion Todd, a minor child, through their
attorney, William F. Heitmann, III, for damages alleged to have been
sustained as a result of an automobile accident n August 7, 2008 at Sunset
Street and Central Avenue.
$2,000.00
09R0137
( 4)
Claim of John Wheatly, for vehicle damages alleged to have been
sustained as a result of an unsecured construction cut on April 5, 2008 at 512
West Wesley Road.
$2,850.00
09R0138
( 5)
Claim of Atlanta Housing Authority, for damages alleged to have been
sustained as a result of an automobile accident on August 5, 2008 at 596 Waynes
Court, SE.
$3,000.00
09R0139
( 6)
Claim of Liberty Mutual, as subrogee of Chester M. Aaron, for damages
alleged to have been sustained as a result of an automobile accident on May 17,
2008 at 2750 Peyton Road, SW.
$3,743.31
09R0140
( 7)
Claim of Adalberto Solis Villalva and Maria Del Rosario Sanchez Ocampo,
for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of an automobile accident
on August 5, 2008 at 596 Waynes Court, SE.
$3,845.29
09R0141
( 8)
Claim of Tenco Services, Inc., as subrogee of A National Limousine Service,
for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of an automobile accident
on October 8, 2008 at Courtland Street, NE and Harris Street, NE.
$3,881.11
09R0142
( 9)
Claim of William Burns, for damages alleged to have been sustained as
a result of a sewer backup on August 17, 2008 at 1331 Twelve Oaks Circle.
$3,937.63
09R0143
(10)
Claim of Cary McCorkle, through his attorney, John D. Drake, for
damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of an automobile accident on
April 5, 2008 at Ralph McGill Boulevard, NE and Piedmont Avenue, NE.
$12,305.00
Claims with unfavorable
recommendations:
09R0144
(11)
Claim of Sean McKinnon, for damages alleged to have been sustained as
a result of driving over a broken storm drain cover on November 21, 2008 at
Moreland Avenue and Fairview Road.
09R0145
(12)
Claim of State Farm Insurance Companies, as subrogee of Bobby Hubbard,
for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of a burglary on
September 30, 2008 at 394 Dargan Place.
09R0146
(13)
Claim of CROCS, Inc., through its attorney, Kimberly A. Smiley, Esq., Wheeler
Trigg Kennedy LLP., for damages alleged to have been sustained when a
child’s shoe became entrapped in an escalator on June 4, 2008 at 8700 Spine
Road, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
09R0147
(14)
Claim of New Life Christian Ministry, Inc., c/o Willard L. Smith, for
damages alleged to have been sustained when church revenues were lost due to a
sanitary sewer main installation project from July 2008 through August 20008 at
3099 Humphries Drive, SW.
09R0148
(15)
Claim of Star Iron & Metal Company, c/o Elliott S. Hammer, President,
for damages alleged to have been sustained for the overpayment of a scrap metal
permit fee on December 4, 2007 at 675 Ponce de Leon Avenue, NE.
09R0149
(16)
Claim of Davis Recycling Company, c/o Warren J. Davis, for damages
alleged to have been sustained for the overpayment of a scrap metal permit fee
on December 4, 2007 at 675 Ponce de Leon Avenue, NE.
09R0150
(17)
Claim of Fellfab Corporation, c/o Paul Anderson, for vehicular damages
alleged to have been sustained from an automobile accident on October 27, 2008
at Airport Loop Road and Charles W. Grant Parkway.
09R0151
(18)
Claim of Rox-Ann Terrence King, through her attorney, Derric Crowther,
for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of a trip and fall in an
open water meter vault on October 7, 2006 at 138 Vine Street and Fair Street.
09R0152
(19)
Claim of Stephanie and Karl Douglas Bramlett, for damages alleged to
have been sustained as a result of paint splattered on her vehicle during a
restriping project on June 26, 2008 on East Andrews Drive.
09R0153
(20)
Claim of Daniel Landis, for vehicular damages alleged to have been
sustained from driving over a pot hole in the roadway on September 21, 2008 at
1495 Chattahoochee Avenue, NW.
09R0154
(21)
Claim of City of College Park, through its attorney, Winston A. Denmark, Esq.,
Fincher, Denmark, Williams, LLC, for damages alleged to have been
sustained when City unlawfully purchased and sold Wynterbrook Apartment Complex
on an unspecified date at 2600 Camp Creek Parkway.
09R0155
(22)
Claim of Progressive Insurance Company, as subrogee of insured, Michael Rushin,
for vehicular damages alleged to have been sustained from driving over a pot
hole in the roadway on March 9, 2008 at Peters Street, SW and Chappel Street,
SW.
09R0156
(23)
Claim of Harriette C. Nelson, for damages alleged to have been
sustained when a water line was broken causing an increase in water usage on
April 14, 2008 at 2820 Shady Valley Drive, NE.
09R0157
(24)
Claim of Harriette C. Nelson, for property damages alleged to have
been sustained when a driveway was compromised during a sidewalk installation
project on April 11, 2008 at 2820 Shady Valley Drive, NE.
09R0158
(25)
Claim of LA’Derrick Glenn, through his attorney, Melanie R. Snipes, Esq.,
for damages alleged to have been sustained due to an unlawful arrest on March
18, 2007 at 1371 Kimberly Way.
09R0159
(26)
Claim of Everett Jerome Tripodis, for damages alleged to have been
sustained when property was withheld on April 2, 2008 at 675 Ponce de Leon
Avenue, NE.
09R0160
(27)
Claim of Rultz Raymond, for damages alleged to have been sustained as
a result of an automobile accident on November 25, 2008 at 10th
Street and Interstate 75/85 southbound.
09R0161
(28)
Claim of Lisa and David Alexander, through their attorney, Jefferson M. Allen,
for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of failure to perform
police duties to discover the claimants’ missing son on January 23, 2008 at
3122 Peachtree Road.
09R0162
(29)
Claim of Shirley R. Arnold, for damages alleged to have been sustained
as a result of an automobile accident on October 14, 2008 at Barge Road, SW and
Fairburn Road, SW.
09R0163
(30)
Claim of Kenneth Brewer, for damages alleged to have been sustained as
a result of striking a pothole in the roadway on March 19, 2008 at 800 Beckwith
Street and Paschal Boulevard.
09R0164
(31)
Claim of Torrie E. Jackson, for vehicular damages alleged to have been
sustained when a wind-blown construction barrel struck a vehicle on August 2,
2008 at 17th Street, NE and Market Street, NE.
09R0165
(32)
Claim of Betty L. Cleave, for vehicular damages alleged to have been
sustained from driving through wet paint after a road-stripping project on
November 12, 2008 on Constitution Road, SE, between Jonesboro Road, SE and
Moreland Avenue, SE.
09R0166
(33)
Claim of Megan Kamm, for property damages alleged to have been
sustained from an automobile accident on July 10, 2008 at West Peachtree Street,
NE and Abercrombie Place.
09R0167
(34)
Claim of Manulife Financial, for damages alleged to have been
sustained when keys were lost by firemen on July 26, 2006 at 1170 Peachtree
Street, NE.
09R0168
(35)
Claim of Steven Butler, through his attorney, Bruce A. Hagen, Esq.,
for bodily injures alleged to have been sustained from a fire on an unspecified
date at 2461 Jonesboro Road.
09R0169
(36)
Claim of Michael Puglise, for damages alleged to have been sustained
when a parked vehicle was struck by a tree that fell on October 12, 2008 at 8700
Spine Road, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
09R0170
(37)
Claim of CROCS, Inc., through its attorney, Kimberly A. Smiley, Esq., Wheeler
Trigg Kennedy, LLP, for damages alleged to have been sustained when a
child’s shoe became entrapped in an escalator on July 15, 2008 at 8700 Spine
Road, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
09R0171
(38)
Claim of State Farm Insurance Companies, as subrogee of Susan Mitchell-Ketzes,
for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of broken water pipes on
Junes 19, 2008 at 883 Argonne Avenue.
09R0172
(39)
Claim of USAA, as subrogee of insured, Eric E. Farmer, for vehicular
damages alleged to have been sustained due to an automobile accident on June 27,
2008 at Larkin Street, SW and Walker Street, SW.
09R0173
(40)
Claim of Allstate Insurance Company, as subrogee of Jessica Baxter,
for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of a vehicular incident
on June 4, 2008 at an undisclosed located.
09R0174
(41)
Claim of Crystal Baker, through her attorney, Matthew C. Billips, Esq.,
for damages alleged to have been sustained when a citation was issued that
violated the Americans with Disabilities Act on October 19, 2008 at 8700 Spine
Road, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
09R0175
(42)
Claim of Diane Hardy, for damages alleged to have been sustained as a
result of driving over an unsecured construction cut on August 27, 2008 at
Roxboro Road and Peachtree Road.
09R0176
(43)
Claim of Atlanta Gas Light, through its attorney, John Williams, for
damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of construction work on May
30, 2008 at 687 South Evelyn Place.
E.
ORDINANCES FOR FIRST READING
09O0177
(1)
An Ordinance by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee amending
the 2008 (Intergovernmental Grant Fund) Budget, Department of Police
(“Department”), by adding to anticipations and appropriations, the amount of
$4,500.00 for a grant from the Governor’s Criminal Justice Coordinating
Council to fund one member of the Department’s Command Staff to attend the
2008 Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange (GILEE), to receive
Anti-Terrorism Training in Israel; and for other purposes.
08O0178
( 2)
An Ordinance by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee amending
the 2009 (Intergovernmental Grant Fund) Budget, Departments of Police, Fire and
Rescue and Watershed Management, by adding to anticipations and appropriations,
the amount of $4,208,999.16 from the United States Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), Office for Domestic Preparedness (ODP), Urban Areas Security
Initiative (UASI), to aid the City of Atlanta’s ongoing efforts to protect
itself from terrorist attacks; and for other purposes.
REGULAR
F.
COMMUNICATION
09C0114 ( 1)
A Communication by Mayor Shirley Franklin appointing Mr.
Kwame Thompson to serve as a Taxicabs and Vehicles for Hire Hearing
Officer for the City of Atlanta. This
appointment is for a term of two (2) years, scheduled to begin on the date of
Council confirmation.
09O0083
( 1)
An Ordinance by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee amending
the 2009 (Intergovernmental Grant Fund) Budget, Department of Police, by adding
to anticipations and appropriations, the amount of $40,658.72, for grant funds
from the United States Department of Justice Bulletproof Vest Partnership in the
amount of $20,329.36 and matching funds in the amount of $20,329.36 from the
General Fund Budget; and for other purposes.
09O0084
( 2)
An Ordinance by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee amending
the 2009 (Intergovernmental Grant Fund) Budget, Department of Police, by adding
to anticipations and appropriations, the amount of $232,500.00, for grant funds
from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety and matching funds in the amount
of $93,000.00 from the General Fund Budget, to fund the Highway Enforcement of
Aggressive Traffic; and for other purposes.
09O0085
( 3)
An Ordinance by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee amending
the 2009 (Intergovernmental Grant Fund) Budget, Department of Police, by adding
to anticipations and appropriations, the amount of $373,359.00, for accepting a
Justice Assistance Grant from the United States Department of Justice to enhance
the Criminal Justice System in the Atlanta area; and for other purposes.
H.
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)
07O0249
( 3)
An Ordinance by Councilmembers Kwanza Hall and Cleta Winslow authorizing
the Mayor or her designee to grant an exemption to the City’s Distance
Requirements for on-premise consumption of alcohol and the sale of wine by the
package on the 300 block of Walker Street. (Held
2/13/07 for further review)
07R0545
( 4)
Claim of Nancy Montgomery, for damages alleged to have been sustained
as a result of a water main break during the installation of a sidewalk on June
6, 2006 at 2340 Hurst Drive, NE. (Referred
back from Council 4/16/07) (Held 5/1/07 at the request of Councilmember
Shook)
07O1525
( 5)
An Ordinance by Councilmember Joyce Sheperd to amend Section 122-172
under Chapter 122, Article V, Division 2, of the Code of Ordinances, so as to
provide for a review by the affected Neighborhood Planning Unit(s) whenever an
application for a license to operate a Secondary Metal Recycler is submitted;
and for other purposes.
(Held 7/31/07 at the request of the author for further review. 9/25/07 a
motion was approved to forward to the NPU’s for review)
07O1526
( 6)
An Ordinance by Councilmember Joyce Sheperd to amend Section 30-1503(a)
under Chapter 30, Article XXV, of the Code of Ordinances, so as to provide for a
review by the affected Neighborhood Planning Unit(s) whenever an application for
a license to operate a Self-Service Car Wash is submitted; and for other
purposes. (Held 7/31/07 at the
request of the author for further review. 9/25/07 a motion was approved to
forward to the NPU’s for review)
07O1795
( 7)
An Ordinance by Councilmember H. Lamar Willis to establish Chapter 21 of
the Code of Ordinances of the City of Atlanta entitled “Transportation of
Hazardous Materials”; to create a new Article I to be entitled “Terrorism
Prevention in Hazardous Materials Transportation Act of 2007,” to create a new
Division 1 to be entitled “Terrorism Prevention in Hazardous Materials
Transportation Act of 2007”; so as to prohibit large shipments of certain
extremely hazardous materials near the City of Atlanta in an effort to reduce
the risk of attacks by terrorists; to allow for the issuance of permits
authorizing such shipments in special cases; to require the Mayor to issue
regulations to implement the provisions of this act; and for other purposes. (Held
8/28/07 for further review.)
07O1879
( 8)
An Ordinance by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee to
revise the City of Atlanta Code of Ordinances pertaining to secondary metal
recyclers by amending the following Sections of Chapter 122, Article V,
Divisions I and II; Section 122-151 (Definitions); Section 122-152 (Records
Required); and Section 122-157 (Unlawful Acts); Section 122-171 (Required
Application); to add the following new Sections to Chapter 122, Article V,
Divisions I and II of the City of Atlanta Code of Ordinances: Section 122-158
(Daily Written Report to Police); Section 122-159 (Offenses; Defenses, Penalty);
Section 122-160 (Possessor of Secondary Metals); Section 122-161 (License to
Possess Secondary Metals); Section 122-162 (Revocation of License to Possess
Secondary Metals); and Section 122-170 (Processing Application; Issuance of
License, Possessor of Secondary Metals); to waive conflicting ordinances; and
for other purposes. (Public
Hearing held on 10/30/07) (Held 10/30/07 for further review)
07R2294
( 9)
A Resolution by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee
authorizing the Mayor to approve or reject the decision of the evaluator
presiding in the early neutral evaluation process, an alternative dispute
resolution process, in the matter of Veolia Water North America Operating
Services, LLC v. City of Atlanta, in the U.S. District Court, Northern
District of Georgia, Civil Action No. 06-CV-1457-TWT; and for other purposes. (Held 10/30/07 for further review)
07O2513
(10)
An Ordinance by Councilmember Ceasar C. Mitchell to amend Ordinance
#07-O-2135, adopted October 15, 2007 and approved October 22, 2007, amending
Section 10-12 of the City Code, which amendment eliminated the provision
allowing persons 18 years of age or older to provide entertainment in any
premises licensed for the sale of alcoholic beverages, so as to exempt from said
ordinance, those persons currently employed as entertainers with active and
valid permits, which will afford such persons a “Grandfathered” status; and
for other purposes. (Held 11/27/07 at the request of the author)
08O0190
(11)
An Ordinance by Councilmember H. Lamar Willis to amend Chapter 30,
Article II of the City Code of Ordinances to reflect new fees for owners of
Adult Entertainment establishments which sell alcohol to provide for certain
programs for the prevention of sexual assault; and for other purposes. (Held
1/29/08 at the request of the author)
08O0507
(12)
An Ordinance by Councilmember Mary Norwood to create a new Section 106-15
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Atlanta, Georgia, to be entitled
“Loitering”; and for other purposes. (Held
3/11/08 for further review by the Law Department)
08O0824
(13)
An Ordinance by Councilmembers Ceasar C. Mitchell, Cleta Winslow, Joyce
M. Sheperd, Mary Norwood, C. T. Martin, Ivory L. Young, Jr., Kwanza Hall and H.
Lamar Willis to amend Article V (Entitled “Offenses by and against Minors”)
of Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Atlanta, Georgia, by
creating a new Section 106-229 to be entitled “Day-Time Curfew” so as to
impose a Day-Time Curfew on minors, ages six (6) to sixteen (16) years; and for
other purposes (Held
4/29/08 per the Department of Police to have discussion with the Atlanta Board
of Education.)
08O0843
(14)
An Ordinance by Councilmember Natalyn M. Archibong amending Sections
10-1, 10-88 and 10-88.1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Atlanta, by
adding a paragraph to define the term “Specialty Food Shop” and by adding
and amending paragraphs to create distance requirements for same; and for other
purposes. (Held
4/29/08 for two week certain per the author to have a discussion with the Law
Department.) (Brought forward, discussed and continued to held 12/9/08.)
08R0845
(15)
A Resolution by Councilmembers Ceasar C. Mitchell and C. T. Martin
expressing the Atlanta City Council’s support and encouragement of the Atlanta
Police Department increasing the number of members of the City’s Red Dog Unit
from its current strength to not less than seventy-five (75) officers in order
to have an effective number of personnel in order to combat street level drug
trafficking; and for other purposes. (Held
per the Committee so that the Law Department can review.)
08O0884
(16)
An Ordinance by Finance/Executive Committee to amend Chapter 10, Article
I, Section 10-1 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Atlanta, Georgia, so as to
amend the definition of the word “Restaurant” to more closely reflect the
definition of the term “Bona Fide Full-Service Restaurant” contained in
Chapter Three of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; to repeal conflicting
ordinances; and for other purposes. (Held 5/27/08 for further review)
08O1211
(17)
An Ordinance by Councilmembers H. L. Willis, C. T. Martin, Ivory L.
Young, Jr. and Mary Norwood to create a separate Department/Organization
(Dept/Org) to account for the activity of the Citizen Review Board (CRB); to
move funds budgeted in the FY 2008 General Fund Budget in the Police
Department’s Public Affairs Unit for the purposes of the CRB; and for other
purposes. (Held 6/10/08 for further
review)
08O1230
(18) An
Ordinance by Councilmember Kwanza Hall as
substituted by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee to amend
Sections 10-1, 10-62 and 10-88 to Chapter 10 of the Code of Ordinances, City of
Atlanta, Georgia, so as to create a new category of Alcoholic Beverage License
for Community Theatres; to make such Community Theatres exempt from the distance
requirements contained in Section 10-88; and for other purposes.
(Held 6/10/08) (Substituted and
held 7/1/08 for further review)
08O1252
(19)
An Ordinance by Councilmember Howard Shook to amend the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Atlanta, Georgia, Chapter 10, Article II, Division 2,
Section 10-94(a), to exempt certain properties from the distance requirements of
10-88 for the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises; and
for other purposes. (Held
7/1/08 at the request of the Law Department)
08O1289
(20)
An Ordinance by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee to amend
Chapter 10, Article II, Division 2, Section 10-61, Entitled “Date for Payment
of License Fees; Prorated Fees”, to provide for an expiration date for all
licenses issued under Division 2 of Chapter 10, Article II of the City of
Atlanta Code of Ordinances; to change the date by which all Annual License Fees
and Renewal Applications of all Annual Licenses issued under Division 2 of
Chapter 10, Article II of the City of Atlanta Code of Ordinances must be
submitted; to provide for prorated fees based upon the new deadline; to set
forth that the effective date of this amendment shall be January 2, 2009; to
repeal conflicting ordinances; and for other purposes.
(Held 7/15/08 at the request of the Law Department)
08O1538 (21)
An Ordinance by Councilmembers Jim Maddox, Joyce Sheperd, Mary Norwood,
Ivory Lee Young, Jr., H. Lamar Willis, Kwanza Hall, C. T. Martin, Natalyn
Archibong and Ceasar C. Mitchell to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta,
Georgia pursuant to the authority of the Municipal Home Rule Act of 1965,
O.C.G.A. Section 36-35-1 et seq., as amended, by amending Section 4-104 (d) so
as to provide that for the next Election of Municipal Court Judges, to be held
in 2009, if more than seven (7) Judges elect to continue to serve for an
additional four year term, only the seven (7) Judges receiving the highest
number of votes shall continue to serve; to waive conflicting ordinances and
charter amendments; and for other purposes.
(Referred by Full Council on 8/18/08) (Held 8/26/08 for a legal opinion.)
08O1544 (22)
An Ordinance by Councilman C. T. Martin to amend Section 162-78 (a) (3)
and (6) (Taxicabs and Vehicles for Hire) of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Atlanta, Georgia so as to eliminate the Annual Fingerprinting Requirement for
Taxicab Drivers and to change the Driver’s Training Course Requirement from
annually to every three years; to waive conflicting ordinances; and for other
purposes. (Referred
back by Full Council on 8/18/08) (Held 8/26/08
for further review.)
08O1753
(23)
An Ordinance by Councilmember Mary Norwood to amend Article XXIV entitled
“Vending on Private Property”; and for other purposes.
(Held 9/9/08 for further review.)
08O1760
(24)
An Ordinance by Councilmembers Jim Maddox, C. T. Martin, Cleta Winslow,
H. Lamar Wills, Ceasar Mitchell, Ivory L. Young, Jr., Kwanza Hall, Clair Muller
to create a new Section 62-27.1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Atlanta, Georgia, which section shall provide that effective January 1, 2010,
the number of Municipal Court Judges shall be eight (8); to waive conflicting
ordinances; and for other purposes.
(Held 9/9/08 for further review.)
08O2033
(25)
An Ordinance by Councilmembers H. Lamar Willis and Ivory L. Young, Jr. as
substituted by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee amending
section 162-227 entitled “Fees Charged For Non-Consensual Motor Vehicle
Towing;” Section 162-229 entitled “Service Calls;”Section 162-232 entitled
“Notification Upon Removal of Vehicle at Request of other than Police
Officer;” and Section 162-233 entitled “Impound Lot; Attendant” so as to
provide for an increase in the maximum amount allowed for Nonconsensual Towing;
to provide for electronic notification from Wrecker Service to City Of Atlanta
Police Department containing notice that vehicle has been towed, location that
vehicle was towed, description of vehicle, vehicle identification number and tag
(Public Hearing held 12/9/08) (Held
12/9/08 to go through the NPU’s)
08O246/a> (26)
An Ordinance by Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee to amend
Chapter 2, Article XVI, Division 11, Section 2-2211 and Chapter 2, Article XVI,
Division 11, Section 2-2212 to provide for the disclosure of public police and
corrections documents to the Citizen Review Board; to amend Chapter 98, Article
II, Section 98-26(b)(3) and Chapter 98, Article IV, Section 98-153(b)(3) to
require the Chiefs of Police and Corrections to appear before the Citizen Review
Board upon request and set forth the reasons for delays in internal
investigations into their employees’ conduct; and for the other purposes.
(Held 1/13/09 for a 4 week time
certain.)
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