Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee — Regular Meeting Minutes (Nov 10, 2025)
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The Committee met Nov. 10, 2025; the agenda and prior minutes were adopted, there were 11 public speakers, presentations from the Atlanta Police Department and the Office of the Public Defender, the Committee issued favorable recommendations on a series of claims and multiple settlement resolutions, forwarded two ordinances to full Council, and adjourned at 4:14 PM.
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- Agenda adopted and prior meeting minutes approved unanimously.
- Appointment of Danielle Hall to the License Review Board recommended favorable by the Committee (25-C-0124); forwarded to full Council for Nov. 17, 2025.
- Committee issued favorable recommendations on a series of claims (items 25-R-4146 through 25-R-4171) to be forwarded to full Council on Nov. 17, 2025.
- Committee issued adverse recommendations on multiple claims beginning with item 25-R-4172 (adverse recommendations recorded for claims listed under that series).
- Ordinance authorizing APD to accept donation of vehicles for PIT training (25-O-1648) was sounded and forwarded to full Council.
- Ordinance authorizing a lease for APD storage space at Lenox Mall (25-O-1649) was sounded and forwarded to full Council.
- Resolution authorizing settlement in Roosevelt Council, Jr. v. 1020 Bolton Holdings, LLC for $835,054.50 was recommended favorable (25-R-4135); forwarded to full Council Nov. 17, 2025.
- Committee recommended favorable settlement resolutions for multiple pending cases, including: Victor Leslie v. City of Atlanta — $18,000.00 (25-R-4200); Joy Bostick v. City of Atlanta — $35,689.81 (partial) (25-R-4201); Doris Williams v. City of Atlanta — $75,000.00 (25-R-4202); Julian Gumbs, et al. v. City of Atlanta — $96,000.00 (25-R-4203); Aniya Keionne Owens and Tatum Owens v. City of Atlanta — $64,205.95 (25-R-4204); Akeem Turner v. City of Atlanta — $50,000.00 (25-R-4205); Latrez Wyatt v. City of Atlanta — $9,000.00 (25-R-4206).
- Presentation handouts from the Atlanta Police Department (crime statistics) and the Office of the Public Defender (quarterly update) were provided and will be posted to the Committee presentations page.
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