Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee — meeting minutes (Feb 9, 2026)
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Committee met Feb 9, 2026 (Larry M. Dingle Committee Room). Members adopted the agenda, approved minutes, and unanimously adopted 2026 committee goals. Quarterly updates were received from Atlanta Police Department, Atlanta Municipal Courts, and Department of Corrections. The committee recommended favorable action on multiple claims and several ordinances; it approved several settlements and held or referred other items as noted. Meeting adjourned at 2:25 PM.
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- Agenda adopted (unanimous).
- Minutes approved (unanimous).
- 2026 Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee goals and objectives adopted (unanimous).
- Received quarterly updates from Atlanta Police Department (crime statistics), Atlanta Municipal Courts, and Department of Corrections (presentations recorded).
- Consent recommendations on claims: multiple property-damage claims recommended FAVORABLE (total favorable claims listed on agenda $33,324.33); multiple bodily-injury and property-damage claims recommended ADVERSED/UNFAVORABLE (see minutes for itemized list).
- Ordinances recommended FAVORABLE on second reading: 26-O-1110 (Lexicon Strategies extension/ratification), 26-O-1111 (Priority Dispatch renewal/ratification), 26-O-1112 (AFR car seat fitting station grant budget amendment) — all favorable unanimous.
- 26-O-1117 (amended IGA with Atlanta Urban Development Corporation for Interim Fire Station 15) recommended FAVORABLE AS AMENDED (unanimous); amendment motion approved (unanimous).
- 26-O-1118 (Public Defender — Immigrant Justice Corps grant appropriation information) recommended FAVORABLE (unanimous).
- Resolution 26-R-3175 (Edgewood corridor alcohol-license moratorium) HELD IN COMMITTEE at sponsor's request (unanimous).
- Settlement resolutions recommended FAVORABLE (unanimous): 26-R-3226 Paullin Judin v. City of Atlanta — settlement $500,000; 26-R-3227 Dauqua Coleman v. City of Atlanta — settlement $60,000; 26-R-3228 rescind prior resolution and authorize payment $1,000 in Rebecca Boney claim.
- Several held/held-in-committee papers and walk-in items noted for further review or referral (see minutes).
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