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Committee on Council — Regular Committee Meeting minutes (December 1, 2025)
AtlantaDec 1, 20252 min read
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The Committee on Council met December 1, 2025 at 11:04 AM in the Larry M. Dingle Committee Room, chaired by Eshé Collins. The committee adopted the agenda, approved prior minutes, and unanimously recommended favorable actions on multiple mayoral and council communications regarding appointments to city boards and commissions, recommended a substitute amendment to Ordinance 25-O-1664 updating standing committee jurisdictions, and recommended a walk-in resolution to sunset certain boards and commissions. The meeting adjourned at 11:15 AM.
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Board and commission appointmentsAtlanta Housing AuthorityEthics Board appointmentBeltline TAD advisory committeeUrban Design Commission appointmentsCouncil rules / standing committeesADA Advisory CommitteeSunset of boards and commissionsHousing
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- Agenda adopted unanimously.
- Minutes approved unanimously.
- Full Council agenda adopted unanimously.
- Communications 25-C-0068 (Jeff Mullavey, Beltline TAD Advisory Committee), 25-C-0105 (Bentina Terry, Atlanta Housing Authority Board), 25-C-0120 (Matthew Cartledge, Atlanta Urban Design Commission - Landscape Architect), 25-C-0123 (Chrissy Jones, Anthony “Tic Man” Jones Legacy Commission), 25-C-0128 (Darin Givens, ADA Advisory Committee), and 25-C-0129 (Tamara Jones, Atlanta Urban Design Commission - Architect II) were recommended favorable unanimously and forwarded to full council (next: 12/1/2025 1:00 PM).
- Ordinance 25-O-1664 (amending City Council standing committee jurisdictions) was recommended favorable on substitute unanimously; motion to bring forth substitute carried unanimously.
- Resolution 25-R-4217 (appointing Keith A. Lamar to the Ethics Board) was recommended favorable unanimously (previously held) and forwarded to full council (next: 12/1/2025 1:00 PM).
- Walk-in Resolution 25-R-4285 (to sunset certain boards, authorities, commissions and other groups) was recommended favorable unanimously.
- Meeting adjourned at 11:15 AM.
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Committee on Council - Regular Committee Meeting
Dec 1, 2025, 11:00 AMcompleted
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- 25-C-0068 : A COMMUNICATION FROM TONYA GRIER, COUNTY CLERK TO THE FULTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, SUBMITTING THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. JEFF MULLAVEY TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE BELTLINE TAX ALLOCATION DISTRICT (TAD) ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THIS APPOINTMENT IS FOR A TERM OF TWO (2) YEARS.Decision: COMMUNICATION(S)
- 25-C-0105 : A COMMUNICATION FROM MAYOR ANDRE DICKENS APPOINTING MS. BENTINA TERRY TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE ATLANTA HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR THE CITY OF ATLANTA. THIS APPOINTMENT IS FOR A TERM OF FIVE (5) YEARS.Decision: COMMUNICATION(S)
- 25-C-0120 : A COMMUNICATION FROM MAYOR ANDRE DICKENS APPOINTING MR. MATTHEW CARTLEDGE TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE ATLANTA URBAN DESIGN COMMISSION IN THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT CATEGORY. THIS APPOINTMENT IS FOR A TERM OF THREE (3) YEARS.Decision: COMMUNICATION(S)
- 25-C-0123 : A COMMUNICATION FROM COUNCILMEMBER ANTONIO LEWIS, DISTRICT 12, APPOINTING MS. CHRISSY JONES TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE ANTHONY “TIC MAN” JONES LEGACY COMMISSION.Decision: COMMUNICATION(S)
- 25-C-0128 : A COMMUNICATION FROM COUNCILMEMBERS JASON H. WINSTON, DISTRICT 1, CARDEN WYCKOFF, DISTRICT 2, BYRON AMOS, DISTRICT 3, JASON DOZIER, DISTRICT 4 AND MICHAEL JULIAN BOND, POST 1 AT-LARGE APPOINTING MR. DARIN GIVENS TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.Decision: COMMUNICATION(S)
- 25-C-0129 : A COMMUNICATION FROM COUNCIL PRESIDENT DOUG SHIPMAN APPOINTING MS. TAMARA JONES TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE ATLANTA URBAN DESIGN COMMISSION IN THE ARCHITECT II CATEGORY. THIS APPOINTMENT IS FOR A TERM OF THREE (3) YEARS.Decision: COMMUNICATION(S)
- 25-O-1664 : AN ORDINANCE BY COUNCILMEMBER ESHÉ COLLINS AS SUBSTITUTED BY COMMITTEE ON COUNCIL TO AMEND THE CITY OF ATLANTA CODE OF ORDINANCES, PART II (GENERAL ORDINANCES), CHAPTER 2 (ADMINISTRATION), ARTICLE III (CITY COUNCIL), DIVISION 2 (RULES), SECTION 2-135 (STANDING COMMITTEES), TO UPDATE AND CLARIFY THE JURISDICTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND SUBJECT MATTERS ASSIGNED TO EACH STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.Decision: ORDINANCE(S) FOR SECOND READING
- 25-R-4217 : A RESOLUTION BY COMMITTEE ON COUNCIL APPOINTING MR. KEITH A. LAMAR TO THE ETHICS BOARD AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GATE CITY BAR ASSOCIATION FOR A TERM OF THREE (3) YEARS, SAID TERM TO COMMENCE UPON APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.Decision: PAPER(S) HELD IN COMMITTEE
- 25-R-4285 : A RESOLUTION BY COMMITTEE ON COUNCIL TO SUNSET CERTAIN BOARDS, AUTHORITIES, COMMISSIONS AND OTHER GROUPS, CREATED BY ACTION OF THE ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL, BECAUSE SUCH BOARDS, AUTHORITIES, COMMISSIONS, AND OTHER GROUPS HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THEY WERE CREATED, WHOSE AUTHORIZED TERM HAS EXPIRED, AND/OR ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.Decision: WALK-IN LEGISLATION
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