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Atlanta City Council Organizational and Regular Meeting—Inauguration and Committee Referrals

AtlantaJan 5, 20264 min read

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The Atlanta City Council held its First Organizational Meeting in conjunction with the 2026 Inauguration on January 5, 2026. Ceremonial proceedings included oaths of office for Municipal Court Judges, Council members, Council President, and the Mayor; remarks by the Council President and Mayor Andre Dickens; and a choir performance. The Council unanimously adopted the agenda, accepted and adopted prior minutes, accepted certification of election results, accepted a report of administrative corrections, appointed Andrea L. Boone as President Pro Tempore (2026) and referred multiple ordinances, rezoning requests, appointments, and a transportation/resolution package to standing committees without objection.

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Adopted the meeting agenda by unanimous consent of Council members present (Adopted: 12 yeas; 0 nays).
Appointed Councilmember Andrea L. Boone as President Pro Tempore for the 2026 term (moved by Council President Marci Collier Overstreet).
Accepted and adopted the December 1, 2025 Full Council meeting minutes (Accepted: 15 yeas; 0 nays).
Accepted and filed the Certification of Official Returns and Complete Statement of Votes Cast (SOVC) from the Fulton & DeKalb Counties Board of Registration and Elections (Accepted and filed by roll call: 15 yeas; 0 nays).
Accepted and filed a report of administrative corrections to previously adopted legislation (Accepted and filed by roll call: 15 yeas; 0 nays).
Referred Mayor Andre Dickens' appointment of Ms. Maya Hodari to the Housing Commission to the Community Development/Human Services Committee (referred without objection).
Referred 26-O-1000 (utilities/water & sewer billing adjustments ordinance) to the City Utilities Committee (referred without objection).
Referred Z-25-71 (zoning ordinance requiring pedestrian entrances to provide push-button activators) to the Zoning Committee (referred without objection).
Referred an ordinance to allow 6-foot walls/fences in half-depth front yards in Riverside single-family zoning districts to the Zoning Committee (referred without objection).
Referred 26-R-3000 and related transportation items (Collier Road multi-use path preliminary engineering funding application and traffic calming on Margaret Place) to the Transportation Committee (referred without objection).
Referred U-25-32 (special use permit for a community center at 2345 and 2327 Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway) to the Zoning Committee (referred without objection).
Referred an amendment to the Atlanta Sign Ordinance (projection and wrap signs in SPI-1/public entertainment district) to the Zoning Committee (referred without objection).
Referred an amendment to the Atlanta Housing Code to include visible mold as a hazardous violation to the Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee (referred without objection).
Referred a Council President appointment of Councilmember Alex Wan to the Piedmont Park Conservancy to the Community Development/Human Services Committee (referred without objection).
Referred Z-25-65 (rezoning from SPI-21 SA7 to SPI-21 SA8 for property at 0 Peeples Street, SW) to the Zoning Committee (referred without objection).

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Atlanta City Council - Regular Meeting

Jan 5, 2026, 1:00 PMcompleted

Agenda

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Decision: Remarks by the Public
HENRI JORDAN
Decision: Remarks by the Public
MICHAEL COLLINS
Decision: Remarks by the Public
OWUSU HODARI
Decision: Remarks by the Public
MATTHEW NURSEY
Decision: Remarks by the Public
26-C-5000 : A COMMUNICATION FROM MUNICIPAL CLERK/ELECTION SUPERINTENDENT CORRINE A. LINDO SUBMITTING THE CERTIFICATION OF OFFICIAL RETURNS AND COMPLETE STATEMENT OF VOTES CAST (SOVC) FROM THE FULTON & DEKALB COUNTIES BOARD OF REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS FOR THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL AND RUN-OFF ELECTIONS HELD ON NOVEMBER 04, 2025 AND DECEMBER 02,2025.
Decision: Communications
26-C-5001 : A COMMUNICATION FROM MUNICIPAL CLERK CORRINE A. LINDO SUBMITTING A REPORT OF ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTIONS MADE TO PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED LEGISLATIONS BETWEEN THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING DATES OF DECEMBER 01, 2025 AND JANUARY 05, 2026 TO THE ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2- 275 OF THE ATLANTA CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES. (25-O-1493 & 25-O-1495)
Decision: Communications
26-C-5002 : A COMMUNICATION FROM MAYOR ANDRE DICKENS APPOINTING MS. MAYA HODARI TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE HOUSING COMMISSION. THIS APPOINTMENT IS FOR A TERM OF THREE (3) YEARS.
Decision: Communications
26-O-1000 : AN ORDINANCE BY COUNCILMEMBER ANTONIO LEWIS AS SUBSTITUTED BY ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL TO AMEND CHAPTER 154 (“UTILITIES”), ARTICLE II (“WATER AND SEWER BILLING AND ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURES” OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA CODE OF ORDINANCES SO AS TO ADD NEW DEFINITIONS, INCLUDING DEPARTMENT ERROR; TO EXPAND ELIGIBLE BILLING ADJUSTMENTS AND CREDITS; TO REVISE THE COMMISSIONER’S AUTHORITY RELATED TO BILLING ADJUSTMENTS; TO UPDATE PROCEDURES OF THE WATER AND SEWER APPEALS BOARD; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Decision: Personal Paper(s) / Item(s) to be Referred
26-O-1001 : Z-25-71 AN ORDINANCE BY COUNCILMEMBERS LILIANA BAKHTIARI, JASON H. WINSTON, KELSEA BOND, BYRON AMOS, JASON DOZIER, ALEX WAN, THOMAS WORTHY, DUSTIN HILLIS, ANDREA L. BOONE, WAYNE MARTIN, ANTONIO LEWIS, MICHAEL JULIAN BOND, MATT WESTMORELAND, AND ESHE' COLLINS TO AMEND THE 1982 ATLANTA ZONING ORDINANCE, AS AMENDED, REQUIRING PRIMARY PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCES TO PROVIDE PUSH BUTTON ACTIVATORS WHERE RELATIONSHIP OF THE BUILDING TO STREET IS REQUIRED; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Decision: Personal Paper(s) / Item(s) to be Referred
26-O-1002 : Z-25-72 AN ORDINANCE BY COUNCILMEMBER DUSTIN HILLIS TO WAIVE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF PART III (LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE) PART 16 (ZONING) SECTION 16-28.008(5)(A)(1) TO ALLOW 6 FOOT WALLS AND FENCES IN THE HALF DEPTH FRONT YARDS FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED IN SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING DISTRICTS IN THE RIVERSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Decision: Personal Paper(s) / Item(s) to be Referred
26-R-3000 : A RESOLUTION BY COUNCILMEMBER DUSTIN HILLIS AS SUBSTITUTED BY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO APPLY FOR FEDERAL FUNDING FROM THE ATLANTA REGIONAL COMMISSION, ON BEHALF OF THE ATLANTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FOR THE COLLIER ROAD MULTIMODAL IMPROVEMENTS PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING PROJECT; TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO EXECUTE ANY AGREEMENTS NECESSARY FOR THE CITY OF ATLANTA TO PARTNER WITH WESTSIDE/HOWELL MILL COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT TO APPLY FOR THE FEDERAL FUNDING AND FOR THE WESTSIDE/HOWELL MILL COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT TO PROVIDE THE MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED TO RECEIVE THE FUNDING; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Decision: Personal Paper(s) / Item(s) to be Referred
26-R-3001 : A RESOLUTION BY COUNCILMEMBER DUSTIN HILLIS AS SUBSTITUTED BY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REQUESTING THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO INSTALL TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES ON MARGARET PLACE, NW, BETWEEN NORTH EUGENIA PLACE, NW AND HOLLYWOOD ROAD, NW, IN ORDER TO REDUCE SPEEDING, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Decision: Personal Paper(s) / Item(s) to be Referred
26-O-1003 : U-25-32 AN ORDINANCE BY COUNCILMEMBERS DUSTIN HILLIS AND BYRON D. AMOS FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A COMMUNITY CENTER PURSUANT TO SECTION 16-35.007(1)(I) FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2345 DONALD LEE HOLLOWELL PARKWAY, NW AND PURSUANT TO SECTION 16-06A.005(1)(D) FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2327 DONALD LEE HOLLOWELL PARKWAY, NW, BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF DONALD LEE HOLLOWELL PARKWAY AND GRAND AVENUE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Decision: Personal Paper(s) / Item(s) to be Referred
26-O-1004 : AN ORDINANCE BY COUNCILMEMBER MICHAEL JULIAN BOND TO AMEND THE ATLANTA SIGN ORDINANCE TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT; TO ALLOW, UNDER CERTAIN TIME, PLACE AND MANNER CRITERIA, PROJECTION AND WRAP SIGNS WITHIN THE SPI-1 ZONING DISTRICT UPON COUNCIL ACTIVATION OF A PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT IN CONNECTION WITH LARGE DOWNTOWN ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Decision: Personal Paper(s) / Item(s) to be Referred
26-O-1005 : AN ORDINANCE BY COUNCILMEMBERS ANDREA L. BOONE, MICHAEL JULIAN BOND AND WAYNE MARTIN TO AMEND THE CITY OF ATLANTA CODE OF ORDINANCES PART III – LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, APPENDIX E (ATLANTA HOUSING CODE OF 1987), ARTICLE 1 - (POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION), SECTION 6.- DEFINITIONS AND SECTION 19. – HIGHLY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS, TO INCLUDE VISIBLE MOLD AS A HAZARDOUS VIOLATION; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Decision: Personal Paper(s) / Item(s) to be Referred
26-C-5003 : A COMMUNICATION FROM COUNCIL PRESIDENT MARCI COLLIER OVERSTREET APPOINTING COUNCILMEMBER ALEX WAN TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE PIEDMONT PARK CONSERVANCY. THIS APPOINTMENT IS FOR A TERM OF FOUR (4) YEARS.
Decision: Personal Paper(s) / Item(s) to be Referred
26-O-1006 : Z-25-65 AN ORDINANCE BY COUNCILMEMBER JASON DOZIER AS AMENDED BY ZONING COMMITTEE TO REZONE FROM SPI-21 SA7 (HISTORIC WEST END/ADAIR PARK SPECIAL PUBLIC INTEREST DISTRICT SUBAREA 7) TO SPI-21 SA8 (HISTORIC WEST END/ADAIR PARK SPECIAL PUBLIC INTEREST DISTRICT SUBAREA 8) FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 599 PEEPLES STREET, SW, (PARCEL ID 14 011700070798), TO MODIFY THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Decision: Personal Paper(s) / Item(s) to be Referred
26-O-1007 : Z-25-74 AN ORDINANCE BY COUNCILMEMBER JASON DOZIER TO AUTHORIZE THE CONSTRUCTION OF ONE DIGITAL CHANGING BILLBOARD FACE AND ITS SUPPORTING STRUCTURES LOCATED AT 218 PEACHTREE STREET, NE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Decision: Personal Paper(s) / Item(s) to be Referred
26-O-1008 : Z-25-76 AN ORDINANCE BY COUNCILMEMBER JASON DOZIER TO AMEND THE 1982 ATLANTA ZONING ORDINANCE, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING THE SPI-21 SA 1 (HISTORIC WEST END/ADAIR PARK SPECIAL PUBLIC INTEREST DISTRICT SUBAREA 1) SECTION 16-18U.012 HISTORIC WEST END/ADAIR PARK—DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS BY INCREASING THE ALLOWABLE RESIDENTIAL FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR); AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Decision: Personal Paper(s) / Item(s) to be Referred