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City Utilities Committee — Regular Committee Meeting minutes (Jan 27, 2026)
AtlantaJan 27, 20263 min read
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The City Utilities Committee met Jan. 27, 2026. The agenda and prior minutes were adopted unanimously. The committee forwarded two first‑reading ordinances to full Council: a $8,000,000 amendment to the FY2026 Water & Wastewater Renewal and Extension Fund to support the Program Management Services Team, and acceptance of a $10,000 Electric Innovation Award for the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability and Resilience. On second reading, the committee held the $1,166,700 amendment for R.M. Clayton levee improvements; it voted favorably to add up to $7,500,000 to annual storm sewer contracts (vote 6–0 with one abstention) and voted favorably to grant a 13,381 sq. ft. access easement to the Atlanta Botanical Garden. The meeting adjourned at 11:39 AM.
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Committee housekeeping (agenda and minutes)Budget amendment: PMST ($8,000,000)Storm sewer contract amendments ($7,500,000)Acceptance of Electric Innovation Award ($10,000)R.M. Clayton levee funding ($1,166,700) — heldEnvironmentalAtlanta Botanical Garden access easement (13,381 sq ft)Utilities
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- Agenda adopted unanimously.
- Minutes approved unanimously.
- 26‑O‑1102: Authorize CFO to amend FY2026 Water & Wastewater Renewal & Extension Fund by $8,000,000 to fund the Program Management Services Team — sounded and forwarded to full Council.
- 26‑O‑1103: Authorize acceptance of 2025 Electric Innovation Award and $10,000 donation for sustainability initiatives — sounded and forwarded to full Council.
- 26‑O‑1010: Amend FY2026 Water & Wastewater Renewal & Extension Fund by $1,166,700 for R.M. Clayton Levee Improvements (Bolton Road Segment, Phase II) — HELD in committee (unanimous).
- 26‑O‑1011: Waive procurement provisions and authorize first amendment to Annual Storm Sewer Improvements contracts to add funding up to $7,500,000 (combined) — FAVORABLE (6–0); one abstention recorded (Councilmember Alex Wan); forwarded (Next: Atlanta City Council 2/2/2026 1:00 PM).
- 26‑O‑1073: Authorize access easement (~13,381 sq ft) to Atlanta Botanical Garden for an access road, with conditions and reserved DWM rights — FAVORABLE (unanimous); forwarded (Next: Atlanta City Council 2/2/2026 1:00 PM).
- Meeting adjourned at 11:39 AM.
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City Utilities Committee - Regular Committee Meeting
Jan 27, 2026, 10:00 AMcompleted
Agenda
- 26-O-1102 : AN ORDINANCE BY CITY UTILITIES COMMITTEE AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER TO AMEND THE FY 2026 WATER AND WASTEWATER RENEWAL AND EXTENSION FUND (5052) BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($8,000,000.00); TO TRANSFER FUNDS FROM THE WATERSHED RESERVES FOR APPROPRIATIONS AND ADD FUNDS TO THE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES TEAM PROJECT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.Decision: ORDINANCES FOR FIRST READING
- 26-O-1103 : AN ORDINANCE BY CITY UTILITIES COMMITTEE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA MAYOR’S OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE, TO ACCEPT THE 2025 ELECTRIC INNOVATION AWARD AND AWARD FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($10,000.00); TO SUPPORT THE CITY’S ONGOING SUSTAINABILITY, ELECTRIFICATION AND RESILIENCE INITIATIVES; TO AUTHORIZE THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER TO AMEND THE FY26 GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO ANTICIPATE AND APPROPRIATE THE AWARD FUNDS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.Decision: ORDINANCES FOR FIRST READING
- 26-O-1010 : AN ORDINANCE BY CITY UTILITIES COMMITTEE AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO AMEND THE FY 2026 WATER & WASTEWATER RENEWAL AND EXTENSION FUND (5052) BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($1,166,700.00); TO TRANSFER FUNDS FROM THE WATERSHED RESERVES FOR APPROPRIATIONS AND ADD FUNDS TO THE R.M. CLAYTON LEVEE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT – BOLTON ROAD SEGMENT (PHASE II); AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.Decision: ORDINANCES FOR SECOND READING
- 26-O-1011 : AN ORDINANCE BY CITY UTILITIES COMMITTEE WAIVING PART II (CODE OF ORDINANCES - GENERAL ORDINANCES), CHAPTER 2 (ADMINISTRATION), ARTICLE X (PROCUREMENT AND REAL ESTATE CODE), DIVISION 4 OF THE ATLANTA CITY CODE, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER CONFLICTING CODE PROVISIONS, TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO EXECUTE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENTS IFB/CON/DWM/2405-1240302-A AND IFB/CON/DWM/2405-1240302-B, FOR STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENTS CONTRACT WITH SOUTHEASTERN SITE DEVELOPMENT, INC. & PRECISION 2000, INC., JOINT VENTURE AND INTEGRAL MUNICIPAL SERVICES CORPORATION/ROCKDALE PIPELINE INC. JV, RESPECTIVELY; ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, TO ADD FUNDING IN A COMBINED AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($7,500,000.00); ALL CONTRACTED WORK WILL BE CHARGED TO AND PAID FROM THE FUND DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATION AND ACCOUNT NUMBERS LISTED HEREIN; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.Decision: ORDINANCES FOR SECOND READING
- 26-O-1073 : AN ORDINANCE BY COUNCILMEMBER ALEX WAN AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA (“CITY”), TO EXECUTE ALL APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS GRANTING THE ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN, INC., A GEORGIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION, AN ACCESS EASEMENT CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 13,381 SQUARE FEET OVER, THROUGH AND UPON A PORTION OF CITY-OWNED REAL PROPERTY, LOCATED AT 1491 PIEDMONT AVENUE, NE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30309, FULTON COUNTY, IN LAND LOT 55 OF THE 17TH DISTRICT, PARCEL ID. NO. 17 0055 LL0124, ALSO KNOWN AS THE WEST PROPERTY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING, UTILIZING, AND MAINTAINING AN ACCESS ROAD; WAIVING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE X, DIVISION 14, SUBSECTION III OF THE ATLANTA CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.Decision: ORDINANCES FOR SECOND READING
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