Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee minutes — Feb 23, 2026: claims, contract ratifications, grant, and diversion resolution

26-R-3260 : For Bodily Injury and Property Damage Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of a vehicular incident on 4/26/2024 at Decatur Street and Boulevard, SE. (DFR/10 - $20,000.00) #39712

26-R-3261 : For Property Damage Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of a vehicular accident on 10/31/2024 at Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, SW and Lynhurst Dr, SW. (DWM/10 - $8,119.37) #397805

26-R-3262 : For property Damage Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of a Vehicular Accident on 2/12/2024 at 1169 Morningside Place, NE. (DPW/06 - $4,231.80) #39698

26-R-3263 : For Property Damages Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of a vehicular accident with a City of Atlanta employee on 11/01/2025 at Northside Drive, NW/North Avenue. (DPR/03 - $3,329.36) #39764

26-R-3264 : For Property Damage Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of a vehicular Accident on 10/10/2025 at 10th Street. (DWM/03 - $2,769.59) #39791

26-R-3265 : For Property Damage Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of a pothole incident on 4/08/2025 at 761-774 Sidney Marcus Blvd, Atlanta, GA 30318. (DOT/03 - $2,002.49) #39768

26-R-3266 : For Property Damage Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of pothole incident on 06/03/2025 at 1410 Monroe Drive, NE. (ADOT/06 - $1,807.08) #39783

26-R-3267 : For Bodily Injury Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of a vehicle accident on 5/20/2024 at 540 Peachtree Battle Avenue, NW. (APD/08 - $1,500.00) #39795

26-R-3268 : For Property Damage Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of a pothole incident on 2/26/2025 at Chattahoochee Avenue, NW, near Marietta Blvd, NW. (ADOT/03 - $1,150. 00) #39770

26-R-3269 : For Property Damage Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of a pothole incident on Lenox Road, NE, near Morningside Nature Preserve. (ADOT/06 - $851.86) #39779

26-R-3270 : For Bodily InJury Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of a Vehicular Accident on 04/17/2025 at East Andrews Drive, NW and West Paces Ferry Road. (AFR/08) #39580

26-R-3271 : For Property Damage Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of a pothole incident on 6/15/2024 at Joseph E. Lowery. #39765

26-R-3272 : For Damage(s) Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of a roadwork incident on 9/24/25 at Johnson Road and Perry Blvd. (DOT/NA) #39766

26-R-3273 : For Damage(s) Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of a vehicular accident on 12/5/25 at Northside Drive, NW and Northside Circle, NW. (DWM/NA) #39767

26-R-3274 : For Damage(s) Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of a vehicular accident on 8/20/25 at Frazier Street, SE and Memorial Drive, SE. (NA/05) #39769

26-R-3275 : For Damage(s) Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of a vehicular accident on 4/14/25 at Northside Drive, SW and Spellman Lane, SW. (ADOT/03) #39771

26-R-3276 : For Damage(s) Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of a fall incident on 11/3/24 at 4469 Stela Drive, NW. (DPR/08) #39772

26-R-3277 : For Damage(s) Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of a road debris incident on 11/24/25 at the I 20 Exit Ramp onto Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. (NA/NA) #39773

26-R-3278 : For Damage(s) Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of vehicular accident on 2/12/25 at Palifox Drive, NE. (DPW/05) #39774

26-R-3279 : For Bodily Injury Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of stepping into an open water meter on 11/2/2024 at 649 McDonald Street, SE. (DWM/05) #39775

26-R-3280 : For Damage(s) Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of a mailbox incident on 12/27/24 at 2327 Jones Road, NW. (DPW/09) #39776

26-R-3281 : For Damage(s) Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of a vehicular accident on 9/27/24 at Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and Bolton Road. (APD/04) #39777

26-R-3282 : For Property Damage Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of driving over two potholes in the roadway on 1/27/2025 at East Campcreek and Hershel Road and Airport Drive. (DOT/NA) #39778

26-R-3283 : For Injury Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of a mishandled property incident on 2/13/2025 at I-85 South. (APD/NA) #39780

26-R-3284 : For Damage(s) Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of a slip and fall incident at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on 7/28/24. (DOA/NA) #39781

26-R-3285 : For Damage(s) Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of a vehicular accident on 5/26/25 at 1489 Avon Avenue, SW. (APD/12) #39782

26-R-3286 : For Property Damage Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of a pothole incident on 2/07/2025 at 1872 Marietta Blvd, NW. (DOT/09) #39784

26-R-3287 : For Damage(s) Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of a sanitary sewer incident on 9/27/24 at 1343 Peachtree Battle Avenue, NW. (DWM/08) #39785

26-R-3288 : For Damage(s) Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of a road debris incident on 2/18/25 at 3493 Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy. (DOT/10) #39786

26-R-3289 : For Property Damage Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of driving over a pothole. (DOT/07) #39788

26-R-3290 : For Damage(s) Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of a vehicular accident on 2/9/24 at Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway and Woodlawn Avenue, NW. (DPR/09) #39789

26-R-3291 : For Damage(s) Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of vehicular accident on 11/8/24 at 2641 Silver Leaf Terrace. (NA/NA) #39790

26-R-3292 : For Damage(s) Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of a sidewalk incident on 1/26/24 at 3724 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, SE. (ADOT/10) #39793

26-R-3293 : For Damage(s) Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of manhole incident on 6/13/24 at 803 Magnolia Way. (DWM/03) #39794

26-R-3294 : For Damage(s) Alleged to Have Been Sustained as a Result of a pothole incident on 1/31/24 at 1800 Howell Mill Road. (ADOT/06) #39796

26-O-1174 : AN ORDINANCE BY PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE AMENDING THE 2026 (INTERGOVERNMENTAL GRANT FUND BUDGET), BY ADDING TO ANTICIPATIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF THIRTY-THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO DOLLARS AND FORTY-FIVE CENTS ($33,262.45), ON BEHALF OF THE ATLANTA FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE FIREHOUSE SUBS PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDATION GRANT PROGRAM DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ATLANTA FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

26-O-1138 : AN ORDINANCE BY PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE TO WAIVE THE PROCUREMENT SOURCE SELECTION PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN DIVISION 4 OF CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE X, OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER CONFLICTING CODE PROVISIONS, TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO RATIFY SERVICES RENDERED IN CONNECTION WITH AGREEMENT SP-S-1220052, APD BACKGROUND & RECRUITMENT FILE AUTOMATION SYSTEM, WITH GUARDIAN ALLIANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC., TO ENTER INTO AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR AND TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT ON A MONTH-TO-MONTH BASIS, ON BEHALF OF THE ATLANTA POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE ATLANTA FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT, FOR A TERM OF ONE (1) YEAR, RETROACTIVELY EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 2, 2026 THROUGH FEBRUARY 1, 2027, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($108,500.00); ALL CONTRACTED WORK TO BE CHARGED TO AND PAID FROM ACCOUNT NUMBERS LISTED HEREIN; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

26-O-1146 : AN ORDINANCE BY COUNCILMEMBERS WAYNE MARTIN AND ANDREA L. BOONE TO RATIFY SERVICES RENDERED IN CONNECTION WITH SOLE SOURCE AGREEMENT SS-S-1220283, PIONEER TECHNOLOGY BENCHMARK MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT WITH CATALIS COURTS & LAND RECORDS, LLC AND TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NO. 2 OF THE AGREEMENT, ON BEHALF OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF ATLANTA, AND TO EXERCISE RENEWAL NO. 2 FOR A TERM OF ONE (1) YEAR, RETROACTIVELY EFFECTIVE JANUARY 25, 2025, THROUGH JANUARY 24, 2026, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($300,750.00), ALL FUNDS SHALL BE CHARGED TO AND PAID FROM THE FUNDING ACCOUNTS LISTED HEREIN; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

26-O-1148 : AN ORDINANCE BY COUNCILMEMBER LILIANA BAKHTIARI TO AMEND CHAPTER 10, ARTICLE II, SECTIONS 10-92(B) OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA CODE OF ORDINANCES SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION FROM THE DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN SECTION 10-88.1 FOR PACKAGE STORES LICENSED TO SELL MALT BEVERAGES AND/OR WINE FOR AN ESTABLISHMENT LOCATED AT 1675 MEMORIAL DRIVE, SE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

26-O-1156 : AN ORDINANCE BY COUNCILMEMBERS ALEX WAN, ANTONIO LEWIS, WAYNE MARTIN, LILIANA BAKHTIARI, DUSTIN HILLIS, MICHAEL JULIAN BOND, THOMAS WORTHY, JASON DOZIER, ESHÉ COLLINS, BYRON D. AMOS AND MATT WESTMORELAND AS SUBSTITUTED (2) BY PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE TO AMEND CHAPTER 10 (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES) OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA CODE OF ORDINANCES TO PROVIDE ALLOWANCES FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PROMOTIONS; TO ACKNOWEDGE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH PROMOTIONS; TO AMEND CHAPTER 10, SECTION 10-226 TO REMOVE CURRENT EXCLUSIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGE NEW ALLOWANCES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

26-R-3234 : A RESOLUTION BY COUNCILMEMBERS KELSEA BOND, JASON DOZIER, ANTONIO LEWIS, LILIANA BAKHTIARI, ESHÉ COLLINS AND MATT WESTMORELAND AS SUBSTITUTED BY PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE REQUESTING THE ATLANTA POLICE DEPARTMENT TO EXAMINE ITS PROCEDURES TO EXPRESS THE POLICY PRIORITY OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA TO EMPHASIZE COMMUNITY-BASED DIVERSION FOR LOW-LEVEL OFFENSES; ENCOURAGING THE USE OF PRE-ARREST DIVERSION IN LIEU OF CUSTODIAL ARREST WHERE APPROPRIATE; AND REQUESTING REGULAR TRANSPARENCY REPORTING ON ENFORCEMENT TRENDS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

26-O-1085 : AN ORDINANCE BY COUNCILMEMBERS JASON DOZIER, ALEX WAN, AND THOMAS WORTHY AS SUBSTITUTED BY PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE TO AMEND CHAPTER 10, ARTICLE I, SECTION 10-8 OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA CODE OF ORDINANCES TO CREATE AN EXEMPTION FROM THE PROHIBITION AGAINST PERSONS OF LAWFUL AGE CONSUMING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN THE STREETS, SIDEWALKS, ALLEYWAYS, PARKING AREAS AND OTHER OPEN AREAS OPERATED AND CONTROLLED BY THE CITY OF ATLANTA IN A PORTION OF SOUTH DOWNTOWN ON PORTIONS OF BROAD STREET, MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DRIVE, SW, FORSYTH STREET, MITCHELL STREET, TED TURNER DRIVE, SW, NELSON STREET, TRINITY AVENUE, PEACHTREE STREET AND ALABAMA STREET, SW, TO BE DEFINED AS THE “SOUTH DOWNTOWN OPEN CONTAINER DISTRICT”; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

26-R-3175 : A RESOLUTION BY COUNCILMEMBER LILIANA BAKHTIARI TO REQUEST THAT THE MAYOR AND THE ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL IMPOSE A ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAY (180) MORATORIUM ON THE ACCEPTANCE OF ANY NEW ALOHOL LICENSE APPLICATIONS IN THE EDGEWOOD CORRIDOR; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.