Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee — Regular Meeting minutes (Mar 9, 2026)
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The committee met Mar 9, 2026. Present were Chair Andrea L. Boone and councilmembers Amos, Worthy, Martin and Lewis (others absent listed). Presentations included Atlanta Police Department crime statistics, Office of the City Solicitor quarterly update, and the Policing Alternatives & Diversion Initiative. The committee considered multiple claims/resolutions, first- and second-reading ordinances (including grant acceptances and procurement waivers), contract renewals/extensions, donations to APD, and two settlement resolutions; several alcohol-related items were held in committee. Meeting adjourned at 3:24 PM.
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- Adopted agenda and approved previous minutes (unanimous among present members).
- Presented APD crime statistics, City Solicitor quarterly update, and Policing Alternatives & Diversion Initiative (presentations made available on committee presentations page).
- Approved consent claims as recorded (favorable recommendations totaling $75,200.00 and multiple adverse reports noted in minutes).
- Sounded and forwarded multiple first-reading ordinances to full council for referral, including: wrecker services ratification (FC-1190584), APD vehicle donations (two 2024 Ford E-450 cutaways and one 2025 Ford T350 van), HEAT 2026 grant acceptance ($52,463.84), C-UAS FEMA/DHS grant acceptance ($7,662,249.00), farrier services renewal for Mounted Unit, and a lease for APD office space at 884 York Ave.
- Second-reading items: Firehouse Subs grant ordinance (26-O-1174) forwarded favorably by committee (result recorded: favorable 4-0, 1 abstention); jail management system third amendment (26-O-1188) recommended favorable by committee.
- Authorized/ratoified actions to extend or renew critical service contracts including wrecker services, mounted-unit farrier services, and extension/additional funding for the jail management system (BI2) to maintain continuity during solicitation.
- Authorized acceptance of intergovernmental grants and additions to the 2026 Intergovernmental Grant Fund budget for APD (HEAT 2026 and C-UAS grants) as recorded in the agenda packet.
- Authorized settlement resolutions: Joy Bostick (26-R-3343) for $16,500.00 and JJ Deeds, LLC (26-R-3344) for $16,200.00 (both recommended favorable).
- Held in committee: Resolution requesting a 180-day moratorium on new alcohol license applications in the Edgewood Corridor (26-R-3175) and substituted alcohol ordinance(s) and the proposed South Downtown Open Container District (various items), per sponsor requests.
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