The Atlanta City Council approved the transfer of $8 million from the Department of Watershed Management reserves to pay for capital improvements on the city’s critical water and wastewater infrastructure.
Also at the March 2 meeting, the council authorized $1.5 million for the rehabilitation and improvement upgrades at the Hemphill Pump Station.
The council also approved:
- A resolution donating approximately $445,000 to Living Walls The Cities Speaks, a non-profit organization that provides planning, design, production, and implementation of a series of public murals and related public art programming.
- A resolution to execute a lighting services agreement with Georgia Power Company for the installation of smart streetlight infrastructure for the “Integrated Atlanta: Wi-Fi World Cup Initiative” for a one-year term with three one-year renewal options at a cost of approximately $400,000.
- A similar special procurement agreement with Comcast Cable Communications Management for the “Integrated Atlanta: Wi-Fi World Cup Initiative” for a one-year term with three one-year renewal options at a cost of approximately $263,000.
- A resolution asking the Atlanta Police Department to examine its procedures to emphasize community-based diversion for low-level offenses, encouraging the use of citations where appropriate, and requesting transparency reporting on enforcement trends.
- A resolution requesting that the Atlanta Department of Transportation honor its Summer 2025 public commitment to fulfill the requests outlined in Resolution, which prioritized the Moving Atlanta Forward: Peachtree Safe Streets Project, including a pedestrian crosswalk at 225 Peachtree, before Atlanta Streets Alive returns to the corridor on April 19, 2026.
- An ordinance renaming the Kirkwood Urban Forest Preserve as Williamson Urban Forest in honor of Earl Williamson, longtime chair of the Kirkwood Neighbors Organization’s Environmental Committee, who was a driving force behind these stewardship efforts..
Significant Items introduced for consideration included:
- An ordinance prohibiting warehousing, self-storage facilities and distribution centers within the Beltline Overlay District.
- An ordinance authorizing acceptance of approximately $1.1 million in grant funding from the Georgia Department of Transportation to provide preliminary engineering for the Lenox Road Corridor Trail and safety improvements from Phipps Boulevard to Piedmont Road.
