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Votes at a glance: Atlanta City Council approves budget and contract amendments, pipes and energy work
Summary
The council approved multiple budget amendments, contract amendments and resolutions related to Watershed Management, fleet and public works projects, and accepted an in-kind donation for energy audits. Most items passed unanimously or were held as noted.
The Atlanta City Council moved multiple items on finance, procurement and capital contracts, approving budget transfers, contract extensions and service agreements in votes taken during the meeting.
Highlights
- Budget amendment: The council considered an amendment to the FY2025 Water and Wastewater Renewal and Extension Fund to transfer $4,200,000 from watershed reserves to annual plant maintenance (agenda item 25-01-1136). The item was introduced on the consent/first-reading portion of the agenda. (Captioned item; outcome: favorable on roll call where indicated in subsequent vote block.)
- Contract amendments and ratifications: Council approved several contract amendments and change orders, including a retroactive 9-month extension to an emergency contract for major electrical repairs with Lakeshore Engineering LLC (agenda item 25-01-1137), a substitute fourth amendment to an annual painting and pressure-washing contract with A & D Painting, Inc. not to exceed $1,635,000 (agenda item 25-01-1112; passed on substitute, 6-0), and a fourth change order for primary clarifier replacement at South River WRC with PC Lewis JV not to exceed $3,754,184 (agenda item 25-01-1113; motion held in committee as stated in the meeting record). The council also approved temporary supplemental labor agreements totaling up to $1,125,000 across two vendors for DPW and Parks and Recreation (agenda item 25-01-1114; passed 6-0).
- Resolutions and MOUs: The council approved a resolution authorizing an amendment to an MOU with the Georgia Department of Transportation to add $134,830.20 for additional construction services related to milling and resurfacing along SR 154 (25-R-3269; passed 6-0). It approved a fifth amendment to a water-distribution rehabilitation agreement with Rockdale Pipeline Inc., Integral Municipal Services Corp. JV to add $500,200 (25-R-3270; passed 6-0). The council accepted an in-kind donation of services from Georgia Power worth up to $134,000 to perform energy audits for large city-owned buildings (25-R-3211; passed 6-0).
- Water treatment operations contract: The council authorized a joint operations and maintenance agreement for the Atlanta-Fulton County Water Treatment Facility with Veolia Water (Veolia Water Contract Operations Services LLC), a 10-year term with a 10-year renewal option, not to exceed $24,133,542.64 (25-R-3221; passed 6-0).
How the votes were processed
Most items were considered under the consent or first-reading sections and moved with standard motions. Several motions were recorded as "moved by Council Member 1, second by Council Member Shook" or similar phrasing in the transcript; where individual mover/second names were provided they are recorded below. Vote tallies reported in the meeting record were generally 6 yes, 0 no and are recorded with each item.
What’s next
Items requiring implementation will proceed under the departments named in the captions (primarily the Department of Watershed Management, Department of Public Works, and Office of Enterprise Asset Management). Some items noted retroactive effective dates or additional time for completion; contract administrators are responsible for executing amendments and reporting per the contract terms.
