Transportation Committee votes: appointments, resolutions and holds (Feb. 12, 2025)

The Atlanta City Council Transportation Committee recorded several formal actions during its Feb. 12 meeting.

Adoption of agenda and minutes

Chair Sherry Lynn Leonard moved to adopt the meeting agenda; the committee recorded "4 yeas, 0 nays. Agenda has been adopted." The minutes were approved later in the meeting with a recorded vote of "5 yays, 0 nays."

Appointments and confirmations

The committee considered three communications appointing members to the City of Atlanta Americans with Disabilities Act Advisory Committee. Two appointees were held for further consideration; one appointee, Maria Satnikova, appeared and her appointment was approved. Councilwoman Overstreet seconded the motion to approve, and the clerk recorded the vote as "6 ayes, 0 nays. Item is favorable."

Resolutions and ordinances

Several resolutions and ordinance-related items were considered. Actions recorded on the transcript include: amendments, substitutions and approvals. The committee approved an amendment to a resolution requesting traffic calming devices on Austin Road SW (vote recorded as "7 ayes, 0 nays" after amendment). The committee also approved a multi-year Airport Art Program resolution to continue loaned-art procurement at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport; the vote was recorded as "7 ayes, 0 nays."

The committee substituted additional funding sources into another resolution and, after the substitute was offered, recorded the item as favorable by vote (transcript shows the final favorable vote recorded as "7 ayes, 0 nays"). Several Department of Aviation budget-transfer and construction-fund supplement items were taken as a block and approved (votes recorded as "7 ayes, 0 nays").

Hold actions

The committee held multiple items for additional consideration: two communications (agenda items 1 and 3 on the record) were held at the committee’s request. A second-reading ordinance to waive a sidewalk requirement for a subdivision application (item SD 241943 Wright Street NW) was also held (vote recorded as "7 yays, 0 nays. Items held in committee.").

Procedure and clarifications

Many items on the agenda were first readings and informational; the clerk noted no committee action was required for those items. The committee’s consent- and regular-agenda votes were taken throughout and recorded by the clerk. In some places the transcript contains garbled numeric transcription; where a precise tally was recorded clearly, this summary reports the exact phrasing used in the record (for example, "6 ayes, 0 nays" for the Maria Satnikova appointment and "7 ayes, 0 nays" for multiple favorable items). Where vote transcripts were unclear, this summary does not assert additional numeric detail.

Votes at a glance (selected items from the transcript)

• Agenda adoption — outcome: approved; tally: 4 yeas, 0 nays.

• Minutes approval — outcome: approved; tally: 5 yays, 0 nays.

• Appointment: Maria Satnikova to ADA advisory committee — outcome: approved; mover: not specified; seconder: Councilwoman Overstreet; tally: 6 ayes, 0 nays.

• Item 10 (Austin Road SW traffic calming resolution, amended) — outcome: approved as amended; tally: 7 ayes, 0 nays.

• Item 11 (Airport Art Program resolution) — outcome: approved; tally: 7 ayes, 0 nays.

• Item 12 (amend resolution to add funding source and substitute) — outcome: approved upon substitute; tally reported as 7 ayes, 0 nays in final record.

• Items 14–16 (Aviation task-order and construction funds taken as block) — outcome: approved as a block; tally: 7 ayes, 0 nays.

• Item 9 (second-reading ordinance waiving sidewalk requirement for SD 241943 Wright Street NW) — outcome: held in committee; tally: 7 yays, 0 nays.

Ending

The clerk concluded that legislative items for the meeting were complete and the committee adjourned. The transcript shows clear roll-call tallies for many items; it also contains a small number of numeric transcription artifacts. For any contested or high-priority item, reporters or stakeholders should consult the official adopted minutes and the city clerk’s record for the formal ordinance/resolution language and certified vote tallies.