Council actions: consent agenda approved; alley abandonment and procurement items discussed

The Statesboro Mayor and Council approved the consent agenda, which included minutes from January meetings, and discussed a set of administrative items and procurement recommendations.

The council approved the consent agenda by voice vote early in the meeting. The meeting record shows a motion to approve the minutes for January and a unanimous verbal "Aye" on that item.

City staff described a separate item recommending the abandonment of an alleyway that runs on Walnut Street (referred to as a Proctor Street extension) to facilitate a transfer of property to DSDA and to help position a downtown redevelopment. The city attorney and staff said abandonment would consolidate right‑of‑way ownership to adjoining parcels and remove the public alley so the redevelopment entity could advance plans. Council discussion did not show a recorded final vote in the available transcript excerpt.

Staff also presented a procurement recommendation for an adaptive control system for continuous monitoring at Lake Sale as part of the Red Sale stormwater project; the project engineer recommended the equipment and staff said funding would come from existing stormwater funds. A motion to approve that procurement appears in the record, but a full roll call or tally for that specific contract approval was not clearly captured in the provided transcript excerpt.

Where the transcript does not record a formal vote tally for an item, this summary notes that the motion and recommendation were made and that follow‑up minutes or the posted agenda packet should be consulted for final roll‑call results and contract numbers.