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CDHS committee: substitute EV ordinance approved; park resurfacing and donations advance; Riverlands planning held
Summary
The Community Development and Human Services Committee approved several items including the EV readiness ordinance substitute and park resurfacing funding, approved donations, and held a $1.77 million Riverlands planning contract for a future report. One donation item advanced with one abstention.
The Community Development and Human Services Committee conducted multiple votes during its meeting, approving an EV ordinance substitute and several funding measures while holding a planning contract for further review.
Key outcomes at a glance
- Ordinance 250-1011 (EV readiness) — Committee approved substitute, 6-0. (See separate article for details.)
- Resolution 25R3007 — Approved as substituted to authorize a donation not to exceed $400,000 to Olmsted Lanier Park Alliance Inc.; vote 6-0.
- Resolution 25R3015 — Held in committee. This item would have authorized a contract with Scape Landscape for the Riverlands Corridor and Chattahoochee Riverlands scoping study in an amount not to exceed $1,766,981.77; the item was held pending the IPERAL report.
- Resolution 25R3075 — Approved, authorizing up to $200,000 from District 2 funds for playground resurfacing and ADA improvements at Historic Fourth Ward Park and skatepark under an existing contract with Leachie Commercial Construction Inc.; vote 6-0.
- Resolution 24R4601 (off hold) — Advanced on condition of a substitute correcting account strings to authorize a donation not to exceed $1,000,000 to Hope Atlanta to support anti-displacement, homelessness prevention and hunger efforts; forwarded with vote 5 yays, 0 nays, 1 abstention. Councilmember Westmoreland said he abstained because he serves on Hope Atlanta’s board.
Procedural and housekeeping votes
- Agenda adoption — Approved, 4-0. - Minutes approval from the last committee meeting — Approved, 4-0. - Designation of Councilmember Dozier as vice chair for 2025 — Approved, 5-0.
Details and context
During debate on the Historic Fourth Ward Park resurfacing item, Keith Hicks, Park Design Director, said the $200,000 will fund resurfacing and ADA improvements and that the funding source is a horizontal public improvement bond fund. The committee briefly discussed timing for a separate Mechanicsville park project and staff said purchase orders are in process.
The $1.77 million Riverlands planning contract (25R3015) was held at the committee’s request for the IPERAL report; no funding action was taken on that item at the meeting.
On the Hope Atlanta donation (24R4601), the motion to approve carried on condition of a substitute to correct account strings. The vote to forward the item to full council was 5 yays, 0 nays, 1 abstention; Westmoreland explained his abstention by saying, “I serve on the board of directors for this organization.”
Votes recorded in committee were taken after motions were made and seconded on the floor; several items were approved unanimously in committee and will proceed to the next step of the city council process or be held as noted.
Ending note: multiple items advanced to full council or were held for additional reporting; committee members encouraged continued engagement with neighborhood organizations and department staff on implementation and account corrections where required.
