The City of Atlanta Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee approved multiple resolutions Nov. 10 authorizing settlement payments and remedial actions.

Resolution 25-R-4135 (sponsored by Councilmembers Dustin Hillis and Andrea Boone) authorized payment of $835,054.50 to 1020 Bolton Holdings LLC to settle claims captioned Roosevelt Council Jr. and the tract known as 1020 Bolton Road (Fulton County Superior Court action no. 22020CV338480). The committee recorded the item as favorable (5 yays, 0 nays).

The committee also supported demolition and removal of dilapidated structures at 410 and 418 Hamilton/East Holmes Drive NW under Resolution 25-R-4138 and requested expedited demolition permits pursuant to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated sections cited and the Atlanta Housing Code; that item passed 5 yays, 0 nays.

Items 6–12 were taken as a block and approved 5 yays, 0 nays. The block included several settlement resolutions authorizing payments charged to specified fund and account numbers (transcript-listed examples include Victor Leslie $18,000; Joy Bostic $35,689.81; Doris Williams $75,000; Julian Gums $96,000; Anya Keone Owens & Tatum Owens $64,205.95; Akeem Turner $50,000; Latres Wyatt $9,000).

Why it matters: These approvals finalize financial obligations tied to pending litigation against the city and clear multiple docketed claims. The demolition resolution directs city departments to expedite permits for properties the committee found unfit for habitation.

The committee also recorded ordinary procedural approvals (consent agenda, favorable and adverse claims) earlier in the meeting. No additional public testimony was taken on the settlements during this session.