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At a glance: Savannah City Council votes, Nov. 26, 2024
Summary
Council approved a series of routine and notable items Nov. 26, 2024, including multiple airport and procurement contracts, two alcohol licenses, a controversial rezoning at 1105 East Anderson (8–1), a New Hampstead public‑safety contract, and an intergovernmental agreement for Little Neck Road annexation and improvements.
The Savannah City Council recorded the following actions on Nov. 26, 2024.
Adopted agenda and routine minutes: The council adopted the Nov. 26 meeting agenda and approved minutes for prior meetings. (Motions passed by voice votes.)
Airport and procurement items (items 34–40; 41–42): Council approved airport items 34–40, including a $160,000 marketing participation and a $206,905 amendment to Pond and Company for the air cargo facility; items 41 and 42 (AECOM task orders for apron and north ramp projects totaling $821,885) were approved with one alderman recusing from those two items (vote recorded as 8 yes, 1 recusal).
Alcohol licenses (items 8–9): The council closed hearings and approved Class C liquor licenses with Sunday sales for Aloft Savannah and Fairfield Inn & Suites (downtown) by voice vote.
Purchasing and capital contracts (items 19–33): Council approved multiple purchasing items and construction contracts, including a playground structure ($1,147,692), sidewalk and cobblestone repairs ($1,900,000), city hall audiovisual upgrades, a Liberty City parking‑lot expansion ($99,347), Summerside Park phase 2 ($173,359), and a $3,591,375 contract for the New Hampstead West modular public‑safety facility. All were adopted by motion and voice vote.
Rezoning at 1105 East Anderson (item 15): Council approved a zoning change from TR‑2 to TC‑1 by an 8–1 vote after public comment and debate.
Intergovernmental Agreement (item 44): Council approved an IGA with Chatham County for joint Little Neck Road improvements and the orderly annexation of about 668 acres; staff said the annexation could support up to 1,500 homes.
Other items: Council authorized surplus land sales, approved major subdivisions (Savannah Hollins Phase 9 and Brookline Phase 4), and authorized an economic‑development internship partnership with Savannah State University.
Where votes were recorded numerically in the transcript, tallies are shown; many routine votes were carried by unanimous voice vote with no roll‑call tally recorded in the minutes.
