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Votes at a glance: Savannah council approves licenses, contracts, donation, settlement and community center contract
Summary
At its June 11 meeting the council approved three alcohol licenses, several purchasing items, a donation acceptance, the adoption of a public art master plan, a foreclosure procedure authorization, a Rotary‑city MOA for a Forsyth Park gathering space, a city lease for a relocation assistance office, a legal settlement and a $9.8 million GMP for the Windsor Forest community center.
The Savannah City Council took votes on multiple routine and substantive items during its June 11, 2026 meeting. Key actions included:
• Alcohol licenses (items 9–11): Council approved Class C liquor licenses with Sunday sales for Four Points by Sheraton Savannah Airport (110 Steven S. Green Drive), Broton Reserve (107 West Broton Street), and Five Spices (114 E. Broad Street). The public hearing produced no objections and motions were moved, seconded and approved.
• Purchasing items (items 13–16): Council authorized a bridge repair contract at Bacon Park Golf Course with Palo Corporation for $319,256.85; a workload assessment study with Certus not to exceed $100,000; a contract modification for one‑ton chlorine cylinders with JCI Chemicals for $80,000; and Dell IT equipment purchase for $99,724.69 (agenda figures).
• Donation acceptance (item 17): Council accepted a $24,435 donation from the Bon Venture Historical Society for signage and education funds.
• Public art master plan (item 19): Council adopted the public art master plan as recommended in prior workshops and directed staff to proceed with implementation steps.
• Judicial in rem tax foreclosure procedures (item 20): Council authorized use of judicial in rem foreclosure procedures as described by the city attorney’s office.
• Herb Tribe gathering space (item 21): Council approved a memorandum of agreement with the Rotary Club and partners to create an Herb Tribe gathering space in Forsyth Park and noted community concerns about furniture that will be addressed in ongoing coordination.
• Lease for relocation assistance (item 22): Council authorized a five‑year lease at $34,500 per year for a site to support relocation and right‑of‑way acquisition activities tied to the Durin corridor project.
• Legal settlement: Council authorized the city attorney's office to settle a claim for Pearly May Williams Cutter for $500,000.
• Windsor Forest community center (item 25): Council approved contract modification No. 1 with McNite Construction Company for a guaranteed maximum price of $9,800,000 for community center construction.
Motions for the items above were moved and seconded in council; the meeting record shows the council approved each item as presented. Where agenda materials included specific dollar amounts, the figures above reflect the amounts read into the record during the meeting.
