City Council - Regular Meeting

Mr. Clerk, would you please call the roll? Yes, sir. Mr. Mayor, Mayor Van Johnson. Present. Mayor Pro Tem and District 5 Alderwoman Dr. Estella Edwards-Shabazz. Present. Chairman and District 4 Alderman Nick Palumbo. Present. Vice Chair and District 3 Alderwoman Linda Wilder. Post 1, Alderwoman Carolyn H. Bell. Present. Post 2, Alderwoman Alicia Miller-Blakely. Present. District 1, Alderwoman Bernetta B. Lanier.

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District 2, Alderman Dietrich Leggett. Here. And District 6, Alderman. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up.

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I call this meeting of the Savannah City Council to order. Today is May 28, 2026. The time is 2.04 p.m. We want to thank everyone joining us in chambers and across our various digital platforms and, of course, our award-winning SGTV, we are reminded that Savannah will be a safe, environmentally healthy, and economically thriving community for all. And for us, all means all. Our invocator will be introduced today by 6th District Alderman Curtis Pertee.

Thank you, Mr. Mayor. It is an honor and a privilege that I get to stand here and introduce our person who's going to lead us in prayer today. Oftentimes, many of us in this room serve in dual roles. We have full-time jobs and full-time city council, and some folks here have full-time jobs and other obligations. But this person here looks pretty good in a suit, too. But this person here is the City of Savannah revenue manager who's been with the City of Savannah for the last seven years. He's currently serving our business in tax and alcohol as the manager, chief deputy city marshal for the city of Savannah. He's ordained and a licensed minister, a pastor in the Church of the Living God organization right in Stillmore, Georgia, spreading the good word. My friend, Jerry Bartley. Thank you so much, sir. Yay, Jerry! Yay, Jerry!

Amen. Let us pray. Gracious Father, we thank you for today. We thank you for your grace. And Lord, we thank you for your mercy. Lord, as once again, God, we come bringing the team Savannah before you. God, a team that I'm proud to be a part of. And God, we pray, God, for our mayor, our alderman, God, our city manager, and all those that are acquainted with the decision-makers that we're going to do on today. And we ask you to bless us, God, to have grace and mercy. And let everything that we do be done decently and in order. Father, we pray for our beautiful city, the city of Savannah. We pray for its constituents. We pray for everyone that's associated with this agenda on today. We thank you for everything that has been done. Now, Father, we come telling you thank you for all things, God, because we'll do what is pleasing and right in your sight. And, God, we ask you to have mercy on our city. Have mercy, O God, like only you can. And we, your people, God, we forever thank you. We give you glory and we give you honor and we give you praise for it all. And it's in your son Jesus' name that I do pray. And all of us say amen. Amen.

All right. We will go ahead and we will honor our country.

Let it lead us to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

thank you all so much you may be seated pastor thank you so much for joining us today and uh thank you so much for your service uh to the greatest city on earth we are the greatest city on earth because we have the greatest people on earth so thank you so much LET'S GET TO OUR AGENDA. WE HAVE THE ADOPTION OF THE REGULAR MEETING AGENDA FOR MAY 28, 2026. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME.

SO MOVED, SIR. SECOND.

BEEN PROBABLY MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER 2 AND 3.

Mister mayor yes make the approval for the approval make a motion for the approval of the minutes for the work session and city managers briefing held on May 14 2026 at 11 o'clock AM and for the approval of the minutes for the regular meeting held on May 14 2026 at 2 o'clock PM.

been probably moved and seconded that we approve the minutes for the work session the city manager's briefing held on may the 14th 2026 at 11 a.m and the minutes for the regular meeting held on may the 14th 2026 we want to thank our clerk uh clerk and his office for handling that for us all the favor indicate by saying aye aye opposed motion passes a couple of moments of personal privilege first i see our school board president roger moss here so good to see you sir thank you for joining us roger And another very special person to me happened to be in town and there was no way she could be here and I would have her not come by here. She, in our book of mayor crushes, she is one of my favorites. She is the 47th mayor of the city of St. Louis, Missouri. the most immediate mayor of Missouri and served us well in the United States Conference of Mayors. She was also the city treasurer before that. Mayor Tashara Jones, would you come up and say hello?

And it's a pleasure to be here with you today to visit your beautiful city, and I hope to return again soon. I'm here with my colleagues from Sand Technologies, Esong Su and Delph Mok. You wave. And again, we are just so happy to be here and also take in the food scene in Savannah. It's been very, very good to us in the last 24 hours. So thank you. Thank you for having us. God bless. Thank you.

Mayor, thank you for your service as well. uh we're going to move around for expediency's sake we're going to move to items number 16. we don't have any presentations so we'll move to 16 to 25. yes i'd like to make a motion for items number 16 through 24. Okay.

Second. Second moved.

Probably moved and seconded that we approve items through 16 through 25. I'll read them into the record. 24, I'm sorry. I'll read into the record. 16 is approval of a contract with Aviation Construction and Electric for runway one localizer project in the amount of one $1,960,000.00. ITEM NUMBER 17 IS APPROVAL OF A CHANGE ORDER NUMBER 6 WITH LUGAS CONSTRUCTION FOR THE TERMINAL CONQUEST EXPANSION PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $358,958.00. ITEM NUMBER 18 IS APPROVAL TO AWARD A CONTRACT OF STRUCTURAL WATERPROOFING AND RESTORATION FOR PARKING STRUCTURE MAINTENANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF SIX HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS UH I AM NUMBER 19'S APPROVAL TO REMIT PAYMENT TO THE HYDE HIGH REGENCY SAVANNAH FOR THE 2026 SEC A A A E ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN THE AMOUNT OF THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY ONE THIRTY FOUR DOLLARS I AM NUMBER 20 APPROVAL TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2026 VISIT SAVANNAH CO-OP DIGITAL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN IN THE AMOUNT OF THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS I AM NUMBER 21, APPROVAL TO EXECUTE CONTRACT WITH SHAMROCK CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION FOR THE DEMO AIR CARGO APRON PHASE 2 PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,751,635. I AM NUMBER 22, APPROVAL TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH ECS SOUTHEAST LLC FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE TESTING FOR THE DEMO AIR CARGO APRON PHASE 2 PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $42,270. I AM NUMBER 23, APPROVED EXECUTIVE CONTRACT WITH SHAMROCK CONCRETE COMPANY FOR THE TAXI LANE GA-5 RECONSTRUCTION AND WIDENING PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,409,597. I AM NUMBER 24, APPROVED EXECUTIVE CONTRACT WITH ECS SOUTHEAST LLC FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE TESTING FOR THE TAXI LANE GA-5 RECONSTRUCTION AND WIDENING PROJECT uh any amount of twenty eight thousand four hundred forty five dollars you've heard the motion all in favor indicate by saying aye aye opposed no that that that was just taken separately yes all right um so any opposed no no Women wait with that we already had that we had the motion of the 2nd as all the favor in the game of thing I oppose okay, he's unanimous motion passes I have a 25. The approval task order work task work or number 34 amendment number 3 with a car for the terminal improvements and then stop project in a matter of 120,000 $120. Mister mayor, Mister mayor, it has been president moved and seconded although the ship is.

LIKE TO MAKE A RECUSE MYSELF FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUSINESS.

OKAY. THERE IS ONE RECUSAL. PROBABLY MOVED TO SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES 8-0 WITH ONE RECUSAL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO OUR ALCOHOL BEVERAGE LICENSES. AND WE HAVE FOUR NOTATED ITEMS, NUMBER FOUR THROUGH SEVEN. ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS APPROVAL OF A CLASS B LIQUOR AND WINE BY MANUFACTURING ALCOHOL LICENSED TO VICTOR OLANCHESKI FOR ZYME DISTILLERY AT 224 BOURNE BOULEVARD SUITE 100 IN DISTRICT ONE. Item number five is approval of a Class E beer and wine by the package alcohol license of Jay Patel for unique food and pharmacy at 634 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in District 2. Item number six is approval of a Class E beer and wine by the package alcohol license to Venna Yee-Baha Behay Patel, excuse me if I butchered your name, for AV, I've tried, Farms. AVENUE FARMS AT 802 MOGUMERY STREET IN DISTRICT 2. ITEM NUMBER 7 IS APPROVAL OF CLASS C, LIQUOR, BEER, AND WINE BY THE DRINK-ALCOHOL LICENSE OF SUNDAY SALES TO MARVIN D. GODLEY FROM LESTER'S, A RESTAURANT AT 18 EAST AUGUSTHOPPE AVENUE, ALSO IN DISTRICT 2. ARE THERE ANY PULL-OUTS? OKAY. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I'M NOW DECLARING OPEN. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY AGAINST ANY OF THESE LICENSES? GOING ONCE. Going twice Mister mayor speak now if ever hold your peace. All the women in the air and we close the hearings and then probably move the second that we close the hearing on these 4 items all in favor indicate by saying aye opposed motion passes item number 4 is approval of a class B liquor and wine by manufacturing alcohol license for the I am me that's a right. Oh, look at that. That was Savannah State. Distillery at 224 Bourne Avenue in District 1, Alderman Lanier.

Yes, Mr. Mayor, I move for the approval of this item. Second.

Probably move to second. All in favor indicate by saying aye.

Aye.

Opposed? Motion passes. Item number five is for unique food in Pharmacy 634, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Class E Beer and Wine by the Package Alcohol License, Alderman Leggett.

Mr. Mayor, I ask that we approve of this item.

SECOND PROBABLY MOVE TO SECOND IT ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER SIX IS FOR ABNEY FARMS AT 802 MONTGOMERY STREET FOR CLASS E BEER AND WINE BY THE PACKAGE ALCOHOL LICENSE.

Yes, sir. Mr. Mayor, I move for approval of this item.

Second. Second.

Been properly moved and seconded. All in favor indicate by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion passes. Item number seven is for Lester's, a restaurant in 18 East Oglethorpe Avenue for an approval of a Class C liquor, beer, and wine by the drink alcohol license or Sunday sales. This will be alderman Leggett.

Yes, sir. Mr. Mayor, I move for approval of this item.

SECOND MOTION. PROBABLY MOVING THE SECOND ALL IN FAVOR OF THE KATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. Y'ALL GO FORWARD. Y'ALL BE GREAT.

THANK YOU, MARCIA BARLEY.

GO, JERRY.

DO WELL. DO WELL. All right. Number eight is an approval of an amendment for the stopping, standing, and parking prohibited ordinance. This was brought up as, I guess, would be a reconsideration from one of our alderwomen regarding this item, and I wanted to address it a little scientifically. I wanted the city manager and team um before we take up consideration this item i wanted to make sure that we understood the methodology for why this was recommended to counsel for approval in the first place and then we can discuss among ourselves where we are regarding it

Yes, sir, Mayor. Thank you. Several meetings ago, we had an amendment to the stopping, standing, and parking prohibited ordinance. We had it on our first reading, and then we had a second reading. It was approved unanimously by council, and there were about eight to ten street sections that we wanted to include new parking restrictions and traffic restrictions on those streets, including them in the ordinance, allows us to enforce them, particularly for a section of Maupass Avenue between Bull Street and Drayton Street. This was recommended because it's a narrow street and with parking on both sides had led to a series of traffic accidents and vehicular accidents. There's also a business on the north side of Maupass Avenue that routinely stores vehicles on the north side of the street. And that has been a longstanding code compliance issue with that business. And the no parking was also recommended to help alleviate some of the issues we're seeing with the improper use of the public right of way from a particular business there. So that's why that particular section of roadway was recommended by staff for no parking designation.

so all the woman Blakely if you have to leave you to want to raise this issue so okay so I'll let you start off and then council can make their considerations

I'm there's the council has already discussed this I mean I don't really have to say anything because we've already they've already signed off on it.

Well that's not how we do things and we do a well if this is it has to be put up there well second it because this public it needs to be addressed in the public square the the if the item that you brought forward was for to be re put on the agenda be considered.

Right. Okay. The business that was there, the way the city handled it, they did not give the business that's there, which is Autoworks, any notification that something like that was going to take place. They actually went in one day and just put the sign, put the... what is it, the yellow line there saying that it was no parking, nobody was informed, and that business has been there for 38 years. That business has been not utilizing the actual street itself, but utilizing spaces when he does business to go in, people park there to actually for them to look at the vehicles and what have you, no different than what they do with the business exactly like this, but deal with more upscale vehicles such as Mercedes and BMWs and Porsches right around the corner on Habersham Street. This is a historical black owned business in Savannah Auto Works and the business around the corner on Habeson Street is a, a business that is operated by a Caucasian individual. And the way it happened, it made it look as if this particular business is being targeted. The young man told me that they have been asking him to sell his property because they want to utilize that space. They want to make it look a certain kind of way because his business supposedly makes the area look unacceptable.

Who is they?

Who is they?

Yes, ma'am.

The people who own the shelter.

Okay.

And the people who own the housing building on Drayton Street directly across. He's been approached on several occasions to sell the building to sell the business and the building for $700,000. And he said, no, he does not want to sell. He wants to stay there. He's been there for the last 38 years. The African-American community knows him very well. He's a staple in our community. And by putting no parking signs in that area, it prohibits Not him from doing business, but it just looks like he's being targeted. When you put no parking right there, you're not even looking at the fact that there are businesses on Bull Street, nightclubs. Those businesses need areas to park at night. And if you put no parking there, then those individuals, we're already talking about parking in the city that we don't have. Why are we putting parking, prohibiting parking from taking place in that particular area?

So let me understand this. Now, if I remember the area, the business you're talking about is not on the same side. This is across the street from the business, correct?

Correct.

And the business does have its own yard and its own driveway, correct?

It does not have its own yard. It has the space in the front. of the business okay but you keep talking about that parking lot that's on the side of his business that is not his he's not allowed to even park in there okay and this is closer to drayton street than it is to bull street right no this is the whole street if you look at it it's the whole street even where styles is They put no parking right there as well.

So who's the property owner on the other side of the street, immediately across the street from the business?

It's a new business.

Okay, it's a new business.

It's a new business, but the thing that's so interesting with that is when they got to that business, they stopped. There's no parking signs in front of that particular building, that particular business rather.

OK, MR. CITY MANAGER, HEARING ALL OF THIS AGAIN, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS THAT'S BASED ON SOME TYPE OF METHODOLOGY AND SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, TO ALL THE WOMEN BLAKELY'S POINT, IF THERE IS AN EXACT SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCE IN AN ADJACENT STREET, THEN MAYBE BOTH OF THEM SHOULD BE STOPPING, STANDING, AND PARKING. BUT I JUST WANT TO KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS.

WELL, I THINK TO THE The no parking issue isn't going to, taking away no parking or adding no parking isn't going to address the code violations. And for this business, we have code violations for storing vehicles on the public driveway, which is not allowed foreign code, dating back to 2009, has been sustained several times through the court system. um and we do have as alderman miller blakely mentioned we do have other automotive repair services businesses that also store improperly i have a list of of five others here that we could talk about that also have lengthy code compliance cases that are active and that including the one on habersham street where we're trying to enforce those compliance into code. It's not lawful to store your cars here. So regardless of whether the no parking signs are there or not, the code compliance issues, if the business continues to store cars on the street improperly, then there's still going to be an issue with code compliance and a fairly long standing one that's been there. And and the no parking in addition to the safety issues that have happened on Moppus Avenue because of the narrowness of the street. There's still going to be an issue with that business and others if they're improperly storing cars there.

So does that create an opportunity for us to perhaps increase the fines related for, I mean, obviously if there are businesses that continually repeatedly do this, then obviously we have to probably be more punitive for those that are not following the code.

That's right. And also to follow up on our discussion during workshop, maybe an opportunity for metered parking on this stretch as well.

okay all right so uh that being said um alderwoman um this has uh been brought to us i think we we owed it to the public to have this discussion in public um so uh this is up for his first and second reading um so we'll i will take well we can take the motion and then take questions if you're prepared to make a motion now or yes i would like to make a motion that we put this on the first and second reading

well unless anybody has any problems with that okay proceed proceed oh um the first and second reading and put upon it

This is the language of the use.

Yes, but the first reading be considered the 2nd and put upon its.

One is placed upon its passage of past that part yet there a 2nd is there a 2nd they can probably move the 2nd it is on is that the 1st 3 because that the 2nd is on its place upon its passage of past. But city manager think I think you understand what our concerns are. I mean, if the code is an issue, then we need to enforce the code. And we need to make sure that it hurts. You know, if we say don't park there, don't store vehicles there, then, you know.

Understood. And I may come back with counsel when we do the parking matters with a recommendation that it's metered parking as well.

Very good. I had some questions on the side. Everybody has one?

I want to make a comment.

Go ahead.

He can go ahead.

I'll go.

Go ahead. Mr. Melda, what was the reason we placed the yellow line there? Was it because of the-

There were two issues that really drove, and longstanding since 2009, where we've had a series of vehicular accidents because the road is very narrow and the parked cars tend to block views from oncoming traffic. at at a bowl or at Drayton on there's also some instances where I believe some cars were sideswiped because of the narrow roadway and also because of the longstanding persistent issue of the improper use of the public right of way by businesses along that stretch storing vehicles in the public right of way so which dates back to 2009 have a very long history of the code compliance cases on that I will share with Council. So that you have that information but for those 2 reasons this section was recommended by staff as a no parking section.

And I was asking I needed to hear that because I know I have a persistent issue in the first district about businesses that really or exceeding the size the operation is exceeding the size of the lot and they do a lot of their business on the right away and you know I was listening closely because you said you may come back later with something regarding regarding that with that was always that just downtown just in the historic.

Well, those code compliance cases to the ones that you know and you bring to me. We also have code cases that are open and active and trying to find those issues as well. And if we get to a point where we think no parking might be a solution in those areas, then we can discuss that as well. These code compliances here specific to this business and to this street date back to 2009. So if you've got some concerns, and I may have some of those locations here in the data that I'm looking at where we have businesses that use the right-of-way improperly, and you certainly, there are some in the first district that stack up their trucks along the sidewalks and along the public streets, and that's an improper use. I mean, I know that code compliance is trying to address those as well.

Let me say this. I don't think we could solve that issue with this particular ordinance that we're looking at. So I wouldn't want to target this particular business because of that. I thought we were looking at the availability of parking for residents downtown. That's why we wanted to expand this. Yeah. And the other thing is, I know there is a street near the arena in the Carver Village area that we decided to apply the yellow line on that street. And so it doesn't have those problems of a business using the road or it's no houses on that street. It's just and so and so I don't see the consistency of how we applying some type of measure to use it on this particular business. I think we might be trying to use this as a convenience for maybe something we didn't like, but we're going to have to handle that a little differently. I don't want to use this to try to solve another kind of problem. Yes, ma'am.

I understand that, and I think that's, I understand that completely, and I think my comment about, well, let's take a look at what the parking matter study says for that area as well and see if there are other recommendations or policies that might better fit the issues that we're seeing here. Thank you.

i think the challenge though is that particularly that particular street on the other side there are i know there's at least one uh house dwelling there that i believe is going to be redeveloped so there might be a couple of houses there and no residents obviously going to want parking there but i just want to make sure for me um that we're not cherry picking because i don't think i hope that the decision to do this was based

off of the need for the street and not for to address the business to me the business is not relevant in this well i understand that mayor i do think you know a pretty consistent issue since 2009 i don't want to overplay the great compliance portion and the staff's recommendation to no park this section um um but it it it can be a serious issue Oh, it is.

I've driven down Drayton Street, and if you're not, you better be real careful when you turn onto Maupass from Drayton Street, because sometimes there's a car there and you just don't even see it. So, I mean, but again, that might be another avenue in which to handle that. Alderman Leggett?

Thank you, Mister mayor, Mister city manager and Mister mayor, I think we have to be very careful and also make the the business owner aware that what's what may happen and what can happen once this is past being that we open up the street for parking on that side. I mean, anyone is able to park on that side of the street. So if he storm cars on that side of the street, then code enforcement not to target, but to they'll monitor that area. But with that being said, if City Mission wanted to park their vehicles down the street, they'll be able to park right there. But what I'm asking the city to do, to the mayor's point, once you turn off of Drayton Street, there should be a wide turn strike there to give large vehicles an opportunity to turn onto Moffett Street. Autoworks has been there for a long time. We just wanted to make sure that we send somebody from city staff, if not a letter, to let them know what's gonna happen moving forward. Because once we create a space for a right-of-way, and also to the point that new houses are gonna be built in that area, that's free for anybody to park right there in front of that. But you cannot, store vehicles there overnight because we have multiple places around the city who has gone to court who has been cited and who continuously Being in a hardship because they cannot continue to operate their business because of certain things that are happening but again, I'm going to continue that we make this business understand that they're going to be an issue with us taking this away that he know exactly what's going to happen moving forward now that there won't be a strike there but there might be some other issue now that if if he comes to work earlier that morning and there's a large truck there and they park there for the day or something else so yes we just got to be very careful yes sir how we how we proceed understood all right anything else uh go ahead

Mr. City Manager, you mentioned that there were several accidents there. I would like to get those accident reports. Yes, ma'am. Because I'd like to know about that as well. Yes, ma'am. Council, City Council, thank you all.

Well, we haven't passed yet. Let's see where we are. It's been probably moved and seconded at the first reading. We considered the second. It's on its place upon its passage and passed. All in favor indicate by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion passes. You can thank them now.

Thank y'all. All right.

All right. Moving down to purchasing items. Items number 10 through 15. Are there any pullouts? Yes. Pardon? Oh, I'm sorry. Before we get there, item number nine is approval of an ordinance amendment to the city of Savannah's existing small wireless facilities and attendance ordinance and other related codes. This is second reading. Alderman Palumbo.

Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I'd like to thank our community partners for stepping up to the plate and joining us today, including Mr. Sanchez. We've conferred before this meeting, and we welcome good community partners to help us make the process better and have my personal pledge to keep the ball rolling. So move for approval of an ordinance amendment to the city of Savannah's small existing existing small wireless facilities and antennas ordinance and other related codes.

Second.

And probably move the second and the city is in the receipt of a letter from Mr. Sanchez. All in favor indicate by saying aye.

Aye.

Opposed? Motion passes. I'm bringing the purchasing items 10 through 15.

Mr. Mayor.

We said I heard poll number 10.

If there are no more pull-outs besides number 10 anymore, Mr. Mayor, I'd like to make a motion for the approval of the purchasing items number 11 through 15. Second.

Been properly moved and seconded that we approve item number 11, authorized city manager executed contract for facility master plan to McMillan, Pasdan, Smith Architecture in the amount not to exceed $250,000. Item number 12, Authorized City Manager to execute contract modification number one for Sludge Pond, Dredging, and Wilshire Pond with water solve in the amount not to exceed $800,000. Item number 13, Authorized City Manager to execute an annual maintenance agreement for the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System on Emerson Process Management in the amount not to exceed ONE HUNDRED SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY ONE DOLLARS AND FIFTY NINE CENTS. ITEM NUMBER FOURTEEN. AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGED EXECUTIVE CONTRACT FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE FORESIGHT PARK TENNIS COURTS WHEN IT WAS CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC IN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THREE HUNDRED SIXTY THREE THOUSAND EIGHTY ONE DOLLARS. AND I'M NUMBER 15 AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT MODIFICATION NUMBER TWO FOR THE DOLESOPS AVENUE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WITH ADPAC ATLANTIC IN THE AMOUNT OF FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE AYE OPPOSED MOTION PASSES UM MR CITY MANAGER WHEN IS THE LESSON GOING TO BE FINISHED AND WILL IT BE FINISHED IN MY LIFETIME

yes sir summer late later this summer it will finish in your lifetime just keep kicking for a couple more weeks all right very good yes thank you for that question had several questions from the constituents and my district third is at the end of it just before you get to savannah state uh we're so appreciative of that it looks really good the sidewalks people enjoying that um just just want us to move more quicker on our capital budgeting things you know our people are just hungry for successes and this is a success we've been working on this for a lovely while but the outcome is really good thank you so much for that thank you item number 10 is the authorized city manager execute a construction contract

TO THE PELOTE CORPORATION FOR INTERIOR FACILITY UPGRADES AND ROOF REPLACEMENT TO WILDVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER IN THE AMOUNT OF $400,000, ALTHOUGH A MILLIONAIRE.

yes uh thank you mr mayor i just wanted to pull this um just to isolate it so i can just bring attention to it for the people of woodville that have been advocating to get some renovations done to the center for quite some time and to the property with the flooding issue in the rear so if there's anyone in the woodville area who's tuned in do know that we are voting today And I am asking that we authorize the city manager to execute a construction contract to the pillow corporation for the interior facility upgrades and roof replacement at Woodville and the amount of $400,000 and also want to congratulate the pillow corporation for Second second

BEEN PROBABLY MOVED IN SECOND AND I WANT TO ALSO THANK TEAM SAVANNAH ON BEHALF OF THE WOODVILLE COMMUNITY. THE ORIGINAL WOODVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER DID NOT COST $400,000. IT WAS A COUNTY FACILITY. I BELIEVE IT COST $250,000, $275,000 WHEN IT WAS BUILT AND ULTIMATELY DEEDED TO THE CITY OF SAVANNAH. uh this is a significant upgrade um that will hopefully um improve the condition of the center so thank you mr manager thank you team savannah for that all in favor indicate by saying aye aye opposed motion passes item number 26 is authorized city manager to acquire zero montgomery street from JRI, J-I-R-I-L-O-C to facilitate the I-16 terminus Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard flyover removal as a part of the Savannah's multimodal transportation plan and automatic district two. Here's their motion.

Mr. Mayor?

Yes.

I ask that we authorize the city manager to acquire 0 Montgomery Street to facilitate the I-16 terminus Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard flyover removal. Second.

I move to second it. All in favor indicate by saying aye.

Aye.

Opposed? Motion passes. On the city attorney items, we have items number 27 and 28.

Yes, sir. Mr. Mayor, I'd like to make a motion to move to authorize the city attorney's office to settle a claim of for $100,000 in item number 28. Move to authorize the city attorney's office to settle a claim of two, James Mozingo, for the amount of $80,000. Second.

And probably move the seconded that we authorize the city attorney's office to settle the claim of Shivandra Caesar for $100,000. And item number 28, to authorize the city attorney's office to settle the claim of James Mozingo for $80,000. All in favor indicate by saying aye.

Aye.

Opposed? Thank you, and thank you to our city attorney's office. And item number 29, authorize city manager to approve revision to a previously recorded major subdivision plat portion of lot one CETA in Altamatt District 5. Mr. Mayor? Yes.

I move to adopt this agenda item as it is written. Second. Second.

Been properly moved and seconded. All in favor indicate by saying aye.

Aye.

Opposed? Motion passes. Ladies and gentlemen, that ends our agenda. I will tell you this. Now, we get ready to make history, but don't y'all blow it. And I'll leave it like that. Which way am I starting?

I'll start. I'll start.

OK. Starting?

Yes. I want to plead for a citizen. We have a citizen that was homeless for quite some time, this gentleman. And then he was able to get a vehicle. And so he lived in his vehicle for quite some time. um and then he got involved in one of our programs with the city and the homelessness authority he is able to right now have an apartment but when he meet all his obligations he has 11 left over after he take care of all of his responsibilities and he has accumulated a hand a handful of parking tickets because he was living in his vehicle and he's reaching out for help and and i'm praying for the mercy of this homeless this gentleman who is housed now um that we could help and and if we could forgive those private tickets when he was homeless and living in it so who should i take well yeah let me just can't deal with that offline with the city manager please Yes, sir, I sure will.

Thank you. Alderman Leggett. Have a good week.

We always got something to say in the third district. On tomorrow at 10 o'clock, we are celebrating the life of Gator Rivers, naming the basketball court in his memory. 10 o'clock, Crawford Square. Be there. Don't be square.

Thank you. Alderman Shabazz.

Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I just want to celebrate with one of my constituents of the 5th District, Mr. Greg Gordon. He has expanded and doing a fantastic job. He has purchased the land and he has opened up 520 Wings right next door to his original site. the second district yeah in the second district yes alderman alderman leggett yes and i just want to to raise that that 520 wings um did have a grand opening of the new facility it looks great just want to congratulate mr gordon for always doing a fantastic job as a great model of a man in in business and as an entrepreneur thank you alderman palumbo

Thank you all the men pretty.

June 5th to 7th and then June 12th to 14th are bringing rock the block that's right back to the South side. So June 5th or 7th Largo and Windsor the corner there 535 Windsor road June 12th to 14th at 14918 coffee bluff road or Coffee Bluff Marina in the parking lot there. Just another way we try to help provide some accessibility to our folks there on the south side. Thanks.

Thank you. Alderman Miller-Blakely.

okay uh alderman uh purdy get with me because we want to put something on the fifth district side as well i want to send out deep condolences and sympathies to terry mccoy and his family who lost his father on the 21st they eulogized him this morning and just want to tell everybody have a great weekend i ain't got nothing long but a little bit strong

Thank you.

No grandchildren? Oh, I'm so sorry. Darn. I want to congratulate my oldest daughter, who got her master's degree at University of Las Vegas. And I'm so proud of her. Shouts out to Sequoia. Proud of you.

Thank you. Alderman Bell.

Summer 500 began on yesterday. Hundreds of young people will be working during the month of June and some of them on through the summer. So thanks to the City of Savannah, Chatham County, the school district, the Chamber of Commerce, and Gulfstream for making this possible.

All right, thank you. And finally, we want to congratulate the graduates of Savannah Technical College who graduated yesterday. And to those graduating from the Savannah College of Art and Design, I understand they will have 4,500 degrees conferred this week as their largest graduation in their history. So thank you all so much. And time is?

Mayor Johnson?

2.46. Yes!

I want to shout out my niece, Alexis Miller, who graduated from Savannah Tech on yesterday.

Thank you. Meeting adjourned.