Remarks by Liliana Bakhtiari
15 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
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“Thank you. First, thank you, Councillor McAllister, for reading this and for doing this proclamation. To David for sharing his own stories about what his family has been through. I love you. And I wanted to speak because I think it's really important to destigmatize suicidal ideation and attempts. So I say that because I open up with my own history with it. I've struggled with suicidal ideation since I was in elementary school. Being a closeted kid in the South tends to cause those types of issues. This job has had me struggle with suicidal ideation, to be very honest with you. Public service…”
Atlanta City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Madam President, may I? Sure. Here, wait. Council Member Bakhtiari. I forgot to log in first. I feel very weird always doing, you want to hold my hand while I do this? I always feel very odd talking about celebrity deaths. It just feels impersonal and like a moment, something at the moment. But I wanted to say this one because, and my staff is probably going to laugh at me in my office, but for me, I actually did want to raise Dolly Parton's passing. Yeah. The reason I say that is kind of why I talked on the mic. Being a queer kid in the South from an immigrant household in a city and in a…”
Atlanta City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Bakhtiari. Thank you, Madam President. I was just curious, because I'm not in finance, so please forgive me. What will they be using the building for, the progressive firefighters?”
Atlanta City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Council Member Bakhtiari. Thank you, Madam President. I know that we had issues with the IPRO report, Chair. Do we actually feel that we have got the conditions of this been sorted out, or are we feeling that we are once again rushing this despite issues that we had?”
Atlanta City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“I guess my, thank you, I guess one of my hesitancies is once again we're rushing something without it being properly vetted, so I understand that we do this condition and we say wait until the committee meeting and there was an extra week, but I want to flag again that this has been a pattern that is a problem when it comes to good governance. So I will quote what we've said a million times that I will vote it through today, but I have, and I think I'm speaking for a lot of us here, I've really reached the end of my rope when it comes to a lack of preparation when it comes to contracts,…”
Atlanta City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Councilmember Bakhtiari. Thank you. Just two papers today, ELMS ID 41133, in ordinance by Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari and Ishe Collins, authorizing the contribution of a total amount not to exceed, oh, I'll say, because we're going to substitute new numbers, so I'll say not to exceed blank, to the East Atlanta Community Association to support resident services and community development pursuant to Section 6-306 of the City of Atlanta's Charter and for other purposes.”
Atlanta City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you. Elms ID 41134, an ordinance by Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari and Ishe Collins authorizing the contribution of a total amount not to exceed blank to the Atlanta Preservation Center, Inc. to support the Phoenix Flies Preservation Initiative pursuant to Section 6-306 of the City of Atlanta's Charter and for other purposes.”
Atlanta City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you so much, Madam President. We only have two items. Okay. Item number one, 26-0-1356, item one, page 36, a substitute ordinance by City Utilities Committee to amend chapter 130, article three, and four of the City of Atlanta Code of Ordinances to adjust the taxes, assessment, service fees, and other charges for solid waste services specified therein and clarify the qualifications required for exemption from payment for backyard collection services to amend Appendix B fees to remove all references to solid waste fees and for other purposes. The recommendation coming out of committee is…”
Atlanta City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Thank you. Item number two, 26R-3853. And I would like to motion to bring forth the substitute to read the substitute caption.”
Atlanta City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“A resolution by Council Members Kelsey Bond, Jason Dozier, Jason H. Winston, Liliana Bakhtiari, Andrea Boone, Antonio Lewis, Michael Julian Bond, Matt Westmoreland, and Ishe Collins as substituted and amended by City Utilities Committee and as substituted by the Atlanta City Council to establish a City of Atlanta Data Center Task Force in accordance with Section 3-401 of the City of Best Practices for the regulation of data centers and related facilities and making written recommendations to the Mayor and the Atlanta City Council to require the task force to hold no fewer than 10 public…”
Atlanta City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Oh, Council Member Bakhtiari, what is your vote? Thank you.”
Atlanta City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“My vote will be to refer today, but I will say I do want to make.”
Atlanta City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Yes, yes, sorry. If I may explain my vote. Oh, let her close it out first. Okay, go right ahead.”
Atlanta City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Madam President's walking me through the ABCs. Please, go right ahead.”
Atlanta City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Thank you. I first wanna take a moment to thank Council Member Bond for putting this forward because the data center piece has been such a contentious topic of conversation, not just in our city, but nationwide. And as we've seen, there's been really heated debates about this and people that feel very strongly. I will say that earlier, one of the things I want to highlight was earlier in the year, I think actually towards last year, we did a comprehensive base reform. And one of the biggest things we saw was we were not meeting quorum for meetings and especially for task forces. And so I…”
Atlanta City Council · Aug 17, 2026