Council honors SL King and Raquel Hill; approves several ordinances and contract amendments

At the March 2 meeting, the Atlanta City Council presented two proclamations and approved a number of routine and substantive items on the consent and regular agendas.

Proclamations: Council President Marcy Collier Overstreet presented a proclamation honoring SL King & Associates for 30 years of engineering services to Atlanta. Later the council proclaimed March 2, 2026 "Raquel Hill Day" and several community leaders delivered tributes and Ms. Hill addressed the chamber.

Votes at a glance:
- Ordinance 26‑O‑1148 — an exemption from distance requirements to allow a package store at 1675 Memorial Drive SE (sponsored by Council member Liliana Bakhtiari): adopted, final vote 11 yeas, 1 nay.
- Ordinance 26‑O‑1132 — procurement waivers and amendments to special procurement agreements for temporary supplemental labor and related services, adding funding in a combined amount not to exceed $2,059,600: adopted after committee conditions and a recorded change from an abstention to a "no" by one member; final tally 12 yeas, 1 nay.
- Multiple communications and appointments (26‑C‑5014, 26‑C‑5015, 26‑C‑5016 and others) were referred to the appropriate committees as clerked in the meeting. Several personal papers and referrals (donations, leases, grant acceptances and bond authorizations) were introduced and sent to committee for consideration.

The council also approved the report of the journal adopting the minutes of Feb. 16, 2026. Several items were moved by unanimous consent; when members asked for items to be removed from consent they were considered separately.

What’s next: Items referred to committees will return with staff analysis and any requested conditions; the council will also receive the implementation reports requested by specific adopted ordinances.