$676,000 to stay put: Revised parking plan calls for a new five-year lease

Atlanta’s Department of City Planning still wants to spend up to $675,895.80 to keep its inspectors’ fleet at parking lots on Forsyth and Broad streets. But the revised proposal calls for a new five-year sublease with Park Place Operations, rather than an amendment extending the existing contract.⁠[1][2]

The ordinance says the current renewal ends March 14, 2027. The proposed new term would run from March 15, 2027, through March 14, 2032, with two one-year renewal options. The money would come from the General Fund.⁠[1]

We previously reported a contract-extension proposal with a procurement source-selection waiver. That language appears in the earlier agenda packet. The revised ordinance instead proposes a new sublease and would waive Section 2-1546 of Atlanta’s procurement and real estate code.⁠[1][2]

The revised text also spells out why the department wants these lots: space for all 80 fleet vehicles in one location with exclusive use, plus room for fencing, access controls and a vehicle-entry setback that preserves the sidewalk right-of-way. City Planning has already installed an electronic security gate, cameras and lighting, according to the ordinance.⁠[1]

This is not an approved lease. Draft minutes of the Community Development/Human Services Committee’s October 27 meeting record that Ordinance 26-O-1626 was sounded and forwarded to the full council for referral—not approved as a parking agreement.⁠[1]

Even authorization would not make the agreement binding: the proposed ordinance requires City Attorney approval, the mayor’s signature, Municipal Clerk attestation and delivery to Park Place Operations.⁠[1]