Atlanta panel backs nearly $884,000 more for Watershed security and surveillance

Atlanta’s Finance/Executive Committee voted 5–0 on Oct. 14 to recommend adding up to $883,494.50 for Watershed Management under the city’s integrated-security and video-surveillance agreements, according to draft minutes.⁠[1]

The recommendation is not final spending authorization. Resolution 26-R-4192 is listed for City Council consideration Oct. 19 at 1 p.m.⁠[1][2]

The money would come from Atlanta’s Water & Wastewater Renewal & Extension Fund, charged to a project labeled “17-CCTV Upgrade.” The requested amount is an addition—not the total value of the citywide agreements or a record of money already spent.⁠[1][2]

The proposed fifth amendment covers agreements with Convergint Technologies, GC&E Systems Group and NetPlanner Systems, administered through the Department of Enterprise Asset Management. It follows a smaller Watershed addition: the resolution says Council authorized up to $77,138.29 through the fourth amendment in July.⁠[1][2]

The four-page resolution identifies the funding account, but does not specify the facilities, equipment quantities or allocation among the three vendors. The CCTV project label alone does not establish what would be installed or when.⁠[2]

Even Council authorization would not complete the transaction. The amendment would bind Atlanta only after legal approval, mayoral execution, clerk attestation and delivery to the contractors.⁠[2]