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Council member Antonio Lewis introduced a resolution to identify and rename any roads in District 12 that are named after the Confederacy or Confederates and another resolution to conduct a feasibility study with the goal of increasing Section 9 public housing in the city.

K. Bond also introduced an ordinance to fine tune the annual city budget timetable by having council budget priorities be submitted in February and the mayor offering a proposed budget by the first full council meeting in April.

Council member Kelsea Bond introduced a resolution to support Starbucks workers fighting for a union and encouraging residents to refrain from purchasing Starbucks until the union is recognized.

Council member Wayne Martin introduced an ordinance to donate $5 thousand to the Atlanta Police Foundation for the Campbellton Road At Promise Center.

Council member Liliana Bakhtiari introduced a resolution to regulate the purchase and use of, based on the caption that was read in, autonomous or drone weapons platforms in the city.

That's a wrap on committee reports. Personal papers are now up.

Zoning Committee Chair Mary Norwood announces that there will be a work session on the Zoning 2.0 legislation currently held in that committee. The work session will be Thursday, Oct. 15, 10 a.m. in the committee room at Atlanta City Hall.

Nothing of note happened in committee of the whole.

Committee on Council did not meet quorum earlier this morning. The business of that committee will be held in committee of the whole. There are four communications on the committee's agenda, so it should go fairly quickly.

Council unanimously adopted the consent agenda, including the drug-free zone resolution.

Municipal Clerk Corrine Lindo reminds everyone that today is the last day to register to vote for the upcoming midterm elections. Early voting begins Tuesday, Sept. 13.

That concludes public comment

The payment plan for the zero interest loans is $20 per week. McLeod says that with food prices, even $20 per week is too much.

Margie McLeod says the city should offer forgiveness loans to people facing evictions. The city recently launched a program to offer $500 zero-interest loans to people facing evictions. McLeod says it does not go far enough.

Co-Syne's website does not have a valid security certificate, so I won't be poking around to find out more about it