InTucker Magazine

February 2026 City Council Recap

By request, the City Council meetings are now livestreamed on YouTube in addition to the agenda webpage. Our YouTube channel, youtube.com/cityoftucker houses every video published by the City. Livestreaming on YouTube allows our audience to see the presentations on the screen the same as if in person and offers closed captioning. Both additions meet our continuous drive for transparency for our residents and to provide for an informed community.

The first meeting of February was on the 10th and students in the Tucker Middle School STEM program led the Pledge of Allegiance.

The meeting’s business started with unanimous approvals of the agenda for the evening and the consent agenda. The consent agenda included the minutes of the January meeting, a contract for a MOU with DeKalb County for the intersection of Mountain Industrial and US Highway 78, and a contract with Georgia Power for utility relocation at Hugh Howell Road and Mountain Industrial.

New business included:

• First Read of Ordinance to amend the Tucker Code Chapter 30 Offenses on Loitering
• Approved 7-0 a resolution to amend the FY2026 Budget Resolution
• Approved 7-0 a resolution to appoint Beverly Echols to the DeKalb County Women’s Commission
• Approved 7-0 a resolution to appoint Councilmember Alexis Weaver to the DeKalb County Housing Working Group
• Approved 7-0 a resolution to support Habitat for Humanity DeKalb’s Application for Community Home Investment Program {CHIP) funding to provide critical home rehabilitation services for low-and-moderate income homeowners
• Approved 7-0 a contract for energy efficiency window replacements at the Tucker Recreation Center utilizing funds with free energy vouchers offered by a block grant by the federal government
• Approved 7-0 an agreement for reimbursement to the Tucker Summit Community Improvement District (TSCID) for the improvements made at the intersection of Lewis Road at Rock Mountain Boulevard
• Approved 7-0 a contract for the construction of two roundabouts on ldlewood Road (Fellowship Road and Sarr Parkway) to Vertical Earth, Inc
• Approved 7-0 a contract with LOWE for the Construction Engineering and Inspections (CEI) services and Construction Materials Testing (CMT) for the two roundabouts on ldlewood Road at Fellowship Road and Sarr Parkway
• Approved 7-0 a contract to provide Construction Engineering and Inspections {CEI) and Construction Material Testing {CMT) services for the intersection improvement project at Mountain Industrial Boulevard and Hugh Howell Road

The Mayor and Council then recessed for executive session. Upon return the body approved a contract amendment for the City Attorney contract to move the City’s services to Baggett and Hartley.

The second meeting of February followed the newly implemented Work Session format with no formal voting or public hearings to take place.

James Tsismanakis of Discover DeKalb led the Pledge of Allegiance, accepted a proclamation for Tucker Restaurant Week, then started the evening of presentations with the annual report for the City of Tucker from the convention and visitor’s bureau, Discover DeKalb.

STAFF REPORTS

• January 2026 Financial Update
• Transportation and Trails Master Plan
• Presentation on Downtown Parking Options
• Transfer of DeKalb County Surplus Property to the City of Tucker
• City Manager Report on Potential Upcoming Agenda Items

Tucker’s Mayor and Council meet the second and fourth Monday of each month at City Hall, 1975 Lakeside Parkway, Suite 350B, Tucker, Georgia 30084. You may also watch meetings online at tuckerga.gov/agendas.