According to tonight’s city commission agenda, the commission is scheduled to authorize the City Manager to enter into a settlement agreement with Majel Cottell, who sued both the MARTA plaza contractor and the city after she slipped and fell on some temporary fencing during construction in 2006.

Co-defendent Archer Western will pay Ms. Cottell $45,000 to settle the case. Pursuant with the construction contract between the city the Archer Western, the contractor has paid all legal fees associated with the case.

In other words, “the city is required to pay nothing.”

SkaterAid launched in 2005 as a way to commemorate the life of Decatur teen, Ian Wochatz, who died of brain cancer earlier in the year.  Now still going strong in its fourth year, the event annually raises money to help families who are affected by pediatric cancer.

Aside from a full day of skateboarding at East Decatur Station this coming Sunday, this year’s event will feature a Skateboard Deck Art Silent Auction (art is currently on display at the Brick Store Pub), an “old-time photobooth”, a full schedule of bands, a scavenger hunt and raffle.

Here’s some shredding action from last year to help get you in the mood…

Quite a night.

Between the dog freaking-out, a river in the basement, late-night calls from Code Red, and some pretty savage lightning, I’m just a bit groggy this morning.

And what was with that siren?  Altmod echos my confusion…

Do the sirens go off for “flash flood” as well because that was the only active alert in effect while the sirens were going off. When I hear the sirens I always freak out thinking tornado.

Assuming this was Agnes Scott’s siren, perhaps they would be willing to clarify.

UPDATE: NTDecatur tweeted this in the midst of the chaos last night:

The ASC siren is for a severe thunderstorm warning. Please RT.

UPDATE II: Follow the flood story on Twitter here.