Atlanta City Council to consider increasing Park Pride, Inc. fundraising to $10M with contract renewal

24-O-1681 was introduced and moved forward by Community Development/Human Services Committee

ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council will consider an ordinance to continue its partnership with Park Pride for the coordination of community engagement, volunteer support services, fundraising services, and other services including administration, planning, design, and construction management services for the Department of Parks & Recreation, exercising a two-year renewal option for $90,000 annually, and increasing the amount of donations the vendor can raise to $10 million annually (24-O-1681).

Other items on the agenda include:

• An ordinance modifying the operating hours for all licensed establishments authorized to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption in recognition of the College Football Playoff National Championship Game to be played at Mercedes Benz Stadium (24-O-1688).
• An ordinance approving a nearly $2.7 million agreement for the Homeless and Transient Migration Program at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, for a three-year term beginning retroactively on Nov. 12, 2024 (24-O-1682).
• A resolution donating $300,000 to the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Association to support the provision of legal advice and assistance at the City’s Housing Help Center (24-R-4605)
• An ordinance to add funding awarded from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant Program in an amount not to exceed $100,000 to provide services for federal grant management and comprehensive staff training (24-O-1698).
• A resolution adding $125,000 for installation of pickleball courts in Central Park as part of the Moving Atlanta Forward infrastructure initiative funding (24-R-4661).
• Resolutions authorizing the execution of the first amendment to a pair of emergency procurement agreements for small meter installation, to extend the agreement terms by one year for each at a cost of $1.5 million and $600,000, respectively (24-R-4608, 24-R-4609).

The City Council will present proclamations and recognitions to Congressional Medal of Honor recipient William Gay.