Atlanta City Council to consider nominating Chastain Arts Center and Gallery as a landmark building

District 2 Atlanta City Council member Amir Farokhi sponsored legislation requesting the director of the Urban Design Commission to initiate the process that will designate the Chastain Arts Center and Gallery as a landmark building or site

ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council will consider a resolution requesting that the director of the Urban Design Commission nominate the Chastain Arts Center and Gallery, established in 1968 on the Chattahoochee Brick Company site, as a Landmark Building or Site under the City zoning ordinance. The building was constructed in 1910 to house Fulton County’s Black indigent citizens, a role it played until it was repurposed as an arts center in 1968. (24-R-4204).

Other items on the agenda include:

• A resolution on behalf of the Department of Enterprise Asset Management (DEAM) approving the execution of agreements to provide city-wide construction, renovation, and other services for $100 million annually for a three-year term with two one-year renewals (24-R-4200).
• A resolution enabling the Atlanta Police Department to seek a $2.4 million Department of Justice grant to support law enforcement crime reduction and community partnership programs (24-R-4202).
• A resolution asking the Atlanta Department of Transportation to provide the Council a list of all outstanding Renew Atlanta and Moving Atlanta Forward infrastructure bond projects within 45 days (24-R-4197).
• An ordinance amending the agreement with the nonprofit Park Pride organization to add $750,000 in funding annually beginning in Fiscal Year 2025 to support historically disinvested communities through the Community Park Fund (24-O-1548).
• A resolution authorizing the city’s Department of Transportation to seek $4.9 million from the Georgia Department of Transportation 2025 Local Maintenance Improvement Grant for street resurfacing (24-R-4291).
• A resolution creating a Joint Task Order Fund and providing a $3.5 million allocation to support various service projects managed by the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), including signage, parking, environmental improvements, and other park renovations (24-R-4215).
• A resolution calling for a $201,000 contribution to the Department of Parks and Recreation for lighting and ADA improvements at Windsor Street Park (24-R-4203).
• A resolution calling for the honorary dedication of Brown Avenue SE as “Reverend Doctor Robert Rice, Jr. Way” in honor of Rev. Rice’s 50 years of service as pastor of Brown Avenue Baptist Church and adding the name to existing signage (24-R-4211).
• An ordinance naming the fountain in Rodney Cook, Sr. Park in honor of former Council Member Ivory Lee Young, Jr. (24-O-1552).

The City Council will present proclamations and recognitions to the Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation, The Holy Day of Atonement, Georgia State University Department of Africana Studies 30th anniversary, and Etta Gay Favors.