Council to consider legislation authorizing donations to Park Pride
The Atlanta City Council will consider legislation during Monday’s meeting to authorize a $2.8 million donation to Park Pride to support district-specific greenspace improvements and park upgrades in communities across Atlanta (23-O-1074). In 2021, the Council approved legislation calling for a referendum to consider three ballot questions to provide $750 million toward transportation, recreation, public safety, and arts projects. In 2022, Atlanta voters approved the referendum known as the Moving Atlanta Forward initiative. As part of the initiative, District Council members were authorized to allocate funds to community projects not already listed as part of other specified investments. This legislation commits a portion of these discretionary dollars to Park Pride for park improvements.
Other items on the agenda include:
• An ordinance to authorize the City of Atlanta to apply for a $750,000 Improving Neighborhood Outcomes in Disproportionately Impacted Communities Grant from the state of Georgia’s allotment of federal Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund in an amount not to exceed $750,000 to support the visioning, planning, and designing of a memorial, greenspaces, and park at the former site of the Chattahoochee Brick Company (23-O-1102).
• An ordinance to grant a special use permit for a community center for property located at 25 Newcastle Street SW in the Ashview Heights and Atlanta University Center Special Public Interest District (22-O-1833). The center’s vision will be to provide programs to help youth in crisis.
• An ordinance to waive a provision of the Procurement and Real Estate Code to authorize the police department to donate 140 Motorola radios no longer used by the department to the Atlanta Police Department (23-O-1123). The department’s older radios have been upgraded. The donation aims to better facilitate communication within Operation Shield to promote safety.
• A resolution authorizing Renewal Option №2 as part of a contract with SP Plus All N One Joint Venture for on-street parking management services for a term of one year (23-R-3272).
Proclamations and recognitions will be presented in honor of Dr. James Densler, the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., former State Rep. “Able” Mable Thomas, and the David T. Howard Middle School boy’s and girl’s varsity basketball teams.
The Council’s Committee Chairs briefing will be held at 9:30 a.m. in the Council Chamber. The Committee on Council will convene in Committee Room №1 at 11 a.m. The full Council meeting will be held at 1 p.m. in the Council Chamber.
The meeting will be simulcast on the Council’s website, YouTube channel, Facebook and Twitter pages, and Channel 26. Closed captioning will be available on the Council’s Facebook page.
