Council to consider legislation to remove clause from lease agreement
The Atlanta City Council will consider legislation Monday to amend an intergovernmental agreement between the City of Atlanta and the Fulton County Sheriff regarding the Atlanta City Detention Center to remove a condition requiring that the Justice Policy Board provide a jail population review before the agreement can begin (22-O-1774). The Council approved legislation in August to authorize the mayor to enter into an agreement to lease 700 beds at the detention center to Fulton County for the temporary housing of detainees. If approved, the proposal provides that the report is not necessary to effectuate the lease.
Other items on the agenda include:
• An ordinance ratifying an executive order by the mayor imposing a temporary moratorium on new applications for rezonings, building permits, land disturbance permits, special use permits, special administrative permits, subdivisions, replattings, and lot consolidations for any projects located within the 25-acre site of the Atlanta Medical Center (22-O-1777). The moratorium imposed by this ordinance will expire 180 days from the date this ordinance becomes effective.
• An ordinance to ratify the City of Atlanta’s grant application with U.S. Department of Justice for a Bureau of Justice Assistance governmental unit grant to support the operating costs associated with the Center for Diversion and Services (22-O-1765). The ordinance authorizes the City’s chief financial officer to accept the grant award and amend the Fiscal Year 2023 budget to anticipate and appropriate the funding in the amount of approximately $2.9 million.
• An ordinance imposing a six-month moratorium during which the Office of Zoning and Development will accept no application for a special administrative permit, a land disturbance permit, or a building permit for new construction for any property located in a R-5 zoning district (two-family residential) within the boundaries of the Home Park neighborhood (22-O-1760).
• A resolution establishing a Justice40 Oversight Commission to identify environmentally disadvantaged communities in Atlanta to ensure that such communities benefit from opportunities and resources available through the Biden administration’s Justice40 initiative (22-R-4433).
• An ordinance to amend the City of Atlanta’s Human Relations Code to include persons directly impacted by the criminal legal system in the class of persons who may be aggrieved by alleged discrimination or unlawful practices under the Code (22-O-1748). This legislation is aimed at combating the long-term impacts of incarceration.
• A resolution authorizing the approval and adoption of the DeKalb County Service delivery strategy and authorizing the mayor to execute the DeKalb County service delivery strategy agreement on behalf of the City of Atlanta (22-R-4335).
• A resolution to authorize the mayor to issue a task order in the amount of $6.2 million for phase 1 and 2 of downtown City Hall Vicinity Street Resurfacing and Associated Street Maintenance Activities (22-R-4417).
• A resolution to urge the Georgia General Assembly to enact legislation to prohibit commercial harassment and make it a punishable offense under the state code (22-R-4421).
• A resolution requesting that the Department of City Planning conduct a review of the City’s impact fee program regarding transportation system improvements (22-R-4247).
• A resolution expressing support for the 117th Congress’ House Resolution 1382 and Senate Resolution 790 to commemorate the Atlanta Race Massacre by honoring the victims and reaffirming the commitment of Congress to combat hatred, injustice and white supremacy (22-R-4430).
• A resolution urging the Georgia General Assembly to pass a resolution acknowledging the atrocities of the Atlanta Race Massacre of 1906 and to honor the victims and reaffirm Georgia’s commitment to combat hatred, injustice and white supremacy (22-R-4431).
• A resolution urging the Georgia General Assembly to take action to regulate investor-owned housing and encourage owner-occupied housing to protect single-family neighborhoods and increase access to affordable homeownership and affordable rental options (22-R-4432). In 2022, the state legislature approved legislation to create the House Study Committee on Regulation, Affordability, and Access to Housing. This legislation urges the committee to reduce the proliferation of investor-owned housing in Atlanta.
Proclamations will be presented in recognition of former Council member Cleta Winslow, former Council member Joyce Sheperd, Carmen Stan, Dorothy Bolden and the National Domestic Workers Alliance, and Claudie Nash and Deaunte Grier of Atlanta Fire Rescue.
The Council’s Committee Chairs briefing will be held in person during the week of full Council at 9:30 a.m. in the Council Chamber.
The Committee on Council will convene in Committee Room №1 at 11 a.m. ahead of Monday’s full Council meeting.
The full Council meeting will be held in person at 1 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall. All meetings will be conducted in accordance with the City of Atlanta’s Charter, City Code of Ordinances, and the rules of Council as adopted for in-person meetings. In-person public comment procedures will be held as previously conducted and adopted by the Council in accordance with City Charter Section 2–104 and 2–105.
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.
