Council to consider legislation updating process for NPU changes
The Atlanta City Council will consider legislation Monday to amend the City’s Code of Ordinances to require that the Council approve any changes to the existing boundaries of the Neighborhood Planning Units, or NPUs (22-O-1747). The Department of City Planning has begun to engage the community on discussions regarding changes to the NPU boundaries. This legislation requires any modifications to the boundaries to be reviewed and approved by Council.
The Council will also consider legislation requesting the current proposed reconfiguration of Neighborhood Planning Unit boundaries in Southwest Atlanta be reevaluated and that the City’s chief operating officer bring the current proposed reconfiguration to an immediate halt (22-R-4342).
Other items on the agenda include:
• A resolution requesting the mayor or his designee evaluate and update the list of City Arterial Streets, City Connector Streets, and State Route streets within the City of Atlanta’s Public Right-of-Way Manual and to request the City’s Department of Transportation and Department of Public Works coordinate these efforts to include updating street names, limits of streets, mileage of streets, and street classifications that may need to occur due to growth and increased traffic (22-R-4252).
• An ordinance authorizing the mayor to accept and sign a grant agreement with the Department of Transportation in the amount of $16.4 million for the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant (22-O-1751). The grant funding will be used for the construction of the Atlanta BeltLine Southside Trail.
• An ordinance to adopt the 2023–2027 Capital Improvements Element (CIE), which is a component of the City’s Comprehensive Development Plan (22-O-1733). The plan sets out projected needs for system improvements over five years, a schedule of capital improvements, and a description of anticipated funding sources for each improvement.
• An ordinance authorizing the mayor or his designee to execute a master lease agreement with J.P. Morgan Chase Bank for the acquisition of 59 Dodge Chargers with police packages on behalf of the Atlanta Police Department in an amount not to exceed $3.1 million (22-O-1743).
• An ordinance to authorize the mayor or his designee to execute an intergovernmental agreement with the Buckhead Community Improvement District (CID) for the acquisition of six Dodge Chargers on behalf of the Atlanta Police Department (22-O-1752).
• An ordinance to accept a grant from the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association in an amount not to exceed $300,000 to reimburse eligible expenses for afterschool programming provided at the City’s recreation centers during 2022–2023 term (22-O-1732).
• An ordinance to authorize the mayor or his designee to apply for a Community Composting and Food Waste Reduction pilot project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in an amount not to exceed $300,000 (22-O-1734). The grant’s purpose is to enter into cooperative agreements with eligible entities to develop and test strategies for planning and implementing municipal compost plans and food waste reduction plans.
• An ordinance authorizing a donation in an amount not to exceed $34,000 to the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta to support LGBTQ outreach and the mayor’s Youth Scholarship Program (22-O-1746).
• A resolution authorizing a donation in an amount not to exceed $50,000 to Chastain Horse Park on behalf of the Department of Parks and Recreation (22-R-4411). Chastain Horse Park operates a nonprofit that serves youth and adults with cognitive and emotional disabilities. The Horse Park has operated for more than 90 years and is one of two urban horse parks remaining in the nation.
Proclamations will be presented in recognition of Frontline, the Department of Watershed Management’s 20th anniversary, Duncan Teague, and Credit Union of Atlanta.
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.
