Council to consider new labor and employment department
The Atlanta City Council will consider legislation during Monday’s meeting to amend the City’s Code of Ordinances to establish the Department of Labor and Employment Services (23-O-1056). The department’s creation aims to expand resources for employment, customize training opportunities, and promote fair labor practices within Atlanta’s workforce.
Other items on the agenda include:
• A resolution to request that the City’s Office of Housing report on the feasibility of creating a web-based affordable housing locator portal to connect Atlanta residents to affordable housing listings (23-R-3083).
• An ordinance to amend the City’s Code to create the organizational structure within the mayor’s executive office to provide executive and administrative staff to support the chief policy officer (23-O-1016).
• An ordinance authorizing the mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs to accept a donation of an artwork installation dedicated to Xernona Clayton at Hardy Ivy Park in an amount not to exceed $200,000 (23-O-1050).
• A resolution authorizing the mayor or his designee to apply for and accept a Fiscal Year 2023 U.S. Department of Transportation Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant in an amount not to exceed $25 million for the construction of the Atlanta BeltLine Northeast Trail (23-R-3090).
• An ordinance authorizing the acceptance of $240,000 in grant funding from the Atlanta Regional Commission and the allocation of $60,000 in local matching funds from the Atlanta Department of Transportation’s budget for the Georgia Department of Transportation to conduct a preliminary engineering and scoping study of the intersection of Moreland Avenue and DeKalb Avenue (23-O-1044).
• A resolution authorizing a memorandum of understanding and contract item with the Georgia Department of Transportation and to allocate funds in an amount not to exceed approximately $60,000 for construction services along Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway (23-R-3104). The scope of work consists of adjusting water and sewer infrastructure to help facilitate the department’s road diet project along the parkway to improve safety and road access.
• An ordinance authorizing the mayor or his designee on behalf of Worksource Atlanta to accept a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Dislocated Worker Program Grant in the amount of approximately $1.1 million from the Technical College System of Georgia’s Office of Workforce Development (23-O-1060).
Proclamations will be presented during Monday’s meeting in recognition of Valencia Bean, Fulton County Solicitor General Keith Gammage, the Atlanta Public Schools Career, Technical, and Agriculture Education (CTAE) program, Arbor Day 2023, and K&K Soul Food Restaurant.
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.
