On the Agenda: Significant Legislative Items for Monday, August 21

On the Agenda: Significant Legislative Items for Monday, August 21

ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council on Monday will consider legislation to add the name of former Council member Jim Maddox at the gateway to the Cascade Springs Nature Preserve in recognition of his dedication and service to the District 11 community and the city of Atlanta (23-O-1395).

Other items on the agenda include:

• An ordinance to execute an intergovernmental agreement with the Atlanta Urban Development Corporation (AUDC) granting it an option to purchase surplus properties owned by the City and governing the development of affordable housing on the surplus properties. The ordinance also authorizes the chief financial officer to transfer $3 million to the AUDC and reserve $1 million for the City to support the AUDC in its efforts to implement the Housing Strike Force (23-O-1385).

• An ordinance to amend the 2024 Intergovernmental Grant Fund budget by adding $1.6 million to anticipations and appropriations for the 2022 Public Safety and Community Violence Reduction Grant Award from the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget (23-O-1394). The office awarded the funds to address the increase in violent gun crime and community violence or the decrease in law enforcement staffing because of the pandemic.

• An ordinance to amend Section 146–26 of the City Code to set the City’s 2023 Ad Valorem Tax Rate (23-O-1187).

• An ordinance authorizing the chief financial officer to amend the tree trust fund budget and transfer $996,000 to the FY2024 Department of Parks and Recreation budget to fund the planting and maintenance of trees, improvements to the urban forest, and community education (23-O-1401).

• A resolution authorizing the mayor to execute an emergency procurement agreement with Ruby-Collins, Inc. on behalf of the Department of Watershed Management to add funding to phase two of the design-build agreement for repairs to the Niskey Lake Dam in an amount not to exceed $7.3 million (23-R-3853).

• An ordinance to amend Part III Code of Ordinances — Land Development Code, Part 16 — Zoning, Chapter 36 “BeltLine Overlay and District Regulations,” Section 16–36.020 Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements, to require no minimum amount of parking (23-O-1003).

• An ordinance to amend Part III Code of Ordinances — Land Development Code, Part 16 — Zoning, Chapter 36 “BeltLine Overlay and District Regulations,” Section 16–36.008 Permitted and Prohibited Uses and Structures, to prohibit the addition of new drive-through and drive-in facilities within the BeltLine Overlay District (23-O-1004).

• An ordinance to amend Part III Code of Ordinances — Land Development Code, Part 16 — Zoning, Chapter 36 “BeltLine Overlay and District Regulations,” Section 16–36.008 Permitted and Prohibited Uses and Structures, to prohibit the addition of new service stations within the BeltLine Overlay District (23-O-1005).

Proclamations and recognitions will be presented in honor of former Council member Kwanza Hall and Ms. Tracy Woodard.

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.

About Atlanta City Council

The Atlanta City Council is the chief policy-making body for the City of Atlanta. It acts by considering and enacting all laws that govern the City. The Council also approves the operating and capital budgets for the City as recommended by the mayor, and it continually monitors revenues and expenditures for local government operations. The Council reviews and has final say on many land-use and zoning matters. Major economic development projects for the City also fall under the Council’s consideration.

Comprised of 12 districts and three at-large posts, Council representatives include: Council President: Doug Shipman; District 1: Jason Winston; District 2: Amir Farokhi; District 3: Byron Amos; District 4: Jason S. Dozier; District 5: Liliana Bakhtiari; District 6: Alex Wan; District 7: Howard Shook; District 8: Mary Norwood; District 9: Dustin Hillis; District 10: Andrea L. Boone; District 11: Marci Collier Overstreet; District 12: Antonio Lewis; Post 1 At-Large: Michael Julian Bond; Post 2 At-Large: Matt Westmoreland; and Post 3 At-Large: Keisha Sean Waites.

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