FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Council Communications
Atlanta City Hall
55 Trinity Ave. SW
Atlanta, GA 30303

Oct. 18, 2024

ATLANTA—The Atlanta City Council will consider a resolution requesting that the director of the Urban Design Commission nominate the Chastain Arts Center and Gallery, established in 1968 on the Chattahoochee Brick Company site, as a Landmark Building or Site under the City zoning ordinance. The building was constructed in 1910 to house Fulton County’s Black indigent citizens, a role it played until it was repurposed as an arts center in 1968. (24-R-4204).

Other items on the agenda include:

• A resolution on behalf of the Department of Enterprise Asset Management (DEAM) approving the execution of agreements to provide city-wide construction, renovation, and other services for $100 million annually for a three-year term with two one-year renewals (24-R-4200).

• A resolution enabling the Atlanta Police Department to seek a $2.4 million Department of Justice grant to support law enforcement crime reduction and community partnership programs (24-R-4202).

• A resolution asking the Atlanta Department of Transportation to provide the Council a list of all outstanding Renew Atlanta and Moving Atlanta Forward infrastructure bond projects within 45 days (24-R-4197).

• An ordinance amending the agreement with the nonprofit Park Pride organization to add $750,000 in funding annually beginning in Fiscal Year 2025 to support historically disinvested communities through the Community Park Fund (24-O-1548).

• A resolution authorizing the city’s Department of Transportation to seek $4.9 million from the Georgia Department of Transportation 2025 Local Maintenance Improvement Grant for street resurfacing (24-R-4291).

• A resolution creating a Joint Task Order Fund and providing a $3.5 million allocation to support various service projects managed by the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), including signage, parking, environmental improvements, and other park renovations (24-R-4215).

• A resolution calling for a $201,000 contribution to the Department of Parks and Recreation for lighting and ADA improvements at Windsor Street Park (24-R-4203).

• A resolution calling for the honorary dedication of Brown Avenue SE as “Reverend Doctor Robert Rice, Jr. Way” in honor of Rev. Rice’s 50 years of service as pastor of Brown Avenue Baptist Church and adding the name to existing signage (24-R-4211).

• An ordinance naming the fountain in Rodney Cook, Sr. Park in honor of former Council Member Ivory Lee Young, Jr. (24-O-1552).

The City Council will present proclamations and recognitions to the Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation, The Holy Day of Atonement, Georgia State University Department of Africana Studies 30^th anniversary, and Etta Gay Favors.

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 the Larry M. Dingle Committee Room at 11 a.m. before Monday’s full Council meeting.

The Council meeting will be held in person at 1 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall. All meetings will be conducted under 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 following City Charter Sections 2-104 and 2-105.

The meeting will be simulcast on the Council’s website, YouTube channel, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram 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 Atlanta City 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 jurisdiction.

The City Council is composed 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: VACANT.

To learn more about the Atlanta City Council, please visit http://citycouncil.atlantaga.gov/. For the latest updates, follow the Atlanta City Council on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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Office of Council Communications Contact:

 Zena Lewis
zolewis@atlantaga.gov
404-330-6309

Bill Doughty
wdoughty@atlantaga.gov
404-330-6056

Tiffanie Kelly
trkelly@atlantaga.gov
404-330-6014