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

Jan. 20, 2026

ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council approved a resolution enabling the City, along with its implementation partner Westside/Howell Mill Community Improvement District (CID), to apply for and if awarded, accept federal funding for the Collier Road Multi-Use Path Preliminary Engineering Project. If funding is awarded, the CID will provide required local matching funds (26-R-3000).

Other items approved by Council include:

• A resolution authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs to administer a total amount not to exceed $2 million for the Municipal Support for the Arts Program for Fiscal Year 2026 (26-R-3002).

• A resolution authorizing a $400,000 donation from the Tree Trust Fund to the Georgia Arborist Association, Inc. to support the implementation of a hazardous tree assistance program for low-income senior citizen homeowners (26-R-3006).

• A resolution urging the Fulton County Board of Commissioners to fully fund Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027 supportive services for Home First Permanent Supportive Housing, recognizing chronic homelessness as a continuing public health crisis requiring immediate and coordinated action. This item was an immediate consideration and sent to the Mayor’s Office post-haste.

• A resolution authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Westside/Howell Mill Community Improvement District to maintain Howell Mill Road medians landscaping. This item was an immediate consideration and sent to the Mayor’s Office post-haste.

Items introduced for consideration include:

• A resolution authorizing a $1 million donation to the Atlanta Regional Commission and Propel ATL to support electric bike initiatives within the City.

• An ordinance creating the Office of Short-Term Rentals within the Department of City Planning, establishing a short-term rental registry, requiring platform verification and permitting, and other related purposes.

• A resolution modifying the membership of the Short-Term Rental Commission, established in May 2022 to promote awareness of the City’s short-term rental policy, and requiring a final report by July 1, 2026.

• A resolution requesting a 180-day moratorium on the acceptance of any new alcohol license applications in the Edgewood corridor. The request was a priority recommendation of the Edgewood Corridor Public Safety Task Force created following a July 28, 2025, mass shooting in which one person was killed and 10 others seriously injured.

• A resolution urging adoption of the Edgewood Corridor Public Safety Task Force’s full priority recommendation list and to consider implementation of the task force’s supplemental recommendations.

• An ordinance prohibiting “party houses” as defined in City ordinances within the Martin Luther King, Jr. Landmark District.

• An ordinance allowing persons of lawful age to consume alcoholic beverages in the streets, sidewalks, alleyways, parking areas and other open areas operated and controlled by the City within an area to be defined as the “Southdown Entertainment District.”

• A resolution expanding the boundaries of the Airport West Community Improvement District.

About the 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 Council is composed of 12 districts and three at-large posts. Council representatives include: Council President: Marci Collier Overstreet; District 1: Jason Winston; District 2: Kelsea Bond; District 3: Byron Amos; District 4: Jason S. Dozier; District 5: Liliana Bakhtiari; District 6: Alex Wan; District 7: Thomas Worthy; District 8: Mary Norwood; District 9: Dustin Hillis; District 10: Andrea L. Boone; District 11: Wayne Martin; District 12: Antonio Lewis; Post 1 At-Large: Michael Julian Bond; Post 2 At-Large: Matt Westmoreland; and Post 3 At-Large: Eshé Collins.

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Office of Council Communications Contacts:

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

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