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

March 13, 2026

ATLANTA—The Atlanta City Council on Monday will consider an ordinance to create a limited exemption from the prohibition on public consumption of alcohol beverages within a defined area designated as the “South Downtown Entertainment District” (26-O-1085).

Other items on the agenda include:

• A resolution authorizing a five-year, approximately $33 million special procurement agreement for operation and maintenance of the Plane Train Automated Guideway Transit System at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (26-R-3308).

• An ordinance to broaden location and duration parameters for signage within the SPI-1 Zoning District, specifically a Public Entertainment District, and related large-scale entertainment events (26-O-1004).

• A resolution authorizing a five-year, $1.5 million special procurement agreement to fund payroll and employment services for the City (26-R-3309).

• An ordinance authorizing an approximately $1.2 million change order to the Project Partnership Agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the R.M. Clayton Levee Improvements Project- Bolton Road Segment (Phase II) (26-O-1159).

• An ordinance amending the FY 2026 Water and Wastewater Renewal and Extension Fund Budget by approximately $1.2 million for the R.M. Clayton Levee Improvements Project- Bolton Road Segment (Phase II) (26-O-1010).

• A resolution to execute an approximately $1.1 million, five-year agreement for a traffic signal enhancement program (26-R-3255).

• An ordinance authorizing acceptance of approximately $1.1 million in grant funding from the Georgia Department of Transportation to provide preliminary engineering for the Lenox Road Corridor Trail and safety improvements from Phipps Boulevard to Piedmont Road (26-O-1182).

• An resolution authorizing the execution of a project framework agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation and a project management agreement with the Buckhead Community Improvement District for the Lenox Road Corridor Trail and Safety Improvements from Phipps Boulevard to Piedmont Road (26-R-3235).

• An ordinance leasing approximately 3 acres, currently part of Rodney Cook, Sr. Park on Vine Street, to the Andrew J. Young Foundation, which will use the property for administration, programming and operation of the Andrew Young International Institute for Peace and Reconciliation, including constructing improvements on the property (26-O-1179).

• A resolution to donate $750,000 to the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta in support of community-based capital programs which support eligible Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs identified projects and entities within Atlanta (26-R-3299).

• A resolution to donate $325,000 to Gateway Center to support coordinated shelter and supportive services for individuals experiencing chronic homelessness in the City (26-R-3303).

• A resolution to establish a partnership with the nonprofit “Funk Not Fight Foundation,” established by musician and cultural icon Bootsy Collins, which promotes peace, creativity, and youth empowerment through music, arts education, mentorship, and anti-violence programming (26-R-3306).

• An ordinance to adopt a parking fee study and associated fees for on-street metered parking (26-O-1079).

• A resolution to establish a partnership between the City of Atlanta District 12 office, Atlanta Public Schools and key housing and development partners to ensure that data informing school closures and enrollment decisions are accurate, current, and alighted with projected housing development within District 12 (26-R-3301).

The City Council will present proclamations and recognitions to Rev. Arthur Carson, Jr., Jayla Ceasar, Sonya Ceasar, and the C.T. Martin Exhibit.

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 the 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 Council’s Committee Chairs briefing will be held in person on Mondays at 9:30 a.m. in the Council Chamber during the week of full Council.

The Committee on Council will convene in the Larry M. Dingle Committee Room at 11 a.m. before Monday’s full Council meeting.

The meeting will be available through simulcast on the Council’s website, YouTube channel, Facebook, X, Instagram accounts 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: 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.

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, , X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram.

###

Office of Council Communications Contact:

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

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