NPU-W – City of Atlanta

Starting on June 22nd (4th Wednesday), the monthly NPU-W meeting will begin at 7:00 PM, instead of 7:30 PM. Meeting registration information is available here.

On Tuesday, June 7, the Atlanta City Council will hold a tax millage rate public hearing from 6-6:15 p.m. and an interactive community budget session on the Fiscal Year 2023 budget from 6:15-7 p.m.

Two options are available for the public to provide a question, comment or a suggestion related to the budget. The public can submit a 15-second video and email it to budgettalk@atlantaga.gov or post their question in the comment section of the live stream on the City’s Facebook and YouTube platforms.

Additional information is available here.

The Community Development/Human Services Committee of the Atlanta City Council will hold the second quarter Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) Public Hearing on June 8th, 2022 at 6:00 PM, in person, at the City Council Chamber, Atlanta City Hall, 55 Trinity Avenue SW, Atlanta.

A list of the proposed amendments to the CDP and additional information on the public hearing is available here.

The draft agenda for the May 25th, 2022 NPU-W general meeting, published on the City’s website, is available here. An amended agenda, with some small corrections and modifications, will be presented at the beginning of the meeting.

The City of Atlanta is reviewing the annual solid waste fee for solid waste collection, recycling charges and related services. A report completed in December 2021 provides three different fee adjustment (increase) methods for consideration; all intended to overcome an annual operating deficit of between $20M to $30M.

City Council will make a decision on this issue by the end of June 2022, before the 2022 solid waste bills are sent out. Fees could increase by 20% to 50% depending on which approach is adopted. You can download a copy of the analysis report and the draft ordinances associated with each of the three fee adjustment proposals here.

On Wednesday, May 12^th at 6:00 p.m., NPU University is partnering with Invest Atlanta to host the second class in our Community Development series, “Understanding Workforce Housing and Affordability.” This class will help answer Atlantans’ questions around AMI (area median income), what “affordable housing” actually means and how it works.

Visit www.npuatlanta.org for a list of all courses offered by NPU University. To register for a course or if you have questions please contact Samantha Terry at snterry@atlantaga.gov or 404.546.0158.

City Council began the Departmental Budget Briefings on May 6th, and will continue on May 11th. Learn what the departments are requesting for their 2022/2023 budget. The schedule/calendar is available here.

Committee meetings will resume in Committee Room 1. Committee meeting schedules and information on how to view the meetings online can be found here.

➢ May 4th is International Firefighter’s Day!

Atlanta Fire Rescue Call Volume (3/23/22 – 4/27/22)
o City Wide AFR is averaging 2000 Calls for Service Per Week.
o Fire Station 10 – Grant Park
▪ Engine 10 – 270 Calls for Service
▪ Truck 10 – 179 Calls for Service
▪ Total of 449 Calls For Service
o Fire Station 13 – East Atlanta
▪ Paramedic Engine 13 – 206 Calls for Service

➢ Spring Hydrant Maintenance
o This season AFR will operate, lubricate, and paint hydrants in every neighborhood.
➢ Training
o This week AFR is completing training on Marta’s new All Electric Buses.
▪ The new All Electric Buses will be utilized on Route #2 & #102 beginning May 1st.

There’s more information about Atlanta Fire Rescue here.

Atlanta’s City Council will begin holding Departmental Budget Briefing sessions in May as part of the process of preparing the City’s 2022/2023 budget. The calendar for these Budget Briefing sessions is available here.