Meeting Minutes – October 14, 2020
OPENING REMARKS/INTRODUCTIONS
MOMENT OF SILENCE
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motioned by Terry Ross. Second by Tacuma Brown
Favor 20 Oppose 0 Abstention 1
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motioned by Terry Ross. Second by Tacuma Brown
Favor 18 Oppose 0 Abstention 2
CHAIR REPORT
Resolution passed allowing virtual meetings going forward
Virtual Meetings and Electronic Voting: (from Roberts Rule of Order, 11th Edition) Pursuant to Governor Kemp's April 2, Executive Order gatherings of 10 or more are disallowed through April 13th thus requiring a teleconference or virtual meeting in compliance of Executive Order 56-96KB u Teleconference/virtual meetings are allowable as long as all members can see or hear one another per Robert's Rules of Order (in Brief) 11th edition
Voting Eligibility
Must reside or own a business in NPU-T
Must have attended the last 3 of 6 general body meeting
Voting by voice is allowed over the phone and will also be administered via poll u Allowance of virtual meetings legislation- Passed by Atlanta City
Council
Atlanta COVID-19 Pandemic Updates (Stats & Resources)
Partnered with Georgia Advance Communities to provide resources, more details will be forthcoming
GACT has rental assistance
Invest Atlanta Rent Eviction, Monday 10/19/2020 6 pm
Chair Kim Scott has an appointment on the Murphy's Crossing- Beltline Stakeholder Advisory Committee
Partnership for Southern Equity- Electricity emergency center hubs, Meetings will be held on 10/19 & 10/26 at 7:00PM – Goal is to have our own center hub within the NPU-T
Census & Election updates – Details in Public Safety & Public Policy
November 2020 NPU-T Elections- Dany Craig
All positions are up for re-election
Nominations can be made in November Meeting
Voting will be held in December meeting
Terry Ross – Bylaws
Approve Bylaws with recommended changes have been provided
Every member of NPU-T is eligible to vote, primary residence, organizations, or business gives you voting privileges
Voters must be 18 years or older
46 voted we have a 2/3 majority Bylaws passed
REPORTS – CITY OFFICIALS/DEPARTMENTS
Atlanta Police Department Zone 1 Crime Prevention Unit – Jill Ward, jword@atlantaga.gov and my City cell number is 470-462-9035
Will be happy to forward your concerns to Major Collier, his email is KCollier@AtlantaGa.gov
Citywide Virtual Neighborhood Watch Training 2020. Please provide me your Full Name, Address, Which community and Zone you are from along with an email please. Send your information to jword@AtlantaGa.gov
Question: Series of shootings, is there any information to provide? ANS: Please email Major Collier to provide information
Atlanta Police Department – Zone 4 – Lt. Brown Atlanta Police Department Zone
Overall crime is down
Questions:
Is there an uptick in pedestrian involved accidents? No not in Zone 4 but in Zone 1 on Donnelly & Hollowell
Are homicides up in the area? Yes, but due to domestic homicide
Is there an uptick in ABNB rental crime and parties? Yes
Atlanta Fire Department – Captain Larry Pullin lpullen@atlantaga.gov captain Pullen
Atlanta 311 - Barbara Dougherty, Community Affairs Coordinator for ATL311 (470)698-517 – No Report
Public Works/SWEET Team – Officer Muckle, temuckle@atlantaga.gov or 404-360-3946
Any concerns or issues for illegal dumping, bulk collection, trash/yard debris collection, feel free to reach out to me
Code Enforcement – Officer Brayboy, kubrayboy@atlantaga.gov. or 404 205 1238 – No Report
Department Watershed Management – Denise Stewart 404-546-1410 denstewart@atlantaga.gov
Please visit our website - www.atlantawatershed.org
Get emergency notifications on any mobile device and choose the alerts you want to receive. From water utility notifications to public safety to road closures and severe weather, the alerts will be right at your fingertips. Sign up for NotifyATL at http://bit.ly/Notify-ATL or text NotifyATL to 888777
Subscribe to DWM Splash newsletter, which also provides information on the latest department news and initiatives at https://conta.cc/3jOKdCc
Having difficulty making payments, you may qualify for assistance - www.atlantawatershed.org/care-and-conserve/
Billing concerns, request an adjustment, dispute a bill, request an appeal or payment arrangements - 404-546-0311 or visit https://www.ATL311.com
(Please allow representatives of public safety agencies to report first)
Planner’s Report - Lori Leland
For public hearings or other departmental information: https://www.atlantaga.gov/government/departments/city-planning
For information about NPU University: https://www.npuatlanta.org/npuucatalog To register for the DCP Book Club: https://www.atlcitydesign.com/participate
To check out our NPU Dashboard: https://www.npuatlanta.org/npu-dashboard
For info on the CDP process, email cdp2021@atlantaga.gov
To stay informed, follow us on social media @npuatlanta
Comments from Elected Officials
Robert Kelly from Natalie Halls Office
Councilwoman Cleta Winslow Office Demetrius Myatt, jdmyatt@atlantaga.gov
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Zoning & Land Use – Walter Slaton
See Attached
Transportation- Alan Babiliński - babilinski@gmail.com
MARTA
Marta Board Meeting has already been held for this month
Currently pivoting their Art Bound program to include more renown talent
No updates on return to normal service but some lines are being brought back online but can gain updates on itsmarta.com
The MARTA Rider’s Council discussed the MARTA HOPE program. The program attempts to help the homeless population on the system by linking them to resources
Senior Citizens can call Fulton County for free rides and another program that is $1 each way due to the routes no longer being there.
MARTA has not disclosed a plan for adding back suspended routes, It will be six months to one year before many of those routes come back
due to manpower
Atlanta Beltline
Murphy’s Crossing – Oct – 29th @ 6:30 PM Questionnaire Link asking to fill out prior to the meeting
Westside Trail Extension – Oct 26th @ 6:30 PM
ATL Community Outreach Project and input page are at: atltransit.ga.gov/districtcdownloads
Virtual Open House: districtdownloads.consultation.ai
Public Policy/Public Safety- Jason Hudgins, president@westviewatlanta.com
Will be following up on the shooting that happened within the community and providing more information
NPUNeighborhoodWatchTraining,Nov7th–9:30am-11:30am
Email to sign up: MLAnderson@AtlantaGA.gov to sign up
Please have someone from each of our neighborhoods to represent by signing up
Census 2020 Halted by the US Supreme Court
Can still take the census go to census2020.gov
Still undercounted in Southwest Atlanta, this does affect funding for our areas
Early Voting–Fulton Votes Apps
Record breaking numbers on the first day of voting
Make a plan to vote because lines are long take your lawn chair, bottle water, snacks, fully charged cell phone, umbrella (to protect you from the sun, mask up
M-F Oct 12-16 8am-6pm
Oct 19-23 8am-6pm
M-F Oct 26-30 7am-7pm
Saturday Oct 17 & 24 8am-6pm Sunday Oct 18 &25 10am-6pm
Seniors 75+ can go to the front of the line
https://www.fultoncountyga.gov/services/voting-and-elections/early-v oting-locations
State Farm ADA parking: ADA/Mobility Impaired voter parking is available on State Farm Drive and voters will enter the arena at Gate 5. https://www.statefarmarena.com/arena-info/early-voting
Georgia voters can request a free ride by going to www.naca.com or calling 888-495-6222. Organizers promise vans will be equipped with PPE, sanitizer and disinfectant.
If you requested a mail-in ballot, but decided to vote in person, you can go in and sign an affidavit (and destroy your mail in ballot later)
and vote in person.
https://www.fultoncountyga.gov/services/voting-and-elections/early-v oting-locations
Ballot Drop boxes are at Washington Park Library, West End Library, and Metropolitan Library, and you can check your status using the
Fulton website
District 39 Ballot must be collected – Jason will get clarification on who is running
December 1st Special Election Runoff for GA 5th District ATL 311 Advocacy
Fulton County Votes App will find voting locations for you
Georgia voters can early-vote anywhere within their county, but if you wait until Nov 3, you must go to your assigned polling location.
Successful Virtual National Night Out on Oct 6th
NPU Virtual meeting legislation–20-R-4374
City Council is passing legislation for NPUs to continue to meet virtually after the pandemic
Solid Waste Fees update –rates will not be going down this year, will revisit this year
Education- Sharifa Jackson - sharifajj@gmail.com
APS Learning Options:
OPTION ONE: is virtual learning based. Students will continue learning at home from a teacher at the specific school they enrolled in. This
option makes it easy for students to transfer back to face-to-face learning eventually.
OPTION TWO: is traditional face to face learning...with coronavirus protections in place. It's now an option for k-through 5 graders.
OPTION THREE: is strictly virtual learning through the Atlanta Virtual Academy. This is for families who can commit to virtual learning for the entire semester.
If you do not complete this form by October 12th, your student(s) will remain in their current instructional learning model (virtual instruction with your local school or Atlanta Virtual Academy). Responses may be changed until the declaration period closes on October 12th.
Return & Phase II Townhall https://www.facebook.com/AtlantaPublicSchools/videos/360962 451929468
Meal Distribution Options Information: https://www.atlantapublicschools.us/Page/63224
Virtual Learning Center update will be sent via email. Location is at 1070 White Street the Grand Opening will be on 10/20/2020.
Finance – Lisa Stines - No Report
PRESENTATIONS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Wanda Whiteside, 404-685-4913 – Thanks Chair Kimberly Scott for sharing the Weekly COVID Snapshot that provides information on community highlights, COVID testing sites, voting information, community engagement events, virtual meetings, City information on rent & food assistance.
October 2020 Newsletter has gone at if you do not receive it please sign up at nputatl@gmail.com. It contains many resources on COVID, rent & food assistance, and pertinent community info
West End Neighborhood has cleanup this Saturday will meet Saturday morning in the Box Car parking lot
NPU Cares Community Clean Up day has been scheduled for Saturday, November 7th more information forthcoming
October is Breast cancer Awareness Month so please be mindful to do monthly self-check and continue with mammograms that are still taking place even though we are in the middle of a pandemic
APAB Meeting this Saturday on ZOOM this Saturday at 10:00AM
Congratulations to Pastor Willie Clyde & Pathway Christian Church on their 20th Church Anniversary
ADJOURNMENT – 8:21PM
