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Nikki Bucks said her remarks were on behalf of Judy Clemons, who “died a year ago on the eighteenth last week,” and asked the council to “give her homage.” Bucks played an audio excerpt during her public comment and described the recording as evidence of an individual being “ambushed” and “forced her way into Judy's unit and further accosted her.” The audio played included repeated commands: “Get out of my unit. Get out of my unit. Get out of my unit.”

Bucks showed images she said were of “Judy's arms” and said the battle over the building has lasted “almost 4 years.” She urged council members not to forget Clemons, saying “She died fighting this cause.”

Council members thanked the speakers and one member (Boone) offered to connect the speaker with Council Member Byron Amos’ office for district follow-up; the speaker provided an address, 941 Proctor Street, and staff said they would follow up.

Ending: Council staff offered to connect the speaker to the appropriate district office and to provide assistance with contacts and follow-up; no formal action was taken at the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","#Atlanta City Council Community Development/Human Services Committee Meeting: June 24, 2025 #atlpol","oneSentenceSummary","During public comment, a neighbor and resident advocates urged council attention to alleged harassment and property takeovers at the Landmark Condominium, highlighted by a recorded altercation and photos of injuries to the late resident Judy Clemons.","taxTitle","Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia","taxId",2959,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6188929,"Council adopts updated City comprehensive development plan with small technical amendments",396,5225000,5621000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5061304-2631c555264f41ad570c197a1721e5c2&start=5225&end=5621","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5061304-2631c555264f41ad570c197a1721e5c2/thumbnail_5225000.jpg","/articles/6188929/Atlanta/Fulton-County/Georgia/Council-adopts-updated-City-comprehensive-development-plan-with-small-technical-amendments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6188929-cd9dcf62a2dca5326a084b59fd817aad/orig.mp4?Expires=1771164072&Signature=mZY~Ff6cy6l6HvLX8hhq-TvjrUeZjd5YwIoDC1G09V19NbqaLzkTH39-LlGlcze8~YmZPPM7dIIZ-IogkLLXRY2qWd~D09v0qYxHHrweI5TIVLUsuWK9cq5BAxoHCz~MSYxoWbk8Gfvz8NVnrE5p9ykARFnkJPXqVE3TDduvglK~u3R6EBcsleCHMusCU4RTcFlENQJQIBc9fh~kGEV3T8s1x3gXXqndusYEYtwcPS13JLFNWOnbLMF~LDinUpZ76i1-cIR07qhzVDEl1OzNz6Bk23DjXm~EWgLv3C72Knlen1LpvErcmT3J7xiK7QCyYI-9~VWOmmJ88rz5EO30FQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City Council approved a substitute ordinance adopting the city’s 2025 Comprehensive Development Plan (Plan A) and passed three amendments to align the plan’s text with recently adopted measures on tree protection and trails.

Council member Matt Westmoreland moved three amendments and described them as technical updates to reflect actions the council took earlier in the month. The amendments changed policy language in the plan so references to “adopt a new tree protection ordinance” read instead as to “implement the new tree protection ordinance adopted in June 2025,” and a reference to creating a citywide trail plan was changed to “implementing Trails ATL, the new citywide trails master plan adopted in June 2025.” The third amendment added Forsyth County to a graphic listing Atlanta Regional Commission jurisdictions.

The substitute ordinance and amendments passed in committee votes and were approved by the council. The committee voted to send the substitute forward, and the council completed final action with recorded votes in favor.

Council members praised the planning and outreach process. A planning official told members the update incorporated more than a year of community engagement and that all 25 NPUs voted in favor of the plan.

Ending: Staff said the zoning ordinance that implements the plan will finish next year and that small-area planning (for example, at Ashby MARTA station) will follow the plan’s adoption.

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Gibbons said about 35% of the department’s funding comes from federal WIOA grants and that staff are watching federal proposals. She said the department’s summer youth program registered more than 7,500 youth and that employers and internal city departments continue to place participants; programming runs through September 2025.

The department reported exceeding FY24 performance goals for entered employment, credential attainment and retention for adult and dislocated-worker programs, and it has hosted career fairs engaging more than 150 employers. Gibbons also described collaborations with Atlanta Public Schools, Clark Atlanta University, the Fulton County solicitor general’s office (for expungement events) and the Annie E. Casey Foundation for grants and pilot programs.

Upcoming events include a dislocated-worker symposium and a labor-rights festival. The department’s deputy commissioners joined Gibbons in describing employer engagement and a pilot to gather customer feedback on services.

Ending: Council members asked about senior workforce efforts and misclassification enforcement; staff said they will provide follow-up briefings and noted that misclassification enforcement is handled by state or federal bodies and the department’s role is education and referral.

","The Department of Labor and Employment Services reported strong summer youth program registration and positive WIOA performance while flagging federal grant uncertainties and announcing upcoming career events.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6188939,"Atlanta Housing warns of federal budget risk while reporting development progress",404,3379000,3783000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5061304-2631c555264f41ad570c197a1721e5c2&start=3379&end=3783","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5061304-2631c555264f41ad570c197a1721e5c2/thumbnail_3379000.jpg","/articles/6188939/Atlanta/Fulton-County/Georgia/Atlanta-Housing-warns-of-federal-budget-risk-while-reporting-development-progress","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6188939-73e2dd9ce725ada534975bb6f1334d3a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771164072&Signature=DE3c6jVe2gdgYD8O4jt6cwmeJuF1jp87SGd7XVmQ2Y3dskAAz05uEOBZFwK2u~~dNQclNPT9uBCE0j-Z-1LcnOVNuG76MwBkzuCG4Ixwsj~~PQoulGeQ8yeGzdtd0tIuZuruYjA~GqVewxMykgsRrini-6KRHPG4jBbQyRqwQpkrHVR~kXDHFXvKYvqi1sGn7wq3pDZbpS3WV42FdF4hNraYQbnswJhrn73ivIXqo5OYCYAGa68nnBsT9wO2n5XhajoCZrwiHAc2J0xYjRfwKfwPKY08oxVhcK5BPI0vZNYSz6C24HQwOfnwxjQ5KK~G0dDak7No8cTrCY9d47JpAw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Duane Vaughn, chief operating officer of Atlanta Housing, told the council the agency remains committed to serving clients on rental subsidy programs, continuing development work and maintaining adequate staff while monitoring federal appropriations.

Vaughn said Atlanta Housing’s strategic goal is to create or preserve 10,000 affordable units by 2027 and that the agency is “at 72% of our goal” on its public dashboard. He said the agency expects to be “close to 95% of our goal” after next year’s activity, but described a fragile federal funding environment.

Vaughn said the president’s budget proposed a 43% cut to HUD programs and would move housing programs to states as block grants — a change that, he said, currently lacks widespread support in Congress. He said the agency is planning as if its budget is 15% below last year’s level while preparing for deeper reductions if necessary.

Vaughn reviewed active and shovel-ready projects: Madison Reynoldstown is in lease-up; Herndon and Inglewood Senior properties have two phases underway; Bowen has broken ground; and West Highlands focuses on homeownership on a former public housing site. He noted Leila Valley’s first planting and said Leila Valley will ultimately include about 175 housing units.

Council members asked about specific projects. On 450 Capitol Avenue, Vaughn said Atlanta Housing has an RFP under review and expects to select a developer by mid-fall, and said the agency is exploring activation of at least one floor and the grounds for FIFA-related activities.

Vaughn said Atlanta Housing is engaging with congressional offices and housing stakeholders to stress the economic impact of its programs and protect funding for vouchers and public-housing operations. He closed by noting community programming, internships and senior services the authority is running.

Ending: Council members thanked Atlanta Housing and requested follow-up on McDaniel Glenn phase timing and a count of developers registered to accept Section 8 vouchers under a recent resolution.

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In a presentation, Clyde Higgs, chief executive officer of Atlanta BeltLine Inc., said “we have over 12 miles of BeltLine completed to date” and that the organization expects “about 17 miles of continuous BeltLine completed” by late spring 2026. He said groundbreaking has begun on Onota Park, an approximately 8-acre park in Westview expected to take “about 18 months” to finish.

Higgs outlined a mix of projects and programs: a BeltLine ambassador force to provide information and security presence on trails; an economic-development office to help legacy and small businesses; a commercial-affordability program putting roughly 14 low-cost container retail spaces along the BeltLine; and a legacy resident retention fund funded by Georgia Power, the Woodruff Foundation, Google and Bank of America to cover rising property taxes in neighborhoods at risk of displacement.

Higgs said housing affordability is a major budget item: “Housing affordability is the second largest line item in our budget,” in a budget that he said recently passed at “almost a quarter billion dollars.” He told council members the BeltLine’s role includes land acquisition to accelerate affordable-unit production and preservation and that, if current trends continue, the BeltLine expects to exceed its 2030 goals.

On transit, Higgs described a demonstration “last-mile/first-mile” project funded by the Atlanta Regional Transit Authority for nearly $1.8 million to create a connector from the Atlanta University Center to a MARTA station and to Lee + White on the BeltLine. He characterized the work as a demonstration “to really understand the potential for autonomous vehicle[s],” and said the pilot could operate during the FIFA World Cup to stress-test systems. He cautioned the pilot is not presented as a replacement for rail and said BeltLine staff are studying a range of transit modes.

Council members asked about specific corridors and funding. Higgs said a $25 million federal RAISE grant for the Northeast Trail is uncertain and that, if the federal award does not materialize, the BeltLine is pursuing philanthropic plan B contributions. He also said Segment 5 is expected to be completed this calendar year and noted continued coordination with GDOT for certain bridge areas.

Council members pressed on multimodal considerations for the autonomous pilot, including bicycle and stroller access; Higgs said vehicle selection for the pilot is not yet final and that the question of carrying bikes or strollers remains under study.

The presentation included community events the BeltLine has hosted: a Westside Trail ribbon-cutting, a Big Tigger BeltLine bike festival that distributed more than 255 bicycles, and upcoming arts programming. Higgs closed by saying federal funding will likely not “save us for the next five years,” and that local funding, philanthropic support and TAD (tax allocation district) resources will be needed to complete projects beyond 2030.

Ending: Council members thanked BeltLine representatives and said they will continue follow-ups on funding, connectivity and public-safety questions.

","Atlanta BeltLine Inc. updated the City Council on trail openings, park construction, small-business programs and a limited autonomous \"last-mile/first-mile\" pilot, and said federal funding uncertainty could affect some segments.","actionData","errors"]

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