ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council approved legislation during Monday’s remote meeting to create the Airport CARES Act Grant Fund and receive $338.5 million in proceeds for the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act Grant (Legislative Reference No. 20-O-1357).
• An ordinance to authorize the City to forgive rent payments by tenants who lease space at the City of Atlanta Neighborhood Centers (Legislative Reference No. 20-O-1363).
• A resolution directing the City’s chief financial officer to provide a monthly update on revenue collections through the close of Fiscal Year 2021 (Legislative Reference No. 20-R-4006).
• A resolution requesting the City’s chief health officer develop a healthy food procurement policy to provide healthier food options in City-owned locations (Legislative Reference No. 20-R-3968).
The Council immediately approved legislation requesting a briefing from the mayor’s administration on its plan for conducting meetings of city boards, authorities, commissions, committees, or other similar bodies due to the COVID-19 pandemic and report to the Council’s Committee on Council during its meeting on July 6, 2020.
