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I. Welcome and Pledge of Allegiance Kerry Armstrong, Chair

II. Chairman’s Comments Kerry Armstrong, Chair

III. Treasurer’s Report Bob Reeves, Treasurer

IV. Consent Agenda Kerry Armstrong, Chair

A. May 27, 2020 Meeting Summary

V. Action Items Kerry Armstrong, Chair

VI. Discussion/Information Items Kerry Armstrong, Chair

A. Chattahoochee RiverLands Study (First Read) Charlotte Nash, Chair, TAQC Byron Rushing, ARC, Transportation Access & Mobility

George Dusenbury, Southern Hub Director, The Trust for Public Land

B. Early Impacts of COVID-19 on Transportation Finances Charlotte Nash, Chair, TAQC David Haynes, ARC, Transportation Access & Mobility

C. Legislative Update Eric Dial, Chair, SRC John Bayalis, Manager, Intergovernmental Affairs

D. Office Reintegration Plan Overview Kerry Armstrong, Chair Malika Reed Wilkins, Senior Director, Center for Strategic Relations

VII. Announcements and References Doug Hooker, Executive Director

➢ ARC Board Engagement

➢ 2020 ARC Board Work Session - CANCELLED

VIII. Adjourn

Next Committee Day: Thursday, July 9, 2020 – Tentative Next Commission Meeting: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 – Tentative

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M E M O R A N D U M

DATE: June 24, 2020

TO: Atlanta Regional Commission

FROM: Bob Reeves, Treasurer

SUBJECT: Treasurer’s Report

Attached is the summary of total governmental fund type revenues, expenditures and change in fund balance through May 31, 2020. Total governmental fund revenues, expenditures and change in fund balance may be summarized as follows:

Fund Balance at 1/1/20 $4,137,972

Add: Revenues and Transfers in $27,238,096

Total Expenditures 27,161,538

Revenue over (under) Expenditures 76,558

Net Increase, (Decrease) in Fund Balance 76,558

Estimated Fund Balance at 12/31/2020 $4,214,530

Attachment

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ATLANTA REGIONAL COMMISSION

Treasurer's Report

Revenues and Expenditures

May 31, 2020

% Y-T-D

Budget Y-T-D to Budget

Fund Balance as of 1/1/2020 $4,137,972 $4,137,972

Revenues:

Regional Appropriations 5,113,240 2,130,858 41.7%

Interest Income 35,000 28,221 80.6%

Special Revenue Fund Income 82,325,490 23,880,038 29.0%

Local Match 3,637,103 659,992 18.1%

Enterprise Income 654,500 538,987 82.4%

Miscellaneous Income 127,047 -

TOTAL $91,892,380 $27,238,096 29.6%

Expenses:

Salaries and Benefits 25,706,710 9,720,854 37.8%

Contracts 23,809,561 3,294,064 13.8%

Equipment 719,979 198,397 27.6%

Miscellaneous Operating 2,444,241 460,647 18.8%

Travel 506,609 70,990 14.0%

Rent and Related 2,009,878 730,236 36.3%

Other Computer Expenses 1,419,970 126,933 8.9%

Sub-Grants/Participant Payments 35,727,023 12,559,417 35.2%

Other Expenses - - 0.0%

Over/(Under) Indirect Recovery (377,818) - 0.0%

TOTAL $91,966,153 27,161,538 29.5%

Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues

Over (Under) Expenses (73,773) 76,558

Estimated Fund Balance:

December 31, 2020 4,064,199$ $4,214,530

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May 27, 2020

ARC Board Approves Officers and Committee Leadership for 2020

The ARC Board Approved Chairman Armstrong’s appointments of board officers and committee

leadership for 2020. ARC officers for 2020 are:

• Vice Chair: Rochelle Robinson, Mayor of Douglasville

• Secretary: Charlotte Nash, Chairman of Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners

• Treasurer: Bob Reeves, Citizen District 3

• Parliamentarian: Julie K. Arnold, Citizen District 12

Armstrong also appointed the following board members to serve as chair or vice-chair of ARC’s board committees:

Aging & Independence Services Chair: Romona Jackson Jones, Chairman of Douglas County Board of Commissioners Vice Chair: Bob Reeves, Citizen District 3

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Atlanta Regional Workforce Development Board Co-chair: Randy Hayes Co-chair: Eric Dial, Mayor, City of Tyrone

Budget and Audit Review Committee Chair: Bob Reeves, Citizen District 3

Community Resources Committee Chair: Mark Mathews, Citizen District 14

Regional Transit Committee Chair: Jeff Turner, Chairman of Clayton County Board of Commissioners

Strategic Relations Committee Chair: Eric Dial, Mayor of Tyrone

Transportation & Air Quality Committee Chair: Charlotte Nash, Chairman of Gwinnett County Vice Chair: June Wood, Chairman of Henry County Board of Commissioners

Board Passes Resolution Authorizing ARC to Apply for Funding to Help Older Residents

The Board unanimously passed a resolution that will authorize ARC staff to apply for and accept

funding from the Georgia Department of Human Services to serve older persons in our region in

response to COVID-19 pandemic. Immediately, this will apply to two sources:

• Families First Act (federal): $1.9 million will fund meals for older persons from county-based agencies and the Center for Pan-Asian Community Services.

• CARES Act (federal): $6.4 million will fund nutrition services, supportive services, familycaregiver servicers, and the Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC).

Board Approves MRPA Resolution

Katherine Zitsch, manager of ARC’s Natural Resources Group, presented on a Metropolitan

River Protection Act (MRPA) review of a proposed addition to an existing house in the

Chattahoochee River Corridor. The proposed project is in the City of Peachtree Corners and is

within the Chattahoochee River Corridor’s impervious setback because of pre-existing

conditions. The applicant proposed mitigation measures that were certified by a professional

engineer and that ARC staff found acceptable. Under the Corridor Plan, in this specific

circumstance, the review needed to be approved by the ARC Board before staff could open the

review and send it on to the local government for final approval. The Board unanimously

approved the request.

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Response to COVID-19 crisis

ARC staff members highlighted the agency’s broad efforts to keep local governments and

organizations informed about the COVID-19 crisis and to help serve those most affected.

• Data Analytics & Mapping: Staff in ARC’s Center for Livable Communities have been

working to help local governments and organizations better understand the economic

and social impacts of the crisis, including a range of new tools on Neighborhood Nexus

that focus on vulnerable communities. In addition, a weekly ARC Webinar series has

launched to keep local officials informed of the fast-changing crisis.

• Enhanced Regional Teleworking: ARC’s Mobility Services Group is working closely with

local businesses to help with the transition to a telework environment, including

offering virtual training sessions. The Group has also conducted a survey of local

businesses, which found that there has been a huge increase in the percentage of

employees teleworking as well as those who want to continue doing so post-crisis.

• Enhanced Services for Older Adults: The Aging & Independence Services Group (A&IS) is

serving as a clearinghouse to connect nutrition, healthcare, and other resources to

those who need them. And ARC has helped partner organizations to adapt their funding

to shift to critically-needed services such as home-delivered meals. As a result, those on

the region’s highest-priority waitlist for meals are no longer waiting.

• Workforce Development: Career resource and youth services are now being provided

virtually, including a suite of live and archived video tutorials that provide employment

assistance. The new ATLworks website has been updated to provide new resources for

job-seekers across the region. And ARC recently received a $1.1 million federal grant to

provide workforce services to people impacted by the pandemic.

• Communications in Crisis: The Center for Strategic Relations launched a range of efforts

to keep staff connected and to communicate with local officials. This includes a new

staff e-newsletter, What’s Up ARC, developed a COVID-19 resources page on the ARC

website, maintained a steady stream of content and messaging on ARC social platforms,

and worked with media on COVID-related stories.

• Status of COVID-19 Legislation: At the federal level, roughly $3 trillion in COVID relief

spending has been already authorized by Congress across four separate bills. A fifth

spending packing is likely to come before the end of June. Regionally, the bills passed to

date provided funding to help local governments address the COVID crisis, provide

meals and services for older adults, and enhance dislocated worker training. At the

state level, the currently-suspended General Assembly session is set to resume in mid-

June (exact date pending). Budget-related issues are likely to dominate the remaining

11 legislative days of the 40-day session.

Announcements

6.

• The 2020 LINK trip to Chicago has been canceled because of the COVID health crisis,

with plans to reschedule sometime in 2021.

• The 2020 Regional Leadership Institute class has been canceled, and staff are working to

reschedule that for next year.

Next Committee Day: Thursday, June 11, 2020 – Tentative

Next Commission Meeting: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 – Tentative

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Draft for approval by TCC on 8/7; TAQC on 8/13; ARC on 8/26

DATE: June 5, 2020

ISSUE SUMMARY: CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER GREENWAY STUDY

FROM: Mike Alexander, Director, Center for Livable Communities

IMPORTANCE:

ARC has adopted a regional vision for walking, bicycling, and trails titled Walk. Bike.

Thrive! That plan recognizes that walking and bicycling are important for a great region

and that greenway trails are a popular and accessible location for many people to travel by

foot or bike. ARC has also adopted a regional trails plan, titled Envisioning a Regional

Trails Network, that promotes regional-scale greenway trail corridors and connections.

The metropolitan Atlanta region has a long history of planning for trails, parks, and

conservation along the Chattahoochee River. In 2018, Cobb County adopted a county

greenway trail plan that included segments along the river. The City of Atlanta’s Atlanta

City Design: Aspiring to the Beloved Community likewise includes new river parks and

greenways. And the Trust for Public Land’s Chattahoochee River program has promoted

greenway and conservation efforts along the river for over thirty years. Finally, ARC has

managed the MRPA river protection program for decades and funded a number of local

trails in jurisdictions adjacent to the river.

Given these efforts, ARC, TPL, Cobb County, and the City of Atlanta, along with dozens

of river stakeholders, came together in 2018 to craft a vision for 100-miles of connected

trails, parks, and public spaces along the river. Gwinnett County also provided additional

funding assistance. The result is the Chattahoochee River Greenway Study, titled The

Chattahoochee RiverLands, which has been crafted to promote a seamless public realm

along the river while promoting a safe and connected corridor, a common ground for

everyone, an ecological refuge for the region, and a living legacy of conservation and

education.

ACTION REQUIRED: Approval

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Draft for approval by TCC on 8/7; TAQC on 8/13; ARC on 8/26

A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE

CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER GREENWAY STUDY

WHEREAS, the Atlanta Regional Commission is the designated Metropolitan Planning

Organization (MPO) for transportation planning within the Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Boundary which includes all or portions of 20 counties; and

WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Transportation states that “every transportation agency

… has the responsibility to improve conditions and opportunities for walking and bicycling”;

WHEREAS, ARC supports the implementation of a Regional Trail Network to connect

communities and transportation corridors throughout metropolitan Atlanta;

WHEREAS, in 2016 the Atlanta Regional Commission adopted a regional bicycle and

pedestrian plan titled “Walk. Bike. Thrive!” with recommendations to “lead the

development of the regional trail system in partnership with state and local government

agencies and non-profit organizations focused on trails;”

WHEREAS, the Chattahoochee River Greenway Study, titled “Chattahoochee RiverLands,”

has been developed in conjunction project management leadership from the Trust for Public

Land, Cobb County, and City of Atlanta;

WHEREAS, the “Chattahoochee RiverLands” was developed in conjunction with dozens of

river stakeholders, hundreds of public participants, and regular public forums;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Atlanta Regional Commission adopts

the Chattahoochee River Greenway Study, titled “Chattahoochee RiverLands” as a vision for

a connected greenway trail and public realm along the Chattahoochee River in the Atlanta

Region.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the ARC directs staff to utilize the guidance in the

“Chattahoochee RiverLands” to improve the safety and mobility of our transportation system

for all users; to prioritize the goals, recommendations, and projects identified in the study;

and to work with the study’s Project Management Team, Chattahoochee Working Group, and

river stakeholders to implement the plan.

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