June 20, 2005

Downloads Proposed ordinance (PDF, 110 K) An ordinance by Council Member H. Lamar Willis to prohibit pandhandling within the Downtown Atlanta Area. Map of Proposed Anti-Panhandling Zone (PDF, 1.57 MB)

CAP/ADID is requesting your immediate assistance in contacting Atlanta City Council members via letter, e-mail or by phone about commercial solicitation legislation to be addressed on Monday, June 20. We encourage you to share your thoughts at this important time with the Atlanta City Council.

A draft message is included below, as are e-mail addresses, phone numbers and a map of each district for all City Council members.

The Council meeting addressing this issue will be on Monday, June 20, 2005 at 1 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 2nd floor at City Hall, 55 Trinity Avenue.

Atlanta City Council members need to hear from as many people as possible urging the passage of this critical legislation by Monday, but preferably this week.

Please send a letter, email or call to voice your opinion to City Council members urging their support of the legislation for the entire City and Downtown. If you feel comfortable with your employees making contact, please urge them to do so.

Draft copy (letter or e-mail):

The Honorable (Council member name)
Atlanta City Council member
55 Trinity Avenue SW
Suite 2900
Atlanta, GA 30303

Dear Council member __________:

Passage of the commercial solicitation legislation that will be addressed on Monday, June 20 is critical to the economic future of Downtown and the entire City.

Today we are losing businesses, residents and conventions because of the impact that vocational panhandlers are having on the environment in Downtown.

As someone whose business and employees are impacted by commercial solicitation/panhandling, I ask for your affirmative vote to enact this legislation.

The legislation is sound, sensible and well thought-out providing assistance to those in need and penalties for those who regularly prey on our visitors, employees, residents and students for their commercial gain.

Sincerely,

Council contacts/e-mail/phone:

Lisa Borders President
404-330-6035
lmborders@atlantaga.gov

Carla Smith District 1
404-330-6039
csmith@atlantaga.gov

Debi Starnes District 2
404-330-6038 
dstarnes@atlantaga.gov

Ivory L. Young, Jr. District 3
404-330-6046
ilyoung@atlantaga.gov

Cleta Winslow District 4
404-330-6047
cwinslow@atlantaga.gov

Natalyn Archibong District 5
404-330-6048 
narchibong@atlantaga.gov

Anne Fauver District 6
404-330-6049
afauver@atlantaga.gov

Howard Shook District 7
404-330-6050
hshook@atlantaga.gov

Clair Muller District 8
404-330-6051 
cmuller@atlantaga.gov

Felicia Moore District 9
404-330-6044
fmoore@atlantaga.gov

C.T. Martin District 10
404-330-6055 
cmartin@atlantaga.gov

Jim Maddox District 11
404-330-6054 
jmaddox@atlantaga.gov

Joyce Sheperd District 12
404-330-6053
jmsheperd@atlantaga.gov

Post 1 At- Large, Ceasar Mitchell
404-330-6052
ccmitchell@atlantaga.gov

Post 2 At- Large, Mary Norwood
404-330-6302 
mnorwood@atlantaga.gov

Post 3 At- Large,  H. Lamar Willis
404-330-6041 
hlwillis@atlantaga.gov

Map of Council Districts

Click on map for close up of your area.

http://apps.atlantaga.gov/citycoul/citymap.htm