ON THE AGENDA

Meetings

The next open house event for the Downtown Atlanta Master Plan is June 14 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Rialto Center for the Arts, 80 Forsyth St. For more information, visit plandowntownatl. com.

The Atlanta City Council meets June 5 and June 19 at 1 p.m. at City Hall, 55 Trinity Ave. For agendas and more information, visit citycouncil.atlantaga.gov.

NPU-E, which covers Midtown, Ansley Park, Home Park and Loring Heights, meets the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Peachtree Christian Church, 1580 Peachtree St.

The Decatur City Commission meets in open session on the first and third Mondays of each month at City Hall, 509 North McDonough Street, at 7:30 p.m.

News

Chicago-based SP Plus has officially taken over the management of the 2,400 city-owned surface parking spaces. The deal comes after the city awarded SP the contract at the end of last year and booted its former parking management company, the controversial and complaint-ridden PARKAtlanta.

The Atlanta City Council has created a community improvement district (CID) for West End. CIDs are self-taxing business districts where commercial property owners agree to pay a tax to fund a variety of improvements, primarily transportation upgrades such as wider sidewalks, intersection and parking upgrades, and pedestrian and bicycle paths.

The City of Atlanta has reopened all 12 of its public swimming pools for the summer, including Grant Park, Candler Park and Piedmont Park. Admission is $5, with kids 5 and under free.

MARTA has opened its renovated Reduced Fare and Lost and Found offices at the Five Points Station in Downtown.