ON THE AGENDA

Meetings

Atlanta City Council meets Monday, Oct. 3, and Monday, Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. at City Hall, 55 Trinity Ave. citycouncil.atlantaga.gov.

Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education meets Monday, Oct. 10, 6 p.m. at 130 Trinity Ave. atlanta.k12.ga.us.

The Atlanta BeltLine Design Review Committee meets Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 5p.m. at 100 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 2300. beltline. org.

Neighborhood Planning Unit - M, which includes Downtown, meets Monday, Oct. 24, 6:15 p.m. at the Helene S. Mills Senior Facility, 515 John Wesley Dobbs Ave. atlantaga.gov.

News

Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. has approved a new budget that includes plans to issue bonds, including $40 million for capital projects, $20 million for debt repayment, $7.5 million for affordable housing and $2.5 million for economic development.

The Atlanta City Council is conducting a study to determine the feasibility of the City of Atlanta to increase the minimum wage for all full-time city employees to $15 per hour paid in increments over a three-year period beginning in 2018. The feasibility study is expected to be complete by December.

Mayor Kasim Reed met with President Barack Obama at the White House in September to discuss how the TransPacific Partnership can benefit American workers and business, and further national security.

A Fulton County judge has ruled that several annexations approved by the City of Atlanta were improper and violated state law. The decision will now clear the way for residents to vote on creating a City of South Fulton in November.