M E M O R A N D U M

Date: June 10, 2011

To: Central Progress Board of Directors

From: Egbert Perry A.J. Robinson

Subject: Advocacy Push In Support of Mayor Reed’s Pension Reform Proposal

The City of Atlanta’s unfunded pension liability is $1.7 billion dollars and counting. Meanwhile, more than 2,000 city employees have lost their jobs and critical city services have been reduced. Mayor Reed and Council finance chairperson Yolanda Adrean have presented a modified pension reform proposal with good support from 8 to 9 Council mmembers and ten votes are needed for passage.

There are other competing proposals being presented, however we strongly urge you to voice your support for Mayor Reed and Council member Adrean’s plan, which will allow the City to calculate reduced pension savings and restore proposed cuts and layoffs. A new fiscal year begins July 1, and a decision should be made before June 30.

As Atlanta business leaders, residents and taxpayers, it is important that we enact an intense and vocal campaign in support of the plan presented by the Mayor and Council member Adrean. We strongly encourage you to contact (either by phone, letter, or email) Atlanta City Council president Ceasar Mitchell, as well as the following Atlanta City Counccil members - Kwanza Hall, C.T. Martin, Michael Bond and Joyce Sheperd - and tell them that this is an issue that simply cannot wait for passage. Of course you can contact otheer members of Council as well.

Attached: 1. News Release: Mayor Kasim Reed Expresses Support of New Pension Proposal for the City of Atlanta 2. Option 3 Pension Reform Plan Slides 3. Sample letter 4. Council member contact information

CITY OF ATLANTA

MAYOR'S OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS 55 Trinity Avenue, Suite 2500 ATLANTA, 30303

CONTACT: Sonji Jacobs Dade, Director of Communications 404.330.6558, office 404.276.6866, cell [email protected]

Reese McCranie, Deputy Director of Communications 404.330.6006, office 404.886.2334, cell [email protected]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, June 6, 2011

NEWS RELEASE

Mayor Kasim Reed Expresses Support of New Pension Proposal for the City of Atlanta Mayor calls new plan a “fair compromise” and urges timely enactment of reform

ATLANTA --- Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed on Monday said that the pension reform plan unveiled last week by Finance Committee Chair Yolanda Adrean was a thoughtful proposal that he would support. Mayor Reed, however, continued to urge the Atlanta City Council to take action by June 30, 2011, the end of the city’s fiscal year. The Atlanta City Council is scheduled to hold a legislative work session on the new proposal at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday morning.

“Councilwoman Adrean’s plan is a fair compromise,” said Mayor Reed. “It keeps in place the Defined Benefit system for current employees, a plan that many of our workers prefer over other options. It also moves future employees into a Defined Contribution plan, allowing the city to recognize substantial savings in the years ahead. It is a detailed, thorough and exhaustive proposal that achieves fiscal goals similar to my proposal.”

Mayor Reed added: “This plan shows that leaders such as Councilwoman Adrean and Atlanta City Council members who are willing to actually do the hard work around pension reform can digest the data and develop options that complement the work done so far by my Administration and move the city forward. Their efforts stand in sharp contrast to the actions of the City Council President, who has repeatedly attempted to drag this process out until September under the guise of needing more time to study the issue. I believe his actions are not an attempt to devote more time for review, but rather an attempt to run out the clock and avoid reforming a broken system.”

Councilwoman Adrean’s plan builds on the modified proposal presented by Mayor Reed on May 25, 2011. That plan was the result of dozens of committee meetings, presentations, workshops, and employee sessions on pension reform over the past 16 months attended by Atlanta City Council members, employees, union representatives and the public. All Atlanta City Council members have been invited to attend the meetings and have had access to all of the information presented.

Under Adrean’s plan, most existing employees would participate in a Defined Benefit plan with a one percent multiplier and a reduced cost of living adjustment. Employee contributions for the Defined Benefit plan would remain at eight percent. The plan would be complemented by a Defined Contribution component with a two percent mandatory contribution and up to a six percent contribution, with 100 percent matched by the City of Atlanta.

Most new employees would go into a Defined Contribution plan in which up to eight percent of their contributions are matched by the city. The Defined Contribution plan has a five-year vesting period. Future employees would enter into a Social Security retirement program as well.

If approved by the full council, the plan would save $15 million for the rest of this year and over $20 million annually in subsequent years. Councilwoman Adrean’s proposal effectively continues the city’s existing pension plan, but at a reduced multiplier for current employees. Thus, it achieves the Reed Administration’s goals of providing employees comfort, familiarity and security about their retirement plan, while also saving the city millions of dollars.

Passage of pension reform prior to July 1, 2011 will allow the city to calculate reduced pension savings and restore many of the currently-proposed cuts and layoffs. It would also prevent the city from laying off any employees, as proposed in the current $545 million budget. The City Council President has set forth a timeline that contemplates passage of the pension legislation as late as September 6, 2011.

Since his election, Mayor Reed has made shoring up the city’s reserves, balancing the budget and safeguarding taxpayer dollars a top priority, second only to public safety. Shortly after his inauguration, he appointed a Blue Ribbon Panel to begin studying the city’s pension fund and make recommendations on how to address the problem.

Six months after taking office, the Reed Administration successfully took the first step toward pension reform by proposing legislation to roll back the salary multiplier from three percent to two percent for firefighters and police officers, and from 2.5 percent to two percent for the city’s general workers. The legislation also increased the vesting period from 10 to 15 years.

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June XX, 2011

Name Address 1 Address 2 City, State, Zip

Dear [Atlanta City Council member],

As an Atlanta business leader, resident and taxpayer, I strongly urge you to push for a decision on the City of Atlanta’s pension reform proposal as soon as possible. By decisively addressing the pension crisis before entering a new fiscal year on July 1, the City of Atlanta can calculate reduced pension savings and restore proposed cuts and layoffs.

The proposal presented by Mayor Reed and Council member Yolanda Adrean focuses on the City of Atlanta’s financial health and ensures that the city and region remain an attractive place for economic development and business. I encourage you to act decisively and quickly on the issue.

Thank you for your consideration and attention.

Sincerely,

Option 3 – Hybrid Plan

SWORN POLICE/FIRE OR GRADE 18 AND BELOW

Defined Benefit Defined Contribution Social Security

Current Employees in 1.00 % 2% mandatory, 6% No Defined Benefit Plans Highest 3 year voluntary Average (100% match) Future Employees No 8% voluntary Yes (sworn/grade 18 below) (100% match)

GRADE 19 AND ABOVE Defined Benefit Defined Contribution Social Security

Current Employees in No 6% mandatory (100% No Defined Contribution match), 4% voluntary (50% match) Future Employees No 4% voluntary Yes (grade 19 and above) (50% match)

SAVINGS First 5 years: $20-30M annually (City pension cost reduced to ~28% of payroll)

NOTE: Employees hired before 1984 will be unaffected and changes do not apply to employees currently in defined contribution plans1 Option 3 – Changes for current employees in defined benefit and defined contribution plans

What Changes? – D.B. Plan Reduce Defined Benefit multiplier to 1% Employee DB contribution stays the same- 7% if no beneficiary, 8% with beneficiary Highest consecutive 3 year salary average applied for both past and future benefits Pension COLA on future accrued benefits is up to 1% maximum Mandatory 2% D.C. contribution and up to 6% voluntary contribution with 100% match May apply unused sick leave above 80 hrs to increase yrs of service as of 11/1/11 No future application of sick leave in the defined benefit calculation What Changes? – D.C. Plan Current D.C. employees mandatory contribution stays at 6% with 100% match Addition of voluntary D.C. up to 4% with 50% match (2% max) Provides disability and survivor benefits equivalent to the current levels What Stays the Same? Disability and survivorship benefits do not change for current or future employees No change in vacation calculation or application to pension benefits No change in retirement age No change in vesting period No change in retiree pension

NOTE: Employees hired before 1984 will be unaffected and changes do not apply to employees currently in defined contribution plans 2 Option 3: Public Safety Benefits assuming 14% employee contribution and 2% salary growth

Public Safety Employees–Benefit Analysis DRAFT

Years of Service as of change date 1 year 5 years 10 years 15 years 20 years 25 years 30 years

Salary at start $33,000 $30,130 $25,990 $22,400 $19,340 $16,682 $14,352 Salary today $33,000 $34,456 $42,390 $51,000 $60,000 $65,000 $70,000 Salary at retirement $56,335 $56,776 $64,279 $65,983 $70,309 $68,988 $70,000

TODAY Current plan benefit per year $45,068 $45,421 $51,424 $52,786 $56,247 $55,190 $56,000

PROPOSED FUTURE Legacy Defined Benefit Portion $1,690 $8,516 $19,284 $29,692 $42,185 $51,750 $56,000 New Defined Benefit Portion $16,337 $14,194 $12,856 $9,897 $7,031 $3,449 - Defined Contribution benefit per year $17,550 $14,281 $11,937 $8,496 $5,598 $5,511 - Total Retirement Benefit per year $35,577 $36,991 $44,077 $48,086 $54,805 $57,734 $56,000

DIFFERENCE IN DOLLARS $(9,491) $ (8,430) $(7,347) $4,700) $(1,442) $2,544 0 DIFFERENCE IN PERCENT -18.86% -18.56% -8.90% -8.90% -2.56% 3.58% 0.00%

NOTES: All calculations assume total 14% employee contributions (8% DB + 6% DC) and salary growth of 2% in the future. Defined contribution benefits assume a 5% return rate and conversion of lump sum payment into a lifetime annuity. 3 Option 3: General Employee Benefits assuming 14% employee contribution and 2% salary growth

General Employees–Benefit Analysis DRAFT

Years of Service as of change date 1 year 5 years 10 years 15 years 20 years 25 years 30 years

Salary at start $20,000 $19,400 $18,650 $18,696 $16,127 $13,911 $12,000 Salary today $20,000 $20,600 $22,333 $35,253 $39,000 $49,775 $61,000 Salary at retirement $34,142 $33,119 $32,854 $45,609 $45,701 $52,829 $61,000

TODAY Current plan benefit per year $25,607 $24,839 $24,640 $34,207 $34,276 $39,621 $45,750

PROPOSED FUTURE Legacy Defined Benefit Portion $854 $4,140 $8,213 $17,104 $22,850 $33,018 $45,750 New Defined Benefit Portion $9,901 $8,280 $6,571 $6,841 $4,570 $2,641 - Defined Contribution benefit per year $11,211 $8,331 $6,101 $5,872 $3,633 $1,941 - Total Retirement Benefit per year $21,966 $20,751 $20,885 $29,817 $31,053 $37,600 $45,750

DIFFERENCE IN DOLLARS $(3,641) $(4,088) $(3,755) $(4,390) $(3,223) $(2,021) - DIFFERENCE IN PERCENT -14.2% -16.5% -15.2% -12.8% -9.4% -5.1% 0.00%

NOTES: All calculations assume total 14% employee contributions (8% DB + 6% DC) and salary growth of 2% in the future. Defined contribution benefits assume a 5% return rate and conversion of lump sum payment into a lifetime annuity. 4 Atlanta City Council Members

Council Member Email Address Office Number Cell Number Assistant Ceasar Mitchell, President [email protected] 404‐330‐6052 404‐408‐7068 Stephanie Johnson

Carla Smith, District 1 [email protected] 404‐330‐6039 404‐317‐5676 Kwanza Hall, District 2 [email protected] 404‐330‐6038 404‐454‐1116 Jay Tribby Ivory Lee Young, Jr., District 3 [email protected] 404‐330‐6046 404‐803‐8683 Leslie Battle Cleta Winslow,District 4 [email protected] 404‐330‐6047 404‐216‐1701 Arianna Sikes

Natalyn Mosby Archibong, District 5 [email protected] 404‐330‐6048 404‐317‐5684 Alex Wan, District 6 [email protected] 404‐330‐6049 404‐863‐4659 Sheila Parrott Howard Shook,District 7 [email protected] 404‐330‐6050 404‐449‐2648 Corona Horton Yolanda Adrean, District 8 [email protected] 404‐330‐6051 404‐985‐1596 Katie Howard Felicia A. Moore, District 9 [email protected] 404‐330‐6044 404‐312‐5453 Clarence T. Martin, District 10 [email protected] 404‐330‐6055 404‐797‐4727 Felicia Fleetwood Keisha Bottoms, District 11 [email protected] 404‐330‐6054 404‐405‐6684 Joyce Sheperd, District 12 [email protected] 404‐330‐6053 678‐642‐1628 Julian Michael Bond, Member at Large [email protected] 404‐330‐6770 404‐274‐8111 Kristina Garcia‐ Bunuel H. Lamar Willis, Member at Large [email protected] 404‐330‐6041 404‐229‐6083

Aaron Watson, Member at Large [email protected] 404‐330‐6302 404‐213‐5185 Jill Strickland‐Luse

ATL Atlanta Committee for Progress 1 This information is confidential and was prepared by ACP solely for the use of our client; it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without ACP's prior written consent City of Atlanta Council Districts and Voting Precincts Map

ATL Atlanta Committee for Progress 2 This information is confidential and was prepared by ACP solely for the use of our client; it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without ACP's prior written consent Ceasar C. Mitchell, President

Attorney Ceasar C. Mitchell currently serves as 7th President of the Atlanta City Council. As Council President, he presides at full council meetings, makes council committee appointments, and exercises the powers of Mayor during the vacancy in that office. Prior to being elected Council President, Mitchell served eight years as a citywide Councilmember. During his time in elected office, Ceasar has advocated for safer communities and authored key legislation to facilitate economic revitalization and community input in underdeveloped areas. Ceasar believes that great cities are cities that are clean, green, safe and thriving. He put this belief into action when he convened a Parks Technical Advisory Group to recommend measures to create a world-class parks system, as well as created a Clean Green Team to provide technical assistance community groups working to enhance their neighborhoods. He also led the charge to turn a dangerous unpaved road into the Cahaba Drive Walking Trail, a safe path for a southwest Atlanta neighborhood. Mitchell is actively committed to the education and enrichment of our city’s youth as reflected in Mitchell’s annual College Prep Series—a college admissions exam preparation program. To date, more than 3,000 high-school students and their parents have participated.

President Mitchell has himself chaired a number of council committees and served as Acting Council President in 2004 during a vacancy in the position. In his professional life, Ceasar is a Senior Attorney with the global law firm of DLA Piper, LLC, where he practices commercial real estate. A longtime civic steward, President Mitchell has held board directorships on behalf of civic, legal and community affairs organizations including Chairman of the Board of Directors for Hands On Atlanta, President of the Gate City Bar Association, the Board of Outward Bound Atlanta and Outstanding Atlanta. In 2003, he was the inaugural recipient of Leadership Atlanta’s “Rising Star Award,” and is a member of its 2005 class. He has been featured as one of Georgia Trend’s magazine “40 under 40,” and Atlanta Magazine‘s “Rising Star” in its Super Lawyers Edition. Ceasar is a native Atlantan, and the son of an Atlanta Police Officer and Teacher. He is a graduate of Benjamin E. Mays High School and Morehouse College. Ceasar earned his law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law where he won a national moot court championship in constitutional law. Ceasar and his wife, Dr. Tiffany Yarn Mitchell , reside in the Historic West End community. Ceasar is a member of Cascade .

ATL Atlanta Committee for Progress 3 This information is confidential and was prepared by ACP solely for the use of our client; it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without ACP's prior written consent Carla Smith, District 1

When Carla Smith landed in Atlanta she immediately got involved in her community, which at the time was slowly transitioning from a community of vacant and abandoned homes, drugs and other criminal activity to a very diverse community of families, singles, homeowners and renters. This grass roots activist currently continues to reside in the Woodland Hills community located in District One along with her husband and son.

An organizer of her community’s Neighborhood Watch, Carla utilized this as an opportunity to welcome new neighbors and invite others to become active in SAND (South Atlanta Neighborhood Development). As Public safety chair of SAND Carla worked with Zone 6 police department to support their efforts to fight crime within the area. She made a commitment to training others by sharing information that her neighbors could utilize to deter crime and by encouraging the organization of additional Neighborhood Watches. Carla has also served on several other committees and boards before coming to City Hall, including; Chair of the SAND Welcoming Committee, Chair of St. Paul Golden Age Center and as a board member of the SAND Credit Union, The Atlanta Project Public Safety Committee, Cluster 5 and NPU-W.

As a legislator, Carla has authored and co-authored some of the city’s most notable legislation. Including, Public Memorials, Truck and Bus Idling (15 minute law), Solid Waste Handling, prohibiting repair or servicing of motor vehicles on private property, Mattie’s call, and the BeltLine, Eastside, and Stadium Tax Allocation Districts (TAD). Carla’s heart for the environment influences the legislation that she author and supports.

Understanding the importance of expanding the city’s green space, the Beltline is one vehicle the city can use to achieve this. Since being in office Carla has encouraged the community to get more involved with the parks and greenspaces within the district. District One has more park advocacy groups than most council districts.

Sometimes called the Solid Waste Councilperson or “Garbage Queen” Carla’s interest in recycling and the handling of waste in the city was utilized as Co-Chair of the Solid Waste Facilities Task Force. The Task Force was charged with reviewing “best practices” in the Solid Waste Handling industry and to make policy recommendations to the Mayor’s Office, the City Council and the Department of Public Works. In 2003 working with the City’s environmental affairs department Carla established the City’s Electronic Waste Recycling Day. On this day all Atlanta residents are invited to recycle old computers and electronics so they do not end up as tomorrow’s trash. This event allows for the proper disposal of items through recovery and reuse of valuable materials. Each year this event is looked forward to by all of the city’s residents.

Currently, Carla is a board member of the Atlanta Community ToolBank, , Inc. and Southstar CDC. As Councilmember of District One, Carla has served on the following committees: Public Safety and Legal Administration, City Utilities, Committee on Council, Transportation, and Zoning. Carla Smith has also served as Chairperson of Zoning, City Utilities and Committee on Council committees. Other committees Carla has served on are; Mayor Franklin’s Sales Tax Referendum Steering Committee, ’s Entertainment District Task Force, and Chaired the Committee to Honor the late Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.

ATL Atlanta Committee for Progress 4 This information is confidential and was prepared by ACP solely for the use of our client; it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without ACP's prior written consent Kwanza Hall, District 2

Kwanza Hall was elected to the Atlanta City Council in November 2005. Councilmember Hall represents District 2, Atlanta’s most social-economically and culturally diverse district. Rich in history and culture, the district includes the following neighborhoods: , Downtown, and the Martin Luther King Historic District, Inman Part, Poncey-Highlands, the , Midtown, Home Park, and the Marietta Artery. Before his election to City Council, Mr. Hall served 3 years on the Atlanta Board of Education. An Atlanta native, he is a graduate of Benjamin E. Mays High School and attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Mr. Hall is the Director Business Development for MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc. Before joining MASTEC, he was Vice President of Technology for Ambassador ’s GoodWorks International.

Among the boards which he currently services: Butler Street YMCA, Operation HOPE, the Historic District Development Corporation, the Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy, AfterSchool All-Stars, Creating Pride, and Midtown Bank. Mr. Hall is a 2007 alumnus of the German Marshall Memorial Fellowship Program. Other awards and recognitions include: Leadership Georgia (Class of 2007); Regional Leadership Institute (2006); and L.E.A.D. Atlanta (2005).

Mr. Hall and his wife, Natalie, live in the district with their two sons.

ATL Atlanta Committee for Progress 5 This information is confidential and was prepared by ACP solely for the use of our client; it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without ACP's prior written consent Ivory Lee Young, District 3

Ivory Lee Young, Jr. was elected as councilmember of Atlanta City Council District 3 in 2001. Lending himself to public service was preceded by many years of committed community activism and service including his family’s use of more than $150,000 in personal funds since 1992 to assist inner city families with obtaining childcare services.

Today, as a third-term councilmember, Ivory Young, Jr. continues to work tirelessly to effectively support the economic and social needs of District 3 and the City of Atlanta. His strong leadership skills have helped him to successfully negotiate and gain support for legislation that has long-term positive impact on this city. Councilmember Young believes government should be an honest, efficient deliverer of services and that City Hall should help those citizens least able to help themselves. In fact, he believes that the City of Atlanta should be a national model for the compassionate, effective, and efficient delivery of municipal services.

Since joining the Atlanta City Council, Councilmember Young has rendered unprecedented service to the community – from the use of the U.S. National Guard to demolish abandoned property in District 3 that the city budget could not fund, to legislating funding to assist families with property losses in a 2002 flood as well as providing support for those devastated by the 2008 tornado that swept through several Atlanta neighborhoods. Young continues to listen to the voices of the community focusing on opportunities to stimulate economic growth throughout the district and improve the overall quality of life. He remains adamant about protecting seniors and long-time residents to ensure that they enjoy safe and viable neighborhoods in District 3 and impassioned about the proliferation of abandoned and vacant parcels. Through legislation, he promotes smart growth and redevelopment initiatives that will improve blight while protecting the interest of the current homeowners. He believes transforming neglected property reduces crime; improves the city tax-base; and creates more vibrant, livable communities. He eagerly desires to serve and represent District 3 and the City of Atlanta by working in partnership with its stakeholders to accurately identify and resolve concerns through sound ethical and professional practice.

As the District 3 representative, Councilmember Young has played an active role in the redevelopment of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive corridor, including working to get more than $65 million dollars designated to complete the Historic Westside Village project. While redevelopment is a key component to improving the district and fostering economic growth, the welfare of the citizens is his primary focus. He understands that great minds inhabit all of our neighborhoods regardless of the demographics and that all citizens deserve the best public service, economic opportunity, and environmental justice available.

To assist families in need, Councilmember Young hosts an annual senior citizen outing for more than 300 District 3 seniors. He also distributes 1,000 food boxes to needy families at Thanksgiving, and donates toys to children during the holiday at four locations in the community. In 1986, Young earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Hampton University (Hampton,Va.) He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., an active member of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) and former Vice-President of the Atlanta Chapter. With over twenty years of experience in Architectural, Planning, and Construction Program Management firms, he has assisted in creating designs, plans, or served as an advocate for establishing millions of dollars of development in District 3.

Councilmember Ivory Lee Young, Jr. is a native of Butler Alabama, the eldest son of Ivory L. Young Sr. and Susie Mae Young, a retired Sergeant Major with a thirty year military career and a professional seamstress that tailored uniforms for soldiers that included retired General Colin Powell. He remains proud of his Alabama roots visiting the same farms on which his parents were raised, instilling in him humility and a realization that poverty is not a disease that can be caught. Throughout his life, Young embraced the opportunity of extensive travel afforded him through his father’s military service. Councilmember Young and his wife, Shalise Steele-Young, reside in the historic Vine City Neighborhood in Northwest Atlanta. The couple has two children.

ATL Atlanta Committee for Progress 6 This information is confidential and was prepared by ACP solely for the use of our client; it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without ACP's prior written consent Cleta Winslow, District 4

During her time on the council, Cleta Winslow has garnered praise for her efforts to revitalize the historic neighborhoods that comprise District 4.

Winslow graduated from Tennessee State University with a bachelor's degree in Social Work. She received her master's degree from the Clark Atlanta University School of Social Work. She has worked at the Carrie-Steele-Pitts Children's Home and been housing director for the Atlanta Urban League. Cleta also worked for the City of Atlanta as a Human Service Planner and as a Neighborhood Planning Unit (NPU) Coordinator in the Bureau of Planning.

In addition to her elected duties, she spends much of her time as a community activist. She has been a leader of the West End Neighborhood Development Organization. She has also initiated a youth scholarship program for college-bound students and a youth leadership project that focuses on community service. For her extensive volunteer work, Atlanta Public Schools awarded her the A.P.P.L.E. Corps award, the highest honor given by the city's public schools.

Winslow has been cited for other national awards, including the Outstanding Public Service Award from the National Association of Neighborhoods in 1991 and 1992. She has also been recognized as an Outstanding Young Woman of America. She has been president of the National Association of Neighborhoods, a grassroots organization that works to improve the quality of neighborhood life and promote social and economic development. She also served on the board of the Metropolitan Atlanta Olympic Games Authority, the state's oversight committee for the 1996 Olympics. Winslow has also been a member of the Police Pension Board, Charter Review Committee and a representative to the National League of Cities.

Winslow serves as a board member of Comcare Housing and the Atlanta Urban League and is actively involved with the Georgia Women's Political Caucus, the Atlanta Urban League and the League of Women Voters.

ATL Atlanta Committee for Progress 7 This information is confidential and was prepared by ACP solely for the use of our client; it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without ACP's prior written consent Natalyn Mosby Archibong, District 5

Natalyn Mosby Archibong is serving her second term as a member of the Atlanta City Council. She is a proud graduate of the Atlanta Public Schools, and earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Georgia Southwestern University, her Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Georgia State University, and her Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of Georgia. Prior to her election in 2001, Archibong was very active in many civic and community organizations. She founded the East Atlanta Business Association, and served three consecutive terms as its president. Under her leadership, the East Atlanta Village grew to become a distinctive commercial node, attracting a diverse and eclectic mix of businesses providing retail, entertainment, food, and services. As an educational activist, Archibong served as Corporate Secretary for APPLE Corps, Inc., and she established a parent sponsored public school advocacy group, OASIS: Organized Association of Schools in Southeast Atlanta. Professionally, Archibong began her career as an Educational Evaluator with the State Department of Education. Later, she became the Executive Director of the DeKalb Initiative for Children and Families. She is currently an attorney in private practice, and her office in located within the Council District she serves.

Archibong was introduced to excellence in education, civic involvement and public service early in life by her parents. In fact, public service has become a family tradition. Her father, Nathaniel Mosby was a former DeKalb County Commissioner, and her mother, Gwendolyn Mosby, is a retired Atlanta Public School teacher. Two of her brothers also hold elective office.

Archibong currently serves as a member of the following City Council committees: City Utilities, Zoning, and Committee on Council. Her legislative accomplishments include sponsoring legislation establishing a taskforce to study the environmental hazards associated with second-hand smoke, a taskforce to study business recycling in the City of Atlanta, as well as legislation directing the City’s Chief Financial Officer to provide greater transparency in matters regarding the City’s financial standing. At its January 2009 meeting, Archibong was appointed the President Pro Tempore of the Council, by the unanimous vote of her colleagues.

Archibong has one daughter, a recent graduate of Spelman College, who is currently a student at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education.

ATL Atlanta Committee for Progress 8 This information is confidential and was prepared by ACP solely for the use of our client; it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without ACP's prior written consent Alex Wan, District 6

Alex grew up in Atlanta. He attended college at Georgia Tech. He started and ran a small business for more than 20 years. He made Morningside his home for more than 15 years.

Now he is your voice on the Atlanta City Council.

Business acumen

•Engineer by training with hands-on business, management and finance experience •Has balanced budgets, met payroll •Understands both the revenue and the expense side of challenges and solutions •Knows how to make difficult choices when resources are scarce

Wide breadth of long-time community service

•Member of the Morningside Lenox Park Neighborhood Association; 15+ year Morningside resident •Morningside Lenox Park Association Business Liaison for 2008 •Graduate of Leadership Atlanta and Leadership DeKalb, and chaired the latter •Serves on the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Development Authority (Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair) •Former Atlanta Volunteer Chair and Atlanta Federal Club (donor circle) Co-Chair for the Human Rights Campaign •Founded and served as the first president of an all-volunteer non-profit benefitting socio-economically disadvantaged children •On the board of the Asian American Heritage Foundation •Previously served on the Insurance Commissioner’s Better Georgia Executive Round Table and the Governor’s Small Business Advisory Council

Accessible leader, neighbor, friend

•The temperament you want in a trusted leader – a natural listener and consensus-builder who builds strong effective relationships and speaks his mind concisely •Raised in Atlanta from the age of three (Morningside resident for 15 years) •Many accolades, including Georgia Trend Magazine’s “Forty Under 40” and the Georgia Asian Times “25 Most Influential Asian Americans in Georgia” •A fitness enthusiast who is a certified SCUBA diver, and has completed marathons and half marathons

Alex’s “day job” reflects the blending of his best business, community and personal characteristics: He is Director of Development for Jerusalem House, Atlanta's oldest and largest provider of permanent, supportive housing for homeless or low-income individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS.

ATL Atlanta Committee for Progress 9 This information is confidential and was prepared by ACP solely for the use of our client; it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without ACP's prior written consent Howard Shook, District 7

Howard Shook’s community & legislative service includes:

•Eight-year president of the Ridgedale Park Neighborhood Association; •Former Chair, Buckhead Neighborhood Alliance; •Co-founder, Partnership for Better Government; •Boardmember, Buckhead Area Transit Management Association; •Boardmember, Buckhead Community Improvement District; •2001: Won the 7th District seat on the Atlanta City Council (succeeding Lee Morris); •2005: Unopposed for re-election.; •Member, Budget Commission •As a member of Council, he has served on all seven standing committees, including two years as Chair of the Utilities Committee and four as Chair of the Finance Committee.; •2009: Unopposed for re-election •2010:Elected Council President Pro Tempore •Mayor Reed’s Pension Panel; •The Atlanta-Fulton County Water Resources Commission;

Personal: Moved to Atlanta 20 years ago from his hometown of Dayton OH. Lives in the Ridgedale Park neighborhood. Married to Alise; daughters Catherine, 16, and Mary Martin, 14.

ATL Atlanta Committee for Progress 10 This information is confidential and was prepared by ACP solely for the use of our client; it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without ACP's prior written consent Yolanda Adrean, District 8

I am eager to work with you to develop solutions to the issues we face. At community meetings and meet-and-greets in our neighbors’ homes, what has emerged clearly is how much we are in agreement. I’ve had the opportunity to hear where you stand on the issues facing Atlanta and listened to your positive solutions. Now, I am using your concerns and solutions as my to-do list. The issues that I am currently working on include:

Financial stability and long-term planning: I understand that the current economic environment presents difficult choices as we strive to balance the budget and provide critical services to citizens. To protect you from a future of ever-rising property taxes, I am working to pursue alternate sources of revenue and looking for opportunities to create efficiencies in government.

Public safety: Crime diminishes quality of life for all Atlantans as well as visitors traveling here for conventions, tourism and business. While the city has decreased violent crime, property crimes are up, and many neighborhoods and businesses are spending exorbitant amounts on private security. Our Public Safety Committee is working with Interim Chief Turner to better align resources to serve each zone. Federal stimulus money ($11.2 million) is being used to hire 50 police for community based policing.

Traffic, greenspace, and water: As an advocate for maintaining and expanding the greenspace, parks and trees in Atlanta’s communities, I am interested me in pursuing opportunities to improve the quality of life in our neighborhoods by adding sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and improving intersections throughout the District. I am serving the city around the clock and using my energy, my training, and my understanding of District 8 to effectively represent you.

ATL Atlanta Committee for Progress 11 This information is confidential and was prepared by ACP solely for the use of our client; it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without ACP's prior written consent Felicia Moore, District 9

Felicia A. Moore began her first term on the Atlanta City Council in 1997, and is currently in her third term representing District 9. She serves as Chair of the Committee on Council and is a member of the Finance/Executive and Transportation Committees. During her tenure, she has been the chair of the Community Development/Human Resources, Transportation and Finance/Executive Committees.

Felicia is a member of the National League of Cities (NLC), serving as President of the National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials (NBC-LEO), Vice-Chair of the Finance, Administration and Intergovernmental Relations Steering Committee, a member of the Program and Central Cities Committees, to name a few. As a participant of the Leadership Training Institute, she has recently earned the second highest level by receiving the Gold Ambassador certificate.

On the state level, Felicia is an active member of the Georgia Municipal Association serving on its Board of Directors, as President of Central Region/District 3, the Legislative Policy Council and the Revenue and Finance Policy Committee.

One of her legislative highlights was inspired by the case of Mrs. Mattie Moore (no relation), an Alzheimer patient who wanderedaway from her District 9 home in April 2004, and whose remains were discovered six months later within 500 feet of her home. In response, Felicia authored legislation to establish the “Mattie’s Call” alert system that became an Atlanta Police Standard Operating Procedure for swift, efficient public alerts to assist in finding missing mentally impaired persons. Additionally, she brought “Project Lifesaver” to Atlanta, which provides a monitoring bracelet for patients that can be tracked by police with a transmitter to quickly finds wandering patients.

Felicia started her community service in 1991 when she purchased a home in the Riverside neighborhood. She served as President of the neighborhood association for several years, spearheading youth programs, crime-watch and beautification efforts. In 1995, she was elected Chair of Neighborhood Planning Unit-D becoming a community advocate for environmental, housing and economic development issues.

She is a cum laude graduate of Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio with a B.A. in communications, and is currently an Associate Broker with Keller Williams Realty and a member of the Atlanta and National Boards of Realtors.

Moore has received numerous honors and awards including being listed in the 2005 edition of “Who’s Who in Black Atlanta,” “Outstanding Young Women in America” and “The Women Looking Ahead 100 List.” She has also been recognized by the Atlanta Business League as one of “Atlanta’s Top 100 Women of Influence.”

ATL Atlanta Committee for Progress 12 This information is confidential and was prepared by ACP solely for the use of our client; it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without ACP's prior written consent Clarence T. “C.T.” Martin, District 10

Councilmember Clarence Terrell “C. T.” Martin is a native Atlantan elected to the Atlanta City Council in a 1990 special election. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, and a Master of Science degree in Social Work from Atlanta University. For over 30 years, Mr. Martin has provided professional services in a number of areas including education, social services, enfranchisement and voter rights, government (local, state, and federal), and private business enterprise. Since his election, Councilman Martin has labored tirelessly to bring the voice of visionary African Americans to impact on national policy.

He has traveled extensively touring Hong-Kong, Africa, China, Japan, Switzerland, Paris, France, London, and Italy with the Lions Club a local community service organization.

During his second and third terms, Councilman Martin held two key Chairmanships- the Human Resources Committee and the Public Safety Committee. Councilman Martin has played a major role in ensuring that Public Safety remains a priority, assisting in the opening of a mini police precinct in the M. L. King/ Adamsville community and organizing the District 10 Citizens on Patrol.

Councilman Martin was also successful in pushing initiatives to serve youth in the city of Atlanta and he successfully secured funding for a 20 million dollar gymnasium and pool. As a top priority of his first term – Councilman Martin- spearheaded a historic first for the 10th District- an initiative to unleashthe District’s Economic Engine-its retail community and founded the M. L. King Jr. Drive Merchants Association. A long time activist of Southside Development, Councilman Martin spearheaded efforts to include designation of the M. L. King Jr. Drive corridor as a priority in the City’s master plan for the southside of the City. Councilman Martin has a long history of serving the elderly and youth, with a special focus on secondary school children.

Councilman Martin also established the first “Youth Commission” in the city’s history. The goal of the Youth Commission is to interact with other state, local, religious, and educational agencies to insure that Atlanta’s children are given every opportunity to achieve their greatest potential. The Youth Commission will serve as a clearinghouse for ideas, providing advice, counsel, and resource development to the Mayor and Council on critical youth related issues. Councilman Martin also supplements his broad policy making roles with genuine “hands on” programs for youth. He has adopted a 24 member elementary school class to whom he routinely reads literature. Youthfest, founded in 1991 - an event geared toward strengthening the lines of communication for children and adults founded by Councilman Martin is now an annual tradition attracting more then 5,000 youth from the City.

For more than 20 years Councilman Martin has served the National Scholarship Service for Negro Students, (NSSFNS) influencing college minority recruitment policy nationwide. He received a presidential appointment to the Whitehouse of Domestic Affairs in 1972.

Councilman Martin is a Leadership Atlanta graduate and has affiliations with numerous service organizations. For three years he served a Grand Marshal of the Caribbean Festival Parade. From 1997 and 2004 Councilman Martin served as assistant host marshal and assistant to the grand marshal for the Imperial Council Shriners’ Parade. During the course of his public service career, he has received more than 150 community service awards for outstanding service. Councilman Martin led the legislative activities to rename the Atlanta Hartsfield Airport in honor of the late . Councilmember Martin is a member of the Southwest Hospital Medical Center foundation, the West End Medical Center Board of Directors and Another Way Out, Inc. He is a member of Hoosier Memorial United Methodist Church and has 4 Children.

ATL Atlanta Committee for Progress 13 This information is confidential and was prepared by ACP solely for the use of our client; it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without ACP's prior written consent , District 11

Keisha Lance Bottoms represents over 45 thousand residents as a member of the Atlanta City Council. As representative of District 11, Keisha serves on the Public Safety, Zoning and Transportation Committees, where she is Vice Chair and leads the subcommittee on MARTA.

As a practicing attorney, Keisha currently maintains a general litigation firm and has served as General Counsel for a multi-million dollar revenue generating company. She has also served as a Magistrate Judge (Pro Hoc), legal analyst and reporter for various media outlets.

Keisha is a native of Atlanta and graduate of Frederick Douglass High School, Florida A&M University, Magna Cum Laude, and Georgia State University College of Law.

Keisha is a member of Leadership Atlanta, Class of 2011. She has also been honored as one of 10 Outstanding Young People in Atlanta, based upon her professional achievements and dedicated community service. She has worked with numerous community boards and currently serves on the Boards of CURE, an organization devoted to finding a cure for childhood cancer; The Children’s School; and the Firefighter Pension Board.

Keisha is married to Derek W. Bottoms and they are honored to be the parents of four wonderful children.

ATL Atlanta Committee for Progress 14 This information is confidential and was prepared by ACP solely for the use of our client; it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without ACP's prior written consent Joyce Sheperd, District 12

Raised in the City of Atlanta, Joyce Sheperd is a graduate of the Atlanta Public School System, a forty-five year resident of the City of Atlanta, and a twenty-five year resident of District 12. She has served as a voice in the Atlanta community for years and is dedicated to making better neighborhoods for all families throughout the District and the City.

Sheperd has exemplified community interest in Atlanta through her service as the Chair of Neighborhood Planning Unit X, the Vice Chair of the Atlanta Planning Advisory Board, the Co-chair of Keep Atlanta Beautiful, the Co-founder of the City of Atlanta Neighborhood Deputies Program, the Chair of the Community Alliance of Metropolitan Parkway CDC, and as a member of the Advisory Commission to commemorate departed Mayors Maynard Jackson and Ivan Allen.

She is also the recipient of numerous awards recognizing her dedicationtotheAtlantacommunity,including the National Common Cause Public Service Achievement Award, Atlanta City Council President Community Service Award, and the John C. Birdine Distinguished Leadership Award.

Sheperd was a 31 year employee of the telecommunications industry. She is member of Communications Workers of America Local 3204 and recently retired from Avaya Communications where she served as a Customer Systems Engineer.

ATL Atlanta Committee for Progress 15 This information is confidential and was prepared by ACP solely for the use of our client; it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without ACP's prior written consent Julian Michael Bond, Member at Large

Prior to his election in November 2009 to the Post 1 At-Large post, Michael Julian Bond completed two successful terms as the District 3 City Council representative (1994-2001). In 2001, he also served as the City Council’s President Pro Tempore, in which he presided over Full Council proceedings in the absence of the City Council President, or in the event of a conflict of interest for the sitting president.

During his service as the District 3 Councilmember, Bond’s legislative accomplishments included:

•Limiting the number of package stores in neighborhoods; •Renovation of the Washington Park Natatorium •Secured $130 million for the Westside Village on Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive – the largest single investment in the African-American community in the City of Atlanta; •Authored domestic partner equal benefits legislation for City of Atlanta employees.

Outside of public office, Councilmember Bond has remained dedicated to community issues. He served as a National NAMES Project representative at the AIDS quilt unveiling in Washington, D.C.; fought to preserve the Pascal Hotel as a historic landmark; worked with the NAACP and the Westside Coalition to halt the placement of a solid waste transfer station on the City’s west side; fought successfully against unfair payday lender practices; and helped launch an affordable housing effort with Freddie-Mac.

Councilmember Bond serves on the boards of the Ollie Street, Southeast and East Lake YMCAs and is chairman of the board for Laffapalooza, a youth mentoring program.

Councilmember Bond attended Morehouse College and Georgia State University. He is a member of Leadership Atlanta and the Black- Jewish Coalition’s Project Understanding. He served as Deputy Director and Chief Programs Officer for the Atlanta NAACP. Councilmember Bond is also a member of AFSCME.

A fifth generation Atlantan, Councilmember Bond is the son of famed civil rights leader and NAACP board chairman Julian Bond. He is married to Linda Bond and is the proud father of three children, all of whom attended the Atlanta Public Schools.

Councilmember Bond and his family are members of Antioch Baptist Church North

ATL Atlanta Committee for Progress 16 This information is confidential and was prepared by ACP solely for the use of our client; it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without ACP's prior written consent Aaron Watson, Member at Large

The oldest of four children, Aaron grew up in South Bend, Indiana. Aaron graduated from Notre Dame, with a BBA in accounting and practiced for four years as a certified public accountant with Deloitte. He subsequently attended Duke University Law School on the James A. Bell Scholarship.

In 1993, Aaron was elected to the first of two four-year terms on the Atlanta Board of Education, where his colleagues chose him as president of the board for five of the eight years he served. Watson also chaired the Finance Committee, overseeing a $450 million annual operating budget and a $430 million capital improvement budget.

Under Aaron's leadership, the school board imposed standards of accountability for results from students, teachers, and parents, becoming the first system in Georgia to end social promotion. The board recruited a stable and successful superintendent. Importantly, Aaron and the board built a regional coalition to implement SPLOST, enabling the system to invest in infrastructure while paying off capital debt and reducing property taxes.

After eight years of concentrated attention to schools, Aaron turned his attention to the challenges of sensible transportation, smart land use, and appropriate housing density to link neighborhoods and maximize the quality of urban life. Aaron was an early advocate for the Peachtree Streetcar. He also helped nurture the Beltline project to surround Atlanta's core with parks and mass transit, and spur economic development. As a member of the Atlanta Development Authority, he championed the effective use of tax allocation districts to support development in neglected areas. He has also supported smart mixed-use development, and the inclusion of affordable housing in publicly supported private developments.

As a commissioner of the Atlanta Housing Authority, Aaron has been instrumental in the historic transformation of Atlanta's housing projects into vibrant mixed-income communities with recreational and educational opportunities for formerly desolate neighborhoods. And as a member and former president of the Piedmont Conservancy, he has promoted a public-private partnership to restore the beauty, health and long-term maintenance of Piedmont Park.

Aaron and his wife Sandra have raised their three children in Atlanta. Two of their children are Atlanta Public School graduates, and one currently attends the Atlanta Girls' School.

ATL Atlanta Committee for Progress 17 This information is confidential and was prepared by ACP solely for the use of our client; it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without ACP's prior written consent H. Lamar Willis, Member at Large

A lifelong resident of Atlanta , H. Lamar Willis has served the citizens of Atlanta as the Post 3 At-Large council member since 2001 and will continue to pursue excellence during his second term. Having been re-elected without opposition in 2005, he currently serves as President Pro-tempore, on the Transportation Committee, Finance/Executive Committee & Public Safety Committee.

After graduating from Morehouse College he entered Carnegie Mellon University as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow. After receiving his Master of Science degree, Councilman Willis joined the Pittsburgh office of the Deloitte & Touché Consulting Group where he served as a public sector/government information technology consultant. Upon his departure from Deloitte & Touché, Councilman Willis went on to Boston College Law School (BCLS) for his Juris Doctorate. As a student at BCLS, Lamar served as First Circuit Governor for the American Bar Association/Law Student Division (ABA/LSD) President of the Black Law Students Association, and Regional Representative for the BCLS chapter of ABA/LSD. At graduation, Lamar received the Susan Grant Desmarais Award for Public Service Achievement and Leadership.

Councilman Willis remains active in his community as a member of the Board of Directors of Techbridge, Southwest YMCA, the Novare Group and the Atlanta Cooperative Development Incorporation. He is also a member of the 2004 Class of Leadership Atlanta. Willis recently served as a German Marshall Memorial Fellow, as well as a delegate with the American Council of Young Political Leaders to Argentina & Uruguay .

Some of the Councilman’s most recent honors include:

- Georgia Trend’s 100 Most Influential Georgians, 2006 - Atlanta Commission on Women Golden Anchor Award, 2006 - Urban League Young Professionals Dream Catcher Award, 2005 - Regional Leadership Institute Class, 2005 - Outstanding Atlanta Inductee, 2004 - Leadership Atlanta Class, 2004

In addition to his duties as a council member, Councilman Willis also practices law in Atlanta (licensed in GA & FL). He is married to Dr. Kamili Willis, a graduate of Spelman College and the Univ. of Medicine & Dentistry of . They are the proud parents of ten year-old daughter, Kayla and five year-old son Henry. He and his family have been active members of Cascade United Methodist Church for nearly 30 years.

ATL Atlanta Committee for Progress 18 This information is confidential and was prepared by ACP solely for the use of our client; it is not to be relied on by any 3rd party without ACP's prior written consent