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Westside Future Fund Friday, June 5, 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS

About Westside Future Fund ... 3-7

Today's Summit ... 8-12 Agenda ... 8 Featured Participants ... 9-12

"Where Do We Go From Here?" ... 13-14 Excerpts from Dr. King's 1967 Speech

Announcements ... 15-20 Free COVID-19 Testing ... 15 Westside Connect Hotline ... 16-17 JUNE 9th ELECTION: District 3 Voting Info ... 18 City of Atlanta: MOST Ballot Question ... 19-21

Creating the Beloved Community ... 22 - end Flashback: Remarks by Joan Vernon ... 23 "Fulfilling our vision of the beloved community" ... 24 by D. Makeda Johnson "Use Your Power and Influence" ... 25-26 by Dan Cathy VISION A community Dr. King would be proud to call home.

MISSION To advance a compassionate approach to neighborhood revitalization that creates a diverse, mixed-income community, improves the quality of life for current and future residents and elevates the Historic Westside’s unique history and culture.

VALUES Do with the Community, not to the Community We know that residents are the real experts on the challenges in their community. Therefore, we learn from residents and involve them in all we do. Be Compassionate We meet residents where they are in a spirit of empathy and respect. Have Integrity in Everything We stand behind all we say and do. We are open, honest, and courageous. Be Creative We bring high energy and fresh ideas to tackling the long-standing challenges on the Westside. We’re dedicated to trying different approaches to get different results. Deliver Results We’re committed to driving transformation in the long term, with a focus on measurable outcomes today.

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Beverly Tatum Peter Muniz Reverend Kenneth Michael Bond Rodney Bullard Mark Chancy Kathleen S. Farrell John Gamble Retired Corporate Jim Grien Alexander Atlanta City Council Vice President of Executive Vice President Chief Financial Board Chair, Board Vice-Chair Post 1 At-Large Community Affairs and Executive Vice Commercial Real Estate President & CEO, Pastor, Officer, President Emerita, Vice President and Deputy Executive Director, President Line of Business TM Capital Antioch Baptist Church North Equifax Spelman College General Counsel, The Chick-fil-A of Wholesale Banking, Truist, Inc. The Home Depot Foundation SunTrust, Inc.

Shawntel Valerie Dan Halpern Virginia Hepner Tommy Holder Derrick Jordan Wonya Lucas Penny McPhee Helen Smith Price Chairman & CEO, President, Hebert Retired, Chairman & CEO, Senior Project Leader, President and CEO, President, Montgomery Rice Jackmont Hospitality, The Coca-Cola Foundation Partner, CEO Woodruff Arts Holder Construction National Church Public Broadcasting The Arthur M. Blank President and Dean, Inc. and Vice President of Global Taylor English Center/Wachovia Bank Company Residences Atlanta Family Foundation Morehouse School of Community Affairs for The Medicine Coca-Cola Company OFFICIO - MEMBERS

EX Shan Cooper Frank Eugene Dr. Eloisa Terri M. Lee AJ Robinson Sylvia Russell Dave Stockert Beverly Thomas Nicole Yesbik Executive Director, Fernandez Jones, Jr. Klementich Chief Housing Officer, Retired President, Retired CEO, City of Atlanta President, Vice President of Principal Atlanta Committee Vice President of President & CEO, President & CEO, AT&T Georgia Post Properties Central Atlanta Communications and PricewaterhouseCoopers for Progress Community Atlanta Housing Invest Atlanta Progress Public Affairs, Development, 1 Kaiser Permanente The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Back to Table of Contents Westside Future Fund OUR VISION: A COMMUNITY DR. KING WOULD BE PROUD TO CALL HOME

Westside Future Fund is a nonprofit formed by Atlanta’s public, private and philanthropic partners who believe in the future of Atlanta’s Westside and are committed to helping Historic Westside neighborhoods revitalize and develop into a community Dr. King would be proud to call home Engish Avenue • Vine City • Ashview Heights* • Atlanta University Center

Community Retention • We’re laser-focused on affordable housing. • We risk losing residents as market forces take over as the -60% area’s fortunes improve. • We want current residents to remain in their beloved

neighborhoods for years to come, even as market forces 1960 NOW raise housing and rental prices as well as taxes. POPULATION DECREASE SINCE 1960 • We’re raising funds as quickly as possible to buy real estate that will remain deeply affordable. • So far, we have more than 300 units under control that will serve low-income residents, such as the working poor and seniors living on a fixed income, of which we are very proud. • Much more is needed, we need everyone’s help. 43% 53% live below of homes are poverty line vacant lots or Role of the Westside Future Fund structures With its grounding in community retention and its compassionate approach to revitalization, Westside Future Fund is focused on creating a diverse mixed-income community, improving quality of life, and elevating and celebrating the Historic Westside’s unique history and culture. We are driving a collective effort focused on our four impact strategies with many different impact partners. English Impact Areas Avenue

* Includes Just Us and Historic Booker T. Washington neighborhoods

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In addition to amplifying and accelerating the work of our impact partners, we also advance our mission through the development and implementation of several plans, programs and collaborations, including:

Home on the Westside Boosting Washington Cluster Schools Westside Volunteer Corps Westside Future Fund’s signature Our partnership with Atlanta Established to create opportunities community retention initiative, Public Schools is helping improve for individuals from throughout designed to help residents access student outcomes with a unique Atlanta to join forces with Westside high-quality, affordable housing op- model of support for the Washington residents in the revitalization of the tions. WFF uses a set of community cluster. Starting in 2017 with Hollis historic Westside. Through a variety retention guidelines as a consistent Innovation Academy in Vine City, of volunteer projects, the Corps way to offer preference to legacy Westside Future Fund has delivered works to strengthen community residents and those who have a fundraising and governance support nonprofits and expand their impact connection to the Historic Westside, and wraparound services to improve with a consistent injection of human putting them first in line for rental school performance and enable capital (i.e. volunteers). and home purchase opportunities. students to thrive.

Anti-Displacement Tax Fund Transform Westside Summit Land-Use Framework Plan An initiative that will pay qualifying Twice-monthly “town hall” A design and implementation homeowners’ property tax increases meetings created to foster strategy — created in partnership in the English Avenue, Vine City, connection, collaborationand with the City’s Department Ashview Heights and Atlanta communication amongst of Planning & Community University Center communities. community members around Development — to revitalize the The program is designed to help revitalization efforts. Westside, building on the good ensure that current homeowners work and extensive community are not displaced due to rising feedback put into previous plans property taxes. by city officials, partners and community residents.

How to Get Involved

LEARN ENGAGE GIVE Check out Attend a Transform Already convinced? our website to Westside Summit Great! Donate to learn more. or join our Westside our efforts. westsidefuturefund.org Volunteer Corps. westsidefuturefund.org/donate westsidefuturefund.org/volunteer-corps

P.O. Box 92273, Atlanta, GA 30314 @westsidefuturefund (404) 793-2670 WestsideFutureFund.org @WFFAtlanta

6 Back to Table of Contents Jaren Abedania John Ahmann Suzanne Allman Rachel Carey Justin Carr VP of Real Estate President and CEO Controller VP of Project Director of A Financing Strategy and Impact Dedicated Team

Brenda Dalton Lee Harrop Sonia Dawson Amy Hoilman Raquel Hudson Deidre Strickland Chief Operating Special Assistant to VP of Real Estate Manager of Director of Westside Development Officer the President & CEO Development Accounting Volunteer Corps Manager

Joan Vernon Christal Walker Robyn Washington Elizabeth Wilkes Cristel Williams Director of Neighborhood Staff Accountant Development Program Chief Engagement Coordinator Coordinator Development Officer Back to Table of Contents Agenda

7:15AM – 7:30AM Welcome John Ahmann Summit Program Review President & CEO Westside Future Fund

COVID-19 Updates Craig Lucie Storyteller Lucie Content

7:30AM – 7:45AM Opening Devotion Reverend Daniel Ogle Associate Pastor Peachtree Road United Methodist Church

7:45AM – 8:25AM PANEL DISCUSSION: MODERATOR: Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum Where Do We Go From President Emerita Here? | A Conversation Spelman College Across Generations John Ahmann President & CEO Westside Future Fund

Derrick Jordan Senior Project Leader National Church Residences

Lakeisha Walker Assistant Director of Programs At-Promise Center

Xavier Warner Westside Youth Program Participant At-Promise Center

8:25AM – 8:55AM Q&A All viewers can submit questions via social media channels.

Questions will be welcomed for the duration of the program.

8:55AM Closing Remarks John Ahmann @westsidefuturefund President & CEO Westside Future Fund @WFFAtlanta 9:00AM @westsidefuturefund Summit Adjourns westsidefuturefund.org 8 Back to Table of Contents Our Featured Participants John Ahmann President & CEO, Westside Future Fund For more than 25 years, John Ahmann has been driven by the determination to improve the way communities and institutions function in Atlanta. From his early days working in Washington, D.C. to his positions with private, governmental, and organizational entities in the Atlanta area — including his eight years as an elected school board official in De- catur — he has focused his energy on solving the big problems whose resolutions can ulti- mately change Atlanta’s trajectory. He has worked primarily behind the scenes, bringing together diverse stakeholders and managing initiatives through to fruition, and has had a hand in some of the region’s most important public policy initiatives and cross-sector collaborations. Along the way, John has built a vast network of individuals who are impacting Atlanta and its future. John is a native son. He was born at Grady Hospital in Atlanta in 1965, was one of Paideia School’s first graduates in 1983, and earned his BA in Political Science from Emory Universi- ty in 1987. After having moved to Washington, D.C. and worked for Representative Pat Wil- liams of Montana and then Congressman Ben Jones of Georgia, he entered Yale School of Public Private Management in 1991 and graduated with seven letters of recognition in 1993. Within months after returning to Atlanta, John was hired by the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games as the Program Coordinator of Government Relations. He was soon promoted to Manager of Federal and State Government Relations where he worked with officials from four federal government offices, including the White House. Following the 1996 Olympic Games, John worked at Edington & Wade, a public affairs firm, and then Georgia’s Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism (GDITT, now the Department of Eco- nomic Development), where he led and managed strategic planning teams. From there he moved into GDITT’s newly created position of Deputy Commissioner for Strategic Planning and Research. In 2000, John was hired by the Metro Atlanta Chamber to serve as its Senior Vice President of Community Development. There he oversaw the Chamber’s initiatives regarding trans- portation, education, arts and culture, the environment, and legislative affairs. In 2003, John bought the majority interest in a local public affairs firm, and in 2006 he established Ahmann, Inc. While in private practice in 2004, John began his engagement as the out- sourced Executive Director of the Atlanta Committee for Progress (ACP), a group of top CEOs and university presidents that advises and supports the mayor on priorities critical to Atlanta’s economic vitality. While with ACP, he was heavily involved in launching the Atlan- ta Beltline, the acquisition of the Martin Luther King Jr. Personal Collection, the 2015 Re- new Atlanta Bond Program, and ACP’s Westside Redevelopment Task Force that lead to the launch of the Westside Future Fund. John is currently the President & CEO of the Westside Future Fund. John has also been an elected public servant. He won his race for the City Schools of Deca- tur Board of Education in 2003, was re-elected in 2007 without opposition, and served until 2011. John was the first Paideia School alumni invited to join the Paideia School’s Board of Trustees where he served for four years. John’s unwavering commitment to Atlanta and deep knowledge of specific areas such as education, economic development, infrastructure and local fiscal policy make him a unique presence in Atlanta’s change landscape. He is honored to serve the board of West- side Future Fund as its President & CEO. Back to Agenda 9 Our Featured Participants Craig Lucie Storyteller, Lucie Content Craig Lucie started Lucie Content to shine Craig has mentored hundreds of college a light on the positive things happen- students during his time while anchoring ing in our world and to share compelling and reporting at WSB, WESH-TV in Orlan- stories that resonate with your audience. do, KTBC-TV in Austin, Texas and KZTV in He has two decades of news experience Corpus Christi, Texas. Craig helped them with multiple EMMY nominations and has land their first jobs in journalism and won an EMMY for Best News Anchor. He loves sharing his knowledge with students has also received several AP Awards for to help them craft their stories to keep an his reporting and contributed reports to audience intrigued. newscasts that have won the prestigious Craig has reported LIVE during numerous Edward R. Murrow awards. The Georgia breaking national stories. He was on the Association of Broadcasters also recog- ground in Boston shortly after the mar- nized him as the best on-air personality athon bombings bringing LIVE reports to in the state, and the Atlanta Business Georgia viewers. He also reported LIVE Chronicle named him as one of the 40 from the floor of The Democratic National Under 40 recipients. Craig has appeared Convention in Philadelphia and from the on ABC’s World News Tonight, CNN, MSN- Capitol for The Presidential Inauguration. BC, FOX News and HLN. He was recently one of a few journalists invited to have Craig graduated from Southern Methodist dinner with President Donald Trump in the University majoring in Broadcast Jour- State Dining Room of The White House nalism and minoring in Spanish. He also while covering a State of the Union Ad- studied abroad in Madrid, Spain. Craig dress. sits on the Atlanta SMU Alumni Board and the SMU Steering Committee which Craig is chairman of the board for the Top recently helped the school make history Dogg K-9 Foundation which trains service by raising more than $1 billion dollars for dogs and gives them to our veterans free their Second Century Campaign. Craig is of charge. For the past few years, Craig a member of The ONE Group Class, which has also donated his time at benefits consists of young professionals helping for the Aga Kahn Foundation, March of raise awareness for the JDRF Georgia Dimes, Trees Atlanta, The American Dia- Chapter. betes Association, The Covington Police Fuzz Run, 21st Century Leaders, The Atlan- He is married to his college sweetheart ta Broadcast Advertising Club, The Atlan- and enjoys spending time with his wife, ta Press Club to name a few. two kids and dog by exploring Georgia.

Reverend Daniel Ogle Associate Pastor, Peachtree Road United Methodist Church Daniel Ogle is an associate minister Daniel is married to Erin Horeni-Ogle, who at Peachtree Road United Methodist is the Director of Development for Uni- Church in Atlanta whose primary role at versity Libraries at Emory University. Erin the church is to build community and and Daniel are the proud parents of their strengthen relationships in and with the three-year old daughter, Georgia. Westside.

Back to Agenda 10 Our Featured Participants

Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum President Emerita, Spelman College Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, president emerita of Spelman College, is a clinical psychologist widely known for both her expertise on race relations and as a thought leader in higher education. Her thirteen years as the president of Spelman College (2002-2015) were marked by innovation and growth and her visionary leadership was recognized in 2013 with the Carnegie Academic Leadership Award. The author of several books including the best-sell- ing “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?”and Other Conversations About Race (now in a new 2017 20th anniversary edition) and Can We Talk About Race? and Other Conversations in an Era of School Resegregation (2007), Tatum is a sought-after speaker on the topics of racial identity development, race and education, strategies for creating inclusive campus environments, and higher education leadership. In 2005 Dr. Tatum was awarded the prestigious Brock International Prize in Education for her innovative leadership in the field. A Fellow of the American Psychological Association, she was the 2014 recipient of the APA Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology. A civic leader in the Atlanta community, Dr. Tatum is engaged in educational initiatives designed to expand educational opportunity for underserved students and their families. In Atlanta she serves on the governing boards of the Westside Future Fund, Achieve Atlanta, Morehouse College, the Tull Charitable Foundation and the Georgia Power Company. She is also on the boards of Smith College. TIAA Charitable, and the Educational Testing Service. She holds a B.A. degree in psychology from Wesleyan University, and M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Michigan as well as an M.A. in Religious Studies from Hartford Seminary. Over the course of her career, she has served as a faculty member at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Westfield State University, and Mount Holyoke College. Prior to her 2002 appointment as president of Spelman, she served as dean and acting president at Mount Holyoke College. In Spring 2017 she was the Mimi and Peter E. Haas Distinguished Visitor at Stanford University. She is married to Dr. Travis Tatum; they are the parents of two adult sons.

Westside Future Fund is grateful for Dr. Tatum's leadership and service as Board Chair.

https://www.beverlydanieltatum.com/

Back to Agenda 11 Our Featured Participants Derrick Jordan Senior Project Leader, National Church Residences At National Church Residences, Jordan primarily focus on the construction and rehabili- tation of affordable senior housing developments as well as permanent supportive housing for veterans and formerly homeless individuals. Jordan will also work to expand and strengthen National Church Residences’ community relationships, health care partner- ships and philanthropic efforts. He will focus his efforts in Fulton and DeKalb counties. A graduate of Mississippi State University with a Master’s Degree in Public Policy and Ad- ministration, Jordan began his career with the City of Atlanta as a Management Analyst Intern in 2004. The next year he was hired by the City of Atlanta as a Departmental Man- agement Analyst Jordan briefly worked for Fulton County (Georgia) as a Community Development Specialist before returning to the City of Atlanta as a Housing Development Manager. In December 2011, Jordan was named the Director of the Office of Housing for the City of Atlanta. In that position he was responsible for the day-to-day supervision of 17 profes- sional staff in the implementation of activities for affordable housing and economic development projects. He managed the implementation of $15 million in grand funds annually, leveraging $120 million in private financing for various housing and economic development projects. “I am grateful for the opportunities that the City has afforded me; they have allowed me to grow exponentially and will serve me well in my new endeavors,” Jordan said. “As of Octo- ber, I will move on to the next chapter of my career with National Church Residences.” National Church Residences owns over 1,200 units in seven facilities in the Atlanta metro area.

Lakeisha Walker Assistant Director of Youth Programs, At-Promise Center Lakeisha Walker serves as the Assistant Director of Youth Programs and oversees day to day facility operations of the At-Promise Center. She is responsible for managing the At-Promise Youth Initiative, ensuring program integrity and implementation and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders. Lakeisha has spent the last 16 years serving various Atlanta communities, through col- laborative programming, with a focus on youth. She is a native Atlantan and takes pride in overseeing juvenile crime reduction programming in the Historic Westside community where she grew up. Lakeisha has a B.S. in Criminal Justice from Bauder College and be- lieves a youth’s home environment and community resources have a huge impact on how their personalities and priorities are formed.

Back to Agenda 12 “LET US REALIZE THAT THE ARC OF THE MORAL UNIVERSE IS LONG, BUT IT BENDS TOWARD JUSTICE.”

The following is an excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s "Where Do We Go From Here?" address, delivered at the annual SCLC convention in 1967.

...And if you will let me be a preacher just a little bit. One day, one night, a juror came to Jesus and he wanted to know what he could do to be saved. Jesus didn't get bogged down on the kind of isolated approach of what you shouldn't do. Jesus didn't say, "Now Nicodemus, you must stop lying." He didn't say, "Nicode- mus, now you must not commit adultery." He didn't say, "Now Nicodemus, you must stop cheating if you are doing that." He didn't say, "Nicodemus, you must stop drinking liquor if you are doing that excessively." He said something altogether different, because Jesus realized something basic: that if a man will lie, he will steal. And if a man will steal, he will kill. So instead of just getting bogged down on one thing, Jesus looked at him and said, "Nicodemus, you must be born again." In other words, "Your whole structure must be changed." A nation that will keep people in slav- ery for 244 years will "thingify" them and make them things. And therefore, they will exploit them and poor people generally economically. And a nation that will exploit economically will have to have foreign investments and everything else, and it will have to use its military might to protect them. All of these problems are tied together. What I'm saying today is that we must go from this convention and say, "America, you must be born again!" And so, I conclude by saying today that we have a task, and let us go out with a divine dissatis- faction. Let us be dissatisfied until America will no longer have a high blood pressure of creeds and an anemia of deeds. Let us be dissatisfied until the tragic walls that separate the outer city of wealth and comfort from the inner city of poverty and despair shall be crushed by the battering rams of the forces of justice. Let us be dissatisfied until those who live on the outskirts of hope are brought into the metrop- olis of daily security. Let us be dissatisfied until slums are cast into the junk heaps of history, and every family will live in a decent, sanitary home. Let us be dissatisfied until the dark yesterdays of segregated schools will be transformed into bright tomorrows of quality integrated education. Let us be dissatisfied until integration is not seen as a problem but as an opportunity to partici- 13 Back to Table of Contents pate in the beauty of diversity. Let us be dissatisfied until men and women, however black they may be, will be judged on the basis of the content of their character, not on the basis of the color of their skin. Let us be dissatisfied. Let us be dissatisfied until every state capitol will be housed by a governor who will do justly, who will love mercy, and who will walk humbly with his God. Let us be dissatisfied until from every city hall, justice will roll down like waters, and Listen to Dr. King's 1967 speech in its entirety on YouTube here. righteousness like a mighty stream. Let us be dissatisfied until that day when the lion and the lamb shall lie down together, and every man will sit under his own vine and fig tree, and none shall be afraid. Let us be dissatisfied, and men will recognize that out of one blood God made all men to dwell upon the face of the earth. Let us be dissatisfied until that day when nobody will shout, "White Power!" when nobody will shout, "Black Power!" but everybody will talk about God's power and human power. And I must confess, my friends, that the road ahead will not always be smooth. There will still be rocky places of frustration and meandering points of bewilderment. There will be inevitable setbacks here and there. And there will be those moments when the buoyancy of hope will be transformed into the fatigue of despair. Our dreams will sometimes be shattered and our ethereal hopes blasted. We may again, with tear-drenched eyes, have to stand before the bier of some courageous civil rights worker whose life will be snuffed out by the dastardly acts of bloodthirsty mobs. But difficult and painful as it is, we must walk on in the days ahead with an audacious faith in the future. Let this affirmation be our ringing cry. It will give us the courage to face the uncertainties of the future. It will give our tired feet new strength as we continue our forward stride toward the city of freedom. When our days become dreary with low-hovering clouds of despair, and when our nights become darker than a thousand midnights, let us remember that there is a creative force in this universe working to pull down the gigantic mountains of evil, a power that is able to make a way out of no way and transform dark yesterdays into bright tomorrows. Let us realize that the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. Let us realize that William Cullen Bryant is right: "Truth, crushed to earth, will rise again." Let us go out realizing that the Bible is right: "Be not deceived. God is not mocked. Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." This is our hope for the future, and with this faith we will be able to sing in some not too distant tomorrow, with a cosmic past tense, "We have overcome! We have overcome! Deep in my heart, I did believe we would overcome."

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17 Back to Table of Contents Update from Atlanta City Council - District 3

ABSENTEE BALLOT DROP BOX LOCATIONS

2020ABSENTEE PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT PREFERENCE DROP BOX PRIMARY LOCATIONS (PPP) AND 2020 PRESIDENTIALGENERAL PRIMARY PREFERENCE ELECTION PRIMARY (PPP) JUNE AND9, 2020 GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION GISJUNE Drop Box 9, Locator: 2020 https://gismaps.fultoncountyga.gov/portalpub/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=96c3363d99f74ed0bb38f53099e6b350 GIS Drop Box Locator: Check your ballot dropbox Alpharettahttps://gismaps.fultoncountyga.gov/portalpub/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=96c3363d99f74ed0bb38f53099e6b350 Branch Library 10 Park Plaza Alpharetta GA 30009 Auburn Avenue Research locations with this list for a LibraryAlpharetta Branch Library 101 Auburn10 Park Ave Plazanue, NE AtlantaAlpharetta GAGA 3030330009 convenient and safe way to CollegeAuburn ParkAvenue Branch Research Library 3647 Main Street College Park GA 30337 drop off your ballot by EastLibrary Point Branch Library 1012757 Auburn Main Ave Streetnue , NE EastAtlanta Point GAGA 3034430303 College Park Branch Library 3647 Main Street College Park GA 30337 JUNE 9. #D3votes East Roswell Branch Library 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road Roswell GA 30076 EvelynEast Point G. Lowery Branch at Library Cascade 3665 2757Cascade Main R Streetoad, SW AtlantaEast Point GAGA 3033130344 FairburnEast Roswell Branch Branch Library Library 230160 ValleyHolcomb View Bridge Drive Road FairburnRoswell GAGA 3021330076 GladysEvelyn S.G. DennardLowery at Library Cascade at 3665 Cascade Road, SW Atlanta GA 30331 Visit your My Voter Page SouthFairburn Fulton Branch Library 405560 ValleyFlat Shoals View RDriveoad UnionFairburn City GAGA 3029130213 JohnsGladys Creek S. Dennard Environmental Library at to check your registra- CampusSouth Fulton 81004055 Holcomb Flat Shoals Bridge R Roaoadd AlpharettaUnion City GAGA 3002230291 tion status and learn your MetropolitanJohns Creek BranchEnvironmental Library 1332 Metropolitan Parkway Atlanta GA 30310 polling place to vote in MiltonCampus Branch Library 8100855 Holcomb Mayfield B Roadridge Road AlpharettaMilton GAGA 3000930022 NorthMetropolitan Fulton ServiceBranch CenterLibrary 13327741 Metropolitan Roswell Road Parkway SandyAtlanta Springs GAGA 3035030310 person! NorthwestMilton Branch Branch Library Library at 855 Mayfield Road Milton GA 30009 Scott’s Crossing 2489 Perry Boulevard, NW Atlanta GA 30318 North Fulton Service Center 7741 Roswell Road Sandy Springs GA 30350 NorthNorthwest Training Branch Center Library at 5025 Roswell Road Atlanta GA 30342 Scott’s Crossing 24899111 PerryCascade Boulevard Palmetto, NW Atlanta GA 30318 Palmetto Branch Library Highway Palmetto GA 30268 MY VOTER PAGE North Training Center 5025 Roswell Road Atlanta GA 30342 Robert E. Fulton Regional 9111 Cascade Palmetto https://www.mvp.sos.ga.gov/MVP/mvp.do Library at Ocee 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road Johns Creek GA 30005 Palmetto Branch Library Highway Palmetto GA 30268 RoswellRobert E. Branch Fulton Library Regional 115 Norcross Street Roswell GA 30075 SandyLibrary Springs at Ocee Branch 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road Johns Creek GA 30005 Library 395 Mt Vernon Highway, NE Sandy Springs GA 30328 Roswell Branch Library 115 Norcross Street Roswell GA 30075 ELECTION FAQs South Fulton Service Center 5600 Stonewall Tell Road College Park GA 30349 Sandy Springs Branch WolfLibrary Creek Branch Library 395 Mt3100 Vernon Enon HighwayRoad , NE SandyAtlanta Springs GAGA 3033130328

South Fulton Service Center 5600 Stonewall Tell Road College Park GA 30349 Please note that citizens dropping off ballots at the listed locations MUST BE registered to vote in Fulton County. Wolf Creek Branch Library 3100 Enon Road Atlanta GA 30331 18 Back to Table of Contents Please note that citizens dropping off ballots at the listed locations MUST BE registered to vote in Fulton County.

The MOST: An Overview

In 2004, a 1-cent Municipal Option Sales Tax (MOST) was passed for the City of Atlanta largely to assist in funding the compliance obligations of two Federal Consent Decrees entered in 1998 and 1999, which required upgrades to the City’s sewer system to eliminate sewer spills. Since the start of the Clean Water Atlanta Program, the MOST has helped fund $2.3 billion in sewer system investment for the estimated $4 billion federally mandated sewer infrastructure overhaul, while stabilizing rates.

This is not a new tax. The 2018 General Assembly authorized a referendum for voters to approve reauthorization of the existing MOST as a ballot question on June 9, 2020. Approval of the MOST will continue funding Clean Water Atlanta Consent Decree projects as well as projects to improve water and wastewater facilities, replace water lines, address flooding and complete critical projects such as the Water Supply Program that will secure Atlanta’s water future and protect more than $250 million in daily economic activity.

MOST Extension Expiration of Current Tax Start of MOST Proposal Period OCT 2004 JAN 2018 SEP 2020

Referendum Extension 1st Extension Required for 3rd Extension 2nd Extension JUNE 9, 2020

OCT 2008 - SEP 2012 OCT 2012 - SEP 2016 OCT 2016 - SEP 2020 19 Back to Table of Contents JUNE 9TH BALLOT QUESTION

WHAT IS THE MOST? (MUNICIPAL OPTION SALES TAX) The Municipal Option Sales Tax (MOST) requires reauthorization on the June 9, 2020 presidential primary ballot. This is not a new tax. The MOST is a 1-cent sales tax on most goods purchased and services performed within the City. The MOST assists with paying for Atlanta’s two (2) federal Consent Decrees: Combined Sewer Overflows (CSO) Consent Decree and Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO) Consent Decree issued in 1998 and 1999 that require investing in water and sewer improvements estimated at $4 billion.

HOW IS THE MOST REVENUE USED? The MOST has helped fund more than $2.3 billion in sewer system investment for the estimated $4 billion federally mandated sewer infrastructure, while stabilizing rates. The City has successfully met the obligations of the CSO Consent Decree, and the MOST will assist with offsetting the cost of the work remaining to be completed under the SSO Consent Decree.

Revenue from the MOST has also helped create HOW MUCH IS THE MOST? 24,000 local jobs and support $600 million in small The MOST is a 1-cent tax, already being paid, on minority and female-owned business participation. most goods purchased and services performed inside the City of Atlanta that are subject to sales WHEN IS THE MOST UP FOR REAUTHORIZATION tax, except motor vehicle sales. AGAIN? The MOST reauthorization measure will be on the HOW MUCH REVENUE HAS THE MOST GENERATED? June 9, 2020 primary ballot. Since October 2004, the MOST has generated more than $1.8 billion in revenue. DOES REAUTHORIZATION MEAN AN ADDITIONAL 1-CENT TAX? No. It is merely a reauthorization of the existing 1-cent tax.

HOW DOES THE MOST AFFECT WATER/SEWER RATES? The MOST revenue has staved off a 25% increase in water/sewer rates.

20 Back to Table of Contents MUNICIPAL OPTION SALES TAX SINCE 2000 DWM HAS INVESTED (MOST) HAS SUPPORTED OVER 24,000 $2.3B JOBS (DIRECT, INDIRECT IN SEWER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS RESULTING AND INDUCED) IN A 97% REDUCTION IN SEWER SPILLS

MOST IS SUPPORTING ANNUAL CIP EXPENDITURES THE CURRENT $100-300M $1.26B TO ADDRESS AGING INFRASTRUCTURE 5-YR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND FEDERAL CONSENT DECREES PROGRAM (CIP)

MOST HAS SUPPORTED MOST PROTECTS $600M $250M IN SMALL, MINORITY AND IN DAILY FEMALE BUSINESS PARTICIPATION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

MOST HAS STAVED OFF A 25% INCREASE IN WATER/SEWER RATES

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21 Back to Table of Contents Creating the Beloved Community

Since you cannot find the universal and beloved community, create it.

Josiah Royce (1913)

One of Royce’s students in the 1890s was W.E.B. Du Bois, who arrived in Atlanta in 1897 to establish a sociology program at Atlanta University and develop the university’s curriculum. It is possible W.E.B. Du Bois and others could have discussed the idea of the “beloved community” and its embodiment in the Atlanta University Center and Vine City neighborhoods as early as Du Bois’ arrival in Atlanta. Since the late 1860s, white and black educators, black students, and The end is reconciliation; the end is redemption; working class white and black residents had been living the end is the creation of the Beloved Community. in the historic Westside. It is this type of spirit and this type of love that can Dr. King’s mentor, Howard Thurman, was also a transform opponents into friends. It is this type student of Royce and colleague of W.E.B. Du Bois. of understanding goodwill that will transform the He used the term “beloved community” as an inspira- deep gloom of the old age into the exuberant tional lens “to perceive [in the world] a harmony that gladness of the new age. It is this love which will transcends all diversities and in which diversity finds its bring about miracles in the hearts of men. richness and significance.” He broadened the concept Martin Luther King, Jr. from “Facing from Royce’s specifically Christian orientation and the Challenge of a New Age,” 1956 emphasized the importance of truly integrated communities beyond legal integration and emphasized the The coining of the term, “beloved community” is cred- importance of a radically nonexclusionary community. ited to Josiah Royce (1855–1916), a Harvard professor, During Thurman’s lifetime, the historic Westside served theologian, and philosopher, who taught at Harvard as a nerve center of civil rights activism even as the ef- from the 1880s to 1910s. fects of legal segregation remained in the community. Josiah Royce deemed the beloved community the “principle of all principles” and spoke of the beloved Community cannot for long feed on itself. community as an ideal, separate from ordinary life, a It can only flourish with the coming of others spiritual community where all those “fully dedicated from beyond, their unknown and undiscovered to the cause of loyalty, truth, and reality itself” were brothers and sisters. joined. Speaking from a distinctly Christian perspec- Howard Thurman 1971 tive, he stated that religious communities at their core should embody “the mystery of loving membership in Dr. King takes the thinking of Royce and Thurman a community.” This participation was enacted through forward with his belief that we can “actualize the deep loyalty to a personal cause that one serves with Beloved Community.” Walter Fluker writes that the “all [one’s] might and soul and strength.” “beloved community” is Dr. King’s “single, organizing Royce wrote, “Find your own cause, your interesting, principle of [his] life and thought.” fascinating, personally engrossing cause; serve it with Our goal is to create a beloved community, all [one’s] might and soul and strength; but so choose and this will require a qualitative change in our your cause and so serve it, that thereby you show forth souls as well as a quantitative change in our lives. your loyalty to loyalty, so that because of your choice and service to your cause, there is a maximum of in- Martin Luther King, Jr., 1966 crease of loyalty among your fellow [human beings].”

22 Back to Table of Contents FLASHBACK: At Promise Center Ribbon Cutting Remarks from Joan Vernon, now Westside Future Fund's Director of Neighborhood Engagement | Delivered on August 1, 2017

In a time when trust is hard to gain, hope is hard to find, and we are constantly force-fed spoonfuls of negative images promoting violence, disconnect, and dis- trust: it is important to have a program designed to encourage real connections, on a ground level between the police force and our residents. This location represents a collaboration between two groups who have an incredible amount of tension in the world right now. As a community we have seen and celebrated many developments. It is when the developments fail to keep their PROMISE that the community suffers. Too often we have found when the fundraising is done, the building is complete, and the doors are ready to open, the doors to the community close and the promise is broken. The English Avenue community is excited again because we have a new Promise. We are glad to have a place where our youth can express their feelings of being mis- understood. When home is often a place of miscommunication – or “missed” communication – the At Promise place is where misguided behaviors can be redirected to progressive thinking; an At Promise place where law enforcement can create an environment of acceptance, compassion and incentives for accomplishments. To the Atlanta Police Foundation and the City of Atlanta: as our community partners and community organizations, our commitment is ongoing…sometimes un- noticed, but with great regard and respect for those we serve. We are excited to celebrate with you all on the successful completion of the At Promise Center. We encourage upcoming community events that allow us to support the center’s efforts and meet the officers who will soon call this community home. Overall, we look forward to the work ahead and enjoying in the future success. Today is significant. Right here on the Westside of Atlanta GA – the home of the “loudmouth Southerners,” who know how to stir a pot, create change, and leave a legacy that is respected around the world. We have the opportunity to redefine “protecting and serving” by offering protection and services. With the resources and intentions available here, the At Promise center has the ability to be an example of how policing through outreach can work hand-in-hand to repair broken people, strengthen a community, and improve negative reputations. Together we join you on this journey to create pathways of success … As Promised!

23 Back to Table of Contents VIEWPOINT: Fulfilling our vision of the beloved community By D. Makeda Johnson | May 5, 2017 | First published in the Atlanta Business Chroncile

Gentrification of urban American cities is a com- from traditional transactional approaches to com- plex phenomenon with social, political and eco- munity redevelopment. We had declared that our nomic implications. approach will be transformative and centered on It represents a double-edged sword with both op- the development of human capital. This innovative portunities and challenges. The infusion of high- transformative approach to community develop- er-income individuals into urban centers generates ment is no easy task. It requires that both residents, increased renewal investments in formerly ne- stakeholders and service providers rethink and re- glected and abandoned blighted communities. It set traditional mindsets associated with poverty provides needed revenue to local municipalities to that fails to see and value the many assets within meet the expense of much-needed infrastructure communities and design programs that empower and service delivery improvements. Unfortunately, residents with the skills and resources to be a part gentrification and displacement are manifesting of the solution with equality and equity. as symptoms nationally as the urban center across This writer loves living and working within the His- our nation thrives to attract upper-middle-income toric Westside Community. Having chosen to call it families while displacing current residents with in- home for nearly three decades, I proudly celebrate creasing housing costs that exclude the working the beauty of community. We are a very resilient poor and altering the cultural and historical fabric community that has, in spite of many challenges, of urban America cities. continued to make contributions to society, espe- Gentrification can be managed and provide an op- cially as it relates to striving for social justice and portunity for Atlanta, Georgia, to honor its most an equitable society. noted son and drum major for social justice: Dr. Unfortunately, too often those who seek to serve Martin Luther King Jr. often overlook the value of relational capacity that Atlanta can once again shine as an urban Ameri- exists within community, wealth of knowledge and can city “Too Busy to Hate.” We can redefine the G ability to be a vital asset to achieving transforma- word. We are in a moment of opportunity for the tive sustainable communities. creation of the “Beloved Community,” a communi- Envision what could happen as residents and ded- ty of racial and economic diversity. icated stakeholders shift their mindsets and rein- But it will not just happen, it must be intentionally vent how to renew communities without displace- developed. It is simple, but requires authentic part- ment, where there is the pollination of skills and nership between community, political and private the capacity to stay in communication even when stakeholders committed to the possibility of the they are difficult, seeking to establish trust and new “Beloved Community.” It will require a resident re- ways of engagement that produce the greater good tention plan that prevents forced displacement, in- for humanity while creating economically healthy, clusionary affordable housing policy that supports thriving businesses, well-kept homes, quality af- mixed income and racial diversity by acknowledg- fordable housing that is reflective of the earning ing the area median income, and a tax abatement of the communities’ workforce, accessible and af- program to protect vulnerable home and business fordable healthcare, high-performing education- owners. al institutions. In this moment of opportunity, we can be the change that the world is looking for and The Historic Westside Community is poised with the create the environment that produces productive opportunity to manifest not forced displacement, citizens with economic and social mobility by de- but demonstrate how to align urban transforma- sign. As residents and stakeholders, we will either tion with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of “The fulfill or betray the vision of the beloved community Beloved Community.” A community where justice based on our actions or inaction. There is a critical and equality is the order of the day; an authentic need for advocacy on behalf of the often-margin- mixed community where all can live, change and alized long-term residents in gentrifying communi- grow without the destruction of the Historic West- ties; we have the opportunity to shift that. Where side Community’s cultural integrity. do you stand? I shall continue to strive to be a drum To accomplish the building of the Beloved Com- major for justice, equality and inclusion for the es- munity, trust must be established requiring a shift tablishment of the “Beloved Community.”

24 Back to Table of Contents PERSPECTIVE: Use Your Power And Influence

Published on June 2, 2020 | First published on LinkedIn

Dan T. Cathy Chairman and CEO at Chick-fil-A, Inc.

“I am tired.” I’ve heard this phrase too many times in my private conversations with black friends and colleagues, in the last 72 hours. What I have come to understand is that they are tired of the violence, abuse and injustice. They are tired, because no amount of kneeling or marching seems to truly address what has ailed our country for generations: A controverted view of race which is sometimes overt and sometimes sub- tle but always destructive. “Use your privilege.” This is another phrase I hear over and over. To whom much is given, much is required. I recognize that someone like me cannot fully appreciate and understand the gross injustices that are all around us. I also recognize that talking about the systemic inequality, bias, and injustices in our country will draw criticism. But neither of these reasons makes it ok for me to remain silent about the issues that now so publicly confront our nation. The killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and many others is horrifying and merits our outrage. We should also address the dispa- rate impact of COVID-19 on black and brown communities, as well as the disparity in educational opportunities and access to opportunity. Nobody talks about it enough, because this is someone else’s problem. I have observed injustice, inequities and blatant indifference to these real problems. There are countless academics and analysts who have written about how our democratic capitalism benefits only a few hundred incredibly wealthy families, individuals and corporations, so that the American dream is now reserved almost exclusively for them and their descendants. Because I am among that demographic, I am calling on them — us — to use our power and influence. A few years ago, I became bothered that the most distressed zip code in Georgia, right next door to the prosperity of downtown Atlanta, was being left behind. So, I committed to use my own power and influence with policy-makers and friends to turn their attention to the inequities happening in our local community. Together, we bolstered our financial investments in the redevelopment of the Westside of Atlanta, the historic home of Dr. King. The work is ongoing. We have opened a Chick-fil-A restaurant on Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. in the shadows of Morehouse College. The store is led by owner-operator Quincy Springs, a black Army veteran. We have invested in More- house College, Community health clinics; the At-Promise Center which serves at-risk young people helping to guide them into a brighter future; the Hollis Innovation Stem Academy; and housing through Habitat for Humanity. Additionally, we host a gathering every other Friday on the Westside to pray and intentionally plan the equitable re-development and renaissance of that community. It is one of the most diversely represented and action-oriented gatherings in town. What else might we do? There are several ways we can use our power and influence.

25 Back to Table of Contents It starts at home. This is where values begin. We must teach our children about leadership, love and justice. We must use our influence in our own businesses to be responsible capitalists who I recognize that someone like me can- meet the needs of society. not fully appreciate and understand the We must use our influence gross injustices that are all around us. so that all of our communi- I also recognize that talking about the ties can participate in the rising tide of prosperity and systemic inequality, bias, and injustices hope. in our country will draw criticism. But We must have intentional, neither of these reasons makes it ok for difficult conversations with co-workers and strangers. me to remain silent about the issues that We need to be curious to now so publicly confront our nation. understand the needs of others. It’s ok to say, ‘I’m not sure I’m saying the right things right now.’ A lot of people don’t engage in hard conversations, because they’re afraid they’ll say something wrong. A dialogue is better than no conversation at all. Despair and hopelessness have always been a part of the human experience. In the book of Nehe- miah, found in the Old Testament, we read about the conviction of the cupbearer of the king, who became aware of the plight of his people in Jerusalem. His conviction moved him to action to be a catalyst for the renaissance in his homeland. The most dangerous person in the world is a person with no hope. Let’s open the door to dialogue and healing. It’s ok if its messy. It’s ok if tears are shed. We are human. Let’s be moved to action. Let’s join together to build a world that reflects God’s love for all of us.

Westside Future Fund thanks Chick-fil-A and the Chick-fil-A Foundation for their continued generous support of the collective Westside revitalization effort.

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