LEGISLATORS’ GUIDE TO CAPITOL HILL 2020 Georgia Legislative Session CREDITS: The 2020 Legislator Guide to Capitol Hill is published on behalf of the State Property Officer and Executive Director of the Georgia Building Authority, Marty W. Smith. Written, compiled, and edited by Morgan Smith-Williams, Jamiel Jones, Shelly McAlister, and Lindsey Sprewell. LAYOUT AND DESIGN: Sherry Britt, Georgia Building Authority PRINTING: Fast Printing, Inc. TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety & Security on Capitol Hill Parking Events on Capitol Hill Department of Public Safety Parking Assignments Use of State Capitol 3 State Fire Marshal 5 Legislator Spouse Parking 6 Capitol Room Parking Permit/Hangtag 7 Garden Room Buildings Visitor Parking Liberty Plaza Building Access Cards Bus Parking 4 Access to the Capitol Personal Legislative Aides Parking Cafeterias Tenant Notifications Prepaid Parking Capitol Commons Café Freight Depot Event Parking (after 5PM) 8 Café 244 Catering Spaces on Capitol Hill Georgia Freight Depot 9 Freight Room Blue Room Blue Room Courtyard Empire Room Floyd Room Georgia Room Distinctive Catering & Events Tours & Souvenirs Capitol Tours 10 Gift Shop Commemorative Flags Emergency Services Emergency Reference Guide 11 Emergency Evacuations Capitol Hill Emergency Notification System Escort to Vehicle Severe Weather State Government Complex 12 Capitol Hill Services Map 1 WELCOME The Georgia Building Authority (GBA) is respon- sible for all services associated with the manage- ment of buildings and various facilities located on Capitol Hill in Atlanta, including the Georgia State Capitol building and the Governor’s Man- sion in northeast Atlanta. GBA provides mainte- nance, renovations, housekeeping, landscaping, GBA is committed to supporting the Capitol Hill food service, event catering, recycling, parking, complex by providing the highest quality compre- and building access services to state employees hensive facilities management services for state housed in GBA-managed facilities. agencies, state employees, and the citizens of Georgia. The Governor of Georgia serves as the Chairman of the Board for the Georgia Building Authority. Routine GBA service requests such as light bulb Biographies of all members are available on the replacement, spills, power outage, plumbing over- GBA website at www.gba.ga.gov/governing-board. flows, emergency cleaning requests, etc., can be reported by anyone by phone to Tenant Services at 404-463-HELP (4357), or reported online at Vision www.maintenance.gba.ga.gov. Regular business Setting the standard of excellence for hours are 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday. facility management in government. After hours facility emergencies should be report- ed to the Central Energy Plant (CEP) operator at Mission 404-656-5350 or by email at [email protected]. To provide a clean, comfortable, and safe environment on Capitol Hill. We also invite you to visit www.howsmyservice. gba.ga.gov and tell us how we’re doing. 2 SAFETY & SECURITY Department of Public Safety State Fire Marshal The Department of Public Safety (DPS), which in- Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner The Fire Marshal’s Office is cludes the Capitol Police Division and the Georgia All buildings owned, operated, or occupied by charged with determining if the State Patrol, provides security to all GBA facilities the state are subject to fire safety inspections by level of safety of each building is on Capitol Hill. DPS has established a patrol post the State Fire Marshal’s Office. State inspectors acceptable through a combination and police department (Post 50) on Capitol Hill are given the authority to determine whether of prevention, protection, egress, located at 180 Central Avenue. the life safety of the occupants and the general and accessibility. public is in danger from fire, explosion, or related To report a crime, suspicious hazards, and to enforce requirements set forth by activity, emergencies, or if you need law (OCGA 25-2-22). The Fire Marshal’s Office is assistance, please call 404-624-7281. charged with determining if the level of safety of DPS has primary responsibility during an emer- each building is acceptable through a combina- gency or crisis and may order the evacuation of tion of prevention, protection, egress, and acces- a building when there is evidence that there is a sibility, which are established as a state minimum grave risk to life or property within a particular fire safety standard by the Safety Fire Commis- building. sioner. 3 BUILDINGS Access to the Capitol Tenant Notifications Legislators have access, through their building The Georgia Building Authority e-mails notifica- access cards, to the designated entries shown tions regarding issues related to the buildings it below. All access card holders must use the turn- maintains on Capitol Hill. GBA has a notification stiles for entry and exit. Violation of the access system that allows individual users to automati- control policies and misuse of the turnstiles, in- cally receive these notifications. To view the most cluding card pass backs and jumping the turn- recent notifications or to sign up for the e-mail stile, WILL result in revocation of access through notifications, simply visit www.gba.georgia.gov/ the private entry points. tenant-notifications. Building Access Cards Legislators are issued a building access card with access to the Capitol, Coverdell Legislative Office Building and common entrances on Capitol Hill. Card issuance is authorized through the General As- sembly Human Resources Office. Current General Assembly policy only allows issuance of access cards to legislators and permanent, full-time employees of the General Assembly. Any changes to access or replacement of the access card must be submitted by the General Assembly Human Resources Office through the Online Building Access System. The cost to replace a building access card is $20. Personal interns and aides that ARE NOT on the pay- roll of the General Assembly do not qualify to re- ceive an access card. All personal interns and aides will be required to go through the visitor screening process when they enter a state building. Public entry to the Capitol building is on Capitol Square (Mitchell St.) first floor and Washington Street, second floor. 4 PARKING Parking Assignments a parking space. The cost to replace a lost park- Bus Parking Legislators are assigned to the South Parking ing hangtag is $30. Vehicles displaying an expired Parking for buses is available on a first come first Deck facility. Entrances to the South Parking Deck permit or a reported missing/lost hangtag will be serve basis along Washington Street directly are located on Capitol Avenue and Capitol Place booted or towed at the owner’s expense. If you across from the Capitol on the west side next to (the road located between the Coverdell Legisla- have a parking issue, contact the House of Rep- the curb on the right. Please use cross walks to tive Office Building). Reserved parking for legisla- resentatives Office or the Secretary of Senate- Of walk to the Capitol. tors is located on the basement level, first level fice. The Coverdell Legislative Office Building can and second level of the South Parking Deck. One be accessed from the South Parking Deck via a Personal Legislative Aides Parking permit/hangtag (which is non-transferable) is is- bridge located on the fourth level. Personal aides working for a House or Senate sued to each legislator for use in the vehicle using member may receive a parking permit during the Legislator Spouse Parking legislative session for a cost of $60. Due to limited parking space during the legisla- Payment is made to the GBA tive session, parking permits are not provided A letter or e-mail ([email protected]) must be Parking Office at a cost of $30 for to spouses of Legislators. Public parking is avail- sent by the House or Senate member to the GBA an annual permit expiring on Dec. able at Steve Polk on MLK Jr. Drive, Pete Hackney Parking Office including the name, office address 31 of each year and $10 for a three- at the corner of Decatur Street and Jesse Hill Jr. and office phone where the intern/aide will work month (legislative session) permit Drive, or the Capitol Lot across the street from on Capitol Hill. expiring March 31. the State Capitol building for a daily fee. Prepaid Parking Parking Permit/Hangtag Prepaid parking may be provided at the GBA parking office for Pete Hackney if the daily rate Parking permits/hangtags must be visible on the is paid within 48 hours of the event. Refunds will vehicle dash or the rearview mirror at all times not be provided. while parked to identify the responsible person for the vehicle. Permission cannot be granted for Freight Depot Event Parking (after 5 p.m.) someone else to park in the legislator’s parking Legislators may park free at the 90 Central Parking area without a permit being displayed. Facility off Central Avenue adjacent to the Freight Depot after 5 p.m. for any event at the Freight Visitor Parking Depot. A Legislator’s parking hangtag card will Parking for visitors and private contractors to the provide entry through the electronic gate arm at Capitol is available at Steve Polk on MLK Jr. Drive, the parking facility. The building access card can Pete Hackney at the corner of Decatur Street and also be used for pedestrian entry at the access Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, or the Capitol Lot across the gate nearest the Freight Depot. Please remember street from the State Capitol building for a daily cars parked illegally at or around the Depot are fee. subject to being towed. 5 EVENTS ON CAPITOL HILL Use of State Capitol The interior public areas located on the second floor in the South Wing and Rotunda are avail- able for events.