At our most recent meeting, my colleagues voted for a second time to accept the recommendation of the City Manager and appoint Destination Must Visit Tourism Alliance, Incorporated as the City’s DMO.

There have been additional developments with the Georgia Hotel & Lodging Association, as well as the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. You can learn more here.

We’re back from a six-week break and picking up where we left off. The contract for the new Destination Marketing Organization is on Monday’s agenda. Learn more about what’s in it and catch up on what’s happened since the last meeting at City Hall.

Read GHLA’s complaint here and learn more about their concerns about the company selected to serve as our new DMO.

Here’s your chance to see the winning bids from the RFP for DMO services.

We have a LOT on Monday’s agenda, and there’s plenty you need to know. This is our last meeting before August — please come to city hall in person or watch online if you aren’t able to attend. This is your money and your government!

Monday night is our second and final public hearing before adopting the FY 2026-27 budget. There is also consideration of a vacation rental ordinance and an ordinance regarding Destination Marketing Organizations. Learn more here!

This Monday’s meeting includes a public hearing on our FY2026-27 budget. Your voice matters!

We’re also considering a fire safety initiative funded by your Community Enhancement dollars, and a proposed ordinance I have serious concerns about. There’s been a revised version of that ordinance as of 7:29 pm Sunday night, and I want you to know what changed and what didn't. Learn more here.

Learn more about some of the issues we’ll be addressing at the May 4th meeting.

Monday night's meeting includes votes on changes to the City's purchasing policy and City Charter that would significantly expand the City Manager's contracting authority and reduce public oversight of how tax dollars are spent. Council will also take up a proposed consent agenda policy that could make it harder to pull items for separate discussion, and a zoning ordinance that could legalize some short-term rentals in College Park for the first time. Read on for what you need to know before the meeting. Hope to see you there!

Monday’s agenda includes decisions about how our how hotel-motel tax funds are being used, the expansion of our Redevelopment Area and more. Here’s what you need to know before the meeting.

A proposal on this agenda could give a single councilmember the power to block access to city reserves, even in an emergency. Another could allow fines to stack in a way that puts small businesses at real risk of closure. Take a closer look at what’s being considered and what it could mean for our community.

Big conversations often start with small actions. Here’s a preview of what’s coming up at our meeting tomorrow night and why it deserves your attention. Hope you can join us!

Register for Mayor Bianca’s Public Safety Porch Talk

We’ve got budget amendments on the agenda along with several other items that warrant your attention. There are spending updates as well - you can see how the math has been mathing.

Learn more about how your tax dollars are being spent.

Learn more about what we’ll be considering at our February 2nd meeting here!