Mayor & Commission Meetings
Regular MeetingAthens-Clarke County, GA · May 4, 2023
Minutes
Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County
Mayor and Commission Meeting Minutes
Meeting Name: Mayor & Commission Retreat
Meeting Date: May 4, 2023
Meeting Called to Order: 1:10 p.m.
Location: Snipes Water Resource Center
Virtual? ☐ Yes / ☒ No Public Input Requested or Received? ☐ Yes / ☒ No
Commission Attendees:
☒Kelly Girtz ☒Allison Wright2 ☒Carol Myers
☒Patrick Davenport1 ☒Dexter Fisher ☒Ovita Thornton
☒Melissa Link ☒Jesse Houle ☐Mike Hamby
☒Tiffany Taylor ☒John Culpepper
Items Discussed:
1. ARPA Financial Status Update
2. Behavioral Health
a. Advantage Behavioral Recommendations
3. Workforce Development Revisit of CDO
a. Chamber of Commerce community process
4. Affordable Housing Update
5. Homelessness Update
6. Youth Development and Violence Prevention
7. Next Steps / Adjourn
Motion to Adjourn Made by: Commissioner Fisher
Motion Seconded by: Commissioner Culpepper
Results: Unanimous approval
1 2
Arrived at 1:15 p.m. Arrived at 1:24 p.m.
Meeting Adjourned at: 4:16 p.m.
Agenda
Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County
Mayor & Commission Retreat
Snipes Water Resource Center
Thursday, May 4, 2023 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
1:00pm – 1:15pm ARPA Financial Status Update Blaine Williams
ACCGov Manager
1:15pm – 1:45pm Behavioral Health
Advantage Behavioral Recommendations Tammy Conlin
ABH Executive Director
1:45pm – 2:15pm Workforce Development Revisit of CDO
Chamber of Commerce community process David Bradley
AACOC Exec. Dir.
2:15pm – 2:45pm Affordable Housing Update Niki Jones
ACCGov Asst. Mgr.
2:45pm – 3:15pm Homelessness Update Niki Jones
3:15pm – 3:45pm Youth Development/Violence Prevention Blaine Williams
3:45pm - 4:00pm Next Steps / Adjourn Kelly Girtz
ACCGov Mayor
Note: The M&C Retreat is open to the public; however, public comments are not
received unless the Mayor requests that an individual provides information to the
M&C.
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