The Atlantic City Council has a busy agenda for their first meeting of the new year, Wednesday. First-up, the Council will hold a Public Hearing on the status of the City’s Facade Improvement Project. City Administrator John Lund notes a municipality “Cannot accept $411,110 in money from the Federal Government and not expect red tape to be a part of the bargain.” The hearing will satisfy the CDBG (Grant) requirements. Afterward, the Council will receive a presentation from CADCO Executive Director Jenn McEntaffer and Atlantic Area Executive Chamber Director Bailey Smith, with regard to a marketing video commissioned for the City, entitled “What you see is what you get.”

A report will also be received from Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department Director Bryant Rasmussen, highlighting some of the key department accomplishments over the past year, and goals for 2021. The Council will then act on approving/renewing Mutual Aid agreements for fire protection services with the Cities of Marne and Lewis. The specific agreement is renewed every five years, and ensures that if either department is in need, the other department will aid with the equipment and personnel.

In other business, the Council is expected to:

• Act on passing a Resolution approving the transfer of funds for the second quarter of the Fiscal year 2020-2021. The City routinely transfers money between its 67 separate funds, as a budget component. It reconciles accurate cost-accounting with the desire to create transparency on what is being spent in each of the fund line items.
• The Atlantic City Council is also expected to act on approving an order making First Whitney Bank as the City’s official Bank, and act on the approval of designating the Atlantic News Telegraph as the legal publication for 2021.

The meeting in the Council’s Chambers at City Hall, begins 5:30 p.m., Wednesday.