The Atlantic City Council has a full slate of action items on their agenda for their 5:30-p.m. meeting at City Hall, on Wed., May 5th. That includes a Mayoral Proclamation that May 2nd through the 9th is Professional Municipal Clerks Week, in Atlantic, as a means of honoring their “Precise organization, record and book-keeping skills,” which without, “The City as a business organization could not function.”

The Council will act on the following orders pertaining to upcoming special events:

• An Order to close 6th Street, from Chestnut to Poplar, every Thursday evening from 3-until 6:45-p.m., from June 6th through Sept. 30th, for Produce in the Park.
• An Order to close 4th Street, from Chestnut to Walnut Street, on July 17th, from 7-a.m. until Midnight, for SHIFT ATL’s Farm-to-Table Fundraiser.

The Council will then hold a Public Hearing on the sale of City-owned real estate at 211 W. 6th Street, as discussed in past council meetings. The hearing will be followed by a Resolution calling for the lot to be sold to Jeff Pross, for the sum of $1.00, with the provision he must build and occupy a home valued at $100,000 or more. The Council will also review and act on a recommendation with regard to a bid on City-owned properties at 204 W. 3rd, 202 W. 3rd and 211 Locust Street.

Chuck Templeman has proposed purchasing the lots for $4,810, which is the assessed value, and for the purpose of building a garage estimated to cost $10,000. Templeman owns 209 Locust Street, which is a rental house located to the north of the aforementioned lots. In addition, the Council will review and act on a recommendation for a bid of $650 for City-owned property at 611 Linn Street. The bid from James Hemphill is considerably less than the assessed value ($8,300). Hemphill wants to merge the lot with his property to the north. City Administrator John Lund says he cannot recommend the Council approve the bid, because a $100,000 home is not planned for the proposed lot. Lund says because of that, the policy would require $8,300 for the transaction.

The Council will act on setting a Public Hearing for May 19th, to amend the FY 2021 Budget, and they’ll hold the third and final readings of Ordinances pertaining to the timeframe and removal of snow and vehicles from sidewalks and streets. If approved, the Ordinances as written would reduce from 72-hours to 24-hours following the conclusion of a snow event, to clear sidewalks, and remove vehicles so the plows may clear the streets more effectively.