Issue Sheet ATH2025-182
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City of Smyrna Issue Sheet File Number: ATH2025-182 A Max Bacon City Hall 2800 King Street Smyrna, GA 30080 1 2 9 7 Agenda Date: 11/17/2025 In Control: City Council File Type: Authorization Agenda Section: Consent Agenda Department: Economic Development Agenda Title: Authorization to approve Subrecipient Agreement with The Trust for Public Land for the HUD Community Project Grant – Riverland Smyrna Bridge, and authorize the Mayor to sign and execute all documents Citywide ISSUE AND BACKGROUND: On March 2, 2023, the City of Smyrna received a $900,000 award from HUD for its project entitled “Chattahoochee RiverLands – Bike/Pedestrian Bridge Feasibility Study,” for which the City proposed to explore the most feasible bridge location to connect regional greenway trail systems across the Chattahoochee River in Atlanta and Smyrna, Georgia in partnership with the Trust for Public Land (“TPL”). For this project, TPL will coordinate targeted stakeholder engagement on both sides of the Chattahoochee, focusing on the communities immediately adjacent to the proposed bridge. Stakeholders include the cities of Smyrna, Atlanta and Mableton; Cobb County and Fulton County; : The Chattahoochee Working Group; Groundwork Atlanta; Proctor Creek Stewardship Council; the Chattahoochee Brick Company Memorial; Greenspace; and Park Board; Riverwalk Atlanta; Atlanta Neighborhood Planning Units D and G; Atlanta Councilpersons; City of Atlanta Mayor; Mableton Improvement Coalition; Fulton Industrial Boulevard CID; Cobb County Commissioners; and others. This will include regular updates to these organizations, stakeholder meetings and coordination, solicitation of input from key decision makers, and obtaining confirmation of support for the proposed process and project design as it evolves. TPL will also assist the City of Smyrna in developing the request for proposals, soliciting proposals, and selecting a design firm. TPL will work with the selected consultant to develop a public engagement strategy and work with stakeholders to coordinate outreach. For these services, the City will allocate a portion of the HUD grant to the TPL as subrecipient, with a total award in the amount not to exceed $70,000.00. RECOMMENDATION / REQUESTED ACTION: Staff recommends the authorization to approve Subrecipient Agreement with The Trust for Public Land for the HUD Community Project Grant – Riverland Smyrna Bridge, and authorize the Mayor to sign and execute all documents