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Jan. 31 2021 CCDR

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October 25th CCDR / Winslow

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2021 CCDR / WINSLOW September 30

April 30th CCDR

Cleta's Campaign Contrbutions Form 07.01.2020

As of August 9, 2021, Cleta Winslow did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

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COVID

City Budget

Housing & Urban Development

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Atlanta Intown Paper

As a city council member, she supported building a $90 million police and firefighter training facility on 85 acres of the Old Atlanta Prison Farm that the city previously set aside as greenspace. The facility, nicknamed "Cop City" by activists, is widely opposed by residents, businesses and environmental nonprofits.

As a city council member, she voted for requiring full-time police patrols at Atlanta parks.

As a city council member, she voted against withholding $73 million of the Atlanta Police Department's budget until Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms' office had drafted "a plan to reinvent the culture of policing in the city."

- As a city council member, she supported building a $90 million police and firefighter training facility on 85 acres of the Old Atlanta Prison Farm that the city previously set aside as greenspace. The facility, nicknamed "Cop City" by activists, is widely opposed by residents, businesses and environmental nonprofits.
- As a city council member, she voted for requiring full-time police patrols at Atlanta parks.
- As a city council member, she voted against withholding $73 million of the Atlanta Police Department's budget until Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms' office had drafted "a plan to reinvent the culture of policing in the city."

Public Safety

Transportation & Infrastructure

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WSBTV

In the past three elections, she was caught using taxpayer money for her campaign. In the past election, she spent more than $5000 to print and distribute a campaign newsletter. She also paid homeless people $5 per hour to wear campaign t-shirts while picking up trash and handing out campaign flyers. She paid three separate fines to the ethics board, totaling $6,500 and settled one other violation without a fine.

In 2014, she repeatedly used taxpayer money to purchase gas without listing mileage or explaining the purchases. She said, "I have my staff when we go out and do cleanups, you know? I put some gas in their cars because a lot of times, we're using two cars." She gave no justifications for about two-thirds of her gas expenses from September of 2012 to November of 2013.

In 2013, she was arrested for driving under the influence and committing several traffic violations. She plead guilty to the DUI charge and was sentenced to community service and a fine of $700. She said she was "moving ahead in a positive direction" and made "changes in her lifestyle."

- In the past three elections, she was caught using taxpayer money for her campaign. In the past election, she spent more than $5000 to print and distribute a campaign newsletter. She also paid homeless people $5 per hour to wear campaign t-shirts while picking up trash and handing out campaign flyers. She paid three separate fines to the ethics board, totaling $6,500 and settled one other violation without a fine.
- In 2014, she repeatedly used taxpayer money to purchase gas without listing mileage or explaining the purchases. She said, "I have my staff when we go out and do cleanups, you know? I put some gas in their cars because a lot of times, we're using two cars." She gave no justifications for about two-thirds of her gas expenses from September of 2012 to November of 2013.
- In 2013, she was arrested for driving under the influence and committing several traffic violations. She plead guilty to the DUI charge and was sentenced to community service and a fine of $700. She said she was "moving ahead in a positive direction" and made "changes in her lifestyle."

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Cleta Winslow

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DEBORAH WILLIAMS

Reporter Newspapers

Wants to "\[e\]ducate tax payers [sic] on the benefits and how to transition to 100 renewable energy by 2035" to combat climate change.

Plans to provide trash removal from the streets and put trash cans in all communities in the district.

- Wants to "\[e\]ducate tax payers [sic] on the benefits and how to transition to 100 renewable energy by 2035" to combat climate change. 
- Plans to provide trash removal from the streets and put trash cans in all communities in the district.

As of August 12, 2021, DeBorah Williams did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

Supports Keisha Lance Bottoms' One Atlanta: Housing Affordability Action Plan for housing.

- Supports Keisha Lance Bottoms' One Atlanta: Housing Affordability Action Plan for housing.

Wants to enforce the mandatory minimum three strikes out policy and prevent alcohol from being sold "on every corner in our community."

- Wants to enforce the mandatory minimum three strikes out policy and prevent alcohol from being sold "on every corner in our community."

Said that transit on the Atlanta BeltLine corridor will not be a top priority and she would not work to fast track it.

Wants to work with Georgia Power and the Department of Transportation to repair all street lighting and with the Sanitation Department to cut tree limbs that hang over sidewalks.

Plans to fix or add new services to bridges, highways, sidewalks, railroad tracks and potholes.

- Said that transit on the Atlanta BeltLine corridor will not be a top priority and she would not work to fast track it. 
- Wants to work with Georgia Power and the Department of Transportation to repair all street lighting and with the Sanitation Department to cut tree limbs that hang over sidewalks. 
- Plans to fix or add new services to bridges, highways, sidewalks, railroad tracks and potholes.

DeBorah Williams

jan312021

4.30.21CCDR

Sept302021CCDR

6.30.21report

Plans to "ensure the fair and equitable treatment and inclusion of communities in the planning and implementation of projects."

Wants to promote "initiatives and policies that reverse decades of flooding and environmental degradation caused by unchecked development and makes the City of Atlanta more resilient to the effects of climate change."

Supports switching the City of Atlanta vehicle fleet to electric vehicles.

Wants to expand the city's 100% renewable energy standard to include transportation.

- Plans to "ensure the fair and equitable treatment and inclusion of communities in the planning and implementation of projects."
- Wants to promote "initiatives and policies that reverse decades of flooding and environmental degradation caused by unchecked development and makes the City of Atlanta more resilient to the effects of climate change."
- Supports switching the City of Atlanta vehicle fleet to electric vehicles.
- Wants to expand the city's 100% renewable energy standard to include transportation.

Wants to partner with Atlanta Public Schools to set up free health clinics in high-need communities at schools.

- Wants to partner with Atlanta Public Schools to set up free health clinics in high-need communities at schools.

Supports a participatory budgeting process for some funds allocated to the district.

Believes the city's sales tax is regressive and "places an unnecessary burden on low income residents."

- Supports a participatory budgeting process for some funds allocated to the district.
- Believes the city's sales tax is regressive and "places an unnecessary burden on low income residents."

Supports increasing funding for safe housing and supportive programs for trans and gender nonconforming individuals experiencing homelessness.

Plans to invest more funding for land banks and community land trusts to stabilize property costs and promote economic diversity, and to expand Invest Atlanta's home down payment assistance program.

Wants to work with "county-level partners to develop new property tax exemptions for cost-burdened property owners."

Supports partnering with developers to create artist-in-residence programs, offering free or reduced-cost living for artists to live and work in certain areas of the city.

- Supports increasing funding for safe housing and supportive programs for trans and gender nonconforming individuals experiencing homelessness.
- Plans to invest more funding for land banks and community land trusts to stabilize property costs and promote economic diversity, and to expand Invest Atlanta's home down payment assistance program.
- Wants to work with "county-level partners to develop new property tax exemptions for cost-burdened property owners."
- Supports partnering with developers to create artist-in-residence programs, offering free or reduced-cost living for artists to live and work in certain areas of the city.

Supports fully funding Atlanta’s Policing Alternatives and Diversion (PAD) Initiative and investing in "wraparound services centered on social work, community organizing and economic development."

Plans to reopen and "properly resource recreation centers, providing at-risk youth with vocational, recreational, and learning opportunities that focus on behavioral intervention and promotes personal growth and social development."

Wants to require more street patrols and programs encouraging residency in policed communities.

Believes "that public safety shouldn't be completely centered around policing."

- Supports fully funding Atlanta’s Policing Alternatives and Diversion (PAD) Initiative and investing in "wraparound services centered on social work, community organizing and economic development."
- Plans to reopen and "properly resource recreation centers, providing at-risk youth with vocational, recreational, and learning opportunities that focus on behavioral intervention and promotes personal growth and social development."
- Wants to require more street patrols and programs encouraging residency in policed communities.
- Believes "that public safety shouldn't be completely centered around policing."

Supports the construction of the BeltLine Rail and Vision Zero.

Plans to expand Atlanta's pedestrian, bicycle and wheelchair infrastructure and "commit the city to invest in fixing the backlog of sidewalk repairs while investing in new pedestrian infrastructure."

Promises to "immediately use District 4 discretionary funds to deliver" the installation of traffic-calming devices, decreasing the number of signatures needed to petition for street and sidewalk maintenance and reducing speed limits city-wide to 25 miles per hour.

- Supports the construction of the BeltLine Rail and Vision Zero.
- Plans to expand Atlanta's pedestrian, bicycle and wheelchair infrastructure and "commit the city to invest in fixing the backlog of sidewalk repairs while investing in new pedestrian infrastructure."
- Promises to "immediately use District 4 discretionary funds to deliver" the installation of traffic-calming devices, decreasing the number of signatures needed to petition for street and sidewalk maintenance and reducing speed limits city-wide to 25 miles per hour.

Plans to change zoning ordinances  to remove parking minimums,  "which encourage automobile-centric development patterns."

Supports changing zoning ordinances to allow for more development of affordable housing that is between "low density, single-family detached homes ... and giant 500-unit, multi-family complexes."

Promises to adopt "mandatory inclusionary zoning practices for transactions involving the sale or transfer of publicly-owned property."

- Plans to change zoning ordinances  to remove parking minimums,  "which encourage automobile-centric development patterns."
- Supports changing zoning ordinances to allow for more development of affordable housing that is between "low density, single-family detached homes ... and giant 500-unit, multi-family complexes."
- Promises to adopt "mandatory inclusionary zoning practices for transactions involving the sale or transfer of publicly-owned property."

Supports maintaining "an independent ethics board which defends values like integrity and accountability through an active and robust oversight process."

Plans to publicize his district office's spending reports and will encourage other Atlanta officials to do the same and have more transparent data on city officials' campaign contributions and spending.

Wants to create a uniform code of ethics and invest in additional training, resources and professional development opportunities for city employees.

Supports improving city government transparency through live-streaming meetings online, increasing communication about when government meetings are taking place, and exploring options on child care and transportation services for residents who attend.

- Supports maintaining "an independent ethics board which defends values like integrity and accountability through an active and robust oversight process."
- Plans to publicize his district office's spending reports and will encourage other Atlanta officials to do the same and have more transparent data on city officials' campaign contributions and spending.
- Wants to create a uniform code of ethics and invest in additional training, resources and professional development opportunities for city employees.
- Supports improving city government transparency through live-streaming meetings online, increasing communication about when government meetings are taking place, and exploring options on child care and transportation services for residents who attend.

Jason Dozier

CCDR April 30, 2021

kimscottatl@gmail.com

CCDR September 2021

Wants to "advocate for minority, black and women-owned business to participate in all new developments that receive tax incentives or procured through the City of Atlanta."

Supports creating Career Access Pathway Partnerships with local businesses and developing a local jobs hiring program within a 2-5 mile radius of any new development in the district.

Plans to develop a "community plan to address neighborhood blight and code enforcement."

- Wants to "advocate for minority, black and women-owned business to participate in all new developments that receive tax incentives or procured through the City of Atlanta."
- Supports creating Career Access Pathway Partnerships with local businesses and developing a local jobs hiring program within a 2-5 mile radius of any new development in the district.
- Plans to develop a "community plan to address neighborhood blight and code enforcement."

As of August 9, 2021, Kim Scott’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports building more affordable housing in the area and adding "more workforce housing incentives so that our working class can live in the communities where they work."

Wants to "develop a City of Atlanta housing affordability plan that's based on all ages, demographics \[and\] income levels, including the unsheltered population."

- Supports building more affordable housing in the area and adding "more workforce housing incentives so that our working class can live in the communities where they work."
- Wants to "develop a City of Atlanta housing affordability plan that's based on all ages, demographics \[and\] income levels, including the unsheltered population."

Plans to invest in neighborhood safety patrols and community policing programs.

Supports funding more after school, mentorship and internship programs and using city-owned spaces to host such programs to "break the school to prison pipeline."

Plans to add more surveillance cameras and to "strengthen code enforcement.

- Plans to invest in neighborhood safety patrols and community policing programs.
- Supports funding more after school, mentorship and internship programs and using city-owned spaces to host such programs to "break the school to prison pipeline."
- Plans to add more surveillance cameras and to "strengthen code enforcement.

Supports providing "safe and accessible sidewalks, functional street lighting, drivable streets and accessible broadband."

- Supports providing "safe and accessible sidewalks, functional street lighting, drivable streets and accessible broadband."

Kim Scott

September 30th 

October 25th 

June 30th filing

Friends of Larry B. Carter II June30, 2021 amended 

Plans to "\[strengthen\] community benefit agreements and \[facilitate\] better relationships between the community and developers."

- Plans to "\[strengthen\] community benefit agreements and \[facilitate\] better relationships between the community and developers."

Said, "I believe keeping people informed of how they can best stay safe is one of the key factors ... I will also advocate for the support of small businesses hit hardest by COVID-19 \[and make\] sure PPE and other supplies are available to keep everyone safe and healthy."

- Said, "I believe keeping people informed of how they can best stay safe is one of the key factors ... I will also advocate for the support of small businesses hit hardest by COVID-19 \[and make\] sure PPE and other supplies are available to keep everyone safe and healthy."

Plans to ask for more public comment on budget spending.

- Plans to ask for more public comment on budget spending.
- Promises to "look for areas of waste."

Said he "believes housing is a human right."

Plans to "expand homestead exemptions, leverage publicly owned land for housing, combat involuntary displacement and address the city's HOPWA program deficiencies."

Wants to use MARTA parking lots and surrounding areas to create mixed-use development.

- Said he "believes housing is a human right."
- Plans to "expand homestead exemptions, leverage publicly owned land for housing, combat involuntary displacement and address the city's HOPWA program deficiencies."
- Wants to use MARTA parking lots and surrounding areas to create mixed-use development.

Supports expanding At-Promise Youth Centers and community-based crime reduction programs.

Supports funding the Police Alternatives and Diversion Program and Community Court.

- Supports expanding At-Promise Youth Centers and community-based crime reduction programs.
- Supports funding the Police Alternatives and Diversion Program and Community Court.

Supports installing more street lighting, sidewalks, speed tables and bike lanes.

Wants to expand MARTA and offer heavy rail, light rail and rapid bussing.

Said, "We have to start focusing on sustainable energy. Our current power grid may not be able to handle the expected increase in population."

- Supports installing more street lighting, sidewalks, speed tables and bike lanes.
- Wants to expand MARTA and offer heavy rail, light rail and rapid bussing.
- Said, "We have to start focusing on sustainable energy. Our current power grid may not be able to handle the expected increase in population."

Said, "I think we can create density zones throughout the city and strategically remove the single family zoning from density zones as they are being built."

- Said, "I think we can create density zones throughout the city and strategically remove the single family zoning from density zones as they are being built."

Promises to host a quarterly town hall and inform citizens on how the district's budget is being spent using the city website.

- Promises to host a quarterly town hall and inform citizens on how the district's budget is being spent using the city website.

Larry B. Carter, II

Atlanta DSA

RA 063021 A

APRIL 30, 2021 CCDR

RA 093021

Plans to launch a mass education campaign on maintaining a clean community.

Supports making Internet available for all and creating a District 4 stipend program.

Wants to research the possibility of renting city property to local businesses and provide greater education on trade skill programs available in the city.

- Plans to launch a mass education campaign on maintaining a clean community.
- Supports making Internet available for all and creating a District 4 stipend program.
- Wants to research the possibility of renting city property to local businesses and provide greater education on trade skill programs available in the city.

Supports providing "\[f\]ree and accessible PPE for all, such as masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, etc."

Plans to use mobile vaccination stations to improve vaccine availability in underserved communities.

- Supports providing "\[f\]ree and accessible PPE for all, such as masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, etc."
- Plans to use mobile vaccination stations to improve vaccine availability in underserved communities.

Supports fines on investor-owned properties that are vacant and/or undeveloped for two or more years. Money from the fines would be used to provide technical assistance for other development projects, fund existing homeless shelters, create new low-income housing and provide rental assistance.

Plans to "\[a\]llocate funding to nonprofits and community organizations to create permanent housing for the unhoused."

Wants to raise the real estate transfer tax from 0.1% to 4% and use the money to provide rent relief for underserved communities.

Supports freezing property taxes for individual homeowners who make less than $65,000 a year and live in a neighborhood where property taxes have risen 10% or more for three years in a row.

Against "development projects that require an excess amount of public financing, such as The Gulch and \[wants to\] direct those funds towards transit and public housing development."

- Supports fines on investor-owned properties that are vacant and/or undeveloped for two or more years. Money from the fines would be used to provide technical assistance for other development projects, fund existing homeless shelters, create new low-income housing and provide rental assistance.
- Plans to "\[a\]llocate funding to nonprofits and community organizations to create permanent housing for the unhoused."
- Wants to raise the real estate transfer tax from 0.1% to 4% and use the money to provide rent relief for underserved communities.
- Supports freezing property taxes for individual homeowners who make less than $65,000 a year and live in a neighborhood where property taxes have risen 10% or more for three years in a row.
- Against "development projects that require an excess amount of public financing, such as The Gulch and \[wants to\] direct those funds towards transit and public housing development."

Plans to require that the Atlanta Housing Authority (AHA) "release inventory of undeveloped land and former housing developments within a year of them becoming available and work ... to find new ways to provide housing to the un-housed."

Supports the creation of a task force partnered with the AHA to evaluate how feasible of municipal housing plans are.

Wants to increase housing for formerly incarcerated people and remove barriers to housing, like background checks.

Plans to implement standard moratoriums on evictions during times of an economic, social or health crisis.

- Plans to require that the Atlanta Housing Authority (AHA) "release inventory of undeveloped land and former housing developments within a year of them becoming available and work ... to find new ways to provide housing to the un-housed."
- Supports the creation of a task force partnered with the AHA to evaluate how feasible of municipal housing plans are.
- Wants to increase housing for formerly incarcerated people and remove barriers to housing, like background checks.
- Plans to implement standard moratoriums on evictions during times of an economic, social or health crisis.

Wants to remove the Atlanta Police Department's authority to evict people.

Supports closing the Atlanta City Detention Center, ending qualified immunity and banning the use of military grade equipment during public protests.

Plans to establish a one-strike policy for officers who have reports of violent misconduct, including domestic violence.

Supports requiring de-escalation training and mental health screenings for officers and establishing mandatory attendance at a certain number of community events.

- Wants to remove the Atlanta Police Department's authority to evict people.
- Supports closing the Atlanta City Detention Center, ending qualified immunity and banning the use of military grade equipment during public protests.
- Plans to establish a one-strike policy for officers who have reports of violent misconduct, including domestic violence.
- Supports requiring de-escalation training and mental health screenings for officers and establishing mandatory attendance at a certain number of community events.

Supports the installation of traffic-calming devices and reducing the number of signatures needed to petition for street and sidewalk maintenance.

Plans to hire more tree professionals that can identify dead or dying trees that could cause property damage and/or block roadways.

Wants to install more trash cans at MARTA bus stations.

Plans to start a "jobs program that recruits from within the district to help rebuild our infrastructure: providing jobs, income stability and a living wage."

Supports changing building codes to ban natural gas hookups for all new buildings.

- Supports the installation of traffic-calming devices and reducing the number of signatures needed to petition for street and sidewalk maintenance.
- Plans to hire more tree professionals that can identify dead or dying trees that could cause property damage and/or block roadways.
- Wants to install more trash cans at MARTA bus stations.
- Plans to start a "jobs program that recruits from within the district to help rebuild our infrastructure: providing jobs, income stability and a living wage."
- Supports changing building codes to ban natural gas hookups for all new buildings.

Plans to establish a zoning rule for any development of rental or single family properties that at least 30% of units have to qualify for affordable housing.

Supports the creation of a public website listing current zoning information, upcoming development projects, deed restrictions, Special Use permits, etc.

- Plans to establish a zoning rule for any development of rental or single family properties that at least 30% of units have to qualify for affordable housing.
- Supports the creation of a public website listing current zoning information, upcoming development projects, deed restrictions, Special Use permits, etc.

Plans to publish a public office spending breakdown.

Supports requiring that elected officials be removed from office after a certain number of ethics violations and "hold\[ing\] city council members accountable if they violate campaign finance regulations after a certain amount of times."

- Plans to publish a public office spending breakdown.
- Supports requiring that elected officials be removed from office after a certain number of ethics violations and "hold\[ing\] city council members accountable if they violate campaign finance regulations after a certain amount of times."

Rogelio Arcila

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