MLPA Annual Meeting

  • 10 Nov 2025
  • 7:00 PM
  • Hillside, Inc.


Annual Meeting


Please join us for this year's MLPA Annual Meeting. Your input and participation are invaluable to our community!

DATE:

  • Monday, November 10, 2025

LOCATION:

  • Hillside, Inc - Monroe Building (arrival instructions below)
  • Situated between Courtenay Dr and Monroe Dr, Hillside has been in the neighborhood since 1926 and is one of Atlanta's oldest nonprofit organizations (founded in 1888), offering a continuum of residential and community-based services for children and adolescents struggling with emotional and behavioral challenges

TIME: 

  • Doors open at 6:30pm 
    • Mingle with some light snacks and refreshments
  • Tour Hillside at 6:30pm
    • For those interested in a tour of Hillside's beautiful 14-acre campus just before the annual meeting, please arrive by 6:30pm. The tour will start in front of the Monroe building and will take approximately 20 minutes.
  • Meeting starts promptly at 7:00pm

ARRIVAL INSTRUCTIONS:

  • Please arrive at Hillside’s Monroe Entrance: 1301 Monroe Dr NE (Intersection of Monroe and Worchester Dr)
  • Park in any available parking spot
  • Make your way to the Monroe Building (look for MLPA board members and signage for the training room entrance)
  • Below is a map of Hillside’s Campus (see areas in red)
  • If you are lost, call our Hillside contact (Gabriella) at 602-527-2193

AGENDA:

Arrival & Informal Discussions (6:30-7:00pm)

  • Informal meet and greet with light snacks and refreshments

MLPA Board Updates (7:00-7:20pm)

  • Recap 2025 Accomplishments
  • Highlight Focus Areas for 2026

Elected Official Updates (7:20-8:00pm)

  • Alex Wan (City Council Member)
  • Matt Westmoreland (City Council Member)
  • Dana Barrett (Fulton County Commission)
  • Michelle Spears (Dekalb County Commission)
  • Stacey Evans (State House Rep)
  • Saira Draper (State House Rep; tentative)
  • Elena Parent (State Senate)
  • Ken Zeff (Atlanta School Board)
  • Atlanta Police Department (Zones 2 and 6)
  • Atlanta Fire & Rescue Department

Zoning Variance Request (8:00-8:10pm)

    2026 MLPA Board Slate Approval (8:10-8:15pm)

    MLPA By-Law Changes Approval (8:15-8:20pm)

    Q&A (8:20-8:30pm)

      We hope to see you there! Only members may vote. 

      2026 By-Law Changes

      The following by-law change (in red) will also be voted on by the membership:

      Article III – Directors

      D. The Board of Directors shall establish Committees of the Board which shall include Public Safety (changed from Security), Zoning, Membership, Communications and other committees as deemed necessary.