SR234: SR234 Park Place Operations Inc.; honor

This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia Senate recognizing Park Place Operations Inc., formerly known as Parking Company of America, on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. The company was founded in Atlanta in 1974 and has been led by the Chavez Family since its start. The resolution recounts the company's history, including its long-running management of parking at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport between 1980 and 2009, its growth into a multi-state parking operator, and its charitable partnerships with groups such as the Atlanta Women's Foundation and the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. It does not change any Georgia law. It formally resolves that the Senate celebrates the company's anniversary and directs the Secretary of the Senate to give the company a copy of the resolution.

• Formally states that the Senate celebrates Park Place Operations Inc.'s 50th anniversary and honors its contributions to Atlanta and Georgia.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Park Place Operations Inc.
• Creates no new law, funding, penalty, or regulatory change; it is a ceremonial recognition only.

Park Place Operations Inc. and its leadership, the Chavez Family, are the direct subject of the honor. The resolution also references the company's roughly 1,000-plus employees and its nonprofit partners, including the Atlanta Women's Foundation and the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

The resolution has no legal effect on Georgians generally; it is a symbolic honor. Its practical outcome is that the Senate publicly recognizes the company's 50-year history in Atlanta and its role in local employment and charitable work, and the company receives an official copy as a keepsake.

• The whereas clauses describe the company's founding in 1974, its leadership by the Chavez Family, and its growth to operate parking assets in 15 states.
• The whereas clauses note the company's 1980-2009 role managing 30,000 parking spaces and up to 7 million transactions annually at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
• The first resolving clause states that the Senate celebrates the company's 50th anniversary and honors its contributions to Atlanta and Georgia.
• The second resolving clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to the company.

1. 2025-02-21Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2025-02-20Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Jason Esteves (D, SD-035)Primary sponsor
• Sonya Halpern (D, SD-039)
• Sally Harrell (D, SD-040)
• RaShaun Kemp (D, SD-038)
• Elena Parent (D, SD-044)
• Nan Orrock (D, SD-036)

• ceremonial resolution
• Atlanta business history
• parking industry
• Georgia Senate honors