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We hope to see you tonight!
Welcome! Housekeeping and Meeting Conduct
- Welcome to the general membership monthly meeting of the Grant Park Neighborhood Association (GPNA). The GPNA meets the third Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. in the Coca-Cola World Studio of the Activity Resource Center (ARC) building in Zoo Atlanta. Enter through gate C5 located at the southeast corner of the Cherokee Av. parking lots.
- Please turn all cell phones to off or at least vibrate.
- To be eligible to vote, you must attend one (1) GPNA meeting, register in the membership rolls, be 18 years or older, and reside or work in a business located in the official boundaries of the Grant Park neighborhood. You are then eligible to vote from your second meeting forward as long as you remain a resident or business employee. All neighbors that are eligible to vote can also make motions or second them.
- We loosely or informally follow Robert’s Rules of Order for our proceedings in order to keep discussions moving along in the interest of valuing everyone’s time.
- Please DO NOT arbitrarily interject comments or questions aloud. Instead, please wait to be recognized of your entitlement to the floor before speaking to the membership. And then ask/make one, and only one, question/comment before allowing others to have a turn. We practice discussions in this meeting, NOT conversations.
- Please reserve your comments not directly related to the agenda items for Open Floor.
- Please take all side conversations all the way into the lobby and close the doors behind you.
- Please use the acronym sheet and neighborhood map provided on the lobby tables to follow along with the discussions.
Call to Order – 7:30 p.m.
Officer Reports
President
- Welcome and thanks again to Zoo Atlanta for the use of their space!
- Please read/review the Housekeeping and Meeting Conduct points above.
- Welcome to new members: Name, Street and profession; hobby; burning question?
- Elected Officials’ SHORT Update (if any are present)
- Grant Park Conservancy (www.GPConservancy.org)
- Grant Park Parent Network Update – Holly Wilhelm (www.GrantParkParents.org)
- Grant Park Schools
- Grant Park Neighborhood’s Park Happenings
- 2017 Grant Park Farmers Market – Every Sunday, 9a – 1p, April – December
- 2017 Grant Park Criterium – 08/19 – www.grantparkcriterium.com
- 2017 Summer Shade Festival – 08/26 & 27 – www.summershadefestival.org
- House in the Park, September 3rd, 12 – 8 pm
- Historic Oakland Cemetery
- Sunday in the Park, October 1st, 12 – 6 p.m
- Capturing the Spirit of Oakland Halloween Tours, October 20 – 28, 5:30 – 10:30 p.m
Vice-President
- Please check in. Please sign in if you’re a new member
- Committee Sign-up Sheet; (Sub-) Committee Chair contact information is on left margin
- GPNA Monthly meeting reminder signs & Spread the word
Secretary
- April, May, June and July Minutes (approval vote toward the end of the meeting)
Treasurer
- Report
- The GPNA is a IRS recognized 501(c)(3) organization. All donations are tax deductible!
Committee Reports
Public Safety
- Public officials/neighborhood update
- Zone 6 APD updateR Zone 6 Community Prosecutor: Keith Lamar, (404) 612-7012,
- Neighborhood Watch Update
- House in the Park traffic alert, September 3rd, noon to 8 pm.
- Citizens’ CourtWatch Annual Training is being held this Saturday, August 19 from 10-2. Register at :http://CourtWatchAnnualTrainingAugust.eventbrite.com
Philanthropic
- Nicholas House – Norma Nyhoff
- GPNA Annual Sponsorship Nicholas House Adopt-a-Room
Technology
- Sign up at gpna.org and follow us on Facebook (info below)
- Kroger Rewards & Amazon Smile
Economic Development
- Grant Park Gathering Update
- Now in charge of Sunbursts – Order one today and have it by Friday!
Fundraising
- Sponsorship Package update. Businesses, please become a sponsor! Contact fundraising@gpna.org for more information.
- Mothball 2017 set for 11/11/2017 at the GP Rec center. Volunteers need to contact Nikkia or Homer Hammonds at Mothball@GPNA.org
Homes & History
- Committee meeting time change
- Design regulations update
- Preservation tip of the month
Land Use and Zoning (including Transportation and Transit)
- Downtown Atlanta Master Plan: Greg Giuffrida, Memorial Drive Corridor Executive
- Z-17-052: Corner of Elloise and Killian RG2 to MR3
- Z-17-056: 701 Memorial Drive Rezoning parcel from unbuildable R5 to R-4B (Not in SPI-22)
- Z-17-53: 385 Grant Circle – Down Zoning from Industrial to Mixed Use Townhomes I1 to MR4-A
- Z-17-032: 350 Memorial Drive , Rezoning of SPI-22 from Sub Area 1 to Sub Area 2
Minutes Approval Vote
New Business/Open Floor
Adjourn – 8:30pm
Upcoming GPNA Meetings:
- Joint NPU-W & GPNA Public Safety Committees: Every Fourth Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Village Church of East Atlanta
- Technology Committee: Every Fourth Tuesday, 8:00 p.m., 393 Ormond St.
- Land Use & Zoning (including Transit & Transportation) Committee: Every First Thursday, 7:00 p.m., Zoo Atlanta, ARC Building, Tech Lab
- Homes & History Committee: Every 4th Monday, 7:00 p.m., Atlanta Preservation Center
- GPNA General Monthly Membership Meeting: Every Third Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Zoo Atlanta, ARC Building, Coca-Cola World Studio
Upcoming NPU-W Meetings (@Village Church of East Atlanta)
- Joint NPU-W & GPNA Public Safety Committees: Every Fourth Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Village Church of East Atlanta
- NPU-W Transportation Committee: Every Fourth Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Village Church of East Atlanta
- NPU-W General Meeting: Every Fourth Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Village Church of East Atlanta
General Info:
- If You See Something, Say Something™: When contacting police: Dial 911 FIRST; call the Zone 6 precinct second at 404-371-5002.
- To report City service related issues, dial 311.
- Help fund Grant Park Security Patrol (GPSP) patrol hours: www.grantparksecuritypatrol.org
- Submit articles for publication in The Porch Press: eMail MS Word format documents to GPEditor@ThePorchPress.com
- Get a sunburst for your home: $75.00 | Purchase at www.gpna.org/sunburst
- Like us on Facebook (QR Code); Twitter @GrantParkGPNA
- Create account at www.gpna.org to receive neighborhood news and security alerts
- Local Business Directory: www.gpna.org/directory/partners
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