We hope to see you at the meeting tonight!

Welcome! Housekeeping and Meeting Conduct

Welcome to the January 2017 general membership 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 the C5 gate located at the southeast corner of the Cherokee Av. parking lots.
To be eligible to vote, you must attend one (1) GPNA meeting, register, 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.
Please reserve your comments not directly related to the agenda items for Open Floor.
Please take all side conversations 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.

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 new members: profession; hobby; burning question?
·       Elected Officials Update (if any are present)
·       Grant Park Parent Network Update (on table?) – Holly Wilhelm
·       Grant Park Conservancy
·       2017 Action Items
·       2017 Proposed Budget
Vice-President
·       Please check in. Please sign in if you’re a new member.
·       Committee Sign-up Sheet; Committee Chair contact info on left
Secretary – November and December Minutes
Treasurer – GPNA is a 501(c)(3). All donations are tax deductible!
·       Report of 2016 GPNA donations and accomplishments
Committee Reports
Public Safety
·       Public officials/neighborhood update
o   Zone 6 APD update
o   Zone 6 Community Prosecutor: Keith Lamar, [email protected], 404 612-7012
o   Neighborhood Watch Update
Economic Development

Now in charge of Sunbursts

Fundraising – No Report
Homes & History

Historic Design Regulation Rewrite Update
Tip of the Month
New Certificates of Appropriateness (COAs)

Land Use and Zoning

Hot Chocolate 15k/5k Road Closures 01/22/2017, ~7:20 to 10:00 a.m.

Philanthropic – No Report
Technology

Sign up at gpna.org and follow us on Facebook (info below)
Kroger Rewards & Amazon Smile

New Business/Open Floor
Adjourn – 8:30pm

Upcoming GPNA Meetings:

Technology Committee: Tuesday, ?, 8pm, Dakota Blue
Joint NPU-W & GPNA Public Safety Committees: Wed, 01/??/2017, 6:30pm, ?????
Land Use & Zoning (including Transit & Transportation) Committee: Thursday, 01/??/2017, 7:00pm, Zoo Atlanta, ARC Bldg, Tech Lab
GPNA General Monthly Membership Meeting: 02/21/2017, 7:30pm, Zoo Atlanta, ARC Bldg., Coca-Cola World Studio
Homes & History Committee: Monday, 01/??/2017, 7pm, Atlanta Preservation Center

Upcoming NPU-W Meetings (@Village Church of East Atlanta)

Joint NPU-W & GPNA Public Safety Committees: Wed, 01/25/2017, 6:30pm
NPU-W Transportation Committee: Wed, 01/25/2017, 6:30pm
NPU-W General Meeting: Wednesday, 01/25/2017, 7:30pm

General Info:

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 Word format documents to [email protected]
Sunburst for your home: $75.00 | Purchase: 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