Call to Order – 7:30 p.m.
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
Local Business Directory:
www.gpna.org/directory/partners