Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Call to Order 7:30pm. President’s Introduction.
2024 Steering Committee: Transportation Committee Chair Confirmation – Sam Lawrence. Sam was confirmed without any opposition. Thanks for stepping up for the neighborhood! Nomination for Economic Committe Chair – Jimmy Cusicanqui. The vote on Jimmy’s confirmation will happen at the next meeting.
2025 Steering Committee Nomination Form: Open Now Until End of October Meeting. 2025 is a GPNA Bylaws Update Year! Anyone interested in getting involved or with questions can reach out to president@gpna.org.
Grant Park Gathering: Mezcalito’s – Tuesday October 1, 6:00pm-8:00pm. All neighbors are welcome!
Sunburst Delivery Volunteer: Thanks to Brad Thompson for 3 years of help! He delivered hundreds of sunbursts around our community. If anyone is interested in fulfilling this role in the upcoming year, please reach out to president@gpna.org.
Treasure’s Update: Monthly Income Statement & Balance Sheet.
Item One – Public Safety: APD Zone 6 & Fire Station 10 Update – Sergeant Commerse joined on behalf of APD Zone 6. He pulled crime trends for the neighborhood, and we’re down 40% this 30-day period compared to the previous. In the last 30 days, there were more car break-ins. As far as residential burglaries, we had 1 last month and 0 this month. There have been no violent crimes/crimes against persons in these last 30 days. A neighbor brought up a concern about 42 Bar & Grill. There was an incident on Sunday late afternoon that the patrons of the bar leave but hang out on the street partying. Please always call Zone 6 with noise complaints and disturbances.
Sgt. Commerce can be reached at Cdcommerse@atlantaga.gov or 470-985-8267.
Committee Updates – Business as usual with no major updates to report.
Item Two – Transportation Committee Updates: Atlanta Streets Alive – Upcoming dates October 20 and November 17, along the route from Gordon White Park to Grant Park (along Georgia Avenue). Event time: 1:00pm-5:00pm. Street Closure: 11:00am-6:00pm.
Item Three – Land Use & Zoning (LUZ): Potential Master Plan Concept – Call for Volunteers; This is an opportunity for people to help shape what Grant Park could look like in the coming decades. Anyone interested in looking into this idea or initiating research can contact luz@gpna.org. This would be through the lens of Zoning 2.0 and addressing infill for the neighborhood and empty parcels.
Community Items
Remediation Project off of United Avenue – A townhall will take place 9/29 at 4pm at the Ormewood Church off of 1071 Delaware Ave. Anyone interested in getting involved can reach out to Steve Carr at 678-886-8666.
Community Member Update, Landfill on the other side of the BeltLine.
Approval of the August Minutes. New Business. Adjournment – 8:30pm.
