Call to Order–7:30pm.
President’s Introduction. Transportation Committee Chair Nomination of James Austin – Voting will take place during the January meeting. Bylaws Update Year (2025) – Reach out to incoming President Robert Selby at treasurer@gpna.org if interested in helping out with the 2025 Bylaws Committee. In the new year, his email will be president@gpna.org.
Treasure’s Update: Monthly Income Statement & Balance Sheet. The 2025 budget is in preliminary planning stages. If there’s anything neighbors want to accomplish project-wise through GPNA in the new year, we’d love to hear from you. Email treasurer@gpna.org.
Public Official Update: Shad Rembert joined on behalf of Council Member Winston’s office. South Boulevard Complete Streets – No change in the timeline. Still looking at construction groundbreaking in spring 2025. A couple weeks ago, Winston was re-elected to the Community Development & Human Services. He’ll serve another term there in addition to his work on the Board of Invest Atlanta and Atlanta BeltLine. If any neighbors have questions during the holiday season, please email.
Item One – Public Safety – APD Zone 6 & Fire Station 10 Update: Last month, neighbors voted to gift three $50 gift cards for Station 10 to provide dinner for the different crews. Those have been delivered. Lt. Jared Watkins joined to provide updates that are consistent with the last updates. We are still seeing property crimes around high-traffic areas and have made two arrests for individuals breaking into vehicles. Zone 6 is still down from crime compared to last year. He can be reached at jwatkins@atlantaga.gov with any questions. Next Zone 6 Leaders Meeting – January 8. Crime is down all over the city. Zone 6 has been doing a 4-day work week, so more officers have more time off.
Item Two – Land Use & Zoning (LUZ) – Committee Updates: Yesterday’s planning meeting (12/16) introduced the comprehensive transportation plan ATL DOT is planning on. The next Zoning 2.0 meeting is January 13th. More information about the zoning drafts and meeting registration can be found at atlzoning.com.
Community Items
NPU-W Updates: Zoning 2.0 and the CDP are the big items that will continue into next year. There will be no changes in leadership next year, except the open Vice Chair. Anyone interested in learning more can email Sky Hassan at luz@gpna.org.
Environmental & Community Updates (Steve Carr).
Approval of the November Minutes. New Business.
Adjournment – 8:30pm.
