GPNA MEETING AGENDA

HOUSEKEEPING & MEETING CONDUCT

·         Welcome to the March 2015 meeting of the Grant Park Neighborhood Association (GPNA). The GPNA meets the third Tuesday of every month at 7:30 pm in the Coca-Cola World Studio of the Activity Resource Center (ARC) building at Zoo Atlanta. Enter through the C5 gate located at the SE corner of the Cherokee Ave parking lots for Zoo Atlanta.
·         To be eligible to vote, you must attend one (1) GPNA meeting, register, be 18 years or older, and reside in Grant Park. You are then eligible to vote from your second meeting forward as long as you remain a resident. All neighbors eligible to vote can make motions and second them.
·         Please: reserve comments not directly related to the agenda items for Open Floor, take conversations into the lobby, and utilize the acronym sheet/map to follow along effectively.
·         Let neighbors know you’re at this meeting by checking in to: FourSquare, Facebook, etc.
 
CALL TO ORDER – 7:30PM         

OFFICER REPORTS
President        
·         Thanks to Zoo Atlanta for the use of their space!
·         Welcome new members: profession; hobby; burning question?
·         Education: Elayna Wilson: ANCS
·         Grant Park Conservancy Update
·         GPPN Update
·         Oakland Cemetery: Mary Woodlan
·         David Mitchell: Erskine Fountain
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
·         No Minutes
Treasurer – No Report
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
·         Trestletree Good Neighbor Agreement

·         Committee Update
Economic Development
·         Grant Park Gathering: Marc h 26, 6-8pm, Ziba’s Bistro
·         SEABA: 03/19/15 Luncheon 12-1pm Zoo Atlanta Marvin Arrington; Soiree, 5:30 to 7:15 Six Feet Under
Land Use and Zoning
·         Grant/Ormond Redevelopment
·         Cherokee Lots
Transportation
·         Committee membership
Historic
·        Tip of the month
·        New Certificates of Appropriateness (COAs)
Fundraising
·        Abbi Rabeneck: Tour of Homes
·        2015 Sponsorship
Technology – No report

NEW BUSINESS/OPEN FLOOR

ADJORN - 8:30PM


UPCOMING MEETINGS:

• ·        Tour of Homes Committee: Wednesday, 03/18/15, 7pm, Ziba’s Bistro
• ·        Philanthropic Committee: Thursday, 03/19/15, 7pm, Georgia Hill Center
• ·        Economic Development & Fundraising: Monday, 03/23/15, 7pm, TBD
• ·        Technology Committee: Monday, 03/23/15, 8pm, Dakota Blue
• ·        Public Safety Committee: Wednesday, 03/25/15, 6:30pm, Eastside UMC Church
• ·        NPU-W Meeting: Wednesday, 03/25/15, 7:30pm, Eastside UMC Church
• ·        Transportation Committee: Thursday, 04/02/15, 6:30pm, Zoo Atlanta, ARC Bldg, T Lab
• ·        Land Use & Zoning Committee: Thursday, 04/02/15, 7:30pm, Zoo Atlanta, ARC Bldg, T Lab
• ·        Historic Committee: Monday, 04/20/15, 7pm, Atlanta Preservation Center
• ·        GPNA: 04/21/15, 7:30pm, Zoo Atlanta ARC Bldg, Coca-Cola World Studio

 
 
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.

• ·        Join the Grant Park Security Patrol (GPSP) and help fund patrol hours: www.grantparksecuritypatrol.org

·        Submit articles for publication in The Porch Press | Email Word format documents to [email protected] or call 678.849.7307. 

• ·        Tax deductible Sunburst for your home: $50.00 | 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

 
 
Grant Park Neighborhood Association’s Mission:
Preserving History. Embracing Diversity. Building Community.
 

WELCOME

HOUSEKEEPING & MEETING CONDUCT

·         Welcome to the March 2015 meeting of the Grant Park Neighborhood Association (GPNA). The GPNA meets the third Tuesday of every month at 7:30 pm in the Coca-Cola World Studio of the Activity Resource Center (ARC) building at Zoo Atlanta. Enter through the C5 gate located at the SE corner of the Cherokee Ave parking lots for Zoo Atlanta.
·         To be eligible to vote, you must attend one (1) GPNA meeting, register, be 18 years or older, and reside in Grant Park. You are then eligible to vote from your second meeting forward as long as you remain a resident. All neighbors eligible to vote can make motions and second them.
·         Please: reserve comments not directly related to the agenda items for Open Floor, take conversations into the lobby, and utilize the acronym sheet/map to follow along effectively.
·         Let neighbors know you’re at this meeting by checking in to: FourSquare, Facebook, etc.
 
CALL TO ORDER – 7:30PM         

OFFICER REPORTS

President        
·         Thanks to Zoo Atlanta for the use of their space!
·         Welcome new members: profession; hobby; burning question?
·         Education: Elayna Wilson: ANCS
·         Grant Park Conservancy Update
·         GPPN Update
·         Oakland Cemetery: Mary Woodlan
·         David Mitchell: Erskine Fountain
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
·         No Minutes
Treasurer – No Report
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
·         Trestletree Good Neighbor Agreement

·         Committee Update
Economic Development
·         Grant Park Gathering: Marc h 26, 6-8pm, Ziba’s Bistro
·         SEABA: 03/19/15 Luncheon 12-1pm Zoo Atlanta Marvin Arrington; Soiree, 5:30 to 7:15 Six Feet Under
Land Use and Zoning
·         Grant/Ormond Redevelopment
·         Cherokee Lots
Transportation
·         Committee membership
Historic

• Tip of the month
• New Certificates of Appropriateness (COAs)

Fundraising

• Abbi Rabeneck: Tour of Homes
• 2015 Sponsorship

Technology – No report
     NEW BUSINESS/OPEN FLOOR

ADJOURN – 8:30PM

 
UPCOMING MEETINGS:

• Tour of Homes Committee: Wednesday, 03/18/15, 7pm, Ziba’s Bistro
• Philanthropic Committee: Thursday, 03/19/15, 7pm, Georgia Hill Center
• Economic Development & Fundraising: Monday, 03/23/15, 7pm, TBD
• Technology Committee: Monday, 03/23/15, 8pm, Dakota Blue
• Public Safety Committee: Wednesday, 03/25/15, 6:30pm, Eastside UMC Church
• NPU-W Meeting: Wednesday, 03/25/15, 7:30pm, Eastside UMC Church
• Transportation Committee: Thursday, 04/02/15, 6:30pm, Zoo Atlanta, ARC Bldg, T Lab
• Land Use & Zoning Committee: Thursday, 04/02/15, 7:30pm, Zoo Atlanta, ARC Bldg, T Lab
• Historic Committee: Monday, 04/20/15, 7pm, Atlanta Preservation Center
• GPNA: 04/21/15, 7:30pm, Zoo Atlanta ARC Bldg, Coca-Cola World Studio

 
 
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.

• Join the Grant Park Security Patrol (GPSP) and help fund patrol hours: www.grantparksecuritypatrol.org

·         Submit articles for publication in The Porch Press | Email Word format documents to [email protected] or call 678.849.7307. 

• Tax deductible Sunburst for your home: $50.00 | 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

 
 
Grant Park Neighborhood Association’s Mission:
Preserving History. Embracing Diversity. Building Community.