Monday, June 8, 2020 Hiawassee Downtown Development Authority Meeting Agenda/Minutes

Hiawassee Downtown Development Authority

Meeting Agenda

 

            Date:               Monday, June 8, 2020

            Time:              3:00 PM

            Location:         Hiawassee City Hall

                                    50 River Street, Hiawassee, GA  30546

1. Call to order

1. Welcome Rob Sollie

• Approval minutes of May 11, 2020

1. Treasurers report

1. Directors Update

1. Old Business
   1. Stabilization Grant of $67,050 Update
   2. Business Plan/ARC Grant of $500,000 Update
   3. Mural Update
   4. Bank Account Update – United 

• New Business
  1. Officer – Secretary/Treasurer
  2. Name Change – Paris Pavilion to Paris Plaza
  3. First Friday Committee Update
     1. Budget
     2. Activities
  4. Hamilton Gardens Committee Update
     1. Budget
     2. Silent Auction

• Music

1. New Project – Safety Vest Distribution
2. Façade Grant Program
   1. Committee

VII.      Open Discussion

• Executive Session

1. Adjourn

Hiawassee Downtown Development Authority June 8, 2020 Minutes

Present: Herbert Bruce, Liz Ordiales, Alec Therrel, Margaret Oliver, Tamela Cooper, Lindie Wright, and Rob Sollie.

Absent: all present

Staff: Denise McKay, Marta Izquierdo

Minutes:

The June 8, 2020, Downtown Development Authority (DDA) meeting was called to order at 3:00 PM by Chairperson Herbert Bruce.

Rob Sollie from Trailful Outdoor Company was welcomed to his first official DDA meeting.

A motion to adopt the final minutes for the May 11, 2020 meeting was made by Alec Therrel and seconded by Tamela Cooper, motion carried unanimously.

Changes to the Agenda was made by Denise McKay for a donation box at Mayor’s Park under VII. New Business item G.

Treasurers report – Denise McKay reported the Downtown Development Authority has $20,000 at this time, donated by the City of Hiawassee. The bank account will be set up with United Community Bank.

Denise McKay gave Directors Update – The $500,000.00 ARC Grant is almost completed. This application is due by the middle of June 2020. Eight solid partnerships have been obtained with private parties.

Old Business:

The grant for $67,050.00 to stabilize the buildings at “Paris Plaza” has been submitted. An announcement on the update will be made soon.

The Mural is confirmed to begin in July 2020.
Thank you to Corrina Luckenbach for the first painted mural at “Paris Plaza”. 

New Business:

Margaret Oliver volunteered to serve as the Secretary/Treasurer for the DDA.
A motion to adapt Margaret Oliver as the DDA Secretary/Treasurer was made by Alec Therrel, and seconded by Tamela Cooper, motion carried unanimously.

Approved

Approved

Paris Pavilion, a recommendation was made to change the name from “Paris Pavilion” to “Paris Plaza” as Paris Pavilion is used at Hamilton Gardens as a memorial for Dick Paris.

The motion to accept the name change to “Paris Plaza” was made by Margaret Oliver and seconded by Tamela Cooper, motion carried unanimously.

“1st Friday Night Market” will start on August 7, 2020, after business hours of 5:00 to 10:00 PM. It will run from August through November 2020. The Night Market will include crafts, open-air markets/vendors, music, art, yoga, games for families/friends, and food trucks. There will be a $50.00 Vendor fee which will include a 10 X 10 tent. Vendors are to bring their own table with an elegant presentation. The DDA will provide advertisements. The budget for this project will be $3000.00.
A motion to adopt the $3000.00 budget was made by Rob Sollie and seconded by Alec Therrel, motion carried unanimously.

The “Hamilton Gardens Dinner” will be held on October 17, 2020, as the first fundraiser. It will include an upscaled catered sit-down dinner with music and a silent auction at Hamilton Gardens. The cost will be $50.00 per person. The DDA will provide advertisements. The budget for this project will be $3000.00.

A motion to adopt the $3000.00 budget was made by Rob Sollie and seconded by Tamela Cooper, motion carried unanimously.

The Façade Grant Program will provide help for businesses to improve the exterior of their storefronts. Liz Ordiales has volunteered to research this project with a presentation to be ready for the Board by October to discuss adopting a façade grant program.

The Safety Vest Project is on hold and will be discussed in the future.

A donation box was discussed for Mayor’s Park. The purpose of the box is to collect donations from citizens using the “Mayor’s Park” Parking Lot. Denise McKay will search for a mailbox and Alec Therrel will donate the graphics.

Motion to adjourn was made by Alec Therrel, seconded by Margaret Oliver, motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 3:45PM.