City of Sugar Hill Downtown Development Authority (DDA)

Meeting Minutes

Meeting Date January 20, 2004

Meeting Time 6:30 PM

Meeting Location Conference room adjacent to Community Center

Meeting Notices Flyers placed on the doors of City Hall and the Community Center

Ad board at Alton Tucker Boulevard and Peachtree Industrial Boulevard Notification was sent to the local newspapers

Date Minutes Approved _____________________

Secretary Signature _______________________________________

DDA members present at the meeting:

[ x ] Councilman, Nick Thompson

[ x ] Chairman, Robert Kaufman

[ ] Vice-Chairman, Lloyd Griffith

[ x ] Treasurer, Allen Jorgensen

[ x ] Secretary, Michele Sniegowski

[ x ] Dawn Gober

[ x ] Jeff Fain

The meeting was called to order at 6:30 PM and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Unfinished Business

Agenda A motion was made to approve the meeting agenda. Motion passed unanimously.

Previous Minutes The minutes from the previous meeting were not available for approval.

Other None

Citizen and Guest Comments

There were two guests that attended the meeting.

New Business

• Welcome new members, introductions, confirm roster/contact information.

There were two new members in attendance, Allen Jorgensen and Jeff Fain. Introductions were made and contact information updated.

• Appoint new officers.

The appointment of new officers was discussed. A motion was made to temporarily table the discussion until the other agenda items were complete or until Councilman Nick Thompson had to leave to attend another meeting. The item was repositioned on the agenda to follow item 7. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.

• Discuss DDA 2004 Agenda (Goals and Objectives).

Discussion of 2004 Agenda/Goals and Objectives ensued. Each DDA member was asked to identify a goal. Aesthetics, acquisition, grant money, district overlay and overview were a few of the goals that were discussed. There was discussion about coming up with a slogan for the city… “Come home to the sweet life” was offered as a slogan. No decision was made regarding a slogan.

• Discuss Attendance policy.

A lengthy discussion was held about implementing an attendance policy.

1. The meetings are mandatory.

2. A work session will be held on the first (1^st) Tuesday of every month.

3. The Official DDA meeting will be held on the third (3^rd) Tuesday of every month.

4. Two (2) absences are allowed per quarter.

5. If a meeting is missed it is the DDA member’s responsibility to find out what they missed and be prepared for the next work session or meeting.

6. Excessive absences will be reviewed by the DDA Officers.

• Update on Grant applications.

Harmit Bedi gave a brief overview of the “T” Grant and ARC Livable Centers Initiative grants. These grants were applied for in October of 2003. The City of Sugar Hill should hear if the grants will be awarded to the City within the next two (2) to three (3) months.

• Discuss DDA mailer/questionnaire in City Gas Bill.

Due to time constraints this item will be taken offline by Michele Sniegowski and Robert Kaufman.

• Discuss work session, Meeting and planning schedules for February and March.

Due to time constraints this item was tabled until the next meeting.

• Appoint new Officers.

Nominations were made and seconded by members of the DDA, the results are as follows:

Chairman Robert Kaufman

Vice Chairman Lloyd Griffith

Treasurer Allen Jorgensen

Secretary Michele Sniegowski

Additionally, Dawn Gober was appointed Director of Community Affairs. All positions were agreed upon unanimously.

Executive session entered at 8:45 PM.

Adjournment

A motion to adjourn was made to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.

Meeting adjourned at 9:00 PM.