JOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT LOGANVILLE EST.1887 AUTHORITY Loganville Downtown Development Authority, Minutes Called Meeting @6:30 p.m. Meeting Date: Thursday, October 17, 2024 Council Chambers/City Hall Attendance: Directors Present: Dana Russell Jamie Dempsey Brax Roberts IV Mike Lee Tara Argo Directors Not Present: Jamie Towler Iranetta Willis 1. Call to Order Chairman Dana Russell made a call to order at 6:30 pm with a quorum of members present. 2.Approval of Agenda Director Mike Lee made. a motion to approve the agenda, Director Brax Roberts seconded the motion. The motion passed with all members voting in favor. 3.Approval ofLast Meeting Minutes September 19th meeting minutes were brought to be approved by the board. They were approved by the board. Motion to Approve was made by Brax Roberts and seconded by Jamie Dempsey. 4.Old Business a. Name Tags i. Name tags have been designed and made by director Jamie Dempsey and is getting the check tonight to finalize the order. They costed $100 less that budgeted amount. b.Website Design i. The DDA website is still ongoing with Kyle at city hall. They have agreed to add a page onto the city website. c.S Strategic Planning. i. New goals and objectives were brought before the board. They are as followed. DDAGoals a and Objectives o Goals Loganville Stimulate and sustain responsible economic development within Downtown Collaborate with businesses, citizens, and civic entities in order to brand, revitalize and promote the downtown district as a destination for both healthy business and residential use- a place to live, work, shop, invest, and play Assist the CIty inredeveloping properties within the district in accordance with Make the DDA a community liaison for economic development initiatives Ensure business owners and aspiring business owners are aware of the DDA mission (technical support for local business development) Ensure business owners and aspiring business owners are aware ofavailable loan and grant programs (technical support for local business development) Improve attractiveness of existing downtown buildings and infrastructure City designs and vision throughout the downtown district programmatic community improvement projects) Objectives and' Tasks Increase DDA board members' knowledge ofdowntown development processes, methodologies, approaches, strategies, and tactics. Take: advantage of all appropriate individual and group training opportunities Visit at least three cities with strong downtown development programs and active Assist the City in redeveloping properties within the district in Prepare the. Authority to support the City in redevelopment of City owned Review possibility of acquiring privately owned property within the district for Make the DDA a community liaisonfor economic development Investigate the costs and benefits of pursuing "Georgia Main Street" designation DAsi in the next year accordance with City designs and vision property redevelopment Prepare a FY 2026 budget request to the City ofLoganville initiatives within the district Complete 2025 strategic plan for the City ofLoganville Describe and document liaison roles Host a Morning Mingle Develop a fundraising plan Hire full or part time staff the DDA mission Redevelop website Identify and document resources for business consulting and financing Ensure business owners and aspiring business owners are aware of Define the "value proposition" of the DDA Produce DDA information/contact card Develop and produce a downtown newsletter Develop a social media presence Purchase business cards and name badges available loan and grant programs Add loan information to website Add loan information to information/contact card Plan and carry out after hours event for business owners within the district. Ensure business owners and aspiring business owners are aware of Communicate at after) hours event Improve attractiveness ofexisting downtown buildings and infrastructure Develop a main street lighting grant program Develop a main street artwork grant program Increase downtown business traffic Develop a marketing and engagement plan d.Develop a Marketing & Engagement Plan The Board developed and brought before the DDA a sheet with our future work plan. As a group we went through and placed a timeframe on each task and a persons name besides each task tol help insure it will get done and in a timely manner. Below was the best way to present the objective, estimate completion date, task, high or low priority, & person in-charge. 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Deveiopa wains street artwork grany / iche engagement - 5.New Business 254 Main Street Director Dana Russell brought before the board the great news that the city had given the DDA the responsibility of finding a suitable plan & future developer for the property of 254 Main Street. When this taski is complete it will then be brought before the city council for the final approval and sale to said developer. The board began thet task of where to start. Vision must come first we all agreed. Director Brax Roberts agreed to place a recommendation box on Main Street during Fall Fest 2024. Director Dana Russell agreed to look into the cost to geta a professional strategic survey oft the property. The council discussed what is the correct way to go about this project to save: money but do this right fort the city and our community. This discussion was discussed fora approximately 45 minuets and tabled for our next meeting. 6. Adjourn Amotion was made to adjourn at 8:08 pm by Director Brax Roberts. Seconded by Tara Argo. All members voted unanimously to adjourn. Aas - f Dana Russell, Chairman Brax Roberts, Secretary SEAL 1985