H DOwNTOWN DEVELOPMENT LOGANVILLE *** AUTHORITY EST. 1887 Minutes ofthe Loganville Downtown Development Authority Regular Meeting January 16, 2025, 6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers 4303 Lawrenceville Road Attendance: Directors Present: Other Present: Dana Russell Mayor Skip Baliles Jamie Dempsey City Atty Paul Rosenthal Brax Roberts IV Mike Lee Tara Argo Directors Not Present: Iranetta Willis Jamie Towler 1. Call to order - Chairman Russell at 6:32 Pm 2. Roll Call = Dana Russell, Jamie Dempsey, Brax Roberts IV, Tara Argo, and Mike Lee present. 3. Adoption of Agenda - Dana Russell made a motion to adopt the agenda with an addition under New Business of GMA dues. Jamie Dempsey made a motion to approve the agenda and Brax Roberts seconded, the motion was approved 5-0. 4. Approval of Minutes - Brax Roberts made a motion to approve minutes from December 3, 2024 and Tara Argo seconded. The motion was approved 5-0. 5. Treasurers report = Presented by Tara Argo. The balance was the same with no transactions for the month. 6. Old Business a. Business cards and name badges = Jamie Dempsey updated that they are here and distributed cards at the meeting. b. Website update - Jamie Dempsey updated and states he is still working with Kyle in the city. C. Work plan review - Chairman Russell went through a quick update and review. d. 254 Main Street project - Chairman Russell presented the RFQ and Timeline for the RFQ to the board. There was discussion among the board and questions to the city attorney which were answered. Jamie Dempsey made a motion to approve the RFQ and have it published by the city manager with Brax Roberts seconding. The motion was approved 5-0. 7. New Business a. Caboose Donation - Chairman Russell advised that there was a gentleman who wanted to donate a caboose to the DDA. A discussion was had about the cost to inspect and move the caboose and what it was to be used for. After discussion, a motion was made by Jamie Dempsey to contact the gentleman and see ifthe caboose could be sold and the proceeds donated to the DDA. Brax Roberts seconded the motion, and it passed 5-0. Brax Roberts and Jamie Dempsey will contact the gentleman. b. The Dues for the Georgia Downtown Association are due. Mike Lee made a motion to pay the bill and Brax Roberts seconded. The motion passed 5-0. 8. Public Comment = Councilwoman Melanie Long suggested that we should film the meetings and put them on YouTube. She advised that the city had agreed to fund and do this. Chairman Dana Russell said he would handle getting this done, with all board members agreeing. A gentleman in the audience (unidentified) stated that agendas should be more informative and given out at the meeting. Chairman Russell advised that he would handle this. 9. Adjourn -Mike Lee made a motion to adjourn and it was approved 5-0. Adjourned at 7:35pm. - 3 0 o Arh MA u S Dana Russell, Chairman 9 ee, Seéretary M