August Board Meeting Agenda
Metro South CIB BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
August 9th, 2023 at 10:30 AM
Joel Gross, Chair; Melinda Bray, Director; Wayne Smith, Vice Chair; Beverly Dabney, Director; Rob Roark, Treasurer; Hobson Milner, Director; Fabrizio Garcia, Director; Larry Kaiser, Executive Director; John Kranjc, Executive Director Emeritus/Secretary
Others attending:
1. Review and Approval of the Minutes from the previous Board Meeting
Motion: To Approve the Minutes from the previous Board Meeting held on June 14th, 2023
Motion By:
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Any Other Discussion:
Vote:
2. Review and Approval of the Treasurer’s Report for Previous Month(s)
Motion: To Approve the Treasurer’s Reports for April-May-June-July 2023
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Any Other Discussion:
Vote:
3. Motion
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Vote:
4. Motion
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5. Motion
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Vote:
No Other Items Requiring a Vote of the Board for the Month
Items Reviewed in Wed Zoom Calls
1. Woodstock Code Updates – continued encampments and trash/vehicles on the road;
crime associated with encampments for years; county must resolve
2. “Small Area Study” request sent to Commissioner Terry –
Fayetteville/Woodstock/Fleetwood/Constitution area
3. Norfolk Southern request to close Henrico Rd for track repairs – DeKalb did not allow
due to Cedar Rd closure
4. MSCID SPLOST Priority list sent to Commissioners; CID board sent list
5. Old McDonough pavement (abandoned section) repairs completed by DeKalb PW
6. Working with Pelton and SPLOST program to have signs installed on one way of
Continental and International – Do Not Block Driveway. Contractor has yet to issue a
date to begin Continental Way work – pending
7. Officer Daniel’s continues to issue tickets on Continental Way and Woodstock; cars
towed on Woodstock
8. No resolution to PILOT R/W negotiations
9. Vandalism to DeKalb and City of Atlanta police vehicles at City of Atlanta training
center; DeKalb was withdrawn its officers
10.DA Boston – DeKalb has chosen not to charge the eco-terrorist with any crimes –
Champion News Article
11.Design-Build contractor selected by BOC on 6/26 for Cedar Grove Bridge Replacement
– CW Matthews Construction; completion by July 2024 per county (LKK questions
schedule)
12.Roundabout R/W negotiations to commence this Fall by DeKalb
13.2023 Tax Digest
Any additional New or Old Business Items for Review by the Board of Directors
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June Board Meeting Agenda
Metro South CID BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
June 14th , 2023 at 10:30 AM
Attendee’s:
___ Joel Gross, Chair ___ Melinda Bray, Director
___ Wayne Smith, Vice Chair ___ Beverly Dabney, Director
___ Rob Roark, Treasurer ___ Hobson Milner, Director
___ Fabrizio Garcia, Director ___ Larry Kaiser, Executive Director
___ John Kranjc, Executive Director Emeritus/Secretary
Others attending:
1. Review and Approval of the Minutes from the previous Board Meeting
Motion: To Approve the Minutes from the previous Board Meeting held on February 8th, 2023
Motion By:
Motion Seconded By:
Any Other Discussion:
Vote:
2. Review and Approval of the Treasurer’s Report for Previous Month(s)
Motion: To Approve the Treasurer’s Reports for February, March, April and May 2023
Motion By:
Motion Seconded By:
Any Other Discussion:
Vote:
3. 2023 Millage Rate
Motion: To approve 5 mil rate MSCID Assessment for 2023
Motion By:
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Any Other Discussion:
Vote:
4. CID Bookkeeping
Motion: To approve using On Call Accounting to prepare all necessary financial statements
from 2019 to the present and continue using them for remainder of 2023 (details and costs to
be reviewed)
Motion By:
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Any Other Discussion:
Vote:
5. MSCID 2022 Audit
Motion: To use Russell Goldman to conduct 2022 audit upon completion of work by On Call
Accounting for $7,500
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Any Other Discussion:
Vote:
No Other Items Requiring a Vote of the Board for the Month
Items Reviewed in Wed Zoom Calls
1. “Small Area Study” request to DeKalb – Fayetteville/Woodstock/Fleetwood/Constitution area
2. Preparation of SPLOST list for BOC consideration Nov referendum
3. Discussion of schedule and budget for;
(a) ARC grant for roundabout planning study
(b) US DOT federal grant planning study grant award of $460,000 – $115,000 local share (20%
match) with total planning study amount of $515,000
4. Whitehall article
5. Trees Atlanta and Moreland tree placement back on schedule for late 2023 plantings
6. Met 2 owners on-site at roundabout project to discuss project – both are agreeable to negotiate
7. Need MOA with county to allow the CID to manage and oversee the US DOT RCE (Railroad
Elimination Crossing) planning study.
8. TFORCE agreed to a $25k contribution to the signal at Bailey. Asked for CID membership also –
pending from their Montreal corporate office
9. GDOT denial of funding additional signage and striping at driveways when Continental and
International become one-way roads; asked County to push for the request or install/stripe by county
10. Tire and trash dumping significant district-wide– asked Sanitation dept. to assist/partner
11. Eco-terrorists remain on the DeKalb/City of Atlanta property
12. Request DeKalb BOC approval of Freight Cluster Plan – need county to adopt
13. STG (formerly XPO) leaving Conley location
14. GDOT has not closed on the PILOT land acquisitions as of 6/1/2023
15. South River Forest Trail Plan – discussion of MSCID support and specific wording to be addressed
16. Continental Way road blockages continue to occur
Any additional New or Old Business Items for Review by the Board of Directors
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Next Meeting:
Metro South June Board Meeting
Date: June 14, 2023
Time: 10:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Location: 1795 Continental Way at the CID Offices on the All South Campus
We will have a special guest speaker this month – Mr. Timothy C. Hardy, Deputy Director, DeKalb County Code Compliance. He will bring us up-to-date on many of the code violations they are dealing with at the present time.
10:45 AM – CABA Board Meeting
10:50/55 AM – MSCID Board Meeting
11:15 AM – Welcome Members; Non-members and Guests
11:30 AM – CABA Safety & Security Meeting with the DeKalb County Police – Lt. Louis S. Pierre
12 Noon – Lunch
12:15 PM – Guest Speaker – Mr. Timothy C. Hardy, Deputy Director, DeKalb County Code Compliance
12:45 PM – Q&A
1 PM – Adjourn
Disclaimer: The above times may vary 15 minutes or so depending upon the degree of participation, questions, and answers, but this is our planned schedule that you can use for planning purposes for these meetings.
Metro South CID’s February Meeting
Date: February 8, 2023
Time: 9:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Location: 1795 Continental Way at the CID Offices on the All South campus
Meeting Agenda:
- Review and Approval of the Minutes from the previous Board Meeting
Motion: To Approve the Minutes from the previous Board Meeting held on December 14, 2022
- Review and Approval of the Treasurer’s Report for Previous Month(s)
Motion: To Approve the Treasurer’s Reports for December 2022 and January 2023
- Zoom Meetings
Motion: To allow Board Member to attend meetings via Zoom subject to some provisions (?)
No Other Items Requiring a Vote of the Board for the Month
Roadway Maintenance & New Construction Updates
- None
Project Planning & Design Updates
- Cedar Grove & East Conley Bridge Closure Update – letter sent to business owners east of Moreland from Henrico to Cedar Grove Road. (see attached)
- Constitution/Bailey Roundabout and Signal (SRTA) – design work continues. Expect to begin meetings with owners for R/W acquisition in the spring 2023. Signal Permit request to be sent to the GDOT TMC (Traffic Management Center) and District 7 Traffic Operations this week
- Continental Way Traffic & Life Safety Update – email sent to the BOC regarding potential board actions
- Old McDonough Road Traffic & Life Safety update– meeting with plant manager and email to corporate safety officer regarding construction partnership with business owners
- Bouldercrest/I-285 Interchange Reconstruction – Continental traffic congestion issues; pending on-site meeting with contractor CW Matthews to discuss traffic detours; meeting expected by spring 2023
- Constitution PH I Design On-Going – truck rodeo planned in early 2023 to test-run roundabout (painted island in a parking lot). Correspondence with real estate agent development Custer at Moreland– City of Atlanta approved high density housing in 2021
- ARC Scoping Grant Update (Thurman/Old McDonough/Cedar Grove Truck Roundabout Feasibility Study) – MSCID awarded $150k grant – ARC contract summer 2023 and advertise planning firm Fall 2023
- “Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act” (IIJA) – RR Crossing Elimination Grant; Constitution @ Norfolk Southern submitted 10/11 by DeKalb County on behalf of MSCID – $575k total with $115k CID match; grant application emailed to board; anticipate spring 2023 decision by US Dept. of Transportation
- Constitution Rd PH II – pursuit of federal funding with DeKalb’s assistance – in progress
- Moreland Ave Median Dead Tree Replacements – GDOT requires a full set of plans showing tree species and median locations. Trees Atlanta/DeKalb to provide CID with GDOT acceptable trees and CID to modify 2011 plan set from DeKalb to make changes. Cost to modify plan set from POND is $6200. CID will then submit plan revisions with permit to GDOT. Expect late fall 2023 for installation. Russell’s work will still include tree removals.
Outreach/Partnerships/Media
- DeKalb Planning & Sustainability Dept. – new Interim Director
- C21 Analytics (see attached)
- Cedar Grove Postmaster letter (see attached)
Other
- MSCID Budget discussions
- Code Compliance Officers continued resolution of CID Priority list (see attached memo)
- Board Retreat 2023; date selected at board meeting
- Remote (teleconference) legislation proposed in 2023 – been introduced to the legislature
- Beginning in 2023, recommend hiring CPA to prepare a formalized year-end forecast and proposed budget reports and budget for the coming year reports including periodic accrual-based balance sheets & profit/loss performance-based budget performance reports
Action Items
- Procure quotes from CPAs to prepare formal year-end forecasting and budget reports (in progress – obtaining quotes – JK)
- POND modify 2011 median landscape plans for GDOT permit requirements for new tree installations – $6200 (see attached)
- Council For Quality Growth Annual Membership – $750
Safety & Security Meeting
- Officer Daniels; CID security
Presentations – 12:00
- Bob Hastings
Any additional New or Old Business Items for Review by the Board of Directors
Thanks to all attendees for attending today. The Chair will now entertain a Motion to Adjourn.
