Next Meeting:
Metro South CID’s next board 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.