Thank you to our hostFelix’s Atlanta

for providing the space, coffee and bagels! 

MEETING MINUTES

10:00 AM: Welcome to the Piedmont Heights Business Alliance Meeting! 

• Introduction: PiHi Alliance Board of Directors    See here

• Attendee Introductions: Your name, business name, location and are you a PiHi Alliance member? 30 second elevator speech + Announce your upcoming special event

• Welcome from our host location: Craig McCallister of Felix’s Atlanta

• District 6 City Council: Alex Wan awan@atlantaga.gov      Join District 6 Newsletter Here + See Previous Issues

10:15 AM: PiHi Alliance Business 

• Current Finances:  $20,211.87

• • Sponsorships: Nakato Japanese Restaurant, Armour Yards and Bob Glascock Coldwell Banker Realty

• Small Business Assoc. Support Grant from District 6 & Invest Atlanta: $10,000. All papers are submitted. Waiting for disbursement. 

• Resources 

• • PAD  (Policing Alternatives and Diversion Initiatives)  Unhoused Individuals . atlantapad.org   ATL311 -1 

• Partners for Home: Encampments. encampments@partnersforhome.org  See info here

• MEMBER VOTE: Bylaw Amendments  REVIEW CHANGES HERE VOTE HERE

10:25: Membership: 

• New membership structure: Now monthly membership subscriptions for Restaurant/Bar $65, Storefront $45 and Nonprofits $21.  JOIN HERE

• • 54 Members Strong.  New 2023 Members: Halpern Enterprises, Inc., Christ Covenant, Nino's Italian Restaurant, Capella Cheese, Carolina Lumber & Supply Co, C.E. Mendez Foundation, Inc., 125 Ottley Drive LLC, La Pausa Consulting

  • New members from the meeting: Atlanta Track Club, Mayson Baptist Church and Intaglia Furniture

  • Extended boundaries to LaVista Rd NE on Cheshire Bridge.  See map

10:30: Transportation & Infrastructure

• Cheshire Bridge:  Now open!!! Yay!! 

• GDOT Roundabout at Monroe and Buford Spring connector

• • 10 month detour removed from plan    See more info

• Long Term Armour Drive Pothole Solution Timeline

• • Direct contact with the Deputy Commissioner of ATLDOT. Armour Drive underpass paved with concrete after 3 years of advocating for a long term solution. 

  • I-85 and Armour Drive NE: GDOT and Dept of Watershed Management

• PiHi ATL311 Task Force: Liaison Jasmine Maskell, Timeless Tattoo, pihiatl311@gmail.com 

• • see how to submit and what we do here 

  • 9 closed to date. 17 open cases. 

  • In Progress: 2 year water leak on Wimbledon Rd. and Lane striping at Piedmont Rd & Cheshire Bridge

  • Next ATL311 Task Force Meeting: Wed. June 7th @ 10am on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89288571907?pwd=d1BaQ2ZaS3dieGJZcS9icjY0WGFMUT09

10:40: Atlanta BeltLine NE Trail Update

• Upcoming Northeast Trail Construction

• • Segment 1: Piedmont Park

  • Segment 2 : Ansley Mall

  • Segment 3:  Buford Spring to Lindbergh Station

  • Atlanta Botanical Garden Expansion Connection to BeltLine

• Sub Area 6 Master Plan Update: Review Draft Plans by end of June- Leave Comments

• Ansley Mall Bridge: Selig Enterprises  READ THE ARTICLE HERE  See elevation of bridge

• • Contact Vance Woodcox for more information regarding construction questions: vwoodcox@seligenterprises.com

  • Contact Joe Turnbaugh at jturnbaugh@seligenterprises regarding tenant and parking information. 

  • Discussion items: 

  • • BeltLine entrance to Ansley Mall over the bridge: tenants voiced concern over the maintenance and health of Clear Creek. 

    • Parking at Ansley Mall solution might be booting people who walk off the property. 

11:00 Adjournment

NEXT MEETING IS WED. AUGUST 23 @ 9:30AM- Cheshire Bridge District

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