The next Community Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 14, from 6:30-8 pm in the auditorium of the Central Atlanta Library.

Welcomes

ADNA President Erich Starrett opened the meeting at 6:45 p.m.

ADNA Obtains Official Non-Profit Status

The ADNA has received notification that its application for 501 (c) 3 nonprofit status has been approved. Mr. Starrett thanked Board member and former ADNA President Dorthey Hurst for her commitment to seeing the application through to approval. For two years, the ADNA has had provisional status as a 501 (c) 3 organization, pending final review; this notification removes the provisional approval and makes it final.

ADNA Approves New Signage for GSU Campus

Elizabeth Jones, Assistant Vice President, Budget, Spectrum and Administrative Support for Finance and Administration at Georgia State University, made a presentation on new signage that is being proposed for the GSU campus in Downtown Atlanta. The signage is intended to calm traffic by letting Downtown drivers know that they are on the campus of an urban educational institution. GSU will assume responsibility for maintenance of the signage and will pay the city a small fee. Ms. Jones requested a letter of support regarding the signage,which should appear in 6-12 months, pending approval by various city political entities. A motion to send a letter of support was approved unanimously. Last week, the ADNA Board of Directors approved an identical motion.

Gold Medal Garden Receives
Funding from Blank Foundation

ADNA Board member Dorthey Hurst announced that the Gold Medal Garden at the north end of Centennial Olympic Park has received funding from the Blank Family Foundation. She stated that ADNA support of the funding application was instrumental in its approval. "We’ve had our fingers in the dirt in this project from Day 1!" she said.

Latino Festival @ Underground Aug. 29

Ms. Hurst announced that this year’s Latino Festival is scheduled for August 29 at Underground Atlanta. The Festival anticipates 40,000 attendees, which takes place exclusively on Underground property. By a unanimous vote, the ADNA approved a motion in support of the Festival.

New Caribbean Restaurant
Receives ADNA Approval

Gavin McBean of Ginger Bay Café, a new Caribbean restaurant across from the Sheraton on Courtland Street, asked for the ADNA’s support of its request for a liquor license from NPU-M. Mr. McBean owns the original Ginger Bay restaurant in Hollywood, Florida. The restaurant will serve upscale Caribbean cuisine and feature light reggae and jazz music on the weekends. By a unanimous vote, the ADNA approved the request of Ginger Bay to apply for a liquor license from NPU-M.

Adjournment

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