Downtown Development Authority

Downtown Development Authority Friday, June 21, 2024 at 12:00 PM 27400 Southfield Road, Lathrup Village, Michigan 48076 MEETING MINUTES 1. Call to Order Meeting called to order at 12:05 PM. 2. Roll Call Present: Kelly Garrett, Charlotte Jones, Fred Prime, Pam Shermeyer, Dan Sugg, and Danielle Huey. Excused: Patricia Felton, Bryan Ford, and Mike Greene. 3. Approval of Agenda A motion was made by Kelly Garrett to approve the meeting agenda for the June 21, 2024, DDA meeting. Motion was seconded by Pam Shermeyer. 4. Approval of Minutes A. May 2024 - DDA Board Minutes A motion was made by Pam Shermeyer to approve meeting minutes from the May 17, 2024, DDA meeting. Motion was seconded by Fred Prime. 5. Public Comment on Agenda Items (speakers are limited to 3 minutes) None 6. Consent Agenda A. May 2024 - Financial Reports Questions were asked regarding the services being provided by Flock Group. The company is providing the technology for license plate reading equipment to assist the Police Department to patrol DDA district. 27400 Southfield Rd | Lathrup Village, MI 48076 | 248.557.2600 | www.lathrupvillage.org  B. May 2024 - Code Enforcement Report Board members inquired what responsibility code enforcement had for monitoring code violations related to excessive sound spilling into the DDA from other districts. 7. Old Business None 8. New Business A. FY 22/23 DDA Budget Amendments A motion was made by Charlotte Jones to approve the budget amendments as presented. Motion was seconded by Dan Sugg. B. LV Music Festival discussion A motion was made by Pam Shermeyer to approve payment for an invoice for advertisements in Metro Times for the Lathrup Village Music Festival. Motion was seconded by Danielle Huey. Board members were informed the advertisement would be published in multiple issues if the Metro Times. C. Contract with Paul Hill A motion was made by Kelly Garrett to approve the contract for Paul Hill’s performance at the Lathrup Village Music Festival. Motion was seconded by Dan Sugg. 9. DDA Director Report A. June 2024 - CED Report An overview of past and upcoming events involving the DDA were provided. Status of the ongoing repaving of Southfield Road and concrete work of alleyways was discussed. Director provided a brief update on the ongoing project to develop a standalone main street/DDA website. The Director went on to discuss the scaled down budget provided to the County for the new playscape/playground project at the municipal park. This version would break the project up into multiple phases. Board members requested an itemized spreadsheet showing what each line item would bring to the project. A motion was made by Kelly Garrett to approve the DDA director Report. Motion was seconded by San Sugg. 10. Public Comment (speakers are limited to 3 minutes) None 27400 Southfield Rd | Lathrup Village, MI 48076 | 248.557.2600 | www.lathrupvillage.org 11. Adjourn A motion was made by Pam Shermeyer to adjourn the meeting at 12:39pm. Motion was seconded by Dan Sugg. 27400 Southfield Rd | Lathrup Village, MI 48076 | 248.557.2600 | www.lathrupvillage.org