Downtown Development Commission

DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Committee Room - Hartley Dodge Memorial Building Date: May 16, 2019 Time: 7:15 pm MEETING AGENDA 1) CALL TO ORDER 2) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3) ROLL CALL R. Conley M. Tomaszewski E. Range M. Pellessier J. Hoover T. Honohan R. Rocco L. Ellis B. Cramer P. Flemming R. Stern J. Hollenbach L. Lajewski M. Fabyanski R. Landrigan J. Morris C. Brady S. Whitehorn D. Starker G. Herzog 4) OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT: In compliance with the open public meetings act, adequate notice of this meeting of the Downtown Development Commission was provided by distributing the Annual Meeting schedule to the Madison Eagle and Morris County Daily Record, posting a copy on the bulletin board at the main entrance to the Hartley Dodge Memorial Building, posting a copy on the Borough website, and filing a copy with the Borough Clerk, all on or about the first week of January 2019. Copies of said notice were made available to members of the general public. 5) APPROVAL OF APRIL 2019 MINUTES 6) TREASURER’S REPORT 7) FOUNDATION REPORT 8) MAYORAL REPORT 9) COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT 10) PLANNING BOARD REPORT 11) DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT REPORT a) Director of Arts and Events – Eric Hafen i) Update b) Borough Council Parking Presentation – May 13, 2019: https://1drv.ms/p/s!AnwS_DqnT6nMhTcaglNcj6Y2lMks c) 14 Lincoln Place Redevelopment – Process Update d) Best Practices, Ideas, Information Sharing: i) Main Street New Jersey Regional Workshop - April 23, 2019  https://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/lps/pdf/Main_Street_New_Jersey_Kickoff_Workshop s_Trans_Strat_Handout.pdf  https://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/lps/pdf/MSNJ%20Updates%204-23-2019.pdf ii) Pending Legislation: Nothing new to report iii) Articles/Information of Interest:  https://njbiz.com/cbre-predicts-changes-food-beverage-real-estate-occupy/ 1|Page   https://www.pps.org/article/love-this-town-waterfront-lessons-from-halifax-nova- scotia-canada  https://re-nj.com/new-state-law-for-public-private-projects-is-an-opportunity-for- design-construction-firms/ 12) CHAIRMAN/EXECUTIVE BOARD REPORT a) Bylaw Revisions (click here: https://1drv.ms/b/s!AnwS_DqnT6nMhTb4oTij8CWP4Ihr ) 13) STANDING COMMITTEES (CURRENT): Informational only, no discussion planned except as highlighted a) Sign & Façade: i) There has been one application reviewed and referred to the Borough Zoning Officer since the April DDC meeting:  Paola’s Multiservices, 73 Main Street b) PIC (Public Improvement): The next PIC meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21 at 8:00 am at the Nautilus Diner c) Marketing and Economic Development: There is no report 14) AD HOC COMMITTEE AND PROJECT UPDATES: These are listed primarily for informational purposes only the items highlighted will be discussed. a) Taste of Madison (Monday, March 18, 2019): There is no report b) May Day (May 4, 2019) i) Event report c) Madison IntoYellow (May 5 through 12): i) There will be an event wrap-up meeting scheduled before the end of the month. d) DDC/MACA Sidewalk Art Gallery & Gala (inactive) e) Farmers Market (Thursdays, May 23 - October 24, 2019) i) Market Opens Next Week f) Drew University Town Tour (TBD) g) Bottle Hill Day (Saturday, October 5, 2019) h) Downtown Concert Series w/METC (June 28, July 12, July 26, August 9, August 23 and September 6, 2019) i) MACA/DDC Holiday Arts Festival (Friday and Saturday, November 29 and 30, 2019) j) Rose City Summerfest (June 15, 2019): i) Update 15) OLD BUSINESS 16) NEW BUSINESS – OPEN IDEA SHARING 17) INVITATION FOR DISCUSSION FROM THE PUBLIC 18) ADJOURNMENT NEXT MEETING: NEXT MEETING: Thursday, June 20 at 7:15pm, Committee Room - Hartley Dodge Memorial Building. Executive Board Meeting TBD. 2|Page