Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Board of Commissioners - District 4
SUBJECT:
Title
Commission District(s): District 4
To Appropriate $15,000 from the district 4 2022 Reserve for Appropriation for the MicroLife Institute Design Studio Project for Memorial Drive Corridor from I-285 to Stone Mountain.
Body
Information Contact: Commissioner Steve Bradshaw
Phone Number: 404-371-7031
PURPOSE:
To appropriate$15,000 reserve for appropriation funds from Commission Districts 4 for MicroLife Institute’s logistics and project planning with Georgia Tech Design Studio students project work on the Memorial Drive Corridor from I-285 to Stone Mountain.
NEED/IMPACT:
Student Design teams from the Georgia Tech School of Architecture, led by Ellen Dunham-Jones, will produce proposals to meet cultural and performance measures for sites along East Memorial Drive in DeKalb County, GA. At the end of the semester teams will collaborate on producing a publicly available final studio report to assist DeKalb County Commissioners and the public in retrofitting this and similar sprawling corridors into high-performance urbanism. MicroLife Institute will support this Design Studio by aiding in logistics and connect with the community while supporting the initiatives of both GA Tech and DeKalb County. MicroLife will work on educating and informing the results with the community and local leaders
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
To approve the resolution and authorize the chief executive officer to execute all necessary documents.