Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Chief Executive Office
SUBJECT:
Title
Commission District(s): ALL
Appointment to the Perimeter Community Improvement District Board - Mr. Brandon Houston
Body
Information Contact: Michael L. Thurmond, Chief Executive Officer
Phone Number: 404-371-2881
PURPOSE:
Pursuant to 13A of the Organizational Act where “The chief executive shall nominate a person by
sending a written notice to the commission,” CEO Thurmond is nominating Mr. Brandon Houston for
appointment to the Perimeter Community Improvement District (CID) Board to fill the vacant post formally held by Mr. Michael Grover. The Board of Commissioners confirmed Mr. Grover to the CID on January 22,
2013. Members of the CID board serve at the will of the DeKalb County governing authority and are
not bound by term limits.
NEED/IMPACT:
As stipulated in Section 1265(a) of the DeKalb County Code of Ordinances, “two board members
shall be appointed by the governing authority of DeKalb County,” to ensure the provision of the
following governmental services and facilities: (1) street and road construction and maintenance,
including curbs, sidewalks, street lights, and devices to control the flow of traffic on streets and roads;
(2) parks and recreational areas and facilities; (3) public transportation, including but not limited to
services intended to reduce the volume of traffic or to transport two (2) or more persons in common
vehicles or conveyances; (4) terminal and dock facilities and parking facilities.
Mr. Brandon Houston, as a Principal with Trammell Crow - Atlanta, possesses the professional and personal experience to ably serve on the Perimeter CID board on behalf of the DeKalb County governing authority.
FISCAL IMPACT:
N/A
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
To confirm the appointment of Mr. Brandon Houston to the Perimeter Community Improvement District Board.