Lilburn — Downtown Development Authority Regular Meeting, June 17, 2026
These minutes are unofficial. Lilburn posts minutes before the council formally approves them, so this reflects the current public record and may be revised. The official version replaces it once approved.
These unofficial draft minutes document the June 17, 2026 meeting of the Lilburn Downtown Development Authority. The Board approved deeding tracts of 57 Railroad Avenue back to the City to reduce its outstanding debt, authorized reimbursements for legal and engineering fees, and approved a contract change order with Lewis Contracting. Additionally, the Board established a development direction for the Main Street assemblage project, focusing on a single two-story commercial building funded by residential lot sales.
Topics
- finance
- contracts
- zoning
- procedural
Actions
Approval of Modified Agenda
approved · Vote: 7-0 · Motion: Amy Valdez Barker · Second: Scott Mecredy
DDA Board member Amy Valdez Barker made a motion to approve the modified agenda, seconded by DDA Board member Scott Mecredy. Motion passed 7-0.
Approval of DDA Meeting Minutes from May 13, 2026
approved · Vote: 5-0 · Motion: Elmer Nash · Second: Scott Mecredy
DDA Board member Elmer Nash made a motion to approve the minutes from the May 13, 2026, Downtown Development Authority Meeting, seconded by DDA Board member Scott Mecredy. Motion passed 5-0. Board members Joe Nocera and Tom Mills abstained due to their absence
Approval to deed Tracts 1 and 3 of 57 Railroad Avenue to the City of Lilburn
approved · Vote: 7-0 · $176,243 · Motion: Tom Mills · Second: Amy Valdez Barker
Approval to deed Tracts 1 and 3 of 57 Railroad Avenue to the City of Lilburn, reducing the amount due from the DDA to the City for the property purchase by $176,243 from $1,600,000 to $1,423,757.
Approval to reimburse the City of Lilburn for legal fees and engineering services
approved · Vote: 7-0 · $71,497.03 · Motion: Joe Nocera · Second: Elmer Nash
Approval to reimburse the City of Lilburn $71,497.03 for legal fees and engineering services.
invoice #2018-5432 — Approval to pay invoice from Green Circle Demolition for tank removal and debris cleanup
approved · Vote: 7-0 · $6,523 · Motion: Scott Mecredy · Second: Tom Mills
Approval to pay invoice #2018-5432 from Green Circle Demolition for necessary removal of two tanks and debris cleanup at 57 Railroad Avenue totaling $6,523.00.
Contract No. 2026-30 — Approval of Change Order No. 2 to Contract No. 74-2025 with Lewis Contracting, LLC
approved · Vote: 7-0 · -$47,524.71 · Motion: Amy Valdez-Barker · Second: Tom Mills
Approval of Contract No. 2026-30, Change Order No. 2 to Contract No. 74-2025, a contract with Lewis Contracting, LLC, altering the scope of the base bid in the amount of -$47,524.71.
Direction on Assemblage Development Concept
approved · Vote: 7-0 · Motion: Amy Valdez-Barker · Second: Scott Mecredy
DDA Board member Amy Valdez-Barker made a motion to set direction for the assemblage as follows: 1. One commercial building will be built by the DDA on the assemblage. 2. It will be 2 stories tall with 1 operator. 3. Funds to engineer and build the commercial building will come from the sale of the 21 residential lots. 4. No additional commercial buildings will be permitted on the assemblage until the entire block of Main St. between First Ave and Railroad Ave is fully built out with commercial buildings.
Sources
Everything above is extracted from the city's own published record: