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Downtown Development Authority of Holly Springs tables parking-deck paint sample, OKs $15,600 Foresight design contract and authorizes loan letter
Summary
At its meeting, the Downtown Development Authority of Holly Springs voted to table a Certificate of Appropriateness for the Town Center parking deck pending an additional paint sample, approved a proposal with Foresight Group LLC not to exceed $15,600 for Town Center design services, approved meeting minutes and authorized a loan-commitment letter for Holly Springs Senior Housing LLC pending city attorney and Georgia Department of Community Affairs sign-off.
At a meeting of the Downtown Development Authority of Holly Springs, members voted to table a Certificate of Appropriateness for the Holly Springs Town Center parking deck and approved several administrative actions, including a $15,600 design-services proposal and authorization for a loan-commitment letter.
Unidentified Speaker 1, who opened and presided over the meeting, said the first agenda item was an old-business Certificate of Appropriateness (listed in the transcript as “CA dash 0 2 dash, 2025”) for the Town Center parking deck at 189 Timothy Downing Drive (Tax Parcel 103 of Plat 15 N 14). Unidentified Speaker 2 told the authority that an additional paint sample had not been provided in time for the meeting and asked that the item be deferred so members could review the sample in person. The authority voted to defer the item to the next meeting by voice vote.
On new business, members considered a proposal dated 07/09/2025 from Foresight Group LLC for professional design services covering Town Center hardscape, landscape, electrical and AV phasing (service number 6). The proposal was described in the meeting as “plans as shown in exhibit A” and an amount “not to exceed $15,600.” Unidentified Speaker 2 said earlier phases and related plans had already been approved by the city council. The authority moved, seconded and approved the Foresight proposal by voice vote.
The authority then approved the Downtown Development Authority meeting minutes presented at the meeting.
For another agenda item, members considered a loan commitment letter to Holly Springs Senior Housing LLC that would extend specified loan financing and authorize the chairman to execute the letter. Unidentified Speaker 2 reported that the city attorney proposed adding language to condition execution on approval by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. The authority approved authorization for the chairman to sign the letter upon city-attorney review; the final execution is conditioned on that review and the DCA approval noted in the meeting.
Meeting participants briefly discussed event scheduling, including invitations to a ground-breaking and a potential date of September 3 for a related event. The chair then moved to adjourn; members voted to adjourn and the meeting ended.
Votes at a glance
- Motion to defer Certificate of Appropriateness (CA dash 0 2 dash, 2025) to next meeting: approved by voice vote (recorded as "Aye"). Roll-call names were not read in the transcript.
- Motion to approve Foresight Group LLC proposal (dated 07/09/2025) for Town Center design services, not to exceed $15,600: approved by voice vote (recorded as "Aye").
- Motion to approve Downtown Development Authority meeting minutes: approved by voice vote (recorded as "Aye").
- Motion to authorize the chairman to execute loan-commitment letter to Holly Springs Senior Housing LLC upon city-attorney approval (with language added referencing Georgia Department of Community Affairs approval): approved by voice vote (recorded as "Aye").
What happens next
The Certificate of Appropriateness will return to a future meeting once the additional paint sample is provided. The loan-commitment letter remains subject to city-attorney finalization and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs approval referenced by staff.
