2025-05-15 May 15, 2025 Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes - FINAL
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May 15, 2025 6:00 PM City of Smyrna Mayor and Council Meeting 2800 King Street SE Human Resources Training Room Page 4 of 12 ▶Newer boutique-style buildings have smaller spaces and are in higher demand for today’s professional office-seeker. ▶This type of office product could be appropriate for downtown and has been successful in nearby areas. Market Scan: Retail Develop strategies to encourage locally-owned businesses that complement existing offerings and strengthen the downtown retail environment. 1-Mile Radius ▶ Population: 11,300 ▶ Total Annual Retail Purchases: $232 million 2-Mile Radius ▶ Population: 40,800 ▶ Total Annual Retail Purchases: $833 million 3-Mile Radius ▶ Population: 109,700 ▶ Total Annual Retail Purchases: $1.75 billion 2,600 Smyrna Voices Engaged (So Far) • 250+ Attendees – Community Meeting 1 • 200+ Booth VIsitors – Jonquil Festival • 4,400+ Website Visitors – Project Website • 20 Ambassadros – Project Ambassadors • 70 Stakeholders – Stakeholder Roundtable • 2,082 Responses – Online Survey 7 Stakeholder Roundtables with 70 Stakeholders Seven stakeholder sessions over two days with Smyrna's business and community leaders • Session 1: Downtown Businesses • Session 2: Property Representatives • Session 3: City of Smyrna Staff • Session 4: Developers/ Real Estate • Session 5: Plan Ambassadors • Session 6: Boards & Commissions • Session 7: General Stakeholders Stakeholder Roundtables: Key Takeaways • Attract more dining, entertainment, and retail to help make downtown a destination. • Preserve Smyrna’s Small time charm while embracing growth. • Strengthen connectivity within downtown and to surrounding neighborhoods. • Incorporate well-designed and thoughtful design into new public spaces. • Balance growth with concerns about parking and traffic. • Invest in place management and maintenance. • Redevelop the First Baptist Church Site so it feels like a continuation of downtown, so it complements what is there now. • Focus on improving pedestrian safety around Market Village and on Atlanta Road. Online Survey with 2,082 Responses What is your primary connection to Downtown? Live in Downtown 28.5%