To: DDD Commission
Downtown Stakeholders

Re: DDD Commission Meeting, Agenda

Our April DDD Commission meeting will be held at the Kean Miller Conference Room, One American Place, 18th Floor, 301 Main Street at 8 am on Tuesday, April 14th. We will meet on the 18th floor


Please mark your calendars to attend this important meeting. Join us as we discuss a number of exciting projects in various stages of development, new businesses opening up downtown and new development initiatives.

We will begin promptly at 8 am. Attached below is the agenda for your perusal and we thank Kean Miller for hosting us.

See you on Tuesday at 8 am and please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Davis
drhorer@brgov.com

DDD Commission Meeting
Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 8:00 a.m.
Kean Miller Conference Room, One American Place, 18th Floor
AGENDA

1. Call to Order
2. Declare Quorum
3. Approve Agenda
4. Approve March 10, 2009 Minutes
5. Board Action6. Update from Previous Board Meeting

a. Governmental Issues

• Appropriations Request for FY09 for Riverfront Transportation Improvements
  River Road Improvements
• Arts & Entertainment District certified as a Cultural District
  Metro-Council Request
• Historic District Area discussion

b. Development Initiatives

• Plan Baton Rouge II Update
  Rex Cabaniss
• Downtown Improvements
  Improvements to entry corridors under Interstate I-110
  Changing of St. Louis and St. Ferdinand Streets to two-way streets (PBR II rec.)
  Repentance Park Lights
• Downtown events Procedures & Guidelines Outline
• Welcome New Downtown Businesses
  Regions Bank - II City Plaza - Linda Drummond
  Stroube's - Rick Volland
• Events
  Live After Five - April 17 http://www.liveafterfiveonline.com/
  Mayor's Bike Day - April 18^th
  Providence Corporate Cup - April 18^th www.corporatecup.net
  LSU Museum of Art at the Shaw Center for the Arts
  "Rodin: A Magnificent Obsession" thru April 19^th
  Earth Day - April 19^th http://www.laearthday.org/
  Sunday in the Park - April 5 - May 17^th www.artsbr.org
  Red Stick Animation Festival - April 22 - 25 www.redstickfestival.org
  Blues Festival - April 25^th http://www.batonrougebluesfestival.org/
  Fest For All - May 2 & 3 www.artsbr.org

7. Ongoing Projects

• Center for Planning Excellence
• BREADA

8. Correspondence
9. Public Comment