Sunday, April 6, 2008

Minutes of the Downtown West Property Owner’s Association 1-24-08

The first meeting of Orlando's Downtown West Property Owner’s Association was held on this date to discuss the formation, name and goals of the Association. The Property Owner’s present were Martin Holdings LLC, Haygood Brothers Inc., Philip T. Cowherd, Trustee and Lucky 888, LLC.

The name of the Association was agreed to be Downtown West Property Owners Association. It was discussed that Rick Fender would acquire the available web site www.downtownwest.org for the Association.

The Downtown West POA would be a Not For Profit Corporation.

The goals of Downtown West POA discussed included but were not limited to the following:

To provide a unified voice to improve the conditions for the property owners in the Downtown West POA membership area as described below. In the short term the Downtown West POA would work toward increasing Public Safety including reducing crime from drug dealers and other criminals. We would work on code enforcement as needed to enhance the safety and beauty of the area.

Stop the expansion of the Homeless Coalition and work on moving the homeless coalition out of the downtown Orlando area.

Downtown West POA will monitor all City of Orlando, Orange County and Florida State business dealings and where they affect our property owner member’s interests the Downtown West POA.will work toward influencing those decisions in the best interest of the Downtown West POA’s members. Orlando's Property Owner’s rights protection is a high priority for the Downtown West POA.

Geographical area represented by this Downtown West POA.- Downtown Orlando bounded on the North by West Colonial Drive, on the West by Orange Blossom Trail, on the South by Gore Street and on the East by Hughey Avenue.

The Downtown West POA would work toward helping protect the area’s businesses and land owner’s property values.