Forest Park/Fort Gillem Local Redevelopment Authority
Board of Directors Meeting
October 22, 2008
Minutes
A regular meeting of the Forest Park/Fort Gillem Local
Redevelopment Authority was held on Wednesday, October 22, 2008, at the
Board Members: Sparkle Adams; Corine
Deyton; Donald Judson; Linda Lord; Maudie McCord, John Parker, John Westervelt,
and Debbie Youmans.
Staff, Legal Counsel and
Others: Fred
Bryant, Executive Director; Joe Harris, City Attorney; Herb Wolverton, Fort
Gillem BRAC Transition Coordinator; Bob Tritt, McKenna, Long and Aldrich; Frank
Norton and Joe Plunkett, Hurt Norton.
John
Westervelt called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. It was determined that a
quorum was present. The following matters were addressed:
Approval of Minutes: Linda
Lord made a motion to approve the minutes of the September 24th meeting,
seconded by Don Judson. The Board voted unanimously to approve the minutes.
Chairman’s Announcements and
Comments:
John
Westervelt welcomed everyone to the meeting.
Executive Director’s Update:
The
LRA’s request to enter into an interim lease for Fort Gillem Buildings 304, 306
and 308 an adjacent Parking cannot be approved at this time. There is not
sufficient standoff for force protection and security purposes; the buildings
will be occupied until June 2010; and, the access route is through State Army
National Guard property. The City and LRA are exploring other possible options
for Carbon Motors in the City of
The
Governor’s Workforce Development office briefed the commanders of closing
military bases on the GA Work Ready Initiative and training opportunities in
the Bio Science and Logistics fields for civilian employees affected by BRAC
2005. Those employees will be briefed in early 2009.
On
October 21, 2008, Fred Bryant and appropriate City staff met with Herb
Wolverton and Gillem staff to discuss emergency services, utilities
privatization and public works support for the Army Enclave. Additional
meetings are planned with the
Old Business:
The
LRA Executive Director continues to meet with the State Historic Preservation
Division and Army to continue discussions about Building 101 and other
buildings that may have potential for adaptive reuse. A draft Programmatic Agreement
is being reviewed by all parties. The next meeting is November 6, 2008.
Six
company/teams (Economic Research Association, Huntley Partners, Matrix Design
Group, Robert Charles Lesser and Co, Shaw Group, Burns and McDonnell) submitted
proposals for the Fort Gillem Business Plan on or before the due date, October
15, 2008. Evaluations will begin shortly with a goal of making a recommendation
to the LRA board on or before November 10, 2008.
New Business:
During
Phase II of the project, Cousins Properties incurred unreimbursed overages due
to reworking reuse alternatives, at the LRA’s request, near the deadline for
the reuse plan. A list of those overages was provided to the Board and is
attached hereto. Fred Bryant made a recommendation that the Board approve
reimbursement to Cousins of up to $5000. Donald Judson made a motion to approve
reimbursement of Cousins up to $5000, seconded by Linda Lord. The Board voted
unanimously to approve the motion.
The
Board was previously provided a proposed scope of work for a GIS Assessment for
Fred
Bryant provided the Board a memo appointing seven individuals to serve on the
Fort Gillem Business Plan RFP Evaluation Committee and establishing a timeline
for completion of their work (attached). John Parker made a motion to approve
the memo, seconded by Sparkle Adams. The Board voted unanimously to approve the
motion.
CH2M
Hill requested an extension to submit the written Operating Plan until November
26, 2008. The Board will be briefed on the final plan at the November 19th
meeting. John Parker made a motion to approve the extension, seconded by Linda
Lord. The Board voted unanimously to approve the motion.
Peter
Madsen provided a brief update on the Fort Gillem Operating Plan project.
The
next regular meeting will be November 19, 2008, at 6:00 PM.
Open Discussion:
None.
Adjournment:
A motion was made by John Parker to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Debbie Youmans. The meeting was adjourned at 6:36 p.m.
Recorded By:
Executive
Director
Approved:
November
19, 2008
Fred
E. Bryant
Executive
Director