Forest Park/Fort Gillem Implementation Local Redevelopment Authority
Board of Directors Meeting
November 18, 2009
Minutes
A regular meeting of the Forest Park/Fort Gillem Local
Redevelopment Authority was held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at the
Board Members: Sparkle Adams; Corine
Deyton; Gail Hambrick; Donald Judson; Linda
Lord; Maudie McCord; John Parker; and Sonna Singleton.
Staff, Legal Counsel and
Others: Fred
Bryant, Executive Director; Herb Wolverton . Base Transition Coordinator; Robert
Mack, City Attorney; David Welch, LNR.
John
Parker, Vice Chairman, called the meeting to order at 6:04 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 October 28, 2009 meeting, seconded by Corine Deyton. The Board
voted unanimously to approve the minutes, Gail Hambrick abstaining.
Chairman’s Announcements and
Comments:
John
Parker welcomed everyone to the meeting.
Executive Director’s Update:
Fred and Cynthia Easley
attended the OEA Community Conference in
Old Business:
Fred
provided each Board member a copy of the October 30th OEA letter
recognizing the ILRA.
Fred met with the EDAW team
on November 13th and provided copies of various planning documents.
A tour of
8th, followed by a
Workshop in City Council Chambers at 1 pm.
Mike Comodeca and Fred are
preparing a 2-3 page non-EDC parcel letter for submission to the Army along
with our EDC Application. A draft will be provided each Board member after
Thanksgiving. The letter will be placed on the agenda for the December ILRA
meeting.
Matrix has submitted a
rebuttal to our letter declining to reimburse them $16,500 for two additional
meetings. Fred has requested more information concerning the hours actually
worked by Matrix employees. Upon receipt, Fred and Joe Harris will review and
make a recommendation at the December meeting.
New Business:
Fred
met with Forrest Robinson and members of MACTEC to discuss additional
environmental documents needed from the Army and to begin developing a strategy
for characterizing properties not already covered by the Army Site Work Plan.
The work would not take place until after the Army approves transfer of the
property to the ILRA.
The
Forest Park Development Partners have provided the ILRA staff a draft term
sheet for the Disposition and Development Agreement. That document will be
provided to the Board for consideration at the December meeting. The actual
agreement would not be signed until the Army approves property transfer to the
ILRA.
Linda
Lord made a motion to enter Executive Session to discuss the EDC Application
and Property Negotiating Strategy, second by Sparkle Adams. The Board
unanimously approved the motion and entered Executive Session at 6:20 pm. After
discussions, Maudie McCord made a motion to return to Open Session, seconded by
Linda Lord. The Board unanimously approved the motion and returned to Open
Session at 6:26 pm.
Linda
Lord made a motion to approve the EDC Application with attachments and to
submit it to the Army in January 2010, seconded by Sparkle Adams. The Board
voted unanimously to approve the motion.
The
next regular meeting will be December 16, 2009, at 6:00 p.m.
Open Discussion:
None.
Adjournment:
A motion was made by Don Judson to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Corine Deyton. The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
Recorded By:
Executive
Director
Approved:
December
16, 2009
Fred
E. Bryant
Executive
Director