Forest Park/Fort Gillem Local Redevelopment Authority

Board of Directors Meeting

 

November 19, 2008

Minutes

 

 

A regular meeting of the Forest Park/Fort Gillem Local Redevelopment Authority was held on Wednesday, November 19, 2008, at the Forest Park City Hall, 745 Forest Parkway, Forest Park, GA 30297.

 

Board Members: Sparkle Adams; Corine Deyton; Donald Judson; Linda Lord; Maudie McCord, John Parker, and John Westervelt. 

 

Staff, Legal Counsel and Others: Fred Bryant, Executive Director; Joe Harris, City Attorney; Frank Barton, OEA; Phil Browning, GMACC; Herb Wolverton, Fort Gillem BRAC Transition Coordinator; Joe Plunkett, Hurt Norton; Forrest Robinson and David Welch, Forest Park Development Partners LLC.

 

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:   John Parker made a motion to approve the minutes of the October 22nd and November 17th meetings, seconded by Corine Deyton. 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 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 should be available for review by the Board in January 2009.

 

Old Business:

None.

 

New Business:

The LRA Board will conduct oral interviews with Matrix, Huntley and Burns and McDonnell teams beginning at 5 PM, Wednesday, December 3, 2008.

 

Peter Madsen provided an update on the Fort Gillem Operating Plan project. The final plan will be provided to the LRA the first week of December.

 

The next regular meeting will be December 17, 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 Maudie McCord.  The meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m.

 

Recorded By:

 

Fred Bryant, Forest Park/Fort Gillem LRA

Executive Director

 

 

Approved:

 

December 17, 2008

 

 

Fred E. Bryant

Executive Director