Forest Park/Fort Gillem Local Redevelopment Authority

Board of Directors Meeting

 

March 28, 2007

Minutes

 

 

A regular meeting of the Forest Park/Fort Gillem Local Redevelopment Authority was held on Wednesday, March 28, 2007, at the Forest Park City Hall, 745 Forest Parkway, Forest Park, GA 30297.

 

Board Members: Mr. Shane Short, Chairman; Sparkle Adams; Mike Beatty; Corine Deyton; Donald Judson; Wes Lord; John Parker;

 

Staff, Legal Counsel and Others: Fred Bryant, Executive Director; Bill Cain, Executive Deputy Director, GMACC; Frank Barton, DOD OEA; Herb Wolverton, Base Transition Coordinator-Fort Gillem

 

Chairman Short called the meeting to order at 6:08 p.m. It was determined that a quorum was present. The following matters were addressed:

 

Approval of Minutes: Wes Lord made a motion to approve the minutes of the February 28th meeting, seconded by John Parker. The Board voted unanimously to approve the minutes. 

      

Chairman’s Announcements and Comments:

Shane Short announced that the Director, FEMA has decided to withdraw the application for any property or facilities at Fort Gillem. Shane and Wes Lord commended the Board and staff for its work. Wes Lord specifically thanked McKenna, Long and Aldrich and Hurt-Norton for their efforts.

 

Executive Director’s Update:

Fred Bryant reminded the Board of the Fort Gillem Public Kickoff meeting to be held from 7-9 PM at the Recreation Center on Thursday, March 29th. He advised that residents had received letters announcing the meeting and that fliers have been placed on the webpage and in local churches. An automated message system and newspaper announcements have also been used. Contente Terry was cited for her professional outreach planning and execution. .

 

Old Business:

Bob Tritt, McKenna Long and Aldrich, provided an overview of the Transitional Benefit Corporation (TBC). The TBC is a vehicle by which the civilian workforce can keep their jobs in the private sector and retain federal benefits for up to four years. Federal grants (DOL) can be used to fund a study to determine the workforce skill sets and whether there is a viable market in the local community. Shane Short asked Fred Bryant to further explore the grant opportunity and report back at the April meeting.  

 

 New Business:

Shane Short encouraged the Board members to attend the ADC Annual Meeting in Miami in late July 2007. Members should express their desires to Fred Bryant who will take care of administrative and travel arrangements.

 

Forrest Robinson, Cousins/LNR Consulting Team, briefly described the Sub-Committee Workshop conducted earlier today. Each Sub-Committee, facilitated by a ZHA representative, was asked to prepare a conceptual reuse plan for Fort Gillem. Those plans were briefed to the LRA Board and be further refined by the professional planners and engineers prior to presentation at the public meeting on March 29th. Skip Cain presented the Finance Sub-Committee plan; Robin Roberts presented the Reuse and Design plan; and, Sparkle Adams presented the Healthy Community and Quality of Life plan. Shane short thanked the Sub-Committees for their hard work.

 

Open Discussion:

None.

 

Adjournment:

A motion was made by John Parker to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Wes Lord. The meeting was adjourned at 7:00 p.m.

 

Recorded By:

 

Fred Bryant, Forest Park/Fort Gillem LRA

Executive Director

 

 

Approved:

 

April 25, 2007

 

 

Fred E. Bryant

Executive Director