Forest Park/Fort Gillem Local Redevelopment Authority

Board of Directors Meeting

June 17, 2008

Minutes

A called meeting of the Forest Park/Fort Gillem Local Redevelopment Authority was held on Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at the Forest Park City Hall, 745 Forest Parkway, Forest Park, GA 30297.

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

Staff, Legal Counsel and Others: Fred Bryant, Executive Director; Herb Wolverton, Fort Gillem Base Transition Coordinator.

Chairman Westervelt called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. It was determined that a quorum was present. The following matters were addressed:

New Business:

Fred Bryant briefly discussed the oral interview process and provided a memo from the City Attorney, Joe Harris, advising that the Board can go into Executive Session when receiving proprietary information, discussing a possible real estate acquisition, or discussing pending bids or proposals until such time as an award is made. Fred also queried the participants to ensure no individuals involved with the CH2M Hill and Geosyntec teams were present, and the Board to ensure there had been no contact with any company or member of the evaluation team outside these proceedings.

Don Judson made a motion to go into Executive Session, seconded by Mike Beatty Parker. The Board unanimously approved the motion at 6:04 PM.

Leonard Ledbetter, Dave Goerschel, Emmy Montanye and Ed Ellis made presentations on behalf of the MACTEC Team followed by a question and answer period with the LRA Board members.

John Parker made a motion to go back into Open Session, seconded by Sparkle Adams. The Board unanimously approved the motion at 6:54 PM.

The Board took a recess at 6:55 PM and reconvened at 7:10 PM.

Fred Bryant briefly discussed the oral interview process and provided a memo from the City Attorney, Joe Harris, advising that the Board can go into Executive Session when receiving proprietary information, discussing a possible real estate acquisition, or discussing pending bids or proposals until such time as an award is made. Fred also queried the participants to ensure no individuals involved with the CH2M Hill and MACTEC teams were present, and the Board to ensure there had been no contact with any company or member of the evaluation team outside these proceedings.

Corine Deyton made a motion to go into Executive Session, seconded by John Parker. The Board unanimously approved the motion at 7:13 PM.

Rudy Bonaparte, Leslie Griffin, Mike Monteleone, Dan Schnepf, and John Blanchard made presentations on behalf of the Geosyntec/Matrix Design Team followed by a question and answer period with the LRA Board members.

Linda Lord made a motion to go back into Open Session, seconded by Mike Beatty. The Board voted unanimously to approve the motion at 8:17 PM.

The Board decided to hold deliberations and make a hiring decision at the next regular meeting set for June 26, 2008, at 6:00 PM.

Adjournment: A motion was made by Debbie Youmans to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Don Judson. The meeting was adjourned at 8:23 p.m.

Recorded By:

Fred Bryant, Forest Park/Fort Gillem LRA

Executive Director

Approved:

June 26, 2008

Fred E. Bryant

Executive Director