Forest Park/Fort Gillem Local Redevelopment Authority
Board of Directors Meeting
August 26, 2009
Minutes
A regular meeting of the Forest Park/Fort Gillem Local
Redevelopment Authority was held on Wednesday, August 26, 2009, at the
Board Members: Sparkle Adams; Corine
Deyton; Gail Hambrick; Donald Judson; Linda Lord; Maudie McCord; John Parker; Sonna
Singleton and John Westervelt.
Staff, Legal Counsel and
Others: Fred
Bryant, Executive Director; Herb Wolverton . Base Transition Coordinator;
Robert Mack, City Attorney; Bob Tritt and Steve Labovitz, McKenna Long; Frank
Barton, OEA; David Welch, LNR and Bob Currie, Weeks Robinson.
John
Westervelt called the meeting to order at 6:01 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 July 22, 2009 meeting, seconded by Linda Lord. The Board voted unanimously
to approve the minutes.
Chairman’s Announcements and
Comments:
John
Westervelt welcomed everyone to the meeting.
Executive Director’s Update:
Fred gave a brief report on
the ADC Annual Meeting held in
Fred and Mike Comodeca met
with Army representatives and later Mr. O’Brien of OEA. Fred stressed the need
for access through the Army Enclave and asked the Army to be realistic when
assessing EDC Applications in today’s economy.
Old Business:
Matrix Design provided the
final Business Plan to the LRA board for review and approval. John Parker made
a motion to accept the plan for purposes of preparing the EDC Application,
seconded by Linda Lord. The Board voted unanimously to approve the motion. John
Westervelt asked the Board to review the Plan and to be prepared to
discuss/approve at the next regular meeting.
Matrix Design presented a
letter requesting a change order to the original contract to cover $16,500 in
additional travel expenses, meeting prep, and production of documents and
reports. John Westervelt directed Fred to review to determine if there are
funds available, and how the original contract applies to this request. Fred
will report back at the next regular meeting.
John Westervelt received a
Letter of Interest from Prime Educational Services to construct a JROTC Charter
High School Campus and an Athletic Fields Complex on the property south of
New Business:
Mike
Smietana, Vice President, Support Division, Real Estate Directorate, AAEFS,
provided a briefing on AAFES and the economic impact of the
The
LRA received eight proposals in response to the RFP Fort Gillem Overlay Zoning
District. The Evaluation Committee reviewed and evaluated each proposal and
submitted a written report and recommendation to the LRA Board. Corine Deyton
made a motion to accept the report/recommendation and to invite the Benham,
Pond and EDAW teams to oral interviews, seconded by Sparkle Adams. The Board
voted unanimously to approve the motion. Oral interviews will be held on
September 16, 2009, beginning at 6PM. Fred will advise the teams and coordinate
support.
John
Parker made a motion to authorize the extension of Herb Smetheram’s contract to
assist in drafting the EDC Application until the end of September at a not to
exceed price of $4000 per month, seconded by Corine Deyton. The Board voted
unanimously to approve the motion.
John
Westervelt, John Parker, Fred Bryant, and Rosalind Newell met with Dr. Jackson,
Director of Operations for Clayton County Public Schools, to discuss the TAD.
Dr. Jackson supports the School Board’s participation and will discuss with the
Superintendent. He will also assist in getting the LRA on the September working
meeting agenda to discuss this with the Board.
The
next regular meeting will be September 23, 2009, at 6:00 PM.
Open Discussion:
None.
Adjournment:
A motion was made by John Parker to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Linda Lord. The meeting was adjourned at 7:03 p.m.
Recorded By:
Executive
Director
Approved:
September
23, 2009
Fred
E. Bryant
Executive
Director