Forest Park/Fort Gillem Local Redevelopment Authority
Board of Directors Meeting
September 24, 2008
Minutes
A regular meeting of the Forest Park/Fort Gillem Local
Redevelopment Authority was held on Wednesday, September 24, 2008, at the
Board Members: Sparkle Adams; Corine
Deyton; Donald Judson; Linda Lord; Maudie McCord.
Staff, Legal Counsel and
Others: Fred
Bryant, Executive Director; Joe Harris, City Attorney; Frank Barton, OEA; Herb
Wolverton, Fort Gillem BRAC Transition Coordinator; Phil Browning, GMACC; Bob
Tritt, McKenna, Long and Aldrich; David Welch, Forest Park Development
Partners, LLC.
Corine
Deyton 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: Don
Judson made a motion to approve the minutes of the August 27th meeting,
seconded by Linda Lord. The Board voted unanimously to approve the minutes.
Chairman’s Announcements and
Comments:
Corine
Deyton welcomed everyone to the meeting.
Executive Director’s Update:
None.
Old Business:
On
September 12, 2008, the U.S. Department of HUD issues final approval of the
LRA’s Homeless Assistance Submission. A copy of the approval letter was
provided to each Board Member, Tommy
Holland, and Charles Grant.
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 is being reviewed by all parties. The next meeting is October 7,
2008.
Seventeen
companies attended the mandatory Fort Gillem Business Plan RFP Pre-proposal
conference on September 2, 2008. Proposals are due by 5PM on October 9, 2008.
New Business:
The
LRA has sent COL Grays a letter requesting an interim lease of three buildings
(304, 306, and 308) and adjacent parking on
CH2M
Hill has provided a scope of work and price proposal to complete a GIS
Assessment for
Board
members were reminded to submit a nominee to serve on the Business Plan RFP
Evaluation Committee to Fred by October 1, 2008.
Peter
Madsen provided a brief update on the Fort Gillem Operating Plan project and
discussed GIS projects they had completed in the past.
The
next meeting will be October 22, 2008, at 6:00 PM.
Open Discussion:
None.
Adjournment:
A motion was made by Don Judson to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Maudie McCord. The meeting was adjourned at 6:34 p.m.
Recorded By:
Executive
Director
Approved:
October
22, 2008
Fred
E. Bryant
Executive
Director