Forest Park/Fort Gillem Local Redevelopment Authority

Board of Directors Meeting

 

October 24, 2007

Minutes

 

 

A regular meeting of the Forest Park/Fort Gillem Local Redevelopment Authority was held on Wednesday, October 14, 2007, at the Forest Park City Hall, 745 Forest Parkway, Forest Park, GA 30297.

 

Board Members: John Parker, Vice Chairman; Sparkle Adams; Cynthia Easley for Mike Beatty; Corine Deyton; David Halcome; Don Judson; Linda Lord.

 

Staff, Legal Counsel and Others: Fred Bryant, Executive Director; Joe Harris, City Attorney; Herb Wolverton, Base Transition Coordinator-Fort Gillem; Phil Browning, Executive Director, GMACC; Joe Plunkett, Hurt Norton Associates; Bob Tritt and Steve Labovitz, McKenna, Long and Aldrich.

 

Vice Chairman Parker called the meeting to order at 5:31 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  September 26th meeting, seconded by David Halcome. The Board voted unanimously to approve the minutes. 

      

Chairman’s Announcements and Comments:

John Parker welcomed Linda Lord who had recently been elected to the Ward 5 seat on City Council. 

 

Executive Director’s Update:

Fred Bryant informed the Board that five responses had been received for the RFQ- Master Developer-Fort Gillem: Cousins/LNR; First Industrial/NOVA/The Brookdale Group; Cherokee Investment Partners; IRG Development Partners; Duke Realty.

 

Old Business:

None.

 

New Business:

The Board discussed the nominees for the RFQ Evaluation Committee: Odessa Archibald; Skip Cain; David Painter; Nigel Pennycooke; Steve Pearson; Robin Roberts; and, John Westervelt.  Sparkle Adams nominated Pat Roberson, subject to her willingness to serve. Don Judson made a motion to accept and formally appoint all nominees with Pat Roberson being contingent on her willingness to serve, seconded by Sparkle Adams. The Board voted unanimously to approve the motion.

 

Due to the General Election in November, John Parker recommended the Board not elect a new chairperson until December 2007. The Board unanimously concurred.

 

Open Discussion:

None.

 

Adjournment:

A motion was made by David Halcome to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Don Judson.  The meeting was adjourned at 5:42 p.m.

 

 

Recorded By:

 

Fred Bryant, Forest Park/Fort Gillem LRA

Executive Director

 

 

Approved:

 

November 14 , 2007

 

 

Fred E. Bryant

Executive Director