Forest Park/Fort Gillem Local Redevelopment Authority

Board of Directors Meeting

December 17, 2008

Minutes

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

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

Staff, Legal Counsel and Others: Fred Bryant, Executive Director; Robert Mack, City Attorney; Frank Barton, OEA; Bill O’Donnell, Army BRAC; Herb Wolverton, Fort Gillem BRAC Transition Coordinator; Forrest Robinson and David Welch, Forest Park Development Partners LLC.

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: Sparkle Adams made a motion to approve the minutes of the November 19th and December 11^th (as corrected) meetings, seconded by Debbie Youmans. The Board voted unanimously to approve the minutes.

Chairman’s Announcements and Comments:

John Westervelt welcomed everyone to the meeting.

Executive Director’s Update:

The LRA Executive Director and David Welch, Forest Park Development Partners, LLC, will meet with Dan Schnepf and Eric Smith of Matrix Design Group on December 23^rd.

The LRA has forwarded for review by OEA a request to extend the current grant to April 30, 2009, and to increase that grant to fully-fund the business plan project and one month of staff salary and benefits. An ordinance authorizing the Mayor to sign for and accept the amended grant and placing the additional grant and local match in the appropriate accounts has also been drafted.

Old Business:

None.

New Business:

The LRA Board reviewed and approved the Forest Park/Fort Gillem ILRA timeline.

The advance registration for the ADC Winter forum has been extended to January 2, 2009.

The Board reviewed the Executive Summary for the Final Fort Gillem Operating Plan. The full report is available from the LRA Executive Director.

The LRA Board approved the 2009 LRA Meeting Schedule and cancelled the January meeting.

The next regular meeting will be February 25, 2009, at 6:00 PM.

Open Discussion:

None.

Adjournment:

A motion was made by Sparkle Adams to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Debbie Youmans. The meeting was adjourned at 6:23 p.m.

Recorded By:

Fred Bryant, Forest Park/Fort Gillem LRA

Executive Director

Approved:

February 25, 2009

Fred E. Bryant

Executive Director