Central State Hospital Local Redevelopment Authority
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Redevelopment Authority Powell Building Fourth Floor Conference Room January 21, 2015 5:00 PM
Members present were Russ Walden, George Martinez, John Ferguson, Bruce Vaughn, Quay Fuller, Dudley Rowe, Joy Nelson, Nolan Stephens, and Johnny Grant. The Recording Secretary called roll and a quorum of members of the authority was declared present. Ms. Fuller called the meeting to order at 5:00 PM and made opening comments. Ms. Fuller thanked the community members for their attendance. She brought an article from the Macon Telegraph in front of the board, stating that the statistics in the article were honest but staggering, with both per capita income decreasing and the poverty rate increasing. She stated that these figures are directly correlated to the job loss over the past 15 years, and that the article points out the importance of our mission as an authority. Motion Dr. Stephens, second Mr. Vaughn to approve the November 19, 2014 meeting minutes. On vote aye: Walden, Martinez, Ferguson, Vaughn, Fuller, Rowe, Nelson, Stephens, and Grant. The motion carried and the November 19, 2014 Authority meeting minutes were adopted as official. There was no need for an executive session. Ms. Fuller asked for the Executive Director’s report. Mike Couch started his executive report by thanking Chair Fuller for her opening statement. As an administrative note, he stated that Clark- Nexsen would move to the end of the agenda due to technology needs. Mr. Couch introduced Dr. Mab Segrest, the 2015 Martha Newell traveling scholar at Georgia College. He stated that she had been in Milledgeville and knows the history of the state hospital well. She is teaching a class for the spring semester at GC on the history of Central State Hospital. Mike then recognized Dr. Segrest. Dr. Segrest stated that she was honored to be hired at GC as a Newell Scholar. The course she is teaching at GC is called “Milledgeville and the Mind”. She stated that there would be several events throughout the semester highlighting the 170 year history of the Central State Hospital. She invited the board and the community to come out to GC for the events. She brought some information about possible grant opportunities for the authority and the redevelopment efforts. Mr. Couch gave an update on the utility property transfer. He stated that the CSH water system had officially been transferred to the City of Milledgeville. State Property Commission was still missing the record document at the time of the meeting, but Mr. Jordan was working on the issue. Georgia Power was continuing to update the power system. Mr. Couch and Mr. Simpson had a meeting scheduled with DBHDD to further discuss the utilities transfers. Mr. Couch stated that there would be more discussion with Atlanta Gas Light about updating and transferring the gas system in February. Mr. Couch gave an update on the Youth ChalleNGe Academy. Mr. Couch stated that he met with GEN. Jarrard the week of January 12th. GEN. Gerrard will be traveling to Washington D.C. in February to finalize the timeline for the Boland building. Mr. Couch reiterated the thing that will make the Milledgeville YCA unique is the partnership with GMC, providing the students with an opportunity to begin their college education. Mr. Couch stated that he had gone to the YCA graduation in Macon and that the ceremony was incredible. There was an open discussion. Mr. Couch gave an update on all current property requests and campus licensing. Mr. Couch stated he met with the SPC the week of January 12th and went through a long list of current property requests and other issues. In the board packet, there was a letter to Frank Smith regarding Tom Glover’s purchase of Jones 286 and the adjacent buildings. The authority is also working on conveying the Crittenden building to the Communiversity. He stated that the plan was to move those properties in April. REP. Brett Harrold, from the regulated industries committee, had suggested that we lift the prohibition of alcohol on the campus. He had submitted legislation in the 2015 session to lift the ban. Mr. Couch stated that he had also spoken about the Economic Development Conveyance statute with the SPC. They planned to work on this legislative initiative for the 2016 session. Mr. Couch then recognized Mr. David Sinclair for the Green report. Mr. Sinclair stated that Darrell Davis and Ella Davis visited a three stage pyrolysis unit in Atlanta, and they had some concerns after the visit. He stated that he had received a quote for another unit that was built in the Netherlands. He planned to go visit on his next trip to Europe. He stated that the solar project was not completely dead, but that Solar Zones and some other companies had filed legal action against Georgia Power for the way the bids were allocated. There was an open discussion. Mr. Couch then gave an update on the CorrectHealth project. He stated that John Robertson, the architect, was in town earlier in the day. He planned on delivering the permitting requirements to the City in February. Mr. Couch also stated the bid effort by Garbutt would also be in February. The date of completion had been pushed back, so Mr. Robinson anticipated the construction would be finished by the first week in December. Mr. Couch then reiterated that Dr. Musso had committed to hiring locally. Mr. Couch gave an update on the Georgia State Patrol Post 33 moving out to the campus. Mr. Couch stated that he met with the Commissioner of Public Safety, COL McDonough, the Monday after Christmas. Mr. Couch also stated he sent Commissioner McDonough a letter to get the process started with the SPC to get the property conveyed from Dept. of Drivers Services to Dept. of Public Safety. Mr. Couch stated that the board had a work session to discuss the campus master plan the week of January 5th. Mr. Couch then recognized Mr. Russ Walden for further elaboration. Mr. Walden stated that there was general consensus among the board that the strategic analysis, provided by the CRE’s, was a document that could guide the authority through the redevelopment process. Mr. Walden also stated that the board had not yet adopted the plan as an official guide. Mr. Walden then read the following statement he prepared: “As a result of the outstanding work done for us by the Counselors of Real Estate this past year, I would like to recommend that the document that they developed become the foundation document for our strategic plan. The document, as provided, addresses a number of basic requirements of a strategic plan, including external and internal analysis, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, counter measures and preliminary identification of broad goals and objectives. From it, over several meetings of members of the Authority, we have been able to create our first cut strategic plan that incorporates many of the ideas expressed in the CRE report. It will become the cornerstone of our work over the next two years. I suggest that today we adopt both the CRE report as our foundation document and the resulting preliminary strategic plan as our working document for the Central State Hospital Redevelopment Authority.” Motion Walden, second Rowe to accept the statement as a resolution On Vote Aye, Walden, Martinez, Ferguson, Vaughn, Fuller, Rowe, Nelson, Stephens, and Grant. The motion carried and the resolution to adopt the CRE report as a foundational document and the resulting preliminary strategic plan as a working document was adopted as official. Mr. Couch recognizes Dr. Fontenot. Dr. Renee Fontenot thanks the CSH LRA for their participation in the Holiday Lights display with Rotary Club of Milledgeville. She stated that more than 20 local organizations and business participated and that Rotary Club looked forward to the opportunity to partner again in 2015. Mr. Couch gave an update on the Summit Communiversity. Mr. Couch stated that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) representative in Atlanta was planning a visit to the campus the week of January 26th. He stated that Clark Nexsen had created a marketing piece to solicit grantors and prospective funders. Mr. Couch then recognized Clint Hardy and Nick Vaughn from Clark Nexsen. Mr. Hardy stated that he had previous meetings with the Communiversity board of directors to get a picture of what a Communiversity entails. Mr. Vaughn then created a marketing brochure for the project. Mr. Hardy then recognized Mr. Vaughn for his presentation of the brochure. Mr. Vaughn began by thanking the board and recognizing Garbutt Construction, stating that they had a large role in the process. The brochure was created as a tool for Mike to bring with him when he solicits for grant dollars. The pamphlet begins by describing what a communiversity is, in a very brief way. Then the pamphlet shows some information and statistics about the community. The pamphlet goes on to show some existing pictures of the Crittenden building and then a series of graphic depictures of the site and surrounding buildings. Mr. Vaughn continues, after the pictures there is a program overview in the pamphlet, which also shows the breakdown of how much space each component will consist of and how the spaces will be placed in relation to each other. Then the pamphlet shows a blueprint of Crittenden with and without the set for demolition. The pamphlet finishes with suggested office layouts and designs for the community theater addition. Mr. Couch states that there are multiple components of funding possibilities for the project, including USDA, EDA, and FEMA. He stated that the presentation is a baseline for a good start for the plans for the Crittenden building. This concluded Mr. Couch’s report. Chair Fuller stated that she was thankful to have so many creative minds coming together to work on the redevelopment of the CSH campus. Motion Ferguson, second Rowe to adjourn The meeting was adjourned at approximately 5:56pm ________________________________ Quay H. Fuller, Chair ATTEST:
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