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OTHERS PRESENT Hobby Stripling, District
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| CALL TO ORDER Chairman Ralph Brown called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone. Chairman Brown introduced guests, Hobby Stripling, District Director, with U. S. Congressman Jim Marshall’s Office and Spencer Mueller, Regional Representative, with the GA. Department of Community Affairs. MINUTES Minutes of the September 2005 Board meeting were presented for the Board’s review and approval. Motion: Motion was made by Jared Stevens and duly seconded that the minutes be accepted as presented. Vote was unanimous. FINANCIAL REPORT Sarah Walls presented the financial report for the period ending October 25, 2005 to those present. Motion: Motion was made and duly seconded to accept the financial report as presented. Vote was unanimous. OLD BUSINESS Workforce System Update Janice West gave a brief update on the Workforce System. Janice stated that as of October 26, 2005, there are two hundred fifty-seven (257) enrollments in WIA funded training with one hundred forty-nine (149) being adults, twenty-six (26) dislocated workers, and eighty-two (82) youth. Janice also said that there are forty (40) trade act customers that are receiving training. Janice explained that Trade Act customers are those participants that were dislocated from an employer who relocated business outside the United States under the NAFTA (North America Free Trade Act) legislation. Update on Existing and Potential Grant Projects Kay Hagler reported that there are twenty active community/economic development grants in the process of design or construction with the sum of approximately $14 million. Kay said that there are about ten or eleven communities wanting to submit community development block grants this go around. Kay also reported that the Environmental Protection Agency just released the announcement that grant money will be available for Brownfields Redevelopment Projects in 2006. Kay stated that the deadline for applications is December 14, 2005. A handout was included in the Board packet containing more information. Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plans Update Gerald Mixon reported that 104 counties in Georgia are currently preparing pre-disaster mitigation plans. He mentioned that virtually all are behind schedule and have requested extensions. Gerald said that one plan has been submitted in draft form so the staff could get a feel of how the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) would be interpreting the regulations. He stated that some of the comments made by GEMA were things that the regulations did not require in the plan. The draft plan will be used as a template to help in completing the work for the other plans. The draft plan will be re-submitted in the next few days after responding to GEMA’s comments. The deadline for the other pre-disaster mitigation plans is February 1, 2006. Aerial Photography Update Gerald Mixon reminded everyone that the four counties that are participating in the muti-county aerial photography project are: Crisp, Marion, Schley, and Taylor. He stated that the Request for Proposals (RFP) have been out for approximately two weeks and are due back to us by next Friday. Gerald went on to say that hopefully these counties will be flown between mid-January and mid February and will have current aerial photography by next spring. Local Comprehensive Plans Schedule Date Gerald Mixon reported that two of Middle Flint counties went through the comprehensive planning process in 2004. There are three plans scheduled to be completed in calendar year 2006, two in 2007, and one in 2008. Gerald explained that the Solid Waste Management Plans, Comp Plans, and the Service Delivery Strategies (which are part of the Comp Plans updates) all have the same deadline. Gerald said these plans are very time consuming and the staff will be spending many hours working to complete these plans. A handout was included in the Board packet that contains the list of counties and schedule dates. NEW BUSINESS Proposed Culture/Recreation/Tourism Committee (CRT) Matt McDaniel spoke briefly on a proposed committee to be formed by early 2006. Matt stated that in the past we have had a Historic Preservation Advisory Committee and there have been talk around the RDC to form a tourism and recreation committees. Matt said rather than creating three independent committees we are going to try possibly having a more comprehensive committee that will cover all three of these areas. The committee will be called Culture/Recreation/Tourism (CRT) Committee. He explained that this will be an experiment and if it doesn’t work then more committees could be formed. Update on Proposed Federal EDA rules affecting Economic Development Districts Sarah Walls reported that in the Board packet is a handout on the update of the proposed federal EDA rules affecting economic development districts. Sarah entertained questions and said updates will be provided to the Board as they become available. Development of Regional Impact - Lake Blackshear Plantation Gerald Mixon briefed the board on a Development of Regional Impact (DRI) review staff is performing. Lake Blackshear Plantation is a proposed multi-use development centered around construction of 3,050 single-family and multi-family housing units in south Crisp County. The site is approximately three miles north of the Crisp-Worth County line, west of the intersection of GA 300 and Coney Road. A small portion of the proposed 1,300 acre development will be on the Lake Blackshear waterfront. The developer is proposing a 10-12 year project build-out. Gerald reported it appears the review comments will be favorable, but that if something unforeseen is found during the balance of the review, staff may have to meet with a committee of the board before comments can be released. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS Board Members present were given the opportunity to give a brief report on things of interest pertaining to their cities and counties. Chairman Ralph Brown announced his resignation as Chairman of the Middle Flint RDC Board and December 7, 2005 will be his last meeting as Chairman. He is resigning due to conflict with his job at West Central Georgia Community Action Council, Inc. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.
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