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OTHERS PRESENT Charles West, Unadilla
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| CALL TO ORDER Chairman Dave Wills called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone. INTRODUCTIONS All guests were introduced and welcomed. MINUTES Minutes of the March 2007 Board meeting were presented for the Board’s review and approval. Motion: Motion was made by Dale Melton and duly seconded by James Harris to accept the minutes as presented. Vote was unanimous. FINANCIAL REPORT Don ten Bensel presented the financial report for the period ending April 25, 2007 to those present. OLD BUSINESS Community Development Activities Report Kay Hagler gave a brief update on the community development activities. Kay also reported that Taylor County received an EIP Grant for a workforce center for the amount of $470,744. Planning and GIS Activities Gerald Mixon reported that work is continuing on the several plans currently underway. He informed the board that the Middle Flint staff released a favorable Report of Findings on the joint Marion County-Buena Vista Solid Waste Plan in late March and was awaiting state comments before meeting with the city and county to schedule plan adoption. Workforce Development Activities Janice West reported that as stated at last month’s board meeting the WIA Strategy Plan Update for 2007-2008 was submitted for state’s review. She said that we should be hearing something back on this between mid to late May. Janice stated that there will be a WIA Summer Youth Program serving approximately 25 participants between the ages of 16 - 21. Revolving Loan Fund Activities Sarah Walls reported on the Revolving Loan Fund activities. A handout of the EDA/RLF was included in the Board packet providing information on each of the activities. Administration Activities Don ten Bensel reported that Janice West is the new WIA Director. Don also reported that Buddy Strength was hired to assist in the WIA department. Buddy has been working part-time at the RDC through a WIA Senior Program. NEW BUSINESS New State Funding Don ten Bensel reported that the FY 2008 DCA Budget includes an additional $100,000 for Georgia’s sixteen (16) RDCs. He said also that the House-Senate Conferees restored the full $1.3 million that DCA requested for the Census project. LUCA (Local Update of Census Addressing) Gerald Mixon reported that the RDC was asked by the Census Bureau to host a Middle Flint regional workshop for the 2010 Census. The workshop is scheduled for 2:00pm on Tuesday, May 8, at South Georgia Technical College. Gerald said that letters will be going out approximately two weeks prior to the meeting to remind all local city and county governments of the meeting. He said that it was very important that the communities participate in this. Certificates Certificates were given to individuals for their years of service to Middle Flint. Board Members that received certificates were: A. J. Rivers - 16; James Harris - 13; Gerald Beckum - 12; Mary Ayers - 11; Dave Wills - 10; and Ralph Brown - 7. Staff members that received certificates were: Gerald Mixon - 30; Janice West - 20; and Kay Hagler 5. Regionalism Board members joined in a discussion of regional issues. One matter brought forward was the availability of natural gas. Staff was requested to gather information for presentation at a later Board meeting. Chairman Wills complimented the members on the discussion and expressed his hope that the process would be continued at future meetings. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting was adjourned. |
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