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| CALL TO ORDER Chairman Dave Wills called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone. Chairman Wills announced that due to not having a quorum no formal action would be taken. INTRODUCTIONS Guests were introduced and welcomed. MINUTES No action was taken. FINANCIAL REPORT Don ten Bensel presented the financial report for the period ending February 28, 2007 to those present. Don also announced that summary sheets from the audit were included in the Board packets. A copy of the full audit is available at the RDC office for any board member that would like to have one. OLD BUSINESS Community Development Activities Report Kay Hagler reported that the staff is working on approximately thirteen (13) CDBG projects with at least one project from each of the Middle Flint counties. The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) deadline is April 2, 2007. The staff is also continuing to work on the Community Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) project and the deadline to submit this project to EDA is July 31, 2007. Planning and GIS Activities Gerald Mixon reported that the staff had assisted Marion County and the City of Buena with preparation of a joint solid waste management plan.. This plan has been completed in draft form and has been submitted to the RDC so the state-mandated regional and state review process could begin. Other activities the staff are continuing to work on are comprehensive plans for Dooly, Marion, and Taylor Counties; pre-disaster mitigation plans, and Bridge GPS data collection. Historic Preservation Sevanne Steiner gave a brief report on the Historic Preservation Program. Sevanne stated that she is working on projects in Cordele, Webster, Marion, Sumter, and Taylor Counties. Workforce Development Activities Janice West gave a brief report on the Workforce Investment Program. Janice stated that currently there are 231 clients in various types of training. She announced that thirty-five have completed their training services and 29 or 82% of these are employed. Janice said that the overall program is going very well. Revolving Loan Fund Activities Sarah Walls reported that the Area Development Corporation approved a loan for Fuze Technologies, a wireless internet service in Americus. Also, the ADC approved a loan to Joey Dunn for a hair salon and it should be up and running in the next few weeks. NEW BUSINESS Annual Update of Regional Plan Gerald Mixon presented a draft Annual Update to the Regional Plan. Board members were asked to review the “report of accomplishments” for comment and input at the March meeting, and for suggested revisions to the strategy. Resolution for Southwest Georgia RDC to Provide Services in the Middle Flint Area At the January meeting Don ten Bensel presented to the Board a resolution giving permission to the Southwest Georgia RDC to provide, through contracts with private companies, non-emergency transportation services for Medicaid recipients living in the Middle Flint Region. Due to insufficient information Don was asked to get more information and bring back to the Board at the February meeting. Mr. Dan Bolinger, Executive Director of the Southwest Georgia RDC and President of the National Association of Development Organizations was invited to be our guest speaker at the February meeting to give more information on this project. Since there was not a quorum the resolution will be brought back to the board at the March meeting. PROGRAM Dan Bolinger is currently serving as President of the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO). He spoke on proposed initiatives to strengthen rural America. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting was adjourned. |
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