Columbus, Georgia

COLUMBUS IRON WORKS CONVENTION AND

TRADE CENTER AUTHORITY



MONTHLY MEETING

SEPTEMBER 27, 2001



NOON



FOUNDER?S SUITE



A G E N D A





I. CALL TO ORDER - CHAIRMAN AL HAYES





II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING, AUGUST 23, 2001





III. OLD BUSINESS



A. TRADE CENTER EXPANSION AND RENOVATION UPDATE

1. Presentation by Hecht, Burdeshaw, Johnson, Kidd and Clark



IV. NEW BUSINESS



A. REQUEST PAYMENT APPROVAL FOR HBJK&C INC.



V. FINANCIALS - MS. CINDY WARE



A. AUGUST 2001





VI. ADJOURNMENT











COLUMBUS IRON WORKS CONVENTION

AND

TRADE CENTER AUTHORITY



MINUTES OF THE MONTHLY MEETING

SEPTEMBER 27, 2001

NOON



The monthly meeting of the Columbus Iron Works Convention and Trade Center

Authority was held in the Founder's Suite, at noon, on Thursday, September 27,

2001.



Authority Members Present: Chairman Al Hayes, Vice Chairman Cliff Johnson, and

Mr. Jerry Newman



Authority Members Absent: Ms. Lori Canterbury, and Ms. Virginia Holman



Administrative Members Present: Mr. Larry Campbell, Executive Director, Ms.

Cindy Ware, Finance Manager, and Ms. Chasity Hall, Executive Secretary.



Special Guest: Mr. Phil Johnson, Hecht Burdeshaw Johnson Kidd and Clark Inc.,

Architectural Firm



CALL TO ORDER



At 12:06 p.m., Chairman Al Hayes called the meeting to order.



APPROVAL OF MINUTES:



Chairman Al Hayes asked if all members had receive and read the minutes from

the last meeting. With no corrections or additions to be made, Mr. Jerry

Newman made a motion to accept the minutes of the August 27, 2001 meeting.

Vice Chairman Cliff Johnson second the motion and it was unanimously carried by

all members present.





OLD BUSINESS:



A. TRADE CENTER EXPANSION AND RENOVATION UPDATE. Mr. Phil Johnson with

HBJK&C appeared before the Authority to update the members on the status of the

project. Mr. Johnson stated that the project was going as scheduled. After a

brief discussion, Mr. Johnson assured the Authority Members that he would

continue to keep them informed of any changes in the project.



NEW BUSINESS:



A. REQUEST PAYMENT APPROVAL FOR HBJK&C INC. Larry passed out a copy of an

invoice received from Hecht, Burdeshaw, Johnson, Kidd and Clark. After a brief

discussion, Vice Chairman Cliff Johnson made the motion to approve the request

for payment, Mr. Jerry Newman second the motion and it was unanimously passed.



Larry then passed out a second invoice from HBJK&C covering work preformed by

CDAI Integrated Technical Solutions, the acoustical/AV firm contracted for the

Trade Center Expansion and Renovation Project. Vice Chairman Cliff Johnson

made the motion to approve the request for payment, Mr. Jerry Newman second the

motion and it was unanimously passed.



FINANCIAL REPORT:



A. AUGUST 2001. Prepared and presented by Ms. Cindy Ware, see attached.





ADJOURNMENT



With no further items of business to discuss, Chairman Al Hayes

adjourned the meeting at 12:55 p.m. The next regular meeting, which is

normally held the fourth Thursday of each month, due to the fact that Larry

Campbell will be out of town will instead be held Thursday, October 18, 2001 at

Noon in Founder?s Suite of the Trade Center.









Al Hayes, Chairman Larry Campbell,

Executive Director

Trade Center Authority Columbus, GA

Convention and Trade Center