Land Bank Authority Board Meeting
October 1, 2014
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Land Bank Authority Board Meeting
September 3, 2014
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Land Bank Authority
Board Meeting Minutes
October 1, 2014
10:00 a.m.
A meeting of the Land Bank Authority Board was held on October 1, 2014 in the
Conference Room at the Land Bank Authority?s office located at 18 Eleventh
Street, Columbus, Georgia.
Members Present: Justin Krieg Carson Cummings Thomas Gristina
Lance Hemmings Steve Anthony
Also Present: Verona Campbell (Columbus Consolidated Government)
Rhonda Walters (Staff)
David Fox, NeighborWorks Columbus
Call to Order/Establish a Quorum
Board Chair Justin Krieg called the meeting to order. A quorum was present.
Approval of Minutes
A motion to approve the minutes from the Board meeting on September 3, 2014,
was made by Lance Hemmings. The motion was seconded by Carson Cummings. The
motion passed.
Operational Items
a) Transfer of Financial Records and Accounts from the City
Verona Campbell continues to work with Pam Hodge, Director of Finance, Columbus
Consolidated Government, to complete the transfer of funds. The check should be
disbursed within the next week. Upon receipt of funds, NWC will set up and
maintain an account on behalf of the LBA.
b) Nomination of potential Board Members
Verona suggested Amy Moore ? Justin will ask Amy if she?s interested.
Lance suggested Brad Dodds and Ken Chung ? Justin / Lance will inquire.
Carson is considering other realtors who may be interested.
Further discussion next month.
c) Board term limits and officers
Justin will contact those whose term is expiring individually. Can elect to
continue for another term or roll off. If leaving, please identify replacement.
Discussion followed regarding need to identify officers for the remainder of
the year. Once full board in place next year, elect new officers. For now,
nominations are Justin continues as Chair, Lance serves as Vice Chair and Steve
serves as Secretary.
Justin motioned and Steve Anthony seconded. Motion carried.
d) Resolution
Resolution authorizing the Chairman of the Board to sign all agreements,
contracts, understanding, policies and other documents on behalf of the Land
Bank Authority. The resolution will need to be renewed each year.
Lance motioned and Carson seconded. Resolution adopted.
Old/New Business
o 1334 24th Street
Sale to Columbus Habitat is in process. They need a copy of the Resolution
authorizing the Chairman to sign on behalf of the LBA.
o 2235 Cornell Ave
Donation completed. May have potential for the Adopt a Lot program. Justin will
contact adjacent property owners.
o 2910 Bradley Circle
Donation completed. Historic Columbus may be interested.
o 3916 Oates Avenue
Truth Spring has indicated they will pay closing costs if the LBA is willing to
donate the property to them. They are developing a new housing program and hope
to include this property as one of their first projects.
Phenix-Girard Bank owns two other Reo properties they would like to donate ?
2205 Tillman St & 1016 51st St. David Fox, EVP of Real Estate Development,
NeighborWorks Columbus (NWC), has reviewed the properties. NWC may be
interested in 51st St but not Tillman, based on their targeted neighborhoods.
He joined the meeting briefly to share his recommendations as well as his
process for determining viability of a property.
o Clover Lane
This is a potential REO donation. Last month the motion was made to accept the
property if NWC was interested in it. NWC is not interested in the property.
o Website development
The website continues to be under development. It would be good to include a
map of where the properties are located if possible. Rhonda will work with
Donny at the City.
Next Meeting
The next Land Bank Authority Board Meeting will be on Wednesday, November 5th,
2014.
Adjourn
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
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