COLUMBUS IRON WORKS CONVENTION
AND
TRADE CENTER AUTHORITY
MINUTES OF THE MONTHLY MEETING
MAY 24, 2007
NOON
The monthly meeting of the Columbus Iron Works Convention and Trade Center
Authority was held in the Board Room of the facility, at 12:00 noon, on
Thursday, May 24, 2007.
Authority Members Present: Chairman Jerry Newman, Ms. Lori Auten and Mr. James
Cantrell
Authority Members Absent: Vice Chairman Frank Etheridge and Ms. Sandra
McKinnon
Administrative Members Present: Mr. Larry Campbell, Executive Director, Ms.
Cindy Ware, Finance Manager and Ms. Chasity Hall, Secretary
CALL TO ORDER
At 12:02 P.M., Chairman Jerry Newman called the meeting to order.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Chairman, Jerry Newman asked if all members present had received and read the
minutes from the last meeting. With no corrections or additions to be made,
Mr. James Cantrell made a motion to accept the minutes of the April 26, 2007
meeting Ms. Lori Auten seconded the motion and the minutes were accepted as
written.
WELCOME NEW MEMBER SANDRA MCKINNON
Mr. Larry Campbell reported to the Authority that Ms. Sandra McKinnon again was
not present at the meeting. Larry reminded the members that Ms. McKinnon had
been appointed the previous month to fill the expired term of Ms. Virginia
Holman.
OLD BUSINESS
A. CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL As discussed at the previous
meeting, Larry stated that he had put out a request for proposal for a
convention center hotel feasibility study. Larry informed the members that he
had gotten a response from Strategic Advisory Group, which was the same company
that did the pervious feasibility study for the expansion project. After a
brief discussion, Larry stated that he would continue to keep the Authority
members updated on the progress of the study.
B. $22 MILLION STATE MONEY Larry reported that although the Trade Center
still had not officially received the $22 million from the state, the money was
due to be deposited the following day, May 25, 2007. Larry added that the
bonds should then be paid off by the end of June. Larry stated that he would
inform the Authority once the money was in the bank.
C. REVISED FY-08 BUDGET Larry reported that the revised FY-08 Budget as
approved by the Authority had been resubmitted to the city.
D. REMOVAL OF LARGE OAK TREE ON CORNER OF LOT BY EMPLOYEE PARKINGLarry stated
the obvious to the Authority by saying the large oak tree that had been on the
corner of the lot at Front Avenue and 9th Street was now just a memory. Larry
reported that as approved by the Authority, Diversified Trees had started work
on removing the tree earlier in the week and now they only had minimal clean up
to be finished with the project.. Larry added that already you could hardly
tell that a tree was there and he was very satisfied with the work done.
NEW BUSINESS
A. REMAINING 2007 MEETING SCHEDULE Larry informed the members that with the
city?s year-end approaching as well as some meeting conflicts and the
Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday schedule he thought it best to go ahead and
determine the remaining 2007 meeting schedule. After some brief discussion it
was agreed because of the city?s year-end not to hold a meeting in July. The
August and October meetings would be held as normal on the fourth Thursday of
the month, which is August 23rd and October 25th. However the September
meeting would be held Tuesday, September 25th, and the November and December
meetings would be combined for a joint meeting on Thursday, December 6th.
FINANCIAL REPORT
A. APRIL See attached report.
A motion was made by Ms. Lori Auten and seconded by Mr. James Cantrell
to approve the financial report as prepared and presented by Ms. Cindy Ware.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further items of business to discuss, Chairman Jerry Newman adjourned
the meeting at 1:04 p.m. The next regular meeting, which held the fourth
Thursday of each month, will be held June 28, 2007 in the Board Room of the
Columbus Georgia Convention and Trade Center.
Jerry Newman, Chairman Larry Campbell, Executive
Director
Trade Center Authority Columbus, GA
Convention and Trade Center
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