Columbus Consolidated Government

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TO: Mayor and Councilors

Date: 2/13/2007 12:00:00 AM

TO: Mayor and Councilors

Date:

Created:

2/9/2007 11:33:00 AM

THRU: Isaiah Hugley, City Manager

FROM: David Arrington, Deputy City Manager

Subject: Army Reserve Center

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In October 2006 the City Manager appointed a 10 member citizen advisory

committee to review the Notice of Interests (NOI) submitted for proposed reuses

of the Columbus Army Reserve located on Macon Road. This facility is being

designated as surplus property as part of the BRAC recommendations. The

advisory committee was established by the City Manager based on the amount of

public concern expressed in public meetings over the disposition of the

facility in 2011 as a result of the BRAC recommendations . The primary purpose

of the committee is to provide a mechanism for public involvement in the

process of determining the use of the facility. The committee is charged with

making a recommendation to the City Manager on a proposed reuse of the

facility. The committee?s recommendation will be considered by the City

Manager in making a final recommendation on the proposed reuse of the facility

to the Mayor and City Council.



An NOI is required for any agency interested in obtaining the property from the

Federal Government through a Public Benefit Conveyance at a discount price or

at no cost. As the designated Local Redevelopment Agency (LRA), the City is

responsible for conducting the Public Benefit Conveyance process and making a

recommendation to the Department of Defense and Department of Housing and Urban

Development on the proposed reuse of the facility by no later than June 2007.

The Reserve Center is projected to be available in late 2011.



The Committee has met four times since being established. The committee has

reviewed all NOI applications submitted. The application submitted by the

Parks and Recreation Department was deemed ineligible for a Public Benefit

Conveyance based on the published criteria. The committee interviewed the

remaining seven applicants. The interviews consisted of a brief presentation

by the applicant outlining the proposed use of the facility followed by a

question and answer session.



The committee is scheduled to meet again on February 21, 2007. Staff will

provide additional updates as necessary to keep Council informed.