North Carolina is America's Mili

							Paul Dordal
Executive Director




                 Executive Committee Meeting
                        21 May 2009
Chairman and Executive Director


    Establish a   quorum.

   Old Business:
      Approve minutes from April 16 meeting.


   New Business:
      Chairman Tim McNeill Remarks
Executive Director‟s Report



      NC STEM Community Collaborative
NC STEM Community Collaborative



     Action Item:
          Request board approval to authorize the BRAC RTF
           to become the lead agency to pilot a Community
           Visioning Process under the direction of the NC
           STEM Community Collaborative.
          Request board approval to use up to $20,000 in DOL
           funds to match the $125,000 investment provided by
           the NC STEM Community Collaborative
Executive Director‟s Report



      BRAC Move Update
      Funding for Murchison Road
      CGRP Action Items
      Defense & Homeland Security Cluster Review
CRGP Implementation Phase: Update



   RFPs Status :
       CGIA Service Contract & Airport RFP approved by OEA
            CGIA Contract signed and work underway
            Airport Service Study out for bid


   Other RFPs under development & review
       Infrastructure, Energy, Solid Waste, Healthcare and
        transportation RFPs undergoing OEA approval process
D&HS Cluster Strategic Planning Review



   Date:   June 2-3
   Time: Day 1 - 8:30-4:30       Day 2 - 8:30–1:00
   Place: Tony Rand Student Center at FTCC
   Attendees: All original WDP SG members (including the
    ex-officio members) plus about 10 others
   Purpose: To review the analysis completed as part of this
    effort, validate conclusions of the analyses, and develop a
    strategic plan that charts path for becoming a D&HS hub
BRAC RTF




    Transformation Committee Report

             Tony Chavonne
           Mayor of Fayetteville
WLPP




   Working Lands Protection Program
               Update

           Grace Lawrence
           Program Director
RASP Program




   Farm to Fork Local Food Summit Recap


               Melissa Ix
         NC Cooperative Extension
Farm to Fork
Building a Sustainable Local Food Economy

  FARM to FORK Summit – May 11 & 12
     Culmination of statewide initiative run by Center for
      Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) under the leadership of
      Dr. Nancy Creamer
          400 participants in two-day Summit
          Speakers included Gov. Perdue, Rep. Etheridge
          Focus was on local food accessibility. If everyone spent just
           $.50 it would be a $1.7 billion increase for our farmers.

     11 “Working Issues Teams” presented “Game Changer” concepts
          Retail & Institutional Group concept is “Feed the Forces”
“Game Changer”



     Retail & Institutional Team will develop a statewide
      model adapted for other institutional markets such as
      UNC systems, hospitals, etc.


     Goal is to develop new partnerships while coordinating
      business entities that will address challenges
“Game Changer”

    Team Members include:
         Sustainable Fort Bragg
         Sustainable Sandhills
         CEFS (Center for Environmental Farming Systems)
         Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
         Eastern Carolina Organics
         SE NC Food Systems Initiative (Eastern region)
         BRAC RTF
         NC Cooperative Extension
Challenges

     Lack of competitive pricing

     Consistency of product availability and specification

     Farmer capital issues

     Contracting
          Must address contracting at Federal contract limitation level
           no geographic bias requirement & “best product/best price”
           prerogative of vendors
Next Steps


   USDA Stimulus Grant Proposal prepared at request of
    NCDA; joint proposal with Eastern NC Military Growth Task
    Force
   Proposal would implement „Feed the Forces‟ statewide by:
        Developing local cold storage, processing and distribution
         centers to enable small to medium-sized farms and farm
         cooperatives to serve Ft. Bragg & Camp Lejeune with locally
         grown produce
        Creating an organization to operate facilities
Workforce Demonstration Program




                  Dr. Jane Smith
          Program Manager for Education
WDP Education and Workforce Steering Group



    Videoconference Tuesday May 26 at 1:00
    JobsNOW
        Stephanie Deese, NC Community College System
Education Program Update


      Real Game Online – Region-wide 65 sites
      i3D regional roll-out – Richmond County report
      Kenan Fellows – Moore County Celebration
      Smart Start Conference – “Strong communities are
       made of strong families”
      Pilot Circuit – Cumberland County Pine Forest HS
ACTION ITEM – Pilot Circuit


      DISCUSSION: A key objective of the Workforce
       Demonstration Program is to establish a Virtual Network
       within all 11 counties that connects educational
       institutions and industry partners using i3D equipment
       and distributive learning.
      ACTION ITEM: Request approval to use up to $30,000
       in DOL funding to make the necessary technology
       upgrades to support the pilot circuit program and
       develop a model high tech classroom.
FSU / UNC-P Study Status

   Progress Update
       Quantitative and qualitative data is being collected and
        analyzed – assets; obstacles; solutions
       County focus groups are almost complete – Harnett,
        Sampson, Scotland remain
       2nd Regional Summit occurred 6 May at UNC-P
            75 attendees
       Preliminary Findings: Key barriers across all counties are
        Transportation; Communication; Literacy
       End Result: Action plan and recommendations due mid-July

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HP Direct Hiring Results


Hensel Phelps initial hiring requirement
      Concrete form carpenters and foremen - 19 total
      Applications              272
      Total Hires                19
      NC Hires                   16
      BRAC Region Hires          14
Outreach and Marketing Programs




                    Renee Lane
    Communications and Outreach Coordinator
Outreach and Marketing Programs




    Websites

    Trade Shows
All-American Defense Business Association




                   Joy Thrash
         Business Development Director
All American Defense Business Association

     Logo created
     Membership tiers determined
     Application developed
     Working database to convert to official members
     Dates being finalized for upcoming events
     Splash page for web site being developed
     Meeting with Charleston Defense Contractors Assn
     Applying for 501c6 determination
     Selection of Interim Advisory Committee
All American Defense Business Assn




    ACTION ITEM:    Request board approval to
     establish an interim advisory committee to
     assist in the development of the defense
     business association and its transition to a
     501c6 non-profit organization
DBA Interim Advisory Committee

Neil Buie       The Logistics Group         Representing local mid-size contractors

Jack Dawsey     TDI                         Provided information for CDCA, good resource


Steven Moore    Moore Exposure              Expressed interest in participating


Dottie Womack   President, Saab Barracuda   Recommended by Angie Stewart- Harnett Cty ED


Wayne Grant     Booz Allen Hamilton         Representing Large Contractor

Shanon Madrid   First Citizens Bank         Representing Associate Member

Trina Hough     MPRI                        Defense Contractor
                SAIC                        Moore County Defense Contractor

Joe Adamczyk                                Charter Member

Scott Dorney    NCMBC                       Partner, Resource for contractors; workshops

Paul Dordal     BRAC RTF

Joy Thrash      BRAC RTF

Todd Smith      Smith Advertising           Certified Partner

Lisa Sessoms    McFadyen & Sumner           Certified Partner
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DISCUSSION


 ADJOURN




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BRAC RTF

    Executive Director: Paul Dordal
    Deputy Director: John Harbison
    Regional Planner: Don Belk
    Executive Assistant: John Bellamy
    Program Manager for Education: Jane Smith
    Program Manager for Workforce and Economic Development: Tim Moore
    IT Program Manager: Erik Wells
    Communications & Outreach Coordinator: Renee Lane
    Administrative Assistant: Renee Siemiet
    Director of Business Development: Joy Thrash
    Phone: (910) 436-1344 or (910) 436-1345
    Website: www.bracrtf.com
    Contact: admin@bracrtf.com
    Offices located in the Old Bowley School (Randolph & Knox) on Ft Bragg   29