Supplemental Minutes

RDA Board Meeting Continuation on Dec. 11, 2020  

(initially distributed to all Board Members and invited participants via email Dec. 11, 2020 at 1:09 pm)

We met via Zoom at 11 am today. Board members participating were: Howard, Emmett, Jim,  David, Moriah and me. (This number constitutes a quorum.) OSC member Norman Freeman  also participated.

The primary objective was to decide whether RDA wanted to negotiate with the City to be  included as a partner in the park design/development process or whether we would be  satisfied with the City's standard process as documented in Jerry Fogle's email of Dec.1. The  practical deadline for negotiation is when we turn over to the City $120,000 for the purchase  of the land.

I had asked Emmett, as a working professional in the field, to present what he considers to be the optimal process. It includes iterative presentations and information gathering to get the  community excited about the possibilities and to identify elements that should be included in  the park.

After much discussion (including some thoughts on excitement-building activities to pursue  during the fundraising process), there was general consensus that this was the process we'd  like followed.

Moriah made a motion, seconded by Jim, that Howard and David be the negotiating team to  gain agreement from the City (Marlon Brown and Jerry Fogle) on Rosemary District's role in a public/private partnership during the design and development phase of the park. The drop dead date for gaining agreement is January 15. This motion passed with the 6 Board  members in attendance. They will use Emmett as an information resource, as needed. I will  be available, as RDA President, to be a presence at meetings, as needed.

Emmett, David and Howard will use the process outlined by Howard in his Dec. 3 letter to  Tom, Marlon and Jerry as a "strawman" -- a starting point for crafting an opening proposal to  the City. David will contact Marlon's Administrative Assistant to get a spot on the calendar next week.

Within the next 24 hours, Jim will discuss with Howard where we stand on fundraising and  where we go from here.

Debbie Trice

President, Rosemary District Association