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

NC STEM Community Collaborative Executive Director’s Report

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 NC STEM Community Collaborative

BRAC Move Update Funding for Murchison Road CGRP Action Items Defense & Homeland Security Cluster Review Executive Director’s Report

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 CRGP Implementation Phase: Update

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 D&HS Cluster Strategic Planning Review

Transformation Committee Report Tony Chavonne Mayor of Fayetteville BRAC RTF

Working Lands Protection Program Update Grace Lawrence Program Director WLPP

Farm to Fork Local Food Summit Recap Melissa Ix NC Cooperative Extension RASP Program

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”

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 “Game Changer”

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 Challenges

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 2 nd 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 20

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

27 Neil Buie The Logistics GroupRepresenting local mid-size contractors Jack Dawsey TDIProvided information for CDCA, good resource Steven Moore Moore ExposureExpressed interest in participating Dottie Womack President, Saab BarracudaRecommended by Angie Stewart- Harnett Cty ED Wayne Grant Booz Allen HamiltonRepresenting Large Contractor Shanon Madrid First Citizens BankRepresenting Associate Member Trina Hough MPRIDefense Contractor SAICMoore County Defense Contractor Joe Adamczyk Charter Member Scott Dorney NCMBCPartner, Resource for contractors; workshops Paul Dordal BRAC RTF Joy Thrash BRAC RTF Todd Smith Smith AdvertisingCertified Partner Lisa Sessoms McFadyen & SumnerCertified Partner DBA Interim Advisory Committee

DISCUSSION ADJOURN 28

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) or (910) Website: Contact: Offices located in the Old Bowley School (Randolph & Knox) on Ft Bragg 29

Budget Updates DOL Obligated Funds (to end of grant-6/30/10): Salaries/admin expenses: $947,500 TDA Contract $250,000 FSU Contract $84,000 Futures Contract$1,100,000 Purchase 1 - i3D system $19,788 TOTAL:$2,401,288

“All American Military Business Park ”

32 Ex-Officio: NC Military Foundation, TDA, DSTA, NCMBC, Department of Commerce, Fort Bragg, and Business (L-3 + 1) RTF Board Economic Developers Workforce Development Board Universities Community Colleges K-12 BladenGreg Taylor Dana Powell* Cumberland Geneva Mixon Frank Trapp & Curtis Charles Bob Ervin (AACWI) Paula Shambach Harnett Denise Day** Dr. Vera Jones Hoke * Andrena Scott Lee ** T.E. (Bud) Marchant Montgomery Jackie Morris Moore Ray Ogden Richmond Jim McCaskill Robeson * Charles Harrington Charles Chrestman SampsonJohn Blanton ** ScotlandLeon Butler *

Career Exploration & Talent Acquisition Platform STRATEGY TWO: BRAC RTF Board approved up to $1.1M to design and deploy a regional career and talent supply platform Key Features: Self-assessment; Career Exploration; Educational Linkage; and Job Connection Regional, customized, and transformational Fills gap between $30K and $100K jobs Goal: Live by August

ACTION ITEM: BRAC RTF MOVE BRAC RTF must move off-post by 30 Jun 2009 Alternative space narrowed down to the following: Rent approximately 2500 sq $14/sq ft ($3000/mo) Repair recently-acquired FTCC facility ACTION: Allow Executive Director with Board Chairman approval to determine which facility best meets BRAC RTF needs and either expense up to $15,000 in repair costs or obtain one-year rental lease at up to $3000/mo. Costs will be prorated between OEA and DOL grants.

Budget Update

ACTION ITEM ACTION: Request approval to use of up to $500 from DOL Funds to defray the cost of box lunches for board and staff for lunch between the demonstration and board of directors meeting on May 22. A box lunch is estimated to cost approx $10

Workforce Demonstration Program Erik Wells Program Manager for IT

2009 FORSCOM/USARC Relocation Fair John Bellamy Executive Assistant

BRAC RTF Move Update John Harbison Deputy Director

BRAC RTF MOVE - Update BRAC RTF move off-post revised to 15 Sept 2009 Space options narrowed down to the following: Space at First Citizens Bank on Ft Bragg Space at DSTA Space at Eutaw Village Status: Awaiting decision by Garrison Commander on whether or not the Garrison intends to utilize the space at First Citizens for their own needs.