Minutes: January 7, 2000
Facilitators and Attendance
Facilitating the meeting was George Alwon of The Raleigh Consulting Group, Inc.
There were 20 members present. They are listed as follows:
| Name | Affiliation |
| Jim Talton | Chairman, Citizens Advisory Committee |
| Bob Beasley | Mallinckrodt |
| Bob Williams | Retired, NCSU |
| Brooks Gulledge | Residential Contractor |
| Chuck Fuller | Citizens for a Sound Economy |
| Diana Bader | PTA |
| Don Walston | Howard, Perry and Walston |
| Dr. Edna Black | Education Management Consultant |
| Ferris Chandler | Retired, Cooper Tool |
| Joe Sansom | State Treasurers Office |
| John Dornan | Public School Forum |
| John Hood | John Locke Foundation |
| Larry Dickens | DOT |
| Nellie Tomlinson | Attorney, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice |
| Randy Jones | General Counsel Ð Aventis CropScience |
| Renee Shaw | CCB |
| Susan Fonville | PTA |
| Tim McBrayer | Signature Publishing |
| Tony Habit | Wake Education Partnership |
| Truman Newberry | Architect |
Those not present are as follows:
| Name | Affiliation |
| Allen Jones | DJB Construction Group |
| Ann Rollins | PTA |
| Blount Williams | Alfred Williams |
| Forrest Ball | Real Estate |
| John Boling | SAS Institute, Inc. |
| John Boylan | Spectrum Properties |
| John Linderman | Grubb & Ellis |
| Maebelle Hudson | Wake ACT |
| Ross Rhudy | Raleigh/Wake Board of Realtors |
| Terry Yeargan | Bovis Construction Corp. |
Minutes
The minutes for the meeting of February 18, 2000 are as follows:
1. At the start of the meeting, Jim Talton told the committee that he had met with the board of education and county commissioners in a joint meeting. He gave both groups a summary of the committee's work. He also mentioned that he did not know at this time what the committee's recommendations would be, but that he would be disappointed if they did not take the committee's recommendations seriously.
2. The committee discussed future meetings. They are as follows:
| Feb. 18 | Finalize Renovations Begin New Schools |
| Mar. 3 | Reports Finish New Schools John Boling - Technology Marty Mitchell - School Operating Costs Begin and Finish Technology Maintenance/Construction Resolution to give Presentation |
| Mar. 10 | Speakers |
| Mar. 17 & 24 | Begin and Finish Facilities, Finance and Legislation |
| Mar. 31 | Review Draft Proposal |
| April | Present to joint meeting of county commissioners, board of education, and local delegation. |
3. The committee decided on subcommittees. They are as follows:
| Legislation | Finance | Maintenance/Construction | Building | Presentations | Drafting | Technology |
| Tim McBrayer | Larry Dickens | Susan Fonville | Larry Dickens | Chuck Fuller | John Hood | Dr. Edna Black |
| Chuck Fuller | Don Walston | Tony Habit | Truman Newberry | Bob Beasley | Tony Habit | John Boling |
| Bob Beasley | John Hood | Diana Bader | Ferris Chandler | Brooks Gulledge | Bob Williams | |
| Don Walston | Brooks Gulledge | Ferris Chandler | Ann Rollins | John Dornan | ||
| John Dornan | Don Walston | Diana Bader | ||||
| Susan Fonville | Ann Rollins | Randy Jones | ||||
| Nellie Tomlinson | Allen Jones | Maebelle Hudson | ||||
| Truman Newberry | Dr. Edna Black | |||||
| Blount Williams | Tim McBrayer |
4. Don Walston asked if all of the schools could be grouped into categories according to their needs. The needs are based on immediate, short-term to mid-range and further out. The answer will be provided at the next meeting.
5. The committee discussed renovations with some of the items still under discussion.
6. Follow-up items are capping, double sessions and future superintendents.