Unity Breakfast Meeting Minutes 1-12-21 with Agenda<\/a><\/p>\nTo read the minutes, please open or download the pdf from the link above, or you may see more below.<\/p>\n
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Brunswick-Glynn Joint Water and Sewer Commission<\/strong><\/p>\nGlynn County Board of Commissioners <\/strong><\/p>\nCity of Brunswick Commission<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nLocation:\u00a0 Brunswick-Glynn Library <\/strong><\/p>\n208 Gloucester Street, Brunswick, GA 31520<\/strong><\/p>\nThursday, January 12, 2021 at 9:00 AM<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nUNITY BREAKFAST MEETING MINUTES\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\nBGJWSC PRESENT: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\nG. Ben Turnipseed, Chairman<\/strong><\/p>\nBob Duncan, Vice-Chairman<\/strong><\/p>\nCharles Cook, Commissioner<\/strong><\/p>\nCornell L. Harvey, Commissioner<\/strong><\/p>\nWayne Neal, Commissioner<\/strong><\/p>\nTripp Stephens, Commissioner<\/strong><\/p>\nAndrew Burroughs, Executive Director <\/strong><\/p>\nJanice Meridith, Exec. Commission Administrator<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nGLYNN COUNTY PRESENT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\nWayne Neal, Chairman<\/strong><\/p>\nCap Fendig, Vice-Chairman<\/strong><\/p>\nSammy Tostensen, Commissioner<\/strong><\/p>\nBill Brunson, Commissioner<\/strong><\/p>\nAllen Booker, Commissioner<\/strong><\/p>\nDavid O\u2019Quinn, Commissioner<\/strong><\/p>\nWalter Rafolski, Commissioner<\/strong><\/p>\nAlan Ours, County Manager<\/strong><\/p>\nKathryn Downs, Asst. County Manager<\/strong><\/p>\nAaron Mumford, County Attorney<\/strong><\/p>\nDhwani Patel, County Clerk<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nCITY OF BRUNSWICK PRESENT: <\/strong><\/p>\nCornell Harvey, Mayor<\/strong><\/p>\nJulie Martin, Commissioner<\/strong><\/p>\nRegina McDuffie, City Manager<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nMEDIA PRESENT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\nLarry Hobbs, The Brunswick News<\/strong><\/p>\nPamela Permar-Shierling, The Islander<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nCALL TO ORDER:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\nThe Unity Breakfast\/Meeting sponsored by the Brunswick Golden Isles Chamber of Commerce and the College of Coastal Georgia was called to order at 9:00 AM.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nINVOCATION\/PLEDGE:<\/strong><\/p>\nAn invocation was given, and the group recited the Pledge of Allegiance.<\/p>\n
PUBLIC COMMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\nThere was no public comment presented.<\/p>\n
WELCOME and INTRODUCTION:<\/strong><\/p>\nRalph Staffins from the Chamber of Commerce welcomed everyone to the Unity Breakfast.\u00a0 Dr. Michelle Johnston, from the College of Coastal Georgia (CCGA), thanked everyone for coming, briefly outlined the theme of the day, and introduced the speaker, Dr. Skip Mounts to the group.\u00a0 During the breakfast a brief overview for the day was provided.<\/p>\n
COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION DISCUSSION:<\/strong><\/p>\nDr. Skip Mounts delivered a light-hearted and encouraging presentation regarding the locally adopted Shared Vision Statement, and our three local governmental agencies functioning as Shared Vision Partners.\u00a0 The stated aim of the Shared Vision Statement is, \u201cWorking together to make Brunswick and the Golden Isles an exceptional place in Georgia to live, work, and visit by strengthening our communities and enhancing the quality of life.\u201d\u00a0 In short, we can all be successful if we talk with each other.\u00a0 Dr. Mounts remarked that our communities could prosper more if we address our differences from a perspective of our commonness, and he also suggested to rename this meeting as a \u201cUnified Breakfast.\u201d\u00a0 Dr. Mounts\u2019 main goal of the discussion was to strongly encourage cooperation and collaboration between our local governmental agencies.<\/p>\n
In closing, Dr. Mounts presented the following proposal:<\/p>\n
1.)\u00a0 Elected officials of both City and County Government meet for breakfast once every quarter.<\/p>\n
2.)\u00a0 Chairman and Mayor (each can bring one guest) have bi-weekly breakfast, develop their own agenda, and develop a formal agenda for quarterly meeting of which others can be invited to.<\/p>\n
FILM TASK FORCE:<\/strong><\/p>\nGlynn County Commission Vice-Chairman Cap Fendig reported that the State of Georgia has become a hub for the film making industry in Georgia with the cities of Savannah and Atlanta taking on most of that business. \u00a0Commissioner Fendig stated that Brunswick does not have a group or a committee to search out the film industry, and recommended starting a film task force of stakeholders who would work to attract this industry to Glynn County.\u00a0 Promoting the Golden Isles as a favorable location for film makers will bring local businesses an opportunity to increase sales and income.\u00a0 Commissioner Fendig briefly highlighted methods and benefits that other locations have offered to make their areas more attractive to the film makers, and that the Golden Isles should consider offering the same types of benefits to attract more of the film making industry to this area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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