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Staying a Step Ahead (HB 1264(7)(2003-04)) the Legislature mandated the Board of Governors emphasized existing and new programs at Liberal Arts Universities specifically aimed at meeting business, industry, workforce, and career needs of North Carolina in the State's changing and growing knowledge-based economy, taking into account, as appropriate, State and regional economic strategies. With the source of enrollment growth being minorities as white enrollment leveled off across the University of North Carolina, Guilford Technical Community College experiencing record enrollment, ECPI University and ITT Tech offering addition technology based education in the Triad education market place. What’s left on the plate for HWI Liberal Arts UNCG with a potential national and regional prominent HBI NCA&T across town? Would political astute business organization affiliated with university use political connections to reposition HWI UNCG in and HBI NCA&T out? UNCG 2003-08 formulated a 2003-08 academic plan to establish a joint Millennial campus with NC A&T. | ||
In 2003 Chancellor Renick was President of the Greensboro Merchants Association and Greater Greensboro Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. February 19, 2003, NCA&T Board of Trustees Executive Session minutes allege, NCA&T Chancellor Renick stated that he wanted to make the Board aware of a potential real estate opportunity based on a collaborative arrangement with UNC-Greensboro regarding the North Carolina School for the Deaf- a property that has been vacated. Chancellor Renick stated that such collaboration would foster incredible possibilities for the community and the two schools in partnership by using that facility as the base for the creation of a millennial campus....that at some point in the future, an entity would be selected to manage the facility. | ||
Notwithstanding NCA&T's 2001 Master Plan update calling for establishing a university Millennial Campus at the farm, credited in the media as the work of UNC-G district NC Senator Kay Hagan, June 30, 2003, the General Assembly, Session Law 2003-294, Section 6.20, reallocated former Central School of the Deaf to UNC BOG to be used for the establishment of Millennium campuses of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Video | ||
Sept. 19, 2003 , The Business Journal (Triad) reported "UNCG Chancellor Patricia Sullivan and NC A&T Chancellor James Renick will announce initial plans for the 75- acre North Carolina School for the Deaf which is being called the Joint Millennial [ ]. Instead News Reports and web posting indicate Sept. 23rd, 2003, NC A&T and UNCG Chancellors Renick and Sullivan announced a proposed two site Joint Millennial Campus called the Greensboro Center for Innovative Development consisting of a North and South Campus. The North Campus was to consist of land and facilities that constituted the former School of the Deaf transferred to UNC-Board of Governor to establish Millennial Campuses. The South campus was purported to consist of 75 acres of NC A&T farmland. | ||
University Chancellors Sullivan and Renick Proposal lacked statutory required paperwork to designated NC G. S.: 116-198.34. (8b) North & South Campus Joint Millennial Campus | ||
NC A&T's 2001 amend University Master Plan called for developing 75 acres of land along East Lee Street to develop new opportunities for both research and education in both the private and academic arenas between the University's technology and agricultural research. NC A&T Board of Trustees is legally responsible for developing the University Master Plan and has authority and responsibility for the adoption of policies applicable to and the control and supervision of campus facilities : | ||
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The UNC Board of Governors will have to sign off on the Joint Millennial Campus. Paperwork has been submitted to UNC General Administration to create the Joint Millennial Campus, and to transfer the School for the Deaf property to the new entity. [ UNCG, N.C. A&T to Develop Joint Millennial Campus (http://www.uncg.edu/iss/millennial]'] | ||
Greensboro News & Record " A&T has offered up a portion of its 600-acre farm for the research park" ..."Board of Governors could give permission as soon as next month [Oct.] on the proposal to turn over the center's operations to a board of directors." [JOHN NEWSOM , A&T, UNCG UNVEIL PLANS FOR JOINT CAMPUSES Greensboro News & Record (NC) , September 24, 2003 ] | ||
Media: Pursuant multiple Public record requests to UNC BOG/GA did not produce "Paperwork has been submitted to UNC General Administration to create the Joint Millennial Campus, and to transfer the School for the Deaf property to the new entity" Nor evidence "A&T has offered up a portion of its 600-acre farm for the research park". | ||
Speaking Speaking before before Board of Governors, Committee on Budget and Finance Chair Lobbyist Greensboro Attorney Jim W. Phillips, Jr. , " reported "that the Boards of Trustees at North Carolina A&T State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro requested that the land formerly designated for the Central School for the Deaf and allocated to the Board of Governors by the 2003 Session of the General Assembly and a 75- acre parcel of land currently comprising a portion of the North Carolina A&T State University Farm be designated as a joint millennial campus", allegedly approved Oct. 10, 2003. | ||
NC G. S.: 116-198.34 (8b): upon formal request by the constituent institutions, the Board of Governors may authorize two or more constituent institutions which meet the requirements of this section to create a Joint Millennial | ||
Public Record Reply from UNC-Greensboro for statutory required request to establish a Joint Millennial Campus produced alleged Chancellors signed Document dated Aug. 22nd, 2003. Alleged Chancellors signed document stated: "we are pleased to inform you that this proposal has been approved by both of our Boards of Trustees and is supported by local community leaders and organizations including Action Greensboro. | ||
Recommended by Chancellors Renick and Sullivan, NC A&T and UNC-G
Board of
Trustees
duplicate Resolutions: In Support of The Creation of a Joint
Millennial Campus between NC A&T and UNCG, dated
Aug. 22, 2003,
and
Aug. 28, 2003 , calling for seeking designation of Joint
Millennial Campus in terms of the Central North Carolina School of
the Deaf real estate, transferred to UNC Board of Governors for the
purpose of establishing a Joint Millennial Campus. Universities'
resolution seek designation of a Joint Millennial without a syllable
pertaining to a 75-acre parcel of NCA&T farmland, statutory
foreclosed Phillips alleged NCA&T/UNCG Joint Millennial Campus. |
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NC A&T Resolutions: In Support of The Creation of a Joint Millennial Campus signed by Gerald L. Truesdale as Vice Chair Board of Trustees and Velma Speight-Buford, as Secretary maybe Bogus. | ||
Lease was smoking Gun No Joint Millennial Campus designated |
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UNC Constituent Universities can dispose of property by lease upon request to UNC BOG. Disposition of Property by Ground Lease ( NC A&T and UNCG Boards of Trustees (BOT) Duties and Powers (Property and Buildings) require "any proposal involving the acquisition or disposition by the institution of any interest in real property shall be recommended by the Board of Trustees". | ||
Feb. 2, 2006, Action Item: Lease Agreement between the Greensboro Center for Innovative Development and UNCG and NC A&T was considered by UNCG Board of Trustees. Action item background information timeline from Feb. 2003 through Feb2, 2006 didn't indicated a JMC of was designed by UNC BOG. Action Item background information says " in order to facilitate the GCID ability to perform its role as managed/developer it was determined by counsel for the universities and the GCID to pursue a master lease for the properties identified as the JMC by university counsels, GCID, and General Administration. | ||
The " purpose of this action is to request approval from this Board to proceed with a 50-year ground lease ( and two successive 10 year renewals) with the GCID on land owned by the State of North Carolina (Approximately 75 acres with 142,000 square feet of existing space at the former Central North Carolina School for the Deaf and approximately 75 acres adjacent to the NCA&T farm).... . Identified JMC was consistent with Sept. 2003 university Chancellor proposed JMC which lacked university BOT approvals and alleged Jim Phillips University requested JMC. | ||
Ground Lease Agreement between the State of North Carolina and Greensboro Center for Innovative Development (GCID), Feb. 15, 2006 was presented for Approval at NC A&T Board of Trustee Meeting. Third Regular Board of Trustees Minutes 02/15/06 minutes, Mrs. Bruce made a motion for approval of the Agreement. Dr. McCain then made a substitute motion to delay approval of the Agreement . He intimated that he felt strongly about the Board members needing time to review the before casting their vote. The motion was seconded by Mr. Clements and was carried by majority vote-five members voted in favor of the delay, four members opposed with two members abstaining from the vote. | ||
Chairwoman Speight-Buford/Fails February 22, 2006 Memorandum to the Board of Trustees Executive Committee says by majority vote, the Board decided that more time was needed to review the document (Ground Lease Agreement Between the State of North Carolina (Lessor) and the Greensboro Center for Innovative Development, Inc. (Lessee) for the Joint Millennial Campus of Greensboro, NC.) I announced that I would seek approval of the document by way of the Executive Committee. NC A&T Board of Trustees Bylaws contained no provision by which Executive committee acting alone had authority to approve Ground Lease Agreement tabled in Feb. 2006 Third Regular BOT Meeting Executive Session by BOT majority vote. Power to Vote : All members of the Board of Trustees may vote on all matters coming before the Board for consideration, but no member may vote by proxy. No vote concerning any matter under consideration by the Board of Trustees or by a committee of the Board of Trustees may be cast, in absentia, or by mail. | ||
Public records indicated Lease Fax vote took place between Feb. 22, 2006 thru April 19, 2006, ending with alleged Mr. Henry Isaacson FEB. 22, 2009 Fax who left the Board of Trustees June 30, 2007. Chairwoman Speight-Buford/Fails vote failed to garner the necessary eight votes to overturn a Regular Board of Trustee Meeting decision. | ||
In spite of the
Erskine Bowles General Administration submission of
Acquisition of Real Property PO-1, dated March 16, 2006, to
Department of Administration, State Property office to establish
Joint Millennial Campus for NCA&T and UNCG which
claimed the acquisition was supported by the NC A&T and UNCG Board
of Trustees. |
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The
Bowles Administration May 2006, recommended UNC BOG document Lease
of Joint Millennial Campus – North Carolina A&T State University and
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro containing known
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NC G. S.: 116-198.34 (8b): upon formal request by the constituent institutions, the Board of Governors may authorize two or more constituent institutions which meet the requirements of this section to create a Joint Millennial. | ||
Public Record requests to Erskine Bowles UNC BOG/GA for the statutory requirements to establish the NC A&T/UNCG joint Millennial Campus (JMC) , allegedly made by Committee on Budget and Finance, expressed by Greensboro Attorney Jim W. Phillips, Jr. before the Committee and Board of Governors [ Designation of Millennial Campuses – North Carolina A&T State University and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro- Oct. 10, 2003,]; And Erskine Bowles Administration Lease of Joint Millennial Campus – North Carolina A&T State University and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro - May 2006. | ||
Reply from Ms. Joni Worthington [Vice President for Communications UNC General Administration] ” we have provided hundreds of pages of documents related to the establishment of the joint campus and joint school. If the requested documents exist, they would be included in the documents we’ve already provided, since I’ve given you everything we have.” Emphasis added. Notwithstanding hundreds of pages of documents, including multiple copies of the same email, related to the establishment of the joint campus and joint school UNC BOG/GA didn't produce Board authorization establishing the (NC A&T & UNCG) Joint Millennial Campus and NCGS § 116-198.34.(8b) statutory requirement/ lease: | ||
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Certified Public Record Requests to UNC BOG/GA and Universities for documents pertaining to Designation of Millennial Campuses and Lease of Joint Millennial Campus | ||
No Documents were received pursuant Certified Public Request to UNC Office of the President Dr. Thomas Ross for documents supporting alleged Universities Boards of Trustees Requested as stating in UNC Board of Governors Documents Designation of Millennial Campuses – North Carolina A&T State University and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (APPENDIX G) and Lease of Joint Millennial Campus – North Carolina A&T State University and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro- APPENDIX C- | ||
Replies to public record request for the NCA&T Board of Trustees request for permission to execute a ground lease of the land and existing improvements for the Joint Millennial Campus to the Greensboro Center for Innovative Development and request for permission to execute a ground lease of the land and existing improvements for the Joint Millennial Campus to the Greensboro Center for Innovative Development | ||
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Replies to public record request for the NCA&T Board of Trustees request for permission to execute a ground lease of the land and existing improvements for the Joint Millennial Campus to the Greensboro Center for Innovative Development and request for permission to execute a ground lease of the land and existing improvements for the Joint Millennial Campus to the Greensboro Center for Innovative Development. | ||
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Unambiguous NC A&T and UNCG Board of
Trustees had not Requested: |
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As fraudulent stated by the Erskine Bowles
Administration, Jim Phillips, Jr. Committee on Budget and Finance in
UNC BOG documents
Designation of Millennial Campuses – North Carolina A&T State
University and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
(APPENDIX G) (Oct. 10. 2003) and (APPENDIX C ) Lease of Joint
Millennial Campus) (May 2006) which the 32 member unelected UNC
Board of Governors approved. |
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Session
Law 2003-294, reallocated from the State Property Office the former
Central School of the Deaf to BOG to be used for the establishment
of Millennium campuses of the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State
University.
Lacking
designation by Board of Governors of JMC the former school of the
deaf property remained allocated to UNC Board of Governors and could
not be leased. |
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Clearly No statuary NC G. S.: 116-198.34. (8b) NC A&T/ UNCG Joint Millennial Campus was designated enabling Greensboro Center for Innovative Development, Inc. to administer the educational, research, and economic development mission of a Joint Millennial Campus . No lawful leased was executed by Board of Governors to the Greensboro Center for Innovative Development, Inc. for Session Law 2003-284, Section 6.20, land and facilities and 75-acre parcel of NCA&T Farmland | ||
NCGS § 116-36.5.(c) All moneys received through development of a Millennial Campus of a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina as defined by NCGS § 116-198.33(4b), from whatever source, including the net proceeds from the lease or rental of real property on a Millennial Campus, shall be placed in a special, continuing, and nonreverting trust fund having the sole and exclusive use for further development of that Millennial Campus,…NCGS § 116-198.33. (4b). "Millennial Campus" means all real property and appurtenant facilities designated by the Board of Governors as part of a Millennial Campus of a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina. Unambiguous Disposition by Lease Lessor State of North Carolina and Lessee Greensboro Center for Innovative development did not constitute a Millennial Campus defined by NC GS § 116-36.5. (c) nor qualify for Umstead Act exemption. |
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