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 HBCU
institution North Carolina A&T,
one of the state's two land grant institutions, has programs through
the doctoral level. Its programs include engineering, arts and
sciences, agricultural and environmental sciences, business and
economics, education, nursing, technology, and graduates studies. “
The expected roles of a land-grant institution,
is teaching agriculture and engineering, and providing cooperative
extension services”. NC
A&T's 2001 amend University Master Plan called for developing 75
acres of land along East Lee Street targeted to develop new
opportunities for both research and education in both the private
and academic arenas between the University's technology and
agricultural research and its students, which didn't include
across-town historical white UNC Greensboro and its members of the
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Negotiation
began in 2002 and September 2004 NC A&T
State University celebrated the sighing of Memorandum of
Understanding with the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) with the opening of the National Resources
Conservation Services Eastern Regional Technology Center
whose service area consisted of 24 states and the
Caribbean area. The Greensboro Center was also home to
the remote sensing
lab. The Memorandum of Understanding says A&T has a
working farm with modern facilities and farm equipment.
NRCS will benefit from the use of this farm by being
able to provide hands-on training to NRCS employees.
NRCS can sponsor field studies that can serve as demonstrations
to both NRCS trainees and also local and regional
farmers. A&T constituents will also benefit from this
type of applied investigation. Finally, A&T faculty and
students can also benefit academically by conducting
scholarly research and publishing this information. |
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statuary NCGS:
116-198.34. (8b) NC A&T/ UNCG Joint
Millennial Campus was designated Oct.
2003 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 NC A&T Farmland. |
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Rewinding to
1991-92, at
bequest of UNC Board
of Governors
NC Legislature
enacted NC GA § 116‑252.
Piedmont Triad
Graduate Engineering
Program in support
faculty and graduate
students involved
in engineering at
the campuses of The
University of North
Carolina. In doing
so UNC Board of
Governors rejected a
$20 Million dollar
NCA&T/UNC-G Engineering
and Science Research
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Reported
in the Media: "UNCG/A&T
proposal had won the enthusiastic
endorsement of top Greensboro
business leaders. Acting through the
Greensboro Development Corp., they last
year commissioned a $300,000 study to
determine what areas of research at
UNCG/A&T center could engage in to
the benefit of the Triad economy and
its industries"; and I'm [banker
E.S. ``Jim'' Melvin, chairman of the
Greensboro Development Corp convinced
it [Research Center] is the thing to
do, but we've got to work through the
university system, build the case for it
and get it high on the board's priority
list. That's going to take some time.''
reported Jack Scism TRIAD
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CENTER: VIABLE DREAM
OR PIE IN THE SKY? , JACK SCISM,
Greensboro News & Record - Monday, July
20, 1992 . (emphasis added) |
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Greensboro
City's Greensboro
Connections 2025 Comprehensive Plan was adopted May
2003. A key principle of the Comprehensive Plan
is to promote economic development in historically
under-served parts of the City such as East Greensboro.
Properties in these areas should receive priority
consideration as the City designates and promotes land for
economic development. The NCA&TSU Farm site is one such
candidate. 7D.3 Promote economic development through
public/private partnerships to include government, economic
development agencies, educational and health care
institutions, and businesses. Build on existing partnerships
and initiatives in this effort. Examples include:
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University-related
research and development opportunities with UNCG and
NCA&TSU (building on the example of the Nussbaum Center
incubator facility)[ One of their primary tasks will
be keeping tabs on research at the two universities, in
areas such as engineering and sciences, that might have
commercial uses. They will look for existing companies that
could benefit from that research and explore the potential
of using it to create start-up businesses.]
Work with NCA&TSU to
establish a research park on the A&T farm property, [NCA&T
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"I think for the next 50 years,
A&T and the engineering programs and science programs are going to
be an integral part and a driving force in the economic development
of the community,'' said Greensboro attorney Jim Phillips Jr., a
member of the UNC Board of Governors."
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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 , called 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' resolutions seek designation
of 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 inclusive
of NC A&T Farmland. |
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Proposed
lease was smoking Gun NCA&T/UNCG Joint Millennial Campus was
not designated |
A
Millennial Campus is Real Property designated by UNC Board of
Governors pursuant NCGS116-198.34 (8b) ....of a constituent
institution, to designate real property held by, or to be
acquired by, a constituent institution as a Millennial Campus" of
the institution...Upon formal request by the constituent
institutions, the Board of Governors may authorize two or more
constituent institutions which meets the requirements of this
section to create a joint Millennial Campus. §
116-198.34. General Powers of Board of Governors. (UNC
Policy Manual 600.1.3 ). Any proposal involving the acquisition or
disposition by the institution of any interest in real property
shall be recommended by the Board of Trustees. Emphasis
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March 06, 2006 the General Services Administration
"GSA" posted notice U.S. Government Intends to Lease
Space on the NC A&T Millennial Campus in Greensboro,
North Carolina (Solicitation Number: TNCOO75). Response
date March 10, 2006. |
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UNC System General
Administration is not a constituent university in the UNC
System. The Millennial Campus Statue does
not provide for the The Board of Governors to designate a
General Administration NC G. S.: 116-198.34. (8b) Joint
Millennial Campus. UNC Policy Manual 600.1.3
limits the President to acquisition of Real Property to
$25,000 or less without Board of Governors approval and any
proposal involving the acquisition or disposition by the
institution of any interest in real property shall be
recommended by the Board of Trustees. |
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Erskine
Bowles UNC System Acquisition of Real Property
by lease P0-1 dated March 13, 2006 for the
purpose of establishing a Joint Millennial
Campus for North Carolina A&T |
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State University and The
University of North Carolina
Greensboro. Proposed Lease unequivocal
extinguished UNC Board of Governors alleged
Joint Millennial Campus - North Carolina A&T
State University
and the University of North Carolina Greensboro
- false claim Oct. 10, 2003 designation of
the Central School of the Deaf reallocated to
the Board of Governors and 75-acre parcel on
NCA&T farmland as Joint Millennial Campus. |
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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. |
The General Assembly, Session Law 2003-284, Section 6.20,
reallocated former Central School of the Deaf from the State
property Office 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. Property which could not be leased without UNC
Board of Governors establishing Millennium campuses of the
University of North Carolina at Greensboro and North
Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University |
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Millennial Campus Statue] §
116-198.34. General powers of Board of Governors.
The Board may exercise any one or more of the following
powers: (1) To determine the location and character of any
project or projects, and to acquire, construct, and provide
the same, and to maintain, repair, and operate, and to
enter into contracts for the management, lease, use, or
operation of all or any portion of any project or projects
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Notwithstanding Erskine Bowles
General Administration submission of
Acquisition of Real Property PO-1,
dated March
16, 2006, to Department of
Administration, State Property
Office for the purpose to establish
Joint Millennial Campus for NCA&T
and UNCG; claiming this action has
been approved by NCA&T and UNCG
Board of Trustees. |
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The
Bowles Administration May
2006, recommended approval of
UNC BOG document Lease of Joint
Millennial Campus – North Carolina A&T
State University and The University
of North Carolina at Greensboro,
containing known false claim:
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The
Board of Governors approved, the
designation of the land
(formerly the Central School for
the Deaf) reallocated 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 NCA&T State University
Farm as a Joint Millennial
Campus,
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Now,
the Boards of Trustees of NCA&T
and UNCG are requesting
permission to execute a ground
lease of the land and existing
improvements for the Joint
Millennial Campus to the
Greensboro Center for Innovative
Development, a
jointly-controlled and
jointly-funded 501(c) (3) entity
that will administer the
educational, research, and
economic development mission of
the Joint Millennial.
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UNC BOG document
Lease of Joint Millennial Campus – North Carolina A&T State University
and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro was
approved by the Hanna Cage Committee on Budget and Finance; forward to
full UNC BOG where it was approved on the consent agenda, and forwarded
to be processed by the State
Property Office. |
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Kevin Holland, Contracting Officer GSA July
3, 2006 letter to John Merrill.
Re: U.S. Department of Agriculture, natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) Lease Project, Greensboro ,
NC
This correspondence correspondence to your June 30,
2006 inquiry concerning the status of this project as a
firm action that will move forward. As I have advised
on numerous occasions and want to reiterate, this
particular project is an endeavor which was approved by
the U.S. General Services Administration as
a sole-source" procurement based upon the unique
requirements provided by the NRCS...As such, we have
been working and are committed to diligently pursing
satisfaction of NRCS need for space to be located
on the campus of North Carolina Agricultural & Technical
State University through a negotiated lease
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August 14, 2006
Terrance Feravich email to Joe Henderson, John Webb, CC
Robert Nelson; John Merrill: I was hoping that we might
have an opportunity to sit and walk through any hurdles
that you see in proposed lease between NCA&T/UNCG joint
Millennial Campus and GCID. Talking with John of
Friday. I've learned that he has gained a significant
commitment from the USDA for up to a 50,000 sq. ft. new
building. While they understand that we are working
hard at getting things properly set-up for all parties
and are being patient, my sense is that it would be in
the best interest of this new venture to get that first
client off to a healthy and timely start. I'll be in
Raleigh Wednesday for a couple of meetings ... and would
welcome the opportunity to work the issues that you are
see in the lease. I know that John Merrill is also
pretty flexible this week is well. Sorry to be a bit of
a pest with this important issue and I appreciate your
understanding.
Joseph Henderson email
wrote: Terry We can deal with the new building under our
existing procedures. Let's not let the proposed lease
get in the way of that. |
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Lease
of Joint Millennial Campus – North Carolina A&T State
University and The University of North Carolina at
Greensboro says: The lease of the land will be
accomplished within the guidelines, procedures, and
policies of the North Carolina Department of
Administration and must be approved by the Council of
State. Prior to approval of Lease of alleged Joint
Millennial Campus by the council of State. The
Greensboro Center for Innovative Development claiming to
be the NCA&T/UNCG Joint Millennial Campus signed a 10
year lease for space for the USDA at NC A&T farm prior
to approval of the lease by the Council of State in Nov.
2016. |
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 Unambiguous
no statuary NCGS:
116-198.34. (8b)NC A&T/ UNCG Joint
Millennial Campus was designated Oct.
2003 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 NC A&T Farmland. Bogus NCA&T/UNCG Joint Millennial
Campus scam was employed to divert USDA contract from NC
A&T Joint Millennial Campus. Link |
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[2][A&T
CHANCELLOR PLANS TO RETIRE: FORT: GOALS COMPLETE, Greensboro News &
Record - Friday, May 29, 1998 , BETH MCMURTRIE Staff Writer |
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