October Ward 8 Business Council Meeting Minutes.

October Ward 8 Business Council Meeting Minutes.
Minutes of the Ward 8 Business Council Meeting
Tuesday, October 16, 2008
Ward 8 Constituent Services Office

PARTICIPANTS:

Robert James, Ward 8 Business Council
James Bunn, Ward 8 Business Council
Adam Richardson, Ward 8 Business Council
Betty Crawl, CHW Solutions
Alfred Twyman,
Warner Session,
Linda Martin,
Derek Davis, Barbershop Owner
Lolita Lee, ARJ Enterprises
Balli Aulakh, Arctek Inc.
Brenda Jones, EMI
Jose Muse, Urban Oasis
Mark James, CPDC
Thomas Blanton, MARCL
L. Bellamy, B&B Flooring
Rev. Hudson, MMBC
Freddie Winston, F&L Construction
Kalem Unfomi, Historian/Artist

DISCUSSION:

The meeting commenced at 6:45 p.m. Introductions were made. The Chairman’s Report was made by Robert James. James Bunn reported on his activity as the Executive Director.

Mark James, Community Preservation & Development Corporation

Spoke on Wheeler Terrace and Parkside Terrace Project. Wheeler Terrace is a green affordable housing development that is LEED certified. Project has a Gold certification. Green building has become mandatory for affordable housing in Washington, DC. Spoke on mandating to bring in local & minority companies to participate in the building of the green communities. Wheeler Terrace project already exceeds the 25% local CBE participation requirement. Mark is looking to get more CBE participation with the Wheeler Terrace Project. The Wheeler Terrace project is a 100+ unit project. The Wheeler Terrace project is the greenest affordable housing complex in the District of Columbia. Geo thermal system is on site, Green roofs are being incorporated. Concerning issues that were addressed were the lack of minority owned companies that can carry out Green Building Construction.