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UNC System Office / State Property Office "Potomac Two Step"

Updated 02.16.23

North Carolina A&T Millennial Campus

HBCU institution North Carolina A&T, one of the state's two land grant institutions, has programs throughthe 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 Greensboro business community.

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.

NCGS: 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. (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.

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 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.

"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. [2]

Published as "the most plugged-in attorney in North Carolina", northcarolina.edu minutes claim City of Greensboro Lobbyist, Greensboro Attorney Jim W. Phillips, Jr., Committee Budget and Finance Chair speaking before Board of Governors stated that the Boards of Trustees at North Carolina A&T State University and


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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, alleged approved Oct. 10, 2003, at Appalachian State.

"This tract of land is part of the Seventy Five acres we carved out for Gateway University Research Park." said Chancellor Martin Video

Proposed Lease was smoking Gun No statuary NCGS: 116-198.34.(8b) NC A&T/ UNCG Joint Millennial Campus was designated Oct. 10, 2003 by UNC Board of Governors for Session Law 2003-284, Section 6.20, land and facilities, and 75-acre parcel of NCA&T Farmland.

John R. Merrill, Executive Director Greensboro Center for Innovative Development, e-mail to Tommy Cline, dated Feb. 10, 2006 Subject UNCG/NC A&T Joint Millennial Campus said: A couple of months ago, I mentioned we were working on a ground lease for the UNCG/NCA&T Joint Millennial Campus here in Greensboro (the former Central North Carolina
School for the Deaf and a similar size parcel adjacent to the NC A&T farm property). We have completed the "draft" and it has been accepted by Greensboro Center for Innovative Development (GCID) Board of Directors( January 31, 2006) and the UNCG Board of Trustees (February 2, 2006). We present it to the NCA&T Board of Trustees on February 15, 2006 and we are confident it will be approved. Upon approval, it will go to the UNC Board of Governors for their approval and then it will formally come to the State Property Office for review. " "I wanted to get a copy to you in advance for your convenience...attached is that copy." "Please note the document was crafted with counsel for both universities (Skip Capone and Camile Kluttz-Leach), the GCID (Lee Lloyd and Bo Rodenbough), and the UNC System (Leslie Winner and Rob Nelson..." (emphasis added) [SPO -PRR] John R. Merrill Feb 10, 2006 email to Tommy Cline Subject Ground Lease - UNCG/NC A&T Joint Millennial Campus.

Draft Lease Ground lease Agreement between The State of North Carolina (Lessor) and Greensboro Center for Innovative Development (Lessee) for Joint

Millennial Campus Greensboro, North Carolina. Land 1.1.3 The two separate tracts or parcels of real estate, denominated the North Campus and South Campus and collectively comprising the" Joint Millennial Campus" homonymic terminology consistent Chancellor Sullivan and Renick Sept. 24, 2006 proposed Joint Millennial Campus and Board of Governors alleged Oct. 10, 2003 designated JMC obfuscated lease real estate wasn't statutory (NC. GS. § 116-198.34.(8b) designated JMC.


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

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. video

Notwithstanding Erskine Bowles General Administration submission of Acquisition of Real Property PO-1, dated March 13, 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.



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:
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, 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.

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:

•Consultations and recommendations establishing the Joint Millennial Campus;
•Documents the basis for the determination that the campuses had the administrative and fiscal capacity required;
•President Recommendation to establish Joint Millennial campuses;
•NC A&T and UNCG Request to Establish Joint Millennial;
•NCA&T and UNCG Request to Lease alleged Joint Millennial Campus land and facilities to the Greensboro Center for Innovative development, Inc

Board of Govern/UNC-GA reply documents did not indicate 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.

Certified Public Record Requests to UNC BOG/GA and Universities for documents pertaining to Designation of Millennial Campuses and Lease of Joint Millennial Campus

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.

NCA&T: "As to your prior request for the resolution/motion about the 75 acres of land being a part of the Gateway Research Park, There is no 2003 resolution, etc. that specifically says 75 acres are involved." determined J. Charles Waldrup J.D., Ph.D. General Counsel Office Of Legal Affairs North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University.

NCA&T: "As to the request to General Administration to approve the ground lease, Ms. Fails cannot find any transmittal letter, memo, etc." " We wonder if possibly UNCG sent the request on behalf of both universities. General Administration should have whatever was sent to request BOG action." General Counsel Office Of Legal Affairs North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University

Unambiguous NC A&T Board of Trustees had not Requested:

that the land formerly designated for the Central School for the Deaf 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 - Designation of Millennial Campuses – North Carolina A&T State University and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (APPENDIX G) ;
permission to execute a ground lease of the land and existing improvements for the Joint Millennial Campus to the Greensboro Center for Innovative Development. As stated in UNC BOG document Appendix C Lease of Joint Millennial Campus – North Carolina A&T State University and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (May 2006) - (APPENDIX C ) Lease of Joint Millennial Campus)

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. See Certified

The Board of Governors May 12, 2006 pass Lease of Joint Millennial Campus, NCA&T and UNCG on the consent agenda.

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.

Mr. Terrance C. Feravich, P.E., UNC University Property Officer document addressed to Joseph H.

Henderson, Director, State Property Office says Please find attached property actions approved by the Board of Governors at their May 12, 2006 meeting. Other back-up materials including PO-1s and/or PO-2's are also attached where appropriate. Please seek approval of these actions by the Governor and Council of State and the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations if required. Feravich document enclosure include Lease of Joint Millennial Campus – North Carolina A&T State University and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro ( May 2006) . (Upon the approval of the Board, the University's

Associate Vice President for Finance and Property Officer forwards such proposals to the Council of State for final action.) Mr. Terrance C. Feravich, P.E., University Property Officer May 15, 2006 letter to Department of Administration didn't included a Form PO-2 pertain to DISPOSITION OF REAL PROPERTY by Lease for Lease of Joint Millennial Campus – North Carolina A&T State University and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

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Complex/Name UNC-GA Gateway University Research Park

In accordance with General Statutes 143-341 and 146 State Property Office Maintain a complete and accurate inventory of State owned lands, buildings, and space in buildings. State Property Office inventory of State-owned lands, buildings, and space in buildings, Public Record Land Lease listing 3-26-2013.pdf did not list Lease of Joint Millennial Campus, Lessor NC A&T and UNCG, Lessee Greensboro Gateway University Research Park, 5900 Summit Avenue, Greensboro, Guilford County, Area Joint Millennial Campus.

Complex UNC-GA Gateway University Research Park, Lessor UNC General Administration, lessee Gateway University Research Park, property Address 5900 Summit Avenue, Greensboro term 50 years. Comment:

Property to be developed as a Joint Millennial Campus for NCA&T State University and UNC-Greensboro to support the education and research missions of the Campuses and to foster economic development and entrepreneurial activity in the Region.

In Letter dated November 7, 2006 Joseph Henderson, Director State Property Office stated " This is to advice you that the Council of state, at ist meeting held on the above date, approved the attached item. This matter will be referred to the Attorney General's Office at the appropriate time for preparation of documents. In the meantime, if you have any questions regarding this transaction, please contact Pam Strickland of this office. Director Henderson letter was addressed to James Griffin NC A&T State University and Helen Ward UNC-Greensboro and copied to Don Teeter and John Merrill.

File No. 41-AAA Attachment was Disposition by Lease. The State Property Office concurred with Disposition by Lease for Area Joint Millennial Campus to Greensboro to Greensboro Center for Innovative Development, Inc., inclusive of the known fraudulent statement: “The General Assembly and the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina designated this property to be developed as a Joint Millennial Campus of NC A&T State University and UNC at Greensboro”.

John Merrill email Eastern Guilford High School and Joint Millennial Campus Ground Lease dated 16 Nov. 2006 to Joseph Henderson :THANKS so much for your support of GURP and for your tremendous presentation on our behalf at last week's meeting of the Council of State"!

Subject of a policy discussion Nov. 2006, UNC Board of Governors 2007-2009 Budget Priorities November 10, 2006 called for Pending Board of Governors approval, funding for the creation of a joint Graduate School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering at NCA&T and UNC-G's Millennium Campus. Not with standing NCA&T board of Trustees had not met. Subject of a policy discussion UNC Board of Governors 2007-2009 Budget Priorities November 10, 2006 called for Pending Board of Governors approval, funding for the creation of a joint Graduate School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering at NC A&T and UNC-G's Millennium Campus. UNC BOG Committee

NC Constitution ARTICLE IX EDUCATION; Sec. 9. Benefits of public institutions of higher education. The General Assembly shall provide that the benefits of The University of North Carolina and other public institutions of higher education, as far as practicable, be extended to the people of the State free of expense.

UNC BOG Committee on Budget and Finance, April 2006, approved recommending 1.3 million dollars for planning a Biotechnology Building at NCA&T to full BOG. Proposed facility would enable NCA&T to support ongoing and expanding research activities in bioengineering, biotechnology, and biomedicine.

NC A&T' biotechnology program is interdisciplinary and will incorporate research activities currently housed in the College of Engineering, College of Arts and Sciences, and School of Agriculture and Environment Sciences. The Total cost of this project is $25 Million dollars.

UNC Board of Governors 2007-09 budget Priorities bogus claim the Greensboro Center for Innovative Development- renamed Gateway University Research Park as NCAT/UNC-G Joint Millennial Campus relocated NCA&T College of Engineering, School of Technology, Physical Sciences and Applied Sciences programs and research, off –campus to the bogus Joint Millennial (with UNCG) doubling the cost $25 million vs. $50 million

Background

NCGS § 116-198.34. (8b) says in part “The designation should be based on the express finding that the institution has the administrative and fiscal capacity to create and maintain such a campus, and provided further, that the Board of Governors has found that the creation of the constituent institution's "Millennial Campus" will enhance the institution's research, teaching, and service missions as well as enhance the economic development of the region.” A&T is known for its engineering and agricultural programs and UNCG’s background is nursing and the humanities “ [13] . NCA&T and cross-town UNC- G have different research, teaching, and service missions.

In 2003-04, with the backbone of North Carolina's industrial economy Tobacco, Textiles, and

Furniture outsourced, in decline/recession or outsourced with appropriations for UNC-System taking an ever increasing multi-billion dollar bite out of state's coffers, North Carolina's Legislature thru House Bill 1264 (HB 1264) direct UNC-BOG and COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM to contract a private consulting firm that had experience in higher education to conduct a comprehensive study (Staying a step ahead) of the mission and educational program needs to ensure that the State's citizens are academically prepared and equipped for current job opportunities and jobs of the future in North Carolina's growing knowledge economy.

Emerging from a legislative mandated study HB 1264 ,Staying a Step Ahead, to ensure the State's citizens are academically prepared and equipped for current job opportunities and jobs of the future in North Carolina's growing knowledge economy, explicitly referred to research clusters created by HBCU NCA&T.

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.

Its [UNCG] historically strong programs in music, education and nursing are not the kinds of programs that spin off research and development or software companies to fuel high tech economies [Ken Mayer, Editorial, UNCG, A&T University will need to be leaders in the charge for high-tech industry in the Triad, Triad Business Journal Nov 9, 1998] ( Ken Mayer is former Chairman UNCG BOT 2003-2004 & 2004-2005.

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 2003-2004 Profile

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 Majority serving Liberal Arts UNCG with a potential national and

regional prominent HBCU NCA&T across town? Would political astute business organization affiliated UNC-G use political connections to reposition Majority serving UNC-G in and Minority serving NCA&T out? UNC-G 2003-08 formulated a 2003-08 academic plan to establish a joint Millennial campus with NC A&T.

NCGS § 116-36.5. (c) All money 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.

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 added

The term "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 .... GS 116-198.34(4b). (2000)

Notwithstanding NCA&T's 2001 Master Plan update calling for establishing a university Millennial

UNC Board of Governors Committee for Budget and Finance July 2003 recommend Law 2003-2984,Section 6.20 Transfer of Land for the Millennium Campuses of UNC Greensboro and NC A&T State University.


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comprising a portion of the North Carolina A&T State University Farm be designated as a Joint Millennial Campus, alleged approved Oct. 10, 2003, at Appalachian State.

"This tract of land is part of the Seventy Five acres we carved out for Gateway University Research Park." said Chancellor Martin Link

NCGS § 116-198.34....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.

Public Record Reply from UNC-Greensboro for statutory required request to establish a Joint Millennial Campus produced alleged Chancellors signed

Document dated Aug. 22^nd, 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. Copies of the Resolutions passed by the N.C. A&T State University Board of Trustees on August 22, 2003 and by The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Board of Trustees on August 22, 2003 are enclosed. Emphasis added

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 Greensboro attorney Jim W. Phillips, Jr. alleged NCA&T/UNCG Joint Millennial Campus inclusive of NC A&T Farmland.

Proposed Lease was smoking Gun No statuary NCGS: 116-198.34.(8b) NC A&T/ UNCG Joint Millennial Campus was designated Oct. 10, 2003 by UNC Board of Governors for Session Law 2003-284, Section 6.20, land and facilities, and 75-acre parcel of NCA&T Farmland.

[The information in this article is for general informational and context purposes only and does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice.]

UNC Constituent Universities and General Administration may acquire or dispose of property by lease. (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.

Any proposal involving the acquisition or disposition by the institution of any interest in real property shall be recommended by the Board of Trustees. All real property transactions that require approval beyond the campus level are to be initiated by submission of the Form PO-1 for acquisitions and the Form PO-2 for dispositions to the State Property Office.

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 JMC 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, emphasis added.

Action item background information:

Timeline from Feb. 2003 through Feb2, 2006 does not indicated JMC was designed by UNC BOG,

In order to facilitate GCID ability to perform its role as manager/developer it was determined by counsel for the universities and the GCID to pursue a master lease for the properties identified as the JMC,

Properties Identified as the JMC consist of owned by the State of North Carolina ( Approximately 75 acres at the former Central North Carolina School for the Deaf and 75 acres adjacent to the NC A&T farm, and

This document has also been reviewed by the Office of the President [ Erskine Bowles Office]

The Identified JMC property consisted of 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).... which unambiguous constitute the UNC Board of Governors alleged Oct. 10, 2003 designated NCA&T/UNC-G Millennial Campus, emphasis added. Lease Background said " This document has also been reviewed by the Office of the President (Bowles)."

John R. Merrill, Executive Director Greensboro Center for Innovative Development, e-mail to Tommy Cline, dated Feb. 10, 2006 Subject UNCG/NC A&T Joint Millennial Campus said: A couple of months ago, I mentioned we were working on a ground lease for the UNCG/NCA&T Joint Millennial Campus here in Greensboro (the former Central North Carolina
School for the Deaf and a similar size parcel adjacent to the NC A&T farm property). We have completed the "draft" and it has been accepted by Greensboro Center for Innovative Development (GCID) Board of Directors( January 31, 2006) and the UNCG Board of Trustees (February 2, 2006). We present it to the NCA&T Board of Trustees on February 15, 2006 and we are confident it will be approved. Upon approval, it will go to the UNC Board of Governors for their approval and then it will formally come to the State Property Office for review. " "I wanted to get a copy to you in advance for your convenience...attached is that copy." "Please note the document was crafted with counsel for both universities (Skip Capone and Camile Kluttz-Leach), the GCID (Lee Lloyd and Bo Rodenbough), and the UNC System (Leslie Winner and Rob Nelson..." (emphasis added) [SPO -PRR] John R. Merrill Feb 10, 2006 email to Tommy Cline Subject Ground Lease - UNCG/NC A&T Joint Millennial Campus.

Draft Lease Ground lease Agreement between The State of North Carolina (Lessor) and Greensboro Center for Innovative Development (Lessee) for Joint Millennial Campus Greensboro, North Carolina. Land 1.1.3 The two separate tracts or parcels of real estate, denominated the North Campus and South Campus and collectively comprising the" Joint Millennial Campus" homonymic terminology consistent Chancellor Sullivan and Renick Sept. 24, 2006 proposed Joint Millennial Campus and Board of Governors alleged Oct. 10, 2003 designated JMC obfuscated lease real estate wasn't statutory (NC. GS. § 116-198.34.(8b) designated JMC.

Leasing agent with the State Property Office Pan Strickland contacted GCID Executive Director John Merrill in regards to lease forwarded to (Attorney General Office) Tommy Cline via email March 01, 2006.


Notwithstanding 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

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. video

Email from John R. Merrill to Terrance Feravich (UNC-GA) Subject Ground Lease stated: "Following up on the ground lease issue for the GCID. I have downloaded the PO1 from the state property office and I need to connect with the attorney's for the universities to complete the document (at least to the best of our ability). I realize we're under the gun to get this on the April agenda but what's my deadline.?

Email from John R. Merrill to Terrance Feravich (UNC-GA) Subject Ground Lease may indicate source of PO1 was the Greensboro Center for Innovative Development ( non-state agency) rather than UNC System.

UNCG, NCA&T, UNC-GA did not have property rights to identified JMC 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. Reallocated Property was to UNC BOG not UNCG, UNC-GA, or NCA&T which could only be used for Board of Governors designation Millennium campuses of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Neither UNC Greensboro nor UNC System Office had property rights to a seventy five acre parcel of NC A&T Farm.

Property Lease of Identified JMC portrayed as lease of NCGS: 116-198.34. (8b) designated Joint Millennial Campus

UNC BOG Committee on Budget and Finance document Lease of Joint Millennial Campus – North Carolina A&T State University and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro was considered by Budget and Finance committee May 11, 2006.

May 11, 2006 Meeting Minutes of the Board of Governors Committee on Budget and Finance allege Mr. Merrill presented information in support of the agenda item Lease of Joint Millennial Campus - North Carolina A&T State University and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Agenda Item says:

In October 2003, the Boards of Trustees of North Carolina A&T State University and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro requested, and 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.

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,... that would administer the educational, research, and economic development mission off the Joint Millennial Campus

Allegedly Board member Peter Hans was on Board of Governors Budget and Finance Committee when Lease of Joint Millennial Campus was approve by committee and by the full Board of Governors chaired by Jim Phillips on the Consent Agenda. Lease stated Now, the Boards of Trustees of NCA&T and UNCG were 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 would administer the educational, research, and economic development mission of the Joint Millennial Campus..

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.



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:
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, 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.

The Board of Governors May 12, 2006 pass Lease of Joint Millennial Campus, NCA&T and UNCG on the consent agenda.

•Consultations and recommendations establishing the Joint Millennial Campus;
•Documents the basis for the determination that the campuses had the administrative and fiscal capacity required;
•President Recommendation to establish Joint Millennial campuses;
•NC A&T and UNCG Request to Establish Joint Millennial;
•NCA&T and UNCG Request to Lease alleged Joint Millennial Campus land and facilities to the Greensboro Center for Innovative development, Inc.

CGS: 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. (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.

NCA&T: "As to your prior request for the resolution/motion about the 75 acres of land being a part of the Gateway Research Park, There is no 2003 resolution, etc. that specifically says 75 acres are involved." determined J. Charles Waldrup J.D., Ph.D. General Counsel Office Of Legal Affairs North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University.

NCA&T: "As to the request to General Administration to approve the ground lease, Ms. Fails cannot find any transmittal letter, memo, etc." " We wonder if possibly UNCG sent the request on behalf of both universities. General Administration should have whatever was sent to request BOG action." General Counsel Office Of Legal Affairs North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University

Unambiguous NC A&T Board of Trustees had not Requested:

that the land formerly designated for the Central School for the Deaf 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 - Designation of Millennial Campuses – North Carolina A&T State University and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (APPENDIX G) ;
permission to execute a ground lease of the land and existing improvements for the Joint Millennial Campus to the Greensboro Center for Innovative Development. As stated in UNC BOG document Appendix C Lease of Joint Millennial Campus – North Carolina A&T State University and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (May 2006) - (APPENDIX C ) Lease of Joint Millennial Campus)

NCGS § 146-28. Agency must file application with Department; Department must investigate. See UNC System & State Property Office Potomac Two Step