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Chip Wilwin of the EOC and Miller3 representatives summarized a December–February outreach that compiled more than 21,000 business records and identified more than 11,000 minority- and women-owned businesses in the data universe. Miller3 said the survey and data-cleaning process resulted in a focused set of about 500 minority firms whose capacities were assessed for possible participation in the Regional 1 project.

A Miller3 presenter described the study’s five major tasks as project management, data collection, marketplace analysis, capacity analysis and final reporting. The consultant said survey questions gathered firm attributes that inform capacity assessments, including annual gross receipts, years in business, employee counts, largest recent contract values, bonding and insurance capacity, and lines of credit. The presenter said thresholds for gross receipts were arranged in bands from under $1 million to over $500 million to understand who could scale to larger packages.

\"Capacity studies are forward looking,\" the consultant said, explaining the difference between a capacity study and a disparity study. The capacity study, the presenter said, gauges readiness and identifies supports firms may need to compete; a disparity study, by contrast, examines past utilization to measure whether prior spending practices were equitable.

Committee members asked how smaller firms could be positioned to compete for larger packages. Ansley Clark, speaking from a construction perspective, described matching identified firms with bonding companies and prescribing multi-year, firm-specific steps (for example, bonding or technical assistance) to scale capacity before major construction begins.

Miller3 said it submitted a first draft of the report in March and is awaiting feedback from Regional 1 Health (ROH) before releasing any non-final results to the task force. The firm said it will follow ROH’s direction on the timing of releasing draft materials; task force members requested a copy of the draft when client permission for distribution is granted.

No formal decisions were recorded at the meeting. Committee members said they want the capacity study results to be paired with a disparity study and to be used to develop concrete strategies (such as breaking contracts into smaller packages and providing technical or bonding support) to increase minority firm participation on the campus project.

Less-critical details in the discussion included an explanation that the consultant’s outreach covered Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi and that the capacity study’s survey period ran from December 2024 through February 2025.

Miller3 representatives and task force members agreed to continue coordinating on next steps, and Miller3 said it remains available to refine the final report after client feedback is incorporated.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Shelby County, TN - --> Shelby County Commission Black Caucus Regional One Hospital (ROH) Black Economic Inclusion Task Force Meeting April 17, 2025 - May 22, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Miller3 consultants told the Shelby County Regional 1 task force they have drafted a capacity study that surveyed thousands of local businesses, with a focus on minority- and women-owned firms, and that a final report will follow client review.","taxTitle","Shelby County, Tennessee","taxId",19114,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6545628,"Shelby County says it has closed on several parcels for Regional 1 campus; lease terms, oversight and $30 million escrow discussed",3626,1853000,5479000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3516371-1700eabc1b7d87d8219fff206b156c82&start=1853&end=5479","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3516371-1700eabc1b7d87d8219fff206b156c82/thumbnail_1853000.jpg","/articles/6545628/Shelby-County/Tennessee/Shelby-County-says-it-has-closed-on-several-parcels-for-Regional-1-campus-lease-terms-oversight-and-30-million-escrow-discussed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6545628-fe2fd9163d1ba8f1b94d8adae20be539/orig.mp4?Expires=1777334820&Signature=odz6mW3-eLDVgHxbBaE554PS0Z8ybtozeXXDG2bxj--Ac2ybTwkvkDV0ITfoxWKlxMNPHcL5-r3FcnOMy5skI-Z2N~Bz0w9a68~4faHO~C7HIVKqsmLgPKpX3mNKvQfssQzpwZMhd2KfoowdqjVn~G5pOWA7FGYWnB5boS2LPK6AOiq0t7mdQBGLJzV7isTCeB558FfDfSZ66yVHx8~hZr8Mct8hHYkZ9962humUX1rUGSWlfsuQ08Dp~yz-cgx7Wpyc7MF-Y2i0IX4lqmGTVohv8D47Pn7b~m1Kw8hzZFv9WNze2tbLXnAvviGIfr1HH~hOoYUmDrqZ6t9OBlg56A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a meeting of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners Black Caucus Regional 1 Black Economic Inclusion Task Force, county and Regional 1 representatives said Shelby County has completed purchases of several parcels intended for the Regional 1 hospital campus and will transfer lease-management responsibilities for some properties to the Shelby County Health Corporation.

Steve Collins, the attorney who represented Regional 1 and Shelby County in the acquisitions, said the county \"has initiated the purchase and close on, I think, about 3 of these properties,\" identifying the former Commercial Appeal office building and a storage-warehouse parcel among those closed. Collins told the task force the Meineke property also has been purchased but carries an existing tenant lease.

The procurement team represented by Darryl Cobins and Brandon Ingram of Universal Commercial Real Estate said the work over the past five months has assembled roughly 16 acres of parcels for the Regional 1 campus. Cobins said most parcels were not publicly for sale and required direct negotiation with owners; he noted the parcel at 492 Union was scheduled for auction in December before the county intervened.

Darryl Carpens of Universal Commercial Real Estate told the committee the Meineke property has roughly seven to eight years remaining on its lease, and that Regional 1 will collect rent under that existing agreement until the lease expires. \"Once the lease is terminated, once it ends for the current tenant, that's when Regional 1 will have full free access to demolish it and do whatever it wants to do with it,\" Carpens said.

Committee members pressed for clarity about who is consulted before funds from the $30 million escrow are spent. Commissioner J.W. Gibson asked that the process for spending the escrow be codified so later review cannot claim procedures were not followed. Collins said Dr. Brown — named in the meeting as the county-hired overseer of expenditures — was consulted and that Brown's county contract requires him to be involved and to provide summaries of transactions. \"Doctor Brown's contract with Shelby County government ... spells out that he is to be consulted with Regional 1 and Shelby County government and provide Shelby County government with a summary of every transaction that takes place,\" Collins said.

Task force members also asked about state funding prospects. Collins said the county pursued a state partnership for an academic medical facility but that, at present, the state and the University of Tennessee are prioritizing other projects. \"We are moving forward with Regional 1 to begin the process of building a hospital with the funds that's been approved by the county commission,\" Collins said. He added the project is expected to be long-term: \"this particular process is gonna take at a minimum, 5 to 7 years.\"

No formal votes or committee decisions were recorded on the property acquisitions at the meeting. Committee members requested documentation and ongoing transparency about transaction summaries and the timeline for expenditures from the escrow fund.

Less-critical details discussed near the end of the presentation included a reminder from Cobins and Ingram that several parcels closed in March and that other closings remain pending, and that some parcels (such as the Monacan building mentioned during the meeting) are not needed for the hospital's construction footprint.

Members said they want future reports to include transaction summaries and confirmation that Dr. Brown has been engaged as required by his contract. The task force did not set a new deadline for follow-up reporting during the discussion.","At a meeting of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners Black Caucus Regional 1 Black Economic Inclusion Task Force, county and Regional 1 representatives said Shelby County has completed purchases of several parcels intended for the Regional 1 hospital campus and will transfer lease-management responsibilities for some properties to the Shelby County Health Corporation.","actionData","errors"]

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Miller3 presents capacity-study draft to Shelby County task force; firm says draft due back to Regional 1 before public release

Shelby County says it has closed on several parcels for Regional 1 campus; lease terms, oversight and $30 million escrow discussed