CRC and Mile2® Cybersecurity Announce Partnership to Provide Cyber Security Training

Highlights from Past CRC Council Meetings

CRC Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council Meeting

CRC Obtains USDA Grant Funding to Support Small Business Growth and Development in

McIntosh County

SEGA URISA Subchapter June Meeting

Coastal Area on Agency News

Government Finance Officers Association Awards CRC Certificate of Achievement for

Excellence in Financial Reporting

the Pelican Brief April—June 2018

T he Coastal Regional Commission (CRC) and Mile2® Cybersecurity

announced a partnership to provide cybersecurity training and

certifications at the CRC facility in Darien, Georgia. Cybersecurity has made

national and local news due to constant attacks on public and private systems – our own

communities have been affected recently.

The partnership will allow for accredited training for both public and private organizations. Mile2®

can facilitate certification classes for a wide variety of titles, knowledge level, and skill sets. Classes

can be customized for clients who do not require certifications. Mile2® develops proprietary vendor

-neutral cyber security certifications accredited by NSA’s CNSS 4011-4016. Mile2’s courses are

approved on Homeland’s Security NICCS training schedule and satisfy the FBI’s preferred cyber

security certification requirements. Mile2® administers its certification exams through MACS

(Mile2® Assessment and Certification System).

The first courses held onsite will be the Certified Disaster Recovery Engineer and the Certified

Information Systems Security Officer. More details are provided below:

Certified Disaster Recovery Engineer (CDRE) - July 30th

– August 2nd

, 2018

Disaster recovery and business continuity planning (BCP) is the process of having a

professional work with a business to prepare processes, policies, and procedures to

follow in case of a disruption. The comprehensive Mile2 Certified Disaster Recovery

Engineer certification course goes beyond traditional BCP training—preparing

students for industry certification in BCP and presenting the latest methodologies

and best practices for real-world systems recovery. Students will receive a solid

foundation of instruction that will enable them to create meaningful business continuity plans.

More Info

Certified Information Systems Security Officer (CISSO) - August 27th

– August 31st

, 2018

The Mile2 Certified Information Systems Security Officer (CISSO) certification course

addresses the broad range of industry best practices, knowledge, and the skills

expected of a forward-thinking cyber security professional. The candidate will learn

in-depth theory of the practical implementation of core security concepts,

practices, monitoring, and compliance in the full panorama of IS Management.

Using a risk-based approach, the CISSO can implement and maintain cost-effective

security controls that are closely aligned with both business and industry standards. More Info

CRC and Mile2® Cybersecurity Announce Partnership to Provide Cybersecurity

Training and Certifications (By Lisa Fulton, Senior Planner/GIS Analyst)

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April—June 2018 Page 2

April 11, 2018

A very special thank you to Fort Stewart for

hosting our April meeting. Following a delicious

lunch, attendees were provided a tour of the

base.

Approval of March 9, 2018 minutes;

Approval of DHS Authorizing Resolution to

provide services for the Senior Hunger

Program; and

Approval to Update the Regional Bike & Ped

Plan and Request State Approval to use

$100,000 for planning of the East Coast

Greenway.

Presentations

Update on East Coast Greenway – Mr. Brent

Buice, GA & SC Coordinator for the East Coast

Greenway Alliance reported the Greenway is 33%

complete and is intended to link cities of the

Eastern Seaboard, encompassing 3,000 miles

from Maine to Florida. Approximately 165 miles

are in Georgia and Georgia is the farthest

behind in developing their portion of the

Greenway. Planning has mostly been done by

volunteer efforts. It is important to make sure

funding is identified and trail routes with

detailed maps be included in Comp Plans.

Consideration should be given to updating the

2005 Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan for Coastal

Georgia and making sure it includes the

Greenway. Mr. Ben Slade, Chairman, Coastal

Georgia Greenway, stated that this project will

be a great economic generator from those that

use the trails and visit each area. Georgia

legislature has appropriated $100,000 for the

last three years to the project and the Senate

Committee chose the CRC as the vehicle to

assist in utilizing the funds. We would like to

work in cooperation with you and also need

cooperation with DNR and the Georgia Dept. of

Transportation. He stated that in the past the

funds have only been used for shovel-ready

projects and they would like to see the money

going towards developing a Plan for Georgia.

(continued on page 4 )

August 1, 2018 10:00 a.m. Coastal Georgia Center 305 Fahm St. Savannah, GA 31401

View the Georgia State Plan on Aging Public Hearings Schedule

Highlights from Past Coastal Regional Commission Meetings

(By Colletta S. Harper, Administrative Services Director)

CRC Area Agency on Aging Quarterly Advisory Council Meeting

(By Dionne Lovett, Aging Services Director)

T he Coastal Regional Commission (CRC)

serves as the designated Area Agency on

Aging (AAA) and provides programs to older

adults, persons with disabilities, and caregivers

in our region. The AAA, as authorized by the

Older Americans Act of 1965 and the Georgia

Dept. of Human Services Division of Aging

Services, is required to have an active Aging

Services Advisory Council. The AAA Advisory

Council meets quarterly on the fourth Tuesday

of every third month, beginning at 10:00 a.m.

at the Richmond Hill City Center.

The AAA held its quarterly Advisory Council

meeting on April 24, 2018 at the Richmond Hill

City Center. Four advisory council members

were honored with plaques in recognition of

dedicating 10 years or more of service to the

AAA Advisory Council: David Anderson (16

years); Henry Frasier (11 years); Elizabeth Jones

(12 years); and Linda Mercer (13 years).

Other Advisory Council

members were presented with certificates of

appreciation and guests who regularly attend

and support the Advisory Council were

presented with certificates of appreciation for

their continued support of the Council.

Mrs. Lovett presented

“Engage with CO-AGE” to

the Advisory Council and

guests. The State of

Georgia’s Legis lature

created the Georgia Council

on Aging (GCOA) in 1977 to

be the leading statewide

advocacy group working to

improve the quality of life

for older Georgians through public policy. Then

GCOA created Coalition of Advocates for

Georgia’s Elderly (CO-AGE) as a grassroots

organization where members drive the focus

and activities. GCOA consists of: 20 council

members appointed by the Governor, Lt.

Governor, Speaker of the House, DHS

Commissioner and three staff members.

You can join CO-AGE and

make a difference in

senior’s lives and in yours.

You’ll be able to share

concerns and help identify

solutions to aging issues:

Submit issues to be

cons ide re d as t op

legislative and budget priorities for the next

legislative session; vote on those issues to

determine top priorities; and advocate for

successful passage of priorities to improve the

lives of older Georgians. Visit www.GCOA.org/

coage to complete an online enrollment.

GCOA, CO-AGE and partners worked hard this

legislative session to improve the lives of

seniors across Georgia. CO-AGE members acted

on alerts, came to events at the Capitol and

reached out to legislators to ask for support on

aging issues.

Now is the time for CO-AGE members to submit

ideas for 2019 Issue Priorities. Does your issue

affect older Georgians throughout the state?

Does it require state legislative action for

correction? (continued on page 6)

(top l to r) Dionne Lovett, Aging Services Director, presents

plaques of appreciation to David Anderson and Linda

Mercer for their 10 or more years of service to the Aging

Services Advisory Council. (Not pictured are Henry Frasier

and Elizabeth Jones.)

(l) Dionne Lovett, Aging Services

Director, presents Certificate of

Appreciation to Chairman of the

Aging Services Advisory Council,

Farran Fullilove.

April—June 2018 Page 3

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Highlights from Past Coastal Regional Commission Meetings (continued from page 2)

MILITARY SQUAD PRESENTATION: Second

Lieutenant Evan

Farlow, Platoon

Leader, and his

258th

Movement

Control Team,

provided a brief

overview of their

duties. Their

main mission is to support, deploy, and re-

deploy units throughout the 3rd

infantry division

and also the army. They have moved about

12,000 soldiers and unit equipment worldwide

in the last 11 months in support of combat and

humanitarian assistance missions. There are

four modes of transportation – air, sea, rail, and

highways and they focus on air and sea.

May 9, 2018

Approval of April 11, 2018 minutes;

Instructed CRC staff to develop an Exit

Strategy for the 5311 Program and bring to

the Council at the June 13th meeting;

Approval of FY19 Work Program and Budget;

Approval of Risk Assessment; and

Approval of Update to Travel Policy to reflect

the State’s Travel Policy.

The main item was our FY19 Work Program and

Budget and a discussion of our transportation

program. The transportation program continues

to run a deficit due to continued reduced

funding from the Georgia Dept. of

Transportation. Staff will be discussing with

GDOT funding needs and ways to reduce costs.

June 13, 2018

Approval of May 9, 2018 minutes;

Approval to transmit the 2018-2023

Implementation Plan Report to DCA for

Review;

Approval of update to Fund Balance;

Approval of update to CRC Employee

Handbook; and

Approval of Authorizing Resolution to

submit an application to DOT.

( top l—r) Chairman Reggie

Loper presents plaques of

appreciation to Commissioner

Walter Gibson—13 years;

Mayor Ken Lee—12 years;

and (bottom) Herb Jones—11

years for their service as

board/council members.

(top l—r) Chairman Reggie Loper presents clock plaques to

Dan Coty for 25 years of service and Allen Brown, Mayor of

Hinesville, for 26 years of service as board/council

members.

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CRC meeting attendees on Fort Stewart with Army

Tank in the background. (Photo credit: Russell

Oliver, Senior Planner II)

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T he Coastal Regional Commission (CRC)

prepared and submitted a grant

application on behalf of McIntosh County in late

April to the United States Department of

Agriculture (USDA) seeking assistance from the

Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG)

Program. The CRC and McIntosh County

recently learned that the grant application was

funded and USDA has awarded the county

$50,000 in assistance.

The Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG)

Program is designed to support targeted

technical assistance, training, and other

activities leading to the development or

expansion of small and emerging private

businesses in rural areas that have fewer than

50 employees and less than $1 million in gross

revenues. One of the authorized uses of RBDG

funding is for capitalization of revolving loan

funds including funds that will make loans for

start-ups and working capital as well as the

acquisition of machinery and equipment.

McIntosh County

will use the grant

funding from USDA

to establish and

administer a Revolving Loan Fund which will be

used to develop and finance small/emerging

businesses. The County is specifically seeking

to provide startup capital or loans to support

the expansion of beekeeping operations.

The CRC is excited about the grant assistance

award to McIntosh County from the USDA RBDP.

The CRC stands ready to discuss and assist any

of our local government members with grant

assistance.

Coastal Regional Commission Obtains USDA Grant Funding to Support Small Business

Growth and Development in McIntosh County

(By: Quentin McPhatter, Senior Planner/Grant Specialist)

SEGA URISA Subchapter June Meeting (By: Lisa Fulton, Senior Planner/GIS Analyst)

T he CRC Geographical Information Systems

(GIS) department attended the June 14th

Southeast Georgia (SEGA) Urban

Regional Information Systems

Association (URISA) Meeting.

This Hurricane Prep Rally

provided focused presentations

and demonstrations of GIS

during hurricane season. Both GIS professionals

and emergency management officials across

South Georgia attended the day-long event.

Kirk McElveen of Chatham County talked about

how the county developed an intuitive mobile

data collection method for Individual Assistance

Damage Assessment (IADA) forms required for

the Federal Emergency Management Agency

(FEMA). This resulted in 90,000 surveys

collected in just a few days for Hurricane

Matthew. John Centeno of Glynn County

demonstrated their county’s use of drone

technology to calculate debris volume from

storm events. This process greatly assisted with

the monitoring of removal to prevent fraudulent

billing.

Lisa Fulton of

t h e C R C

p r e s e n t e d

i n f o r m a t i o n

and resources

that would aid the planning of GIS utilization

(stakeholder coordination, team building, GIS

resources, etc.) in communities; especially for

those that need that place to start. Scott

Jackson of the Heart of Georgia Regional

Commission showed the striking similarity of a

Hazus flooding model (500 year) compared to

an actual flash flood event that took place in

Cochran, Georgia.

Over thirty individuals attended this event

including local EOC officials and representatives

from the National Weather Service. The SEGA

URISA Subchapter provides networking and

professional development opportunities to

Coastal Georgia Geographic Information

Systems (GIS) professionals. SEGA URISA is

considered part of the Georgia URISA

membership (http://www.gaurisa.org). Inquiries

can be directed to segaurisa@gmail.com.

If the answer is yes to

both o f t hose

questions, your issue

could be considered

to become one of the

2 0 1 9 C O - A G E

Priorities. For an issue to be voted on it must be

submitted on time, impact seniors, be a statewide

issue, and be solvable by budget or policy

changes. The following is what needs to be

submitted:

Description of specific problem and possible

solution;

Description of how legislative request would

address the issue;

Available research, data or evidence to support

the concern/solutions;

Georgia statute affected by legislation, if

available; and

Contact information for additional groups that

may be supportive.

If your submission meets the above criteria, GCOA

will make it part of the issues summaries that are

sent to all CO-AGE members prior to the July 12,

2018 Priority Setting meeting in Macon, GA.

Members will then vote to determine the CO-AGE

priorities. Issue submission deadline is May 1.

The July CO-AGE meeting will be held on July 12 in

Macon. The issue voting period is July 12-31. The

Fall CO-AGE meeting will be held October 25 in

Savannah.

CRC Area Agency on Aging Quarterly

Advisory Council Meeting in April

(continued from page 3)

April—June 2018 Page 6

CRC Upcoming Meetings

(All meetings begin at 10:00 a.m. and are held at the

Richmond Hill City Center)

CRC Council Meetings:

No meeting in July

August 8, 2018

September 12, 2018

Aging Services Advisory

Council Meeting:

July 31, 2018

CCSP/ADRC Advisory Council Meeting:

August 28, 2018

Coastal Area Agency on Aging News

C oastal Area Agency on Aging (AAA) staff

attended the Administration for

Community Living (ACL)

A g i n g N e t w o r k

Conference for Regions

III & IV May 2-3 in

Atlanta. During the

meeting several states

and AAA’s were highlighted for their work in

advancing services and programs for older

adults and individuals with

disabilities. Coastal AAA was

a c k n o w l e d g e d f o r o u r

partnership with GA Tech’s

Tools for Life Program. Speakers

included representation from the National

Association of Area Agencies on Aging (N4A),

National Association of States United for

Aging and Disabilities (NASUAD) and Health

Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

Aging Services Director, Dionne Lovett

attended Senior Citizens Incorporated’s

Inaugural Legends, Leaders, and Life Well-

Lived Award luncheon. This award spotlights

people 65 and older who have made a

significant contribution in their community

and truly exemplify a life well lived. This

year’s honorees were Irene L. Johnson and

Colonel Edward Walker.

The Wellness Program Manager attended the

Georgia WIC and

Senior Farmers’

M a r k e t 2 0 1 8

statewide training

April 30-May 2 in

Savannah. WIC and

Senior coordinators were trained on program

updates. Presentations on such topics as

nutrition, Farmers’ Market program across

Georgia, health promotion and healthy eating,

civil rights, and Senior Hunger were covered.

The Senior Farmers’ Market season begins

June 1-September 30. There are limited

vouchers for the Coastal region. (continued on

page 7 )

April—June 2018 Page 7

Georgia Ports Authority Update – Mr. Lee

Beckman, Manager of Governmental Affairs,

Georgia Ports Authority, provided a PowerPoint

overview of the Georgia Ports. Deepwater

terminals are located in Savannah (Garden City

and Ocean) and Brunswick (Colonel’s Island,

Mayors Point, and East River Terminal, which is

leased out). Garden City Terminal does 85% of

the business for the port authority and Colonel’s

Island port is the second busiest auto port next

to Baltimore.

They are currently expanding this facility and

project this will be the #1 Auto port in the future.

The Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) is

50% complete. Georgia Ports Authority is an

economic engine in that together with private

sector, port-related operations it employees

440,000 full and part-time employees. They pay

$1.4 billion in state taxes and $1.5 billion in

local taxes. They’ve been able to accommodate

growth because of the improvements they make

in preparing for larger vessels and the demand

they will bring. They average 10,000 trucks

through their gates a day. They work closely with

GDOT so they know the needs of the port (i.e.,

roads). A current rail project will serve to keep

train traffic out of the middle of Garden City.

Eighty Percent of the cargo is moved by trucks;

they expect rail cargo to increase, but there will

still be a lot of trucks on the road. The Port of

Savannah offers Class I rail service via both CSX

Transportation and Norfolk Southern to and from

major population centers in the U.S. Southeast,

Gulf and Midwest. Means of transportation

depends on the need – time, speed, and costs.

Presentations

Highlights from Past Coastal Regional

Commission Meetings (continued from page 4)

Coastal Area Agency on Aging News

(continued from page 6)

Senior citizens attending the contracted

senior centers will be participating in the one

-time only Farmers’ Market events.

Coastal AAA staff co-led a workshop on

sustainability and developing a fee-for-

services structure during the Aging Disability

Resource Connection (ADRC) Healthy

Communities Summit May 16-18 in Decatur,

GA. This summit is an annual educational

and networking event hosted by the Division

of Aging Services to allow providers an

opportunity to share ideas and best practices

and to educate ADRC staff about emerging

issues impacting the aging and disabilities

network. The conference was attended by

approximately 200 professionals in the field

of aging and disabilities.

The ADRC welcomed 2 new staff members in

May. Kameron Dickerson has a BS in

Psychology from Georgia Southern University

and comes to us from the Memorial Satilla

Health-Behavioral Health System where she

was working as an Activity Therapist. Semona

Holmes has a BS in Social Work from West

Virginia State University and comes to us

from Department of Family and Children

Services where she has several years’

experience with both Adult and Children

Protective Services. We are excited to have

Kameron and Semona on board as ADRC

counselors.

The AAA ADRC had a vendor table during the

following events in May:

Consumer College presented by Chatham

Co. Seniors and Law Enforcement Task

Force (May 3rd

);

Glynn County/Brunswick’s Mayors

Committee on Disability—Annual Spring

Fling Event (May 5th

); and

City of Savannah’s Annual Older

American’s Month Celebration (May 8th

).