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MIDTOWN COMMUNITY BENEFITS DISTRICT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2009
University of Baltimore Foundation Building
1130 N. Charles Street
6:30 pm

Member’s Present:    Randall Carroll, Bill Cole, Michael Deets, Polly Duke, Eric Evans, Adrian Harpool, Pamela Johnson, Steven Johnson, Michael Molla, Kate Mcshane-Oeming, Joseph Palumbo, Jason Curtis.

Staff Present:
Peter Merles, District Administrator, Midtown Community Benefits District
Peggy Smallwood, Office Manager, Midtown Community Benefits District

Pamela Johnson calls meeting to order at 7:05 pm.

Quorum not present to approve minutes

Peter Merles, District Administrator’s Report
Report distributed at the meeting and copies are on file at the MCBD office in the minutes binder.

 Eric Evans, Midtown Development Corporation Report
Report distributed at the meeting and copies are on file at the MCBD office in the minutes binder.

Committee Reports
Polly Duke, Outreach Committee
Report distributed at the meeting and copies are on file at the MCBD office in the minutes binder.
The marketing and Outreach Committee held it’s meeting on April 1, 2009 and the committee has agreed to prioritize its initial activity in 3 areas of concern.

  • Improved communication with MCBD constituents
  • Improved organizational branding.
  • Outreach to tax exempt organizations in the district currently not making contributions.

Steven Johnson, Budget and Finance Committee
Revised budget distributed prior to the meeting and copies are on file at the MCBD office in the minutes binder.

  • Reviewed high and low expenditure lines which balanced out the budget.
  • Revised budget issued at the meeting and reviewed by board members.  New budget shows an additional $100,000 for the FY2010. $68,000 will be budgeted to the Safety Program Expense and remainder being allocated to other expenditure lines.

Steven Johnson makes motion to approve revised
Budget for FY 2010 due to increased revenue.
Polly Duke seconds motion.
Discussion follows.
All in favor. Motion passes.
 
Michael Deets assumes chairmanship of meeting.

Pamela Johnson, Strategic Planning

  • Strategic Planning Task Force will be asking each committee to begin drafting its action plan. 

Approval of Minutes
Chair makes motion to approve minutes.
Adrian Harpool seconds motion.
All in favor.  Motion passes.

Michael Molla, Public Safety Committee

  • 75% of the additional funds placed in the safety line towards uniformed off duty police patrol.
  • 20% for lighting initiatives
  • 5% will go towards COP and education outreach to community members

Steven Shen, Operations Committee
Report distributed at meeting copies are on file at the MCBD office in the minutes binder.

Michael Deets, Executive Committee
No report to give at this time

New Business
No new business to report at this time.

Neighborhood News
Charles North

  • Music festival will take place on the old Bank of America parking lot- corner of  North Ave and Charles Street Saturday, April 25th
  • Sunday, April 26th Old Goucher house tour

Madison Park

  • Madison Park Town Hall Meeting will be held on April 2nd @ St Martin’s Church

Adjournment
Michael Molla makes motion to adjourn meeting
Polly Duke seconds motion.
All in favor. Meeting adjourned.