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MIDTOWN COMMUNITY BENEFITS DISTRICT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 2008
UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE FOUNDATION BUILDING
6:30 PM

Member’s Present:   Steven Cassard, Randy Carroll, Ann Costlow, Michael Deets, Polly Duke, Keith Gilchriest, Florintina Gittens, Pamela Johnson, Steven Johnson, Bill Oelke, Kevin Macartney, Joseph Palumbo, Steven Shen, Carlo Van Greiken

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

Visitor’s Present:
Brittany Donald, Community Liaison for Councilman Bill Cole
George Gilliam, Director of Community Initiatives for the Dept of Real Estate
Omari Patterson, Assistant Development Director, Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse, Inc.
Kate McShane Oeming, Assistant Director of Community Partnerships, Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse, Inc.
Jim Phifer, Maryland Department of Transportation

Michael Deets called meeting to order at 6:35pm
Chair called for introductions.

Approval of Minutes
Joseph Palumbo makes motion to accept minutes.
Ann Costlow seconds motion.  Motion passes.

State Center Presentation, Omari Patterson, Assistant Development Director, Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse, Inc.
State center newsletter distributed at the meeting and copies are on file at the MCBD office in the minutes binder

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

Midtown Development Corporation Report
No report to give at this time

Committee Reports
Steven Johnson, Budget & Finance Committee
Revised budget distributed at the meeting and copies are on file at the MCBD office in the minutes binder.
Revised budget was distributed for review.  The projected estimated income for FY 2009 will be $920,000.
Joseph Palumbo makes motion to approve the revised budget.
Polly Duke seconds motion.
Chair opens floor for discussion.
Discussion follows.
All in favor. Motion passes.

Steven Shen, Operations Committee

• New littervac machine will be arriving within the next week.
• The company working on the camera project will be invited to make a presentation at the next safety meeting on June 25th  @ 9:30 am

Conference call held with Bill Cole to discuss the resolution presented to City Council and who will be held responsible (Midtown or City) for repayment of monies to property owners who seek reimbursement for overcharges.   

Public Safety
No report to give at this time.

Bill Oelke, Personnel Committee

• An employee was terminated due to attendance problems. 
• Committee will begin working on a template outlining the board’s goals of the upcoming fiscal year.

New Business
No new business to report

EXECUTIVE SESSION

All non-board members left the meeting
District Administrator’s Annual Review

Bill Oelke, Chair of the Personnel Committee presented to the Board the committee’s annual review of the District Administrator, Peter Merles.  The committee recommended a 5.27% salary increase (salary to be $69,100.00) and a bonus.  The Committee recommended the bonus amount be in the range between $2500 and $5000.
A motion was made by Bill Oelke to support the raise and a bonus of up to $5000 and not less than $2500. Pamela Johnson seconds motion.
Discussion follows.
Pamela Johnson amends the motion to separate the raise from the bonus. 
Amendment was approved unanimously.
Steve Johnson makes a motion to give a bonus of up to $5000 and not less than $2500
Polly Duke seconds motion.
After further discussion, the motion was amended to give a bonus of a specific amount, rather than a range. Board approved amendment was approved unanimously.
After significant and thoughtful discussion, the board agreed to a bonus of $2500.
Steve Johnson made a motion to give District Administrator a bonus in the amount of $2500. 
Polly Duke seconds motion.
Steve Shen offered to amend the motion to increase the bonus to $3000. 
The amendment was not approved.
The motion to give a bonus of $2500 was approved by the board.

Chair called for adjournment of meeting
Meeting was adjourned at 9:20 pm