Tremont West Development Corporationnn

Tremont West Development Corporation
Board of Directors Minutes
16 November 2006

Present: Phil Pavarini, Brendon Bergen, Marcia Leslie, Lynn McLaughlin Murray, Jon Boylan, Karen Moss, B. Blough, R. Vinci, S. Catania, C. Krosel, S. Nagy

Excused: M. Hundt, B. Riker, S. Smith

I. October Minutes: Lynn McLaughlin Murray asked that her absence be noted as "excused". M. Leslie stated that she requested that the Board and the TWDC staff have a chance to meet so the Directors could understand the various staff responsibilities. She did not request us to set up a social occasion. Phil Pavarini reminded the Board that we need to post our minutes and those of committees in a timely fashion. With those corrections noted, K. Moss moved to approve the minutes. B. Bergen seconded this. All voted in favor.

II. Economic Development, Housing, Long Range Planning: The consortium developing the vacant land on Brevier has completed elevations of the buildings. There have been two meetings with the Lincoln Heights Block Club.

The Board discussed the role of TWDC as a possible receiver for two troubled properties in a development area. NPI has offered to pay all costs associated with the receiverships. Judge Pianka has met with staff and presented background on the legal impact of receiverships. Kermit Lind will attend our January Board meeting to answer further questions.

Long Range Planning: Sammy Catania, Jon Boylan, and Joe Cimperman have met with Paul Volpe of City Architecture regarding questions about direction and timetable of the strategic planning initiative. Volpe has been ill and his firm is involved in several projects. Part of the difficulty lies with directions from NPI, which need clarification. We hope to resolve matters so we can schedule additional meetings for our membership.

Buhrer properties: CHN had approached TWDC about assuming this development (land) in the Scranton Village area. The Board has asked for additional information and an extension re: deadline for the decision.

III Finance: The 2005-2006 audit was presented for discussion. Lynn McLaughlin Murray noted a date error on page 12 - due date should be 2014. With that correction, Lynn McLaughlin Murray moved to accept the audit; K. Moss seconded it. All voted in favor. K. Moss will have the fiscal sponsorship draft ready for Finance Committee discussion.

IV. Fund-raising/Marketing: B. Riker and M. Hundt will hold an organizational meeting in January 2007. S. Nagy will assist the committee. Phil Pavarini asked that enough advance information be given re: meeting date.

L. McLaughlin Murray suggested that fund-raising be part of the overall plan for the organization with defined objectives for given projects.

V. Community Organizing: Parkworks, RTA, and residents are trying to define art for bus stops. This art should reflect our history so the Tremont History Committee will be involved.

VI. Property Management: Status same (see report)

New Business: Personnel: K. Moss moved and Lynn McLaughlin Murray seconded to go into executive session to discuss planning for transition in the light of Colleen Gilson's departure for a job with CNDC. All voted in favor.

Three motions resulted from these discussions:

B. Blough moved and B. Bergen seconded that the Board acknowledge and thank Colleen Gilson for her devoted and successful service to TWDC and its members. As a small token of our appreciation, the Board will extend Ms. Gilson's salary period to December 31, 2006 (her resignation is effective December 15, 2006), and that we pay her the two weeks vacation which is due her. All voted in favor.

Lynn McLaughlin Murray moved and Scott Nagy seconded that Steven Bloom, assistant director of TWDC and director of real estate development, be empowered to assume full executive director responsibilities with a bonus of 15 % per cent of his current pay to compensate him for the additional work until a new executive director is hired. Ten vote "yes", one voted "no".

Jon Boylan moved and Karen Moss seconded the motion that the Board of TWDC accepts the offer of NPI to assist in our executive director search. This offer includes NPI funding to be released from technical assistance grants to cover the cost of consultants and search firms. All voted in favor.

On December 13th, the Executive Committee and interested Board members will meet to discuss this matter.

Executive Session ended and regular board meeting resumed.

S. Nagy moved to adjourn the meeting, C. Krosel seconded.