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Directors in Attendance
Greg Huth, Theresa Martin, John Appledorn Bruce Page, Dane Reich, Christina Seabold, John Jenkins, TJ Lewarchick, Alice Ratka, Paul Ciupa, Jeff Rhodes, Terrell Cole,

Staff
Robyn Sandys, Tom Collins

Guests
1. Phyllis Mitchell from HUD, a project manager in the Cleveland office concentrating in multifamily and HUD 202 programs;
2. Josh, OBCDC intern through the Cleveland Foundation who will be taking the master plan and breaking it out for use
3. Joe Shafran from Paran Management
4. David Uram from PIRHL Development
5. Joe Gigante, Gigante and Sons Construction

Meeting was called to order at 6:05 by Greg Huth.

Motion was made by Dane Reich to accept the May minutes with edits, seconded by John Appledorn. All approved.

Treasurer’s Report
Treasurer’s report was read and a review of the finances explained to Board members. Motion was made by Dane Reich and seconded by John Appledorn to approve the treasurer’s report. All approved.

CDBG Year 35 Budget
2009/2010 Budget was presented and discussed by Robyn and TJ. Discussion and questions regarding hospitalization changes to the budget were addressed. Motion to accept 2009/2010 budget and submit to the city of Cleveland was made by Alice Ratka and seconded by John Jenkins. All approved.

President’s Report
Greg Huth gave the President’s Report, addressing the Strategic plan, the Krather Building consultant, Russell Berusch and introducing Joe Shafran and David Uram to discuss the commercial district planning.

KeyBank Line of Credit Renewal
Resolution was presented to renew the Line of Credit with KeyBank and a request for a vote to approve the resolution to approve the renewal was requested. Motion to approve the resolution was made by TJ Lewarchick and seconded by Dane Reich. Vote was approved with one abstention by Theresa Martin.

Presentations by Guests
Joe Shafran gave presentation on the Memphis Fulton site. The streetscape plan was discussed. The hope for a land use study was outlined, detailing the players and properties who would be involved. Questions and discussion were addressed; with Joe Shafran stating they were in the “very beginning stages” so didn’t have some of the specific answers yet.

David Uram spoke about the possibility of a senior housing new construction project on or near the Memphis Fulton site. Information regarding the IRS Section 42 tax credit program that would need to be utilized was also presented. Questions and discussion were addressed regarding the program, senior housing and that site specifically.

Phyllis Mitchell spoke about the HUD 202 program.

Executive Director’s Report
Robyn Sandys gave the Executive Director’s Report, including:

1. An update of the Home and Bicycle Tour and the new staff job descriptions.

2. The security contract with Tenable Security. A motion was made by Alice Ratka and seconded by John Appledorn to approve the resolutions regarding using Tenable Security for the security contract. All approved

3. The CDBG deliverables contract was presented. John Jenkins noted the need to include the Ben Franklin Garden in the contract. A motion was made by John Jenkins and seconded by Alice Ratka to accept the CDBG deliverables contract as amended with the inclusion of the Ben Franklin Garden as a project to be presented to the City of Cleveland with the approved budget.

4. Renewal of contracts for the 2009/2010 year. Discussion on various vendors was addressed and Robyn will email clarification of particulars and her recommendations to the Board before the next Board meeting.

5. Real Estate update was presented for the Tampa location. Contract with the CASH program was distributed. Waiting on loan approval from Dollar Bank. CASH program representative provided a spec list for work to be done on the house. Bids were in from contractors. Discussion about the need for local contractors and/or subcontractors followed. Robyn will provide contractors bids and recommendation before the next Board meeting. Joe Gigante spoke about his desire to be involved in the process with the CDC.

Executive Session
A motion by John Jenkins was made to go into executive session and seconded by TJ Lewarchick to discuss governance and staff health insurance.

HealthCare Plan
Personnel committee presented the staff health plan for 2009/2010. Discussion followed. A motion by TJ Lewarchick was made to approve the resolution as amended and seconded by Terrell Cole. All approved.

Board Governance
Board Governance was discussed

A motion was made by Terrell Cole to come out of executive session and approved by TJ Lewarchick. All approved

No further business was discussed. A motion was made by TJ Lewarchick to adjourn and seconded by Theresa Martin. All approved.

Next Board Meeting is Tuesday, July 28
Next Executive Board Meeting is Monday, July 13.

Minutes recorded by Theresa Martin.