BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES

Monday, January 24, 2022

6:00pm @ VCCS - SPAR Office & Google Meet

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by President, Tim Hope, at 6:05 pm.

Present:  Board Attendance

Tim Hope (President), Joey Marchy (Vice President), Kelly Lezama (Secretary), John Shermetaro (Treasurer), Bryant Shumaker, Mallik Singareddy, Ryan McFarland, Ben Alcorn, Annie Howe, Aaron Leedy, Todd Hollinghead, Ben Alcorn, Christine Lane, AJ Rodriguez, Jason Hardwick

Absent:  Pam Batts-Brown, Jennifer Chapman, 

Guests: N/A

Staff: Kelly Rich, Mandie Marron

MOTIONS:

1. Motion to accept the Consent Agenda & November Board meeting minutes as presented: APPROVED
2. Motion to suspend the Bylaws to allow newly elected board members to vote on Executive Committee elections prior to being seated: APPROVED
3. Motion to approve the slate of Executive Officers as presented: APPROVED
4. Motion to approve up to $5,000 toward funding a Technical Assessment Panel with ULI.  Motion to amend the the funding threshold to up to $10,000 to fund the TAP with ULI: APPROVED
5. Motion to approve up to $5000 for additional event insurance (under the Porchfest umbrella) for Music on Mains & St. Patrick’s day events: APPROVED
6. Motion to adjourn meeting at 7:58pm.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES

Monday, November 22, 2021

6:00pm @ VCCS - SPAR Office & Google Meet

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by President, Tim Hope, at 6:01pm.

Present:  Board Attendance

Tim Hope (President), Joey Marchy (Vice President), Kelly Lezama (Secretary), John Shermetaro (Treasurer), Bryant Shumaker, Mallik Singareddy, Ryan McFarland, Mallik Singareddy, Ben Alcorn, Christine Lane, Pam Batts Brown, Annie Howe, Jennifer Chapman, Aaron Leedy, Todd Hollinghead, Ben Alcorn

Absent:  N/A

Guests: Bill Hoff 

Staff: Kelly Rich

MOTIONS:

1. Motion to accept the Consent Agenda & October Board meeting minutes as presented: APPROVED
2. Motion to proceed with an investment account with Prudential starting with $500 initial investment: APPROVED
3. Motion to approved a project to add dog park amenities and use the COJ matching grant : APPROVED
4. Motion to accept the slate of board candidates (New 1st term - AJ Rodriguez, Jason Hardwick, Re-elect 2nd term - Bryant Shumaker, Christine Lane, Ryan McFarland, John Shermetaro) as presented by Governance Committee: APPROVED
5. Motion to approve Bylaws changes as presented: Article 6 MEMBERSHIP, Section 2 REMOVAL OF MEMBERS - The Corporation may revoke membership privileges from any member for cause by a majority vote of the Board and the return of the member’s current annual dues. (REMOVED - Members must conform to the Code of Ethics included in the Bylaws).  Revocation may be initiated when a member commits acts that are in violation of the Bylaws or policies. 
6. Article 13 CODE OF ETHICS - All Board members will be given a Code of Conduct Ethics document at the start of their tenure and annually thereafter. Board members will be expected to review and sign the document, acknowledging that they agree to abide by it. - APPROVED
7. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:15 pm. 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES

Monday, October 18, 2021

6:00pm via Google Meet

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by President, Tim Hope, at 6:03 pm.

Present:  Board Attendance

Tim Hope (President), Joey Marchy (Vice President), Kelly Lezama (Secretary), John Shermetaro (Treasurer), Bryant Shumaker, Mallik Singareddy, Ryan McFarland, Mallik Singareddy, Ben Alcorn, Christine Lane, Pam Batts Brown, Annie Howe, Jennifer Chapman, Aaron Leedy

Absent:  Michael Montoya, Soner Acar

Guests: Todd Hollinghead, Bill Hoff 

Staff: Kelly Rich

MOTIONS:

1. Motion to accept the Consent Agenda & September Board meeting minutes as presented: APPROVED
2. Motion to nominate Christine Farley for the Joyce Holbrook Award for 2021: APPROVED
3. Motion to move forward with secondary insurance claim on a contingency basis.   AMENDED motion to move forward with secondary insurance claim on FULL contingency basis: APPROVED, 1 NAY (Shermetaro)
4. Motion to approve a project to paint a bridge mural project in Klutho Park and to use the COJ matching funds towards this project: APPROVED
5. Motion to approve the proposed 2022 budget as presented by the Finance Committee: APPROVED
6. Motion to adopt the 2022 Executive Director bonus structure as outlined in the agenda: APPROVED; 4 NAY (Aaron/Ryan/Christine/Bryant)
7. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:05 pm. 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES

Monday, September 20, 2021

6:00pm via Google Meet

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by Vice President, Joey Marchy, at 6:02 pm.

Present:  Board Attendance

Joey Marchy (Vice President), Kelly Lezama (Secretary), Bryant Shumaker, Aaron Leedy, Mallik Singareddy,  John Shermetaro (Treasurer), Ben Alcorn, Ryan McFarland, Mallik Singareddy, Ben Alcorn, Christine Lane, Pam Batts Brown, Soner Acar, Tim Hope

Absent:  Michael Montoya, Jennifer Chapman

Guests: Annie Howe, Bill Hoff, Todd Hollinghead 

Staff: Kelly Rich

MOTIONS:

1. Motion to accept the Consent Agenda & August Board meeting minutes as presented: APPROVED
2. Confirmation of email vote for JWB 8th Street MF Development Letter of Support: APPROVED via email vote
3. Motion to approve appointment of Annie Howe to replace Janie Coffey’s vacant BOD seat: APPROVED 
4. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:56: pm. 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES

Monday, August 16, 2021

6:00pm via Google Meet

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by President, Tim Hope, at 6:08 pm.

Present:  Board Attendance

Tim Hope (President), Kelly Lezama (Secretary), Aaron Leedy, Mallik Singareddy,  John Shermetaro (Treasurer), Ben Alcorn, Ryan McFarland, Soner Acar, Christine Lane, Pam Batts-Brown

Absent:  Bryant Shumaker, Joey Marchy, Michael Montoya, Jennifer Chapman

Guests: Hector & Cherron Zayas, Bill Hoff, Steve Manis, Todd Hollinghead

Staff: Kelly Rich

MOTIONS:

1. Motion to accept the Consent Agenda & July Board meeting minutes as presented: APPROVED
2. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:33pm.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES

Monday, July 19, 2021

6:00pm via Google Meet

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by President, Tim Hope, at 6:11 pm.

Present:  Board Attendance

Tim Hope (President), Joey Marchy (Vice President), Kelly Lezama (Secretary), Bryant Shumaker, Aaron Leedy, Mallik Singareddy,  John Shermetaro (Treasurer), Ben Alcorn (Late), Ryan McFarland, Mallik Singareddy, Soner Acar, Jennifer Chapman, Michael Montoya, Ben Alcorn

Absent:  Christine Lane (Excused), Pam Batts-Brown (Excused)

Guests: Todd Hollinghead

Staff: Kelly Rich

MOTIONS:

1. Motion to accept the Consent Agenda & June Board meeting minutes as presented: APPROVED
2. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:08 pm. 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES

Monday, June 21, 2021

6:00pm @ SPAR Building (VCCS) & via Google Meet

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by President, Tim Hope, at 6:05 pm.

Present:  Board Attendance

Tim Hope (President), Joey Marchy (Vice President), Kelly Lezama (Secretary), Bryant Shumaker, Aaron Leedy, Mallik Singareddy, Pamela Batts-Brown, John Shermetaro (Treasurer), Ben Alcorn, Ryan McFarland, Christine Lane, Janie Coffey, Mallik Singareddy, Soner Acar, Janey Coffey

Absent:  Jennifer Chapman, Michael Montoya

Guests: Evan Metz, Todd Hollinghead, Hillary Haas, Bill Hoff

Staff: Kelly Rich

MOTIONS:

1. Motion to accept the Consent Agenda & May Board meeting minutes as presented: APPROVED
2. Motion to approve Design Review Subcommittee Charter as presented: APPROVED
3. Motion to write a letter of support for the Alberi PUD without tying to the business and revert the height allowance back to that in the CCGS: APPROVED
4. Motion to approve continuing the Conventus contract for 6 months: APPROVED; (Aaron- Abstain, Ryan - NAY)
5. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:32 pm. 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES

Monday, May 17, 2021

6:00pm @ SPAR Building & via Google Meet

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by President, Tim Hope, at 6:02 pm.

Present:  Board Attendance

Tim Hope (President), Joey Marchy (Vice President), Kelly Lezama (Secretary), Bryant Shumaker, Aaron Leedy, Mallik Singareddy, Pamela Batts-Brown, John Shermetaro (Treasurer), Ben Alcorn, Ryan McFarland (Late), Jennifer Chapman, Christine Lane, Janie Coffey, Micheal Montoya, Mallik Singareddy

Absent:  Soner Acar

Guests: Bill Hoff, Evan Metz, Todd Hollinghead, Diane Graese, Jack Shad

Staff: Kelly Rich

MOTIONS:

1. Motion to accept the Consent Agenda & April Board meeting minutes as presented: APPROVED
2. Motion to add wording to the SPAR Bylaws in Article 8 Section 2: Nomination Process - Expiring directors who wish to serve a second term will need to reapply. - APPROVED
3. Motion to issue a SPAR letter of support for the gas tax bill with the amendments that include the Emerald Trail: APPROVED
4. Motion to accept the Audit report, financial statements, & 990 with the grammatical addition of Todd Hollinghead as presented: APPROVED
5. Motion to support the Alberi PUD with conditions of tying PUD to business and more defined landscape buffer on commercial corridor. Amended Motion to remove the height allowance back to that in CCGS. - APPROVED
6. Motion to write a letter of support for the Main & Six expansion.  - APPROVED
7. Motion to write a letter of support for DVI’s extension to State St. Amend Motion to support DVI’s expansion. - APPROVED
8. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:35 pm. 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES

Monday, April 19, 2021

6:00pm @ SPAR Building & via Google Meet

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by President, Tim Hope, at 6:15 pm.

Present:  Board Attendance

Tim Hope (President), Joey Marchy (Vice President), Kelly Lezama (Secretary), Bryant Shumaker, Aaron Leedy, Mallik Singareddy, Pamela Batts-Brown, John Shermetaro (Treasurer), Ben Alcorn, Ryan McFarland (Late), Jennifer Chapman, Christine Lane, Janie Coffey

Absent:  Soner Acar, Michael Montoya

Guests: Bill Hoff, Todd & Hazel Hollinghead

Staff: Kelly Rich

MOTIONS:

1. Motion to accept the Consent Agenda & March Board meeting minutes as presented: APPROVED
2. Motion to appeal both 1043 Walnut St. & E. 11th St. demos as long as we are within the 21 day appeal time frame.  AMENDED MOTION ADD: and volunteers are willing to assist with covering fees on the said appeals: APPROVED
3. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:47pm. 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES

Monday, March 22, 2021

6:00pm @ SPAR Building & Google Meet 

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by President, Tim Hope, at 6:14pm.

Present:  Board Attendance

Tim Hope (President), Joey Marchy (Vice President), Kelly Lezama (Secretary), Bryant Shumaker, Aaron Leedy, Mallik Singareddy, Pamela Batts-Brown, John Shermetaro (Treasurer), Ben Alcorn, Ryan McFarland (Late), Jennifer Chapman, Michael Montoya, Soner Acar, Christine Lane

Absent:  Janie Coffey

Guests: Evan Metz, Jack Shad, & Brian with Alberi, Bill Hoff, Todd Hollinghead, Hazel Hollinghead 

Staff: Kelly Rich

MOTIONS:

1. Motion to accept the Consent Agenda & February Board meeting minutes as presented: APPROVED
2. Motion to write a letter against demolition of East 11th St. - APPROVED
3. Motion to write a letter against the demolition of 1043 Walnut St. - APPROVED
4. Motion to write a general letter of support for the spirit of Alberi but not for particular PUDs or Variances - APPROVED
5. Motion to adopt the Resolution regarding Preservation of Historic Alleyways - Amend document to remove “...as a public right of ways, of not only the currently passable alleyways, but all alleyways that have not been legally blocked or legally closed through city ordinance...” - APPROVED (one NAY vote)
6. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:29 pm.