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DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MET IN SPECIAL SESSION AT
7:30 A.M. ON JUNE 20, 2002 IN THE BOARD ROOM AT HOME STATE BANK, 303 EAST MOUNTAIN
AVENUE.
THERE WERE PRESENT:
LARRY STROUD, CHAIR
JASON MEADORS, SECRETARY/TREASURER
BILL BERTSCHY
MARY BRAYTON
GREG BELCHER
RICK GOODALE
CAREY HEwITT
ABSENT:
Kim JORDAN, VICE CHAIR
STEVE TAYLOR
NO MINUTES OF PRIOR MEETINGS WERE REVIEWED.
MR. STROUD STATED THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION, IF HELD, WOULD BE SOLELY DIRECTED TO THE PURPOSE OF
PERSONNEL MATTERS, AND THAT BEING THE HIRING OF A NEW DDA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. MR. STROUD
STATED THAT SUCH EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR SUCH PURPOSES WAS AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO CRS 24-6-
402(4)(1)(1). AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF TWO-THIRDS OF THE QUORUM PRESENT WAS NEEDED TO ADJOURN
TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. AT SUCH EXECUTIVE SESSION, DISCUSSION WOULD BE LIMITED TO THE ANNOUNCED
TOPIC; NO FORMAL ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN; AND A RECORD OF THE ACTUAL CONTENTS OF THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION, USED FOR MINUTES OF THE OPEN MEETINGS, WOULD BE MADE.
MR. BELCHER MOVED TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER THE PURPOSES AND PROCEDURES
STATED BY THE CHAIR. UPON SECOND BY MS. BRAYTON, THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THE
BOARD ENTERED EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:35 A.M.
MR. MEADORS MOVED TO ADJOURN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RESUME OPEN PROCEEDINGS. UPON
SECOND BY MR. BELCHER, THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THE BOARD REENTERED OPEN
SESSION AT 6:50 A.M.
MS. BRAYTON MOVED TO EXTEND AN EMPLOYMENT OFFER TO ROBERT STEINER AT AN ANNUAL SALARY OF
$90,000; THAT THE PRIMARY PHYSICAL OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL BE AT 19 OLD TOWN
SQUARE; THAT MR. STEINER ENGAGE IN A PROGRAM OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TO BE DETERMINED
BY THE BOARD, TO ADDRESS THE EVER-GROWING NEED FACED BY THE DDA OF CONSENSUS BUILDING IN ITS
FUTURE ENDEAVORS. UPON SECOND BY MR. BELCHER AND FOLLOWING DISCUSSION, THE MOTION WAS
APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
MR, BERTSCHY INQUIRED HOW THE PARAMETERS OF ENSUING NEGOTIATIONS WOULD BE ESTABLISHIED. MR.
STROUD SUGGESTED THAT THE SEARCH COMMITTEE UNDERTAKE THAT TASK, AND THERE WAS GENERAL
AGREEMENT REGARDING THAT PROCEDURE.
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MR. BERTSCHY INQUIRED WHETHER THE REGULAR MEETING DAY OF THE DDA COULD BE CHANGED. AFTER
DISCUSSION, THE BOARD AGREED THAT THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH WOULD BE AN ACCEPTABLE
MEETING DAY. THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD JULY 10, 2002. THE BOARD ALSO DISCUSSED A
POTENTIAL CHANGE OF VENUE TO THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE NEW BELGIUM BREWERY,
THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:00 A.M.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
JASON T. MEADORS
SECRETARY -TREASURER