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DOWNTOWN DETROIT BUSINESS DOWNTOWN DETROIT BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT ZONE IMPROVEMENT ZONE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR MEETING Executive Committee Thursday, February 11, 2016 Tricia Keith, Chair 8:30 a.m. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan George Barnes, Vice Chair Heritage Optical Aloft Detroit at the David Whitney Building nd Richard Hosey, Treasurer 2 Floor Ballroom Hosey Development LLC 1 Park Avenue Mark King, Secretary Detroit, MI 48226 DTE Energy Debra Dansby Rock Ventures AGENDA Debra Homic Hoge General Motors I. Call to Order Steven Marquardt Olympia Development II. Roll Call Directors Charles Beckham III. Approval of Agenda City of Detroit David Di Rita IV. Approval of Minutes Roxbury Group Chris Ferchill a. Minutes of October 15, 2015 Regular Meeting Ferchill Group Linda Forte Comerica Bank V. Administrative Report Kenneth Harris Michigan Black Chamber of Commerce VI. Audit Dwight Phillips Phifer, Phillips & White, P.C. a. Presentation of FY 2014-2015 Fiscal Audit Phillip Pierce Pierce, Monroe Associates LLC Steven Zanella MGM Grand Detroit VII. Committee Reports VIII. Old Business IX. New Business a. RESOLUTION Reappointing to the Downtown Detroit Business Improvement Zone Board of Directors Members: Chris Ferchill (Ferchill Group), Debra Homic Hoge (General Motors), Tricia Keith (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan), Dwight Phillips (Phifer, Phillips& White, P.C.) through April 15, 2018 (Proposed Res. 2016-01) b. RESOLUTION requesting that unpaid assessments be collected in the same manner as delinquent property taxes (Proposed Res. 2016-02) X. Public Comment XI. Other Business XII. Adjournment A copy of the proposed minutes of the meeting will be available for public inspection at the principal office of the Downtown Detroit Business Improvement Zone within 8 business days. A copy of the approved minutes of the meeting, including any corrections, will be available for public inspection at the principal office of the Downtown Detroit Business Improvement Zone within 5 business days after approval by the board of directors. 600 Renaissance Center ● Suite 1740 ● Detroit, MI 48243 ● 313.566.8250 ● www.DowntownDetroit.org .

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