The Tax Increment Financing Board convened a virtual meeting on March 24, 2023, called to order by Paul Coogan. After a roll call confirming the attendance of members including Richie Gonzales, Frank Marcione, Seth Aiken, Linda Pereira, and Paul Coogan, the board recited the Pledge of Allegiance. There was no citizens' input. The board then approved the minutes from its February 6th TIF board meeting by a roll call vote, which passed. The main discussion centered on an open meeting law complaint filed by Patrick Higgins on March 11, 2023. The complaint alleged that the board failed to conduct a roll call vote for the approval of minutes and adjournment at an earlier February meeting, where a member was participating remotely. A second complaint was triggered by the administration's failure to respond to the first complaint in a timely manner. The City Administrator explained the situation, and the board subsequently voted 7-0 to refer both complaints to Corporation Council, as the response deadline was that day. The meeting concluded with no new or old business, and the board voted 7-0 to adjourn.
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I'd like to call to order the March 24th virtual meeting of the tax increment financing board um I will call the roll to start the meeting Joe Camara uh Richie Gonzales yeah Frank marcione present Seth Aiken here Sean Kadeem Linda Pereira here and myself Paul Coogan present this meeting is being held by zoom and all participants are on Zoom pursuant to the open meeting law any person may make an
1:18audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meetings or any medium the attendees are there for advised that such recordings of Transmissions are being made whether perceived or unperceived by those present and are themed acknowledged and permissible um I don't know if we do a salute to the flag when we're all in our houses but um huh we can okay all right let's do it together
1:42I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States
1:53and liberty and justice for us um we have no citizens input in front of us at this time um I would ask for a motion to approve the minutes of the February 6th Tiff board meeting motion to approve so I get any discussion on the minutes from February 6.
2:16none none I will call the roll on acceptance of the minutes Joe Camara Richie Gonzales yes Frank marcioni yes Seth Aiken yes Sean Kadeem Linda Pereira yes motion passes I'm gonna let you talk on this um this meeting is in response to an open meeting law complaint filed by Patrick Higgins on March 11 2023 I will let the city administrator explain to you uh the process good morning um so we were in receipt of a early
3:00February open meeting law violation for failure to do a roll call Vote with one member of the tip board um uh zooming in um as we know the open meeting law rules require that when uh any member is remote and zooming in any vote has to be done by roll call there was an approval of minutes as well as an approval of adjournment that was done without the roll call and that is the basis for the
3:32open meeting law complaint um the uh the administration unfortunately failed to respond to the playing timely which triggered a second complaint based upon the first complaint that we are receipt of that complaints response is due today although this board has not voted to send it to Corporation Council Corporation Council is aware of the complaint who's prepared to respond to it today once it is referred by this
4:02body um so what I would suggest um or what I would would imagine we're going to do is refer both complaints to Corporation Council since they are essentially part and parcel of each other and have upon corporation council's assurances that they are prepared to respond timely on the due date which is today I have a motion a second um discussion or call the roll um Joe Camara yes uh yes
4:42Richie Gonzalez yes Frank marcioni yes Seth Aiken yes Sean trademe yes Linda Pereira yes and Paul Kruger yes um any new business to come before the board any new business any old business I'll entertain a motion to adjourn oh yeah I'm sorry motion to adjourn and a second uh I'll call the roll Joe Camara yes Richie Gonzales yes Frank marcioni yes Seth Aiken yes Sean Kadeem yes Linda Pereira yes and myself yes
5:33meetings adjourned thank you everybody thank you all right have a good day guys thank you all right bye