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RES 2011-1520 - Appoint Charles V Kline to Downtown business improvement area board r• '4 Oi(*;% t?'!" elr"Cirom.7k } Office of the Mayor �®i Matt„ 1819 Farnam Street,Suite 300 o '��° Omaha,Nebraska 68183-030044450 �A ^ (402)444-5000 0 1.4 �ATWD FEI0t* r .v xy R FAX (402)444-6059 City of Omaha Jim Suttle,Mayor Honorable President and Members of the City Council, Attached for your consideration is a Resolution appointing Charles V. Kline to the Downtown Business Improvement Area Board. A copy of Mr. Kline's resume is attached. The Statute provides that five or more board members may serve on the board and that the members of the Business Improvement Board shall consist of property owners, residents, business operators, or users of space within the business area to be improved. Mr. Kline meets the qualification by'being a business operator within the district. I would recommend Mr. Kline's appointment to the board to serve a term of five years from December• 20, 2011 to December 19, 2016. Respectfully submitted, 9 40000 m Suttle, Mayor City of Omaha p:\law-city council documents\2011\10262dae.doc • Charles "Chaz" Kline Family Wife—Jean, Surgical Technologist, Methodist Hospital Son— Sam, Senior, Westside High School Son—Michael, Junior, Westside High School Son—Jacob, Kindergartner, Holy Cross Elementary Education 1981 — 1985 Simpson College, Bachelor of Arts Degree Major in Business Administration and Minor in Marketing 1981 Harlan Community High School, Graduated Entrepreneurial Career 2009—Present Havana Garage, Cigar Lounge 1008 Howard Street President, developed concept, marketing and administers daily direction and growth. 2007—Present Nifty Bar,Neighborhood Bar 4721 NW Radial Hwy President, purchased in 2007, developed marketing and administer daily direction and growth. 1999—Present SG Roi Tobacconist, Premium Tobacco Retailer 503 S. 11th Street President, purchased in 1999, manage, market and administer daily direction and growth. 2004—2009 LPM, LLC, Commercial and Residential property Management Company Partner, developed in 2004 and closed 2009. 1998 - 2000 Dundee Cork& Bottle, Retail Wine Lounge 50th and Underwood, Dundee President, developed concept and business. Sold in 2000. 1997—2000 Dundee Cigars & Tobacco, Premium Tobacco Retailer 50th and Underwood, Dundee President, developed concept and business. Closed in 2000. Corporate Career 1993 — 1999 Service Data Corporation, Cash Advance Service for the Gaming Industry VP National Sales, Omaha Reported to Robert Masterson, one of the original founders of First Data Resources. Managed 6-person sales team in a national sales territory. Helped develop multi-million dollar revenue stream and then after 6 years assisted in the sale and transition of company in 1999. 1991.— 1993 Worked with a variety of software and hardware startups focused in the advancement of credit card acceptance in the newly developed marketplaces sanctioned by Visa International and MasterCard International for the grocery, theater,parking and fast food restaurants industries in the United States. 1985 — 1991 First National Bank of Omaha, Product and Business Development Analyst and Merchant Credit Card National Sales Executive Product and Business Development Analyst, my team reported to Chairman of the Board, John Lauritzen. Purpose to research and develop new products in the financial industry for the bank and its holding companies use. Operated in this capacity from 1989 to 1991. Merchant Credit Card National Sales, my team opened and exploited the credit card processing marketing place in Minneapolis and surrounding suburbs. Marketplace grew by multi-millions in processing revenue. Once developed I moved back to Omaha and established a specific focus in Travel and Entertainment Industry businesses. Operated in this capacity from 1985 to 1989. C-25A CITY OF OMAHA LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER Omaha,Nebraska RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OMAHA: WHEREAS, by virtue of Nebraska State Statutes, there now exists a Downtown Business Improvement Area in Omaha as created by the City Council; and, WHEREAS, Section 19-4021 of the Nebraska Revised Statutes provides for the appointments to the Business Improvement Board to be made by the mayor, with approval of the City Council; and, WHEREAS, Section 19-4021 of the Nebraska Revised Statutes provides further that the members of the Business Improvement Board shall consist of property owners, residents, business operators, or users of space within the business area to be improved; and, WHEREAS, Section 19-4022 of the Nebraska Revised Statutes provides that a Business Improvement Board shall consist of five or more members; and, WHEREAS, the Mayor would like to appoint Charles V. Kline who is a business operator to the Downtown Business Improvement Area Board; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Omaha is being requested by Mayor Jim Suttle to confirm the appointment of Charles V. Kline as a member of the Downtown Business Improvement Area Board to serve for a term of five years from December 20, 2011 to December 19, 2016. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OMAHA: THAT, the appointment by the Honorable Jim Suttle of Charles V. Kline to be a member of the Downtown Business Improvement Area Board to serve a five-year term from December 20, 2011 to December 19, 2016 is hereby confirmed by the City Council. APPROVED AS TO FORM: tc ��S it p:Uaw-city council documents\2011\10263dae.doc ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY DAT airozetz By C n 'lmember Adopted/go2..Q. D f 1 • City Clerk Approved `c Mayor U b 7y �h O N �. O 0' . o z cn p.'© o ° to C 0 0co ? a N ��� CD 0y ; "rZ O ' A n_ \ 5 1,0 • D. 0 0 n=; CD CD 0 c o (D a' d • G4. 0-, q i