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2003 ANNUAL REPORT

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D o w n t o w n P a r t n e r s h i p 2 0 0 3 A n n u a l R e p o r t

Dear Members and Friends:

As the lead advocate for Downtown Baltimore, The Partnership is working hard every day to

improve the environment for the area’s businesses, residents and visitors. Each employee in

our organization, no matter what their official title or job description, has one mission and

one mission only – to make sure every Downtown employer, employee, resident and visitor

has a positive experience here.

Carrying out this mission requires attention to a broad spectrum of issues that includes pick-

ing up trash or removing graffiti. It involves working to stop aggressive panhandling or

answering questions about City permits. And, it means securing new parking or helping

bring new office, retail and residential space online, then filling it.

In 2003, we experienced success in all these areas. Phase I of the Streetscape improvements

to Charles Street was completed and Phase II was nearing completion. Our events such as

the Annual Meeting, First Thursdays, Picnics in the Park and the special Hairspray DaysDowntown promotion drew record crowds and garnered valuable media attention. The inno-

vative Court Watch program celebrated its one-year anniversary in October. We are set to

expand Video Patrol to the Westside and Market Place. We also continued to play a signifi-

cant role in economic development. Years of effort to increase parking have led to the cre-

ation of almost 4,000 new spaces. The six-year-old Downtown Housing Initiative has helped

bring 1,800 new residents Downtown. And, the Façade Improvement Program has facilitated

the beautification of 30 business buildings to date, and has stimulated more than $5 million

in private investment.

We are pleased with these successes but recognize that Downtown is not static. It is con-

stantly changing, with new challenges taking seed as other challenges are overcome. Even

as we take a moment to recognize our accomplishments in 2003, rest assured we are also

working hard to sustain this positive momentum into 2004 and beyond. For example, work-

ing with Mayor O’Malley and the City Office of Homeless Services, The Partnership intro-

duced two important pieces of legislation to City Council. One will prohibit nighttime pan-

handling because of its negative effect on quality-of-life and the inherent danger it implies.

The other bill will implement a two-year pilot program to dramatically increase outreach to

the homeless.

We will continue to listen to our constituents, to build strong working relationships with our

public and private sector partners, and to take on the issues that matter most to the Downtown

community. In short, we will continue to make Downtown’s environment the best it can be.

Sincerely,

James L. Shea Michele L. Whelley

Chairman of the Board President

SPRING 2004

James L. Shea

Michele L. Whelley

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In 2003, Downtown Partnership’s reputation as a results-oriented

organization was strengthened through a number of key accom-

plishments and the achievement of important milestones, including

successes in several long-term initiatives developed and implement-

ed during the past several years. Highlights of the organization’s

2003 accomplishments include:

STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTSMore than $10 million in Streetscape improvements were complet-

ed on sections of Baltimore Street, Eutaw Street, Lexington Street,

Market Place and Saint Paul Place. Phase I of the Charles Street

improvements was completed (from Lombard to Saratoga streets)

and Phase II (from Saratoga to Centre streets) was well under way.

PARKING PROGRESSIn 1997, The Partnership brought attention to the fact that Down-

town was experiencing a chronic parking shortage that was driv-

ing businesses out of the area. By 2003, after years of tireless

advocacy and with the strong support of Mayor O’Malley, 4,500

new spaces were added to Downtown’s parking supply with 715

more currently under construction.

TRANSPORTAT ION SUCCESSThe Downtown Area Shuttle (DASH) celebrated its first anniversary

by achieving full ridership of approximately 920 riders from 74

member companies. Launched by The Partnership as a convenient

and affordable satellite parking system, DASH ferries commuters

between parking lots near Camden Yards and various stops on

the Westside and in City Center.

COURT WATCH ANNIVERSARYOctober marked the one-year anniversary of Downtown’s Court

Watch program. This successful program was created by the

Downtown Safety Coalition in conjunction with the Baltimore

Police Department Central District, the Baltimore City State’s Attor-

ney’s Office and the District Courts to increase the prosecution of

quality-of-life crimes such as aggressive panhandling, public uri-

nation, illegal vending and vandalism. By stepping up community

involvement in the legal system, Court Watch and its volunteers

ensure that juries and prosecutors recognize the negative effect

these offenses have on the community.

RES IDENT IAL DEVELOPMENTIn 1997, The Partnership advocated for the creation of a more

focused Downtown Housing Initiative to help develop market-rate

rental housing, including the conversion of older, obsolete office

space into apartments. In 2003, with the assistance of the Down-

town Housing Initiative, more than 1,225 units were completed

with an additional 1,075 under construction. Since 1999, 16

vacant or underutilized buildings have been recycled into housing,

activating 1.1 million square feet of real estate and providing

homes for 1,800 new residents.

WAYFINDING S IGNAGEThe Partnership partnered with the Mount Vernon Cultural District

to increase foot traffic and encourage more people to discover

Downtown’s great cultural institutions, architecture and attractions

through the addition of new directional signs. Installation of the

Pedestrian Wayfinding System began in October with approxi-

mately 70 signs placed throughout City Center and Mount Vernon.

Six informational kiosks will be installed in spring 2004, and plan-

ning is underway for additional signs to debut on the Westside

and near Camden Yards by fall 2004.

DOWNTOWN MARKET INGThe Partnership’s networking, member and consumer events contin-

ued to draw record crowds. The Business Over Breakfast network-

ing series attracted more than 1,200 attendees and the Annual

Meeting had record attendance of more than 900. Thousands

more enjoyed another great season of concerts, picnics and signa-

ture events such as First Thursdays concerts, Picnics in the Park, the

Annual Lighting of the Washington Monument and the multi-event

promotion Hairspray Days Downtown.

2003 HIGHLIGHTS

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Beyond the highlights, Downtown Partnership continues to strive to

fulfill its mission of making Downtown a great place to live.

DOWNTOWN: CLEANER , SAFER AND MORE BEAUT IFULThe Partnership’s successful Clean & Safe programs continue to

make Downtown a more appealing place for workers, residents

and visitors.

In 2003, Public Safety Guides assisted more than 200,000 citi-

zens, visitors and employees, completed more than 130,000

checks on local businesses and provided nearly 725 Safety

Escorts. Clean Sweep Ambassadors swept up more trash than ever

– nearly 875 tons of litter and debris – and removed graffiti and

posters from more than 3,000 locations, double the number from

the previous year.

Beyond these fundamental Clean & Safe services, The Partnership

continues to look for successful and innovative ways to enhance

Downtown’s appeal and appearance. These initiatives include:

VIDEO PATROLThe Video Patrol program continued to increase safety Downtown.

According to the most recent data available from the Baltimore

Police Department, between 2001 and 2002, crime in Video

Patrol areas was down 25% compared with the rest of the city. As

2003 ended, the current, 64-camera system was set to expand

into two additional Downtown neighborhoods – the Westside and

Market Place. The new cameras will feature a digital format that

enhances picture quality and efficiency.

COMMUNITY SERVICE WORKERSThe Partnership supervises the largest number of court-ordered

community service workers in Baltimore other than the City itself. In

2003, 2,247 Community Service Workers were assigned more

than 32,370 total hours of work through The Partnership, helping

keep Downtown clean. This work was provided at no cost to The

Partnership and augmented the ongoing responsibilities of the

Clean Sweep Ambassadors — such as sidewalk and curb

sweeping, graffiti removal and public space maintenance.Safety Guides are Downtown’s Ambassadors, helping more than 200,000 citizens, visitors

and employees annually.

Public Safety Guides on bike patrol.

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2003: THE YEAR IN REVIEW

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DOWNTOWN CODE ENFORCEMENTDowntown Partnership spearheads a comprehensive campaign to

improve the appearance of area properties and street-level busi-

nesses. As part of this effort, a City housing inspector was

assigned to work with The Partnership, inspecting all buildings

within the 106-block Downtown Management District and identi-

fying code violations. The inspector can issue legally enforceable

violations to property owners not in compliance with City codes

with respect to façades. In the first year of the program, the

inspector evaluated approximately 800 properties and identified

approximately 300 code violations. The Partnership is tracking

these violations and working with property owners to make the

necessary improvements.

FAÇADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMThe Partnership’s Façade Improvement Program (FIP) is improving

the way storefront businesses look in neighborhoods across

Downtown. Thanks to $240,000 in additional funding from the

City, bringing total funding to more than $600,000, the FIP will be

continued. This popular grant program provides up to $10,000 in

matching funds, as well as architectural and design review assis-

tance, to storefront businesses that want to improve the look of

their buildings. Through the end of 2003, 30 projects had been

completed and another 25 were in progress.

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2003: THE YEAR IN REVIEW

DOWNTOWN SAFETY COAL IT IONThe Downtown Safety Coalition, a network of 3,000 local

public and private safety providers, was launched in 1994

to provide a more comprehensive approach to keeping

Downtown safe. Through monthly meetings and daily e-

mails, the Coalition links The Partnership, Baltimore Police

Department, building and hotel security, property managers

and federal agents into a network with the goal of sharing

information and innovative ways to make Downtown –

already the safest area in the city – even safer. Since 1998,

the Coalition’s e-mails, displays and presentations, training

workshops and safety pamphlets have reached more than

30,000 people and led to successful programs such as

Video Patrol and Court Watch.

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2003 PROGRAMS

Revenues

Expenses

Property Surcharge 35.65%

Downtown Shuttle 28.45%

Membership 11.28%

Grants 14.82%

Downtown Image Marketing 5.04%

Miscellaneous 4.76%

Total 100.00%

Downtown Shuttle 28.45%

Public Safety 22.33%

Public Space Maintenance 14.86%

Business & Economic Development 10.06%

Marketing 8.68%

Downtown Image Marketing 5.04%

General & Administration 4.76%

Member Services 3.90%

Beautification 1.92%

Total 100.00%

“Before” and “after” shots show the positive impact of the Façade Improvement Program.

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The Partnership’s Downtown Housing Initiative (DHI) began in

1997 with the goal of adding 1,000 market rate apartments to the

existing 3,500-unit Downtown inventory. In 2000, the goal was

doubled and then exceeded by the end of 2003 as more than

2,300 new apartments were either completed or under construction.

Increasing the size of a housing market by 65% in a relatively

short period of time is an impressive feat, but the work does not

stop there. By the time the projects now in progress are complet-

ed, the new residents the apartments attract will bring at least

$100 million in annual buying power into Downtown. They will

need places to shop and dine; places to bank and take their dry

cleaning. In short, they will need all the conveniences of a typi-

cal neighborhood.

In 2003, the DHI focused on strengthening Downtown’s neighbor-

hoods for the influx of new residents, and for the benefit of long-

time dwellers. Key accomplishments included:

CONNECT ING RES IDENTS WITH RETAILERSThe DHI created an online directory that Downtown residents and

employees can use to find goods and services such as the closest

bank branch or flower shop. This searchable database can be

accessed through our website, GoDowntownBaltimore.com.

INCREASING RETAIL New residential developments are bringing new retail opportuni-

ties. Several apartment buildings include ground-floor retail estab-

lishments and, with the number of new residents steadily growing,

the demand for retail will continue. The Partnership’s staff is

aggressively pursuing retailers and restaurants to locate or expand

Downtown. The strategy is working, as all four Downtown sub-

districts (City Center, Westside, Mount Vernon and the Waterfront)

are experiencing success in attracting new retail businesses.

BUILD ING COMMUNIT IESThe DHI holds a series of regular meetings with the managers of

Downtown residential properties to help them (and their residents)

stay abreast of Downtown news and trends. It functions like any

community association, tracking development projects, legislation

and other issues of concern to Downtown residents. The meetings

also serve as a forum where property managers make suggestions

on how The Partnership can help improve the area’s quality-of-life.

NEW HOUSINGIn 2003, The Partnership continued working with developers and

the City to further increase the number of market rate housing units

Downtown. The DHI tracks local market conditions, coordinates

City incentive packages and provides expertise on design and

permitting processes. Specific projects that benefited from this

assistance include: Symphony Center Apartments (901 N. Howard

Street), The Abell Building (333 W. Baltimore Street), Market Cen-

ter West (Howard & Lombard streets), the BGE Building (37 W.

Lexington Street) and 519 N. Charles Street.

PROMOTING DOWNTOWN L IV INGThe DHI distributed 25,000 copies of the Living Downtownguide to major employers and office buildings, as well as col-

leges and universities throughout the region. This publication

markets the advantages of living Downtown and promotes spe-

cific residential developments. By the end of 2003, plans were

underway to produce a second edition of the Living Downtownguide and the DHI is preparing to unveil a redesigned Down-

town Living website in 2004.

LIVING DOWNTOWN: REAL GROWTH,

REAL LIFE, REAL NEIGHBORHOODS

Luxury apartments like The Munsey have added

more than 2,300 new residential units to Downtown.

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Home to 2,600 companies employing 90,000 people, Downtown

Baltimore offers the single largest concentration of professional

and business opportunities in the region. Clearly, the economic for-

tunes of both the City and the State are inexorably linked to

Downtown’s ability to maximize opportunities and tackle chal-

lenges facing its business sector.

The Partnership’s Economic Development team works to

improve Downtown’s business climate by tracking Downtown’s

economic performance, addressing pressing concerns through

public relations and legislative policy, and meeting with repre-

sentatives of more than 400 businesses each year. Key success-

es in 2003 included:

TRACKING ECONOMIC INDICATORSOn an annual basis, The Partnership conducts detailed research

and analyzes the economic health of Downtown Baltimore by

benchmarking changes to the employment and real estate bases,

tracking capital investment and evaluating Downtown’s sub-dis-

tricts. The analysis identifies economic trends and helps shape The

Partnership’s strategic initiatives. Its findings are detailed in the

annual State of Downtown Baltimore Report and are utilized by

local and national real estate professionals as well as economists

and investors.

In 2003, as an addendum to the State of Downtown BaltimoreReport, The Partnership set out to collect information that will

detail Downtown’s economic importance to other areas of the city.

Working with the Institute for Policy Studies at Johns Hopkins Uni-

versity and the Jacob France Institute of the University of Balti-

more, we hope to quantify the economic return that Downtown

employees and residents provide to the city. For the first time, this

will provide a tool that demonstrates Downtown’s economic

importance to the city, and will further justify policies and pro-

grams that could benefit Downtown’s employers, residents and

retail establishments.

A NEW LOOK FOR CENTER PLAZAIn 2003, Center Plaza, one of Downtown’s most underutilized

resources, took a major step toward its transformation. Design

work that began in 2002 was nearing completion and funding

was identified that will allow construction of the $5.5 million proj-

ect to begin in the spring of 2004 and be completed in mid-2005.

When finished, the three-acre plaza will be connected to an urban

green space with amenities such as a WiFi network and special

events programming that will turn Center Plaza into one of the

city’s truly great amenities.

RETAIL MARKET ING AND RESEARCHFor the fourth year in a row, The Partnership participated in the

International Council of Shopping Centers convention in Las

Vegas. In 2003, we shared a booth with the Baltimore Develop-

ment Corporation, Charles Street Development Corporation and

Downtown developers to market Baltimore’s investment potential to

national retailers.

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DOWNTOWN:

THE REGION’S ECONOMIC ENGINE

New Class A space under construction at 500 E. Pratt Street.

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Each year, thousands of people enjoy concerts, picnics and spe-

cial events produced by Downtown Partnership’s Marketing

Department with the support of our many sponsors and partner

organizations. The goal is to promote a positive image of Down-

town and its attractions through events, advertisements and public

relations. Specific marketing initiatives in 2003 were:

DOWNTOWN CONCERT SER IESThe Partnership’s First Thursdays series continued to bring City

Center and Mount Vernon alive with lunchtime events and evening

concerts in Hopkins Plaza and Mount Vernon’s West Park from

May through October. For the third consecutive year, Picnics in thePark brought a festive atmosphere to Preston Gardens across from

Mercy Medical Center. Music and food encouraged hundreds of

people to enjoy the park during their lunch hour.

DOWNTOWN MARKETING:

GETTING THE WORD OUT

Each year, on the first Thursday in December, A Monumental Occasion draws thousands of people

to Mount Vernon as part of Downtown for the Holidays.

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NETWORKING EVENTSThe Partnership’s networking events have become a popular place

to see and be seen, regularly drawing more than 400 people to

events such as the celebration of Downtown living at Sonar and

the Westside Block Party, held outside in the 400 block of Red-

wood Street and featuring a Hairspray-themed party and hard

hat tours of the Hippodrome Theatre. The Partnership also contin-

ued the successful Business Over Breakfast series that attracted

more than 1,200 attendees with topics on tourism, transportation,

the importance of higher education to Downtown’s economy and

the State of Downtown Baltimore Report.

DOWNTOWN FOR THE HOL IDAYSFor the fourth consecutive year, The Partnership presented Down-town for the Holidays, a marketing campaign promoting events

that began on November 20th with the Downtown Holiday LunchParty and continued through New Year’s Day. During the six-week

promotion, area merchants and attractions pulled out all the stops

with dozens of events, discounts and special celebrations. One of

the perennial favorite holiday events is A Monumental Occasion,

the annual lighting of the Washington Monument. The 32nd annu-

al lighting was better than ever, drawing a crowd of more than

5,000 and featuring celebrity lighters Mayor O’Malley and

Olympic medallist Dorothy Hamill.

First Thursdays Concerts in the Park in Mount Vernon.

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DOWNTOWN MARKETING:

GETTING THE WORD OUT

The Hairspray Block Party celebrated the ongoing Westside renaissance as part of

Hairspray Days Downtown.

DOWNTOWN-WIDE CELEBRAT IONSDowntown rolled out the red carpet to welcome the Tony Award-

winning musical Hairspray. More than 20 organizations partici-

pated in The Partnership’s Hairspray Days Downtown promotion,

turning back the clock with Hairspray-themed events.

The Partnership also joined in the Vivat promotion in early 2003

by creating a special guide to restaurants offering Russian food

specials as part of this Downtown-wide cultural celebration.

2003 ANNUAL MEET INGThe Partnership’s Annual Meeting was our largest and most suc-

cessful to date with more than 900 of the region’s most distin-

guished business, civic and government leaders in attendance.

Highlights included a special video that featured some of the

many reasons to come Downtown to work, visit or live.

VALUABLE EXPOSURE In addition to The Partnership’s regular advertising in The Sun and

City Paper, ongoing media outreach efforts through the use of

public relations resulted in significant positive exposure for The

Partnership and for Downtown.

Pepsi Lunchtime Concerts are popluar with Downtown office workers.

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CONSTELLAT ION ENERGY/BGEFrank Heintz: President, BGEBGE is a member company of Constellation Energy Group with

total revenues of $4.7 billion in 2002. This Downtown-based

Fortune 500 company is the nation’s leading competitive suppli-

er of electricity to large commercial and industrial customers.

BGE delivers the power to business and residential customers

across the region and recently recommitted to keeping its head-

quarters Downtown.

LEGACY UNL IMITED/HARRISON DEVELOPMENT CORPORAT IONBrian Morris: CEODean Harrison: President, COOLegacy Unlimited/Harrison Development Corporation is a full-serv-

ice real estate development company headquartered on Charles

Street. Although a relatively new company, this small, minority-

owned firm is already playing a significant role in development

projects that will bring new residents and retail businesses to

Downtown. Legacy’s expertise, its flexibility and its impressive roster

of projects and partners make it one of the area’s rising stars – and

a firm whose growth and prosperity will mirror that of Downtown.

PETER M. MART INPeter M. Martin, retired Chairman and CEO of Provident Bank-

shares Corporation, has been one of Baltimore’s most influential

business leaders for more than a decade. He was the guiding

force behind Provident Bank’s evolution from a small thrift in 1990

into Maryland’s second largest independent bank in 2002. Never

one to seek the limelight, Martin has served quietly on numerous

boards, including valuable work as a Board Chair of Downtown

Partnership. He has volunteered countless hours on behalf of

Downtown and the city as a whole.

DR. MORTON I . RAPOPORTDuring his 21-year tenure as President of the University of Maryland

Medical System, Dr. Morton I. Rapoport built a world-class, six-hos-

pital system and transformed its academic teaching hospital – the

University of Maryland Medical Center – into a regional referral

center for trauma care, cancer care, cardiac care and organ trans-

plantation. UMMS is now the fourth largest employer in the region,

accounting for nearly $1.6 billion in economic activity in Maryland -

much of that in Downtown. His achievements, including the new

$150 million Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Building on Lombard

Street, have done as much to improve the health of Downtown as

they have to improve the health of people across the region.

UNIVERS ITY OF MARYLAND BALT IMOREDr. David J. Ramsay: PresidentFounded in 1807, University of Maryland Baltimore is Maryland’s

only public academic health, human services and law center. Its

seven professional and graduate schools train the majority of the

state’s physicians, nurses, dentists, lawyers, social workers and phar-

macists. With 5,476 students and 6,100 faculty members and staff,

the University is an important economic engine for the region and a

major driver of the revitalization of Downtown’s Westside. In addi-

tion to its educational and economic importance, the University is a

positive member of the community, with its staff and students giving

more than two million hours of volunteer service each year.

VICTOR PASCAL CUSTOM TAILORSVictor Pascal: Owner & PresidentVictor began his career in fashion in Paris at the age of 14 where

he apprenticed under one of Paris’ master tailors – his father. In

this country, Victor’s expertise has been sought by top fashion

houses, including Christian Dior and Ralph Lauren. He could have

located his business anywhere in the country, but chose Baltimore,

where his mastery of tailoring is matched by his devotion to

Downtown. Victor and his wife, Ann, are tireless advocates of

Downtown Partnership and its programs. When they are not help-

ing Baltimoreans look better, they are working to dress up the win-

dows of Downtown businesses by encouraging more attractive

storefront displays and a more vibrant climate for retail.

FAÇADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (F IP ) ARCHITECTSAs part of Downtown Partnership’s Façade Improvement Pro-

gram (FIP), local architecture firms have volunteered to draft

façade renovation plans for dozens of Downtown properties.

From design and engineering to historic restoration, the follow-

ing firms have helped improve the storefronts of local businesses:

2003 DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE

AWARD WINNERSEach year at our Annual Meeting, The Partnership presents the Downtown Baltimore Awards to individuals and organizations

from the Downtown community that have helped make Downtown a better place for employees, visitors and residents.Winners of the 2003 Downtown Baltimore Awards are:

– Brown & Craig, Inc.

– Carter & Burgess

– Development Design Group, Inc.

– GWWO Inc. /Architects

– Kann & Associates, Inc.

– Penza Associates Architect

– RTKL Associates, Inc.

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CHAIR

James L. Shea, Esq.Venable LLP

VICE CHAIRS

David M. GilleceColliers Pinkard

Raymond A. MasonLegg Mason, Inc.

SECRETARY

Mark Pollak, Esq.Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering

TREASURER

Cecil E. FlamerErnst & Young

Harold L. Adams

RTKL Associates, Inc.

Diane L. Bell

Empower Baltimore

Management Corporation

Richard O. Berndt

Gallagher, Evelius & Jones

Clarence T. Bishop

Baltimore City Office of the Mayor

M. J. “Jay” Brodie

Baltimore Development

Corporation

M. Catherine Bryant

The Rouse Company

Kevin G. Byrnes

Provident Bank

Constance R. Caplan

The Time Group

William E. Carlson

Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler

Janet S. Currie

Bank of America

Morton P. Fisher, Jr., Esq.

Ballard Spahr Andrews

& Ingersoll, LLP

John B. Frisch

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Michael A. Gaines, Sr.

Maryland Center for Arts

& Technology

William J. Gorman, Jr.

RSM McGladrey, Inc.

Henry G. Hagan

Monumental Life Insurance

Company

Ronald J. Hartman

Yellow Transportation

David H. Hillman

Southern Management Corporation

Donald Hutchinson

SunTrust Bank

J. William Knott

Wachovia Bank

Ruth S. Lenrow

CitiGroup, Inc.

Donald Manekin

Manekin, LLC

Gregory C. Martin

BGE

Alexander T. Mason

Mercantile Bank Shares

Corporation

Dr. Sylvester E. McKay

Baltimore City Community College

Aris Melissaratos

Maryland Department of Business

and Economic Development

Dr. David J. Ramsay

University of Maryland Baltimore

J. Michael Riley

M & T Bank

George A. Roche

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

Laurie B. Schwartz

East Baltimore Development, Inc.

Paul D. Shelton, Esq.

McKennon, Shelton & Henn, LLP

Wilbert H. Sirota, Esq.,

Piper Rudnick LLP

Robert L. Steele, III

Hyatt Regency Baltimore

C. William Struever

Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse

Otis Warren

Otis Warren & Company, Inc.

Mark L. Wasserman

University of Maryland

Medical System

W. Daniel White

Whiting-Turner Contracting

Company

DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP BOARD 2003

Mayor Martin O’Malley and Downtown Partnership Board Chair James L. Shea celebrate

Streetscape improvements on Charles Street.

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1 0 D o w n t o w n P a r t n e r s h i p 2 0 0 3 A n n u a l R e p o r t

Michele L. WhelleyPresident

Garland AmakerCoordinator, Capital Projects &

Constituent Services

Robert Aydukovic, CREDirector, Housing Initiative

Mary Lou BertazonAccounting Manager

Bob BolekVideo Patrol Coordinator

Jean BoxAccounting Coordinator

Robin BozzutoVice President, Marketing

Michael CookSystems Analyst

Hillary DavisEconomic Development

Coordinator

Robert DenglerVice President, Capital Projects

& Constituent Services

Betty EatonSupervisor, Public Safety Guides

Michael EvittsDirector, Public Relations

Jay FranklandDirector, Information Systems

Everett FullwoodDirector, Public Space

Maintenance

Eugene GainesSquad Leader,

Public Safety Guides

Regina GreenPayroll Manager

Heidi GriebelDirector, Advertising

Joy Handy-LaneSenior Executive Assistant

Linda HouseDirector, Membership

Jewelry HuntleyBuilding Maintenance Assistant

Tiphani JohnsonAdministrative Assistant

Ronald JonesClean & Safe

Program Coordinator

Lisa KeirDirector, Mount Vernon

Cultural District

Larry LewisDirector, Public Safety Coalition

Nicole McGlynnDirector, Marketing

Patricia MerrittAssistant to Director of Public

Space Maintenance

Ronald RobinsonSupervisor, Public Safety Guides

Michele RutkowskiChief Operating Officer

Debbie SacksHuman Resources Recruiter/

Office Manager

Ryan SchmidtFaçade Improvement Program

Coordinator

Bertina SilverDirector, Public Safety Guides

Marshall SnivelyVice President, Economic

Development & Planning

Megan StearmanEconomic Development Coordinator

Rupi VirdeeMarketing Coordinator

Marian WilliamsReceptionist/Dispatcher

Tom YeagerExecutive Vice President,

Clean & Safe Programs

DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP OPERATIONS STAFFSpecial thanks to our Public Safety

Guides, Clean Sweep Ambassadors

and to team supervisors:

Charles AdamsBarry HeintzThomas Shell Ronald Hood

DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP STAFF

Downtown’s new Pedestrian Wayfinding System will help more

pedestrians discover Downtown’s attractions.

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James L. Shea, Esq.Venable, LLP

Vice President

Peter StanfordColliers Pinkard

Treasurer

Sister Helen AmosMercy Medical Center

Secretary

Richard AlterManekin, LLC

J. Joseph CaseyTrammell Crow Company

Donald C. FryGreater Baltimore Committee

David M. GilleceColliers Pinkard

Peter M. KomarHoliday Inn Inner Harbor

David W. KornblattThe David Kornblatt Company

Gregory C. MartinBGE

Maxine SissermanBaltimore Studio of Hair Design

Walter SondheimGreater Baltimore Committee

Otis WarrenOtis Warren & Company, Inc.

Honorable CouncilwomanAgnes Welch

Baltimore City Council

Pamela J. WilsonMaryland Federation of Art

DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY BOARD

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Downtown Partnership’s initiatives

are supported and made possible

in large part by over 450 member

companies who invest in our mission

of making Downtown Baltimore a

great place. In 2003, over 50 new

companies joined the organization.

BENEFACTORS

The Baltimore Sun

Bank of America

Constellation Energy Group /BGE

Legg Mason, Inc.

M & T Bank

Mercantile-Safe Deposit and Trust Co.

Provident Bank

The Rouse Company

SunTrust Bank

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

Venable LLP

Verizon Maryland, Inc.

PATRONS

Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

CitiFinancial

Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos

Manekin, L.L.C.

Piper Rudnick

Southern Management Corporation

Struever Bros., Eccles & Rouse, Inc.

University of Maryland Baltimore

University of Maryland Medical System

Wachovia

ADVOCATES

ABB South Street Associates

Boxer Property

Carrollton Bank

CB Richard Ellis

Colliers Pinkard

Comfort Link

Ernst & Young LLP

Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc.

H & S Bakery

KPMG LLP

Maryland General Hospital

Mercy Medical Center

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Monumental Life Insurance Company / AEGON USA,Inc.

Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver

Otis Warren & Company, Inc.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Rosemore, Inc.

RSM McGladrey, Inc.

RTKL Associates, Inc.

Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler

Sierra Military Health Services

The St. Paul Companies

Sylvan Learning Systems

The Time Group

Trammell Crow Company

Trigen Baltimore Energy Corp.

Vertis, Inc.

Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

Wilmer Cutler Pickering LLP

INVESTORS

1st Mariner Arena

A & R Development Corp.

Abrams, Foster, Nole & Williams, P.A.

Alex. Brown Realty, Inc.

American Skyline Insurance Company, Inc.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation

Arrow Parking

Associated Catholic Charities, Inc.

ATAPCO Properties, Inc.

Baltimore Business Journal

Baltimore Magazine

Best Western Hotel & Conference Center

Bozzuto Management Company

Catholic Relief Services

Cho, Benn, Holback + Associates

Clark Construction Group, Inc.

Clear Channel Entertainment, Inc.

Clear Channel Radio (WPOC-FM / WSMJ-FM / WCAO-AM)

Cognisa Security

Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT

College of Notre Dame of Maryland

The Daily Record

DAP

Days Inn Inner Harbor

Design Collective, Inc.

Edison Properties, L.L.C.

Ellin & Tucker, Chartered

getintegrated

Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander,L.L.C.

Goucher College

Grant Thornton, LLP

Hallwood Commercial Real Estate, Inc.

The Harbor Bank of Maryland

Harkins Builders

Heery International, Inc.

Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P.

Holiday Inn Inner Harbor

Hord Coplan Macht, Inc.

Hyatt Regency Baltimore

Johns Hopkins University Downtown Center

The Kornblatt Company

Landmark Parking, Inc.

Lexington Market, Inc.

Loyola College in Maryland

Lubert-Adler Management, Inc.

Marriott Inner Harbor Hotel

Marriott Waterfront Hotel

McKennon, Shelton & Henn, LLP

MGH Advertising

The Morton and Sophia Macht Foundation

Municipal Employees CreditUnion of Baltimore, Inc.(MECU)

National Aquarium in Baltimore, Inc.

Old Mutual Financial Network

P. Flanigan and Sons

Parkway Corporation

PennRose Properties

Pepsi Bottling Group

Radisson Plaza Lord Baltimore

RBC Dain Rauscher

Renaissance Harborplace Hotel

Reznick Fedder & Silverman

Saul Ewing LLP

Security Title Guarantee Corporation of Baltimore

Shelter Development, LLC

Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel

Smart & Associates, LLP

Stratford Realty Management Co. LLC

Towson University

Trahan, Burden & Charles, Inc.

The Tremont Suite Hotels

Trizec Properties, Inc.

Tydings & Rosenberg, LLP

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District

University of Baltimore

University Physicians, Inc.

VA Maryland Health Care System

WBAL TV

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, L.L.P.

Whitman, Requardt & Associates

Whole Foods, Inc. - Harbor East

WMAR-TV2

Wyndham Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel

Yellow Transportation Company

D o w n t o w n P a r t n e r s h i p 2 0 0 3 A n n u a l R e p o r t 1 1

MEMBERS

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GENERAL MEMBERS

14 West Saratoga Associates

A. Frank and Sons

The Abell Foundation

Active Survivors Network

Advance Business Systems

AGM Financial Services

Albert G. Aaron

Allied Investment Advisors

Alter Communications (JewishTimes/STYLE/ChesapeakeLife)

American Craft Council

American Express

American Heart Association

American Institute of Architects, Baltimore (AIA Baltimore)

American Office Equipment

American Visionary Art Museum

Anderson, Coe & King, L.L.P.

Anne Arundel County

Arbee Associates

Art Exposure, Inc.

Art Litho Company

The ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore

Atlantic Financial Federal Credit Union

Aversa Communications

Ayers/Saint/Gross

Baltimore & Ohio RailroadMuseum

Babalu Grill

Baltimore Area Convention & Visitors Association(BACVA)

Baltimore Back Pain Clinic, Inc.

Baltimore City Chamber of Commerce

Baltimore City Commission for Historic and ArchitecturalPreservation (CHAP)

Baltimore City Community College

Baltimore City Council

Baltimore City Department of Finance

Baltimore City Department of Housing &Community Development

Baltimore City Department of Planning

Baltimore City Department of Public Works

Baltimore City Department of Recreation &Parks

Baltimore City Fire Department

Baltimore City Law Department

Baltimore City Office of the Mayor

Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office

Baltimore Color Plate

Baltimore Community Foundation

Baltimore Convention Center

Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce

Baltimore County Executive Office

Baltimore Equitable Insurance

Baltimore Hostel

Baltimore International College

Baltimore Main Streets

Baltimore Metropolitan Council

Baltimore Museum of Art

Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts

Baltimore Opera Company

Baltimore Police Department

Baltimore School for the Arts

Baltimore Subway Systems, Inc.

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

The Baltimore Zoo

baltimoresun.com

Basilica of the Assumption Historic Trust, Inc.

Beadazzled

Benchmark Holdings

Bertram’s Inkwell

The Better Business Bureau ofGreater Maryland

Big Steaks Management

Biltmore Suites Hotel

BJB Realty Advisors

The Blakeslee Group

Bolton Partners Inc.

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.

Bouland & Brush, LLC

Bowers & Snyder Opticians

Breakwater

Brick Bodies Downtown HealthClub & Aquatics Center

BridgeStreet WorldWide

Brown & Craig, Inc.

Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP

Building Owners & ManagersAssociation (BOMA)

Burs and Garrett Physical Therapy

Business Learning Institute, Inc.

Butler Transportation, Inc.,Baltimore Shuttle

BWI Business Partnership, Inc.

Byrnes and Associates, Inc.

The Calvert Search Group

The Campbell Group, Inc.

Carter & Burgess

Carton Donofrio Partners Inc.

Catalyst Solutions

CCpress.net

Cecil Apartments

Center Stage

Central Parking System

Charles Street Development Corporation

Charm City Concierge, Inc.

Check Point Check CashingCenter

Chef’s Expressions

Chesapeake Bank of Maryland

Chesapeake Commons, Inc.

Chodak, Inc.

Citibank, F.S.B.

City of Baltimore Development Corporation

City of Baltimore Office ofthe Mayor, Cable & Communications

City Wide Management Company

Civic Works

The Classic Catering People

Coffee Coffee

Cohen, Snyder, Eisenberg &Katzenberg, P.A.

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage

College Bound Foundation

Comprehensive Car Care

Constellation Power Source

Consulate Condominium Association

Corridor RF&S Real Estate, LLC

Corrigan Sports Enterprises

CPHA (Citizens Planning & Housing Association)

Crown Security System, Inc.

Crowninshield Management Corporation

Dale Carnegie Training

David and Dad’s Café

Development Credit Fund, Inc.

Development Design Group, Inc.

DKI Public Relations

Downtown Baltimore Child Care, Inc.

East Coast Sportswear & More

Economic Alliance ofGreater Baltimore

Ed Block Courage Award Foundation

Emerging Technology Center

Emmanuel Episcopal Church

Empower Baltimore Management Corporation

Engine Performance

Enoch Pratt Free Library

Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute & Cultural Center

Eurasian Harbor

F.W. Haxel & Company, Inc.

Fannie Mae Baltimore Partnership Office

The Fedder Company

Federal Hill Risk Management

MEMBERS

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Fidelity National Title InsuranceCompany of New York, Inc.

Fifth Third Bank Processing Solutions

First Unitarian Church

Franklin/Morris Associates, LLC

French Companies/The TownerManagement Company

Funk & Bolton

Gallagher Evelius & Jones LLP

Gant Hart Brunnett, Architects

Genesis Publishing & Advertising

Gilbert Advising & Appraising, LLC

Global Messenger Corporation

Goodwill Industries of theChesapeake, Inc.

Gorman & Williams

Greater Baltimore Committee

Greater Baltimore Technology Council

Greyhound Lines, Inc.

Griswold, Heckel & Kelly Associates, Inc.

Guest Informant

GWWO, Inc./Architects

Harbor Court Hotel

Harbor Cruises, Ltd.

Harbor Enterprise Center, LLC / The Old Broom Factory

Harborplace & The Gallery

Harborview Properties Development Co.

Harrison Development Corporation

Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc.

The Havana Club

Head Hunters Network

Health Management Associates, Inc.

Henderson’s Wharf

HERO

Hilb, Rogal & Hamilton Company of Baltimore

Historic Charles Street Association

Hollywood Diner

Howard County

Howl At The Moon

Hylton & Gonzales

Inner Harbor Center

Inner Harbor Marina ofBaltimore, Inc.

Italian Cultural Center, Inc.

J.J. Clarke Enterprises, Inc.

Janda Florist

Joan N. Davidson, LLC

Johns Hopkins University Office of Communications and Public Affairs

Johns Hopkins University Real Estate Institute

Johnson Mirmiran & Thompson

Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program

Kann and Associates, Inc.

Kittelson & Associates, Inc.

Konover Construction Corporation

Kramon & Graham, P.A.

Legacy Unlimited

Lexaco, Inc.

Liberty Federal Savings & Loan Association

Live Baltimore Home Center

Living Classrooms Foundation

MacGillivray’s

Madison Capital, L.L.C.

Mahan Rykiel Associates, Inc.

Market Center Merchants Association

Marks, Thomas & Associates

Marsh USA, Inc.

Maryland African American Museum Corporation

Maryland Association ofNonprofit Organizations, Inc.

Maryland Bible Society

Maryland Center for Arts and Technology, Inc.

Maryland Club

Maryland Committee for Children, Inc.

Maryland Department ofBusiness & Economic Development (DBED)

Maryland General Assembly

Maryland Historical Society

Maryland Office of the Attorney General

Maryland Stadium Authority

Maryland State Library for the Blind and PhysicallyHandicapped

Maryland Transit Administration

Mason & Carter, Inc.

Maury, Donnelly & Parr, Inc.

Max Realty, L.L.C.

McDaniel Bennett & Griffin

Media Networks, Inc.

Meisel Capital Partners

Mercantile Mortgage Corporation

Metropolitan Baltimore Quadel (MBQ)

Mid-Atlantic Business Finance Company

Milton Sommers Realty

Montgomery County Department ofEcomonic Development

Montgomery County Executive Office

Morgan State University

Morgantown Printing & Binding

The Morris A. Mechanic Theatre

Mt. Vernon-Belvedere Improvement Association

Mount Vernon Cultural District

Mt. Vernon Place United Methodist Church

Murdock Management Co.

Murphy & Dittenhafer Architects

Murphy & Shaffer

My Cleaning Service, Inc.

National Architectural Trust

National Historic Seaport of Baltimore

Neetu Dhawan-Gray

Neuberger, Quinn, Gielen,Rubin & Gibber, P.A.

Neu-Valley Nurseries, Inc.

New Foundations

Niles, Barton & Wilmer, LLP

Nouveau Contemporary Goods, Inc.

Oakwood Corporate Housing

Observation Baltimore / The Family Research Group

Odorite

Old St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

ONE

Open Society Institute

Orion Group, Inc.

Parking Authority of Baltimore City

Peabody Institute of JHU

Penza Associates Architects

Peter Fillat Architects Inc.

Phillips Harborplace

PHS Ltd./Tennis Challenge

Planned Parenthood of Maryland

PMS Parking Inc.

Pop-A-Lock

Port Discovery, the Kid-Powered Museum

Portnoy Levine Design Associates

Preakness Celebration

Preservation Maryland

Prima Management Co.

PRIME EAP

Prime Office Products / Stark Office Services

Printing Specialist Corporation

Profiles, Inc.

R & R Events, Inc.

Rachel F. Edds

RBI Financial, Inc.

G. Edward Reahl, Jr., M.D., P.A.

Red Tapas

The Redwood

Redwood Tower Limited Partnership

Regional Management, Inc.

Richter, Cornbrooks, Gribble, Inc.

D o w n t o w n P a r t n e r s h i p 2 0 0 3 A n n u a l R e p o r t 1 3

MEMBERS

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Ride the Ducks of Baltimore

Rita St. Clair Associates, Inc.

Robert Manekin Partners, LLC

Rock Realty Inc.

Rollins, Smalkin, Richards &Mackie

Rosenberg, Martin, Funk & Greenberg, LLP

Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, L.L.P.

Rusty Scupper Restaurant

Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse

The Salvation Army

Schamu Machowski Greco Architects

The Shapiro Company

The Signature Group

Sir Speedy

Siskind, Grady, Rosen & Hoover

Skarie, Inc.

Smith & Associates Advertising and Marketing

SONAR

SPIN

Standard Parking

Stanton Chase International

State of Maryland

State of Maryland, Governor’sOffice of Minority Affairs

Top of The World ObservationLevel & Museum

Total Compensation Services, Inc.

Towers At Harbor Court Condominium

Town & Country Management

Transwestern Commercial Services

U.S. General Services Administration— Federal Protective Services

U.S. Internal Revenue Service

Uniform City, USA

United Legal Benefits

United States Senate

University of Baltimore Police

Urbanite Magazine

US Business Interiors

The Valleys Planning Council, Inc.

The Vault

Victor Pascal Custom Tailors

Victor Stanley, Inc.

W.L. Blair Development

Walgreen’s

The Walters Art Museum

Westminster House Apartments

WestSide Renaissance, Inc.

WHERE Magazine

Wilhelm Commercial Builders, Inc.

Wilkens Square Limited Partnership

Williams Jackson Ewing, Inc.

Woman’s Industrial Exchange

World Relief

YWCA of Greater Baltimore

Ziger/Snead, LLP

Zion Lutheran Church

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

CENTER PLAZA

STAKEHOLDERS

Shubroto Bose City of Baltimore

Development Corporation

Kirk CarlsonBGE

Dennis ChojnowskiBaltimore City

Department of Public Works

Mike CookBaltimore City

Department of Public Works

Nick CostaBGE

Rebecca GagalisCharles Street Development

Corporation

David HillmanSouthern Management

Corporation

Henry KayMaryland Transit Administration

Ron KreitnerWestSide Renaissance, Inc.

Mike LewisEdison Properties LLC

Tom MarudasLaw Offices of Peter G. Angelos

Mark Pollak, Esq.Wilmer Cutler Pickering LLP

Steve RothBGE

Gershon SeiferasWilmer Cutler Pickering LLP

Rebecca SinnWyndham Baltimore Inner

Harbor Hotel

Christopher TompkinsRadisson Plaza Lord Baltimore

DOWNTOWN HOUSING

COUNCIL

Co-Chair

Paul T. GrazianoCommissioner, Baltimore City

Department of Housing & Community Development

Co-Chair

Michele L. WhelleyPresident, Downtown

Partnership of Baltimore

Douglass AustinBaltimore City

Department of Housing &Community Development

M. J. “Jay” BrodieCity of Baltimore

Development Corporation

Gary BrooksBaltimore Community

Development Financing Corporation (CDFC)

Frank CoakleyFannie Mae Baltimore

Partnership Office

Nicole DiehlmannMaryland Historical Trust

David FickLegg Mason Wood Walker, Inc.

Tracy GossonLive Baltimore Home Center

Beth HarberThe Abell Foundation

John Hentschel, CRE, MAIHentschel Real Estate Services

Ron KreitnerWestSide Renaissance, Inc.

William PencekBaltimore City Heritage Area

Mark SissmanThe Hippodrome

Foundation, Inc.

EX OFFICIO MEMBERS

Sharon GrinnellCity of Baltimore

Development Corporation

Kathleen KotarbaBaltimore City Commission for

Historical and ArchitecturalPreservation (CHAP)

STAFF

Robert M. Aydukovic, CREDirector, Downtown

Housing Initiative

MARKETING STEERING

COMMITTEE

Joan DavidsonJoan N. Davidson, LLC

Lyn FrankelNational Aquarium in Baltimore

Liam FullerPepsi Bottling Group

Lisa HansenBaltimore Area Convention &

Visitors Association (BACVA)

Roz HealyBaltimore Office of Promotion

& The Arts

Robin McDonnellMaryland Historical Society

MEMBERS

VOLUNTEER COMMITTEES

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Beth MealeyBaltimore Symphony Orchestra

John PezzullaStruever Bros. Eccles & Rouse, Inc.

Suzanne RothrockNational Aquarium in Baltimore

Heather Shaffer1st Mariner Arena

Bob SicardBaltimore Office of Promotion

& The Arts

Rich SolliMaryland Transit Administration

Adair SuttonHarborplace

Janet WalkerLexington Market, Inc.

Michelle WinnerPort Discovery,

the Kid-Powered Museum

MEMBERSHIP SERVICES

COMMITTEE

Brenda BodianBJB Realty Advisors

Michael BradleyTrammell Crow Company

Ann Dandridge*National Historic Seaport

Denise DewlingTydings and Rosenberg, LLP

Terri HarringtonThe Shapiro Company

Lorraine JacobsBaltimore Business Journal

Lee KennedyMaryland General Hospital

David KirbyDKI Public Relations

Ann PascalVictor Pascal Custom Tailors

Karen Pointon

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

Carl TruittBoxer Property

Stacey WeindlOakwood Corporate Housing

Beverly WeirOakwood Corporate Housing

Magda WesterhoutMarks, Thomas & Associates

Paula WorthingPortnoy Levine Design

Associates

* In memory of Ann Dandridge forher many years of dedicated service to The Partnership and the Downtowncommunity.

PUBLIC SAFETY

COALITION

Tom AtwoodTrizec Properties, Inc.

Harry AzizMaryland Institute

College of Art

Lt. John BaileyBaltimore Police Department

Bruce BaldwinMaryland Science Center

Edward BallardChief, University of Maryland

Baltimore Police Force

Jerry BartgisFederal Protective Police

Bob BeahmBGE

Michael BenderBGE

Mike BirminghamThe Rouse Company

Capt. John BiukMaryland Transportation

Authority Police

Allen ButlerBGE

Jim CappolaCitiFinancial

Les ChalmersCarefirst BlueCross BlueShield

Brently CheekAllied Security

Edward DonhauserMBC Realty, Inc.

Sgt. Randy DullBaltimore Police Department

Steve EnslowBrandywine Construction and

Management

Kimberly FarrellBaltimore City

State’s Attorney’s Office

Frank FisherHyatt Regency Baltimore

Ben GreenwaldArrow Parking

Rosalyn GrossFederal Reserve Bank

Col. Carl GutberletBaltimore Police Department

Gary HallLegg Mason, Inc.

Lt. Christopher HollandMaryland Transit

Administration Police

Lt. William HurdAmtrak Police

Donna Julian1st Mariner Arena

Capt. Michael KirbyMaryland Transportation

Authority Police

Peter KomarHoliday Inn Inner Harbor

Jon KoscherSheraton Inner Harbor Hotel

John LaingProfessional Security Bureau

Irvin LambdinAEGON USA, Inc.

Eva LaneJohn Hopkins University

Downtown Center

Captain Steve LatingMaryland Department of

General Services Police

Tom LeveringDeutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

Mike LewisEdison Parking

Art LivingstonPharmakinetics Laboratories, Inc.

Lt. Colonel Steve McMahonBaltimore Police Department

Louis MountMaryland General Services

Administration Police

Captain Mitchell PageHarborplace Security

Frank Remesch1st Mariner Arena

Michael RileyBank of America

James RobertsMercy Medical Center

Major John SkinnerBaltimore Police Department

Jim SlusserMaryland Stadium Authority

Art StegmayerCatholic Relief Services

Jim TaylorBoston Properties

Cephas ThomasRenaissance Harborplace Hotel

David WalkerMaryland Stadium Authority

Edgar Williams1st Mariner Arena

Arthur WynnBaltimore City

State’s Attorney’s Office

STREETSCAPE STEERING

COMMITTEE

Shubroto BoseCity of Baltimore

Development Corporation

John BurchBaltimore City

Department of Transportation

Bill ColbertBaltimore City

Department of Transportation

Paul DombrowskiCity of Baltimore

Development Corporation

Jim HallBaltimore City

Department of Planning

David JohnsonBuilding Owners & Managers

Association (BOMA)

Carol MachtHord Coplan Macht, Inc.

Fred MarcBaltimore City

Department of Transportation

Khalil ZaiedBaltimore City

Department of Transportation

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VOLUNTEER COMMITTEES

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DOWNTOWNHOUSING IN IT IAT IVEThe Abell Foundation

Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development

City of Baltimore Development Corporation

Maryland Department ofHousing and Community Development

Maryland Historical Trust

WestSide Renaissance, Inc.

PUBL IC SAFETYBaltimore City

State’s Attorney’s Office

Baltimore Convention Center

Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel

BGE

Holiday Inn Inner Harbor

Lexington Market, Inc.

Maryland Science Center

Maryland Stadium Authority

MBC Realty, Inc.

Tremont Suite Hotels

Wyndham Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel

VIDEO PATROLThe Abell Foundation

Baltimore City Department of Public Works

BGE

Brandywine Construction and Management

Centerpoint

City of Baltimore

Financial District Businesses

getintegrated

Historic Charles Street Association

Market Center Merchants Association

The Redwood

2003 MARKET INGPROGRAMS1st Mariner Arena

AEGON USA, Inc.

Agora Publishing, Inc.

American Express

Baltimore Area Convention & Visitors Association (BACVA)

Baltimore Choral Arts Society

Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks

Baltimore Community Foundation

Baltimore Convention Center

Baltimore Museum of Art

Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts

Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Bond Distributing Company

Camden Crossing

Chef’s Expressions

City of Baltimore Development Corporation

Coffee Coffee

Greater Baltimore Committee

Harborplace & The Gallery

The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc.

The Hippodrome Foundation, Inc.

Hyatt Regency Baltimore

The Kornblatt Company

KSE Productions Design

Lexington Market, Inc.

M&T Bank

Manekin, L.L.C.

Maryland Historical Society

Maryland Transit Administration

Mercantile-Safe Deposit and Trust Co.

Mercy Medical Center

MGH Advertising

Mount Vernon Cultural District

National Aquarium in Baltimore

New Foundations

Pepsi Bottling Group

Phillips Harborplace

Port Discovery, the Kid-Powered Museum

Provident Bank

R&R Events, Inc.

Red Maple

Samuel Adams

Saul Ewing LLP

Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel Baltimore

SONAR

Southern Management Corporation

Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse, Inc.

SunTrust Bank

Tremont Suite Hotels

Venable LLP

Verizon Maryland Inc.

The Walters Art Museum

WestSide Renaissance, Inc.

MEDIA PARTNERSRadio:

92Q (WERQ-FM)

100.7 The Bay (WZBA-FM)

Magic 95.9 (WWIN-FM)

Mix 1065 (WWMX-FM)

Television:

ABC2 (WMAR TV)

Comcast Cable Communications, Inc.

Print:

Alter Communications

(Jewish Times/STYLE/

Chesapeake Life)

Baltimore Business Journal

Baltimore Magazine

The Baltimore Sun

City Paper

The Daily Record

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS