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10. PUBLIC ITEMS <br />10.A.1. PUBLIC HEARING - NONE <br />10.B. PUBLIC DISCUSSION ITEMS <br />10.B.1. REQUEST TO SPEAK FROM PATRICK M. BROWN, PHD. REGARDING <br />DODGERTOWN OCCUPANCY <br />Dr. Patrick M. Brown, Ph.D., 510 24th Avenue, presented a handout to the Board <br />(copy on file), and made suggestions and observations about hiring a major consultant to help the <br />County attract a baseball team. <br />Administrator Baird provided for Dr. Brown an update on County actions taken <br />thus far, which included meeting with Peter Angelos (owner of the Baltimore Orioles); John <br />Angelos (Executive Vice President of the Baltimore Orioles); and Cal Ripken (Member of the <br />Baseball Hall of Fame). He conveyed that the County had talked to several Major and Minor <br />League Baseball Organizations, and that the County's professional negotiator, Bob Reid, had <br />talked to the Orioles' professional negotiator Alan Rifkin. He added that some of the difficulties <br />that the County was experiencing were related to the small size of the community, and to the lack <br />of amenities (such as commercial airlines), desired by today's ball teams. <br />Dr. Brown commented that this was the first time he had heard of these actions. <br />Chairman Davis said that the reason Dr. Brown had not heard of the County's <br />actions was probably due to the Confidentiality Agreement between the County and the Orioles. <br />He stated that the important thing was to get jobs back at Dodgertown, to draw people into the <br />community to generate tax revenue, and not necessarily to have a Major League Baseball Team. <br />21 <br />February 3, 2009 <br />