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Minutes12 3 08draft
Minutes12 3 08draft
Members Present: Chris Burger, Judy Billings, Mary Cox, Dan Hughes, David Johanning, David Longhurst, Jane Pennington, Peter Zacharias
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Guests: Cristy Biddinger of JobLink Cottonwood
Biddinger reported that their worker and his coach started their efforts in Johanning is working on a design and will print the
mid-November. They are still in a learning phase and figuring out how to vests.
deal with equipment, wind, etc. The coach is very pleased with the
progress and believes that covering one side of Mass from 7th to 11th each
week is very manageable. They are especially excited about all the people
who have been thanking Tom and are anxious to get the vests printed to
give proper credit to DLI. Biddinger also reported that she completed and
submitted a proposal to Douglas County Community Foundation to
purchase the gum removal equipment but won’t know until March if the
proposal will be funded.
I. Approval of Minutes
A. Additions or Corrections Burger submitted several corrections. Burger moved to approve the minutes with the
outlined corrections. Hughes seconded. Motion
carried.
II. Items Requiring Board Action
A. Website Revamp Pennington reported that she had met and talked with Andrew Carothers of Hughes moved that Pennington prepare and
Proposal Sprout and Clinton Brown of Exponent and that both promised proposals be distribute a formal RFP for website development and
today but neither delivered. Pennington expressed concern that the Niko design. Johanning seconded. Motion carried.
offer may no longer be available. Pennington recommended that we
consider a budget that would reflect the amount that would have been
invested with Niko over a five year period to determine a budget and strive
to develop a website that will generate income through banner ads and
sponsorships. She also recommended that the board consider this as a
capital purchase using reserve funds rather than something funded through
the annual operating budget.
B. 2009 Draft Budget Pennington distributed a preliminary budget draft for 2009. The budget Pennington will revise the budget and distribute prior
reflects very conservative income estimates due to the economy. The to the Board Retreat in January.
budget reflects the addition of a part-time Kansas Work Study employee
who would be responsible for weekly member emails, quarterly member
b. Special Events
i. Holiday Lighting Pennington reported that the event was successful albeit having less No action necessary.
attendance presumably due to the KU Basketball game. Hughes offered
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kudos to Pennington for her handling of Dennis and his baby Sheryl Crow.
ii. Film Festival Pennington reiterated the plans for a total of 6 films on the second and No action necessary.
fourth Thursdays with rain dates for the following Thursday offering a
program of Tracy and Hepburn films to ensure everyone was on the same
page.
c. Beautification Cox reported that the committee is happy with the look of the colored lights No action necessary.
which Burger reported hearing good comments about. While Billings
prefers all white lights, she thinks the density of the colored lights is great
and should be incorporated in all the trees. The committee is also looking
into number of newspaper boxes.
E. Executive Session