Board Meeting Minutes
March 3, 2005
Email President Mel March 3, 2005
Market Place Deli
The meeting was called to order at 12:12 PM by President, Mel Light.
Also in attendance were: Wendy Aguilar, Sally Baldwin, Pat Danielson, Russ Dix, Cherie Ergeson, Joe Kennish, Amy Neal, Steve Pickett, Kirsten Stoffer, Ron Zirkle and Louise Tabayoyon.
Guests in attendance were John Benson, Barbara Greco, and Jo McLain.
Minutes Approved – Pat moved and Amy seconded to approve the Feb. 3rd meeting minutes. Motion carried.
New Member – Russ Roberts application for membership was presented. Joe moved and Sally seconded to accept his membership effective 03/01/05. Motion carried unanimously.
Member to Senior Status – Pat moved and Kirsten seconded to accept Barbara Greco’s letter of request to rescind her previous resignation and apply instead for Senior Status membership effective 01/01/05. Motion carried.
Family Affair, Tri Cities – Mel announced that he had been contacted by the Family Affair Organization which had suffered some financial losses through a criminal act. They are dissolving their organization and are looking for a non-profit host to collect receivables in their name over future years. Group consensus was to refer the contact and discussion to Stan Pratt to evaluate the feasibility of our club or the trust being involved to accept receivership.
Aktion Club – Mel announced that Earl Hall has taken the position of lead advisor and Lee Cutten as assistant advisor. Linda Hackett will continue as our club’s committee chairperson.
Jerry Henderson Memorial Donations – Louise circulated a report of memorial donations. A total of $252 was deposited to the Community Services account fbo the MLK project. Total donations received were $825, of which $100 was forwarded to the Trust, $100 was forwarded to the Aktion club, $373 went to cover funeral meal expenses. Report shall be retained in file.
Audit Report Received – Mel reported that a confirmation letter from Barbara Pool, Audit Chairperson, has reported that she and Beth completed their verification of account balances and backup documentation for year ended 09/30/05. They report that Louise does an excellent job of keeping the books and records for the club. Letter shall be retained in file.
Bingo Table Purchase Request – Joe moved and Wendy seconded to increase the approved budget for the purchase of new bingo tables from $2500 to $3360 for 8 ft. tables in pallet lots from Costco, pending the CW State Fair approval of this equipment purchase. Motion passed. Group consensus was to sell the old tables to the highest bidders received in sealed bids.
New Director Needed – Mel announced that he and past presidents Russ & Pat will begin the search to replace Rod Allen’s director position for the remaining 2004-2006 term. Nomination and voting will follow soon.
Donation Request – Mel presented a letter from the Yakima Greenway Foundation, Gap 2 Gap Committee which requested that we sponsor a Jr. race. Group consensus was to decline support. Louise will forward a sorry letter
Other Items – Louise reported that Steve Soelberg continues to work on the roster updates and is currently gathering member pictures needed. Barbara Greco shared that the new “save the 4th of July” committee has asked our club to hold Bingo; no action taken for lack of interest. Joe shared that Thurston Wolf will be hosting the Camp Roganunda pre-work day party on May 13th.
Brief discussion followed on the 6/25 swim meet event (John will not be available) and the possible donation of all the left over yard sale items that Roger Bell still has.
Adjournment – With no other business to discuss the meeting was adjourned 12:53 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Louise Tabayoyon
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