Quad Area Chamber of commerce

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

May 22, 2007 12:00 p.m.

Attending:                Mitch Rehbine, Mary Alice Divine, Kathy Kouba, LaChelle Williams, Faamati Winey, Leslie Welnetz, Chad Miller

Chamber Admin:     Anna Wicks

1.      The President, Mitch Rehbine – called the meeting to order at 12:00 p.m.

2.      Faamati Winey will present the Forest Lake scholarship check to the winner at their evening assembly.

3.      April 2007 meeting minutes – LaChelle Williams motions approval of those meeting minutes, Leslie Welnetz seconds the motion and the meeting minutes are approved.

4.      Newsletter To Do List –

Membership Application – send to Diane Reiter

Mary Alice Devine has written up a description of Fonde Lacs event – email to confirm

We need a new picture for the front page of the Newsletter

Ground breaking events for the YMCA need to be put on the calendar of events

Highlight the quarterly event on the front page of the newsletter

5.      Breakfast Meeting - has been moved to Millers on Main. The Board of Directors wants our functions to be held at current members.

6.      Website revamping – Mitch and Anna will schedule a meeting with Chris to create a to-do list for the website updates and a timeline for there completion.

7.      The Newsletter Dates Revised (Please update your calendars)

8.      Legislative Corner – Kathy is following up on the NOR information with the Builders Association. They allowed us to print their article in our newsletter.

9.      Filing Taxes Update – Mitch has been working with HRA Block in Lino Lakes and has learned that because we are a civic non-profit organization we are not required to file taxes going forward nor are we at fault for not filing taxes the last few years.

10. Potential New Members –

Chanticlear Pizza in Lino Lakes - invoice has been sent

Wells Fargo (Karen Wiley) – invoice has been sent

US Bank (Jason Anderson) – invoice has been sent and check was received!

11. To Do – A letter need to be drafted to prior members and sent out with an invoice.

12. Quad Area Chamber of Commerce Banner – was found at the Bank of the West. It is now being stored at the Community National Bank. In addition, we have a large scissors for ribbon cutting ceremonies.

To do – Create a sign out sheet for the sign so we know who has it at all times.

13. The Statement of Income and Expense has been approved. After a review it was decided that the Business Spotlight will be cancelled with Press Publications.

14.  Blue Heron Days Golf Tournament - the date to hold a golf tournament  during Blue Heron Days do not work out but there is the potential to hold it during another time this summer.

15. Quad Area Chamber of commerce Budget – this needs to be created for the coming years. A guideline for expenses and goals for new members.

16. A motion was made to charge $10 per person per event this insures that all events are fundraisers.

17. Blue Heron Contribution – Leslie Welnetz made a motion to make a contribution of $1000 to the Blue Heron Days Festival and Faamati Winey seconded that motion.

18. Business Expo – A discussion was held regarding the opportunity to hold a business expo during Blue Heron Days. Further discussion is needed.

*The next meeting will be held on June 26, 2007 at Noon