Board Meeting Minutes
Attendees: President
Lorrie Stromme, Jim Hermann, Ken Holman, Robert Slater, Fletcher Johnson, Kathy
Widin
Call to Order. The meetings was called to order at
Approval of Minutes. No Minutes of the previous board meeting were available.
Discussions:
Mr. Holman:
-ReLeaf. The legislative session ends soon. The Legislative Report should go out
soon. The proposed grant has been
reduced in committee (House $512,000 and Senate $613,000). Pre Applications for the ReLeaf grant is up
in both number and value. Approximately
90 pre-applications worth $600,000 have been received,
there is also good statewide distribution in the proposals.
Pres. Stromme:
-The Advocate will go out soon along
with the STAC Facts.
-The
location of the future MN/STAC Board meetings will be at the
-Annual
Report. Mr. Max has sent out a request
to the Committee Chairs on their recent activities. There is not much activity due to the lack of
a budget for the committees. Ms. Lara
Newberger wishes to speak to the Board concerning the difficulties facing the
committees. Possibly
next meeting.
-Contract
Renewals. General
discussion of the need to get started on the renewal of contracts for the
Advocate, etc.
-The next Board meeting will focus
on the budget.
-STAC Fact sheets have been a good
idea and we should keep doing.
Mr. Hermann:
May
17 is the Arbor Day Ceremony for the Minneapolis Park Board. The location will be the Pioneers and
President
Stromme left at
General
discussion of the need to look at ability to relieve the work load of
volunteers to reduce the threat of burnout.
No action taken. Some ideas
discussed:
- Training for Committee and Board
Members
- Hire a paid position to relieve
routine work (executive director/secretary)
Adjournment. Motion/Second/Carried: Mr.
Holman, Mr. Hermann, Approved. The meeting was adjourned at
Respectfully submitted: Robert Slater