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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998 09-15 EBDM Earle Brown Days Meeting Minutes September 15, 1998 PRESENT: Dorff, Roen, Zastrow, Youngberg, Cohen, Milton, Bergeland and LaCrosse. The meeting was called to order at 7:41 a.m. by Dorff. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: There was a motion by Youngberg, seconded by Bergeland to approve the minutes of August 4, 1998. Motion carried. FINANCIAL REPORT : Zastrow reported a balance of $4,581.40 in checking and $8,016.57 in one CD and $2,075.51 in another CD for a total of $14,673.48. There was a motion by Cohen, seconded by  Milton to accept the treasurers report. Motion carried. APPROVAL OF BOARD MEMBER TERMS: There was a motion by Zastrow, seconded by Bergeland to approve the renewal of the terms of Phil Cohen, Karen Youngberg and Sue LaCrosse through September 30, 2001. Motion carried. APPROVAL OF 1999 OFFICERS: There was a motion by Cohen, seconded by Roen to approve Henry Dorff as President. Motion carried. There was a motion by Dorff, seconded by Milton to approve Phil Cohen as Vice President. Motion carried. There was a motion by Youngberg, seconded by Milton to approve Sue LaCrosse as Secretary. Motion carried. There was a motion by Cohen, seconded by Bergeland to approve Joelien Zastrow as Treasurer. Motion carried.  APPROVAL OF BY LAWS: The line A Director, other than an employee of the corporation, may not serve more than two (2) consecutive terms without then being off the Board for one (1) year  before becoming eligible to again be a Director will be deleted.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS will be changed to, Any person interested in becoming a Director of the corporation shall notify of intent to volunteer to the secretary. It will be acted on at the next board  meeting. A section will be added to address the issue of the dissolution of the organization. It is proposed that if there is any money left over, it should go to the City of Brooklyn Center. There was a motion by Cohen, seconded by Zastrow to approve the Restated By-Laws with proposed revisions. Motion carried. Cohen asked LaCrosse to check with Henningsen to clarify the open meeting law. 1999 EARLE BROWN DAYS: Youngberg said that HealthPartners will donate $1,000 to help sponsor the Walk/Run. They ask their name be on promotional materials. Milton said she would like to see more youth involved. She is organizing a series of youth meetings to get youth involved. She would like to see some events for youth during the Earle Brown Days. The board would like to have them involved. 1 YEAR 2000: Cohen said he got some ideas from Kay Lasman. He said Step I has already been accomplished during the Earle Brown Days time frame in which everyone was made aware of the Year  2000 celebration. There wasnt a huge response from this. Step II involves calling interested groups together to brainstorm. Cohen said Earle Brown Days will provide the administration and the budgeting.  He would like to have a meeting in late October in the evening. It would be wide open; get everyones ideas. At that time, he would like to get volunteers. It will probably be facilitated by Cohen and he will give a background on the concept. A letter will go out to the clubs and organizations. The notice would also be sent to the Post. Another meeting would be held after the first of the year. A tentative date is set for Tuesday, October 27, pending availability of Constitution Hall at the community center. The first meeting will be held in October. The second meeting will be held in January and the third meeting in March. A preliminary outline and budget would be developed by April. OLD BUSINESS: Dorff read a resignation letter from Judith Bergeland. After serving ten years on the board, she has decided to pursue new volunteer opportunities. She indicated she would like to help with the Year 2000 celebration because the Heritage Center will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary. There was a motion by Zastrow, seconded by Youngberg to accept the resignation of Judith Bergeland. Motion carried. NEW BUSINESS: LaCrosse reviewed a letter she received from the Brooklyn Historical Society. They are requesting donations to help defray their expenses in publishing the Brooklyn Township Heritage Book. They are also asking organizations to write their history. LaCrosse said she has already done that. Cohen asked LaCrosse to check with Henningsen to see if it is legal for us to be a sponsor because we receive donations ourselves. It might also open us up for requests from other groups. LaCrosse will check with Henningsen and then Dorff will draft a letter to the Historical Society indicating why we cannot donate. NEXT MEETING: The next meeting to be announced. ADJOURN: There was a motion by Cohen, seconded by Youngberg to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 a.m. Respectfully Submitted, Sue LaCrosse City Liaison 2