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October 2015 – Board Meeting Minutes

April 7, 2016

FNA Board Minutes – October 5, 2015; 7:00 pm

Attending: Alex Theiroff, Promotions; Roy Neese, Infrastructure; Carrie Carter, Membership; Melanie Dotzour, Finance; Stacy Luecker, Communications; Kim Worley, Administration; Martin Dahl, Historic Preservation; David Thrapp, Public Safety; Pat Bradley, President

Ex Officio Board: Mickey Bradley, Robert Wedding, Fred Harper, Steve Halliday

Directors Reports

  • Director of Promotions – Alex Theiroff
    1. Will advertise for ArtsGoggle volunteers for the Fairmount booth. Membership forms should have vital neighborhood info included.
    2. Will be delivering $400 check to the Fairmount Library for next 12 months’ babysitting services during FNA meetings.
    3. Need a cube to run new memberships at ArtsGoggle. Those joining at ArtsGoggle will have their membership extended through December 2016.
    4. Christmas Party may be at the Bastion on Fri., Dec. 12. George and Hao will lead.
    5. Festivus = Sun., Dec. 13. Brandon Garrett to lead. (Would like a $3500 budget)
    6. Santa in the Park may be Sat., Dec. 19 (Santa, elves, dogs, pancakes. Kids, too!) United Methodist Church leads.
  • Historic Preservation – Martin Dahl
    1. Will continue supporting the new zoning definition of single family household.
    2. Requesting budget for a large historic marker. Location TBD – hope to get approval from owner of greenspace on Allen.
    3. Budget includes $20 a month to the Fairmount Community Library for HP committee meetings.  Martin suggests others consider this space, too.
    4. Budget will include an amount (TBD) to print the city’s Nuts & Bolts of Residential Permitting brochure to include in December newsletter.
  • Director of Communication – Stacy Luecker
    1. Newsletter will drop the weekend of Dec., 5-6.
    2. Last issue had 8 pages of ads
    3. Stacy updated ad rates – cheapest ad is now $65.
    4. Looking for help selling ad space – purchase deadline = Nov. 6. Materials due one week later.
    5. Steve mentioned a fun holiday newsletter cover idea… include a group shot of all Fairmount babies born during the year.
    6. Will be shooting pictures for Halloween “Yard of the Month”
  • Director of Administration: Kim Worley
    1. No report
  • Director of Membership: Carrie Carter
    1. Fairmount membership decals/clings would cost about 65 cents each.
  • Director of Finance: Melanie Dotzour
    1. Discussion surrounding future tax prep needs. Quick Books = $27/mo includes access to tax laws
    2. Annual insurance will cost about $800
    3. BOD – please review your line items one more time before we share the budget with the membership
  • Director of Infrastructure: Roy Neese
    1. City cutting back on infrastructure budget.
    2. No street or sidewalk repairs currently budgeted for Fairmount.
    3. Garden Club wants to adopt the green space. FNA will need to cover water. Greenhouse will donate daffodils. (Budget requested = $500 general maintenance)
      1. Consider hiring a watering truck if/when three trees are replaced.
      2. Green space Fairmount sign expected to cost about $198.
    4. Steve Halliday is managing the replacement of the Fairmount Park sign. Hopes to repair for $300, requesting $500 just in case.
    5. Request for $15 per home to paint curbs for Home Tour.
    6. Likely need to purchase more holiday flag poles.
    7. Concern was expressed regarding ruts in alleys.
    8. Need to organize at least one more “Allen St. Clean-up” besides Home Tour each year.
    9. Robert Wedding requests $300 to paint the library.   Likely coercing the incredibly incompetent and likely color blind, Kim Worley to assist. Call will go out for “all those available and owning paint brush…”
  • Director of Safety – David Thrapp
    1. The League of Neighborhoods represents the needs of our neighbors in the civic decision making process.
    2. Meeting of the League of Neighborhoods: Attorney filed against Chesapeake. A class action lawsuit may be required to secure payments not made against the well head. (Underpayment situation.) If Chesapeake doesn’t accept initial filing, it may take years to resolve lawsuit.
    3. National Night Out Against Crime: Tues, Oct. 6. Mayor, horses, McGruff, fajitas and beans supplied. Please bring a side.

Other:         

  • Sue McLean requested a contribution towards the previously supported Good Neighbors Animal Rescue (GNAR) primarily for traps, but also to support vaccines and spay/neuter. The traps for GNAR’s Trap & Release Program cost $50 each from Texas Coalition for Animal Protection (TCAP). Well dogs and cats sent through GNAR’s TNR Program are available for adoption via a number of venues including at PetSmart on Tuesdays & Thursdays. ($85 adoption fee.) We will present a request for $2K to the membership for vote during the October meeting. (Upon approval, $1500 would be released to GNAR immediately with $500 held until the New Year.) Due to the frequency of GNAR services being requested by Ryan Place, the Board requested that GNAR also approach Ryan Place for a donation of $1500.

 

General Membership Meeting: October 27, 2015 @ 7:00pm 

Adjourned 8:50 pm

Minutes submitted by Kim Worley 10/30/15