November 16th, 2006 Minutes
Foundation Minutes- Board Meeting
Call to order- 3:37
Roll Call- Bill Zollmann, Lorna Frahm, Kyle Gaines, Warlene Reed, Joe Krebs, Tim DeGhelder, Ralph Garzia, Staff members- Bob Houck, Carl Sandstedt
Public comments- none
Secretary's report- Minutes from meeting-
Motion made by Bill Zollmann accept the minutes
from the
Second-Kyle Gaines
Motion- Passed
Financial Report
Market report on assets- Bob went over investment spreadsheet: Total
asset value- $356,891.30 as of
Motion by Lorna Frahm to accept the financial report as presented.
Second by Bill Zollmann
Motion passed
Comments from the Foundation Board -
Joe Krebs mentioned he visited the MK branch and it was a very nice visit. He enjoyed the layout and the branch looks very nice.
Staff Liaison's Comments- Bob Houck
Mentioned Noah's Ark redevelopment TIF= 82 million.
Scale looks like The Plaza in Kansas City. Hotel, Retail, Living Space..Potential branch site- Express.
Open house for DE on Dec. 5th, an email will be sent for more details. This will be a ribbon cutting ceremony.
Director's Comments- Carl Sandstedt
Reported that WH coffee vendor is leaving at the end of the year. If you know of any interested parties in running a coffee shop pass along the information about the library district.
KL is in the planning process for redesign, with the success of MK many people are looking forward to this project.
DR & MY will be getting newer carpet which will help keep the branches looking new and clean.
The district has a new Counting Opinions web survey. This will help the district get better feedback from the public. One interesting note is customers would like a drive-thru window to pickup materials.
Old Business
07-09 Trivia Night 2007
Tim DeGhelder reported having reserved the O'Fallon Elks Lodge 2587 on Friday April 27th, 2007.
A deposit of $250 has been made for the building. The foundation is hoping to get a discounted rate on the building.
Old
Business
07-12 In-Branch Coffee Sponsorship Current Status
Bob Houck handed out a expenditure and revenue sheet related to the coffee vending machines.
This covers initial cost, maintenance fees and supplies.
Old
Business
07-13 Development Planning Session, Staff, Board, Foundation, Friends
Glen Holt is going to present ways to raise revenue for library districts. Date: Dec. 13th time should be 9am to 2pm. Looking for possible locations. Kyle mentioned it might be possible to hold the meeting at Ameristar Casino meeting room. This will be looked as a possible site. Please save this date on your calendar and contact Bob Houck if you are able to attend.
New Business
07-14 Independent Auditor's Report for FY2006
Board members given handout for status of audit.
Motion by Tim DeGhelder to receive auditor's report.
Second Warlene Reed.
New Business
07-15 In Branch Coffee Sponsorship- Future Expansions
Looked at In-Branch Coffee Revenue Sheet and look into other branches that would want to offer this service. Branch managers of each branch can evaluate if they are interested in having a coffee vending machine. This would allow a count and budget for new machines if passed.
New Business
07-16 Institutional Sponsorships
Looking into more information regarding sponsorships and funding opportunities. Consumer Health IRMA, dollars for branding rights, sponsored by health organizations. The foundation would be the fiscal administrator for the donations. The board would like to option to refer to an expert in the field regarding sponsorships.
Motion made by Ralph Garzia to allow the fiscal creation of institutional sponsorships for Information Resource Managers.
Second Kyle Gaines
Motion Passed
New Business
07-17 On-line credit card acceptance- Papal
An internet service for donation collection would allow trivia players to signup and pay on-line using a credit card. This would allow for donations of any kind to be accepted over the internet. This gives more flexibility to someone trying to give the foundation a donation.
Motion made by Lorna Frahm to create a Paypal online account to receive online donations and payments for fundraising events.
Second- Bill Zollmann
Motion Passed
New Business
07-17 Donor Wall- Linnemann Expansion
Bob Houck mentioned funding ideas for KL expansion, possibly having a donor wall or bricks outside. The board liked the idea of community sponsors for an expansion. The idea will be open for later discussions.
Comments for the good of the foundation: None
Warlen Reed moved
to adjourn. Bill Zollmann seconded. Meeting adjourned at
Next Meeting set for January 18, 2007
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