Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting
Sotheby’s
International Realty,
The
meeting was called to order at
Board
members in attendance in addition to President Allardyce were Carol Parlette,
Lee Radner, Felix Rodriquez, Linda Schwartz, and Diana Taylor. Proxy votes were as follows: Mort Beebe and Bill Sauro to Fred, Bill
Benkavitch to Lee. Also in attendance
was member-in-waiting, Jonathan Middlebrook.
The
Minutes of the Board Meeting of
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Treasurer
Parlette distributed the Balance Sheet – ending total $6,486.61 and the Budget
Summary Report for 1/1-08 to 12/31-08.
We have collected $205 since the last meeting and have spent $500 for
the Newsletter. Carol showed a colored
pie chart showing membership. Discussion
ensued regarding the percentage of Business Memberships. We agreed that we would like to encourage the
Membership Committee to address increasing these memberships. The Treasurer’s Report was approved.
Newsletter
Committee Report:
June
Osterberg, the Editor of the Spring Newsletter, wrote
a memo to the Board with suggestions for future Newsletters. The Board agrees that we all want a
Newsletter but feel that Policies and Procedures need to be clarified and
adhered to. Discussion issues involved
taking a position and viewpoint. We
acknowledged that there are many opinions in our neighborhood. The question is “Can we speak for all?” We agreed that we would prefer that an
inflammatory article have a byline or be an editorial, and that we take the
lead in a positive response. There was
discussion regarding the privacy of the e-mail list with agreement that this
list not be used without Board approval.
A decision regarding a committee to oversee the Newsletter will be
discussed in the future.
Existing
and New Committee Activities:
There
was discussion regarding a Political Night with Candidates Forum perhaps in
August. To be determined is what groups
we will participate with. The Annual
Board Meeting will be Wednesday, June 4th
at
Sea
Wall
Lee
reported that there was a good turnout for the last public meeting. Much discussion ensued on breakout groups and
public attendance and support. There
seemed to be a ground swell of agreement on the continuation of public open
recreational space. An interactive
playground or children’s park was an idea that appealed to many. It was approved that Fred and Diana speaking
for BCNA will work together and write a letter to the Port on behalf of Open
Space.
Waterfront
Action Committee Report:
Review
of the Waterfront Land Use Plan will be reviewed.
The
meeting was adjourned at
The
next BCNA Board Meeting will be Thursday, May 22nd.
Linda
Schwartz, Acting Secretary