Roll call- Present: Patrick Endres; Dave Miller; Sarah Finnell; Stacy Strubinger none absent
Accept minutes from October 2017 meeting
MSP: Dave Miller, Sarah Finnell.
Signature items
Holiday Cards for staff and volunteers (25 total)
(When Paul arrives -5 pm or so) Welcome Paul Dick to the meeting
Q&A time with Paul and vote for board membership. If approved, we will invite Paul to join us for the rest of the meeting and the Staff Appreciation event. Please take a moment to read Paul’s application here
Board approved Paul Dick’s application to join the board. MSP: Patrick Endres, Dave Miller, approved unanimously.
Unfinished business
Bids on survey request- two of three bids were reasonable. We’re moving forward with engaging 3 Tier Alaska to provide preliminary survey and plot plan work for our campus plan.
Budget Review and approval- tabled majority of the discussion for January meeting- Marylee brought up the idea that staff receives two paid days off for “mental health” for every 500 hours they work. This will not roll over and accrue (if they are not used, they do not get extra days the next 500 hours). It is a gesture of support and preventative measure to support staff in giving them some kind of paid time off. The board was unanimously supportive of this idea and Marylee will put it in the budget.
Secretary and Treasurer office positions- tabled for January meeting
I believe Sarah F. has been temporary Treasurer and we need to fill that position permanently by either Stacy or Paul if we choose to approve his membership to the board.
Review topics and finalize the agenda for our January Strategic Planning Session
ED Report
An update from our heroic ED: Marylee brought up ideas for fundraising in 2018- 1) a youth talent show would be more of an awareness-raising event and could potentially happen at the Midnight Sun Festival where the audience could vote for the performer. 2) a fundraising event would be more of a gala type event with live music, food, dancing- “date night” type of situation.
Committee Reports
Public Information:
Patrick, Julie, and Marylee met for several hours and devised a general advertising schedule for print, radio and t.v. advertising. The meeting notes were posted on the board website, and you can read them here.
Holiday Newsletter completed and in the mail.
Building
Sunshine committee
Next Meeting Date: Schedule January Meeting
Sunday, January 7th 12:30pm-5pm
6:04: Adjourn
6:00 – 7:00pm: Staff Appreciation
Food from PHO House- Ordered 6 large Traditional Pho soup + 6 Vermicelli bowls with pork + 3 orders of fresh rolls. Patrick brought a fruit tray and strawberries. Notes for next time: We fed 19 people (staff and board included). The Vermicelli was popular, and we still had an extra serving left. The fresh rolls were gone very fast- maybe more next time. Way too much Pho, probably only needed 4 orders max. Don’t let the pho noodles soak in too much broth before staff show up. Kevin has a shellfish allergy and wasn’t sure if there was fish in the Pho so he didn’t have any.
Cards with $30 gift certificates from Barnes and Noble (handed on the way out – since we will have some who get them and some who don’t)
