SIA Board Meeting, July 31, 2006
The meeting was called to order by Wayne Jones, president at 5:50p.m. Members present: Wayne Jones, Steve Howard, Amy Blankenship, Lori Sauls, Eli Sauls, Sarajane Smith, Pascal Gill, and Nadine Nicolls. Mr. Joe Moleta was introduced as a guest.Old Business:
Andrews University-Some of the students are vegetarians. This information needs to be forwarded to Beth Moffet who is charge of food for the students. They have requested a survey with wetlands delineation marked. This in cost prohibitive. Pat Bonck suggested contacting Jennifer Cowley for the needed information.
Farmer's Market-The clean-up went well, but there is more work to be done. There will be more organization of the vendors for the Grand Opening on Aug. 5th. Areas need be marked and designated for activities planned for the Grand Opening. Orange paint, rope, or orange tape is needed. Eli Sauls brought out the need to police the vendors to keep things running peacefully. The rules for the market need to be reviewed and revised as needed, e.g. no hawking of customers.
A band is needed for the Grand Opening-possibilities are being checked out. The sign for the market will be corrected to no longer say, "Future Home of..."
Mr. Moleta suggested advertising the market in church bulletins.
Logo-There are three possible choices for the logo. Amy Blankenship printed these choices on cards.Discussion and suggestions followed. A vote was taken, and the logo with the mother and child was voted on.
Town Center Meeting-There will be a meeting on Monday, August 28th, for the people living in the area of the town center. It will be at the Community Center at 6:00. A letter will be sent to residents and property owners inviting them to attend the meeting. The agenda is still being developed.
Fill vacancy left by Ron Corder's resignation- Ron Corder resigned as chairman of the Building and Beautification committee. Eli Sauls nominated Amy Blankenship to replace him. The nomination was seconded by Steve Howard. There were no other nominations. Amy was elected.
New Business:
FEMA- Andrea Trzaska met with Wayne Jones. She requested from her superiors at FEMA to do a program specially designed for Saucier. Steve Howard and Wayne Jones will meet with her on Thursday, August 3.
Amy requested that removal of damaged trailers from people's land be discussed.
MS Land Trust- take care of wetlands, make sure the land is not marked for development. How can this help us with the town center? There are many possible ways to work this out.
Tax exempt purchases-SIA needs to get a tax ID number to purchase materials and goods for SIA. Lori Sauls cautioned about knowing all the regulations concerning such purchases.
Office Depot-They will donate 5% of your purchase cost to the school of your choice.
Leisure Services-Pascal will meet with volunteers on Aug. 10 in the conference room. Plans for the garden Club and collecting certain recyclables are proceeding.
Pascal Gill presented the goals and objectives for Parks and Recreation committee (Leisure Services). Each board member was given a copy of these to take home and study. Lori Sauls made a motion to accept Pascal's plan. Steve Howard seconded. The plan was accepted.
Lori Sauls stated that she would prefer not to be treasurer dealing with large sums of money from different grants. She will maintain her position as treasurer until it becomes too involved.
Infrastructure Study-Ricky Lee suggested that a request be made to include Old Hwy. 49 in 601 scoping project as a thoroughfare.
posted by Steve Howard @ 9:46 PM
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