STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Jill Hall Motion to approve the minutes from July 18, 2006 was made by George G. after a change to Ric Edelman’s name was made. Mary B. seconded the motion. Motion carried. TREASURER'S REPORT: A report for the month of July was presented. Copies will be forwarded to the city's Mayor and Council and to all board members. Motion to approve the Treasurer’s report was made by George G. and seconded by Betty Ball. George G. presented a check for $38.00 from the Crocus Drive Neighborhood Party to RSI. Board members were reminded if they (or anyone else) wants RSI to buy something they must fill out the request form. Requests for funds should not be made without a written request.
STANDING COMMITTEES: A. Budget: The 2006-2007 budget was revised to make it balance. The board re-approved the budget. B. Ways & Means: Preparations are underway for the December Holiday Bazaar. Betty Hughes agreed to oversee the raffle operations. Melissa will provide Betty Briscoe with information on rentals which may draw a crowd where raffle tickets can be sold. At the moment we have the elections on September 12 and the train show in November. Letters for donations need to be sent soon so the raffle tickets can be prepared. The board voted to have a $500 first prize and $250 second prize. C. Bingo: Betty Hughes and Rusty Embrey will oversee Bingo while Ron is recovering from surgery. Lois Brown will assist with calling and Mary B. will do the food shopping. D. Correspondence/Memorial: Betty Ball received two memorial donations for Betsy Caruso–one from Alverta Dronenburg and one from Rockville Senior Associates. In addition, Betty Ball sent letters of condolence to the families of Marion Green and Carl Hildebrand. E. Gift Shop: In the month of July the Gift Shop made $749.35. The consignors were paid $291.56. RSI netted $424.74. F. Thrift Shop: The Thrift Shop netted $790.27 without tax. A cashier for Fridays is still needed. G. Publicity: George will advertise for crafters wanted for the Holiday Bazaar. H. Senior Citizens Commission: No Report. I. Hispanic Services Report: We are planning for Hispanic Heritage Month. There will be a celebration on September 28 and the country is Mexico. We will have a Mariachi Band and Mexican food and dancing. The lunch will be $10.00. J. Asian Services Report: No report.
OLD BUSINESS: The Board agreed in a telephone poll in August to go with John Austin. All the paperwork has been signed and sent to him. He will present the Board with options to increase its revenue and if he is elected he will maintain his clients. Regarding lapel microphones – Ron spoke with the person who sold RSI the system for the Carnation Players but he is busy and cannot check the system at the moment. Instead Eddie Lynn will review what is available and they will test it with some Carnation Players. Keith and Ron moved the existing mics back to improve the sound. Judy will also help train the Players how to use microphones properly. In addition, Jill suggested that Joe Palamara be contacted since he worked with the professional theatre groups and equipment at the F.S. Fitzgerald Theatre. Jill also suggested that the ALDs be used more if people are having difficulty hearing the performances. Mary Fleisher can explain how to use the ALDs. George asked the status of the Naming Rights Policy and Jill said she would check with Burt Hall.
NEW BUSINESS: Betty Briscoe asked why there wasn’t a curb cut directly in front of the entrance doors. Jill explained that the curb cut was farther down by the driveway to the back parking lot. Having a curb cut directly in front of the building would be unsafe for people exiting off the buses. George mentioned that a meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 19th at 1:00 p.m. to investigate interest in a woodworking club. It is hoped that enough people will participate so we can have people in there at all times to monitor use and build up participation in the shop. George asked the Board to spend $300 to hire Bruce Fonoroff from Wood World (the person who teaches the center’s woodworking classes) to look at the equipment, make minor repairs and recommendations for equipment upgrades. Betty Hughes made a motion to hire Bruce and Mary B. seconded it. Jill cautioned that many of the problems with the equipment is due to human error so while Bruce may get everything in good working order it may not stay that way for long. Jill said that Nick and Keith do their best to fix problems when they are reported with the equipment, but they cannot do preventative maintenance with their busy schedules. Betty Briscoe asked if we could do anything to stop people from parking on the grass areas around the building. Jill said she’d explain about the new parking areas under staff report.
STAFF REPORT: The Volunteer Handbook is at Graphics. The Board members were asked to select the picture they want for 2006-2007. Number 3 was selected. The Senior Services Task Force Report is almost completed. RSI will be given the opportunity to review and comment on the report before it is presented to Mayor and Council at a work session in October. In this years’ CIP we have funds to construct more parking spaces. Staff have reviewed the site and selected an area in the back for the additional spots (continuing the original back lot towards Gude Drive). Locations that were reviewed but not selected included the former ball field at the front of the building, parking along the roadway to the back, and parking on the basketball court. Since the majority of parking spaces will now be located in the rear of the building, we are hoping to improve the back entrance and add an awning that will run from the door by the woodshop out along the building to the parking lot. A drop-off area will be made at the end of the awning. This will help in protecting people from bad weather and sunlight. Jill is getting cost estimates now and hopefully it can be included in the CIP budget (otherwise RSI may be asked to contribute toward the cost). The Meeting was adjourned at 2:35pm. The next regular board meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 19 at 1:30 p.m. (so board members can attend woodworking meeting if interested). (PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN TIME).
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