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Minutes & Agendas

Minutes May 13, 2010

1978 Ford Parkway

St. Paul MN 55116

Hillcrest Auditorium

 

Call to Order

Directors present: Anderson, Datu, Cleveland (represented by designated alternate Poulos), Thompson (represented by designated alternate), Soderberg, Puffer, Hugley, Bartsh, Cooper, and Community Organizer Carruth.  Also present: out-going President Sorenson.

 

Seating of New Board Members

A motion was made, seconded and passed to seat the new Board Members in Grids 2, 4, 6, 10 & 12 and At-Large.  Ethan Bischoff, Kristine Thompson, Yvonne Torres, John Lilja, Fay Hassie (represented by designated alternate Krech), Frank Jossi, and Mark Forsberg were seated as Board Members.

 

Election Contest Grid 8

Tom Brown, elected to Grid 8, provided a letter from the Highland Park Little League Association as proof of representation.  A motion was made, seconded and following discussion, passed to seat Brown as the new Board Member in Grid 8.

 

Introductions

New and existing Board Members gave a brief introduction of themselves to the rest of the Board.

 

Report of Nominating Committee

The Nominating Committee for the election of 2010-2011 Officers consisted of Arline Datu and Shawn Bartsh.  An overview of the officer positions and request for nominations was sent by Bartsh in a previous email.  Nominations could also be made at the Board Meeting.

 

  • Tim Puffer was elected President by unanimous ballot.
  • Rick Hugley and Gary Thompson were nominated for Vice President. Ballots were collected and tallied. Hugley was elected Vice President.
  • Tia Anderson was elected Secretary by unanimous ballot.
  • Mark Forsberg was elected Treasurer by unanimous ballot.

 

Thank you to the out-going officers.  Sorenson handed over the meeting to newly elected President Puffer.

 

Election for Grid 9

Two candidates ran for the open Board seat in Grid 9: Tim Swanson and Shosh Deworski.  Ballots were collected and tallied.  Swanson was elected Grid 9 Board Member and immediately seated.

 

Approval of Agenda

A motion was made and seconded to approve the agenda as presented.  Following discussion a motion was made to amend the agenda for the 2010 - 2011 term to include the Pledge of Allegiance.  The motion to amend was seconded and passed to include the Pledge of Allegiance.  Puffer requested that today's meeting be adjourned with the Pledge.

 

Approval of Minutes of April Meeting

A motion was made, seconded and passed to approve April's meeting minutes as presented.

 

Treasurer's Report

Out-going Treasurer Paul Krech provided the Revenue and Expense Budget for January - March 2010.  Krech agreed to assist Forsberg in the transition of Treasurer duties.  Puffer suggested the Board spend more time in a future meeting to brief Board Members on the HDC's Financials.

 

A motion was made, seconded and following discussion, passed to add the President and Treasurer to the HDC's signature card at Highland Bank and remove any other signatures currently on file.

 

Appointment of At-Large Alternates

Two candidates ran for the At-Large Alternate Board positions: Layne Carver and Greg Campbell.  Carver and Campbell were elected as Alternate One and Two respectively by unanimous ballot. 

 

Public Comment - none

 

Community Organizer Report - Kathy Carruth

  • HDC overview binders provided to new Board Members.
  • Garage Fest and Highland Plant Exchange are scheduled for the weekend of May 14 - 16, 2010.
  • The Highland/MacGroveland clean-up is scheduled for May 22, 2010. Volunteers are needed.
  • Carruth introduced Diane Wanner, the District Council Coordinator for Saint Paul. Wanner provided an overview of available training including "Board Basics" scheduled for July 14, 2010.

 

Business Representatives Reports

HBA - Shawn Bartsh

  • Highland Farmers' Market starts June 5, 2010 behind Starbucks.
  • Highland Fest is July 18 - 20, 2010; volunteers are welcome.

 

W7BA- Sara Cooper

  • The W7BA has been revived over the past three years. The committee focused on neighborhood beautification has a clean-up on May 15 if anyone is interested in helping.
  • West End Neighbors' Garden Tour is June 19, 2010.

 

Recess to Standing Committees

An overview of the three committees: Community Services, Community Development and Transportation, was given.  Board Members self-appointed to a given committee.

 

New Business

  • A motion was made, seconded and passed to send a letter of congratulations to the nominated Saint Paul Police Chief Tom Smith.
  • Bartsh suggested the Executive Committee should consider amending Board Meeting agendas going forward to include a recap of actions and ownership at the end of each meeting.
  • Krech suggested the Executive Committee should consider if the HDC should comment on Saint Paul Mayor Coleman's position regarding Arizona's immigration law.

 

Adjourn

A motion to say the Pledge of Allegiance and adjourn was made, seconded and passed.  Meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.  

Tia Anderson, HDC Secretary