HomeMy WebLinkAboutFBMINUTES100801-version (2)Friends of West University Place Parks Fund, Inc.
Board of Directors' Meeting
October 8, 2001
Community Building Activity Room
6104 Auden
West University Place, Texas
1. The meeting was called to order at 6:30 P.M. Those in attendance were: Joni
Fichter, Linda Gray, Gayle Jackson, Cheryl Butler, Win Graham, Mary Elena
Herbst, Sue Hanna, Karin Dubose, Mark Mailes and Cece McCann
2. Linda Gray moved that the minutes of the September meeting be approved; Gayle
Jackson seconded. Minutes were approved.
3. Treasurer's Report: $333,343.60 in the Money Market account; $5,535 in the
checking account; $75,000 in CD's; for a total of $413,878.60; money earmarked
for Colonial Park
4. Reports:
a. HomePlace Celebration: Need $100 check for Harbor Lights Choir; Sue
Hanna to get fried chicken, etc. for the singers; show up about 5:15 on
Oct. 27 to stuff Whole Foods bags with John Daugherty calendars, PLB
info, paver brochures and whatever else we can find; Linda Gray to call
Jeannie Marosis with John Daugherty Realtors to see if J-D Realtors might
be willing to sell raffle tickets from 6:00-7:30 for the year of cable service
donated by Time-Warner Cable; raffle tickets will be $5.00 each or $20.00
for 5 tickets; Ken Hoffman will be asked to pull the winning ticket; still
need volunteers for clean-up
b. Foundations & Large Gifts: No report
c. Website: Donna LaMond the liaison between board and website; will
register wuparks.org and keep parkloversball.org; many possibilities for
giving to be explored on the website; Linda Gray made a motion to adopt
the attached mission statement for the "Friends"; seconded by Karin
Dubose; motion passed
d. Public Relations: Donna LaMond placed article in WU Examiner 9/18
about PLB; another article scheduled on realtor Kay Holloway
e. Merchandise: Will not sell during HomePlace
£ Membership & Magazine: Chair needed
g. Special Events: Now is HomePlace
h. Planned Giving & Memorials: Win Graham had no report
i. Park Lovers Ball: Linda Gray asked to be 2003 Honorary Chair and she
accepted; Sue Hanna reported that 5 underwriters are now in; Cheryl
Butler making follow-up calls; Linda Gray to call Duke Energy and Carol
Burke at Gardere Wynne; Cece to follow up with Medical Auxiliary
Wish List/Giving Tree: Will Bertron and Mark Mailes working on list for
what needed in each park; list to include trees, benches, tables, equipment
and anything else which can be underwritten
k. Randall's/Kroger's/Water Bill Check Off. No report
5. Old Business:
a. Job Descriptions: E-mail to Linda by October 15 as she is compiling
notebook of all responsibilities
b. Halloween Friends Party: Whitt Johnston Park October 21 from 2 P.M. -
4:00 P.M.; have kids wear costumes
c. Executive Director: proposal made to City Manager Sherman Yehl and
Mayor Linda Lewis relative to hiring an Executive Director for our Board;
will be on City Council agenda in November
6. New Business:
a. Karpas realtor Kay Holloway will give 10% of all commissions to
Friends, WULL, WUElementary, and WUSoccer;
b. Name change: Thinking of changing Friends of West University Place
Parks Fund, Inc. to something shorter such as Friends of West U Parks or
West U Park Friends; for next meeting be thinking of some short name
c. Motion made by Karin Dubose and seconded by Sue Hanna to accept
revised Board of Directors' Responsibilities List (attached); motion passed
d. A motion was made and passed to nominate the following people as new
members to the Friends board; new members are Mary Elena Herbst,
Vicki Grams, Charlie Henke and Patricia Rorschach; City Secretary Kay
Holloway will be notified
e. The YMCA property has been purchased; feasibility study will be
conducted; Friends will probably foot the $20,000 bill for the study
f. Joni passed out a business proposal for Gexa, an Energy Corp.; proposal
states what they will do for Friends if sign up with them for electric
service; Donna LaMond to write publicity for this.
7. Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:30 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Gayle Jackson
Secretary