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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1988EVANSTON ENVIRONMENTAL. ASSOCIATION 2024 McCormick Boulevard, Evanston, Illinois 60201 312-864-5181 l Ladd AnboA.etum Committee Board Meeting M•inuteb bfahch 2, 1988 7:30 p.m. Board Membehs Pne.sent: Neal Laataeh, Phea.i.dent; David Rane6oA.d, TneazueA; AZbelcta Laatelcbm,h, Jack Weis, Joe hua Wan Sta66 Membeu Pneaent; Linda Lutz, Atexie Ca&fAon Reynotde Neat Laatsch caned the meeting to ondeh at 7:30 p.m. Joehua Oxtan waa welcomed a.6 a nets board member o6 the Ladd Atboaetum Committee. Commwt•ity Gande t 2ueettionnaite: Aeex.6 Re.ynoQd pteseitted the AesuP.ts 6A.om the Community gander .6uAvey. GenenaUy gatdenens ate pPeased Luitit thUA .6 tee and aeAv.ices. Meaeage boaAds cuW be added .to each site to keep gandeneu .fn6onmed. Nero Coondi.jtaton I mttoduction: Neal LaafiS ch int Loduced Lbtda Lutz a6 .the new eooAdZurton bon the EcoZog y Cen.te.t. Lbtda gave .the board a bn.i.e6 description o6 hen backgtowtd. Board membe,,Ls gave Linda an •uttAoduction .to .thew phi&zoph.i,es and coneenns bon .the Ecology Ceit.tex and the Evaneton Envixonmentat A.ysoc a ion. Lcuuso►t Path Dedication. Lutda fatcse,t.ted an .idea prom F.ted GuUen o6 .the City PatU De.pat.*nent to hold .the dedication o6 Lawson Pa/Lk in conjunction with Vie FFA suet Fish Bo.it. The board agreed that a joint event would be bene6•ic.iaL. Linda uueP. nepon.t back on the detaies. Tnea.su UL',s Repo•t,t Dave Ra1L5 bond gave .the ttteasu,tes aepon t. He %epo)tted that the appfwpn iate 6twd.s had been .t"u-tL-s betted .to •the City bon the yeah end budget p•wcess . The board dL5cu ,aed .the .idea o6 peA60hm.btg an audit and ag,tee.d it wu an app•top-t Late time to .intve.sttiga.te .the auditbtg pucedune. Lbtda wiZZ discuss .the p.,.oces.s cuith Don W.6-Lth and nepoh.t back .to .the committee. i Ar,r,, r.n:'7�C:�ri i& 1 Krr' n(,v rGNTFR I iruruno ic: PjATi ia: r=NIT�0 EVANSTON ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATION 2024 McCormick Boulevard, Evanston, Illinois 60201 312-864-5181 1 Ladd Arboretum Committee Board b(eeting WAuted Match 2, 1988 page 2 Manket.utq : Dave Rans6ond presented .i.deaz on .incneas.i,ng vi.b.ib.U-i.tsy o6 .the EEA. He 4poke with Ina Go.ten oS .the Chamber ob Commence regarding their 4pe.aker 4ehedu u. Dave concP.u,ded that the but approach to pattti.ctpation woutd to have 4omeone 4peak on a pant%rutar topic o6 interest inztead 06 the EEA_ GenenaUy the boaAd agreed that .they woutd tine to inctea.se membeUhip .ut .the EEA. A marheti.rig atnategy wi U be pZanned with .this in mind. New Bus-utess: The b=td directed Linda to dna6t a ti6t o6 objectives and p.tans bon meeting thoze objectives keeping .in mind the EEA objectives and .the LAC tong hung a p.tan. 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The committe's consensus was that membership should be pursued in an aggressive manner with perhaps direct mail and/or an annual membership/appeal drive. Alberta suggested; the need for additional help from outside the staff. Montai y Report Monthly reports on EEA sponsored activities at the Ecology Center and the Lighthouse complex will now be distributed to Board members when they receive their meeting agendas. Linda will prepare a monthly report that focuses on events, stat::s of revenue accounts, budgetary and programming matters. Members can review the report prior to meeting and discuss any items of concern. Ne:-ct tileeting : The meeting adJourned at 9:20 P.M. The next meeting is set for Wednesday, May 4, 1988, at 7:30 P.M. If this is convenient with you, please confirm with Linda. :after the May meet-ng we will go back to the regular meet-ing schedule which is bimcnthly. Those dates are. July 5, September 7, arld 1 : any or the ruture dates appear =rcble:nctic Linda know. Approves. Linda Lutz Neal Laatsc , ?resident EVANSTON ENVIRONMENTAL. ASSOCIATION 2024 McCormick Boulevard, Evanston, lllinols 60201 312-864-5181 1 0iYL r a. .�.. �•.11�t .1d Arboretum Committee Meeting Minutes May 4. 1988 n jo P. M. Boni ri Members Present: Neai Laatsch, 'resident; David Ranstord, Treasurer; Alberta Lauterbach, and Jack Weiss 3 _aft Member_ Nre5ent: Linda Lutz Npa _ cal . ad the meeting to order at 7 : 45 P.M. The minute_ t'yn" rho March ? . ] "R 8 meeting were approved. Finanvial Repor- -,,.)nr,,true iiscussed current progress on an .audit of the .A i ; na:.. is records and procedures. Linda repo tied that Amwur Yn= had reviewed preliminary intormation and returnpo with a bid of $850. 0 for a general financial wL . loV : _ r . _ a mAo6aemen_ latter .ho L vould l ev' 'w ' Nanoe vrowedures and make I-c•commendatiows . 01 ' 0 - genera. -;cu s iu n it was agreed that toe pr__e was no nininse work tin, "eaded t" be done a:& agreed 1 •.. ; as r t hire someone who had spec_ _e e :perience a . -+ndt ' ne, hEA acc ~ounts . m-t. inn 4"n voted on and appr,-.vea. LADD ARBORETUM ECOLOGY CENTER LIGHTHOUSE NATURE CENTER 1 • Dave will. write Don Wirth to relay the specific information that: the audit will address. Additionally, an agreement will be made on a time framework for the audit. Al brrta mentioned it would be Helpful to review financial statements each month to sec: where we stand in terms of the budget. In this way the committee will be more prepared for the budget process and to evaluate revenue programs such as membership and programs fees, Future Agendas The board discussed it's dual idle as the Ladd Arboretum Committee and the Evanston Environmental Association. In order t�_:- best serve both boards and purposes the committee prt_�posF d creating 2 zeparate agendas; one for the LAG and �r1e for the EEA. The board trill try this for the month of June to sec if' this structure provides a better organization t�_r achieving the ;gals of each group. Linda will research curr =•c:t by--iaws and report the information back to the �,mr itte� as it pertainz t_. this idea. 5trategik~ Planning ' i-r:,la reviewed the draft proposal that focused on long range i !an g _ al s . After some discussion it was agreed that we :could start ro work on a number of difterent objectives as : mr, ,:1; i require starting now in order t,:, have longer term benefits. -ill concentrate on .developing an operations manual f', the ('enter that states purposes policies, i='r.-Ce- ices and .res_ enzibilities. A specific time table will be deve-- _ ped ._tnd sent to the board. pr:.')rity will be r.o develop quality school programs 0 i e.ssinc school particiUvtion to 2000 t -,1_ -h.- ::e:;r E:chcol year. Specific Objectives and t-.1t!:e tar>,r. s,, i r,e ic!vc1G;.1ed for board rev_e..:. t,anld raisins progran' will pr,DViiL- a or the organ:.:ation . -he rT,i•._ 1e'__ ., ic_ *,:=rts needed to be ._,red to this maL.i on (_n the _�utive per•: i ce pr-,-videa help r_c n,:,t_-for-profi- groups. =er.vic:e: _Ivaiiabie through the 4?�= include i;ig , mari:et ing , tundra.i.s.i.ng , advertising, and After some discussion Dave moved to :.submit and application for services to the Executive Service Corps. Alberta seconded the motion. The motion was passed. At 10 :00 P.M. Alberta moved to adjourn the meeting. It was seconded by Have and passed by the board. Next Meeting The next meeting of the committee will be Wednesday, ,Tune Ut, at 7:30 P.M. (This is different from our meeting dates that was sent out: last month). We will call to mWze sure attendance. Respectively submitted, Linda Lutz Neal Laatsch Presidew- Ladd Arboretum. C-DrTlmit i.&e I