Alchemist
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Saturday, September 02, 2006
June BOD Meeting
Alchemist CDC Board Meeting
Minutes June 13, 2006
Present: Meredith Nixon, Rebecca Dowd, Nancy Miller, Lisa Nelson, Sherrie Navarro and Wendy Carter. Guests: Sean Thomson, Molly Wright and John Bozeman.
Appoint new board members and elect officers:
Molly and John were unanimously elected to the board. Wendy Carter has been the secretary and Lisa the treasurer. With the new board members and changes in the roles of the board members, new officers were elected unanimously. The new officers are:
President, Lisa Nelson
Treasurer, Meredith Nixon
Secretary, Nancy Miller
Other Items and 501c3 forms and donation request:
Lisa will update financials and the business plan and send them out to the board members. Donations were made by board members for completing the forms and documents and paying for the website. Further donations can be made through PayPal on the website.
Update on committees:
Lisa will give board members access to the email list to contact people about committee meetings. Committees will begin meeting this month.
The Café Committee will meet Friday, June 23rd at 6:00 P.M. at Javalicious Café in River Park. Those currently interested in being on the committee are: Sherrie, Lisa, John, Alex and Nancy. Nancy will head the committee and report to the board.
The Public Relations/Media Committee will be headed by Lisa. Contact Lisa for more information.
The Fundraising Committee will be headed by Meredith with Sherrie interested in being on the committee.
Alchemist Activities
Alchemist’s presence is needed at upcoming meetings. Alchemists will continue to advocate for building vibrant communities with the philosophy,
“Why expand when you can fill and use existing space?”
It was decided that Alchemists should have an official presence at the UDA meeting on June 15th. Rebecca will be present for the meeting.
Alchemists also need to be represented at the General Plan Workshop in Natomas on June 22nd. Those interested in attending were Wendy, Meredith, John and Nancy.
Alchemists proposed asking Wendy, the Executive Director to investigate cooperative housing on12th Street and report back to the board. The board unanimously approved.
Nancy made a motion to adjourn which was seconded by Lisa and approved unanimously.
Appoint new board members and elect officers:
Molly and John were unanimously elected to the board. Wendy Carter has been the secretary and Lisa the treasurer. With the new board members and changes in the roles of the board members, new officers were elected unanimously. The new officers are:
President, Lisa Nelson
Treasurer, Meredith Nixon
Secretary, Nancy Miller
Other Items and 501c3 forms and donation request:
Lisa will update financials and the business plan and send them out to the board members. Donations were made by board members for completing the forms and documents and paying for the website. Further donations can be made through PayPal on the website.
Update on committees:
Lisa will give board members access to the email list to contact people about committee meetings. Committees will begin meeting this month.
The Café Committee will meet Friday, June 23rd at 6:00 P.M. at Javalicious Café in River Park. Those currently interested in being on the committee are: Sherrie, Lisa, John, Alex and Nancy. Nancy will head the committee and report to the board.
The Public Relations/Media Committee will be headed by Lisa. Contact Lisa for more information.
The Fundraising Committee will be headed by Meredith with Sherrie interested in being on the committee.
Alchemist Activities
Alchemist’s presence is needed at upcoming meetings. Alchemists will continue to advocate for building vibrant communities with the philosophy,
“Why expand when you can fill and use existing space?”
It was decided that Alchemists should have an official presence at the UDA meeting on June 15th. Rebecca will be present for the meeting.
Alchemists also need to be represented at the General Plan Workshop in Natomas on June 22nd. Those interested in attending were Wendy, Meredith, John and Nancy.
Alchemists proposed asking Wendy, the Executive Director to investigate cooperative housing on12th Street and report back to the board. The board unanimously approved.
Nancy made a motion to adjourn which was seconded by Lisa and approved unanimously.
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