Place:
First State Bank of St. Joseph
Secretary's Report: Approved 1st/2nd - Danielson/John
Treasurer's Report: Approved 1st/2nd - Stueve/Dotzler
Called
to order 12:19 p.m.
Introductions
Thank
you to First State Bank for lunch
Additions to agenda
2007
Fireworks - plans going well, Litchy working hard. Anyone willing to
be a donation site - please contact Davey.
Downtown
Revitilzation - Carlbom - Urban environ group is moving forward with
suggested design standards for businesses. Continued discussion about
the survey/market analysis, community leader forum about a week ago.
Surveys are out there - if you would like to fill one out contact Greg
Reinart. How do we go out and talk to different groups civic and
business owners. Discussing what the message would be. Study back in
June sometime. Chamber should receive it in July.
Riverbats - change the date to Wed. August 8, instead of Tues. Aug.
7. If you have an interest of having your business sponsor please let
Chad know. Tickets are coming beginning of May.
Women's
Walk - Carol came from St. Ben's.
Freuhlingsfest - Asking for donations for Games or Lunch for the
sisters. A donation for up to $800 for games and lunch was approved.
1st Von Pinnon/2nd Renslow.
Harlem
Ambassadors - trying to find a date - perhaps next spring (March
madness). Brenda Brown mentioned a caution - they did the event with
the Girls Scouts in Mpls and didn't fare too well. However, Davey has
done it before too and had a great turn-out.
Membership and Internet information - 21 membership forms in. Please
send in your membership, get a form or go to stjosephchamber.com.
Dollars
for Scholars - donation annual contribution of $500 (two scholarships)
- for those who are continuing education. Local kids, St. Joseph, St.
Wendell. Trade school, college. Chamber has participated from day
1. Motion by Nelson, 2nd Von Pinnon. Discussion - Jacobson - we've
spent a lot of money today we need to be careful. Motion approved.
Sartell
Chamber - Jim Barker from the Sartell Chamber sponsoring a 1/2 day
seminar on Strategic planning presented by the College of St.
Scholastica - 4 hours plus lunch $2700 cost - hoping it's a fundraiser
- wants to co-sponsor sharing expense or profit equally. Davey will
get more info and bring it back for next meeting.
Annoucements - Central MN FCU Habitat for Humanity Golf outing - needs
players for golf outing - $15 for golf, lunch and dinner - see Matt
for more info. $100 to sponsor a hole. Mother Nature promises to
cooperate.
Diane
Moeller - ground break ceremony on May 3, 1 p.m.
Jeanne
Dotzler - BNI has an event at 11:15 a.m. Thursday a visitor's day.
120 people to network with. Looking for new members $8 for lunch.
Everyone welcome at Trobec's event center.
Sponsor
First State Bank - Thank you for coming. Take a cookbook.
Motion
to adjourn - Dotzler/Stueve
