January Minutes 2008
Place: Teli's Pizza & Grill
Date: January 15, 2008
Sponsor: Kennedy Elementary School
Introductions
Secretary's Report: 1st/2nd - Gunderson/Stueve
Treasurer's Report: 1st/2nd - Davey/Dotzler
New Business
Troy Gunderson appointed to the 1/2 cent Sales-Tax committee.
Minnesota Chamber of Commerce - event for leadership from out-state
chamber to attend. What makes these chambers function? Von Pinnon
and Dotzler will attend. Anyone else is invited as well.
Harlem Ambassadors - traveling basketball team - two teams that travel
throughout the United States. Semi-professional players - ask for an
upfront fee $4400 - then they bring their team to play a community
team. Find 20 businesses to sponsor players - each business provide
$220 to sponsor our community players. Concession and ticket money
goes to the chamber. Potential dates - Sept 17, 18 or 19. We need a
chairperson for the committee if we want to do it. They need a
5-month lead time. Davey suggested getting a committee together to
get the sponsorships before we commit. Davey, Dotzler & Litchy are
willing to contact businesses to see if we can get sponsorships.
Renslow will check with CSB to see if the venue and players are
available.
Purpose of the Chamber - we need to re-visit the purpose of the
chamber, perhaps by doing a survey of members. Are we going to
continue doing the events we have done in the past? How can we
revitilize volunteerism in our chamber? Should we honor more than one
person be honored either at the Winter Warm-Up or at another time
during the year. Litchy - we could get together with the other
service organizations and do a volunteer of the year, not to water
down the impact of the Kelly Award at the Winter Warm-Up.
Davey - study on impact to 4-year residency of the colleges, short and
long-term impact and impact on housing. Wants a donation of $500.
Davey - motion to allocate $500 for study - 2nd by Stueve. Dotzler -
would this benefit the whole community or is it a special interest
group? Davey- they bring back the information for the chamber and the
city. Jacobson - should we make it a policy to bring it up one
meeting and put it on the agenda for the next meeting to discuss?
Petters - could we get clarification on what they hope to reveal by
the study? Ardolf - economic impact of what? Davey - all is
regarding a 4-year residency of the college students on campus.
Agenda will be put out with the minutes prior to the meeting.
Habitat for Humanity is requesting donations. Does the chamber think
we should support this effort? Litchy - many business have stepped up
to support the effort.
On-Going - Winter Warm-up, Feb. 1 at the El Paso. Comedian James
Wedgewood will entertain. We have 13 sponsors for the entertainment.
Still need door prizes. Pastor Ron Stewart will emcee. Davey will
contact the Kelly Award winner and family to be attending.
Wobegon Trail - the fund may not be as far behind as we thought. The
Wobegon committee is having a meeting coming up. Molly Renslow
attends for CSB and will also represent the chamber. Still talking
about recognition.
Next meeting we'll set up committees for events coming up in 2008.
Fireworks
Millstream Booth
Lighting Ceremony
Holiday Party
Winter Warm-Up
Jacobson wants to talk about replacing the Christmas decorations for
the city as they are not in good shape. Perhaps we could replace one
a year and if we could get the Jaycees, Lions, city to do the same.
Door prizes should be dropped off at The Newsleaders by Jan. 25.
Presentation - Diane Moeller - Kennedy Elementary School
