Trustees in attendance:  Paul Ciupa, Constance Ewazen, Maribeth Feke, Paul Kazmierczak, Christine Kowalski, Alice Ratka, Matt Reitz, Peggy Zeleznik,

Guests:  Kevin Kelley, Brian Cummins, Johanna Hamm, Darren Hamm, Michael Gladysz, Jim O’Connor, Steve Henstridge

Staff: Robyn Sandys, Deb Zeleny    

Maribeth Called the meeting to order@ 6:15 pm, introductions were made.

Minutes:  Minutes were presented and approved, Matt introduced and Alice seconded.

Financial Report: A financial report was not voted on during the meeting, the treasurer Paul K came late. They were discussed and approved in Executive Session, but will be reviewed at the next meeting for full board approval.

Councilman Kelley reported on Ward 16 activities:  He reported that Memphis school was finally down and all cleared away. He received a number of calls regarding flooding after recent rain storms. He said sewers were operating as they should have but could not handle the overflow. He has had complaints about dust coming from Loew Field from residents on Oak Park and is seeing what he can do about that.

Discussion around the Boards strategic planning:  At the August meeting the “Dashboard” or goals set for the board through a planning process were reviewed. At this meeting there was discussion around possibly making some editing changes. It was decided to table this for now and leave it as is.

Executive Director Report:  The report was given by Robyn, highlights were:

• Garage Sale from items in the other office went well, about $600 was made.
• CDBG contract on track for Year 33, hope to have signed soon.
• Newspaper committee is meeting will probably not have a plan until sometime in November or December.
• Model block program city contract may not be done until December or January.
• Kiwanis and others are dedicating a Clock and Flagpole in front of Busch Funeral Home with the dedication ceremony scheduled for September 21. Board members should try and attend.
• Requested that the Board review staff reports.

Board Development Committee-Annual Meeting

• A date was decided for the Annual Meeting, October 24th at 6:30 and will be at the Deaconess-Krafft Center. There will be guest speakers discussing our various planning studies and the CDCs/Boards goals.
• All material must go out to members no later than September 21.
• There will be a vote on the name change and the By Laws now known as the Code of Regulations.
• There was a discussion about potential new board members and where there were vacancies at this time. Brian asked how many seats on the Board need to be filled. The reply was:
• 2 Residence
• 2 Institutional
• 4 Commercial
• 1 Associate (although there was discussion about changing that slot and adding another resident position on the board)

There was a motion to go into Executive Session to discuss personnel issues.

The meeting was adjourned, motioned by Connie, seconded by Paul K at 6:57 pm.

Next meeting is Tuesday, October 9th at 6:00 pm

Minutes prepared by Peggy Zeleznik