MCC Advisory Board Minutes 06-24-2004COMMUNITY CENTER ADVISORY BOARD
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
DUNE 249 2004
4:30 P.M. -ACADEMY ROOM
Board Members Present: Harvey Kendall -Chair, Richard Quick -Vice Chair and Bruce Thielen
Board Members Absent: Sandra Theros and Bob Grabinski
Staff Members Present: Kitty Baltos-Director
1. Meeting called to order by Chair Harvey Kendall at 4:55 p.m.
2. Consideration of approving minutes from the May 27, 2004 regular Advisory Board meeting.
TABLED due to no quorum.
3. Consideration of adding items to the agenda: a. Discussion about meeting date change. MOTION by Bruce Thielen to change the meeting
date to the third Thursday of each month beginning the August meeting August 19, 2004,
SECOND by Dick Quick. The Advisory Board will still meet the fourth Thursday in July on
July 22"d
b. Discussion about partnership with schools Life Science Teachers Suggestion by Harvey
Kendall that the Community Center work with the Life Sciences teacher and students for
community service work for example middle school dances and other youth events. Kitty
Baltos will have Amy Dean follow up with Karen Smith.
C. Tour of Mississippi Room patio: The Board was very please with how the patio turned out
and congratulated Kitty and Fred Patch on the work accomplished.
4. Update Items:
a. Tobacco Free Policy - Kitty Baltos presented information of the policy adopted by the City
Council on June 14, 2004. The policy reflected the changes requested by the Advisory Board.
The Council did request a six (6) month trial period for this new policy to be brought to the
Council for review in December 2004.
b. Methodist Church movement - The process has been pushed back a few weeks, but the church
is still moving. It should be on the Community Center site by the end of July. The National
Guard will be temporarily put on the west side of Linn Street.
C. Storm Damage from June 71h storm - Kitty Baltos described the damage to the copper siding
on the south side of the building. The insurance already approved the fix and Donlar
Construction was in fixing the area currently.
5. Consideration of donation and contract requests coming up this year; Land of Lakes Choirboys and
Bernick's Pepsi. Some of the ideas suggested by the Board to consider would be Display Center for
the concession counter, finish the aquatic mural, scoreboards for the gymnasium and the lily pad walk
for the pool.
6. Consideration of items to include on the 2005 preliminary budget for the community center.
Consideration of items that are major purchases, marketing ideas and salaries and hours for 2005.
Suggestions from the Advisory Board included:
a. Consideration raising wedding prices with the addition of the patio
b. Using the Wright Way Shopper
C. Billboard on I-94
d. Permanent signs in the building
e. Christmas decorations for the inside and outside the building
f. Patio furniture
g. Additional items for safety training
h. Improving the website
i. Coat hooks for the Council members
j. Case to enclose the City's bulletin board
k. All other suggestions already submitted by Kitty Baltos
7. MOTION by Bruce Thielen to adjourn meeting at 5:40 p.m., SECOND by Richard Quick, MOTION
PASSED.