Board Meeting, 18 December 1997

Board: Geri, Martin, Margo, Dean, Polly. Me.
7:30 lessened the disorder

AGENDA

Postage Meter.
Storage Locker.
Q about tax-free stuff.
VPDP/OTML
Minicon Finances
 * 32
 * The Big Picture.
 * Minor thing.

BUSINESS


-Postage Meter

Dean talked to Kay. It's complex. Officially have 51 month lease. 17
quarterly payments. Weird thing is can't legally own or lease meter, so
technically leasing a letter opener, and the meter comes along. Options:
* Assign lease to someone else.
* Buy. But can't own. printing currency.
* Having "settlement."

May cost.  $1,500 remaining payment.
Dean: Will call express lease company to find out what our options really are.


-Storage Locker

Storage locker doesn't send out bills. They send out "late notices."
Bill should be handed to Michael Pins.


-Q about tax-free stuff.

Geri: We pay sales tax. At one time we didn't and had a tax number. Got told
by Treasurer that we can't. It's a state thing.


-VPDP/OTML

BOARD: We would like Laurel [Krahn] to continue. Please work on it.
John [Stanley] is welcome to help and Laurel may use him.


-Minicon Finances, 32

Geri: 32 finances. Glenn would like it to be closed out. Concerned
hemorrhaging. Mark says wants to close by end of year and can do that with
one or two pushes. Now (as of phone call) has promised some information by
the Minn-Stf meeting.

We got the Visa money. It went straight to Julie for Minn-Stf account. Don't
have dollar amount. Still no money from Holiday Inn. Approx. $1200. Victor,
as of a month ago, was going to make up a bill and send because he can't get
the information from Ish. Don't know if submitted.

If and when we get that income, can either go to M33 or Minn-Stf. Right now
$10,800 from 33 to 32. Original seed was $4000, when took over M31 and $5000
from 29 TCF account.

Dean: So Holiday Inn $1500 will make things more or less square?
Martin: No. This is M33 cash flow.
Geri: Looks like loss of $4800 or $5000, and Visa and Holiday Inn.
Martin: Worse than that. They lost their seed money. So looks like loss of
$7000, assuming $2500 seed money.


-Minicon Finances, The Big Picture

I want Board's approval to throw into briar patch. Ben Yalow is in town New
Years'. Geri is tracking down all Minicon financial information she can get
hands on. Would like to gather that information and let Ben have at it.
Specific goals:

* Try to see on a multi-year level what's been going on.
* To be used for line-item budget building for future Minicons.

Ben's going to be organizer and director of project. Mark be there, Mike
Pins, SBLH, P&T will look. Karen Johnson. Do I have Board's approval?
BOARD: Well.... We don't know.... Oh, all right....


-Minor thing

Dean: Laura as part of Dead Prezzies can do some sort of thing at Library
May 16 if Minn-Stf could encourage author show-up. Party later. Intake
scoop. Sounds good.
Geri: When is confirmation necessary?
Dean: Don't know. Guess month or two. Feb.
Martin: Look to someone to organize.


[-Botanist's report]

BOARD: Kim's report received and approved with some delight. Yes, it pleases
the Board, please continue with research, and if it should work out for us
to all get together for a drink, sounds grand, we'll pour....
(Get text from email)

Regular January meeting 15th.

Geri: Quick thing. Nominations & voting meetings.  2 nominations, 2 weeks
voting. Want voting March 21
Nomination March 7
Nomination Feb 21
Tell DD-B.
So Be It.

NEXT MEETING: 15 January 1998, 7 pm, the usual place.
8:50 meeting closed.