Saugatuck/DouglasAreaBusinessAssociation September2010MonthlyBoardMeetingMinutes
Wednesday,September3rd,2010 SaugatuckCityHall ChairedBy:AngelaHolmes,CoPresident MinutesbyMarilynStarring,RecordingSecretary Minutestakenfromvideorecorder. BOARDMEMBERSPRESENT:JulieAbelJabberDesign,BillSmithParrotintheSquare,AngelaHolmes Century21,FredandJanetSchmidt,ToniTrudellParkHouse,andJodiWhiteMacatawaBank ABSENT:LincolnBrackettBrackett&Company,MikeCareyDelSol,JohnJeromeButlerPantry,Ben BartonWhiteHouseBistro,MarilynStarringStarofSaugatuck,KevinTringaliBellaVitaSpa&Suites, AUDIENCEINATTENANCE:GeorgeWaden/Homebodies,LisaLungaro/MacatawaBank,PierreLaVoix SBAM,BarryJohnson/SaugatuckBrewingCompany,JaneVerPlankVictorianInn/CityofSaugatuck, LareeWaandersChemicalBank,JuneSerendipityB&B MARKETINGCOORDINATORSREPORT:JanetSchmidt NextmeetingforSparkleSeptember24thatcityhall11a.m.severalnewpeoplehavejoined committeewouldlikesomeboardsupportat11a.m.meeting.Janetandcitymeetingwithtwo companiesforprivatedecoratingofcitythatwilltieinwithparkdecoratinghopingby24September willhaveagameplanandamoredefinedbudget.$5,000comesfromthecityofSaugatucktopayfor privatecompanySparklemoney(budget)willpayforasmuchaswecanforrestofdecoratingforthe holidays.Cityhastakenbacktheworkofdecoratingtheparks. ContinuingpartnershipwithMasonStreet/SCAintheHollandSentinelwehaveonemoreweek togetherthengobacktoindividualadsonThursdays. BillSmithwillbeonTheGrindradioprogramthisSaturdayspeakingabouttheupcomingDouglasWine andArtStroll.WearethenfinishedwithourcontractwithTheGrindandappreciateMikeJohnson allowingustomovespeakersaround. FallKickOffOctober5thatMarros5:307:30p.m. SeptembernewsletterwillgooutendofthisweekFreshProduce,AmericanSpoonFoodsand SwirlberrywillbefeaturedinSeptembernewsletter. YellowbagstuffershavebeenreprintedwithactivitiesthruendofDecember. SidewalkSalehadover70participants.Trolley279peoplewerecarriedbetweenSaugatuckand Douglas.Fewminorproblemswithparkingbutwereresolved.MetwithChiefGileswillfully barricadestreetsforSidewalkSalenextyeartoeliminateproblemsencounteredthisyear.Angela HolmesWhywasDouglasconfusedastowhetherDouglaswashavingaTasteornot?MattBalmer
questionedme.BillSmithNotsurewhyifDouglashadhadaTastehe(Matt)wouldhavebeenasked toparticipateanditwasmadeprettyclearattheendoflastyearitwasntgoingtohappenthisyear. MacatawaBankpartneredwithSABAanddidfacepaintingatSidewalkSaleaswell. WecollectedanumberofSABAemailaddressesfrombothcommunities. MusicInParkGaveaplaquetoOfficerBobforhisservicetothecommunitywasverymuch appreciatedthankyoutoLisaLungaroforhelpingtocoordinatethis. MichiganStateHistoricalPreservationConferenceMay19,20and21st,2011400peoplewillbein townforthiseventthemeisJustAddWater.UsingSCAastheirbasefortheevent. EventsmeetingwillbeheldThursday,September9thatBrackettandCompanyFallFunFestDouglas WineStrollandOctoberactivities. JodiWhiteDowehaveadditionalinvoicesthatneedtobepaidforSidewalkSales?JanetSchmidt Believeallinvoicesareinandthereisstillsomemoneytocomeinmissing$150$200.JodiWhite madeabout$1,800thisyear. Smallissueaboutaddingasecondday,andacouplepeopledidthesaleonaseconddayhadbeen decidedinthepastthatSidewalkSaleshouldjustbea1dayevent. PUBLICCOMMENT:None EVENTSUPDATE:AngelaHolmes MUSICINTHEPARKLastnighttonightwhichwillwrapupanothersuccessfulseason. SAUGATUCKVICTORYPARTYCVBeventbeingcooperatedwithSABASeptember11thandseemsto beinplace.SABAhasagreedtoprintaflierthatwilllistparticipatingbusinessesandwhattheyare givingaway.AlsoonSeptember11thwillbe:PAWSFORACAUSEMT.BALDHEADCHALLENGEROCK THEFELTDUTCHERSBASEBALLGAMEandDOUGLASWINEANDARTSTROLL. DOUGLASWINEANDARTSTROLL:BillSmithDowntownDouglaswillbefencedoffaftertheMt. BaldheadChallengeand3restaurantswilleachservewinesfrom2differentcountriesappetizers beingservedJazztrio(musictill4p.m.)artdisplayfromartgalleries.Costis$45forthree(3) restauranttastingor$15foronetastingEventwillbefromNoonto5hopingforgoodweather. FALLFUNFESTOctober16th TreasurerJodiWhiteisgoingtosendEventsCommitteeanEventBudgetandsomethingtoBillfor DouglasWineTastingandArtStroll.

UPDATESAUGATUCK/DOUGLASCITYHALL:Nonefromeitherone.AngelaHolmessentemailtoKirk HarrieraboutPrincipleShoppingDistricttoseewherewestandinfindingaconsultanttotalktous aboutthis.BillSmithOctoberFestonOctober2ndandgallerieshavingaglasseventinearly November.JanetSchmidtGalleryStrollonOctober9thand10th.HeritageFestivalonSeptember18th. SECRETARYSMINTUES:ApprovalofminutesforAugust.Noquorumforvote. TREASURERSREPORT:JodiWhiteSBOAccount(SaugatuckBusinessOrganization)havedisbursed twointerurbaninvoicesandsomesignageinvoice.Noquorumforvoteontreasurer'sreport.Jodi WhiteWilltherebeabilltopayatendoftheseasonforfootpatrol?(Note:MarilynStarringyes therewillbeabilltopayforthisandforfinalmonthofAugustfortheshuttle.)JodiWhiteWhositson thiscommittee?AngelaHolmes:Myself,MarilynStarring,MikeCarey,BrentBirkholz,SandraRandolph andJanetSchmidt. ProfitandLossMusicintheParkTodate$1,100short.FredSchmidtstillsomeoutstanding invoicesforsponsorshiptobepaid.JanetSchmidtJohnJeromewillknow,checkwithhim.JodiWhite Stillshorton2010membershipmoney.FredSchmidtThereisapproximately$800in2010 membershipduesoutstandingand$250foroneadinthebrochurestilloutstanding. JodiWhiteaskedaboutSABAbrochure:FredSchmidtReceivedaquotefromHowardprintingto reprint5,000brochures@$3200reprint5,000maps@$845.Feelthatweshouldsolicitmembership toseewhohassurplusofbrochuresandcollectthoseandusetheminsteadofreprinting.JanetSchmidt parkinglotsattendantsarehandingoutalotofbrochuresandbeinggreatambassadorstothecity, andtheyhavedistributedalotofbrochurestopeoplewhoarecomingtothecity.LizWilsonhas workedveryhardingettingpeopletoworktheparkinglotswhowanttobethere. OLDBUSINESS: NEWMEMBER:LaVellaFashions. DRUGSTOREWALL:Nochangeandnoadditionalincomeallpaidtodate.SABAstillhastwospacesthat canberentedthatcurrentlyhaveSABAsignsinthem. SABABUCKS:FredSchmidtStillgoingwellabout50%60%redeemedabout10%expired.Bill SmithAnythingonshoppingbagthatexplainswhatSABABucksare?Billhashadcustomersthathave askedwhattheyare,wheretoredeemandhowtogetthem.Maywanttolookattakingthenextstep andhavetheprogramgrow. NEWBUSINESS: SAUGATUCKCITYSIGNAGECOMMITTEE:Noupdate. MEMBERSHIPRENEWALLETTERS:FredSchmidtwillgooutthismonthandthosewhowanttorenew atFallGetTogethercandoso.Feeswillbethesame$200forprofitbusinessand$50fornonprofits. BillSmith:Whataboutasmallincreaseindues?$25?FredSchmidtIfwearegoingtomakethat
changeweshoulddoinJuneofnextyear.AngelaHolmesFeelthatweshouldcashinCDsthatwe havebeforeweaskforanincreaseindues. BOARDQUESTIONS/CONCERNS:None PlaquegiventoOfficerBob,andthankyounotefromOfficerBob. NEXTMEETING:October6th,2010at8:30a.m.atMarros. LisaLungaroSlateofofficersandneedtohaveavoteonofficersJodiWhite,MarilynStarringand JohnJeromeupforelection. SBAMUPDATE:Pierrewillbehereeveryothermonth.HadaboothatSidewalkSalesandsponsored MusicintheParklastweek.SBAMisendorsingRickSnyderforgovernor.Advertising180anonline andcdbasedprogramthatisbeingofferedtomembershipmoredetailsoutonthissoon.Workers CompensationSMAMoffersanicediscountonpremiums.GovernmentAffairsminglewith candidatespriortoelectioninNovember. PUBLICCOMMENT:None MEETINGADJOURNED