Minutes of the Board of Directors

of the East Central Neighborhood Association

6 June 2010

The meeting was called to order at 6:15 pm at (720 E. Washington)

Board Members Present:

Board Members Absent:

Members Present:

1. Ball, Bob

2. Atkins, Debbie

Announcements:

• Annie reported that owner of 206 N. Monroe is apparently interested in ignoring the historic district regulations while fixing up this residence. Discussion of how to respond.
  
  

Minutes:

• MSP 2 May 2010 ECNA board meeting minutes as presented

Committee Reports:

• Finance

  • balance $3439.51

    • $0.07 interest

    • $14.98 electric bill (sum of both bills)

    • $96.00 for shrubs for traffic island

    • $44.59 bunny costume for Annie for Easter egg hunt

    • $275 for web hosting

  • discussion of the possible loss of our non-profit status with the IRS as a result of a change in the federal regulations. Annie needs to file form with IRS to maintain our status.

• Program

  • Serve Week is 20-24 June. Youth volunteers will clean parks, prune trees, and mulch island.

  • Saturday 12 June. Adult volunteers will be working in the neighborhood.

  • Ice Cream Social in Washington Park. Sunday 11 July 2010 from 1-4 pm

  • Starting in August, street cleaning at 10:00 am Sunday mornings.

• Membership

  • no report

• Advocacy

  • Nora reported on the Spring neighborhood clean-up. There was a great turnout of volunteers including sixteen firefighters and their families and seven volunteers from community corrections. Large turnout ensured coverage of large portions of the neighborhood.

• Weed-n-Seed

  • Annie reported that the weed-n-seed committee is conducting an updated survey of residents in the program neighborhoods to get a better idea of the impact of the program so far. The committee hopes to survey attendees at the Blood-n-Fire food pantry and the ice cream social.

  • Committee is planning events for the National Night Out. This year the event will be held on the first Tuesday of August (need confirmation).

  • Bob Ball reported that the W-n-S liaison officer Jason Todd indicated that even with W-n-S subsidized overtime, the MPD is stretched thin in the W-n-S target areas.
    
    

Old Business:

• DeWayne reported that the water tank (for watering plants in the traffic island and parkways) has been purchased.

• Annie reported that the Minnetrista Farmer's Market people have apparently lost the ECNA's application to participate in the Farmer's market. Apparently we will be able to participate anyway.
  
  

New Business:

• MSP motion to allow Marie to purchase stamps.

• Cheryl Crowder (from Muncie Downtown) wants to borrow our tables and chairs for the summer fest on 19 June 2010. Discussion of proposal to “trade” of the use of our equipment for a discount on the booth space fee for the “Rib Fest” in August.

• Festival Meeting at Chris' home (232 N. Monroe)

• A family has apparently moved in the the condemned home at 216 N. Vine. Apparently the Muncie housing authority refuses to do anything due to a lack of funds.
  
  

The meeting was adjourned at 7:10 pm (due to tornado warning)

Addendum:

• On 9 July 2010 Annie moved (via e-mail) that the Association offer an extended association membership to new members who sign up between the Ice Cream Social and the Chili Supper in October. New members would pay the standard membership fees and their memberships would not expire until October 2011. The motion was seconded and over the next several days a majority of the board members indicated their support of the motion.