City of Columbia New Century Fund, Inc. Board

City of Columbia, Missouri 701 E. Broadway Columbia, Missouri Meeting Minutes Tuesday, June 7, 2016 8:00 AM Walton Building Conference Room City of Columbia New Century Fund, Inc. Board City of Columbia New Century Meeting Minutes June 7, 2016 Fund, Inc. Board I. CALL TO ORDER Present: 8- John Gillispie, Andrew Grabau, Brianna Lennon, Lori Neidel, Robert Nolte, William Tillotson, Matthew Williams and Brian Treece Absent: 1- Stephen Ferris II. INTRODUCTIONS III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Chair Neidel moved that we accept the agenda, seconded by Nolte. Yes: 8- Gillispie, Grabau, Lennon, Neidel, Nolte, Tillotson, Williams and Treece Absent: 1- Ferris IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Chair Neidel moved that we accept Minutes of the 10/27/2016 meeting, seconded by Tillotson. Approved unanimously. V. BANK BALANCE REPORT (in lieu of Treasurer's Report) In the absence of the Treasurer, staff liaison Baker reported a NCF bank balance of $34,192.29, which includes approximately $13,000 designated for the Lang Award, $10,000 for the MLK Memorial, and under $8,000 for discretionary uses. VI. OLD BUSINESS Baker informed the board that Randy Cole, CIty of Columbia Housing Programs, has informed him that they will not seek the services of the New Century Fund. They decided to partner with Job Point instead, an organization which not only fulfills the requirements of the lending bank, but also trains construction workers. Baker reminded the board of the NCF involvement in the annual Howard B. Lang, Jr., Award, and encouraged them to participate in nominating community volunteers in the Fall. VII. NEW BUSINESS Minor changes to the Bylaws were suggested. Amending the Bylaws, based upon alternative structure ideas, has been a long-standing discussion. The question arose if the NCF could hold an electronic vote on any accepted changes. Staff liaison Baker was asked to look into this question. City of Columbia, Missouri Page 1 Printed on 4/7/2017 City of Columbia New Century Meeting Minutes June 7, 2016 Fund, Inc. Board VIII. OTHER BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR Other Business from the Floor: a. Baker mentioned the Lichtenstein Foundation distribution to NCF and then NCF to the City to help pay for the student influenze inoculation process. Motion to approve was made by Williams, seconded by Nolte. Unanimous approval. b. Mayor Treece provided insight and encouragement to one of the original charges behind creating the NCF, support for historic preservation of properties within the City of Columbia. To that end he presented the NCF with a $40 cash gift from Landmark Bank as a "thank you" for a city walking tour. The gift will be deposited in the NCF Historic Preservation account. In addition, Treece announced that the James Walker Hotel will have a salvage sale in September. He recommended that checks from this sale could be written to the NCF for historic preservation. Treece then made a motion to broaden the scope of the NCF Historic Preservation ledger line (account) to include all historic preservation purposes, seconded by Tillotson. Unanimous approval. IX. ADJOURNMENT City of Columbia, Missouri Page 2 Printed on 4/7/2017