Community Enrichment Corporation
Regular MeetingMichigan City, IN · March 12, 2014
Minutes
Michigan
City
Community
Enrichment
Corporation
Mayor’s
West
Conference
Room
100
East
Michigan
Boulevard,
Michigan
City,
Indiana
Meeting
Minutes:
March
12,
2014
6:00
P.M.
Call
to
Order:
Larry
Silvestri
called
the
meeting
to
order
at
6:04
P.M.
in
the
Mayor’s
West
Conference
Room
Roll
Call:
Present
–
Chair
Larry
Silvestri,
Michael
McKervey,
George
Kazmierczak,
Ron
Miller,
Jack
VanEtten,
Steve
Janus,
Attorney
Atley
Price
and
Jan
Chamberlin.
Absent
–
Vice-‐chair
Sue
Webster,
Chris
Carter,
and
Joan
Wiseman.
Council
on
Aging
Grants
titled
“Guardianship”
($5750),
“Escort”
($5000),
and
“Transportation
Match
Funds”
($20,000):
The
order
of
business
was
adjusted
so
our
three
guests
would
feel
free
to
leave
after
this
discussion.
Present
to
give
reports
were
Susan
Carr,
Director
of
Parents
and
Friends
Funds
Development
(PAF),
Dawn
M.
Biela,
Director
of
LaPorte
County
Council
on
Aging
(COA),
and
Bill
Trowbridge,
President
of
Michiana
Resources
(MR).
Ms.
Biela
requested
an
extension,
as
it
is
possible
that
another
corporation
may
become
involved.
Ron
Miller,
who
has
been
attending
Task
Force
meetings
on
this
matter,
updated
the
Board.
Next
Wednesday,
3/19/14,
another
Task
Force
meeting
will
be
held;
we
should
know
more
by
then.
The
current
arrangement
expires
in
mid-‐April.
Whoever
takes
over,
they
need
to
meet
requirements
of
the
grant.
The
3
representatives
present
cannot
guarantee
or
sign
the
3
COA
grant
contracts
at
this
point.
Mr.
Trowbridge
agreed
with
Ron.
He
said
the
dilemma
would
be
if
COA
were
broken
into
pieces.
Michiana
Resources
hopes
to
keep
it
intact
and
take
the
whole
thing
on.
But
there
are
still
many
possibilities
that
cannot
be
ready
by
the
Banquet
next
week.
Ms.
Carr
stated
the
Transportation
Grant
should
follow
the
3
vans
(two
replacement
vans
and
one
to
expand
services).
They
are
matching
funds.
She
said
she
could
sign
for
the
PAF
grant
(Group
Home
Bedding).
She
did
sign
a
contract
and
turned
it
in
to
Larry
Silvestri.
Attorney
Atley
Price
said
no
monies
can
be
offered
to
COA
until
it
has
been
officially
decided
as
to
who
will
be
handling
that
agency.
George
Kazmierczak
motioned
the
Board
continue
to
encumber
the
funds,
identified
as
“Transportation”
($20,000),
“Escort”
($5000),
and
“Guardianship”
($5750)
for
the
purposes
of
COA,
to
be
reviewed
at
30
day
intervals.
Jack
VanEtten
seconded;
all
in
favor.
Ms.
Carr
requested
evidence
of
this
official
Board
approval
for
the
Task
Force.
The
minutes
of
this
meeting
should
suffice.
Ron
Miller
and
Sue
Webster
attend
the
Task
Force
meetings
and
will
also
be
able
to
verify
the
MCCEC
Board’s
decision.
We
then
returned
to
the
regular
Order
of
Business.
Approval
of
February
12,
2013
Minutes:
Ron
Miller
motioned
to
accept
the
minutes
as
presented
with
no
changes
or
corrections,
Jack
VanEtten
seconded,
all
in
favor.
Claims:
Jan
Chamberlin
-‐
$375.51;
Motion
to
accept
and
pay:
Jack
VanEtten.
Second:
Ron
Miller.
The
vote
was
unanimous.
The
claim
was
signed
for
submission
to
Harbour
Trust.
Financial
Statement:
Treasurer
Michael
McKervey
distributed
copies
of
the
current
statement
to
all
members.
Balance
is
$771,607.95.
Old
Business:
Mike
McKervey
stated
that,
according
to
the
Gaming
agreement,
the
Zoo
Director
should
be
advising
MCCEC
what
they
are
going
to
do
with
their
$100,000
each
year.
The
money
must
be
for
capital
expenditures.
Johnny
Martinez,
Zoo
Director,
as
well
as
the
Park
Board
will
be
invited
to
attend
next
month’s
MCCEC
Board
meeting
to
give
a
report.
They
also
need
to
be
reminded
that
quarterly
reports
should
be
submitted.
In
other
old
business,
Mike
McKervey
and
George
Kazmierczak
completed
the
Gaming
Commission
Report.
Larry
Silvestri
signed
and
submitted
the
report.
Open
Door
Law
vs.
Privacy
of
certain
personal
information
contained
in
grant
applications:
Discussion
was
regarding
how
much
information
should
we
be
allowed
to
give
out
to
the
public?
If
an
organization
is
a
501c3,
they
are
subject
to
freedom
of
information.
Attorney
Atley
Price
stated
common
sense
dictates
deletion
of
some
information.
Personal
identifying
information
such
as
social
security
numbers
should
be
kept
private.
A
school
security
system
would
also
be
exempt
from
public
access.
Almost
anything
else
is
public
record.
Banquet
Committee
Report:
Jack
VanEtten
reported
on
the
upcoming
banquet
scheduled
March
19,
2014.
The
contracts
are
complete;
the
dinner
count
is
due
this
week.
The
menu,
time,
and
room
are
set.
Press
was
invited
but
we
have
not
heard
from
them.
Jack
will
contact
the
News
Dispatch
personally
regarding
coming
and
taking
pictures.
Mike
will
get
the
grant
checks
from
Harbour
Trust.
Ron
Miller
motioned
we
invite
the
two
individuals
from
Harbour
Trust
who
have
been
so
helpful.
Mike
McKervey
seconded;
all
in
favor.
It
was
decided
not
to
invite
the
Board
Members’
significant
others.
The
program
will
be
printed
this
week;
it
looks
similar
to
last
year’s
program.
Grant
Reporting
progress:
Jan
Chamberlin
reported
all
3rd
quarter
reports
have
been
received.
She
reviewed
all
remaining
balances;
they
appear
to
be
in
order,
as
some
will
spend
their
funds
during
the
remaining
school
year.
Most
remaining
balances
are
approximately
one
fourth
of
their
original
amounts.
The
Humane
Society
wrote
a
request
to
adjust
their
spending
to
include
$1,005
for
programmable
thermostats.
There
were
no
objections.
Receipts
have
been
located
for
their
other
expenses.
Website:
A
member
of
the
public,
Joan
Chumley,
had
requested
of
Larry
Silvestri
that
we
post
a
complete
list
of
applicants
with
scores,
and
add
our
mission
statement,
who
we
are,
what
we
do.
After
discussion,
it
was
decided
that
we
will
post
the
current
list
of
recipients
and
amounts
awarded,
a
description
of
who
we
are
and
what
we
do,
our
mission
statement,
and
that
our
2014-‐15
application
will
be
coming
soon.
We
will
decide
on
a
mission
statement
when
we
discuss
bylaw
changes
in
the
near
future.
New
Business:
Jack
VanEtten
motioned
approval
of
up
to
$500
for
shredding
the
extra
copies
of
the
2013-‐2014
grant
applications.
Steve
Janus
seconded;
all
in
favor.
This
needs
to
be
done
by
April
1st
as
our
office
space
will
be
used
by
the
Park
Department
over
the
summer.
Mike
McKervey
stated
he
believes
we
spend
too
much
money
on
expenses.
Larry
Silvestri
had
a
breakdown
on
expenses
for
the
past
two
years.
We
spent
$34,543.81
between
January
2012
and
January
2014.
This
will
be
addressed
at
the
next
meeting.
The
City
I.T.
department
will
be
asked
about
email
addresses
for
board
members.
Mike
McKervey
resigned
as
Treasurer/Secretary.
A
new
one
will
be
elected
at
next
month’s
meeting.
The
next
regular
Meeting
will
be
Wednesday,
April
9
2014,
at
6:00
P.M.
Adjourn:
At
8:30p.m.,
Ron
Miller
motioned
to
adjourn,
Mike
McKervey
seconded,
and
all
approved.
Minutes
recorded
by
Jan
Chamberlin
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