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January Board Meeting Minutes |
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Sunday, 15 July 2007 |
MINUTES
The Iowa Section of ASCE
Board of Directors Meeting
January 17, 2007
Scheman Center
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
1. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by President Dave Moeller at 3:50 PM. Iowa Section Officers present included Tim Monson, Lyle Brehm, Ron Gaiens Dave Claman, Jenifer Croat, Bryce Johnson, John Garton and Sean Brown. Kole Berg, Marlee Walton, and Bob Lentz were not present.
a. Minutes of the December 5, 2006 Board Meeting: Minutes were reviewed by the Board. A motion was made and seconded a board member to approve the minutes as written. The motion was approved by voice vote.
b. Agenda – The agenda was approved.
2. TREASURER’S REPORT: Treasurer’s Report No. 1 FY-07, prepared by Ron Gaiens was discussed. Changes from the last report include the following:
a. Net worth increased by $18,059.44 over this period.
b. Business expenses during this period totaled $2,157.25 and consisted largely of PubliAssist costs.
c. There was $12,951.34 in business income this period.
d. There was $369.00 in scholarship income and no scholarship expenses this period.
e. The value of the Heartland Investment Portfolio increased by $896.59 over this period.
f. A general discussion ensued regarding the need to seek a general independent audit of the section’s finances. Ron was going to prepare a request for proposal. We also talked about inviting our investment advisor to one of our upcoming board meetings.
g. A motion was made by a board member to approve the treasurer's report. The motion was seconded and was approved by unanimous voice vote.
3. NEWSLETTER REPORT: Kole Berg was not present.
4. WEBSITE REPORT: Jon Garton was present. A general discussion ensued and it was agreed to remove job postings. Dave Moeller wants to use the website as a communication vehicle. Dave will work on forum discussion items.
5. DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT:
a. Membership – Jenifer Croat has downloaded database and has sent letters to U of I grads. ISU hasn’t returned her request for student information.
b. YMG Activities – Bryce Johnson gave the following report - Central Iowa – Ben Cole knows we are looking for budget – he will forward. Eastern Iowa – Budget received from Dave Panos. Bryce left message to discuss webinar. Bryce will follow up.
c. Student Chapter Activities - Bryce Johnson gave the following report. ISU – Steel bridge and concrete canoe work continues They submitted a budget that was higher than normal – they said they are planning to win competitions and will likely go farther into Regionals. U of I – Steel bridge and concrete canoe work continues. They submitted a budget.
6. CONTINUING EDUCATION COMMITTEE REPORT -
a. Technical Committee Report - Marlee Walton was not present
b. Scholarship Meeting Report - A motion was made by Tim Monson to increase scholarship amount from $500 to $1000. Dave Claman seconded the motion and it was approved by unanimous voice vote.
7. PR REPORT: Ann Marie Edwards was not able to come through. Will need to re-evaluate candidates.
9. ANNUAL MEETING REPORT: Annual planning session was held earlier in the day. Dave Moeller said he was pleased that we came up with a good slate of presentations.
10. DISTRICT 16/Region VII Report - Bob Lentz was not present. Mike Vanderwert has agreed to be Iowa’s representative. The board also discussed the need to change the bylaws to name 1st year director as member of regional assembly. Dave Moeller will fill out form.
11. OLD BUSINESS
a. History & Heritage – Marston Water Tower – Application is complete – needs to be signed and submitted.
b. Service Project Update – Stream Cleanup. The IDNR didn’t know – the state is “out of it”. Dave will dig further.
c. Strategic Planning meeting report – Dave Claman talked Dick Reasons. Dick recommended we survey members. Dave recommended we engage professional help. Talked about ownership. General discussion ensued. Tentative dates 1st or 2nd Friday in June.
d. Zone 7 Leadership Conference – Bryce and Ron going. Dave to get Ron information.
12. NEW BUSINESS
a. Expenditures – Sean to forward lunch expenses to Ron.
b. U of I Student Chapter Joint Meet – need to pin down date/location
c. March 6th next board meeting in Tama
d. Adjournment - A motion was made by a board member and seconded to adjourn the meeting at 525 PM. The motion was approved by voice vote.
These minutes are being submitted to the Board of Directors of the Iowa Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers as an actual account of the proceedings of the Board Meeting on January 12, 2007 according to my notes taken during the meeting.
Sean D. Brown, P.E.
Secretary
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