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HFHE BOARD MEETING MINUTES

HFHE BOARD MEETING June 16, 2010, 7:00 a.m.

Chamber of Commerce Conference Room

Board Members in attendance: Steve Greeley, Bill Ullery, Nancy Iannone, Andy Campbell, Jo Navaretta, Floyd Hamilton, Carolyn Bruce, Jerry Clark, Nello Ruscitti, and Ralph Tapscott Board

Members absent: Pam Meyers, Linda Toy, Constant Stoepler, Mike Quinn, and Cinda Ross Ex-Officio Members present: Stan Usinowicz, Gary Kellogg, Linda Riesdorph, and Jim Salscheider Guests: Jane Tawney and Terry Fleming

• Meeting called to order at 7:00 a.m. by Steve Greeley.

• Minutes: May 19, 2010 minutes were reviewed. Jerry Clark moved to approve the May board minutes and Floyd Hamilton seconded the motion. Approved unanimously.

• Treasurer’s Report by Andy Campbell: $19,011.62. Ralph Tapscott moved to approve the May 2010 Treasurer’s Reports and Jo Navaretta seconded the motion. Approved unanimously. Nello Ruscitti is taking care of phone request for ASUH number.

• ASU Meeting: Jo Navaretta reported that at the meeting with ASU there was discussion on parking, egress and ingress, small park on east side, and housing (freshman-self contained). The facility is in good shape but some modifications will need to be made; open walls, paint, restrooms, ADA requirements, and IT requirements (Nello working on solutions). Steve stated that ASU was very excited bout the survey results. Jerry was thanked for the renderings of the campus.

• Grant Money: Gary Kellogg reported that the PED will be applying for the federal stimulus grant money (funds to aid in campus modifications/development) as soon as information on the grant is released.

• BLM Report: Stan Usinowicz reported that the final documents will be returned to BLM this month. He thinks everything will be completed by the end of July.

• Old Business: o Discussion on open seats due to resignation of Brad Payne-Vice President and Tom Watterson-Member at Large. Floyd Hamilton moved that Jerry Clark be moved to the open Member at Large position on the Executive Committee. Seconded by Jo Navaretta. Approved unanimously. Vice President position will be filled as soon as possible. At this time no July meeting is scheduled.

Next scheduled meeting will be August 18, 2010 at 7:00 a.m. at the Chamber of Commerce Conference Room, 314 London Bridge Rd.

Meeting adjourned at 8:00 a.m. Pam Meyers, Secretary

HFHE BOARD MEETING MINUTES

HFHE BOARD MEETING May 19, 2010, 7:00 a.m.

Chamber of Commerce Conference Room

Board Members in attendance: Steve Greeley, Bill Ullery, Nancy Iannone, Andy Campbell, Pam Meyers, Jo Navaretta, Floyd Hamilton, Carolyn Bruce, Linda Toy, Constant Stoepler, Jerry Clark, Mike Quinn, Cinda Ross, Nello Ruscitti, and Ralph Tapscott

Board Members absent: Tom Watterson Ex-Officio Members present: Stan Usinowicz, Gary Kellogg, Linda Riesdorph, and Scott Wamack Guests: Vicki Gwynne, Jane Tawney, and Terry Fleming

• Meeting called to order at 7:00 a.m. by Steve Greeley.

• Minutes: April 21, 2010 minutes were reviewed. Carolyn Bruce moved to approve the April board minutes and Nancy Iannone seconded the motion. Approved unanimously.

• Treasurer’s Report by Andy Campbell: $18,861.99. Andy reported that all required filing (federal/state) has been completed to keep our non-profit status. Floyd Hamilton moved to approve the April 2010 Treasurer’s Reports and Carolyn Bruce seconded the motion. Approved unanimously. Bill and Nello will work on using Bill’s office phone number to reduce costs, and a possible 800 number.

• Introduction of Guests: Vicki Gwynne and Jane Tawney.

• Proposition 100 Results: Prop 100 passed throughout the state although it did not pass in Mohave County.

• David Young: Jo Navaretta reported on her meeting with David Young/ASU. Their discussion was mainly about the Daytona facility and what would be needed to make the rooms usable for ASU should an IGA occur. He said they would share their student/community survey report with her when completed. ASU does have the results from surveys that HFHE had previously completed. Next step would be for ASU to meet with the City and School District to work on the IGA’s. Jo will contact Dr. Young to verify ASU’s specific requests for landscaping and scholarships for the co-enrollment program. She will see if he can meet with the HFHE Board. At this point, no formal agreement has been entered into.

• Discussion on potential stimulus funds to aid in campus modification/development. Gary Kellogg will research the possibility.

• Drawings on the proposed campus by Jerry Clark: Discussion of possible modifications. Use of the fields will be through the City. Working Title: Arizona State University at Lake Havasu.

• Scholarship Committee Report: Pam Meyers reported that the 2010 Scholarships were presented to the two selected high school seniors at the May 10th Evening of Excellence. She passed around a spreadsheet of community organizations to be reviewed and contact information added. Committee will need to revamp scholarship funding that would go towards co-enrollment scholarships for students attending LHHS, as well as graduating seniors from LHHS who are accepted to the four-year university campus. Until such time as a formal agreement is entered into with a four-year university, the HFHE scholarship program will remain the same.

Next meeting will be June 16, 2010 at 7:00 a.m. at the Chamber of Commerce Conference Room, 314 London Bridge Rd.

Meeting adjourned at 8:00 a.m. Pam Meyers, Secretary

HFHE BOARD MEETING MINUTES

HFHE BOARD MEETING April 21, 2010, 7:00 a.m.

Chamber of Commerce Conference Room

Board Members in attendance: Steve Greeley, Bill Ullery, Nancy Iannone, Andy Campbell, Pam Meyers, Jo Navaretta, Floyd Hamilton, Carolyn Bruce, Tom Watterson, Linda Toy, Constant Stoepler, Jerry Clark, and Mike Quinn

Board Members absent: Cinda Ross, Nello Ruscitti, and Ralph Tapscott Ex-Officio Members present: Stan Usinowicz, Gail Malay, Gary Kellogg, and Scott Womack

Guests: Betty Thornton, Vicki Gwynne, Jane Tawney, and Terry Fleming

• Meeting called to order at 7:00 a.m. by Steve Greeley.

• March 23, 2010 minutes were reviewed. Floyd Hamilton moved to approve the March board minutes and Pam Meyers seconded the motion. Approved unanimously.

• Treasurer’s Report by Andy Campbell: $18,942.68. Pam Meyers moved to approve the March 2010 Treasurer’s Reports and Floyd Hamilton seconded the motion. Approved unanimously. Andy filed the required 1090 form with the IRS.

• Directors Report by Bill Ullery: Website is working well now. Minutes and newspaper articles will be archived on it.

• Proposition 100 Endorsement & Vote: HFHE supports the One Cent sales tax which provides for two thirds of the revenues being appropriated for public primary and secondary education, and one third of the revenues being appropriated to health and human services and public safety purposes. Steve read the endorsement announcement for Prop 100. Floyd Hamilton moved to approve the endorsement and Tom Watterson seconded the motion. Approved unanimously. • Brad Payne Resignation- Vote to Accep: Carolyn Bruce moved to accept the resignation of Brad Payne, and Jerry Clark seconded the motion. Approved unanimously.

• LHUSD Jr. & Sr. Survey’s: Gail Malay stated that the Juniors and Seniors at our high school will be taking the Survey. She also gave the survey company contact information for Parker, Kingman and Colorado River High School.

• LHUSD Override: Gail and Jo Navaretta talked about the need to have the school district override passed. Education is an investment and affects the community. Floyd Hamilton moved to approve this endorsement and Tom Watterson seconded the motion. Approved unanimously. Contributions can be made to “Yes for Lake Havasu Schools PAC”.

• Scholarship Committee Report & Vote: Pam Meyers said that the Scholarship Committee (Floyd Hamilton, Connie Blevins, Constant Stoepler and herself) have selected two high school seniors for the scholarships ($1,000 each). Floyd Hamilton moved to approve the student selected and Tom Watterson seconded the motion. Approved unanimously. Scholarships will be awarded on May 10 at the High School Evening of Excellence. Jerry Clark moved to approve the purchase of bricks for both students to be placed at the Freedom Bridge Memorial walkway, and Jo Navaretta seconded the motion. Approved unanimously. Discussion ensued on scholarships for next year – increase, or add on second year, or for co-enrollment classes at university.

• Service & Fraternal Affiliations of Board Members: Bill will send out a ConstantContact request for information from those who are affiliated with a Service or Fraternal organization. This information will help for fundraising and scholarships.

• BLM land progress by Stan Usinowicz: Stan reported that the Environmental Assessment is still in progress.

Next meeting will be May 19, 2010 at 7:00 a.m. at the Chamber of Commerce Conference Room, 314 London Bridge Rd.

Meeting adjourned at 8:00 a.m. Pam Meyers, Secretary

HFHE BOARD MEETING MINUTES

March 23, 2010, 7:00 A.M.

Chamber of Commerce Conference Room

Board Members in attendance: Steve Greeley, Bill Ullery, Nancy Iannone, Andy Campbell, Pam Meyers, Jo Navaretta, Ralph Tapscott, Floyd Hamilton, Tom Watterson, Linda Toy, Constant Stoepler, Jerry Clark, and Mike Quinn
Board Members absent: Brad Payne, Cinda Ross, Nello Ruscitti and Connie Blevins
Ex-Officio Members present: Stan Usinowicz, Gail Malay, Gary Kellogg, Jim Salscheider, and Scott Wamack
Guests: Betty Thornton, Vicki Gwynne, Jim Mathews, Jackie Leatherman, and Terry Fleming

  • Meeting called to order at 7:00 a.m. by Steve Greeley.
  • February 17, 2010 minutes were reviewed. Tom Watterson moved to approve the February board minutes and Nancy Iannone seconded the motion. Approved unanimously.
  • Treasurer’s Report by Andy Campbell:  $18,995.68. Pam Meyers moved to approve the February 2010 Treasurer’s Reports and Nancy Iannone seconded the motion. Approved unanimously. Andy will take care of the 990 annual filing, and Bill will take care of the Arizona Corporation filing.
  • Directors Report by Bill Ullery:
    • Updated by-laws are on the HFHE website. Steve Greeley thanked Floyd Hamilton and Ralph Tapscott for their work to revise it.
    • Bill has asked for a volunteer to help with updating the HFHE website.
  • ASU Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) Bill shared a letter from the PED to Charlie Cassen stating that their Board of Directors has approved the not to exceed $25,000 amount in the MOU for the City. HFHE will provide raw data to ASU. The IGA details with HFHE, District and the City will need to be completed within the 45 day period of the MOU. HFHE will be responsible for some in-kind fundraising. Raising scholarships for Arizona students may not be necessary due to grants and low tuition rates. Fundraising strategies will be rethought during the 45 days of the MOU. Bill will work on an Economic Impact Study on if ASU comes to Lake Havasu – this will include local and state impacts. Jo Navaretta reported that the District will be voting this afternoon on the MOU and then meeting with ASU tomorrow with the hospital and on Career Pathways. Floyd Hamilton moved that Steve Greeley sign the MOU with ASU. Tom Watterson seconded the motion. Approved unanimously. Steve thanked everyone involved with getting this accomplished.

Next meeting will be April 21, 2010 at 7:00 a.m. at the Chamber of Commerce Conference Room, 314 London Bridge Rd.

Meeting adjourned at 7:25 a.m.
Pam Meyers, Secretary


HFHE BOARD MEETING MINUTES

February 17, 2010, 7:00 A.M.

Chamber of Commerce Conference Room

Board Members in attendance: Steve Greeley, Brad Payne, Bill Ullery, Andy Campbell, Pam Meyers, Jo Navaretta, Ralph Tapscott, Floyd Hamilton, Tom Watterson, Cinda Ross, Linda Toy, Constant Stoepler, Nello Ruscitti, Jerry Clark, and Mike Quinn
Board Members absent: Nancy Iannone and Connie Blevins
Ex-Officio Members present: Stan Usinowicz, Gary Kellogg, Jim Salscheider, Scott Wamack, and Linda Riesdorph
Guests: Betty Thornton, Vicki Gwynne, and Terry Fleming

  • Meeting called to order at 7:00 a.m. by Steve Greeley.
  • December 16, 2009 and January 20, 2010 minutes were reviewed. Pam Meyers asked that the January 20th minutes include names of who did presentations and of new Directors. Tom Watterson moved to approve the December and January (with changes) board minutes and Floyd Hamilton seconded the motion. Approved unanimously.
  • Annual Meeting/Membership Revenue: Andy Campbell reviewed the income and expenses for the Annual Meeting, including donations. Great turnout with 85 people attending.
  • Treasurer’s Report by Andy Campbell:  $21,326.80. Pam Meyers moved to approve the December Treasurer’s Reports and Floyd Hamilton seconded the motion. Approved unanimously. Discussion on if HFHE phone number should be forwarded to Bill’s office, or if we should cancel this number to save the cost. Nello said he would check on this.
    • Welcome to our new Board Members Nello Ruscitti, Michael Quinn, and Jerry Clark.
  • Web Site Update by Bill Ullery: There have been some technical problems with text sizing when web site is opened by certain programs. Bill is having it looked at.
  • School Board Vote by Jo Navaretta: Lake Havasu Unified School District has officially closed Daytona Middle School.
  • Discussion on the Home Show in March. We will wait until we have an understanding before sharing more information with the public. Will cancel booth at Home Show if not completed before the show dates.
  • BLM land progress by Stan Usinowicz: The environmental assessment should be done by March/April. Stan and Bill reviewed the previous timeline of this project for the new members.
  • Discussion on future scholarships and fundraising needs.

Next meeting will be March 17, 2010 at 7:00 a.m. at the Chamber of Commerce Conference Room, 314 London Bridge Rd.

Meeting adjourned at 7:40 a.m.
Pam Meyers, Secretary


HFHE BOARD MEETING MINUTES

January 20, 2010, 6:30 P.M.

Shugrue’s Bridgeview Room

  • Welcoming Remarks by Jo Navaretta
  • Introductions by Jo Navaretta
  • Business Meeting
    • Election of 2010 Board of Directors
      • New Directors are Nello Ruscitti, Michael Quinn, and Jerry Clark
    • Election of 2010 Officers
      • Steve Greeley – President
      • Nancy Iannone – President Elect
      • Brad Payne – Vice President
      • Andy Campbell – Treasurer
      • Pam Meyers – Secretary
      • President’s Report by Jo Navaretta
  • Guest Speaker - Rick Murphy
    Owner/CEO of Murphy Broadcasting
  • Guest Speaker - Honorable Mayor Mark Nexsen
  • Guest Speaker – David Young
    Arizona State University Senior VP Academic Affairs
  • Honors and Awards
    • HFHE Survey Scholarship awarded to Samatha Menighan
      Scholarship Committee Leader Dr. Pamela Meyers
  • President for 2010 remarks by Steve Greeley
  • Conclusion - Meeting adjourned

Pam Meyers, Secretary

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