West I-10 Chamber of Commerce

West I-10 Chamber of Commerce P. O. Box 100, Pattison, Texas 77466

Board of Directors Meeting December 6, 2013 – 12:00 pm At Igloo Products Corp – HR Training Room 777 Igloo Road, Katy, TX

Board of Directors: Bill Fry (2), Adam Traweek (1), Corinne Hillsman Vahalik (5), Jim Vaughn (3), Jeff Cartwright (4), Steve Pierson (6), Rich Gussert (7)

MINUTES OF THE MEETING

Attendees: Bill Fry, Adam Traweek, Corinne Vahalik, Steve Pierson, Rich Gussert, Jim Vaughn Website Chairman Paul McConnell, Membership Chairman Mary Garbett, and Kathryn McAdams Wilson Absent: Jeff Cartwright (resigned do to relocating to Dallas)

A) Quorum recognized and the meeting was called to order at 12:30 by Chairman Bill Fry.

Action Items:

B) Motion was made by Steve Pierson, Adam Traweek, second by Jim Vaughn, to approve the November 7, 2013, BOD minutes. Motion carried unanimously

C) Motion was made by Corinne Vahalik, second by Rich Gussert, to approve the financial statements and invoices for November 2013 as presented; motion passed unanimously.

D) No new membership applications to approve.

E) Motion was made by Jim Vaughn, second by Corinne Vahalik, to approve Adam Traweek as an authorized check signer on the Enterprise Bank account. Motion passed unanimously.

Discussion Items:

F) Committee Reports: 1) EDUCATION COMMITTEE (Robert and Julie Ormond) – by emailed Education Committee 2013 Annual Report (filed as part of these minutes, Julie noted changes and improvements needed for 2014: publicity improvement of Chamber’s involvement with Royal ISD, Committee to meet at least 6 times per year, Committee to attempt to attend more School Board Meetings, and allocate money for a worthy program like the High School Music Program that performs at spring fundraiser each year ($500 to $1,000). Report filed as part of these Minutes. 2) PROGRAMS COMMITTEE (Rosemary Gambino) – Rosemary resigned in September 2013 and not present to report. Future programs as planned: December 10 – Rep Cecil Bell, Jr., and WC Judge Glenn Beckendorff; January 14, 2014, State of the Chamber with Chairman Bill Fry. 3) FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE (Steve Pierson, Barry Koch) – Steve noted it was time to start planning the May Ice Cream Social with a meeting this month. (First Monday in May at PAVFD) 4) Membership Committee (Mary Garbett) – Mary will be pursuing the membership list provided by Kathryn and following up on status. 5) PUBLIC RELATIONS & ADVERTISING (Michelle Moore) – Michelle unable to attend today, but anxious to get started providing PR and marketing for the Chamber. 6) WEBSITE (Paul McConnell) – the website is now live with the new host Network Solutions – There are some minor updates yet to complete. December 6, 2013 BOD Minutes - Page 1 of 2 7) GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS (Adam Traweek) no speaker scheduled for December 8) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (Jon Strange) –– not present to report. Suggestion was made by Chairman Fry to have someone from the Brookshire EDC chair the committee to co-chair. 9) ANNUAL BANQUET (Roberta Meader) – Not present to report. (Kathryn provided Banquet final financial report (net income of $7,602.07). Report filed as part of these Minutes.

G) Old Business:

1) Admin. Manager’s Report (Kathryn) – 2) Membership status 3) Office Location Status – Recommend requesting use of Cooper Street entrance at Waller County Museum in Brookshire for Chamber office space by contacting Judge Beckendorff and Commissioner Kitzman. Cotton Gin is gutted but no prospect of finish for possibly six months. 4) Accessing ChamberMaster database – providing demo session as part of BOD retreat/workshop to assist directors in accessing database. 5) Administrative Director replacement – Adam to work on ad for Executive Director and place in local papers and website. Bill to assist in interviewing applicants. 6) Committee descriptions and assignments – BOD Workshop Agenda. 7) Royal High School Career Day – January 24th (Julie will contact Counselor Tracy Toler and Superintendent Stacy Ackley for agenda and forward to chamber for distribution to members.

G. New Business: Discussed temporarily starting BOD meetings at 8am but 7:30 works best for all BOD.

H. Open discussion & other business: BOD annual Workshop/Retreat I. Closing: 1) Next Meeting Date: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 7:30am at Igloo 2) Meeting was adjourned at 2:00 for BOD Workshop/Retreat

Submitted by:

Kathryn McAdams Wilson For/Corinne Hillsman Vahalik, Secretary

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