SOCIETY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF May 11, 2015

Present: Tim Bibler, Bill Curlis, Greg Gamier, Brittany Gibson, Joe Kurzer, Jeanne Likins, Jeff McNealey, Susan Sutherland, and David Wible.

Staff and Guests: Colleen Boyle, Matt Eshelbrenner, Dan Kline, Gary Seman and Shiloh Todorov.

The meeting was called to order at 6:05 p.m. by President Likins.

Public Participation

As a result of the high-wind and rain storm passing through the area, none of the public participants had arrived. President Likins moved to the Report of the President as the first order of business.

Ms. Likins gave the Board a report on the first months of progress on the Strategic Plan including the revised Board agenda format. A lengthy review of that agenda format and the role of the ‘Pillars’ and how they are to report to the Board was discussed. A realignment of assignments of the pillars and a recruitment of additional pillars will continue.

With the arrival of Dan Kline, Co-chair (with his wife Marie Logothetis who was not able to be present) of the 2015 Haus und Garten Tour, the discussion was interrupted for an up-date on the 2015 tour plans.

Mr. Kline reported that all of the homes and gardens were selected early this year and all of them fit nicely into the Preserving the Past, Celebrating Tomorrow theme of this year’s tour. Trustee Brittany Gibson, noted the early success of the pre-tour ticket sales with only 57 seats in homes and 70 tickets to the Party on the Platz remaining. Ms. Todorov noted the importance of selling all of the remaining tickets to meet budget. In response to a question from Mr. Kurzer, Mr. Kline said that he and his wife’s second year of experience leading the tour had proven very helpful to understanding the logistics of the Tour and understand the ‘big picture’ of the entire Tour and its importance to the Society and the community. On behalf of the Board, President Likins thanked Mr. Kline and Ms. Logothetis for their leadership and support.

President Likins thanked Matt Eshelbrenner for his five years of service to the Society as Chair of the Long Range Planning Committee and accepted, with great regret, his resignation from this responsibility. Ms. Likins noted his leadership and organizational skills that moved the committee forward including the founding of the Southside Stay and Village Connections organizations. She presented Mr. Eshelbrenner with a Certificate of Appreciation and the Board thanked him with applause.

Colleen Boyle, Supervisor of the Gifted and Talented, , reported to the Board on the new Columbus Gifted Academy at Beck located in the Beck Street school in Schumacher Place. Students, Grades 3 through 8, will be offered accelerated curricular opportunities in classes of up to 20 students by full-time teachers who possess a special license to teach gifted students. Ms. Boyle noted that the first year there will be approximately 300 students attending the Academy. The mission of the program is to provide an “appropriate and challenging learning environment. . . ” to gifted students and to promote “opportunities for parents, the community, and schools to collaborate in accomplishing this mission.” The Board thanked Ms. Boyle for her enthusiastic presentation and invited her back to keep the community up-dated on the new program’s achievements and successes.

Reports of the President and Officers

President Likins returned to the discussion on the Strategic Plan and handouts that explained the Strategic Plan. Ms. Todorov provided multiple copies of volunteer recruitment forms for implementing the strategic plan to every Board member to encourage the Board to seek further community participation. Ms. Todorov also noted that the Communications Committee continued to work on these documents as well as new initiatives promoting the strategic plan and planning process.

Secretary Bill Curlis presented the Minutes of the meeting of April 13, 2015.

MOTION: Approve the Minutes of the meeting of April 13, 2015. [Curlis, McNealey]

Motion approved.

Treasurer Tim Bibler, presented the April 2015 Treasurer’s report as well as financial highlights notes to the monthly report reporting no significant issues.

MOTION: Accept the Treasurer’s Report for April, 2015 for audit. [Bibler, McNealey]

Motion approved.

Committee Reports

Written reports were provided to the Board from many committees and President Likins called upon Board members to give oral reports that required action or special notice.

Trustee Bill Curlis, as the Pillar for Historic Preservation asked questions of the Board regarding new Board reporting procedures by the Pillars both before the Board meetings (by the committees chairs assigned to the Pillars) and to the Board itself. He also noted that the alignment of committee assignments under the six pillars needed to be continually monitored to coordinate all of the committees’ education and advocacy initiatives. He further reported that the first meeting of the Historic Preservation committee using the new strategic planning process was a very substantive discussion on the number one priority of the plan: brick sidewalks. The initial discussion resulted in a plan of action with a timetable for accomplishment to include a sidewalk and curb assessment of the entire Village. Each committee member has been assigned a portion of the Village to make a block-by - block review of the current status of sidewalks and curbs. The information will be compiled and turned into a planning guide to seek improvements and repair.

A continuing annual task of the Historic Preservation committee is the recommendation of candidates for appointment to the German Village Commission and the committee recommended the re- appointment of Ned Thiell.

MOTION: Pursuant to the Procedures for the Recommendation of Candidates for Appointment to the German Village Commission and upon the recommendation of the Historic Preservation Committee, the Board of Trustees hereby recommended the re-appointment of Ned Thiell as one of the German Village Society recommended members of the German Village Commission and authorize the President to send a letter to the Mayor of the City of Columbus with this recommendation. [Curlis, McNealey]

Motion approved.

The committee and the Board noted that it was very pleased that Mr. Thiell was seeking reappointment, thanked him for his many years of service to the Commission and community, and looked forward to his continuing experience and leadership on the Commission.

Treasurer and Parking Committee Chair Tim Bibler reported on recent meetings with City Parking staff on several topics and noted that the City is very receptive to a review of parking issues unique to our historic district that conflict with code and regulation. He and his committee will continue to work with the City regarding these unique issues.

Mr. Bibler also initiated a discussion regarding Schmidt’s Restaurant and Sausage Haus’ request to the German Village Commission for support of a parking zoning variance. This relates to Schmidt’s request to add space for approximately 90 additional guests to the restaurant, without increasing parking spaces as required by City Code. The German Village Commission, which can only recommend or not recommend a parking variance to the City Zoning Commission voted unanimously to oppose (or, not recommend) the Schmidt’s application for a parking zoning variance. In light of the GV Commission’s opposition to the parking zoning variance, the GV Commission did not consider a Certificate of Appropriateness for the proposed changes to the existing structure pending the Zoning Commissions’ response to the application. After considerable debate concerning the Schmidt’s proposal, a motion was offered:

MOTION: In order to maintain the existing parking balance among residents, businesses, and visitors in German Village, the German Village Society supports the German Village Commission’s decision to deny the request for recommendation of a parking zoning variance for Schmidt’s restaurant’s physical expansion. [Curlis, McNealey]

Motion approved.

Mr. Bibler additionally reported that the City would permit parking on the east side of Jaeger at Schiller Park with signage going up as early as next week.

Haus und Garten Board Liaison Brittany Gibson reported tour day tickets will be on sale at Giant Eagle locations across Columbus starting June 1st for $18 and are available now at GermanVillageTour.com for $20. Additionally, the “hunt” for volunteers for Pre-Tour and tour day has begun. Sign-up to volunteer at GermanVillageTour.com/volunteer. Reminder: Tour weekend is June 27-28, 2015.

Organizational Development Committee chair Dave Wible reported that the committee was moving forward to bring additional expertise to the Board in human resources and finance.

MOTION: To elect Heidi Drake to the unexpired term on the Board of Trustees ending September 30, 2017; to accept the resignation of Heidi Drake as the non-voting/10-year resident member of the Board of Trustees; and to approve the president’s appointment of John Barr as the non-voting/10-year German Village resident member of the Board of Trustees for the term ending September 30, 2015. [McNealey, Wible]

Staff Reports

Ms. Todorov again noted that everyone needed to help sell the remaining Pre-Tour tickets to make certain the Pre-Tour budget was met.

New Business

President Likins reported that Bert Stevens was being recognized at the Wednesday Caretakers of a Legacy award ceremony for her dedicated commitment to the Huntington Gardens and the Huntington Garden endowment and offered the following motion to add to that recognition:

MOTION: That the Huntington Garden Endowment Fund be re-named the Alberta Stevens Fund for the Huntington Garden Endowment. [McNealey, Curlis]

Motion unanimously and enthusiastically approved.

The business of the May 11, 2015, meeting of the German Village Society Board of Trustees having been concluded, the meeting was adjourned at 8:18 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

William L. Curlis, Secretary Attest:

Jeanne Likins, President

GERMAN VILLAGE SOCIETY BOARD OF TRUSTEES AGENDA

May 11, 2015

Call to Order Jeanne Likins

Public Participation

Beck Street School Up-date Colleen Boyle Columbus City Schools Supervisor of Gifted and Talented Students

Recognition and Thanks Matt Eschelbrenner

2016 Haus und Garten Tour Up-date Marie Logothesis Dan Kline Report of the Officers

Report of the President Jeanne Likins Strategic Plan Up-date

Report of the Vice-President Heidi Drake no report

Report of the Secretary Minutes approval Bill Curlis

Report of the Treasurer Accept Treasurer’s Report for Audit Tim Bibler

Strategic Plan Committee Reports

Preservation Bill Curlis Historic Preservation Kathy Fortener written report MOTION: Pursuant to the Procedures for the Recommendation Of Candidates for Appointment to the German Village Commission and upon the recommendation of the Historic Preservation Committee, the Board of Trustees hereby recommend the re-appointment of Ned Thiell as one of the German Village Society recommended members of the German Village Commission and authorize the President to send a letter to the Mayor of the City of Columbus with this recommendation.

Advocacy Kelly Clark Parking Tim Bibler written report Civic Relations Nelson Genshaft written report Parks and Public Spaces Sara McNealey no report Carol Mullinax Friends of Schiller Katharine Moore written report

Community Quality of Life Greg Gamier GV Business Community Marie Trudeau written report Long Range Planning Josh Miller written report Art Committee Nick Reshan no report

Development Dennis Brandon Events Haus und Garten Brittany Gibson oral report Monster Bash Tea 4 Two Darci Congrove Village Valuables Shiloh Todorov Art Crawl Greg Gamier Village Lights Greg Gamier Membership Susan Sutherland Corporate Outreach Joe Kurzer

Finance Tim Bibler Finance Committee Tim Bibler no report Investment Committee Tim Bibler no report Budget Committee Shiloh Todorov no report Audit Committee Jim Nichols no report

Governance Dave Wible Organizational Development Dave Wible written report Motion: To elect Heidi Drake to the unexpired term on the Board of Trustees ending September 30, 2017

Motion: To accept the resignation of Heidi Drake as the non-voting/10-year resident member of the Board of Trustees Motion: To approve the president’s appointment of John Barr as the non-voting/10-year German Village resident member of the Board of Trustees for the term ending September 30, 2015

Staff Reports

Executive Director written report Shiloh Todorov

Curator of Archives and Facilities written report Russ Arledge

Historic Preservation Advocate written report Sarah Marsom

Digital Coordinator for Business Development written report Mark Weiss

Old/New Business Jeanne Likins

Executive Session Jeanne Likins

Adjournment Jeanne Likins

GERMAN VILLAGE SOCIETY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF April 13, 2015

Present: Dennis Brandon, Kelly Clark, Bill Curlis, Heidi Drake, Greg Gamier, Brittany Gibson, Joe Kurzer, Jeanne Likins, Jeff McNealey, Susan Sutherland, and David Wible.

Staff and Guests: Gary Seman.

The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by President Likins.

Public Participation

TEA 43206 Founder and Chair Darci Congrove presented the 2015 TEA organizational plan and budget, reminding the Board that the event’s sole mission is to fund historic preservation projects. In the four years the Tea has been held, the event as netted $73,000 and has purchased the Past Perfect database and archival software, Columbus Art Walk signs, downtown directional signage, provides training for the oral history project, developed upgraded educational programs for school field trips, and begun the first phase of work on a comprehensive signage program for all of German Village.

The 2015 TEA goal is to net $25,000 with no expense to the Society and limited logistic support from IT, the staff, and volunteers. The funds from the TEA are placed in a designated Fund for Historic Preservation with an advisory committee to assist the Board in reviewing goals and projects for the Fund.

Ms. Congrove presented a budget for the event and asked for the Board’s approval, a copy of which is attached to these minutes and made a part hereof.

MOTION: To accept the TEA 43206 plan and the 2015 Budget as presented. [McNealey, Kurzer]

Motion approved.

The Board thanked Ms. Congrove and her husband, John Pribble, for their generous support and leadership of this annual event.

Reports of the President and Officers

President Likins informed the Board of her recent participation in a Columbus Foundation sponsored Board Fundamentals and Best Practices conference joined by Board members Heidi Drake, Joe Kurzer, and Dave Wible. The attendees reported on their ‘takeaways’ from the conference where notably, Mr. Kurzer reported that he was pleased to see that the Society Board was already practicing many sound Board governance practices.

President Likins thanked the Board for their participation and 100% attendance at the recent Board of Trustees working session to revise the 2015 budget in response to the Board’s adoption of the 5 year strategic planning process. She presented the revised budget, a copy of which is attached to these minutes and made a part hereof.

MOTION: To amend the 2015 budget as a result of changes required by the adoption of the five-year strategic plan. [McNealey, Curlis]

Motion approved.

Vice President Drake noted that the strategic planning process also necessitated the Executive Director to revise and amend employee job descriptions to meet new goals and objectives. To make that process simpler she asked that the Board authorize the Executive Director to make those changes without requiring the more cumbersome process of getting Board approval.

MOTION: To authorize the Executive Director to draft, amend, and re-assign all employee job descriptions with prior notification to the Board of Trustees, in accordance with the recently adopted strategic planning process. [Drake, McNealey]

Motion approved.

Secretary Bill Curlis presented the Minutes of the meeting of March 9, 2015.

MOTION: Approve the Minutes of the meeting of March 9, 2015. [Curlis, McNealey]

Motion approved.

In the absence of Treasurer Tim Bibler, President Likins presented the March, 2015 Treasurer’s report with the Treasurer reporting no significant issues.

MOTION: Accept the Treasurer’s Report for March, 2015 for audit. [Clark, Curlis]

Motion approved.

Committee Reports

Written reports were provided to the Board from many committees and President Likins called upon Board members to give oral reports that required action or special notice.

Trustee Joe Kurzer reported on his new efforts to strengthen the corporate outreach of the German Village Society to encourage more corporate involvement in our neighborhood and Society. The goal is to seek corporate understanding of the significance of German Village to the Central community, the value to their corporate community involvement, and to their associates living in German Village. Mr. Kurzer hopes to increase corporate participation in programing and sponsorship.

Development Committee Chair Dennis Brandon reported that, as of today, the Haus und Garten tour had a new auto dealer sponsorship with details to be worked out and announced next month.

Secretary Bill Curlis reported on his additional role as one of the Strategic Planning Pillars (liaisons) for Historic Preservation and of the first meeting with Jeanne Likins, Historic Preservation Committee Chair Kathy Fortener, Shiloh Todorov, and Sarah Marsom to discuss the new procedures, accountability, and reporting that will take place to coordinate all of the issues in historic preservation.

Membership Chair Susan Sutherland reported on her committee’s new Ambassador membership drive and the success of her recruitment of 32 Ambassador Captains to seek members within the 32 block districts. A draft of a letter of introduction to non-members within the districts was presented and each Board member was asked to edit their letter (every Board member has accepted responsibility as an Ambassador for one of the 32 districts). The committee is hoping to launch the effort in May.

Organizational Development Committee Chair David Wible reported that Jeff McNealey had indicated that he would not seek re-election to the Board in August, but that the other three incumbent members of the Board would seek election or re-election. Pursuant to the By-Laws, the ODC committee will begin seeking candidates for the 2015 election in May.

Strategic Planning Pillar Liaison Kelly Clark reported on his new responsibility as ‘pillar’ for the Civic Relations and Parks and Public Spaces committees to coordinate, share information, oversee, and report to the Board. Jeanne Likins, Katharine Moore, Sara McNealey, Nelson Genshaft, and Shiloh Todorov met with Mr. Clark to discuss the new procedures and ways for the committees to interact with government officials to leverage those relationships.

Mr. Clark further reported that the Friends of Schiller would hold its fundraising events, Kindred Spirits and Martinis and Monograms on October 30th. (Monster Bash will be held on October 17th.)

Mr. Clark also announced that the annual baseball game between the Ohio Historical Society’s Muffins and the German Village Society’s Cupcakes will be held in Schiller Park on July 13th. A return engagement, for the first time in the same year, the OHS Muffins will host the GVS Cupcakes at on a date as yet to be determined in August. Cupcake Manager Clark also reported that the Cheer Squad would also be present and that he is actively recruiting team members for both.

The business of the April 13, 2015, meeting of the German Village Society Board of Trustees having been concluded, the meeting was adjourned at 6:51 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

William L. Curlis, Secretary Attest:

Jeanne Likins, President

German Village Society 2015 GVS Operations Previous Month Comparison January - April 2015

Apr 2015 Total % of Actual Budget over Budget % of Budget Actual Budget over Budget Budget Income Admission/Event Income 5,463.38 2,573.00 2,890.38 212.34% 5,593.38 2,703.00 2,890.38 206.93% Advertising Income 17,472.24 1,401.24 16,071.00 1246.91% 45,270.00 29,169.00 16,101.00 155.20% Contributions 2,166.98 2,278.55 -111.57 95.10% 3,391.43 3,500.00 -108.57 96.90% In-Kind Donations 0.00 0.00 254.50 254.50 0.00 100.00% Interest Income 7.23 7.23 28.92 0.00 28.92 Membership Dues - GVS 9,555.00 7,000.00 2,555.00 136.50% 55,005.00 52,295.00 2,710.00 105.18% Membership Dues -GVBC 350.00 500.00 -150.00 70.00% 8,625.00 8,475.00 150.00 101.77% negative because we paid Merchandise Income 0.00 -39.51 0.00 -39.51 sales tax rounding on reoccuring Miscellaneous Income 0.00 0.08 0.00 0.08 payment Rental Income 836.00 300.00 536.00 278.67% 4,526.00 3,990.00 536.00 113.43% Sponsorship 18,500.00 1,650.00 16,850.00 1121.21% 49,850.00 34,750.00 15,100.00 143.45% Tour Income 1,010.00 250.00 760.00 404.00% 6,500.00 5,740.00 760.00 113.24% Total Income $ 55,360.83 $ 15,952.79 $ 39,408.04 347.03% $ 179,004.80 $ 140,876.50 $ 38,128.30 127.07% Gross Profit $ 55,360.83 $ 15,952.79 $ 39,408.04 347.03% $ 179,004.80 $ 140,876.50 $ 38,128.30 127.07% Expenses Accounting Expense 1,083.00 1,083.00 0.00 100.00% 4,332.00 4,332.00 0.00 100.00% Advertising 85.00 75.00 10.00 113.33% 85.00 75.00 10.00 113.33% Audit Fees 0.00 0.00 5,225.00 5,225.00 0.00 100.00% Bank/Credit Card Fees 600.42 341.00 259.42 176.08% 1,444.39 1,002.31 442.08 144.11% Computer Related Costs 1,083.94 1,750.00 -666.06 61.94% 5,131.06 5,797.12 -666.06 88.51% Consulting Fees 180.00 142.50 37.50 126.32% 11,037.50 11,000.00 37.50 100.34% Dues & Memberships 40.00 0.00 40.00 1,525.00 1,485.00 40.00 102.69% Color overage gets charged Equipment Rental 341.27 575.00 -233.73 59.35% 2,976.76 3,210.49 -233.73 92.72% again our copier rental Food/Beverages 141.75 41.00 100.75 345.73% 567.70 466.95 100.75 121.58% Ordered Caretakers plaques early to take advantage of 20% Gifts & Awards 450.00 -450.00 0.00% 640.54 1,090.54 -450.00 58.74% off offer. In-Kind Expense 0.00 0.00 254.50 254.50 0.00 100.00% License/Fees/Permits 325.00 200.00 125.00 162.50% 425.00 300.00 125.00 141.67% Meeting Haus Cleaning 744.80 750.00 -5.20 99.31% 2,274.00 2,279.20 -5.20 99.77% Meeting Haus Groundskeeping 75.00 -75.00 0.00% 397.25 472.25 -75.00 84.12% Miscellaneous Expense 83.00 -83.00 0.00% 98.00 181.00 -83.00 54.14% Payroll Processing 87.40 82.00 5.40 106.59% 446.60 441.20 5.40 101.22% Payroll Taxes 1,283.91 1,200.00 83.91 106.99% 5,270.52 5,186.61 83.91 101.62% Postage 485.10 282.00 203.10 172.02% 485.10 282.00 203.10 172.02% Printing/Signage 74.85 216.00 -141.15 34.65% 148.35 289.50 -141.15 51.24% Property & D/O Insurance 0.00 0.00 10,390.75 10,390.75 0.00 100.00% Repairs & Maintenance 190.00 336.00 -146.00 56.55% 3,457.42 3,603.42 -146.00 95.95% Salaries/Wages 14,294.61 13,915.88 378.73 102.72% 61,267.25 60,888.52 378.73 100.62% Security 630.00 0.00 630.00 630.00 0.00 630.00 Storage 0.00 0.00 1,020.00 1,020.00 0.00 100.00% Supplies 130.21 100.00 30.21 130.21% 506.28 476.07 30.21 106.35% Transportation/Towing 2.00 0.00 2.00 5.00 3.00 2.00 166.67% Utilities 1,226.26 1,400.00 -173.74 87.59% 4,510.12 4,683.86 -173.74 96.29% Total Expenses $ 23,029.52 $ 23,097.38 -$ 67.86 99.71% $ 124,551.09 $ 124,436.29 $ 114.80 100.09% Net Operating Income $ 32,331.31 -$ 7,144.59 $ 39,475.90 -452.53% $ 54,453.71 $ 16,440.21 $ 38,013.50 331.22% Other Income Transfers In 0.00 20,096.00 17,633.00 Total Other Income $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 20,096.00 $ 17,633.00 Other Expenses Depreciation 3,151.79 3,151.79 0.00 100.00% 12,607.16 15,758.95 -3,151.79 80.00% Total Other Expenses $ 3,151.79 $ 3,151.79 $ 0.00 100.00% $ 12,607.16 $ 15,758.95 -$ 3,151.79 80.00%

Net Income Before Depreciation $ 32,331.31 -$ 7,144.59 $ 39,475.90 $ 74,549.71 $ 34,073.21 $ 43,628.29 Net Income After Depreciation $ 29,179.52 -$ 10,296.38 $ 39,475.90 -283.40% $ 61,942.55 $ 18,314.26 $ 43,628.29 338.22%

Jan 2015 Feb 2015 Mar 2015 Actual Budget Actual Budget Actual Budget Income Admission/Event Income 130.00 130.00 Advertising Income 26,706.76 26,706.76 1,091.00 1,061.00 Contributions 1,093.94 1,093.94 130.51 127.51 In-Kind Donations 215.53 215.53 38.97 38.97 Interest Income 7.23 6.75 7.71 Membership Dues - GVS 32,490.00 32,490.00 5,405.00 5,405.00 7,555.00 7,400.00 Membership Dues -GVBC 3,600.00 3,775.00 975.00 975.00 3,700.00 3,225.00 Merchandise Income 35.00 -94.51 20.00 Miscellaneous Income 0.08 Rental Income 609.00 609.00 595.00 595.00 2,486.00 2,486.00 Sponsorship 2,850.00 3,850.00 23,000.00 24,000.00 5,500.00 5,250.00 Tour Income 5,000.00 5,000.00 490.00 490.00 Total Income $ 44,591.23 $ 45,724.00 $ 58,033.47 $ 59,121.23 $ 21,019.27 $ 20,078.48 Gross Profit $ 44,591.23 $ 45,724.00 $ 58,033.47 $ 59,121.23 $ 21,019.27 $ 20,078.48 Expenses Accounting Expense 1,083.00 1,083.00 1,083.00 1,083.00 1,083.00 1,083.00 Advertising Audit Fees 3,000.00 3,000.00 2,225.00 2,225.00 Bank/Credit Card Fees 345.45 345.45 208.33 208.33 290.19 107.53 Computer Related Costs 1,104.01 1,104.01 702.27 702.27 2,240.84 2,240.84 Consulting Fees 4,820.00 4,820.00 5,850.00 5,850.00 187.50 187.50 Dues & Memberships 1,310.00 1,310.00 60.00 60.00 115.00 115.00 Equipment Rental 922.27 922.27 341.27 341.27 1,371.95 1,371.95 Food/Beverages 100.00 100.00 97.12 97.12 228.83 228.83 Gifts & Awards 123.74 123.74 516.80 516.80 In-Kind Expense 215.53 215.53 38.97 38.97 License/Fees/Permits 100.00 100.00 Meeting Haus Cleaning 19.80 19.80 784.40 784.40 725.00 725.00 Meeting Haus Groundskeeping 137.00 137.00 260.25 260.25 Miscellaneous Expense 98.00 98.00 Payroll Processing 180.60 180.60 82.80 82.80 95.80 95.80 Payroll Taxes 1,585.41 1,585.41 1,284.91 1,284.91 1,116.29 1,116.29 Postage Printing/Signage 42.00 42.00 7.50 7.50 24.00 24.00 Property & D/O Insurance 1,150.00 1,150.00 9,240.75 9,240.75 Repairs & Maintenance 1,157.90 1,157.90 1,341.99 1,341.99 767.53 767.53 Salaries/Wages 19,140.88 19,140.88 13,915.88 13,915.88 13,915.88 13,915.88 Security Storage 1,020.00 1,020.00 Supplies 188.89 188.89 187.18 187.18 Transportation/Towing 3.00 3.00 Utilities 1,237.34 1,237.34 987.21 987.21 1,059.31 1,059.31 Total Expenses $ 35,540.40 $ 35,540.40 $ 30,291.10 $ 30,291.10 $ 35,690.07 $ 35,507.41 Net Operating Income $ 9,050.83 $ 10,183.60 $ 27,742.37 $ 28,830.13 -$ 14,670.80 -$ 15,428.93 Other Income Transfers In 17,546.00 17,633.00 2,550.00 0.00 0.00 Total Other Income $ 17,546.00 $ 17,633.00 $ 2,550.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Other Expenses Depreciation 3,151.79 3,151.79 3,151.79 3,151.79 3,151.79 3,151.79 Total Other Expenses $ 3,151.79 $ 3,151.79 $ 3,151.79 $ 3,151.79 $ 3,151.79 $ 3,151.79

Net Income Before Depreciation $ 26,596.83 $ 27,816.60 $ 30,292.37 $ 28,830.13 -$ 14,670.80 -$ 15,428.93 Net Income After Depreciation $ 23,445.04 $ 24,664.81 $ 27,140.58 $ 25,678.34 -$ 17,822.59 -$ 18,580.72 German Village Society 2015 GVS Budget Variance By Month Operations January - December 2015

Apr 2015 May 2015 Jun 2015 Jul 2015 Aug 2015 Actual Budget Actual Budget Actual Budget Actual Budget Actual Budget

5,463.38 2,573.00 49,012.00 52,900.00 17,472.24 1,401.24 1,500.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 1,500.00 2,166.98 2,278.55 0.00 500.00 2,500.00 1,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 91,245.50 0.00 7.23 9,555.00 7,000.00 7,000.00 5,000.00 3,405.00 2,000.00 350.00 500.00 775.00 75.00 75.00 150.00

836.00 300.00 310.00 250.00 250.00 500.00 18,500.00 1,650.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,010.00 250.00 260.00 0.00 0.00 250.00 $ 55,360.83 $ 15,952.79 $ 0.00 $ 59,857.00 $ 0.00 $ 61,725.00 $ 0.00 $ 100,475.50 $ 0.00 $ 6,400.00 $ 55,360.83 $ 15,952.79 $ 0.00 $ 59,857.00 $ 0.00 $ 61,725.00 $ 0.00 $ 100,475.50 $ 0.00 $ 6,400.00

1,083.00 1,083.00 1,083.00 1,083.00 1,083.00 1,083.00 85.00 75.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 100.00 600.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 600.42 341.00 1,400.00 1,400.00 1,000.00 425.69 1,083.94 1,750.00 4,750.00 750.00 952.88 750.00 180.00 142.50 150.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 40.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 341.27 575.00 575.00 975.00 3,264.51 575.00 141.75 41.00 41.00 1,288.05 1,691.00 41.00 450.00 200.00 659.46 1,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 91,245.50 0.00 325.00 200.00 0.00 200.00 0.00 0.00 744.80 750.00 750.00 750.00 1,970.80 750.00 75.00 75.00 75.00 75.00 102.75 83.00 83.00 3,249.00 83.00 83.00 87.40 82.00 82.00 82.00 82.00 82.00 1,283.91 1,200.00 1,200.00 1,200.00 1,200.00 1,113.39 485.10 282.00 2,382.00 1,500.00 210.00 282.00 74.85 216.00 816.00 3,292.50 2,916.00 966.00 0.00 0.00 759.25 0.00 0.00 190.00 336.00 336.00 336.00 336.00 200.00 14,294.61 13,915.88 15,915.88 18,665.88 12,270.00 12,270.00 630.00 0.00 0.00 2,300.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 130.21 100.00 600.00 1,623.93 150.00 100.00 2.00 0.00 0.00 497.00 6,500.00 0.00 1,226.26 1,400.00 1,216.14 1,000.00 1,400.00 1,200.00 $ 23,029.52 $ 23,097.38 $ 0.00 $ 35,655.02 $ 0.00 $ 45,836.07 $ 0.00 $ 127,679.69 $ 0.00 $ 20,773.83 $ 32,331.31 -$ 7,144.59 $ 0.00 $ 24,201.98 $ 0.00 $ 15,888.93 $ 0.00 -$ 27,204.19 $ 0.00 -$ 14,373.83 0.00 0.00 0.00 17,632.00 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 17,632.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00

3,151.79 3,151.79 3,151.79 3,151.79 3,151.79 3,151.79 $ 3,151.79 $ 3,151.79 $ 0.00 $ 3,151.79 $ 0.00 $ 3,151.79 $ 0.00 $ 3,151.79 $ 0.00 $ 3,151.79

$ 32,331.31 -$ 7,144.59 $ 0.00 $ 24,201.98 $ 0.00 $ 15,888.93 $ 0.00 -$ 9,572.19 $ 0.00 -$ 14,373.83 $ 29,179.52 -$ 10,296.38 $ 0.00 $ 21,050.19 $ 0.00 $ 12,737.14 $ 0.00 -$ 12,723.98 $ 0.00 -$ 17,525.62

Sep 2015 Oct 2015 Nov 2015 Dec 2015 Total Actual Budget Actual Budget Actual Budget Actual Budget Actual Budget

10,000.00 0.00 0.00 5,593.38 114,615.00 3,500.00 416.00 3,416.00 424.00 45,270.00 43,925.00 0.00 2,500.00 5,000.00 0.00 3,391.43 15,000.00 0.00 2,500.00 0.00 0.00 254.50 94,000.00 28.92 0.00 1,500.00 6,800.00 0.00 0.00 55,005.00 78,000.00 150.00 300.00 0.00 0.00 8,625.00 10,000.00 -39.51 0.00 0.08 0.00 500.00 500.00 300.00 400.00 4,526.00 7,000.00 0.00 750.00 1,750.00 2,500.00 49,850.00 43,750.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 0.00 6,500.00 7,000.00 $ 0.00 $ 5,900.00 $ 0.00 $ 24,016.00 $ 0.00 $ 10,716.00 $ 0.00 $ 3,324.00 $ 179,004.80 $ 413,290.00 $ 0.00 $ 5,900.00 $ 0.00 $ 24,016.00 $ 0.00 $ 10,716.00 $ 0.00 $ 3,324.00 $ 179,004.80 $ 413,290.00

1,083.00 1,083.00 1,083.00 1,087.00 4,332.00 13,000.00 75.00 225.00 700.00 75.00 85.00 9,850.00 0.00 0.00 1,475.00 0.00 5,225.00 6,700.00 491.00 691.00 291.00 299.00 1,444.39 7,000.00 1,750.00 1,750.00 1,750.00 1,750.00 5,131.06 20,000.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 11,037.50 12,200.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,525.00 1,485.00 575.00 575.00 675.00 575.00 2,976.76 11,000.00 41.00 741.00 41.00 49.00 567.70 4,400.00 0.00 50.00 0.00 0.00 640.54 3,000.00 0.00 2,500.00 0.00 0.00 254.50 94,000.00 400.00 0.00 100.00 0.00 425.00 1,000.00 750.00 1,250.00 750.00 750.00 2,274.00 10,000.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 397.25 1,200.00 83.00 83.00 83.00 87.00 98.00 4,015.00 82.00 82.00 82.00 84.80 446.60 1,100.00 1,100.00 1,100.00 1,100.00 1,100.00 5,270.52 14,300.00 282.00 482.00 282.00 298.00 485.10 6,000.00 466.00 716.00 214.00 324.00 148.35 10,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10,390.75 11,150.00 200.00 312.58 336.00 340.00 3,457.42 6,000.00 12,270.00 12,270.00 12,270.00 12,269.72 61,267.25 169,090.00 0.00 400.00 0.00 0.00 630.00 2,700.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,020.00 1,020.00 200.00 400.00 350.00 100.00 506.28 4,000.00 0.00 1,000.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 8,000.00 1,000.00 1,500.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 4,510.12 14,000.00 $ 0.00 $ 21,098.00 $ 0.00 $ 27,460.58 $ 0.00 $ 22,832.00 $ 0.00 $ 20,438.52 $ 124,551.09 $ 446,210.00 $ 0.00 -$ 15,198.00 $ 0.00 -$ 3,444.58 $ 0.00 -$ 12,116.00 $ 0.00 -$ 17,114.52 $ 54,453.71 -$ 32,920.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 20,096.00 35,265.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 20,096.00 $ 35,265.00

3,151.79 3,151.79 3,151.79 3,151.79 12,607.16 37,821.48 $ 0.00 $ 3,151.79 $ 0.00 $ 3,151.79 $ 0.00 $ 3,151.79 $ 0.00 $ 3,151.79 $ 12,607.16 $ 37,821.48

$ 0.00 -$ 15,198.00 $ 0.00 -$ 3,444.58 $ 0.00 -$ 12,116.00 $ 0.00 -$ 17,114.52 $ 74,549.71 $ 2,345.00 $ 0.00 -$ 18,349.79 $ 0.00 -$ 6,596.37 $ 0.00 -$ 15,267.79 $ 0.00 -$ 20,266.31 $ 61,942.55 -$ 35,476.48 German Village Society Balance Sheet As of April 30, 2015

Total ASSETS Current Assets Bank Accounts Bank Accounts - Operations Operations Chase Checking - 6039 53,987.70 Operations Chase Contingency - 4693 88,311.17 Operations Fifth Third Checking - 5113 (deleted) 0.00 Total Bank Accounts - Operations $ 142,298.87 Board Designated Bank Accounts Board Designated Checking - 1362 1,920.00 Bicentennial Fund 0.00 Council of Historic Neighborhoods 1,777.87 For the Good of the Neighborhood 31,789.46 Frank Fetch Park/Maintenance 50.00 Fund for Historic Preservation 53,190.68 German Village Business Community 73,588.18 Highfield Garden 1,590.59 Historic Preservation Expert Restriction 16,453.60 Huntington Garden/Maintenance 5,472.14 Schiller Bloomin Fund 2,736.61 Schiller Friends of Schiller Fund 24,566.36 Schiller Park Enhancements 8,827.49 Schiller Park/Arboretum Fund 791.27 Schiller Park/Bench/Trash Can Fund -1,433.30 Schiller Trash Can Fund (deleted) 0.00 Southside Stay 500.00 Village Connections 0.00 Village Singers 5,121.89 Total Board Designated Checking - 1362 $ 226,942.84 Board Designated Funds Meeting Haus Maint/Replacement 199,425.35 Village Singers Fund - 14126 4,636.22 Warner Maintenance - 0330 169,183.48 Warner Maintenance - 2342 0.00 Warner Maintenance - 5402 0.00 Warner Maintenance - 8188 0.00 Total Board Designated Funds $ 373,245.05 Total Board Designated Bank Accounts $ 600,187.89 Permanently Restricted Fund Accounts Frank Fetch Endowment 0.00 Fund at Columbus Foundation 753.93 Huntington Garden Endowment 203,477.44 Total Permanently Restricted Fund Accounts $ 204,231.37 Petty Cash 100.00 Total Bank Accounts $ 946,818.13 Accounts Receivable Accounts Receivable-General 81,110.51 Total Accounts Receivable $ 81,110.51 Other current assets Credit Card Receivables 736.05 Designated Funds GVS Receivable 0.00 Inventory 0.00 prepaid Expenses 0.00 Undeposited Funds 2,286.95 Total Other current assets $ 3,023.00 Total Current Assets $ 1,030,951.64 Fixed Assets Building 588 South Third Street Cost 759,990.66

Page 1 of 2 German Village Society Balance Sheet As of April 30, 2015

Total Depreciation -586,436.35 Land 40,000.00 Total Building 588 South Third Street $ 213,554.31 Leasehold Improvements 102,386.64 Depreciation -43,238.26 Total Leasehold Improvements $ 59,148.38 Office Equipment/Furniture/Paintings 22,999.00 Cost 218,939.23 Depreciation -211,524.39 Total Office Equipment/Furniture/Paintings $ 30,413.84 Office Furniture Cost 0.00 Depreciaton Total Office Furniture $ 0.00 Office Paintings Cost 0.00 Total Office Paintings $ 0.00 Total Fixed Assets $ 303,116.53 TOTAL ASSETS $ 1,334,068.17 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Liabilities Current Liabilities Accounts Payable Accounts Payable 6,323.75 Total Accounts Payable $ 6,323.75 Other Current Liabilities Deferred Revenue 0.00 Deferred Revenue-Property Taxes 0.00 Designated Funds GVBC Payable 2,141.16 Designated Funds GVS Payable 3,404.96 Other Current Liabilities 0.00 Prepaid GVBC Membership Dues 0.00 Prepaid GVS Advertising Fees 0.00 Prepaid GVS Membership Dues 0.00 Sales tax payable 0.00 Total Other Current Liabilities $ 5,546.12 Total Current Liabilities $ 11,869.87 Total Liabilities $ 11,869.87 Equity Designated Earnings Non Restricted 0.00 Permanently restricted fund 190,572.59 Restricted 523,524.40 Temporarily Restricted 6,000.00 Total Designated Earnings $ 720,096.99 Retained Earnings 529,487.76 Net Income 72,613.55 Total Equity $ 1,322,198.30 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $ 1,334,068.17

Wednesday, May 06, 2015 01:57:12 PM PDT GMT-4 - Accrual Basis

Page 2 of 2 German Village Society 2015 Designated Budget Variance by Class January - April, 2015 ota Sc e For the Good of Fund for German Historic Schiller Schiller Schiller Friends of Total the Historic Village Highfield Preservagtion Huntington Huntington Maintenance Aboretum Bench/Trash Bloomin' Schiller Schiller Park Southside Village Designated Neighborhood Preservation Business Gardens Expert Restriction Endowment Garden Fund Fund Can Fund Fund Fund Enhancements Stay Singers Warner Fund Programs Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Income Admission/Event Income 947.20 259.42 50.00 1,256.62 Advertising Income 500.00 18,175.00 25.00 18,700.00 Contributions 0.00 1,000.00 600.00 5,380.00 500.00 525.00 8,005.00 Grants 0.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 In-Kind Donations 650.00 650.00 Interest Income 0.00 1,599.23 1,552.07 1,238.26 4,389.56 Membership Dues -GVBC 17,975.00 17,975.00 Merchandise Income 160.00 160.00 Miscellaneous Income 0.00 2,400.00 2,400.00 Rental Income 20.00 20.00 Sponsorship 2,260.00 2,260.00 Total Income $ 0.00 $ 1,447.20 $ 39,499.42 $ 1,000.00 $ 0.00 $ 1,599.23 $ 600.00 $ 1,552.07 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 5,405.00 $ 0.00 $ 2,000.00 $ 500.00 $ 2,975.00 $ 1,238.26 $ 57,816.18 Gross Profit $ 0.00 $ 1,447.20 $ 39,499.42 $ 1,000.00 $ 0.00 $ 1,599.23 $ 600.00 $ 1,552.07 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 5,405.00 $ 0.00 $ 2,000.00 $ 500.00 $ 2,975.00 $ 1,238.26 $ 57,816.18 Expenses Advertising 2,657.00 2,657.00 Bank/Credit Card Fees 4.00 252.14 247.14 1,010.99 1,514.27 Consulting Fees 13,208.63 0.00 13,208.63 Subcontractor 0.00 755.00 755.00 Total Consulting Fees $ 0.00 $ 13,208.63 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 755.00 $ 0.00 $ 13,963.63 Equipment Rental 0.00 0.00 Food/Beverages 0.00 0.00 In-Kind Expense 650.00 650.00 License/Fees/Permits 0.00 0.00 Meeting Haus Groundskeeping 0.00 0.00 Miscellaneous Expense 0.00 2,775.00 128.00 773.75 440.00 4,116.75 Payroll Taxes 471.76 471.76 Postage 0.00 333.39 333.39 Printing/Signage 0.00 735.00 192.50 927.50 Repairs & Maintenance 0.00 0.00 Salaries/Wages 6,166.64 6,166.64 Security 0.00 0.00 Supplies 0.00 114.48 980.00 1,324.45 2,418.93 Transportation/Towing 0.00 0.00 Total Expenses $ 0.00 $ 13,208.63 $ 9,949.40 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 252.14 $ 114.48 $ 247.14 $ 0.00 $ 2,775.00 $ 1,068.39 $ 128.00 $ 1,753.75 $ 0.00 $ 2,711.95 $ 1,010.99 $ 33,219.87 Net Operating Income $ 0.00 -$ 11,761.43 $ 29,550.02 $ 1,000.00 $ 0.00 $ 1,347.09 $ 485.52 $ 1,304.93 $ 0.00 -$ 2,775.00 $ 4,336.61 -$ 128.00 $ 246.25 $ 500.00 $ 263.05 $ 227.27 $ 24,596.31 Other Income Transfers In 0.00 0.00 Transfers out -1,750.00 0.00 -17,546.00 -800.00 -20,096.00 Total Other Income -$ 1,750.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 -$ 17,546.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 -$ 800.00 -$ 20,096.00 Other Expenses Deferred Gain/Loss Investments 0.00 -2,234.81 -2,168.42 -1,767.46 -6,170.69 Total Other Expenses $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 -$ 2,234.81 $ 0.00 -$ 2,168.42 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 -$ 1,767.46 -$ 6,170.69 Net Other Income -$ 1,750.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 -$ 17,546.00 $ 2,234.81 $ 0.00 $ 2,168.42 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 967.46 -$ 13,925.31 Net Income -$ 1,750.00 -$ 11,761.43 $ 29,550.02 $ 1,000.00 -$ 17,546.00 $ 3,581.90 $ 485.52 $ 3,473.35 $ 0.00 -$ 2,775.00 $ 4,336.61 -$ 128.00 $ 246.25 $ 500.00 $ 263.05 $ 1,194.73 $ 10,671.00

German Village Society Financial Highlights May 11, 2015 Trustee Meeting Tim Bibler, Treasurer

This report attempts to highlight certain line items of the attached financial reports and other financial activity that is presented to the GVS board. It is not meant to summarize the reports, but rather represent denotations of the treasurer or staff because of their impact upon the financials.

April 2015 Highlights

1. Balance Sheet for April 30, 2015 Operations: There is $53,987.70 in checking. The contingency savings account is $88,311.17. Designated Checking: The various designated projects and committee accounts total $226,942.84 of which some of the major accounts include GVBC $73,588.18, Historic Preservation $53,190.68, Historic Preservation Expert Restriction $16,453.60 and Friends of Schiller Fund $24,566.36.

2. April Operational Monthly Budget Income accounts are reasonably aligned with the budget and therefore to date income is meeting expectations. All expense accounts are reasonably aligned with the budget and therefore expenses are meeting expectations.

Historic Preservation Committee Report

April 16, 2015 Meeting

Strategic Plan Initiatives

Initial presentation of the HPC initiatives from the Strategic Plan

Caretakers of a Legacy – volunteers for set-up and take-down requested, some volunteers identified

Sidewalk strategy – general discussion on the scope of this initiative. We need to establish near term (1-2 years) goals and the specific steps needed to accomplish them. Most time spent on the sidewalk survey. Timing, objectives and process covered and committee volunteers will cover most of the survey work. Discussion of the brick sidewalk workshop on June 6-7.

District Re-survey – update was provided on OSU Planning class participation. Class runs from Jan- May so they should be able to survey 750 properties.

Digitization Update – two grants have been identified/submitted. Need volunteers to try and find other funding options/other grants.

No progress on finalization of the new Historic Preservation values statement

GV Commission Highlights – Discussion of the Thurman Foundry project, the demo on Sycamore and the issue with the request to install AC unit on a roof.

Signage Project – no updates

Oral Histories – no updates

HPA Updates –

Next meeting May 21

Parking Committee:

• Tim is working on a number of issues related to areas of enforcement and areas not enforced • Also discussing an issue with Permit A parameters associated with residents whose homes are outside of Permit A zones and therefore currently can’t secure Permit A stickers. • Double Sided Parking on Jaeger change is imminent.

Parks And Public Spaces:

April 27 Councilwoman Page presented a City Council Resolution to Lindy Michael as an Arbor Day tribute to her passionate brand of volunteerism. Bill Curlis hosted friends afterwards for a Friends of Schiller Park toast. 12 Attendees in attendance to recognize Lindy at City Hall.

May 4

There was a ribbon cutting at 1:00pm at the Schiller monument

Councilman Zach Klein and Director Alan McKnight cut the ribbon with the assistance of 56 third graders from Stewart School joining in the fun

Actors Theatre provided a Billy Goat Gruff story time at the bridge

Friends of Schiller had a “make an wish” session for 1Ž2 the kids, then switched groups for the story time

Cookies were served as well.

It was a wonderful event.

Funding

Great news!

The Wobst Family Foundation will make an $8,000 contribution (plus whatever the Columbus Foundation matches) to the repair of the Umbrella Girl stone project on the day of the Big Give

The Little Garden Club of Columbus will make a $2,000 contribution to the same project

The replacement stone has been ordered…will take about 45 days for delivery

Fall Friends of Schiller Park Fundraisers

Our two steering committees are scheduled to meet and the date has been selected for this year’s events: Friday, October 30

Dig In

Nationwide Children’s Hospital said yes to the plant and mulch application we submitted

Volunteers will mulch the beds …working on a date with Mike Cornelis so we can engage the Fun Committee

Irrigation

3rd Street and City Park sides of Schiller have irrigation, a private provider has watered twice a week for many years gratis but now is asking for payment. ($80 per visit). Katharine is pursuing other quotes.

Civic Relations Committee report for the May 2015 GVS Board meeting:

1. Third Street Improvements. We have now received the public comments that were submitted to the City after the public meeting held on 3/31 to review the OHM engineering study on Third St. We will review the comments, along with other comments that we have received through the N4N site, and hold a meeting of CR to make a recommendation to the Board on what elements of the OHM report we feel the Board should recommend to the City. The CR recommendations to the Board will include various elements of the engineering plan for which there were options, and we will come up with an estimated cost for the recommended plan. One of the major issues will be the type of stone, or concrete, that will be used to replace the crumbling stone curbs now in place. The purists will insist of some natural stone material like sandstone or limestone, while others will insist that concrete can be made to look exactly like stone, and is much cheaper and readily available. CR will continue to investigate the options for curb material, and Shiloh has contacted the right person in the City to address curb options.

2. UIRF Funds. We are waiting for a cost estimate from the City for solving the drainage problem on Jaeger St (between Beck and Sycamore). Once we have that estimate, CR will prepare a list of recommended projects that will be submitted to the Board for its approval. The projects will mainly be brick streets that need repair, and the replacement of curbs that are in disrepair, or gone entirely. Once approved by the Board, the final list of UIRF funded projects will be submitted to the City. There is no assurance that any of the UIRF funds will be available, but assuming they are, GV will have a list of projects to be funded in this way.

3. ADA Improvements at Schiller Park. The City held a public meeting on 5/5/15, at which it presented the 8 different options for improving the SE corner entrance to Schiller Park so that it complies with federal law (Americans with Disabilities Act). The meeting was attended mainly by residents near the park who will be affected by changes in traffic and access to the park. Based on the consensus of residents, City personnel and OHM Advisors (hired by the City for recommended plans), the City will work on Option #7 as the preferred plan. This will involve installation of a “pedestrian refuge” near the corner, which will give pedestrians a place of safety while crossing the intersection of Jaeger and Deshler. The entrance and exit from the park will not be changed; however traffic exiting the park will be required to turn right on Deshler (heading West) as the only way to exit the park. A report on Option #7 and the meeting was prepared by Shiloh and it appeared in the N4N on 5/7/15. The City indicated that this project will most likely take about a year to complete, since it must go through detailed design, funding and contracting before construction can begin. The City also confirmed that parking on the West side of Jaeger will be permitted, and that could come any time now.

To: Members, Parks, Public Spaces and Community Events Committee

From: Katharine Moore, Friends of Schiller Park

Date: Cinco de Maya 2015

When Ann Lilly, Connie Swain and I called on City Councilman Zach Klein to appeal for funds that we could NOT squeeze from any other source for the Schiller statue repair and waxing, Connie got carried away and promised a ribbon cutting when the project was complete…so on May 4 we delivered. Nice turn out, GREAT fun with the first and third graders from Stewart School, lots of German Village-style pitching in: John Clark brought a sound system and played Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Connie Swain contributed cookies…in the shape of Billy Goat Gruff and the laurel wreath in Schiller’s hand (they cost almost as much as the waxing!), Elspeth Willoughby, and Janet Druen helped move the students around (we had two activity stations…the Umbrella Girl where wishes were made, and the newly restored and stained bridge where Actors’ Theatre performed Billy Goat Gruff…complete with a Troll!). Connie, Janet and Elspeth formed Friends of Schiller Park 34 years ago AND THEY ARE STILL SHOWING UP TO HELP. Amazing, amazing women. P. Susan Sharrock and Lindy Michael were super helpful too. The Schiller Monument project included:

Repaired and restored monument

Landscaped garden

Lighting (it really does look beautiful at night)

Painted wrought iron fence

Elegant sign solution that allowed us to tell a BIG story without ruining the historic site

The bridge across the Schiller pond was repaired last fall with Friends of Schiller Funds, and was stained just this week. Many thanks to Bill Hugus for selecting the color and to the Commission for approving it.

Our group celebrated Arbor Day with a City Council Resolution recognizing Lindy Michael for her volunteer efforts in Schiller Park. We have indications that the City is unlikely to fund the next 2 rounds of Ash Borer treatment (2017, 2019) so it was timely to give Lindy a pat on the back, as she will have her work cut out to raise the $10,000+ needed to complete the ten-year treatment plan to save our 25 trees. I worry about what that means for trees in other parts of Columbus. Bill Curlis generously hosted our merry group after the City Council meeting for a champagne toast to Lindy. It was also a nice surprise to be on hand to see German Village Commissioner Charissa Wang Durst recognized on her firm’s 25th anniversary…Hardlines Design Company was the architectural group that designed the Stewart School expansion. We all owe Charissa a salute!

We applied for and will receive 30 flats of flowers and 40 bags of mulch from Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The Schiller Welcome Gardens will look beautiful once again, thanks to their generosity and Paul Soehnlen’s design touch. I am very pleased to report that The Friends of Schiller Park secured funding for the replacement of the stone around the Umbrella Girl fountain! $8,000 from the Wobst Family Foundation and $2,000 from the Little Garden Club of Columbus. The stone has been ordered and the project should be completed by the end of July.

Response to the Blooming Fund solicitation has been terrific…it is a happy problem to have so many thank you notes to write (and orders for elf magic to fulfill)!

Our burl bowl project has craftsman Mike Trucco in his workshop every day, working towards our goal of unveiling the collection on Haus und Garten Tour Sunday in the Park.

The Friends of Schiller Park fall fundraisers are scheduled for Friday, October 30 and the steering committees are developing plans for both the men and the women’s events. Can’t give away the details…but let’s just say it is fitting that I am writing this report on Cinco de Maya.

Third GREATERS at Schiller Pond with Billy Goat Gruff

GVBC

We’ve discussed having a table at Village Valuables where service businesses can place handouts, samples, etc. for the public. Due to a lack of a strong response from our members so we will not do a table this year.

Experience Columbus did their presentation on how to use social media in our businesses on 4/21. Joe Vargo and Leah Lammers did a great job helping around 30 people understand social media, leaving a little smarter than when they came. Stauf’s & Pistacia Vera provided coffee and pastries. It was considered a successful event and we’ll try to follow up with similar events in the future.

An updated version of our map is now available at the Meeting Haus. Please help yourself to them and pass them on. They don’t help anybody sitting in the Meeting Haus.

Our Visitor Center Badge Program will launch on 6/1. Guests at the visitor’s center will be given a souvenir 1” pin back button to wear, and a bookmark that will contain deals from various businesses. It will give businesses a way to measure who’s coming from the visitor center. After a trial run through the end of this calendar year we’ll decide what direction to take project. We have 15 businesses committed so far, with room for a few more on the bookmark. May 20 is the deadline to get involved with this stage of the project.

Many of our members generously provided items to be included in the GVS Welcome Bags for new homeowners.

Wheels are turning on planning Art Crawl in the competent hands of Jeff and Greg. The ever popular event will be held on July 18. The primary goal at this time is recruiting artists.

Our next general meeting will be on May 20, 9:00 am at the meeting haus.

Long Range Planning Committee April 2015 Report

Visitor’s Center Due to timing for grants/funding and the need for greater focus on YP initiatives in the near-term, the Visitor’s Center is likely to be another year out. In addition to design for new VC, the content is not ready. Sarah Marsom is working on grants for signage and digitization efforts to bring that piece into the fold. Near-term – Lack of budget available this year for large scale improvements but what about adding some roofline lighting elements? Note following meeting – Improvements for VC will have to be bundled together for revisiting as part of longer-term plan in the future.

Young Professionals Shared goals and events that can bridge the gap between YP and P groups, “one neighborhood” concept. Volunteer Goal Sheet - http://germanvillage.com/wp-content/uploads//2015/02/GVS- 2015+Visual.pdf Monster Bash planning - Outreach process begins in July with kickoff party on the evening of the July 9th at The Kitchen, Sarah verifying availability. Goal is to secure at least 5 volunteers for Monster Bash and outreach Village Valuables – May 16th, too close to the date to do much with event but potential in the future to possibly include food trucks and greater planning involvement for YP interests. Some similar ideas are taking place at Seventh Son and 400 Rich, flea markets/farmers markets, large turnout of desired demographic. ArtCrawl - Art Crawl may not be the best YP fit but will keep it on the radar. GV is partnered with Experience Columbus, Jaquelyn is going to reach out to Mark Weiss to discuss some marketing collaboration for YP events ([email protected]) OSU vs Indiana Football Party – Saturday October 3rd party in the Meeting Haus & Platz where we could fit 3 food trucks. Volunteers will be needed for cleanup. This will hopefully be a free or very low cost in response to survey results which called out expensive events as a negative aspect of the neighborhood. What will success metric for the event be? • Provide outreach to the neighborhood • Make the Meeting Haus more inviting • Bring all neighborhood demographics together/ice • Ability for attendees to sign up for involvement in future events Bricklaying Workshop/Activity – 1st weekend of June on Mohawk, learning while doing and planting seed for future brick initiatives. 10-15 people per day – T-shirt included with “Let Them Eat Bricks”. Registration will be posted early May. This is being done through a partnership with Heritage Ohio. Look for info in Neighbors4Neighbors soon.

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Southside STAY Matt: On the to-do list is to help Stewart to revamp annual student family fair, likely a week after Village Valuables. Volunteers always welcomed. Community Garden project has been awarded a grant and will work with Go Green to implement on the grounds of Stewart. Pre-K program begins next year. Southside Stay has the ability to tie in and bridge YP gap/initiative. Related School Note - Beck Street will be back in service for students next fall (http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/03/20/Columbus-gifted-language-students-to- relocate.html)

Village Connections Nancy Smith is unfortunately leaving the LRPC, she will be missed greatly! VC is its own entity, consensus amongst the committee to transition over to the GVBC.

Outside our Borders Formerly Local Liaisons & Transportation sections – New CoGo station in the neighborhood, likely by Giant Eagle. Shiloh will be sending updates from the new Council for Historic Neighborhoods quarterly meetings

Open Discussion & New Ideas Barrett School removed from agenda but keep this in mind when residents move in, likely a big influx of YPs.

2 GVS Finance Committee Report April 29, 2015 Submitted By Tim Bibler

Attending the Meeting - Jim Nichols, Jeffrey McNealey, Jeanne Likins, Roy Bieber, John Barry, Shiloh Todorov, Jessica Johnson, Jim Gibboney, Lisa Lynch and Tim Bibler

Huntington Investment Report

Representative Jim Gibboney and Lisa Lynch from the Huntington submitted a written investment review regarding the three investment accounts that the Huntington manages for the Society. They reviewed the report with the committee and answered questions. The earning returns are meeting reasonable expectations.

2014 Audit

The Committee reviewed and discussed the 2014 Audit. It was approved to be submitted to the Board.

2015 Revised Budget The Committee Reviewed and discussed the 2015 Revised Budget. No major concerns were found in the revised budget.

Savings Account Discussion about the Savings Account was regarding how to receive a better interest rate. Shiloh will be contacting several banks in an effort to achieve a better rate of return.

Risk Management Assessment The Committee continued its discussion concerning risk management. Jim Nichols presented a list of topics that the committee could consider for review. It was decided to ask all committee members to review the list and reflect on including additional topics. At the next meeting the list will be prioritized for action.

Review German Village Society’s Financial Processes With all of the changes that have occurred with the Society during the last four years the committee decided that it would once again be a good time to review the Society’s financial processes. This would include reviewing and assessing the efficiency of the German Village Society’s financial processes, document the German Village Society’s financial processes, review and assess the current financial reports and standardize subcommittee budgeting and accounting. The Committee reviewed this objective and discussed a timeline for completion.

2015 Meeting Date July 29th October 28th . Committee: Board Chair/Rep: Meeting Date:

Membership Susan Sutherland 04/15/15

Number of Attendees: New Members?: 6 inc Susan

Executive Summary: Meeting Objectives/Highlights: Next Steps: Committee members divided up names of the businesses to take on the task in asking for items to put in the Welcome Bags. Found a great bag in the back storage room to use as out Welcome Bag. Shiloh agreed we could use. Rumor has it that Beth Burnson from our committee has burned the pavement getting items from businesses. All items are being dropped off at the meeting haus. Objective was to ask businesses once a year and stuff the Welcome Bags from our asortment. First group of bags will go out within 2 weeks.

Susan now has approx 27 membership captains out of 32 needed to be the WelcomeMembership Captains for their perspective area assigned. Still reaching out to community residents to volunteer. 10 BOT have volunteered which has been a significant contribution to the number needed. Will start the launch even if we do not have 32. .

April event moved to May due to conflict with Lisa Godfrey. She has offered her home for the May 13th event. Committee will divide up so most of the committee members can attend Caretakers of a Legacy. Invites had already been placed in the mail before we realized the date. Also will try to squeeze in a total of 3 events this year.

Organizational Development Committee Board Report May 2015

The Organizational Development Committee has met and is approving and recommending the two following changes on the board of directors:

1. The move of Heidi Drake, current German Village Society Vice President, from a non-voting, one-year appointed seat to the vacant board of directors seat formerly held by Nick Cavalaris. This seat's term will expire in September 2017;

2. The addition of John Barr to the non-voting, one-year appointed seat which was held by Heidi Drake. The seat's term will expire in September 2015. John Barr currently sits on the finance committee and will bring valuable financial expertise the group.

May 2015 Executive Director’s Report

Those of you who’ve seen my chicken shirt may wonder why I always wear it on PreTour sales kickoff day. The shirt, which has a funny 3D appliqued chicken on the front (and is BRIGHT yellow) is my tiny “let’s have a laugh instead of a fight” indication and I wear it some days I think might be stressful around here. But I didn’t need it last Friday – our patrons, ticket-buyers and supporters were a 100% delight and made it very clear that they understand the PreTour event is both a chance to connect with neighbors and friends and our biggest fundraiser of the year. The exact menu or dinner companion they get is less important than supporting the 29th iteration of this homecoming-meets-gala.

I haven’t been here for much of the rest of the month.

I did enjoy the ribbon-cutting of the new signs at the Schiller statue, created, funded and shepherded by Friends of Schiller chaired by Katharine Moore. The event was so thoughtful, incorporating Stewart School children and donors and city leaders.

On May 5, Schiller Park-side residents met at the Rec Center Tuesday night to see updated plans from the City of Columbus and OHM Advisors related to updating Americans with Disabilities Act federal guidelines for the Deshler and Jaeger entrance to the Rec Center parking.

After Deshler was repaved last summer, it triggered ADA rules for the park entry. In an initial public meeting in November, neighbors were shown several options to revise the entry to the parking lot that would comply with federal regulation. At that meeting, neighbors shared additional ideas that weren't presented.

City officials took those ideas and engaged OHM Advisors, the same firm working on the Third Street design, to take a look at resident ideas. They came back May 5 to present the engineering realities of those ideas.

The design colloquially known as "the pork chop" was the clear decision by neighbors at the meeting. The design allows for very little disruption of the existing entry, the removal of no trees, no impact on parking and it aligns the entrance with ADA regulations. The pork chop is a pedestrian refuge island set just out from the existing apron to allow pedestrians to stand and look both ways safely before crossing. It will accommodate a wheelchair comfortably, too. The result is a right-turn only out of the parking lot.

The next phase is to get a full design, price and budget the changes and then implement them at the edge of the park. The city estimated that may take as much as a year.

The city also confirmed during the meeting that the effort of the GVS Parking Committee to reinstate parking along the west side of Jaeger will happen, perhaps as soon as this week.

Thank you to the neighbors who helped shape the idea and affirm the decision!

Then, let’s attempt to steal their” thing with the circle grid. So out from volunteers, do the six foci(?) abo

GERMAN VILLAGE SOCIETY 2015+: EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY

STRATEGIC TENETS OF GERMAN OUR FOCUS OPTIMIZING SOCIETY RESOURCES: VILLAGE SOCIETY: Education Advocacy In order to maintain our neighborhood’s • We are the advocates for the preservation of our We are a resource to property owners We engage government leaders, affinity reputation as a recognized example buildings and environment and lead education to preserve and conserve the charming groups, heritage tourism affiliates and for Columbus and beyond, the German for our property owners to play a key role in aesthetic appeal of our buildings and Central Ohio corporate interests to Village Society’s organizational goals and preserving and improving our neighborhood; and environment; and educate visitors about support our efforts to maintain our resources are ranked against the following advocates for support to underscore our efforts. the history of our neighborhood. neighborhood gem. priorities: • We build community and empower our Community Collaboration IMPLEMENTATION TIER: Preservation members to enhance the quality of life in We celebrate our neighbors and German Village is rich with do-ers, and preservation education LEADERSHIP German Village. enhance the quality of life for the advocates, fun-makers and friends. We for German Village property owners, • We attract and deploy the resources necessary community that gathers on our bricks. value each person’s role and strive to city of Columbus and state of Ohio to enhance and inspire economic health and collaborate and celebrate with them and affinity groups; and for visitors through vitality to exert influence in the Central Ohio Governance support their efforts. heritage tourism and education field community. We recruit, attract and nurture leaders trips. We enhance the quality of life and • Since 1960, the German Village Society has and create a framework for efficient Development connectivity of community. We strengthen thrived on the contributions of its members progress toward our goals so all who love We generate the resources necessary to the stability of governance, leadership and and volunteers. We continue to build on the neighborhood can transparently see move the needle on our priorities and finances to sustain and grow our role. these strengths to enhance its governance, our work, engage us with confidence and provide measurements of success for each its management, and its talent development join our team. donor to evaluate his/her investment. to set and achieve realistic priorities and FACILITATION TIER: ADVOCACY for the accomplishments. committees and champions who lead grassroots efforts to support our strategic Volunteer Engagement priorities. It does take a village – and that’s why we are constantly seeking new advocates LOVE GERMAN VILLAGE? to add to our team of hundreds. We empower stakeholders to drive our strategic PLEDGE YOURSELF. priorities forward. ENCOURAGEMENT TIER: ENGAGES, monitors and responds to requests for I, pledge to: (insert your name here) support through promotion, letters, IT ALL STARTS WITH IMPASSIONED VOLUNTEERS meeting/event attendance and use of the Serve as a caretaker of our legacy, upholding building to advance the priorities of our beneficial preservation practices on my property partners and thought leaders. and helping neighbors to do so, too. Education Advocacy

Passionately volunteer my time, talent and/ or treasure to advance the goals for our neighborhood. Community VOLUNTEER Collaboration ENGAGEMENT Share my love of German Village with others and ask them to be on the team preserving our community. Governance Development WE ARE THE GERMAN VILLAGE SOCIETY – CARETAKERS OF A LEGACY, PRESERVING OUR HISTORIC FABRIC AND INSPIRING ALL THOSE WHO GATHER ON OUR BRICKS

THROUGH Impassioned Volunteers

BY Optimizing Our Resources

WHICH INFORMS HOW WE Educate Advocate

Collaborate Celebrate

SUPPORTED BY OUR CAREFUL STEWARDSHIP OF Fundraising Governance

WHICH RESULTS IN Bolstering our community and our leadership role in preservation.

May 11, 2015

Monthly Report to the German Village Society Board of Trustees

Submitted by: Russ Arledge, Curator of Archives / Facilities

►Actors’ Theatre concluded their rehearsals in the Fest Hall and has moved back to the Schiller Park stage for their opening night May 21st; Village Singers also concluded their rehearsals with a performance on May 2nd and May 3rd.

►I worked with Bonnie Mitchell over the last few weeks to bring back to life the Volunteer database from last year’s Haus und Garten Tour. After preforming all of the needed updates and revisions, Bonnie is now able to enter the 2015 volunteer information and send out the confirmation emails, all in anticipation of this year’s event, a monumental task… Go Bonnie!

►As you know, a few years ago we partnered with the Community Computer Alliance as a drop-off location for Electronic Waste Recycling, i.e. used computers/servers, laptops, stereos, printers, electronics equipment, etc. Due to the changes in the recycling regulations, effective immediately: we are no longer able to accept TVs or CRT monitors here at the GVS Meeting Haus drop-off location. However, the Community Computer Alliance (614-223-1530) will accept them for a small fee at their main location at 371 Maier Place, Suite 15 Columbus, Ohio 43215 (on the Whittier Peninsula).

►The new exhibition “Outside and Inside – Images” by Brooke & Eric Albrecht opened in the GVS Meeting Haus Fest Hall gallery with a reception on May 6th to a very good turnout. The exhibit will run thru June 7th 2015.

►The Police Luncheon was held on April 30th. They had a really good turnout of residents and the program presented by the Police was full of useful information as always. The Police Luncheons will be sponsored for the next two years by German Village Insurance. The lunch this month was provided by Rooster’s – German Village.

It’s been a busy month… all for now.

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Sarah Marsom, Historic Preservation Advocate – May 2015 Board Report

Explore sidewalk strategy- The brick sidewalk workshop in partnership with the Young Ohio Preservationists, is finalized and promotion will begin second week of May, following the creation of an event flier and registration page. The event is being co-promoted by German Village Society, the Young Ohio Preservationists, and Heritage Ohio. This event will be hosted the first weekend of June and engage individuals both in German Village and outside, helping bring awareness to the preservation efforts being taken by the German Village Society. The Historic Preservation Committee is assisting in a district wide survey of sidewalk conditions, to help create a prioritization of sidewalks in need of repair.

COA coaching- With the warm weather there has been a significant uptick in people seeking assistance in understanding the neighborhood design guidelines, the application process, and overall understanding of preservation. Neighbors4Neighbors articles seem to be educating people who are already engaged and introducing me to people new to the neighborhood.

Real estate brochure- The brochure has been designed and is under review by German Village realtors. This 11x17 brochure is larger than an average brochure and includes historic images, informational charts, a plethora of information, and beautiful photos of restored homes.

Education- There was a high volume of student tours in May, with students of all ages (elementary – high school). Students enjoyed participating in the architectural scavenger hunt tour, the hidden history scavenger hunt tour, and standard tours. Tours for the remainder of the year are steadily being scheduled.

UIRF/Infrastructure- The city has been diligently researching curbs and curb maintenance options in addition to researching the measures to properly repair Jaeger Street between Beck and Sycamore. Heritage Ohio has provided assistance in historic curb restoration

Grants – The Ohio Humanities grants for archives will be submitted on May 15, and a grant application has been submitted to the Columbus Foundation. Both grants are seeking financial assistance for categorizing and digitizing the remaining GVS archives.

May Board Report – Mark Weiss

Maps have arrived!

As a reminder, the GVBC bumped the order up this year from 80K to 100K to match the growing need among our downtown relationships (GCCC, Sports Commission, Exp.Cols etc.) and our ongoing distribution partners (Hocking, Amish, ODOT, AdRack)

An interesting thing came up with one of our distributors. AdRack hosts about 10K maps over a given year at a storage facility out in Grove City. They routinely replenish as necessary from this reserve, but they’re in the middle of renegotiating contracts themselves, and while we normally have a July-June calendar year with them, we’re only good through December. We’re currently in a hold-and-see pattern, but fall may bring changes to this partnership. Not a big concern as there are plenty of distributors, but something I’m keeping on my radar.

Art Crawl Planning Underway

Here we are in the midst of Haus und Garten, and the GVBC is planning Art Crawl on July 18 from 5-9. This planning committee has things locked down pretty tight, but the event is growing in popularity and we’ve brought on Angela Petro from Two Caterers this year to help facilitate and combat the food issues of last year. The issue was we ran out of food (and wine!) around 7:30, which just cannot happen again! The deeper issue seems to be expectation; on one hand our GVBC members who participate aren’t bringing enough food for the entire 4 hours and on our end we need attendees to know they’re getting a taste, not a meal. So Angela is reaching out to food partners (of which we have 7 of a possible 10 on the hook) to let them know how to manage the crowd from a resource/staffing perspective. As you can imagine this is a much easier conversation member-to-member, foodie-to-foodie; as opposed to Mark Weiss and the GVBC asking for something we don’t know much about.

The Big Give

Photo shoot is set for Friday morning (May 8), weather seems to be cooperating. Craig Seeds of Columbus Rec&Parks has given us a two-man lift crew so that I and John Clark can stage a photo to go with our messaging surrounding the May 12 event. We’re going to decorate the Schiller statue with some orange paraphernalia and put the branding signage in the photo saying: “The Big Give is MONUMENTAL.”

May 9 Blogger Visit

One of the GVBC marketing budget items I’ve been raving about for the past months is finally set to begin. We have our first Columbus travel blogger visiting this Saturday, May 9. Nick Dekker from “Breakfast with Nick” will be doing his first of four posts in this series: “A Day in German Village”. Don’t be thrown by the title of his blog, while his focus is breakfast items and we have plenty of those GVBC members to focus on, I have arranged for him to feature Garten Club’s GartenMarkt in addition to neighbor and business efforts surrounding Frank Fetch Park. Again, the idea with the blogger visits is to feature as many GVBC members as possible while creating syndicated posts (read: we use them when we want, how we want) that help our 270-belt suburb visitors plan their day in our neighborhood. The portfolio of bloggers I have acquired have great followings on social media and I’m really excited to see the buzz we create from these posts.