CAI Minutes:
September 17, 2004

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE (CAI)-OREGON CHAPTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2004, 2004 AT THE KING CITY GOLF COURSE, KING CITY, OREGON.

PRESENT:
Stuart Cohen, President
Jim Main, President Elect
David Schwindt, Treasurer
Nancy L. Reed, Secretary
Dan Huntley, Director
Jeff Belluschi, Director
Chris Tingey, Director
David Hummel, Director

ABSENT:
Woody Woodrum, Director
Ed Doubrava, Director
Deana Doney, Director

I. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 1:05 PM by President Stuart Cohen.

II. REPORTS AND DISCUSSIONS
Program Committee Report
President Elect Jim Main reported that Alan Crandall had cancelled as speaker for the October 21st Dinner Program due to a scheduling conflict.

ACTION
President-Elect Main will try to get a representative from Union Bank to speak.

The speakers for the Annual Meeting, Law Update have been arranged. There will representatives from Vial Fotheringham, Landye Bennett Blumstein, ??Ramis and Crew (Domenic Colletta), and Stoel Rives (Howard Feuerstein).

Nomination Committee
Discussion followed regarding the open positions for election at the annual Meeting. Secretary Nancy Reed and Director Chris Tingey will run again.

ACTION
Secretary Reed will find out from Denise Bower the remaining terms of each of the Directors. President Cohen will get a copy of the New Governance Model, which reconfigures the local chapter Board to either 7 or 9 members.

A general email will be sent to all members recruiting candidates for the open positions.

Membership Committee Report
President Cohen reported that he has been receiving the emails and voice mails left for the chapter and forwarding membership inquiries to Director Ed Dubrauva, who makes contact with the prospective new member.

President Cohen has been producing and mailing postcards to members whose membership is coming up for renewal. President Cohen would like the Board to continue to pursue putting together a new member packet.

Advanced ABC's
President-Elect Main reported that the dates have been changed for the Advanced ABC's. In order to give enough time to prepare and register, the new dates are November 13th and December 4th.

2005 Programs
President-Elect Main reported that he has developed an outline of programs for 2005.

Web Site Report
ACTION
Information about the upcoming election will be posted on the web site.

Newsletter Report
Director Tingey reported that Vial Fotheringham would be able to produce one more newsletter this year for the chapter. Director Tingey had looked into outsourcing the newsletter, but doesn't believe there could be enough revenue generated to offset the cost.

It was suggested that Alan Crandall, US Bank, be contacted for financial based articles for the next newsletter.

Financial Report
Treasurer David Schwindt presented the current Financial Report for the chapter.

Meeting Summary
" Need speaker(s) for October 21st
" Education Committee to meet in mid-October
" Next meeting to be held on October 21, 2005 at 5:30 pm at the Mallory Hotel (prior to Dinner Meeting).

III. OLD BUSINESS
Executive Director
PE Main will ask Lynda Cotter to be on committee to recruit an executive director for the chapter. Treasurer Schwindt volunteered to be on the committee as well.

IV. NEW BUSINESS
Member Directory
President Cohen request a volunteer to champion the updating of the directory.

President Elect Training
President-Elect Main reported that there would be a President Elect Training Session at the National CAI Conference in October. The cost for registration for the session is $500.
Discussion followed regarding PE Main's total cost to attend the conference, which is approximately $1600.

Director David Hummell made motion to approve an $800 expense to subsidize PE Main's attendance at the conference and registration for the PE Training. The motion was seconded and carried unanimously.

Minutes from August Meeting.
The minutes from the August 23, 2004 meeting were amended as follows:

A motion was made and seconded to accept the minutes from the August 23, 2004 meeting as amended. The motion carried unanimously.

V. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 1:55pm.