MINUTES


La Plaza Telecommunity
Board of Directors Regular Meeting

Penasco Community Center
April 18, 2000.  4:00 PM

MOTIONS PASSED
1. to approve agenda
2. to approve and confirm March minutes

AGENDA
1. Call to order					Peter Alexander, President
2. Approval of Agenda				Peter Alexander, President
3. Approval of February Minutes		Peter Alexander, President
4. Member Comments					Peter Alexander, President
5. Technology Report				Oban Lambie, System Administrator
6. Executuve Director Report		Peter Alexander, President
7. Financial Report					Pete Warner, Treasurer
8. Committee Reports				Peter Alexander, President
	Public Relations- Peter Alexander, Chair
	Nominating - Dawn Redpath, Chair
	Fund Raising - Dawn Redpath, Chair
	Education - Ira Schwartz, Chair
	Bylaws - Mats Wichman - Chair
	Fees and Useage - Mats Wichman - Chair
9. Board Discussion				Peter Alexander, President
Adjournment					Peter Alexander, President
Next Meeting:  May 16, 2000.  El Taoseno Room, Taos.  4:00 PM.


Call to order by President Peter Alexander at 4:05 PM

Present: Alexander, Redpath, Romero, Schwartz, Warner, Wichman, Lambie (System Administrator). 
Absent: Goetz, Myers, Suazo. Members present: Walter Brennan, Joyce Lovato.

Approval of Agenda
Motion to Approve: Schwartz, Second: Romero.  Vote: Agenda approved.

Approval of March Minutes
Motion to Approve: Warner, Second: Redpath.  Vote: Minutes approved.

Member Comments 
Members Brennan and Lovato both reported great difficulty in getting
on line from the Penasco area.  Oban Lambie responded with a report
on the status of our efforts to improve Penasco service, and an
estimated timeline for the improvements.

Technology Report
Oban Lambie reported on the status of the radio service to Penasco.
He presented the first monthly on-line useage report; President
alexander requested that the Fees and Useage Committee study this
report and come up with recommendations for possible changes in
our fee structure for discussion at the next Board meeting.

Financial Report
Pete Warner presented the March financial report.  He pointed out
that there were errors in the monthly budget comparison section of
the report.  As a result, it was decided to defer approval of the
report until corrections are made.  He also reported that the
selection process has begun for a CPA to perform the annual audit
of 1999 financials.

Executive Director Report
The Executive Director Report had previously been circulated by E-Mail.

Committee Reports
     Education-Ira Schwartz, Chair.  The education survey should be ready by next month.
     Fund Raising-Dawn Redpath, Chair.  Fundraising calls for Tango are underway.
     Fees and Useage-Mats Wichman, Chair.  Online discussions will start this month. 

Board Discussion

Adjournment
The President adjourned the meeting at 5:26PM