EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
--Wireless connection to Penasco should be established before the first snow.
--The Internet Fair, tentatively scheduled for January 20 2000, will be
  held at the Sagebrush Inn and will be underwritten by LANL Technology
  Commercialization. There may be a wireless Internet connection
  available during the fair.
--Obsolete equipment will be given away to anyone, as is, per the motion
  of July 13, l999. An ad will be placed in the newspaper and an announcement
  made on Super User.
--The new server should be online later this week. The changes being made
  should result in an overall savings to La Plaza. New computers are needed
  for the lab.
--The completed audit for l998 has been reviewed by the board. 
--The board approved the slate of candidates, Peter Alexander, Thos Myers,
  Reva Suazo, Jose Careno, Pete Warner, Jerry Simpson, and Pam Romero for 
  the board election.
--The board will develop appropriate use standards for La Plaza users.
--The Executive Director will receive her annual evaluation prior to the
  next meeting.


AGENDA
Call to Order                           Thomas Myers, President
Approval of Agenda                      Thomas Myers, President
Approval of September Minutes           Thomas Myers, President.
Introduction of Members/Guests          Thomas Myers, President
Executive Director Report               Judith Pepper, Executive Director
Technology Report                       Oban Lambie, System Administrator
Treasurers Report                       Reva Suazo, Treasurer
Committee Reports  
          Membership                    Thomas Myers, Chair
          Public Relations              Peter Alexander, Chair
          Nominating                    Alexander/Redpath, Co-Chairs
          Youth Advisory                Thomas Myers, Chair
          Fund Raising                  Dawn Redpath, Chair
          Education                     Ira Schwartz, Chair
          Bylaws                        Thomas Myers, Chair
Board Discussion                        Thomas Myers, President
          a. Kit Carson
          b. Board Elections--Bylaws, Candidates
          c. Board Orientation/Training
          d. Board Evaluation
          e. Capitalization Policy
          f.  List Serves Standards and Etiquette
          g. Official Spokesperson for the Board of Directors
Members Comments                        Thomas Myers, President
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Adjournment                             Thomas Myers, President


Call to Order by President Myers at 6:00 p.m.

Present: Alexander, Goetz, Lambie (System Administrator), Lopez,
Myers, Redpath, Schwartz, Suazo, Pepper (Executive Director),
Wichmann. Guests: Jose Careno, Pete Warner.
 
Approval of Agenda
MOTION to approve agenda: Alexander
SECOND: Suazo
VOTE: Motion carried.

Approval of Minutes
MOTION to approve Approval of the minutes of September 14, 1999
as amended: Redpath
SECOND: Alexander
VOTE: Motion carried.

Introduction of Members/Guests
Jose Careno and Pete Warner were introduced. Both are candidates
for the board.


Executive Director's Report
The report was circulated to the board members at the meeting.
See separate Report. Highlights included:

1. Wireless connection to Penasco should be established before the
   first snow.

2. The Internet Fair, tentatively scheduled for January 20, 2000,
   will be held at the Sagebrush Inn and will be underwritten by
   LANL Technology Commercialization.

3. The owner of the Sagebrush Inn will be asked if he is interested
   in a wireless connection for the Sagebrush Convention Center.

4. Obsolete equipment will be given away to anyone, as is, per the
   motion of July 13, l999. An ad will be placed in the newspaper
   and an announcement made on Super User.


Technology Report
1. The new server should be online later this week. The changes
   being made should result in an overall savings to La Plaza

2. La Plaza needs additional modems and the computers in the lab
   need to be replaced.  They are outdated and will not last much
   longer.

The board inquired as to the possibility of Yellow Pages online
and a link to the Chamber of Commerce. Both are possible.


Treasurer's Report
The Executive Committee and Ira Schwartz met for a telephone
conference with the accountant to discuss his audit findings. A
copy of these were distributed with the Executive Director's report
at the meeting.


Committee Reports
    Membership:
	Membership is being maintained at a steady level.                                                         
    Public Relations:
	There was nothing new to report.

    Nominating:
	MOTION: Redpath (on behalf of the Nominating Committee) to
	accept as the slate of candidates for the board election:
	Peter Alexander, Thos Myers, Reva Suazo, Careno, Pete
	Warner, Jerry Simpson, Pam Romero
	SECOND: Lopez
	VOTE: Motion carried.

    Youth Advisory:
	No report

    Fund Raising:
	Judith Pepper and Dawn Redpath (Fund Raising chair) are
	actively working on fund raising possibilities.

    Education:
	An online questionnaire is nearly complete, the purpose
	for which is to find what users know and do not know so
	the effort to educate can move forward.

    Bylaws:
	Bylaws changes will be presented to the membership for
	ratification during the election process.


Board Discussion
    Kit Carson
	There has been no response to La Plazas request for a
	proposal as to how  KC and La Plaza could work together.

    Board Elections--Bylaws, Candidates
	Covered in earlier discussion. Candidates are to have
	pictures and bios in ASAP.

    Board Orientation/Training
	This will be done and will be scheduled to take place at
	a time other than during board meetings.

    Board Evaluation
	Mats Wichman presented the evaluation, a copy of which was
	distributed to the board members at the meeting.

    Capitalization Policy
	This will be part of the planning process.

    List Serves Standards and Etiquette
	The board will consider setting standards and advising
	users as to appropriate etiquette online. Policies will be
	developed as to appropriate use and sanctions to be applied
	if there is a violation.

    Official Spokesperson for the Board of Directors
	The board reaffirmed its earlier decision that two persons
	would have the authority to speak for La Plaza, the executive
	director and the board president.

Dawn Redpath was appointed to chair the evaluation of the executive
director. An evaluation form was distributed to the members with
the request it be returned to her no later than October 15.


Members Comments
    None


Adjournment 7:50 PM                                                                      
MOTION to adjourn: Suazo
SECOND: Wichmann
VOTE: to adjourn


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