MINUTES
La Plaza Telecommunity
Board of Directors Regular Meeting
Casa Marisa Restaurant, Questa NM
October 5, l999
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
Next Meeting
November 9,l999 - Annual Meeting
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
Next Meeting
November 9,l999 - Annual Meeting