May Chamber Meeting Minutes

May 6^th, 2016

Attendees: Steve Schenewerk, Sandy Lipphardt, Michelle Waggoner, Morgan Asten, Kevin Miller, Mandy Johnson, Mike Winters, Josh Dahlenburg, Andrew Fish, Nancy Beiter

Meeting called to order at 730 am

Sandy moved to approve the meeting minutes from April, Steve Seconded

Treasurer report:

$24,158 another room tax check will be received in June & we have an additional $115 for the scholarship report.

Sandy motioned to pass the budget, and Andrew seconded it.

The park has been approved, just waiting for the Archeological report to be completed in order to proceed.

Trader Day: Water, Chips and Charge $3.00 we will need 100 burgers and all the supplies.

Josh will be putting together the trader day maps

June 5^th is the deadline to register for Trader Day

Andrew will make sure the word is out via social media

Mike will make sure to get it out the radio

Nancy will be attending a city council meeting to reserve the gazebo for the event.

Flower Baskets: they have started going up, thank you Chris Stanfill; Herb Young and Walt Taylor for your help in making this be so successful. Still waiting on the brackets from the HS to get the remainder of the baskets up to fill in the gaps.

Andrew has secured our sites for the web pages Winston chamber. Org; .net; and .com

Andrew s proposing to just add news and events and the calendar directly to the webpage vs sending out a monthly new letters; he will still send out the ones with no access to social media or email; deadline for the newsletter event and information is the third Saturday of every month.  Steve motioned the approval and Morgan Seconded the motion.

Business of the Month will go to Second Wind Wellness Center; motioned by Steve and seconded by Sandy.

Andrew - May 28^th is Mental Health Awareness

Steve – World Changers is coming up; asking for donations and the use of extra ladders if you have one available to lend for the week.  Steve requested a $200 donation from the chamber.  Batemans provides Breakfast and Dinner the church does 150 lunches a day. Mandy Motioned to bump the donation up to $500 and Sandy seconded the motion.

The World Changers block party will be held June 29^th @ Winston Four Square.

Business after hours for Andrew in the next month; Cardinal later in the year.

No Economic Development the month of May

Sandy and Josh have worked on a solution to fill the gaps in our city with Banners; the chamber will use the existing banners previously purchased but not renewed and cover the sponsored by name up with the Winston Dillard Chamber.  Josh will purchase one and donate the time to change the others.  Steve motioned to approve and Mandy Second the motion.

Next General meeting is May 24^th @ Carlos; guest speaker New City Manager Mark Bower.

Meeting adjourned 840am

Mandy Johnson

Secretary