Saginaw Collaborative Meeting Minutes - November 7, 2019
Saginaw
Collaborative, Inc.
Minutes
Attendance – Cathy Macomber, Jim Williams, Dawn Goodrow,
Vanessa Brooks-Herd, Stacy, Roger Scovill, Debbie
Missing – Charles, Joyce, Wardeen, Evelyn
1. Minutes – not available
2. Treasures Report – WTA will be paid tomorrow. Money is
owed for the CAN grant. This will bring the balance down to approximately zero.
Presbytery funds can be used for utilities and building
expenses over and above the rents we are receiving.
Conversations with tenants regarding rent now that we have a
property agreement.
Administrative Commission agreed with the idea that there
should be a lease with option to buy related to the building so that grant
funders know that we have that in place. Expecting language for this to be
approved by November 15.
We have drafts of rental agreements. Jim will get these to
the tenants as well.
Michelle from First Ward would like one of the after-school
programs to be housed here. This would be another source of income through her
grant funding. We can set up a time to
meet as a group to discuss options.
3. JAC/SCI Board Meeting – Good conversation according to
Roger. Process was reviewed. It was out of those conversations that the
Administrative Commission was able to meet to agree to the Presbytery funds for
use for building expenses. Ideas
regarding down the road when the building is turned over to use, there may be
some matching funding from the Presbytery.
This is in the conversation stage only. Much work needs to be done
before any step related to the release of matching funds. They need to see progress before anything
else happens.
Money needs to be deposited in Huntington Bank prior to our
submission of a grant to them later this month.
Program committee will discuss rental fees and back rent
with tenants at a meeting in the near future.
This is contingent on the completion and agreement to the rental
agreements.
8. Including occupants in decision making – How will we get
them involved? Program Committee should be involved in having conversations with
tenants to discuss their involvement and decision-making process. This may be
something that will firm up more as the Backbone Organization becomes better
established.
4. Fund raising update and 5. Revised 2019/2020 Budget - Revised
draft budget was distributed (please see Secretary’s files). Grant requests are
in to Saginaw Community Foundation – decision making in December. Huntington
Bank was approached by Jim and Joyce – a grant request will be submitted by the
end of the month – this will be for building repairs and safety. CDBG grant is
for the roof. Consumers energy grant is for the Electrical and HVAC – to be
submitted in December.
If we get two out of the three grants, we could go to the
Presbytery to say we are ready to take over the building. We have not heard
from the Historical Society regarding the repairs vs. being a historical site.
Jim is investigating Mott Foundation. The fundraising committee will work on a
letter that would go to Mott. The
Fundraising Committee will work on the grants noted and on others as they come
up.
The budget is a draft and we will not approve one until we
have additional information.
7. Community Engagement Conference – Cathy and Vanessa
described this conference that took place November 7 at SVSU.
9. New Business – A board member asked how often the tenants
are in the building. WoC 2-3 days per week. Basketball cannot come in because
of the roof leaking on the gym floor. Good Neighbors is 2 days per week.
Jim is trying to get an appointment with the superintendent
of Saginaw Public Schools. Wardeen and Cal Talley have spoken about grant
funding which would allow us to collaborate with the school district for a yearlong
program to train school district and teachers.
This might be related to truancy and chronic absenteeism.
We will need to get the word out once we are able to say
that we have something to offer.
Adjourned 7:41pm.
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