The meeting was called to order at 1:20 pm by the President, Jo Bradley. Present were Rich, Jim Lawson, Mike, Jan, Scott, Richard, Steven, Tony Shaw, Kevin, Jeff, Jim Lodder, Michael Delbar, Jim Wattenburger, Kathy, Jitu and Dushyant.

Privilege of the Floor: Closed Session to be moved up. At 3:00 pm we will see where we are at with the Agenda.

Approval of Last Meeting’s Minutes: A motion was made by Steven to approve the minutes of the last board meeting. They were seconded by Mike. It was unanimously approved.

Treasurer’s Report: Richard Strom reported that there was $25,274.00 in the checking account and $141.00 in the Savings. Richard suggested we have an interest bearing account for our monies. Jeff made a motion that the treasurer, Richard Strom, make determination on behalf of the organization to get whatever account works best for this purpose. Steven seconded the motion. It was unanimously approved.

Marketing Committee:
A motion was made by Richard to spend $2500 on creation of booth for trade shows to be used by MWWC , MCLA & MCPA. This motion is contingent on MWWC and MCPA’s approval of like allocation of funds. Jeff seconded the motion. It was unanimously approved.

A motion was made by Richard to approve a letter to the MWWC recommending Hype House and Ozone to be used for their PR/Advertising for the sake of consistency of branding. Jan seconded the motion. It was unanimously approved.

Scott will respond for the two partnership requests received as per marketing committee’s recommendations.

MCPA Report:
MCPA is still in the process of determining the best option for a visitor’s center.
The MCLA representatives read the letter from MCLA to the MCPA board. No response has been received.

Jim Wattenburger and Michael Delbar expressed concern that MCLA work together with MCPA and not let “personalities” destroy the forward momentum. MCLA’s position is that we are working closely with them, as can be seen by the joint marketing ventures that are moving forward. However, we are concerned that they remain transparent and spend county promotion dollars wisely and in accord with their county contract.

Administrator’s Report: Scott expressed his concern over Ozone’s Miscellaneous Bill Request and asked the board for direction on what to do. Kevin made a motion to have Jeff visit Ozone and discuss current situation. Steven seconded the motion. It was unanimously approved. Scott to get clarification of “gomendo redevelopment” on miscellaneous bill.

New Business:
Correspondence and promoting ourselves – what can we do for lodging members? Jim Lodder expressed his concern that each lodging member get sent specific information on where to find information on different things and how to go about updating their information on their listing. It was agreed that Jim would be sent his password from gomendo.org and make sure he is on email for meeting notices. It was further agreed that Scott would publish where meeting are held for the next year. This way members could plan in advance. Scott will send out the Agenda one week prior – it will be sent as “draft” because it might be subject to change.

An email will be sent to the lodging asking for a committee for the annual meeting.


Meeting was adjourned at 4:00 pm.