Board Minutes - December 14, 2005 Board Minutes - November 8, 2005 Board Minutes - October 12, 2005 Board Minutes - September 14, 2005 Board Minutes - August 10, 2005 Board Minutes - July 13, 2005 Board Minutes - June 8 2005 Board Minutes - May 11 2005 Board Minutes - April 13 2005 Board Minutes - March 9 2005 Board Minutes - February 9, 2005 Board Minutes – January 12 2005 Board Minutes - December 8 , 2004 Board Minutes - December 14, 2005 ATTENDANCE: Eileen Boulay – Chair, Nadine Cabrera, Sue Flynn, Tim Gannon, Tom Houpert, Karen Milano, Lori Neely, Richard Pleines, Judi Tripodi, Christine Venuti & Dorothy Wright MINUTES: A motion
was made to accept the November 8, 2005 minutes. The motion passed. TREASURER’S REPORT: Dorothy
Wright presented the Treasurer’s report for review. A motion was
made to accept the November 8, 2005 Treasurer’s Report. The motion passed.
EVENTS COMMITTEE: OLD BUSINESS: NEW BUSINESS: Submitted by, Christine Venuti Board Minutes - November 8, 2005 ATTENDANCE: Eileen Boulay – Chair, Leslie Alderton, Nadine Cabrera, Sue Flynn, Tim Gannon, Tom Houpert, Karen Milano, Lori Neely, Richard Pleines, Judi Tripodi, Christine Venuti & Dorothy Wright MINUTES: A motion was made to accept the October 12, 2005 minutes. The motion passed. TREASURER’S REPORT: Dorothy Wright presented the Treasurer’s report for review. A motion was made to accept the October 12, 2005 Treasurer’s Report. The motion passed. EVENTS COMMITTEE: Sub Committees: The KCC board agreed it would be beneficial if we had sub committees for different events, such as, the Town Picnic, KCC Scholarship and Christmas in the Village. We displayed a sign up sheet at the Fall Social and acquired several volunteers for each sub committee. Fall Social: The fall social at Curves was a great success! About 30 people attended for some delicious food and good conversation. Leslie, thanks for being such a gracious hostess. Christmas in the Village: Remember its December 8th! The horse and wagon ride has a new route this year, down Steven Road and up on to Green Hill. This will be a safer route because the wagon won’t have to cross over Route 81. Some KCC businesses and Mr. & Mrs. Claus will be located in a very visual vacant storefront space. A flyer will be distributed to all KES students upon Superintendent’s approval. OLD BUSINESS: Mentor Presentation: Ernie Nagler is interested in attending a future meeting to re-introduce the mentor program in town. Volunteers are always welcomed to join the mentoring program; however, currently there is a need for more women mentors. Each mentor candidate must fill out a simple application. Mentors meet with their child during lunch for 20 to 30 minutes. Meetings can be once a week or every other week depending on the availability of the mentor. If you can participate, please pick up an application soon, if not, please spread the word! E-Mails: Tracy Mackinstry has volunteered to put together a list of e-mails for the KCC member for better communication. Karen will give Tracy all the e-mail addresses she has obtained from working on the Krier. Great idea and thank you both for your help! Update on Welcome Wagon with KWO: The KWO estimated 100 people move to Killingworth each year. To advertise your business in the welcome basket could potentially bring in new customers. A fee of $10 will be charged to businesses that choose to participate in the Welcome Wagon program. The money will be held by the KCC. This money will be used for future expenses to keep the program running. A motion was made to allocate $500 to the KWO to jump start the Welcome Wagon Program and keep it running until it gets on its feet.. The motion passed. The KWO Welcome Wagon committee would also like non-profit organizations to participate, such as, the Killingworth Library and the Lions Club. Krier: The Krier is still going strong and as popular as ever! A big round of applause to Karen! To reiterate last month’s challenges regarding editorial submissions, it was agreed that some KCC board members would review all articles before they go to print. NEW BUSINESS: KCC By-Laws: To ensure that the KCC by-laws are in order, the board agreed that they be sent to an attorney for review. Coupon Book: Once the directory goes out in January, the KCC would like to put together a coupon book. Details will be discussed after the first of the New Year. Recognition: A motion was made to buy six $100 Visa gift cards for distribution over the year at the discretion of the KCC board! The motion passed. Greater New Haven Convention and Visitors Bureau Summer Concert Passport/Stamps: Eileen passed out a copy of this brochure to the board for review. The board will discuss the possibility of advertising in this brochure at next month’s meeting. New Members: None Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 9:10 am. Submitted by, Christine Venuti Recording Secretary BOARD MINUTES OCTOBER 12, 2005 ATTENDANCE: Eileen Boulay – Chair, Leslie Alderton, Nadine Cabrera, Sue Cipollone, Sue Flynn, Tim Gannon, Karen Milano, Lori Neely, Mark Torello, Christine Venuti & Dorothy Wright MINUTES: A motion was made to accept the September 14, 2005 minutes. The motion passed. TREASURER’S REPORT: Dorothy Wright presented the Treasurer’s report for review. A motion was made to accept the September 14, 2005 Treasurer’s Report. The motion passed. KRIER: The Krier continues to be very successful and popular, thanks to Karen and staff! Another fine job!!! Many people wish to be showcased in the “Meet Your Neighbor” section of the Krier. The Chamber appreciates everyones submissions and would love to showcase them all, however, there is only ONE “Meet Your Neighbor” section in the Krier each month. This calculates to only 12 articles per year to be highlighted. If space is available in the Krier, we’ll be happy to showcase your business in a different format. It was mentioned that Peg Scofield has contributed significantly to the Krier with her well-written stories. Great job, keep up the good work! The November Krier will be another 28 pages. Wow, its growing! Again it was discussed how we’ll handle the Krier if it continues to grow. Suggestions were made, such as, advertising limits, increase advertising prices or change the format to a newspaper style. The KCC board will take a wait and see approach before making any changes. EVENTS COMMITTEE: Sub Committees: The KCC board agreed it would be beneficial if we had sub committees for different events. The KCC agenda could be discussed in a more timely and concise manner if we had sub committees. The Town Picnic, KCC Scholarship and Christmas in the Village are good examples of how we can use sub committees. Town Picnic: I’m in the process of typing up a list to allow for an even more successful KCC booth at the Town Picnic for next year. To improve our KCC booth for next year, it would be beneficial if the KCC purchased their own display boards. These boards could be used at many KCC events. A motion was made to purchase display boards for KCC events. The motion passed. Maps – Directories – Inventory: Sue Flynn will be our inventory contact. She will maintain and store all KCC inventory at her residence. The KCC has tons of postcards and needs to put them to good use. It was suggested that we donate some to the KWO welcome wagon project, others to Killingworth Elementary School and use some as invitations to KCC events. Fall Social: Just a reminder that the Fall Social will be held at Curves on October 12th at 7:00 pm. Christmas in the Village: Remember its December 8th! The horse and wagon ride is booked and Santa Claus is coming to town! OLD BUSINESS: Mentor Presentation: Ernie Nagler is interested in attending a future meeting to re-introduce the mentor program in town. NEW BUSINESS: Annual Fees: To clarify, if a business changes ownership and the new owners wish to belong to the KCC they must join and pay dues. There was a brief discussion on consolidating annual membership dues and the publication of the KCC directory. KWO/KCC welcome wagon: The KCC board is ready to proceed financially with this project, however, we still have questions for the KWO and will discuss this further in the near future. The letter to the KCC members explaining the KWO welcome wagon will be mailed in January 2006.
Greater New Haven Convention and Visitors Bureau Summer Concert
Passport/Stamps: Eileen passed out a copy of this brochure to the
board for review. The board will discuss the possibility of
advertising in this brochure at next month’s meeting.
New Members: The new members to join the KCC in
October are as followed: L. Taylor of The Inn & Vineyard at
Chester, Melissa Yakimoff of the Funky Monkey Toys, David Denvir
of David Denvir’s Law Office and Jeri Manes of Century 21 Access
America. The board voted and all new members were accepted. ATTENDANCE: Eileen Boulay – Chair, Nadine Cabrera, Sue Flynn, Tim Gannon, Karen Milano, Richard Pleines, Judi Tripodi, Christine Venuti & Dorothy Wright MINUTES: A motion was made to accept the August 10, 2005 minutes. The motion passed. TREASURER’S REPORT: Dorothy Wright presented the Treasurer’s report for review. A motion was made to accept the August 10, 2005 Treasurer’s Report. The motion passed. KRIER, DIRECTORY, WEBSITE: Krier: The KCC board agreed that the September edition of the Killingworth Krier looked great! Hats off to Karen and staff! The October edition of the Krier will be the biggest issue ever printed 28 pages. If the Krier continues to grow by leaps and bounds, the KCC may have to change the format. KCC Directory: The cutoff to be in the 2006 KCC Business Directory is November 1, 2005. All members must be updated on their dues to be listed in the Directory. Karen will post this in the October Krier. KCC Website: The KCC is in the process of updating its website. Each board member reviewed and made any changes necessary to their e-mail address. Karen will ask the KCC business members to review their listing for any changes in the October Krier. EVENTS COMMITTEE: Town Picnic: The board was very pleased with its Business Members participation at the Town Picnic’s KCC booth. . This is the first year the KCC booth made free advertising available to its members. Many members took advantage of this opportunity and brought flyers, business cards, pictures and samples to display. The KCC booth sold postcards and t-shirts and held a raffle. It was a success! We are very low on t-shirts and still have 4 out of the five postcard scenes available. A different KCC logo is being discussed for the next t-shirt order. Suggestions to improve the KCC booth for next year were to have extra maps and directories and additional display stands. This will be discussed further at the next meeting. Fall Social: This year’s Fall Social will be held on Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 7:00 pm hosted by CURVES. Lesley Alderton is the owner and will be our host for the evening. Refreshments will be provided by the board members. Tim Gannon has been quietly taking pictures of the many KCC events over the years. To make good on his time and effort, Nadine Cabrera has agreed to start a KCC photo album. Thanks Tim and Nadine!!! Christmas in the Village: This year Christmas in the Village will be on Thursday, December 8, 2005. OLD BUSINESS: Maps and Directories: Dick Pleines has extra maps available if needed. The 2005 directories have all been distributed. Extra copies are still available in the Library and True Value. Plaque Cost: The plaque cost was verified and the price has increased. The 2006-2007 stickers have been paid for. Fee for Treasurer: A motion was made for the treasurer’s dues to be waived because of the amount of work involved in this position. The motion passed. NEW BUSINESS: Welcome Wagon: The Killingworth Woman’s Organization, (KWO) supported by the KCC are in the process of putting together a welcoming committee. A letter was written and will be sent out soon to the KCC business members. The KCC will discuss and vote on this at the next meeting. New Members: The new members to join the KCC in September are as followed: Chris Vegliante of V&R Construction, Cindy Zajac and Erin Terenzio of Killingworth Kid’s Center, Fred Siebelts of Lessons in Piano, Voice & Guitar, Sandra Woodbridge of Woodbridge & Cusano CPA, Inc. and Jay LeMontangue of ARTICA Heating & Cooling. The board voted and all new members were accepted. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 am. Submitted by, Christine Venuti Recording Secretary Attendance: Eileen Boulay-Chair, Richard Pleines, Dorothy Wright, Susan Flynn, Tim Gannon, Leslie Alderton Minutes: The following corrections were made to the July 13, 2005 minutes attendees. Susan Flynn was present at the last meeting. Visitors in attendance were: Janet Johnson from Evergreen Cemetery Association to inquire about membership. And Tom Houpert from Edward Jones of Clinton. Meeting minutes will be sent via e-mail to attending members, and a hard copy will be distributed at each meeting. Treasurer’s Report: Dorothy noted that the item for the plaques seemed high ($626.00). Sue F. ordered new ones, but also agreed that the expenditure seemed high. They will review invoice and determine and confirm cost. Krier and Killingworth Chamber of Commerce’s Web Site and Signs: A new list with updated e-mail and phone numbers for the board will be prepared and sent. The sign on route 148 is back, Dick P. will secure it. And the new sign ordered will be placed on 80, where another was missing. Minutes on the website will be tweaked to reflect “Barefoot Labs”. Events Committee: Town Picnic - The committee is doing a wonderful job preparing for the Killingworth Town Picnic. 10 tables have been ordered, Dorothy will send check to cover costs of space, tables and chairs. Raffle tickets were discussed and it was agreed that they would be given out for free if a member graciously donates items to be raffled. Fall Social – Will be held Wednesday, October 12, 2005 @7:00 pm Hosted by Curves - Leslie Alderton Route 81 in Killingworth. Details of the event to be discussed at next meeting. Old Business: Greater New Haven Convention and Visitors Bureau is looking for Killingworth to get involved with its summer concert series. Can be discussed at next meeting. New Business: Sue F. will purchase bins to keep KCC materials (t-shirts, post card, plaques, etc) clean and in order. Fee for Treasurer should be covered by KCC. Will table till next meeting and vote. NEW Members – Woodbridge & Cusano – CPA; Artica – Heating and Cooling (tabled to vote at next meeting when we have full forum). Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 am. Respectfully submitted by Eileen Boulay - President Board Minutes - July 13, 2005 Attendance: Lesley Alderton, Nadine Cabrera, Tim Gannon, Karen Milano, Lori Neely, Richard Pleines, Mark Torello, Christine Venuti & Dorothy Wright Minutes: A motion was made to accept the June 8, 2005 minutes. The motion passed. To save time and money, a copy of the minutes will be e-mailed to the KCC board members and officers. Treasurer’s Report: Dorothy Wright presented the Treasurer’s report for review. A motion was made to accept the June 8, 2005 Treasurer’s Report. The motion passed. Krier and Killingworth Chamber of Commerce’s Web Site: The July addition of the Killingworth Krier was reviewed by the board favorably. Thanks for another great job well done by all involved! Events Committee: The KCC Town Picnic committee has begun to notify each member and invite them to display literature, samples, wares or just their business cards at the September 4th Town Picnic. The response has been well received! Businesses can drop off their materials at Bank North on September 1st or 2nd. The board has agreed to take a minimum of eight tables. We need to find a large enough spot at the picnic in case we need to expand. Nadine Cabrera will handle the reservation. Display Boards may be necessary. Chris Venuti will look into. The KCC will also sell T-Shirts and postcards. Old Business: The sign on Route 148 was missing. It was reported, found and put back. There is now a sign missing on Route 80. Karen Milano will look into. New Business: The Killingworth Woman’s Organization, (KWO) wants to start a welcoming committee for all new residents moving to town. The KWO will do all the legwork, but has asked the KCC to purchase the baskets and provide copies of the directory and the town map. Karen has agreed to discuss in the Krier. The new members to join the KCC in July are as followed: Mary Withington, owner of Interiors by Decorating Den, Charles Vasel of CV Enterprises (Paving & Excavating), Attorney Thomas M. Kablik, Michelle Grasso of Higganum Physical Therapy, Dawn Storie of Countrywide Home Loans and Joey Mormon of The Fitness Connection. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 am. Submitted by, Christine Venuti Recording Secretary Attendance: Eileen Boulay-Chair,
Lesley Alderton, Nadine Carbrera, Sue Cipollone, Tim Gannon, Karen
Milano, Lori Neely, Richard Pleines, Mark Torello, Judy Tripodi,
Christine Venuti & Dorothy Wright
Minutes: A motion was made to accept the May 11, 2005 minutes. The motion passed. To save time and money, a copy of the minutes will be e-mailed to the KCC board members and officers. Treasurer’s Report: Dorothy Wright presented the Treasurer’s report for review. A motion was made to accept the Treasurer’s report beginning April 13, 2005. The motion passed. Krier and Killingworth Chamber of Commerce’s Web Site: The June Krier was reviewed by the board and it looked great! Thanks again Karen! The map was not included in the June Krier because currently there are too many members to include on a map of that size. The map is now larger and it is folded and must be sent out as a separate mailing. We must decide on a new format for next year due to our growing membership. Karen sent the letter to the non-profit organizations regarding the Krier’s advertising space. The letter was received favorably. Events Committee and New Meeting Places: The VFW on Pond Meadow Road might be a consideration for large KCC events. Old Business: Dorothy Wright will send a check for $500 to the Killingworth Scholarship Committee during this month. The KCC is considering sponsoring their own scholarship for Killingworth students in the future. The details will be discussed during future meetings. A question was raised; does the KCC charge the same fee for its member’s mailing list to profit and non-profit organizations? A motion was made that a $100 will be charged for a list of KCC member’s addresses printed on mailing labels to profit organizations and $25 to non-profit organizations. The motion passed. In lieu of a donation for Project graduation, the KCC provided them with free advertising in the Krier for the past two months. The KCC will have a table setup at the Town Picnic on Sunday, September 4, 2005. The KCC Board would like as many members as possible to provide literature of their businesses or display their wares. The following KCC board members will help promote this idea to its members: Nadine Cabrera, Lesley Alderton, Sue Flynn, Judy Tripodi and Chris Venuti. Karen provided a list of responsibilities to ensure that the KCC table at the Town Picnic runs smoothly. More volunteers will be needed to make this a success! New Business: New members for this month are: Carrie Smith, new owner of The Dance Corner; Janet Naulty, owner of Seahorse Farm (renewed their membership); David Roach owner of All Habitat Services LLC (Pests & Plants); Sharyn Drapala owner of Dragon Star Martial Arts Center and Tom Houpert of Edward Jones Investments. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 9:03 am. Submitted by, Christine Venuti Recording Secretary Attendance:
Eileen Boulay-Chair, Nadine Carbrera, Susan Flynn, Tim Gannon, Karen
Milano, Lori Neely, Mark Torello & Christine Venuti Treasurer’s Report: Dorothy Wright was absent; therefore, the Treasurer’s report was tabled. Krier and Killingworth
Chamber of Commerce’s Web Site: Board Minutes- April 13, 2005 (Subject to Board Approval) Present: Dick Pleines-Chair, Sue Alexander, Susan Flynn, Tim Gannon, Dorothy Wright, Nadine Cabrera, Lori Neely, Eileen Boulay, Mark Torello, Karen Milano, Chris Venuti The meetings have relocated to the Banknorth Building. President Dick Pleines opened the meeting shortly after eight a.m. Nadine provided coffee and Munchkins. Future meetings will begin at 8:15. The minutes of the March meeting were approved. The new member listed as Beaded Jewelry & Workshops actually describes the business of Jewelry by You. The treasurer’s report was accepted. The Krier is doing very well and we are delighted with the new printing company. The "Welcome to Killingworth" replacement sign will be picked up by Karen and we will change vendors for future signage. Dick has been receiving 1,000 extra town maps each year. However with only minor changes and a backlog, we will order 500 this year. We will trade a Chamber membership for work on map by Environmental Compliance Services, the new owners of the map-producing company. The telemarketing by a non-member who mentioned the Chamber was stopped by Dick Pleines. A call regarding post cards with a picture of the Emanuel Church was puzzling as we don’t remember that the Chamber ever produced them. We still have a goodly supply of post cards. (Sue’s note: I think the caller meant note cards because we did sell some with a Ruth Robinson drawing of the church.) The Chamber bylaws will be e-mailed to Dick, Sue and Dorothy and added to our web site. The Annual Meeting will be held, Thursday, April 14th, at 7:00 p.m.. at the Killingworth Library. It is the 20th Anniversary of the Killingworth Chamber of Commerce. Dorothy, Chris, Sue C., Susan Flynn, and Eileen and her "committee" will provide spectacular refreshments, etc. for the party. Tom Lentz, author of the recent town history and Eric Auer, first Chamber president will speak. Six businesses and the H-K Scholarship Committee will have displays. A record number of new members were approved: Environmental Compliance Services (commercial and residential testing and treatment), Premier Stonework (patios, walks, driveways and walls), Rachel Thomas & Assoc. Essex (real estate), Bauer Landscaping, East Granby, Divorce with Civility, Atty and Mediator Monika Cornell, J. Papageorge, Hearing Help, LLC (In Killingworth Village), Pool Service by Will Hader, and Walt Coady.. The meeting was adjourned at 9:07 a.m. Submitted by Sue Alexander, Recording Secretary Board Minutes - March 9, 2005
Board Minutes - February 9, 2005
Board Minutes - December 8th , 2004 Present: Dick Pleines-Chair, Eileen Boulay, Sue Alexander, Tim Gannon, Karen Milano, Susan Flynn, Mark Torello, Nadine Cabrera, Karin Milano, Chris Venuti. The minutes of the November 10 meeting were approved. The treasurer’s report was accepted. The "Welcome to Killingworth" signs was reinstalled on the circle. The one at the southern line is missing. A replacement will be ordered and reinstalled by Dick Pleines. Additional male mentors are needed at Haddam-Killingworth High School. Karen will put a note in the Krier regarding the availability of Chamber of Commerce plaques. The Christmas in the Village event has received great cooperation. Notices through KES are being sent. In addition to the previously mentioned items, a barbershop group will sing at 6:30 and a high school group will also sing. Fifteen "non-Village" residents will have displays in vacant stores. Lack of progress on the town green was discussed. There may be movement on development in the spring. No new Chamber applications were received. Submitted by, Sue Alexander |
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