MSPA Minutes of Regular Meeting - September 4, 2008
Meeting was called to order at 8:20 am.
Board Members and Guests Present: Dale Dawson (Mountain Rose Gifts - President);
Danny Pranata (Honolulu Wood & Things - Vice-President); Maureen Palacios (Once
Upon a Time); Alyce Russell (Andersen's Pet Shop); Collette Rector (Pure Sunshine)
The Minutes of August 21st were approved as written.
Events and Advertising: (1) Spooktacular is scheduled for Halloween eve, October 31,
2008. The distribution of candy will be on the day of the event. Candy will only be
made available to merchants that agree to participate in the Trick-Or-Treat event in front
of their stores starting at 5 pm. The distribution of candy by the MSPA is designed as a
supplement to candy purchased by individual merchants for this event. A sign-up sheet
will be brought around to you along with information as to when and where you may pick
up your candy allocation. The 2200 block of Honolulu Ave will be closed at 2 pm to set
up for Spooktacular . (2) Montrose Christmas Gift Guide will again be produced by
Mike Morgan of Copies Unlimited . The full-page ad spaces available in the Christmas
Gift Guide will be subsidized this year to a greater degree by the MSPA in order to make
the ads more affordable. Full page, full color ads only are the format as in the past. Mike
will be in contact with merchants soon with pricing and availability. Any questions,
contact Dale at Mountain Rose.
Committee Reports: (1) Website Committee reported that the website has been updated
and is functional. There will be a link on the "About MSPA" page for posted Board
minutes monthly. New directory forms are being prepared to update that portion of the
website. Businesses wishing to have a feature page on the site should contact our web
host, Leonard Ghazarian at Caspian Services . (2) Christmas Lighting Committee
reported that overhead lights have been purchased at a significant savings over last years'
rate. The committee will discuss the lighting for the ground areas where shrubbery has
been removed with the new landscaping.
Old Business: (1) Dale attempted to contact another area BID to inquire about the
proposed Executive Director/Secretary position for MSPA. No response. The Personnel
Committee will proceed to draft this position for the Board. (2) To comply with the
revised By-laws, the Board resolved to eliminate the at-large board position held by
Brandon Kim. The motion was passed unanimously. The Board thanks Brandon for his
service to the MSPA. (3) Trash in the vicinity of the war memorial: the City has
requested that the merchant at the corner of Ocean View and Honolulu place its own
trash receptacles to alleviate the added trash due to the popularity of its business. This
should reduce the amount of trash in the vicinity of the war memorial.
New Business: (1) Dale, John, Alyce and Carole formed the Finance Committee to
prepare the 2009 budget.
Meeting was adjourned at 9:15 am.
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