Carol Tutzauer, President
Clara Miller, Vice President
Communications
Henry Sontag, Vice President
Networking
Suzanne Laba, Vice President
of Operations
Mary Jo Roselli, Treasurer
Alex Murphy, Secretary
Pam Rose, Board Member
At-Large
7:00 PM
In attendance: Carol Tutzauer, Clara M. Miller, Henry J. Sontag, Roseanne Higgins, Mary Jo Roselli, Tracy Doldan, Dennis Gallagher, Suzanne Laba, Tracy Endres, Dannielle Darowz-Pepper, Alex Murphy, Frank Tutzauer, Pam Rose.
1. Vote on
Minutes from 9/21/05
Tabled
until next meeting (minutes unavailable)
2. Reports
Website: Carol
Tutzauer. The website is updated,
reflecting fundraising for the Light the Night Walk. $1,100.00 was raised. SOSBuffalo is still up, but the final
transition over to the BuffaloCAN bulletin board should happen within the next
week or so.
Incorporation: Clara Miller. The NY state incorporation process is
complete. Confirmation letter received
this week. Date of Incorporation is
officially September 29, 2004. The next
step is to complete IRS 501(c)(3) status.
Theater
Group Funds: Henry Sontag, Jr. We have not able to completely pin down what is to be done for
the disbursement of funds. Tracy Endres
and her group were ready to start spay/neuters last Sunday but there were a few
issues standing in the way. Foster
homes had not been lined up and an agreement could not be met with shelter
management regarding transportation and liability. To qualify as a Foster, a person must be a member of CHAT. BuffaloCAN does not want to limit
spay/neuter to just shelter residents and wants to include rescue animals that
have originated from there too. A liability rider is being considered to handle
concerns over transportation. Tracy
Endres informed the committee that a foster home would be in possession of the
animals from five to seven days.
City
Shelter/BuffaloCAN Status: Henry Sontag. Contact and communications took place between Henry and Mark
Coppolla’s office. The Mayor was out of
town. Coppolla’s secretary passed along
that nothing has progressed because no formal commission has been formed. Henry plans to meet with Barbara Carr next
week. He also plans to meet with the
Parks Conservancy group to discuss grants and funding issues.
3. Fundraising
We
need to set up a bank account. Clara Miller made a motion that a local bank
should be utilized, and this was seconded by Pam Rose then adopted unanimously.
Events:
·
October 2005
Collectible Event fund raising meeting to be held at Café Allegro on 10/11/04
to start the planning process.
·
Octoberfest to be
held on Hertel Avenue on 10/23/04.
Puppy Playpen will be hosting a Halloween party for dogs. This will take place from 12 – 5 PM.
·
Press release is
planned for Light the Night Walk fundraising success.
·
A Mardi Gras event is
being planned for a Monday night (Lundi Gras) at a local establishment to be
determined. Food and alcohol will be
available but due to organizational limitations imposed by our incorporation,
alcohol will not be included in admission price.
·
Membership
Drive: This needs to be started. A sample letter will be posted on website
and we will encourage all to distribute and canvas friends, community for
membership. Planning and implementing a
capitol drive is a priority.
4. New
Business
No
new business to discuss.
5. Short Public
Comments Heard and Proposed Topics for Next Meeting:
No
comments or proposed topics.
6. Set Date for
Next Meeting
Monday,
October 25, 2004 at 7PM, Sterling Tavern.
BOD to meet 7-8:00 PM, general membership at 8:00 PM.
8:15PM