KINGS CONTRIVANCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2009
Approved________________________
The regular board meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m. by Barb Seely. Board members Evan Coren,
Marguerite Walsh, Fred Niziol, Lorraine Kelly, Sara Dillier and Council Representative Shari Zaret,
Village Manager Anne Brinker and Operations Coordinator Jill Bartos were present.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA & MINUTES
The agenda was approved unanimously. The minutes of the April 15, 2009 board meeting were approved
with a revision to the Council Representative’s Report.
RESIDENT SPEAK OUT
There were no residents present for Resident Speak Out.
ELECTION OF BOARD OFFICERS
Barb Seely was re-elected Chair, Lorraine Kelly was re-elected 1st Vice-Chair and Sara Dillier was elected
to the position of 2nd Vice-Chair. All officers were elected unanimously.
ELECTION OF ARCHITECTURAL COMMITTEE OFFICERS
Fred Niziol was elected Chair, Marguerite Walsh was elected to the position of 1st Vice-Chair, and
Lorraine Kelly was elected to the position of 2nd Vice-Chair. All officers were elected unanimously.
ELECTION OF VILLAGE MANAGER
Anne Brinker was re-elected unanimously as Village Manager.
STAFF RENTAL POLICY
Barb read the proposed text for staff rentals of Amherst House (file copy attached), which allows staff
members, who have met certain criteria, to rent at a discounted rate. After discussion, Lorraine made a
motion, seconded by Evan, to accept the staff rental policy as proposed. The motion passed unanimously.
At the next board meeting, board members will discuss whether or not board and committee members
could receive a discount for renting Amherst House.
BOARD MEMBER SPEAK OUT
Evan mentioned that the new CA President, Phil Nelson, has begun meeting with each CA board member.
Shari said that photos are being taken tomorrow night of the CA board members and the CA president. She
thanked the Election Committee for all their hard work for our April elections and said that she handed out
flyers outside Harris Teeter to encourage residents to vote.
COUNCIL REP’S REPORT
Shari said that she will be meeting with Phil Nelson on May 13th. She thanked Fred for his leadership in
bringing up the issue of who should facilitate at the Building a Better Columbia Summit on May 15th. The
CA Board Retreat will be on May 16th at the Belmont Conference Center.
CHAIR’S REPORT
Barb read thank you notes from the family of facility assistant Michael Fields and from the Holy Angels
School where the board made a donation in memory of Michael’s sister. She also read a thank you note
received from Maggie Brown for the flowers the board sent to her. Barb received an email from Phil
Nelson saying he was looking forward to doing the best he can as CA president and that he would like to
get together with her again. Lorraine said that the Welcome Committee will be having lunch with Phil
soon.
MANAGER’S REPORT
The manager’s report (file copy attached) was submitted in writing. *Item #3: All board members will
attend the Building a Better Columbia Summit on May 15th. Anne said that tomorrow she should receive
the contract for the energy co-op with the rate for next spring. As of June, Howard County will no longer
recycle trash for businesses. CA is looking into joining a recycling co-op through the Chamber of
Commerce. Discussion followed. Shari said that the CA board will be discussing this issue at an
upcoming meeting.
Anne reported that the new roof on Amherst House has been installed. Since the foyer continues to leak,
CA wants to replace the glass roof with a metal roof. Anne said that the chair of the Election Committee
asked that the board contact the person who wrote their own name in on the ballot. Since the individual did
not go through the nomination petition process, their ballot was voided. The board decided that there was
no need to contact the resident at this time. Barb suggested that next year the election committee hold an
informational evening for residents to come and find out about the board.
Barb asked members to read over the Board Goals before the next meeting and make any changes. Fred
said to think about how progress towards these goals can be measured.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jill Bartos
Operations Coordinator