MINUTES

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

May 6, 2007

CSSSJ

Call to Order by President Linda Delgado at the Prusch Park Meeting Hall at 10:45 A.M.

Present are:	President Linda Delgado	Associate Director Alyene Daggett
	Vice President Chuck Breese	Associate Director Tony Bassano
	Treasurer Roger Lane	Associate Director Judy Goodrode
	Secretary Sandy Carter
Absent are:	Board Member Emeritus Bill Kurtz
	Past President Bill Munkacsy

MINUTES for the Board of Directors Meeting for January 7, February 4, and March 4 were approved. Due to the Spring Show and Sale, no meeting was held for April.

TREASURER: The balance as of May 6, 2007 is $4,462.52

MEMBERSHIP: The total membership is 90.

HOSPITALITY: It was suggested to have the hospitality be provided by different members on a rotating basis. Bill Kurtz said that he was okay with handling it for the time being. This may be addressed again at some future time.

The June PROGRAM will be a hands-on presentation by Linda Delgado on how to plant gardens using novelty containers. Some containers and cuttings will be provided. Marjorie of Newstone Products, Inc. will be making available her Rock Art Planters for sale.

LIBRARY: Two new books were added to our library: Bromeliads for the Contemporary Garden, by Andrew Steens, and The Botanical Gardens at the Huntington, by the Huntington Botanical Staff.

AFFILIATE: Nothing new to report.

MINI SHOW: May had 17-participants. Results were published in the June newsletter. We decided to change the format to a show-and-tell approach. Instead of having the plants judged, the presenter of the plant will get up and talk about the plant instead. This new format was well received and enjoyed by the club members.

SPRING SHOW: (April 14-15) wrap up:

• We had a great showing of plants with many new members participating. The sales were the best ever, and we received several new members.
• On the down side, we had to turn away new vendors because there were not enough tables. This will be discussed at future meetings to determine a more equitable distribution of our resources.
• We could have potentially had more sales, if we had offered the use of credit cards. Roger will check with Don Cravalho and our bank to see if this can be available for our next show and sale.
• A motion was proposed and approved to give the vendors a 70% cut for their sales.

BY-LAWS: Nothing new to report.

OLD BUSINESS:

• A motion was proposed and approved to have a standing advertisement in our newsletter and our website for the purchase of our club's CSSSJ logo silk-screened tee-shirts. The shirts will cost $15 each if picked up at the club meeting, and an additional $5 if mailed.
• It was suggested to have a Getting to Know You set of cards with facts about each person. Linda will look into how we can do this.
• Sandy printed up the new 2007 membership rosters.

NEW BUSINESS:

• A garden plot at the Guadalupe Gardens was offered to our club to develop and manage by the South Bay Water Recycling & Parks Dept. A motion was proposed and approved to accept the offer. Tony Bassano and Bill Gingras will coordinate the planting and care activities. Tony will be the go-to-person for our club members and for the city park staff.

The meeting was adjourned at 12:30 P.M.

The next Board meeting will be on June 10, 2007, at the Prusch Park Meeting Hall at 10:30 A.M.

Submitted by the club secretary,
Sandy Carter