Present:          

Cheryl Armstrong – President

John Wildsmith – Vice President

Ralph Laudenslayer - Secretary

Russ McDonald – Treasurer

Rod Powell – Interim Board Member (see below)

Robin Marcario – Member/Guest

Cynthia Selby – Member/Guest

Meeting called to order by President Cheryl Armstrong at 6:37 p.m. 

Approval of minutes of July 21, 2009 Board Meeting.  It was motioned, seconded and carried that the minutes be approved with the following correction:  It was clarified that the selection of speakers for the Annual Meeting on July 21, 2009, was a decision made by the Board as an entity and not by any individual Board Member.

Secretary Report: 

• The application by the CGGNA for California nonprofit status had been returned for a minor correction.  The correction was made by Robin Marcario and the application was returned to the State office. 
• Several new members had been recruited by Robin Marcario and will be added to the membership list.

Treasurer Report:

Old Business:

• Thank you letters had been mailed to all raffle donors by Robin Marcario. 
• Approval of the minutes of the Annual Meeting on July 11, 2009, was motioned, seconded and carried. 

New Business: 

• It was motioned, seconded and carried that Rod Powell be appointed as Interim Board Member. 
• After a brief discussion, it was motioned, seconded and carried that all future Board Meetings would begin at 6:15PM instead of 6:30 PM. 
• The July Newsletter was to be developed and mailed/e-mailed the weekend of July 22, 2009.  Items to be included are the water rate increase, Robin Marcario’s new ceramic bird bench, and meeting site for the Board Meeting on September 15, 2009.
  

Other Items:

• President Cheryl Armstrong reported on the taping of a segment by a local Orange County television news show regarding the proposed development in Main Street’s west parking lot and the abolishment of their parking district.  Approximately 30 local business owners and residents attended this event.  Cheryl Armstrong is to contact Scott Weimer regarding the aftermath of the airing of this segment. 
• The Board discussed several potential Board Meeting locations, including restaurants, but it was decided that there was too much noise and too many distractions in restaurants, and so it was felt that this was not a good idea.
  

Meeting Adjourned:            7:20 p.m.

Next Meeting:  Tuesday, September 15, 2009, at 6:15 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Ralph Laudenslayer,
Secretary