Directors present: Chris Heintz, Dave Pearson, Andrew Salamon, Paul Brown, Jeff Manney, and Dick Malley
Chris called the meeting to order at 6:35 PM. A motion was made to accept the meeting minutes of January 10, 2017 by Dave. Paul seconded the motion. The minutes were unanimously approved by the Board. Finances Chris led the discussion
Family Selection Committee Discussion led by Chris
Construction Committee Stonegate Properties Chris and Dave led the discussion
30 West Street, Fairhaven, VT (Project #1) Chris led the discussion
42 Cleveland Avenue, Rutland City (Project #2) Chris led this discussion
Vermont Habitat for Humanity Affiliate meeting
Resource Development Committeee Dick led the discussion
A special meeting will be held on Monday, February 27, 2017 at 6:30pm. All board members will take part in setting the price of the 30 West Street, Fair Haven property. The next regular meeting is Tuesday, March 14th, 2017. Paul made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Dave seconded it. All were in favor. Chris adjourned the meeting at 7:58pm. Minutes respectfully submitted by Andrew Salamon.
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Directors present: Chris Heintz, Dave Pearson, Andrew Salamon, and Dick Malley
Guest: John Berryhill, Local Rutland Area Architect Chris called the meeting to order at 6:37 PM. House Design for 42 Cleveland Avenue, Rutland
A motion was made to accept the meeting minutes of October 11, 2016 and December 13, 2016 was made by Chris. Andy Seconded the motion. Both minutes were unanimously approved. Finances Chris led the discussion covering a brief overview of our current balances. Resource Development Dick led the discussion
Construction Committee 30 West Street, Fairhaven, VT (Project #1) Chris led the discussion
42 Cleveland Avenue, Rutland City (Project #2) Chris led this discussion
Family Selection Committee Discussion led by Chris
Other
The next scheduled meeting is Tuesday, February 14th, 2017. Chris adjourned the meeting at 8:32pm. Minutes respectfully submitted by Andrew Salamon. Directors present: Chris Heintz, Dave Pearson, Andrew Salamon, Dick Malley, and Jeff Manney.
Chris called the meeting to order at 6:32 PM. No motion was made to accept the meeting minutes of October 11, 2016. (CHRIS) This must be on the agenda of our next meeting. Also, we probably should review the Lessons Learned from 40 West Street Project, created at our retreat that took place of our regular meeting, on November 12, 2016. Finances Chris led the discussion
Resource Development Dick led the discussion
Construction Committee 30 West Street, Fairhaven, VT (Project #1) Chris led the discussion
Chris led this discussion
Family Selection Committee Discussion led by Chris
Site Selection (carry—over from previous meeting) Dave and Chris led the discussion
The next scheduled meeting is Tuesday, January 10th, 2017. Chris adjourned the meeting at 8:14pm. Minutes respectfully submitted by Andrew Salamon. Directors present: Chris Heintz, Eric Solsaa, Paul Brown, Shaun Williams, Andrew Salamon, Dick Malley, and Jeff Manney.
Chris called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM. A motion was made by Jeff to accept the meeting minutes of August 9, 2016. The motion was seconded by Shaun. The motion passed unanimously. Finances Chris led the discussion
Resource Development Chris and Dick led the discussion
Site Selection Chris led the discussion A motion was made by Paul, that the HFH Board will be committed to building five houses in five years and conduct two critical home repairs per year in Rutland City. Shaun seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved.
A Motion was made by Paul that our next build project will be at 42 Cleveland Avenue, Rutland City. Dick seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved.
Family Selection/Support Chris led the discussion 30 West Street, Fairhaven, VT
Construction Committee 30 West Street, Fairhaven, VT (Project #1) Chris and Eric led the discussion
Other Business Discussion led by Chris
The next scheduled meeting is Tuesday, September 27th, @ 6:30pm. Andy will not be at this meeting so someone will have to record the minutes. (note: this meeting was canceled). Sunday, October 18th, is the Fair Haven House Dedication. This will be held at the house during the afternoon. More details will follow. November’s Tuesday meeting scheduled for November 8th, is cancelled. The board will have a retreat in November scheduled for Saturday, November 8th, time and place TBD. Chris adjourned the meeting at 7:50pm. Minutes respectfully submitted by Andrew Salamon Directors present: Chris Heintz, Eric Solsaa, Paul Brown, Shaun Williams, Andrew Salamon, Dick Malley, and Dave Pearson.
Visitors present: Debbie Boyd and Megan Roush of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rural Development Mortgage Administration Specialists. Chris called the meeting to order at 6:38 PM. A motion was made by Paul to accept the meeting minutes of July 12th, 2016—Revision A (that adds a synopsis of Dick Malley’s “Imagine in 2017 Document” and a synopsis of the “Stewardship Program”). The motion was seconded by Dave. The motion passed unanimously. Finances Chris led the discussion
USDA Resentation The USDA was invited to speak to the board about their programs to examine a possible fit with HFH-Rutland County home financing. Debbie Boyd presented the some of the USDA’s Rural Home Loans-Direct Program and Single Family Housing Repair and Loans and Grants. These programs focus on New Construction Loans and Home Renovation. USDA printed program descriptions and requirements were handed out to the board. These are low cost mortgages that serve Rutland County based on income limits, purchase price, applicant credit scores, loan ceilings. After Debbie’s presentation a discussion on various options and topics further clarified potential applications and joint participation with HFH-Rutland County. Our future relationship will be handled on a case by case basis. There is no immediate application of USDA financing for our current projects. Construction Committee 30 West Street, Fairhaven, VT (Project #1) Chris and Eric led the discussion
42 Cleveland Avenue, Rutland City (Project #2)
Dick made a motion that this Corporate Resolution described above, in letter form, signed by Board Secretary, Andrew Salamon, be approved by the Board; forwarded by Chris to Brennen Duffy of the City of Rutland Redevelopment Authority immediately. It was seconded by Dave. It was unanimously approved by the Board. Volunteers Discussion led by Shaun
• The Board is seeking a Treasurer.
The next regular scheduled meeting is Tuesday, September 13th, @ 6:30pm. Chris adjourned the meeting at 8:24pm. Minutes respectfully submitted by Andrew Salamon. Revision A: 1) Adds a synopsis of Dick Malley’s “Imagine in 2017 Document” to the Resource Development Section. 2) Adds a synopsis of the “Stewardship Program” to Paul’s Motion to accept the Stewardship Program to the Resource Development Section.
Directors present: Chris Heintz, Eric Solsaa, Paul Brown, Shaun Williams, Andrew Salamon, Dick Malley, Jeff Manney, and Dave Pearson. Chris called the meeting to order at 6:45 PM. A motion was made by Paul to accept the meeting minutes of June 10th, 2016 the following correction: “Shaun approached Dartmouth College Habitat Club to learn about their funding and operation. Shaun did not contact them to volunteer for our Habitat projects.” Also, Chris is developing a four year budget, not Dick. The motion passed unanimously. Finances Chris led the discussion
Resource Development Chris led the discussion
Paul made a motion to accept the Stewardship Program, Eric seconded it and it passed unanimously. The Stewardship Program, dated July 2016 addresses: 1) mortgage security, 2) preserving affordable housing over time, and 3) ensuring proper maintenance of homes as stated in our mortgages. Family Selection Committee (FSC) Chris led the discussion
Construction Committee 30 West Street, Fairhaven, VT (Project #1) Rob, Chris, and Eric led the discussion
Paul made a motion to increase Al Williams’ pay from $400.00/week to $600.00/week and increase his working time from 2 days/week to 3 days/week up to September 15th, 2016 or the completion of the project whichever comes first. Dave Seconded the motion. The Motion passed unanimously.
Volunteers Discussion led by Shaun
Board Recruitment • The Board is seeking a Treasurer.
The next regular scheduled meeting is Tuesday, August 9, @ 6:30pm. Chris adjourned the meeting at 9:07pm. Minutes respectfully submitted by Andrew Salamon. Directors present: Chris Heintz, Rob Geiszler, Eric Solsaa, Paul Brown, Shaun Williams, Andrew Salamon, Dick Malley, Jeff Manney, and Dave Pearson.
Others present: Kelly Mills (former President of Castleton University’s HFH Club) Chris called the meeting to order at 6:32 PM. Special Note: Chris announced that Rob Geiszler will be moving out of New England and has resigned from the board as of June 30th, 2016. Chris and the board shared thoughts of best wishes to Rob and all of us know that Rob was instrumental in the formation of Rutland’s HFH, ran the Family Selection Committee, Co-chaired the Building Committee and did whatever was needed to make HFH stronger and effective. A motion was made by Paul to accept the meeting minutes of June 10, 2016 with two typographical corrections: Malley and OMYA were incorrectly spelled Maliey and OMAYA. Dave seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Finances Chris led the discussion
Resource Development Chris led the discussion
Family Selection Committee (FSC) Rob Geiszler led the discussion
Construction Committee 30 West Street, Fairhaven, VT (Project #1) Rob, Chris, and Eric led the discussion
Paul made a motion that the heating system as described above be installed. Dave Seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.
Volunteers Discussion led by Shaun
Faith Relations Discussion led by Chris
Board Recruitment • The Board is seeking a Treasurer.
The next regular scheduled meeting is Tuesday, July 12 @ 6:30pm. Chris adjourned the meeting at 8:50pm. Minutes respectfully submitted by Andrew Salamon. Minutes Revision A: Corrected two typographical errors.
Directors present: Chris Heintz, Rob Geiszler, Eric Solsaa, Paul Brown, Shaun Williams, Andrew Salamon, and Dave Pearson. Castleton University Habitat for Humanity Club Visitors: Kayla Zsido, Lisa McDonald, Kelly Mills; Others present: Dick Malley, Ed Fowler, Jeff Manney, Chris called the meeting to order at 6:34 PM. Ed Fowler introduced himself to the board. Ed is an experienced fund raiser with the Paramount Theater in Rutland. He is interested in working on fundraising for HFH. He will be working with Dick Malley on fundraising. Dick Malley is the former leader of HFH of Bennington County VT and a former professional fund raiser and attended this meeting to join the Rutland HFH Board. Jeff Manney is a Energy Consultant with Efficiency Vermont. He attended this meeting to become a Rutland HFH Board member. Dick Malley will set up a kickoff Fundraising meeting to identify goals and plans to meet them. This meeting will be held in May 2016 and include Dick, Ed Fowler, Chris, and Paul. A motion was made by Paul to accept the meeting minutes of April 12, 2016. Dave seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Resource Development Chris led the discussion Dick Malley reviewed his proposed 4-year plan spread sheet. This is the first step in our Resource Development. Once we start building in Rutland, Dick expects financial resources to start flowing in from the Rutland populace. Paul indicated that Mark Foley will donate $5,000 in the next weeks. Dick Malley made an important comment on how we say “Thank you” to donors is very important for future contributions in the coming years. Shaun informed the Board that Castleton University recognized the Castleton HFH Club as its club of the year. Lisa McDonald, President of the Castleton University HFH Club presented a donation of $750 to Rutland HFH. This donation was raised by the Club over the last school year with most of the funds coming from Castleton students. Chris and the Castleton HFH Club will have a formal photo session for a press release of their $750 donation to Rutland HFH at the Fair Haven HFH house at 11:00am on May 11th. Chris solicited OMYA Inc. for a $5000 donation to Rutland HFH. Chris contacted the Ronald McDonald House to information about receiving grant money for Rutland HFH. Shaun has contacted John Rehlen of the Blue Cat Restaurant located in Castleton, VT in regards to a fund raising dinner in August/September 2016 timeframe. It would be ideal to have this event timed with the house dedication. Chris and/or Dick Malley will contact the VT Housing Conservation Board for a grant of ~$15,000 to $25,000. This is state money that is available for low income housing. Golf Tournament Dave led the discussion All checks for the tournament should be made out Rutland HFH. Each golfer will pay a $90 entrance fee. Paul made a motion to reimburse Dave for his expenditures for the Golf Tournament, a total of $1057. This was seconded by Shaun. The motion passed unanimously. Paul will contact Debra Morse, to get information on making another HFH banner for the Golf Tournament. Rutland HFH received a check donation of $500 from G. Stone Motors in Middlebury. Since this is not in our region Chris will contact Addison County HFH and discuss this situation with them and act according. We do not want to infringe on their region. A motion by Paul was made to accept Dick Malley and Jeff Manney onto the Rutland HFH Board of Directors. The motion passed unanimously. We welcome Dick and Jeff to our board. Construction Committee 30 West Street, Fairhaven, VT (Project #1) Rob, Chris, and Eric led the discussion Rob and Jeff Manney will visit the Fair Haven House to review remaining work in regards to insulation and heating plant. Rob will review the remaining Fair Haven House work to complete with Eric. Chris received a call from Gail of the Harmony Homestead Farm, a home for single mothers (DCF) and asked if Rutland HFH could help with some construction work. It is estimated to be a couple of days work. Harmony Homestead Farm has the materials and needs them installed. The Castleton HFH Club will contact Gail, assess the work and complete it if it is within their skill level. Chris also thanked the Castleton HFH Club for their participation in the HFH Affiliates Meeting. The Affiliates were very impressed with the Club and Chris expressed our sincere thanks to the Club for all their work. Work will begin again at the Fair Haven House on May, 21st. Aluminum siding will be removed. Eric will put a plan together for the remaining work and decisions on how to proceed with the downstairs bathroom. Rutland House/Lot Project #2) 42 Cleveland Street lot Mr. Brenan of the Rutland Redevelopment Authority is pushing to have us take this lot once the house is torn down. Paul played Mark Foley’s voice message left with Paul that indicated that the Cleveland Avenue property may not be the best site to start rehabbing or building new and we should consider holding off on this property. Mark Foley suggested a better lot at 48 Library Street, near Cleveland Street. Family Selection Committee (FSC) Rob Geiszler led the discussion The board went into executive session to discuss a prospective HFH Home Owner for the Fair Haven home. Paul made a motion to accept the proposed candidate for the Fair Haven Home based upon an additional verification of the proposed candidate by the Family Selection Committee. If the additional verification is favorable, then the Board approves this candidate for home ownership. Dave seconded this motion. This motion passed unanimously. Note: the next day the Family Selection Committee verified this additional requirement put forth by the board and notified the board via email. Based on this this candidate is approved. The approved homeowner is now expected to put in 150 man-hours of sweat equity and HFH will document this effort and use it as publicity for HFH. Board Recruitment • The Board is seeking a Treasurer.
The next regular scheduled meeting is Tuesday, June 14th @ 6:30pm. Chris adjourned the meeting at 9:16pm. Minutes respectfully submitted by Andrew Salamon. Directors present: Chris Heintz, Rob Geiszler, Eric Solsaa, Paul Brown, Shaun Williams, Andrew Salamon, and Dave Pearson.
Others present: None Chris called the meeting to order at 6:31 PM. A motion was made by Chris to accept the meeting minutes of March 8, 2016. Paul seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Finance Chris led the discussion Our bookkeeper is doing a great job. Our Golf Tournament is coming together and beginning to raise money. Andy will write Riverside Farm for a cash donation for our 2nd house in the form of a complete sponsorship for our second house. Resource Development Chris led the discussion HFH needs capital ($) to continue our work. We will have a special meeting on April 26th @ 6:390pm to address fundraising/Resource Development. Golf Tournament Dave led the discussion The HFH Banner will be needed for the golf Tournament. If it is in disrepair, then we need a new banner. Dave will have HFH Golf Shirts for sale at the tournament and as prizes. Dave will be the MC for the tournament. Nan Salamon will help with registration at the tournament. Andy will drop off flyers/signup sheets at Killington Restaurants and Golf Courses. Todd Neil of Garvey Nissan will donate the costs of a hole-in-insurance fee for a 2 year lease of a Nissan automobile. Construction Committee 30 West Street, Fairhaven, VT (Project #1) Rob and Eric led the discussion Rob has resigned from the Construction Committee. We are approved for Home Depot - Good 360. $600.00 was paid by HFH for this participation. Eric will be the our liaison to Home Depot. Eric will speak to LaValley’s Lumber yard about HFH toilet pickup. Eric will speak to Peder (our plumber) about fixtures still needed. Rob spoke to Nate Steinrueck of Green Mountain College about being on the Construction Committee. Skip Abelson, a Sudberry Contractor, will be on the construction committee. Brian Harrington, a West Rutland Contractor, will join the construction committee. Saturday, May 21st, will be our first day back at work on the Fair Haven House. Family Selection Committee (FSC) Rob Geiszler led the discussion We are looking at a family that appears to be qualified. Jessica Secot is pulling together verifications of employment, landlord recommendations etc. and there may be a recommendation ready for board action by next meeting. VT HFH Affiliate’s meeting Chris led the discussion HFH Rutland will host the Vermont HFH Affiliate’s meeting. It will be held at Fair Haven Congregational Church on April 16th, 2016 from 10:00 to 3:00. Dick Malley has done speakers and an agenda. We will provide lunch on a potluck basis. Rob will bring a vegetarian dish Chris will bring a meat dish and a salad Paul will bring coffee Dave will bring desert Andy will bring beverages Shaun will bring cups, plastic ware, dishes, etc. Castleton University HFH Club will speak at the Affiliate’s meeting. Board Recruitment • The Board is seeking a Treasurer.
The next regular scheduled meeting is Tuesday, May 10th @ 6:30pm. Chris adjourned the meeting at 7:45pm. Minutes respectfully submitted by Andrew Salamon. Directors present: Chris Heintz, Rob Geiszler, Eric Solsaa, Paul Brown, Shaun Williams, and Dave Pearson.
Absent: Andrew Salamon Others present: None Chris called the meeting to order at 6:40 PM. A motion was made by Paul to accept the meeting minutes of Feb 9. Rob seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Resource Development Chris led the discussion The planned extra resource development meeting was not held on February 23, 2016 due to Chris’ illness. Chris advised there is now under $3,000 in our account and finances are becoming an urgent situation. Shaun agreed to check with the Castleton HFH club to see if they can make a donation to us. Paul moved to accept the finance report as written, Shaun seconded and the motion was passed. Chris reported meeting with Dick Malley and Lori Martin, (a fund raiser and grant writer for the VT Law School). Both are willing to help us. Lori has good contacts and will coach Chris. She recommends talking to banks. Dick is willing to work with the board on training, board responsibilities and fund raising. One thing we need to develop is a mailing list for a regular newsletter and to develop ongoing small contributions. We can start with HFHI’s list of Rutland County donors. We can contact them but can’t solicit funds until they have donated to us directly. Chris has scheduled a meeting with Dick, aiming for the 19th at 9:00. They will coordinate the agenda. Another fund raising idea comes from John Rehlen, owner of the Blue Cat Bistro. He suggests we can be waiters at an event where he will provide the food. Shaun said he was aware that Applebees, 99 Restaurant and Friendlies also support fund raising events. We have word through Christina that Sothebys real estate has designated us their charity of choice and will donate a portion of their fees to us. Golf Tournament Discussion led by Dave We are making progress. Catamount Radio has agreed to provide public service announcements. Dave will get them the details for a script and Chris has volunteered to record it. Dave and Paul are working on hole sponsors and prizes. Andy Salamon, Eric Solsaa and Brileya’s Chrysler Jeep have already agreed to sponsor a hole. Chris advised that Barbara Lacy could help. Dave will make contact. Construction Committee 30 West Street, Fairhaven, VT (Project #1) Rob Geiszler led the discussion Rob is ready to restart construction, but is reluctant until we have a better cash position. As a result, we have not set a date with Green Mt. Power for the heat pump installation. In addition, we will want to select a family and receive their deposit before starting up again. We are looking at May of June to start up. Andy Shaw at Home Depot needs a list of materials for the Fair Haven project. Paul will coordinate activities at the store level with Andy. Rob will be meeting with Nate (?) from Green Mt. College. He runs their sustainable development program. Family Selection Committee (FSC) Rob Geiszler led the discussion We are looking at a family that appears to be qualified. Jessica Secot is pulling together verifications of employment, landlord recommendations etc. and there may be a recommendation ready for board action by next meeting. There is also a potential candidate family for a follow on house in Stonegate. We have sent them a letter stating we have nothing suitable for them at present but we may have a suitable project in the future. Aside Chris led the discussion HFH Rutland will host the Vermont HFH Affiliate’s meeting. It will be held at Fair Haven Congregational Church on April 16th, 2016 from 10:00 to 3:00. Dick Malley has done speakers and an agenda. We will provide lunch on a potluck basis. Rob will bring a vegetarian dish Chris will bring a meat dish and a salad Eric will bring corn bread Paul will bring coffee Dave will bring desert Board Recruitment • The Board is seeking a Treasurer.
Potential candidate include Marna Jane Grove from Castleton and Jeff Manny from Efficiency VT Shaun will look into recruiting a Castleton student. He also knows a student who could help us with a video. The next regular scheduled meeting is Tuesday, April 12 @ 6:30pm. Chris adjourned the meeting at 7:55pm. Minutes respectfully submitted by Dave Pearson. |
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