FOKP September 07 Meeting Minutes

Friends of Kennedy Playground
September 17, 2007


Members / Attendees

Min. Borden*
Phyllis Eaddy*
Peter Easley*
Harold Valentine* (until 7:35 pm)
Carla Rene
John Borges, Staff, DPR
Mary Sutherland

* Voting Member of the Board

The meeting was called to order at 7:10 pm

Meeting minutes (with corrections) from 6/11/07 were unanimously adopted (motion by Harold , second by Phyllis )

Report of the Fundraising and Finance Committee. The Fundraising and Finance Committee tried to meet but due to lack of availability of the Treasurer, was unable. The next meeting will be scheduled and the Board will be notified. Since the Treasurer was not in attendance, no Finance report was given.

Report of the Programming Committee: Mary Sutherland, Chair, reported that the schedule for KP is posted on the Board and a copy will be emailed by John Borges to her.

Report of Maintenance and Grounds – Min. Borden, Chair. At Min. Borden’s request, John Borges reported that the fence was repaired; the AC was repaired in the offices, but now does not work in the gym. The staff will be meeting with Clark Ray, the new Director, DPR this week and will bring up maintenance issues at KP. It is also noted that flag poles are still needed at KP.

Report by Staff, John Borges.

There will be a pep rally at Kennilworth Parkside on Friday, September 21st for the football team. Games will be held starting Saturday, September 22nd.
Current Staff at KP include Barbara Jones, John Borges, Rochell Bradshaw, Tanya Kemper, and Freddie Brown. In addition, there are 2 receptionists that sit at the desk and answer phones.
FOKP’s donation for equipment for the football team went to purchase shoulder pads and helmets for the team.
An inspection of KP’s facilities will be held this week. The Board requested that a copy of the inspection report and list of outstanding maintenance items before the next meeting.
On behalf of Barbara Jones, John submitted a grant request for $400 for the October 26th Holloween party. Peter indicated that the Finance Committee will review the request and make a recommendation to the Board.
Shaw Reel Deal and Shaw Together held a movie night at KP last weekend. The movie was projected on a big screen outside. The event was a big success.
Adult Basketball will start next month for youth 19 and older. It will run until December. There will be two programs – one called Hoop Crazy (a fee based program) and one by DPR (no fee). Games will be held during normal hours of operation (6:45 pm until 9 pm).

The Board will request a meeting with the new Director, DPR, Clark Ray to discuss issues at KP. It was also suggested that we ask Mr. Ray to participate in a Town Hall meeting at KP.

Report of the Secretary, Peter Easley, regarding the process for Board nominations and re-election. The Board needs to constitute a Nominating Committee to accept nominations. The schedule will be as followed: Nominations will be accepted until October 15, 2008.
Board Elections will be at the regular Board Meeting, November 12, 2008.

The next FOKP meeting will be the third Monday in October (October 15, 2007) because the Columbus holiday on October 8th.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 pm by a motion of Phyllis and seconded by Peter.