Swift Cantrell Park Foundation
Special Called Board Meeting
City of Kennesaw Training Room
11:00 AM
June 8, 2012
MINUTES
In attendance:
Board members: RJ Patel, President; Ellen Springer, Secretary; Mike Henderson,
Bill Musial
Absent: Andy Duncan, Greg Harris, Summer Adams
Guests: Ron Stebenne, Mike Quinlan, Tom Alger, David Pies, Doug Taylor, Steve Kennedy, Mark Mathews, Jeff Drobney
1. Meeting called to order at 11:37 am by President RJ Patel.
Invocation by Ron Stebenne
2. Motion by Ellen Springer to accept new board members Mike Quinlan and Tom Alger. Seconded by Mike Henderson. Vote taken and passed with quorum of 4:RJ Patel, Ellen Springer, Bill Musial and Mike Henderson. Absent: Andy Duncan, Greg Harris and Summer Adams. Welcome new members.
3. Skate Park update:
Announcement and unveiling of final design was made Saturday June 2nd at the park’s showing of the Muppet Movie. Approximately 1,000 people attended.
A video was shown, and is available through RJ or online.
4. America’s Favorite Park Grant Contest:
David Pies updated the board on the Coca Cola contest with prizes of up to $100,000 and a chance for the title of "America’s Favorite Park". The title would be very helpful for the fundraising efforts for the Skate Park. Voting can be done online at livepositively.com/parks or by registering and checking in using foursquare. The contest started May 23rd and runs through July 15th. Parks & Recreation Dept is heavily promoting this through presence at upcoming events, social media, website, etc. Ellen asked about any matching grants, Steve will follow up. RJ will send weekly updates to SCP Foundation members. If Swift Cantrell Park wins the contest, the foundation will make final determination of how the money will be spent.
5. Next meeting is July 16
th, 2012 at 11:30am City Hall Training Room.
6. Adjourned at 12:35pm
Respectfully submitted,
Judy Hobbs
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