Meeting Minutes, TCSF Board of Directors

February 2, 1996

Agenda/Minutes.
The meeting was held at Sierra Nevada College. The agenda and meeting minutes from the December 1, 1995 meeting were approved. M/S/A Nason/Baetge Gilanfarr abstained.
Vacancy on Board of Directors.
Charles Levitan of Sierra Nevada College announced his resignation from the Board, and Lennard Glogauer was recommended to replace him. Kruth thanked Levitan for his contributions to TCSF as a founding director. Glogauer is currently the Vice President of Sierra Nevada College. He recently left GTE as an executive after nearly 30 years of broad experience. Kruth informed the Board of his recent opportunity to get to know Glogauer, and his potential for significant contribution to TCSF, while maintaining continuity with the College. Glogauer was elected to the Board (M/S/A Nason/Gilanfarr), and to the position of Vice-Chair to replace Levitan. M/S/A Baetge/Nason.
Status Report
Kruth described the disagreement between SCOE and N2R over grant administration, as well as the SCOE questioning of the TRPA data sets as local match for NS/T portion of the grant. Recent communication with the NTIA program manager in Washington confirmed the match is acceptable. A SCOE board meeting set for February 7th may help resolve the issues. None of the TCSF Board members favored negotiation which may result in a budget cut to the NS/T funds; in the event this is proposed, Kruth will convene a special Board meeting via conference call to receive direction from the entire Board. Irelan then reported on the TNSNIP grant, including the successful completion of the Internet Resource Guide - Part 1, the first public Internet training in Colfax, and completion of the draft TRPA home page. The formal agreement between SEDD and TCSF for this grant was presented for approval. M/S/A Nason/Gilanfarr Kruth presented the financial report which showed that insufficient funds existed to reimburse Irelan for all outstanding invoices. Discussion concerning funding included: writing to Annette Gellert to identify use of the 1995 grant funds and prepare for a 1996 grant request; contact Mary Steinmaus of the Stanley Foundation concerning use of Stanley grant funds; continue to pursue individual presentations to non-traditional funding sources in the Region; and each Board member will try to raise $400 to pay Irelan for invoices.
National Telecommunications Information Administration Grant
Kruth identified that workplans and contracts for potential sub-contractors were under development, and as authorized at the last meeting, would be entered into when the administration issues were resolved in Sacramento.
Funding Efforts.
Irelan reported that two grants for the teacher program were received in January; the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development Program ($2,847) and the Stanley Foundation ($5,000). These combined funds represent half of the 1996 teacher program budget needs of $15,000. The following motion was approved to allow TCSF to request the Eisenhower funds: Move to direct staff to take steps necessary to make it possible for TCSF to accept purchase orders from the State of Nevada. M/S/A Nason/Gilanfarr
Organizational Matters.
Nason reported that the League was experiencing staff changes, including bookkeeping, and could not take on the responsibility of banking and accounting until a new bookkeeper was hired. Kruth agreed to continue his role until Nason can assume it.
Next Meeting Date/Adjournment.
The next meeting will be held on Friday, April 5.
Meeting Attendees:
In attendance were Board members Jim Baetge, Mary Gilanfarr, Rochelle Nason, Chuck Levitan, and Joseph Kruth; new Board member Lennard Glogauer; Program Manager Sue Rae Irelan; TCSF future contractors Chris Golightly, Bill Abiko, and Eric Olson; and guest Gary Bowen.