Heart of Lincoln Square Neighbors Association

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MEETING AGENDA February 9, 2021

Attendees: John Ratzenberger​, Paige Worthy, Joe Struck, Tom Benedetto, Adam Kingsley, Ashley Woodthorp, Joanne Oyer

Secretary: Joanne Oyer 

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Location: Zoom

Attendees constituted a quorum. The meeting was convened at 6:05 by John Ratzenberger, president. 

Welcome from the president

John welcomed board members, and introduced new member, Joanne Oyer, to the board.

He then noted that the bylaws authorized him to nominate Sierra Buffum as a new board member-at-large to be voted on by the full Board. Her qualifications were reviewed and she was unanimously approved.

Discussion of board positions, responsibilities, nominations

Vote

• Officers (One-year terms)

  • President: John Ratzenberger

  • Vice President: Paige Worthy

  • Treasurer: Joseph Struck

  • Secretary: Joanne Oyer

    • Unanimously approved

• Committee Chairs: (One-year terms)

  • Beautification: Ashley Woodthorp

  • Outreach/Fundraising/Events: Sierra Buffum and Tom Benedetto

  • Planning & Development: Adam Kingsley 

    • Unanimously approved

• Member-at-large

  • Tom Benedetto

    • Unanimously approved

Transition

• Former officers and committee chairs will work with new officers to ensure a smooth transition: priority

• This year, board leadership will focus on recruiting new members to begin a 2022-2023 succession plan, including reaching out to peers and providing more opportunities for current committee members to lead 

• Consider adding more support for Beautification Committee chair

Motion 1

I, Tom Benedetto, move that the board adds Joseph Struck and John Ratzenberger as co-signers on our Wintrust account.

Seconded: John Ratzenberger

Unanimously approved

New Business

• Revamp and streamline membership process, determine point person (treasurer?)

• Review bylaws as they pertain to boundaries 

• Social media: send posts to John, consider more posting in general to improve HOLS visibility

• Chair to begin bi-monthly check-in meetings with individual board members ?

• Tom will continue to be our contact for local law enforcement, could take on additional role as CAPS liaison

• Simplify processes overall 

• HOLS is now using MailerLite for email distribution

Committee updates

Beautification Committee

• Save Your Ash

  • Ashlee and Nancy Wade are heading up the local arm of this effort to save the ash trees within the HOLS boundaries from an invasive species

• Created event on Facebook 

• Hosted an informational meeting online for community

• Next informational meeting scheduled for Feb. 23

• Could Levy Center or schoolchildren help with this effort?

• Need flyers

Planning and Development Committee 

• Paige recommended tying committee into HOLS technology to simplify tasks

• Zoning Planning Committee meeting on Wed., Feb. 17. Guest: DPD

  •  Western Ave. corridor project

  •  De-conversion issue

Outreach and Fundraising

• Consider Sierra for chair

• Consider creating a city public liaison role to interface with city officials and  manage incoming communications/prioritize what HOLS will share on website

Approval of minutes from 12/8/2020
https://docs.google.com/document/d/16-FIXC5SmR7b6_rEYUHSoOxPC41ayk3U/edit

Adjourn at 7:08pm