Chicks On Sticks Meeting April 5th 2009

Attendance: Susan, Anne, Amy T, Sharon D., Gaea, Malia, Tara (late)

Tabled agenda items

Incorporating/MRAC grant
Proposal: We choose a date to invite all current or previous members of chicks to come to an organizational development meeting we will try to hire a facilator to help us work on defining how we would like to include new member in chicks on sticks and the professional and social elements of the organization and re defining the mission of the organization. PASSED

Maila is willing to be the date scheduler.

Is Chicks on Stick presently, incorporated? Answered, No.

Proposal: chicks will apply to be a non-profit organization. PASSED

Anne is willing to fill out the articles of incorporation for non-profits. The fee to apply is $70, Anne will pay for it out of her checking account and chicks will reimburse her once we get ahold of the check.

Proposal: We will investigate a fiscal agent. PASSED

HOBT Maila will investigate, and Springboard for the Arts Soozin, Intermedia Gaea will investigate. all will report back and we will choose fiscal agent at next meeting.

Proposal: apply for an OD grant with MRAC to hire a facilitator to work on organizational development and re-define our mission statement. PASSED

Gaea agrees to write the grant. Susan, Tara and Anne agree to give input and proof-reading on MRAC things.

Costuming
Sharon volunteers her garage for a costuming warehouse.
Proposal: There will be a certain amount of Chicks on Sticks costumes that will be stored in a designated location. They will have a sign-out, sign-in policy. PASSED

Tabled proposal for an allocation of money devoted to creating COS-specific costumes.

MIA gig
June 21st, with the potential of a second performance for July 24th-25th.
People interested in performing: Tara, Susan, Anne, Gaea, Sharon, Nicole
Amy T. is interested in helping with costumes and maybe a second performance later.

Blog/Website
Proposal: That we want to have video clips on the website and we are willing to pay up to $10/month to have a video enable website. PASSED
Proposal: That we hire Ruth to update the website for $20/hr for up to $200 and she will contact us when and if she gets close to the end of the money agreed on by COS. She will update the photos, bios and investigate the potential for video clips on the site in that order. PASSED

Mayday
Anne and Malia have mayday sections that want stilters!