2019 July - Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 📝
MEETING NOTES
IN ATTENDANCE: Stephen Janes, Laura Booras, Callie Gleason, Karen Steinwachs, Nicholas Miller, Tyler Thomas, Wayne Kelterer
Item 1: Call to Order
o Meeting called to order (9:08am)
Item 2: Approve Minutes-June 2019
o Tabled
Item 3: Board Expectations
o Stephen shared handout on Board Expectations
§ Members of Board must appear in person
§ Adhere to Core Values
§ Board Priorities: What we should and should not do
· Wine BID
· Build membership
· Tourism
· Foundation
· Government Affairs
Item 4: Open Board Positions
o Secretary and Treasurer positions are open
o We also must send a letter to Secretary of State to confirm we still exist
o Amend in By-Laws
o Wayne Kelterer nominated for Secretary
§ Motion made, vote taken, unanimous vote of approval
o Treasurer=Ability to read the financial reports, keen eye, solving funding problems
o Laura Booras nominated for Treasurer
§ Motion made, vote taken, unanimous vote of approval
Item 5: Board Committees
o Send offer to join committees to membership
o A Head will be appointed to each committee and can approve members
o Current committee structure:
Finance Committee
Laura Booras, Stephen Janes, Karen Steinwachs
Marketing Committee
Callie Gleason, Stephen Janes, Katy Rogers, Nicholas Miller, Wayne Kelterer
Membership Education Committee
Phil Carpenter, Callie Gleason
Membership Committee
Katy Rogers, Stephen Janes, Alison Laslett, ALL Members
Government Affairs Committee
Karen Steinwachs, Tyler Thomas
Events Committee
Stephen Janes, Wayne Kelterer, Nicholas Miller
Ad Hoc
· By Laws Committee – Stephen Janes, Karen Steinwachs
· V-Bid Committee – Alison Laslett, Justin Willet, Callie Gleason, Laura Booras, Katy Rogers
· Conjunctive Labeling – Stephen Janes, Callie Gleason
BOLD=Committee Head
Item 6: CEO Update & Financials
o Civitas sent a document on whole BID process
o Wanted to use BID money for philanthropy. Money must go to wine community (industry)
o Businesses who pay BID can choose if they want to incorporate or make line item
o Could be problematic. Civitas will confirm
o Will continue dialogue of BID process with wine industry
o Once BID goes through, SBV will become an Owners Organization
o Vintners Festival 2020: Invited back to Rancho Sisquoc
o May 2, 2020 proposed as date of festival
§ Motion made, vote taken, unanimous vote of approval
o Meeting with Santa Maria Tourism Board=Laura, Alison, and Phil will go to meeting
o Specialty Crop Block Grant: Submitted third round of revisions
o Board of Supervisors Meetings
§ Cannabis banned in AG1 up to twenty acres
§ This could push more grows to AG2
§ Board asked Planning & Development to make some revisions to ordinance
§ Avocados are being returned due to no spraying (cannabis liability)
§ Hope to get AG2 back on table for Supervisors to address
§ 1490 acres of cannabis cap for whole county proposed=current in permit process
§ Creating a wait list as of July 9, 2019
§ License stacking still possible
§ Supervisors want concrete science on the effects
§ SBV to try to work with UC Davis on a study
o Financials: $156,000 in bank
o We will use credit card if have to
o Cannabis defense=money fluctuates depending on donations
o Civitas can be let go if BID does not look promising
o Touring Guide=tabled since we cannot afford the $30,000-$50,000
o Loans possible to cover Civitas and BID efforts=paid back with BID money
Item 7: Wine BID
o According to our calculations, at about 40% approval
o 51% of industry needed to get BID approved
o Civitas founder created the law for BIDs
Item 8: 2020 Meeting Calendar
o Tabled
Item 9: Mission Santa Barbara
o Save the Dates to go out: September 15-17, 2018
Item 10: Taste of the Valley
o Final logistics are being worked out
o Budget being built, seminars scheduled, food & wine events
o Nightout will have tickets
Item 10: Meeting Adjourned
o Adjourned at 11:48am