May 1, Membership Services Committee
Meeting Notes

Present: Becky Davidson-Nielsen, Ken Meifert, Margaret Savoie, Mike Otis, Janice Eichler, Susan O’Handley
Not Present: Brigitte Priem, Donna Shipman

· Reviewed and discussed the following New Members for recommendation to Board at 5/14 Meeting; All approved:

1. All-Star Hall of Fame Suites Three efficiency apartments on the second level of the building on Main Street where the Soccer Hall of Fame Store used to be. The owner has turned the store into a baseball souvenir shop as well. Joe Cannata, contact.

2. Cooperstown Transportation Corp Based on Ottaway Road in Cooperstown. Georgia Drouin, contact.

3. Cooperstown.Com Inc Accommodation manager. Nick Mangano, contact.

4. Deer Run Guest house in town of Hartwick. Cynthia Zehr, contact.

5. Hickory Grove Inn Located on Hwy. 80, north of Cooperstown. Matt Curpier, contact.

6. Licata Enterprises LLC In the “Farming & Related Services” category. Based on Petkewec Road in Cooperstown. Jeanne Licata, contact.

7. SL Guest House Located in Schuyler Lake. Jennifer Landers, contact.

8. Sports Travel and Tours Based in Hatfield, Mass. Teresa Weybrew, contact.

· Discussed continued input from member community to re-instate the Year End Annual Dinner Meeting and unanimously decided to recommend to board with tentative information to be investigated regarding date, venue, costs and other details pending board approval. Target for mid-late October.

· Business After Hours – upcoming currently scheduled for Thursday, June 4 at Hyde Hall from 5-7pm. Committee will approach additional prospective host locations for July, August, September.

· Membership Services agreed to host the next Networking Breakfast Meeting – recommended for post Memorial Day, pre Dreams Park arrivals (between May 26 and June 5). Continued communications through email will be necessary for this.

· Summer Season Member Newsletter being planned (will target to have available by Networking Breakfast). Any suggestions on content should be forwarded to Susan before 5/14 board meeting.

· Began discussion of Membership Dues structure. There is agreement that careful review is required and that a subcommittee should specifically meet to conduct a review and make recommendations with the understanding that the current membership income is necessary to support our bottom line. Susan will forward to committee the information from research that John Bullis had obtained in past and will attempt to procure additional information from other chambers as well. Margaret Savoie has agreed to chair subcommittee – a request to full board will be sent with meeting minutes to request participation as well. Timeline dictates that information be finalized prior to 2009/2010 renewal notices being sent in late August, so will have to have board approval at the July 9, 2009 Meeting.