Minutes March 20, 2012 Board of Directors Meeting HCA Board Room Position Name Present Absent (#/Yr) President Brian Manning Vice President Richard Peltier Secretary Treasurer Bruce White Past President Alicia Jimmerson (1) Director Emeritus David Boehm Dana Osborne Ed Gill (1) Mike Hoffman Sherry Barker Ken Rickett Jim Russ (1) Lin Pfeiffer Will Cravens (1) Executive Director Jeff Nielsen Antonette Skrabanek Invited Guest Meeting Time Meeting Called to Order 11:05 AM Meeting Adjourned 11:36 AM To Do Items Item Who Completed Harry Kirk Gift Nielsen Working Consent Agenda Item Moved Second Y/N/A P/F All Items Jimerson White 12/0/0 P Previous Minutes Financial Report
New Member Applications Action Items Item Moved Second Y/N/A P/ F Motion to Adjourn Jimerson Peltier 12/0/0 P Financial Account Balance Delta Last Report Checking 72,720.85 55,479.35 Money Market 99,572.21 24.60 Trustmark Credit Card 23,365.81 18,257.00 Building Fund 200,769.82 0 Trustmark Prop 2 Acct. 7,500.00 0 Past Due 12,710.10 (262,568.35) RP Doss 194,459.26 5,831.36 PAC Balance 12,512.99 0 PAC Money Market 82,863.02 0 Previous Monthly Luncheon Meeting Attendance Early Registration 66 Late Registration 29 Complimentary 13 Total 108 Beverage Sponsor 1 Beverage Sponsor 2 Beverage Sponsor 3 Champions Hydro Lawn Four Season s Equipment N/A Membership # Delta Prev. Report Delta 2011 Contractors 85 (5) N/A Associate Members 269 (8) N/A 2012 New Members Board Member Contractor (1) Associate Member(2) Brian Manning Contractor 1 Monty & Ramirez LLP Associate 2 Richard Peltier Bruce White Alicia Jimmerson
David Boehm Dana Osborne Ed Gill Mike Hoffman Sherry Barker Ken Rickett Jim Russ Lin Pfeiffer Will Cravens Jeff Nielsen Antonette Skrabanek Other Double D Industries (Kirk) Niece Equipment (N/A) TrueGrid (Allen Watson) Concord Equip. (Larry Colson) Meetings Held the Previous Month Name Date Board Attendance Education Cmte. Meeting 2/22/12 Nielsen, Skrabanek, Manning Lunch Meeting with C/M Jack Christie Fundraiser for State Rep. Dan Huberty 2/29/12 Nielsen, Barker Rebuild Houston Mtg. 3/2/12 Nielsen Lunch mtg with Texas BBQ 3/5/12 Nielsen, Skrabanek Lunch meeting with the Port of Houston representatives & Pat Kiley 2/24/12 Nielsen, Manning, Jimerson, White, Peltier, 3/7/12 Nielsen MINUTES Change to Minutes: None FINANCIAL REPORT Questions on the Financials: None COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES Clay Shoot Committee Held Clay Shoot on March 9, 2012 Education Committee Discussed potential speakers for this year s seminars. EECUTIVE V.P. REPORT Port of Houston Stratigic Plan Review Update Mr. Nielsen gave an update to the board on the meeting he had with representatives of the Port of Houston, AGC and ABC concerning their strategic review. He informed the
Board that the Port still wants to do things the way they have always done acting like a private entity. The lawyers for the Port stated that the 35% small business goal is now weighted less than in the past with price now being the main factor in awarding bids. Price is still only weighted between 40% to 60% of the contract value. Pat Kiley has stated that he has prepared a questionnaire and is looking for contractors to participate in the survey. He is looking for contractors who currently do work with the Port. April HCA Luncheon at Dynamo Stadium Mr. Nielsen informed the Board that he had been in contact with representatives of the Dynamo Stadium and that he has arranged for a tour of the new stadium for the April Luncheon. Lunch will be located at the Texas Bar-B-Que House on Texas Ave. across from the stadium and groups of 10 will be taken through the stadium. HCA Demolition Day Mr. Nielsen stated that he had spoken with the new interim director of Neighborhood protection Mrs. Kelly Tipton and confirmed that the HCA Demolition Day would proceed. The date has been set for May 19 th and he stated that he would be sending out the volunteer requests shortly. OLD BUSINESS Harry Kirk Gift Mrs. Skrabanek informed the board that Mr. Kirk has been out of town and that she is still working on the project. MWBE Committee Update Mr. Nielsen followed up on a question from the last meeting concerning why we were no longer receiving notifications of the Council MBE Committee. Mr. Nielsen stated that the Mayor had consolidated several of the committees and that the MBE committee has been rolled into the Budget & Fiscal Affairs committee chaired by Council Member Costello. He stated that the monthly contractor reviews for goal attainment would cease and that a simple quarterly report from the Director of the Office of Business Opportunity would replace it. There was a discussion on the differences in management style between the two OBO Directors; Velma Laws and Carlecia Wright. NEW BUSINESS Trucking Issue Dana Osborne brought up an issue of the lack of available truckers in the area. He stated that that our industry is competing with the growing oil and gas industry in South Texas and that drivers are going down south and making more money. Request for Speakers Mr. Manning stated that he is looking for suggestions from the board for luncheon speakers. He stated that we have a diverse board and if there is someone you want to hear from to please let us know.
Project Managers Richard Peltier stated that he was having trouble dealing with the project managers for the city of Houston and stated that he would be pulling together a group to discuss the issue with the City. LIGHTNING ROUND This portion of the meeting was cancelled due to the fact that this was a teleconference meeting. ADJOURNMENT With no further business left to be discussed by the Board Alicia Jimerson moved to officially close the meeting at 11:36 a.m., seconded by Richard Peltier and unanimously approved by the rest of the Board.