TVOS May 29, 2008

Meeting called to order at 7:35pm



Moved by Joy to approve the agenda as presented, carried



Moved by Maureen to approve the minutes of April 24, 2008 with the following addition:

devote 1/2 hour per meeting and look at business plan and review on an ongoing basis. Carried



Treasurer's Report

March – 2008



Opening Balance 12016.91

Deposits



Withdrawals

Cheq 541

Webby 37.92

Cheque 542

Cowboy Trail 577.50



Deposit

Donations 87.00

Merchandise 40.00 Town of TV

Membership 90.00

lost .01 some where????



Total Balance 11618.50







April 2008







Opening Balance 11618.50

Deposits



Interest .10





Balance 11618.60



Moved by Maureen to approve the Treasurer's report as presented, carried



Website Update - to May 22, 2008

187,734 hits

Year to Date 1,370,282



Battery - Barb to call Battery World and find out about a rebuilt availabily and cost.



Video - Jim received it yesterday



Walking Tour - Maureen sits on the Parks, Pathways and Recreation committee. Meetings every 2 weeks. Looking at grant information supplied by

Sherry from Candor Properties. What we are looking at should work nicely.

Council needs a letter from us for what we want to do about the tree sign. We will need to have the sign designed so we can look for grants. Town might be interested in helping out financially.



Oil Show Passes - Gary has left some at the town office for any of the members to attend. Maureen and Joy will check their schedules



License Plates - No word yet

suggested bringing back plate issue in January



Oil & Gas committee - n/a



Business Plan - how does it fit



Jim advised that the first planning meeting for development down at the plant site happened yesterday. Starting with the Lab for business administration and temporary interpretive center. Work will be starting this summer. Year by year funding.



Driving Tour Booklet - Jim inquired as how we get more.

Jim also advised that the area we have for storage was unlocked when he went down to look for driving tour booklets. Jim called Ron Johnson and Jim from Sunset Contracting to get it locked.



Barb to check to see if the inventory is on the computer



Bill Blakeman has given us a picture of Royalite Workers some are identified.



We are in receipt of the Bar U brochures. Moved to give them to the towns, library and possibly Marv's Soda Shop.



Meeting adjourned 8:35pm

Next meeting June 26th

7:30pm

Town of Turner Valley