Carlisle Chamber of Commerce
Executive Board Meeting

May 3rd, 2007  12:00 p.m.
Carlisle Chamber Board Room, 325 Garfield St., Carlisle, Ia.


Members present:   President Tammy Davis, Les Hartshorn, Dr. Jennifer Olson, Dee Smith, Tom Wagenknecht and Dan Crum

Also attending, Shar Pardubsky from the GDM Partnership.


1. Open Meeting:  President Davis opened the meeting at 12:06 p.m.


2. Previous minutes:

Approval of Minutes:  Tom Wagenknecht moved to approve the Minutes from the April 5th Executive meeting. Dee Smith second.  Motion was approved.


3. Treasurers Report:

Treasurer’s report: Jim Segreto was absent, Treasurer’s report was table.


4. Executive Director Report:            

     Ethel Lee was not present.  She submitted her report in writing.


5. New Business:  None


6. Old Business:

  • Business Directory Sign - Need to up date the sign at the trailhead.

  • Marketing - Tammy Davis and Dee Smith will be attending a meeting with Hubble Group on Marketing.  Discussion continued on marketing buildings for lease.  Branding and a direction to go for Branding was also discussed.   Hubble will be doing radio ads for there development, does the chamber want to join them in the ads? Shar Pardubsky would like to get a small committee with city, school and chamber to work on these issues.


7. GDM Partnership:

  • Washington DC Trip - Shar Pardubsky will be going on the Washington DC trip next month.

  • Legislative Session - Shar Pardubsky reported that the Iowa Legislative Session is done.  Schools    were not able to get the 1 cent sales tax passed.

  • Project Destiny - Project Destiny, is in the Education mode.  All towns have adopted the Destiny 28E agreement or local option sales tax except for Adel, Dexter, Waukee and Woodward.


8. Next Executive Board Meeting:

  •   ,Thursday, June 7, 2007 at 12:00 p.m.  Location to be announced.

5. Adjourn:

  •   Meeting adjourned at 12:46 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Ethel L. Lee
Executive Director