January 8, 2017
	MoRivCC Meeting	

The meeting was held in the MoRivCC office from 10:15 to 11:15 am.

Board Members (a quorum was present):  Michael Stacy, Madeleine Lightfoot, Mike Cooper, Vanessa Leitza, Ron Penny, Pam Forbes, and Keith Fletcher.  Absent:  Gary Hildebrandt, John Clark, and Darren Hellwege.

Volunteers Present:  Bill Roe, musician and recording engineer.

Previous Meeting Minutes:  December minutes were previously sent to board members.  Ron moved to approve, Vanessa seconded, and minutes were approved.

Financial Report:  John emailed year-end reports to the board and posted them to the website.

Fundraising:  Nothing new reported.

Website:  Links to individual YouTube songs are accessible by the public as well as to administrators.  Madeleine noted that very few of the approximately 140 songs we have on YouTube have links at the website and that the most recent link, dated in 2014, says “page not found.”   Most board members considered it more important to do as much uploading as possible now, adding the links later.  The website does have a link to our entire YouTube site. 

As new board members, Pam and Ron now have administrative access.  They will be able to add and update various aspects of the website.

Mike Robertson has not yet added an edit for updating the website calendar, but has indicated he will do so soon.

A website design committee has been formed.  Mike Robertson will meet with Amy Hess and Bill Roe.  Suggestions should be addressed to Amy (whose email address can be found in morivcc’s gmail contacts and in the website’s mailing list).

Cataloging:  Volunteers are needed to assist Pippa Letsky in bringing the catalogs up to date.

Technology:  Gary is looking for camera tripods, as discussed in last meeting.  Mike Cooper asked that we purchase high-capacity batteries for two cameras.  Ron moved to approve up to $250 for two batteries, Vanessa seconded, and the board approved.

Future Projects

Vintage Video Show #2:  Vanessa and Mike Cooper met with Chris at the Boone County Historical Society, and confirmed the date of February 19 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm.  The space we will use in the art gallery has a capacity of 130 people and will cost $150.  Ron moved to approve $150 for the space, Vanessa seconded, and board approved.  Vanessa will get the address for payment to Michael Stacy, who will ask John to send payment as soon as possible.  Vanessa will explore options for providing light food and beverages for 100 people.

Bill Roe will contact Sutu Forte to ask if she can perform for the event.  Sutu has a strong following in the community we hope to attract to this show.

Vintage Video Show #3:  Vanessa will speak with managers at Rocheport General Store, and attempt to set a date in June.

“Playing the Past”:  MoRivCC received an email from William Coleman, a postdoctoral historian with the Kinder Institute of Constitutional Democracy at the University of Missouri.  He is organizing a series of events that feature musical performances and discussions on “how music can help bring aspects of American history into the present.”  He has invited us to participate, and he suggested that our session take place in mid-May.  His email was previously distributed to board members, and all who responded agreed that we should accept this opportunity.  Vanessa will respond to his email.

Paul Weber and the Scrappers:  Ron has been talking with this musical group about recording their performance in February.  The event will take place at The Dome, a private residence in Sapp, near Nashville Church Road and Route N. 

New Business

Annual Meeting:  Because of the February video show, the board decided to hold the annual meeting with election of officers on March 12, 2017.  Madeleine announced that she will resign as Secretary and from the board.  Michael Stacy will resign as Chair.

Collaboration with KOPN:  Because of stressed funding, KOPN is recruiting more local programmers.  Jackie Casteel and David Owens have invited MoRivCC to air 28 minute programs once a week, as well as PSA’s to announce our activities.  Bill Roe, an experienced recording engineer, volunteered to help produce these.  It is thought we can prerecord several programs at a time, in one session at the microphones.  

Sale of DVDs and CDs:  Several people have asked to purchase our recordings in both formats.  The deterrent to doing this is the requirement that we obtain a signed release for each performance we intend to sell.  Board members seemed willing to attempt this again.

Mike Cooper suggested that we start with a 2016 EcoArtFest compilation.  Vanessa and Ron will start viewing these videos, and will welcome volunteers to assist them.

Adjournment.  Ron moved to adjourn, Pam seconded, and meeting adjourned at 11:15.
	
Next Meeting:  February 12 at 10:00 am in the MoRivCC office.

01/13/17 ml
02/12/17 board approved