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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - ASSET Board Meeting February 13, 2025www.storycountyasset.org ASSET Minutes ISU Research Park Core Facility 1805 Collaboration Pl. Training February 13, 2025, at 5 pm In Attendance: Linda Hagedorn, Pa Goldbeck, Sandra King, Jenny Schill, Suryansh Mishra, Quinn Margrett, Nick Joos, Aidan Shervheim, Ashley Thompson, Becky Harker (Chair), Amy Shaw (ISU GSB Advisor) Virtually: Ron Smith, Emma Cassabaum, Moriah Morgan, Katie Shively, Beth Waage, Karen Kiel Rosser, Misty Zimmerman, Juliana Nnoko, Kathy Guillen, Stephanie Spence, Anneke Mundel CALL TO ORDER – Becky Harker, Chair 5:04 pm WELCOME/ INTRODUCTIONS PUBLIC FORUM (1-2 minutes) None APPROVAL OF: January 23, 2025, ASSET & Joint Funders Meeting Minutes King noted a correction, format change needed. Joos motioned to approve the minutes with the noted correction, seconded by Hagedorn. Motion passed unanimously. TREASURER’S REPORT – Ron Smith $2,107.93 REPORTS Administrative Team Goldbeck reported that she brought ASSET recommendations to Council on the 11th and it was approved as is. She also noted that there is a City error on the final recommendations under ChildServe’s request for infant and children. $24,200 should be the total request. Goldbeck stated that the intent of the work team was to fully fund, not over fund that service. The extra amount will go into the unallocated funds for Basic Needs. Joos motioned to adjust the funding request amount to $24,200 and allocate the rest of the amount to the unallocated funds to be used by the City for basic needs; seconded by Smith. Motion passed unanimously. King also took the ASSET allocations to the County Board of Supervisors, and they approved them as presented. King announced that Monday February 17th is a holiday, so County offices will be closed. Thompson reported that United Way brought their recommendations to their board January 30th and they approved all of the recommendations. www.storycountyasset.org Margrett stated that the Senate approved the recommendations and no changes were made. Contracts are being sent to agencies, and they are working on their priorities for the next fiscal year. Heeren is stepping down from ASSET as she is graduating i n May. Mishra will take her place on the ASSET board. ISU GSB has created an email account for the non- profit coordinator, so it stays consistent from year to year. Amy Shaw was in attendance and started with ISU GSB in an advisory role. She will be representing ISU GSB on the Admin Team. Volunteers None OLD BUSINESS Homelessness Action Plan Update Dr. Flowers was in town this week and 36 people attended the first session to collect information on the homelessness situation. She also started collecting information from those in the community who are currently experiencing homelessness. She will report back on some of her observations and findings. Goldbeck stated that they are still on target to be done by April. Approval of New Officers Hagedorn motioned to approve the slate of new ASSET officers, seconded by Shervheim. Motion passed unanimously. Chair – Linda Hagedorn Vice Chair - Nick Joos Treasurer - Ron Smith Past Chair – Becky Harker Recognition of Volunteers King thanked the Volunteers who will be going off the board: Mike Lazere, Katie Shively and Joel Hochstein. Hagedorn motioned, going forward staff will make certificates for volunteers going off the board in recognition of their service to ASSET; seconded by Joos. Motion passed unanimously. Email From The Bridge Home King reported that she received an email from The Bridge Home and she brought it to the Admin Team. She stated that in the email Stumbo states that they are terminating their ASSET agreement, but King explained that there currently isn’t an agreement between ASSET Funders and TBH. An agency who doesn’t participate in the process for two years is no longer considered an ASSET agency. Thompson reported that U nited Way is structured a little differently from ASSET and has www.storycountyasset.org different requirements to be a United Way partner agency. The United Way has sent a letter acknowledging their receipt of Stumbo’s letter. Conflict of Interest King stated that each year Volunteers sign the Conflict of Interest forms and in situations where a Volunteer has a conflict of interest, note that conflict and take yourself out of the conversation. Goldbeck also stated that we will do our best to put Volunteers on work panels where they don’t have a conflict. Thompson also added that conflicts are ok, we just need to make sure we are aware of them and do our best to avoid them. She also stated that staff will revisit conflicts right before the budget cycle to revisit any new conflicts if they have occurred. Volunteer Survey Results Goldbeck reported that Funder Staff have reviewed the results, and it is helpful. The survey is still open, so if any volunteers want to give their feedback, they can still fill it out. ADDITIONAL ITEMS None Meeting adjourned at 5:37 pm