Board of Directors Minutes

Lawrence Sesquicentennial Commission

August 17, 2005

Conference Room, Lawrence Department of Parks and Recreation

Present:            Clenece Hills, Jerry Niebaum, Bruce Roberts, and Bill Paddock

Absent:             Bill Crowe, Judy Billings, David Carttar

Clenece Hills called the meeting to order at 4:05 pm, and acknowledged that there was a quorum of the Board present.

Clenece called an ad hoc meeting of the Board following a meeting with Fred DeVictor, Meg Babani, Mark Strecker, Brower and Mary Burchill to discuss what could be developed at Sesquicentennial Point with the estimated $200,000 that has been raised.

Because the board had established a policy that work on Sesquicentennial Point would not begin until funds necessary to complete the entire project were available, board members agreed that this policy should be reconsidered, in light of a change in the scope of the project. An extract of the minutes from Board Meeting Minutes for 8/25/04 provides the previously approved policy of the Board:

Judge Paddock moved (Jerry Niebaum seconded) a motion that no construction begin on the Sesquicentennial Point project until the funds necessary to complete the project. Upon discussion, Judge Paddock accepted an amendment to the motion stating “all contributions for Sesquicentennial Point will be held in escrow until sufficient funding is available to complete the project.” The motion, as amended, passed unanimously.

Jerry Niebaum made the following motion, which Judge Paddock seconded:

In lieu of requiring all funds necessary to complete the entire project, the Board agrees that it is in the best interest for the development of Sesquicentennial Point to recommend that the City of Lawrence initiate and complete a modified plan for phase I, including the plaza, the timeline, and terraces with funds turned over to the City. (the proposal from Landplan Engineering for the Modified Phase I of the project is attached to and made part of these minutes)

All Board members present voted in favor of the motion.

The meeting adjourned at 4:15 pm.

Minutes take by Bruce Roberts, Secretary