MFEA: Michigan Festival and Event Association
Jenny McKenzie
MDOT can issue a slower traffic restriction for the day
Need to rework the mission statement.

Patty Plant
Downtown Christmas
Approval to use corner store for crafters $150; $20 for each crafter to have a spot.
Considering a silent auction.
Ask teens to trim the tree

Audit: The state requires an audit every two years. Goodrich has it every year. Goodrich was deemed to have a “clean audit.”

Signs: understanding why things the way they are.

• Ordinances are initially developed from what surrounding communities have implemented and tailored to fit Goodrich.
• Ordinances do not change unless a problem arises or there is an unseen benefit.
• If a sign is existing, it has been grandfathered.

Paul Scott: State Representative

Issues coming up…

• Budget
• Collaboration of services: competitive bidding
• Bridge Card abuse

Accomplishments…

• A Republican leader in getting the smoking ban in place

Same low tax code for everyone in Michigan. Instead of giving only one sector (movie makers) a low tax code, give it to all businesses and kill the Michigan Business Tax.

2nd Annual Pet Parade: October 30 11am

• Begins at Methodist Church and ends at Lucys Pet.

• Steve & Jerry, owners
• 30 years experience in public accounting
• Specializing in small business/individual tax preparation

August 28-29: Goodtimes in Goodrich & Restaurant Rendezvous

• Establishing a workday to clean up the park area
• call 636-3409 to help
• Looking for demonstrators

Four Seasons: Starting Goodrich Biggest Loser

• call 810-636-8000 to register
• www.fourseasonskarate.com

Porter’s Orchard: Offering fund raising opportunities!

Goodrich Library (downstairs) has been renovated and the upstairs will be painted soon!

• Friend’s group would like to fix the flooring in the restroom

Next Month: Paige will be talking about Social Networking

• Gave practical advice related to establishing a business in difficult economic times
• While mayor of Burton, worked to protect businesses against bad check writers
• Incorporate your business 6mos-1year into business 50% of new businesses do not survive the first year
• “Put it in writing” – e.g., leases
• Arbitration clause in all of your contracts. Place a statement in the clause that attorney fees will be paid.

Crystal VanKuren of Get a Haircut Men’s Shop

• Specializing in men’s and kid’s haircuts
• Opened 3 months ago
• Appointments & Walk-ins
• 9-7 M-F; 9-3 Sat

Business Items

• Revised ByLaws: identify issues by the next meeting, June 8
• Budget for 2010-2011: Jack Steele motions, Ed York, 2nd. unanimous

Various Items

• Pick up trash day went well: approx 40 bags of junk collected
• Saturday 10am-2pm: hazardous waste collecting at Goodrich High School
• May 17, MTA will be at the board meeting to present “Your Ride”
• May 19: Genesee District Library meeting
• Friends of the Library: pledge for paint
• Ed York: “truth in taxation” hearing Taxes are not going up. Values are going down Main focus is roads. Working with the state regarding the Dutch Road bridge construction; Hegel Road maintenance; Living within the budget and the budget from this past year still remains “in the black”; the Village has an ordinance against bad check writers (a $500 fine).

–August 28: Tentative date for Goodtimes in Goodrich

–Next meeting: February 23, 7:00 pm

M-15 Garage Sale: Spring Fling (May 1)

Porters from Porters Orchard

–Gave a brief history of the Orchard

–Explained the changes through the years

–In 2009, built a pavilion for church picnics, family reunions (all you can eat ice cream, apple cider, donuts) bounce houses

–In 2009, the orchard donated $1 to a local charity for each admission to the corn maze

Sherrif’s Department is adding deputies (February 20)