Will Board vote to reject $6,000.00 in Grant money?

[Sky Pilot]

Disc Golfers,

My mistake, this meeting of the SDGA Board was not confirmed for 6-21 at 8pm.




Sky Pilot

[BakederThinU]

WoW I don't understand I thought the Club and Board voted on this, and came to the conclusion that the club go forward with this project if the club received the grant.
I thought by submitting the grant application the club was committing to this project I didn't think that we(the Club) had the option to Back Out or reject something that We Asked For as a Club
What was the point of even turning in the application?
what about all the time spent discussing the grant at the club meetings as well as Justin's time composing the grant app.
This would be Very Disappointing

[Sean Johnson]

I sure hope that the board decides to make the right decision here. After all, what possible reason could they have for turning down such an amazing opportunity? Axing this would screw Spokane disc golf over in many ways besides possibly losing $6,000, it would make us look flaky, unreliable, and disingenuous in the eyes of the organization that pretty much has total control over disc golf in the area.

This would be more than disappointing, it would be downright suspicious.

[Parks]

Looks like the meeting isn't tonight. Probably at a later date.

[Sky Pilot]

....Miscommunications....

I got this from Gordy yesterday so I figured the Board was going to meet.

"I will commit to meeting with the board this coming Tuesday at 8:00 in a quiet place with good lighting. The dining room table at my house comes to mind. All of you are welcome."
Gordy

In the past this type of statement has set up a meeting.

Apparently there will be no meeting tonight at 8pm. I found out inadvertently through an e-mail forwarded from Lyle our Secretary. Bob said, "Lyle, all I said in my email was that we need to address this proposal. No one has agreed to meet anywhere or anytime that I'm aware of.

Communications can be difficult.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Sky Pilot

[psychodwarf]

Communications can be difficult

speaking on communication .... I am still waiting on an answer from THE BOARD if its ok to paint over the graffiti on the benchs at downriver but i guess thats gonna take awhile ....

[Wobbly Bob]

To those of you that saw Jeff's original post on this thread!!

In the process of trying to set up a Board meeting to go over the SPF "Funds Receipt and Management Agreement" a legal document that enters the SDGA into an agreement with the SPF concerning management of non-profit donations made to the SDGA, Jeff made an assumption that the Board was going to reject the agreement.

Jeff suggested we study the document and be prepared to vote on it at the next Board Meeting.

After going over the agreement there are some questions that need to be answered by SPF before I will agree to approve this agreement.

We were using emails trying to organize a Board Meeting, and talking about the few minor issues that are raised by the document and talking about where the club is headed and where it came from and then out of the blue, Jeff THOUGHT that the Board was going to reject the agreement between the SDGA and the SPF.

Nothing in any of the emails going around said anything about rejecting the agreement. The phrase "Will Board vote to reject $6,000.00 in Grant money?" comes from Jeff's own post (that has been conveniently deleted) because he was "sure the Board was going to reject the agreement because of what Gordy wrote in his email."

I believe that this was a blatant attempt to stir the pot and create a problem that was never there. For what reason I do not know!

We will try to set up a Board meeting to address the agreement once again so that we may go forward with the projects at hand.

[LJ Jubner]

Sounds reasonable

[Gordy #21004]

On may 12th 2011, the Parks Foundation presented the SDGA with the grant we applied for. The conditions to be met were presented to the SDGA Board and the Board accepted the conditions with no objections. To complete our acceptance of the terms Jeff signed and returned a 'Grant Award Confirmation Form' on May 15th, 2011. The Foundations promise upon receiving this form was, " when we receive the attached confirmation form that indicates you accept the terms of this grant, we will process the check. ($4,815.00)
We jumped all the hurdles. Now all we need is just 260 hours of volunteer digging. Call Jon and let him know when your blocks of available hours are. Happy Summer. Gordy

[Dadio!]

Where is said # to 'call Jon'? Want to do my bit to contribute. :-)

[Wobbly Bob]

Originally Posted by Dadio!

Where is said # to 'call Jon'? Want to do my bit to contribute. :-)

You may find Jon's number here.

[Dadio!]

Thanks Bob! Appreciate the help.

[jshrack]

Originally Posted by Gordy #21004

On may 12th 2011, the Parks Foundation presented the SDGA with the grant we applied for. The conditions to be met were presented to the SDGA Board and the Board accepted the conditions with no objections. To complete our acceptance of the terms Jeff signed and returned a 'Grant Award Confirmation Form' on May 15th, 2011. The Foundations promise upon receiving this form was, " when we receive the attached confirmation form that indicates you accept the terms of this grant, we will process the check. ($4,815.00)
We jumped all the hurdles. Now all we need is just 260 hours of volunteer digging. Call Jon and let him know when your blocks of available hours are. Happy Summer. Gordy

I believe the club still need to submit specific plans to Bressler, unless this has already been done.
He signed off on the grant but insisted that plans be drawn up for each project and reviewed by him prior to breaking ground.

Sorry if this bursts anyone's bubble.

[Wobbly Bob]

The SDGA has agreed to the terms of the Spokane Parks Foundation Grant Fiscal Agreement and the Grant money can now be used for the accessibility project at Highbridge Park Disc Golf Course.

Through this agreement the SDGA has also retained a qualified fiscal agent (The Spokane Parks Foundation) for the acceptance of tax deductible donations from companies, corporations and private parties.

Thanks to all who had a hand in seeing this project through.

[Stimpi]

Originally Posted by Wobbly Bob

The SDGA has agreed to the terms of the Spokane Parks Foundation Grant Fiscal Agreement and the Grant money can now be used for the accessibility project at Highbridge Park Disc Golf Course.

Through this agreement the SDGA has also retained a qualified fiscal agent (The Spokane Parks Foundation) for the acceptance of tax deductible donations from companies, corporations and private parties.

Thanks to all who had a hand in seeing this project through.

Whew! I'm glad that finally happened. Now if the money really comes through, that will be great.

[General Scales]

Originally Posted by Wobbly Bob

The SDGA has agreed to the terms of the Spokane Parks Foundation Grant Fiscal Agreement and the Grant money can now be used for the accessibility project at Highbridge Park Disc Golf Course.

Through this agreement the SDGA has also retained a qualified fiscal agent (The Spokane Parks Foundation) for the acceptance of tax deductible donations from companies, corporations and private parties.

Thanks to all who had a hand in seeing this project through.

I thought the stipulation to receiving this Grant money was that it had to be used before the end of the year. Am I incorrect in this belief?

[Wobbly Bob]

I'm not exactly sure, but I believe that it is one year from the date of accepting the money.

[jshrack]

The time period for the grant was included in the proposal.
As far as I know it started in June, just after the project was approved.

[BakederThinU]

Originally Posted by Gordy #21004
On may 12th 2011, the Parks Foundation presented the SD GA with the grant we applied for. The conditions to be met were presented to the SDGA Board and the Board accepted the conditions with no objections. To complete our acceptance of the terms Jeff signed and returned a 'Grant Award Confirmation Form' on May 15th, 2011. The Foundations promise upon receiving this form was, " when we receive the attached confirmation form that indicates you accept the terms of this grant, we will process the check. ($4,815.00)
We jumped all the hurdles. Now all we need is just 260 hours of volunteer digging. Call Jon and let him know when your blocks of available hours are. Happy Summer. Gordy

I don't get it gordy posted that June 24th
then Oct.12 Bob post The SDGA has agreed to the terms of the Spokane Parks Foundation Grant Fiscal Agreement and the Grant money can now be used for the accessibility project at Highbridge Park Disc Golf Course.

Through this agreement the SDGA has also retained a qualified fiscal agent (The Spokane Parks Foundation) for the acceptance of tax deductible donations from companies, corporations and private parties.

didn't The Board already agree to the terms almost four months ago?

if these are not the same thing, why did it take four months for The Board to agree to the next set of terms from the city?

Maybe I have no clue what I'm talking about but this Project should have been Finished in september at the latest.
at least thats what I invisioned
I guess I had higher hopes of SDGA and what could be accomplished I Wish I could have thrown some of my free Labor towards this project.
But it is what... October its going to be snowing in probably a month and it probably wont be nice till maybe late May next year, even in May the ground is still very wet & heavy and not very plesent to dig up
Even in june, july and August Tourny season is here.
I hate to say it but I don't see it Happening I truley hope that I'm Proven Wrong.

Hopefully I haven't hurt anyones Feelers(feelings) for what I have said.
But It Is What It Is

[Gordy #21004]

Well for starters their was everyone's vacation they had to take all at different times. Also there was a 1300 word legal document we reviewed that we would have to sign in order to have the grant money disbursed. That prompted a lot of questions the answers to which came in sporadically and in no particular order. Then there was us wrangling over who would be the Club's representative to access the funds. Then there was the Foundation itself informing us they they had to have an internal review concerning how they themselves needed to legally word their own documents .(that cost us about three weeks)
I asked the Foundation for some consideration in the form of an extension to get the project done to which they were agreeable since a great deal of the delay was beyond our control.
But there is an upside: with this qualified fiscal agency now in place, all are encouraged to make tax-deductable donations to the Spokane Parks Foundation in the name of the SDGA. This is a new instrument for us and will live beyond the life of the grant project.With that in mind I'm glad that everyone took the time to make sure that this fiscal agency contract was going to be the right instrument for us.
One potential downside to the grant project itself came out at the meeting with the Park's Manager last nite: The railroad ties that we propose to install at HB Park are not an environmentally suitable material and our options for substitute material are unknown at this time.. My first guess is that it will be alot more expensive, and that our math for doing the project won't pencil out. Perhaps the scope of the project could be scaled down with the Foundation's approval and we would again be good to go. Gordy