Making An Entrance

Unofficial Official Minutes of the Entrance Advisory Group Committee (EAGC)

• Chair Jim Miller announced the "quiet phase" of fund raising has been completed with 25 donors pledging $250,000. Add the $50,000 the City received from KCMO, the EAGC has reached the 50% mark on the necessary funding for completion of the project.
• There was discussion of "tweaking" the plans to reflect a completion target of $400,000/ $450,000, the extra $150,000 needed was "not very difficult" to raise according to Mayor Jerry Bos.
• There was a Fund Raising Subcommittee meeting this past Saturday.
  
• Discussion vacillated between the $600,000 target vs $450,000 for fund raising. It was pointed out by Kristopher Dabner of the Greensman, that without construction plans it is very difficult to get a more exact idea of costs that would be determined by RFPs.
• Glenda Negrelli pointed out clubs like the Women's Club may want to contribute, she added "we have quite a bit of money".
• Chairman Miller said some of those who made pledges would like to see a larger contribution on the part of the City.
  
• Lynn Hinkle would like a statement of strong support from the BOA and Mayor to be used to stimulate donations based on commitment of the City. "We need to push it to the next level".
• Jerry was asked on best guess when Barry Road would be completed, he replied late 2011 or early 2012.
  
• The term monuments is out, entrances is in.
• The EAGC passed a motion/recommendation to the BOA (to be presented Tuesday night) recommending expenditure of up to $8,000 for construction plans and the active solicitation of the checks for the first round of pledges.