Sacramento Heritage, Inc. Board of Directors Special Meeting - December 3, 2020
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Sacramento Heritage, Inc. Board of Directors Special Meeting - December 3, 2020
The Sacramento Heritage, Inc. Board of Directors held a special teleconference meeting on December 3, 2020, beginning at 12:00 p.m. to address year-end administrative items, financial reports, grant opportunities, and planning for 2021. Key actions included approval of prior meeting minutes, adoption of the 2021 meeting calendar, and receipt of information on several committee updates and grant awards.
Consent Calendar
- Item 1 – Approval of Minutes (February 6, 2020): The board voted unanimously to approve the minutes. Director Claire Flynn abstained as she was not a board member at that time. Roll call vote: Berg (yes), Isparza (yes), Farrell (yes), Flynn (abstain), Repka (yes), Whitelum (yes), Worthington (yes).
Public Comments & Testimony
- No public comments were received during the meeting.
Discussion Items
- Item 2 – Financial Report (Oral Report): Chair William Burg reported a checking account balance of $14,053.73 at the end of February 2020 and $13,328 at the end of September 2020. The board deferred detailed fiscal discussion to the next meeting due to the absence of Treasurer Melissa Gaudreau.
- Item 3 – Walking Tour and Tour App Ad Hoc Committee Updates: Chair Burg and Member Jose Esparza reported that the tour app vendor (Tour Buddy) required organizations to register as vendors on Apple and Android app stores, which has not yet been done. The current app remains functional but cannot add new tours. A goal for 2021 is to upgrade to a new version with an updated look.
- Item 4 – Certified Local Government Grant Award ($27,000): Preservation Director Carson Anderson presented the one-time federal grant (requires completion by September 2021). Funds are designated for promoting preservation through a website, social media, educational modules, a professionally produced postcard for historic property owners, and possibly a public service announcement. Board members discussed collaboration opportunities, including partnerships with realtors, Preservation Sacramento, and Sacramento Area Realtors for a historic homes certification program. No formal action was taken; the board received the information and offered comments.
- Item 5 – Bronze Plaque Ad Hoc Committee Update: Chair Burg noted two new plaque opportunities: (1) Nathaniel Cauley Law Office (recently added to the Sacramento Register) and (2) Clifford Ford’s home at 2515 Capitol Avenue, designed by Rudolph Harold. The subcommittee reviews plaque content; no formal board approval is required. A replacement for outgoing member Gaudreau on the plaque committee will be needed.
- Item 6 – Tax Filings and State Attorney General Charitable Exemption Filing: Board Member Kay Worthington reported filing the 990-EZ for fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, with ending net assets of $13,582 and beginning net assets of $12,046. The IRS accepted the filing on November 3, 2020. The annual registration renewal with the state Attorney General’s office was also filed. The board will need one more year of filings to qualify for the “Big Day of Giving” (targeting 2022).
- Item 7 – 2021 Workplan: Chair Burg reviewed the 2019-2020 workplan accomplishments and outlined priorities for 2021, including: resolving the domain name issue for sacramentoheritage.org (lost to a third party), updating the website, adopting a social media policy, expanding Instagram/Facebook posts, developing online events and training, partnering on the CLG grant, and exploring funding sources. The board also discussed the 2040 General Plan update, the new SB 35 checklist for historic properties, and the need to fill board vacancies. No formal vote was taken; the workplan will be refined and presented to City Council in summer 2021.
- Item 8 – 2021 Meeting Calendar: Director Anderson presented a proposed calendar: regular meetings in February, March, May, and June 2021 (no April meeting), summer recess, and reconvening in October 2021. Chair Burg recommended a special meeting in January to discuss the General Plan and elect officers. The board voted to adopt the calendar with those modifications.
Key Outcomes
- Approved Minutes: Consent calendar item 1 approved via roll call (7 yes, 1 abstain).
- Deferred Financial Action: Detailed financial discussion and approvals postponed to the next regular meeting.
- Adopted 2021 Meeting Calendar: The board approved the calendar, including a special meeting in January 2021, regular meetings in February, March, May, and June, and then resuming in October 2021.
- Next Steps: Staff will schedule a special meeting in mid-January 2021 for General Plan review and board officer elections. The board plans to finalize a 2021-2022 workplan by June 2021 and present it to City Council.
- Grant Partnership: Staff and board will explore collaboration on the $27,000 CLG grant to develop educational materials, postcards, and joint events with other preservation organizations.
Meeting Transcript
Underway in 30 seconds. Very good. Members of the Sacramento Heritage Board. Thank you all for participating in this meeting on somewhat short notice. There were a number of year-end items such as tax filings and other items and expenditures from uh the checking account that needed to be talked about and approved, and there are a few other year-in items that that required us to meet. So I will turn things over to uh the chair, William Burke, to uh start things off. All right, well, we um for we'll start with uh we'll do uh uh a roll call of the members of the board. Uh my name is William Berg, I'm the chair of the Sacramento Heritage Board. So uh Jose Esparza. I have uh unmuted all of you. At least that's what my screen is showing. Yeah, I'm here. Uh okay, William Farrell. Here Claire Flynn. Okay, Claire, you're you're still you're muted, but I see you're thinking. Uh yes, Chair Burg, I'm showing you is unmuted. Okay. I don't know. All right, and then uh and uh Melissa Goodrow present. Um Terry Kletzman. Can all of you hear what I'm saying? Yeah, is that working? Okay, so yeah, it's just that when you when you unmute them, they have to accept that there'll be an unmuted. I think I've okay uh Megan Repka. Hi, I'm here and Jacqueline Whitelin. She's muted. Okay, yeah, I see your spot. So and then Kay Worthington. Here, here. All right. Uh we do have try it again. Yes. Okay, okay. All right, I I was like, I apparently had to press the unmute all button like two times. So we do have a quorum present, and all members except uh member Gadreau and Kletzman are present. So the first item on the agenda is approval of the Sacramento Heritage Board minutes from the February sixth, twenty twenty meeting. So have uh for those of you who were at that meeting if you had the opportunity to review the minutes, or are there any uh amendments or edits and Jackie? I cannot hear you. Jackie, you may have unmuted yourself. You may have to unmute. Okay, I'm not yeah, it was saying that the host wouldn't let me unmute, so now I'm can you hear me now? Yes. I can, yes. I've unmuted everyone who's participating. Okay. Um well, I was at the meeting, so I'll move to approve the minutes from the February meeting, right? That's the one we're approving. That's correct. February 2020. Uh do I hear a second?
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