Grand Mesa Nordic Council

Board Meeting

July 16, 2024

Zoom

Board members present: Tom Ela, Dan Tille, Susie Attaway, Marguerite Tuthill, and John Traylor

Board members not present: Christine Noel, Ben Graves, and Nike VanArsdale

Staff present: Christie Aschwanden, Melissa Newell, and Beth Klein

Guests: No guests were in attendance

Dan Tille called the meeting to order at 6:02pm and read the GMNC mission statement.

1. 30 min Public Comment Period. No guests were in attendance.

1. Monthly Financials. John provided the monthly financials report. John thanked Christine and Beth for their help in the financials. John reviewed the dashboard included with the Board packet. Budget figures were included in the total on the Dashboard page, but no other details at this time. GMNC has decided to use Quickbooks Online. The May 2024 figures have been corrected from the June GMNC Board meeting.

Investment Report – John reviewed the investment report included in the Board packet. Alpine Bank’s CD will be evaluated to determine how much will be split off to be invested at Edward Jones. The Treasury Bills will be discussed at the next Finance Committee meeting.

1. Community Outreach Director Update. Melissa provided her written report in the Board packet. She reviewed how most of her time has been spent on the capital campaign and the volunteer handbook. She is working on a Western Colorado Nordic Race Series and is beginning to organize the season kick-off silent auction.

1. Executive Director Update. Christie provided her written report in the Board packet. She reviewed highlights of the following:

Delta County – Christie and John had a great meeting with the Delta County Commissioners this morning. The Commissioners agreed to provide $5,000 to go towards replacing the stolen snowmobile.

Speaker Event – Joanne Reid has agreed to do a speaker event. Christie and Melissa will work on scheduling the event, considering the first weekend of November.

DMEA – Christie submitted a request for $40,000 to DMEA’s capital credits grant for the Skyway Station. She will be presenting the proposal soon and is optimistic about the chance of getting a portion of the requested funds. 

1. Skyway Station Update. Dan provided an update on the pre-construction work. Tate remains on schedule and is having conversations with Chamberlain Architects.

The Board will next meet on Tuesday, August 20 at 4p via Zoom.

Susie motioned to end the meeting at 6:46pm, Tom seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.

Respectfully submitted,

Marguerite Tuthill

Secretary