Foristell Chamber of Commerce Minutes
Regular Meeting May 3, 2006

PRESENT: Paul Brockmeyer, Bob Copeland, Roger Cox, Chris Daleo, Roger Held, Tim Hooton, Harry Kishpaugh, Chris McAmis, Dave Monahan, Tim Nash, Keith Nelson, Jan Olearnick, Mark Porter, Susan Marie Prouty, Phil Reid, Larry Shroth, Jack Sanford, Dave Schaper, Michelle Smith, Peggy Alexander, Ray Alexander

President Tim Nash opened the meeting at 12:10 p.m.

Introductions around the table.

Minutes: April 5, 2006 – Approved the as printed.

Treasurer’s Report: Paul Brockmeyer - Approved as presented. Current balance is $3382.66

New Business:
City Report: Keith Nelson reported that the City of Foristell has annexed 232 acres on Schaper Road. There are a couple of developers interested in the property. The location for the new waste treatment plant has been moved from Highway T south of Foristell to Schaper Road at the bridge. Duckett Creek will service the plant. Projected time for the plant to be on line to service the main branch of the sewer system is approximately a year from now. If anyone is interested in touring a similar waste treatment facility you can contact Tom Engle at Duckett Creek. There is a new plant located at Highways 94 and D.
Foristell actually has another sewer system on the north side of Highway 70 at McCoy Creek. It will be serviced by Water District #2. The Tom Johnson Development on Cotton Road will use this treatment facility.
There are 3 Developers that are willing to pay for the new highway overpass at Foristell. K.C, Land Development is working with the City now and has eliminated some housing units to allow for more green space areas. There was approval on Monday night at the Planning and Zoning meeting for them to start their project.

Program: Chris McAmis, Vice President of the Chamber, is also our web site designer. His company is Tracker Design. He gave an informative presentation about our web site. All current members should listed on the sight. If you find that you are not listed, call Chris at 636 322-0348 or E-mail him at sales@trackerdesigns.com. You can also call Ray Alexander, our Secretary, at 636-745-3276 or E-mail him at rcalexander@century.com and he will make sure Chris gets the information. Our Chamber address is www.foristellchamber.com. There is an overview of benefits in being a member of the Chamber on the site. One of those is a free link to a member’s web site from the Chamber’s web site. Chris will design a web site for you at a reasonable price if you do not have one. There is currently no link to the City of Foristell, but the City is working on a site now. There is one for Keith Nelson, the City Administrator at cityofforistell.org.

Other Business:
Larry Shroth reported on the St. Charles Vision Leadership Program. It is a 9-month program and is sponsored in part by the St. Charles League of Chambers. It requires participation in once a month sessions on county and city governments. It provides an opportunity for someone interested in getting involved in community affairs to meet the people that are running the local governments on a more personal basis. One of the highlights of the program is a Day at the Capitol in Jefferson City meeting with government officials including Breakfast with the Governor. Each Chamber in the League donates $350.00 to help defray the cost of the Breakfast and receives a promotional spot. Larry has been through the program and has found it very helpful in being able to contact local politicians and administrators. He said that it is a very educational program. The cost is $600.00 per person.

The program requires full participation. A person must make all the training sessions. There are scholarships available through some businesses. Contact visionleadrship.org if you are interested in joining the program or talk to Larry for more information. Applications are being accepted now. Maybe our Chamber would be
interested in sending someone. The Vision program is coordinated by a Board of Governors that is made up mostly of past participants in the program and local business leaders. They are asking for someone to represent Foristell on the Board. Being on the board doesn’t mean that you have to participate in the planning. Larry was elected by the Chamber to represent us on the Board.

There was no other business. Meeting adjourned at 1:00 p.m.

The next meeting of the Chamber will be held on June 7, 2006 at Ruggeri’s Ristorante at 12:00 noon

Respectfully submitted,

Ray Alexander, Secretary