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HAZLET BUSINESS OWNERS ASSOCIATION MEETING AGENDA AUGUST 11, 2010 CALL TO ORDER SALUTE TO FLAG ROLL CALL MEMBER INTRODUCTION OLD BUSINESS: READING OF MINUTES OF MAY MEETING (Waived copies available to all) APPROVAL OF MINUTES COMMITTEE REPORTS Treasurers Report Membership Web Site / Communications Newsletter Blue Claws Fundraiser Flea Market Fundraiser Government Affairs Publicity Police Member Discount Cards Distribution to Membership NEW BUSINESS: Notification – Town Wide Side Walk Sale 8/20, 21,22 Guest Speakers Detective Jeff Miller Hazlet Township Police Dept. And John Beslanovitz (JB) Fire Official – Township of Hazlet OPEN FORUM NEXT MEETING September 8, 2010 ADJOURN HAZLET BUSINESS OWNERS ASSOCIATION MEETING AGENDA JULY 14, 2010 CALL TO ORDER SALUTE TO FLAG ROLL CALL MEMBER INTRODUCTION OLD BUSINESS: READING OF MINUTES OF MAY MEETING (Waived copies available to all) APPROVAL OF MINUTES COMMITTEE REPORTS Treasurers Report Membership Web Site / Communications Newsletter Blue Claws Fundraiser Government Affairs Publicity Police Member Discount Cards Official Vote – Tag Line NEW BUSINESS: Guest Speaker Kenny O’Brien Capturing Your Energy for Less OPEN FORUM NEXT MEETING AUGUST 11, 2010 ADJOURN HAZLET BUSINESS OWNERS ASSOCIATION MEETING AGENDA MAY 12, 2010 CALL TO ORDER SALUTE TO FLAG ROLL CALL MEMBER INTRODUCTION OLD BUSINESS: READING OF MINUTES OF PRIOR MEETING (Waived copies available to all) APPROVAL OF MINUTES COMMITTEE REPORTS Treasurers Report Membership Web Site / Communications Newsletter Blue Claws Fundraiser Hazlet Student Scholarship Government Affairs Publicity Police Member Discount Cards NEW BUSINESS: Presentation – Scholarship Awards Scholarship Winner Honorable Mention Students Guest Speaker Grace Marchena – Discussing Marketing OPEN FORUM NEXT MEETING JUNE 9, 2010 BROOKDALE COLLEGE LEARNING CENTER ADJOURN HAZLET BUSINESS OWNERS ASSOCIATION MEETING AGENDA APRIL 14, 2010 CALL TO ORDER SALUTE TO FLAG ROLL CALL MEMBER INTRODUCTION OLD BUSINESS: READING OF MINUTES OF PRIOR MEETING (Waived copies available to all) APPROVAL OF MINUTES COMMITTEE REPORTS Treasurers Report Membership Web Site / Communications Newsletter Blue Claws Fundraiser Hazlet Student Scholarship Government Affairs Publicity Police Business Card Exchange /Networking Event Approval – Member Discount Cards NEW BUSINESS: Guest Speaker Cliff Moore – The Brand of Me OPEN FORUM NEXT MEETING MAY 12, 2010 ADJOURN
HAZLET BUSINESS OWNERS ASSOCIATION MEETING OF 2/17/10 MINUTES Regularly scheduled meeting of February 10th, was postponed due to inclement weather, meeting held February 17, 2010. Meeting called to order by Organization President, Vin Gopal Salute to Flag/Moment of Silence Roll Call - Board Members Present: Vin Gopal, John McCarthy, Jo-Ann Dinan Absent: Gregg Bernicker and Tom Kelly Member Introduction – Two new members were welcomed to the meeting. Reading of minutes of prior meeting waived, copies available to all. Motion to accept minutes Donna McCarthy, 2nd Dr. Sue Nobel. All in favor, no objections.
Committee Reports Treasurer - $4,290.29 account balance at this date. Membership – To date approximately 45 members have paid 2010 dues. Web Site – No report
Old Business Coat Drive final report- Donna McCarthy Close to 800 coats were collected and distributed by the Bayshore Senior Center, Project Paul, Keyport Ministerium, Lunch Break and the VA Hospital. Drop boxes have been removed from all locations. A thank you letter from the Keyport Ministerium has been received and was available for everyone to read. Fund Raiser – Johnny Pallitto and Jo-Ann Dinan Executive Board in agreement to purchase 250 tickets to the June 6th, Blue Claws Baseball game. Tickets will be sold at a cost of $10 each allowing for a profit of $3 per ticket. An additional .50 cents will be kicked back by the stadium for each ticket presented at the gate on game day. Several promotional incentives are available including “kids eat free”. The possibility of earning an additional $750 by agreeing to supply twenty people to work the refreshment stand was discussed at length. Teddy from Perkins Restaurant offered to volunteer ten of his employees to work. We are unable to work the refreshment stand on the day of our event; Johnny Pallitto will discuss alternate dates with the Regional Manager of the Blue Claws and report at next meeting. The membership was in agreement to start a Scholarship fund with the proceeds from this and future fundraisers. A $500 Scholarship will be awarded to a Hazlet student beginning with the graduating class of June 2010. A Scholarship Review Committee has been formed. Members are Johnny Pallitto, Teddy Koczan and Sue Noble.
Up-date Business symposium Weather conditions prevented attendance at the business Workshop that was presented by Congressman Rush Holt. No report available.
New Business Presentation of a certificate to Past President, John Conti, has been postponed as Mr. Conti was out of state and unable to attend the meeting.
Police Report Detective Jeff Miller advised of five B & E’s in the past six weeks. One subject has been arrested and is being charged with two of the burglaries. The police have a lead on a second suspect, possibly driving a blue mini-van with either NY or PA license plates.
Appointment of Committee Chairs
Coat Drive 2010/2011 Donna Mc Carthy Fundraiser Johnny Pallitto & Jo-Ann Dinan Government Affairs Vin Gopal, Lou Scaduto and Tom Kelly Media Consultant Antonio Scotto Membership Grace Marchena Publicity Vin Gopal Speakers Committee Cliff Moore, Grace Marchena and Sue Nobel Web Site Charles Hoagland and Vin Gopal Christmas Window Painting Contest Need volunteer
Open Forum – Discussions on the following topics: Committee James Brady in attendance. Vin Gopal thanked the Committeeman for taking the time to attend our meeting and assured him he and other members of the Township Committee are welcome to attend our meetings and events. Mr. Brady advised that he had recently attended a Recreation Commission Meeting as was asked to make an inquiry of our association regarding the sponsorship of a band for their summer concert in the park series. This matter will be taken under advisement. Both John McCarthy and Jo-Ann Dinan reviewed concerns of the membership and advised that our Government Affairs Committee would be in contact with a more formal list of Ordinances that the membership feels strongly should be reviewed. Especially the reduction of sewer utility fees for businesses and the review of the Fire Prevention fee ordinance, as well as the pro-rating of business fees and licenses. Committeeman Brady was sympathetic to our concerns having been a small business owner himself in another town. He has agreed to discuss these issues with the other members of the Township Committee. A lengthy discussion ensued on whether to change the name of the organization to “Hazlet Business Association” vs. “Hazlet Business Owners Association”. Executive Board to discuss further in executive session. A proposal was presented by Antonio Scotto of Ficus Enterprises to supply the membership with laminated discount cards and window decals. The cost would be approximately $2500.00. This is an issue that has been discussed in the past between members and everyone is in agreement that this is a good idea, however, at this time in order for the association to pick up the costs we would have to eliminate the mailing of monthly post cards. This matter to be discussed by the board in executive session. A committee has been formed to arrange a meeting of all the elected officials and business owners in the surrounding community to discuss the pros and cons of big box stores and how it affects small business and the community as a whole. A larger venue will be selected and all interested persons are welcome. Date, time and location to be announced. Committee Members Vin Gopal, Bob Zelinski, Lou Scaduto and John McCarthy.
Motion to adjourn Johnny Pallitto, 2nd. John McCarthy. All in favor.
HAZLET BUSINESS OWNERS ASSOCIATION MEETING AGENDA FOR December 9th, 2009 Call or Order Salute to Flag / Moment of Silence Roll Call Board Members Present: John Conti, John McCarthy, Tom Kelly, Greg Bernicker MINUTES
Reading of minutes of prior meeting waived, copies available to all. Motion to accept Tom Kelly, 2nd John McCarthy. Unanimously approved Committee Reports Treasurer - $2484.04 account balance at this date. Membership 40 paid out of 86 total members, new addition Brookdale College, Attn.: Alison Fitzpatrick.
Web Site – Doing well per Charles Hoagland, Web Master
Old Business Up-date coat Drive-Donna McCarthy Eight locations added making total drop off sites sixteen. Bayshore Senior Center cannot accommodate housing any additional coats, therefore, Project Paul will begin picking up coats December 28, 2009. New Business Suggestion to send invoices to all businesses for 2010 dues in January. Members who joined in 2009 and paid full rate will have fees pro-rated and a credit will be given for 2010 dues. Police Report – Chief Broderick extends Holiday Good Wishes. HBOA informed of armed robbery at Dominos Pizza.
Fundraising Project - Lakewood Blue Claws, on hold until new Board of Directors elected to office in January 2010. Next meeting date – January 13, 2010. Election of Officers, President, 1st. Vice President and 2nd. Vice President. Annual Holiday Party. Motion to adjourn, Tom Kelly, 2nd. John McCarthy. All in favor. Adjourned ___________________________________________________________________________
HAZLET BUSINESS OWNERS ASSOCIATION MEETING AGENDA FOR July 8th, 2009 Call or Order Salute to Flag / Moment of Silence Roll Call Board Members Present: John Conti, John McCarthy, Jo-Ann Dinan Absent: Tom Kelly, Greg Bernicker,
Membership Introduction Reading of minutes of prior meeting waived, copies available to all. Minutes approved. Motion , 2nd.
Every Committee Member gave their updates and information in regards to respective duties. Greg Bernicker - Treasurer No Report this Month
Grace Marchena - Membership Discussed membership.
Charles Hoagland - Web Site Spoke on the progress of the H.B.O.A. Website and asked for members Comments & Critique. Noted that the H.B.O.A. now has a Merchant Circle Web site linked to the H.B.O.A. Site and that the H.B.O.A. also has an official Voice Mail Phone Number, which is 732-984-7490. Reminded members about the H.B.O.A. Toolbar.
Old Business Flea Market/Business Fair discussion included the amount of space available, number of persons signed up already and how the HBOA plans on utilizing the proceeds from the Doantion Table. Detective Jeff Miller of the Hazlet Police Dept. assisted in the discussion about how to obtain proper permits for the raffle. New Business GUEST SPEAKER - LENNY INZERILLO & ED TERANOVA - ROVIA TRAVEL CLUB Ed gave a very enthusiastic presentation to the members with an alternative way to travel and save on vacations. Explained the benefits of becoming a member of this organization and also how employers can use this as an incentive for their employees. Members were interactive with many questions during the course of the whole presentation.
Open Forum
Next Meeting Date August 12th, 2009 Adjournment
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HAZLET BUSINESS OWNERS ASSOCIATION MEETING AGENDA FOR June 10th, 2009 Call or Order Salute to Flag / Moment of Silence Roll Call Board Members Present: John Conti, John McCarthy, Tom Kelly, Greg Bernicker, Jo-Ann Dinan
Membership Introduction Reading of minutes of prior meeting waived, copies available to all. Minutes approved. Motion , 2nd.
Every Committee Member gave their updates and information in regards to respective duties. Greg Bernicker - Treasurer Outlined the current finances of the H.B.O.A. HBOA Main Operating Account - $2,425.00 HBOA Legal Account Balance - $168.62
Grace Marchena - Membership Discussed new memberships and where the H.B.O.A. stands in gaining new member. She staed we have 85 members to date Not all 2008 Members have paid thier dues for 2009.
Charles Hoagland - Web Site
Spoke on the progress of the H.B.O.A. Website and asked for members Comments & Critique. Noted the new addition of the H.B.O.A. Toolbar and the Historical photos uploaded to the site. Old Business Flea Market/Business Fair date had previously been set for Sunday, Sept, 20th. Rain date Sept, 27th was changed. The NEW date is Sunday August 16th, with a rain date of August 30th. Detective Jeff Miller of the Hazlet Police Dept. discussed current events in the area and advised everyone of the upcoming PBA Golf tournament to be held at the Beacon Hill Country Club on October 5th. He touched on some autos that have been stolen from in the Beers Street area. He did note, they are not break-ins, but rather unlocked cars with valuables inside, in which the thieves are gaining access by simply opening the unlocked auto. He spoke also of counterfeit money being used in the are. The person responsible has been identified. New Business GUEST SPEAKER - VINCE CONTI - AFLAC INSURANCE Presented in-depth information on AFLAC and its coverage and other information of interest in reference to AFLAC. he discussed the benefits of their voluntary insurance program. No cost to employer, in fact this pre-tax plan reduces payroll taxes for employers. All members were given complimentary AFLAC stuffed ducks which brought a lot of laughs to the members throughout the meeting. GUEST SPEAKER - JOE CANGELOSI - PROVIDENT BANK Addressed the membership with regard to small business loans and general financial information relating to business.
Open Forum Board President, John Conti suggested the creation of a Scholarship Fund for High School Students from the HBOA. All members in favor, with the suggestion of creating and Ad Journal with al profits going toward the Fund. Other fund raising ideas were accepted. Suggestions to transfer the balance of funds in the Legal Account to a newly created Scholarship Account. All were in favor. Next Meeting Date July 8th, 2009 Adjournment ___________________________________________________________________________ HAZLET BUSINESS OWNERS ASSOCIATION MEETING AGENDA FOR April 8th, 2009 Call or Order Salute to Flag / Moment of Silence Roll Call Board Members Present: John Conti, John McCarthy, Tom Kelly, Jo-Ann Dinan Absent: Greg Bernicker
Membership Introduction Reading of minutes of prior meeting waived, copies available to all. Minutes approved. Motion Tom Kelly, 2nd. John McCarthy
To date no date has been set for the H.B.O.A. Flea Market New Business Michael DeAngelo of the Monmouth County Health Department reviewed new rulings with regard to Health Department issues. Mayor Kevin Lavan and Deputy Mayor Joseph Belasco discussed the status of: a. Committee to review Township wide refuse removal b. County mandated property re-evaluation c. Postal address change for West Keansburg d. Bayshore business conference e. State mandatedd 2.5% COAH fee on building permits Det. Jeff Miller of Hazlet Police Dept. discussed current events
pertinent to the safety and security of all businesses. Members were reminded that the Hazlet Environmental Commission and Clean Ocean Action were hosting and educations seminar on liquefied natural gas this evening @ 8:00 pm at Town Hall.
Next Meeting Date Adjournment ___________________________________________________________________________
MEETING AGENDA FOR March 11th, 2009 Call or Order Salute to Flag / Moment of Silence Roll Call Board Members Present: John McCarthy, Tom Kelly, Gregg Bernicker, Jo-Ann Dinan Absent: John Conti, Membership Introduction Reading of minutes of prior meeting waived, copies available to all. Minutes approved
Committee reports Treasurers Report Membership Web Site Flea Market / Business Fair Progress Up-date – Residential / Commercial Refuse Pick-up
New Business Adoption of Board Policy _________________________________________ Guest Speaker ED CARANNANTE OF PAYCHEX ___________________________________________________________________ Open Forum Next Meeting Date June 10th, 2009 Adjournment ___________________________________________________________________________
MEETING AGENDA FOR February 11th, 2009 Call or Order Salute to Flag / Moment of Silence Roll Call Board Members Present: John McCarthy, Tom Kelly, Jo-Ann Dinan Absent: John Conti, Greg Bernicker
Membership Introduction Reading of minutes of prior meeting waived, copies available to all. Minutes approved. Motion Jim Pallitto, 2nd. Peter Buonocore
Membership Committee Report by Grace Marchena,
several new members applications have been received, positive feedback
from several others. New Business
Questions were asked and answered on the following: Sewer rates for businesses. Mayor Lavan assured the membership that the Township Committee has moved forward with their plans to reduce the operating expenses for the Sewer Department which will eventually create a reduction in fees for the taxpayer. Water flow problems with the BRSA are being resolved. The township has purchased their own equipment to clean and maintain the sanitary and storm water sewer lines. The building that formally housed the Sewer Dept is on the market for sale or lease as well as the former Buildings Dept. building on Highway 35. Other cost saving measures are being addressed as quickly as possible. 2009 Realty Appraisals. How the new appraisals
will affect taxes has not yet been determined, as rate has not been set.
Property owners are encouraged to make appointments with the appraiser
to discuss their assessments. Recycling & Refuse. The township is considering accepting a bid from one hauler who will pick up trash and recycling for the entire town including businesses. The township will be asking for volunteers from the business community to offer input as to needs and concerns that should be included in any bid proposal and contract negotiations. Fees would now be included with taxes. An outside vendor picking up recycling would alleviate the burden of the Public Works Department who would be free to offer other services to the community. HBOA Meeting Place. A question was raised as to
the possibility of having meetings held at a more centrally located
venue. The Mayor offered to find out if the Cullen Center was available.
Next Meeting Date Adjournment ___________________________________________________________________________
MEETING AGENDA FOR January 14, 2009
Call or Order Salute to Flag / Moment of Silence Roll Call Board Members Present: John McCarthy, Tom Kelly, Jo-Ann Dinan Absent: John Conti, John Dwyer
Membership Introduction
Reading of minutes of prior meeting waived, copies available to all. Minutes approved. Motion John McCarthy, 2nd. Joe Sarnelle
Old Business Holiday Party – Party moved to Shore Café due to power outage at VFW. All members in attendance enjoyed the food donated by Angela’s Restaurant and Shore Café. Special thanks to Antonio Scotto and Michael Conti. Membership Committee Report by Grace Marchena, several new members have joined. Web Site Update – Computer Haven of NJ Coat Drive Report over 400 coats collected Members thanked for their help. New Business Elections: Tom Kelly of Complete Tire was elected to the 1 year unexpired term of 1st. Vice President Nominated by John McCarthy, 2nd. Steve Kaiser All in favor Gregg Bernicker, of Gregg Bernicker, CPA was elected Treasurer 2 year term Nominated by Steve Kaiser, 2nd. Stu Bruder All in favor Jo Ann Dinan of Scudiery Enterprises was elected Secretary 2 year term Nominated by Antonio Scotto, 2nd. John Pallito All in favor John Mc Carthy of United Check Cashing was appointed by the Board to fill the 1 year un-expired term of 2nd. Vic President
Det. Jeff Miller of Hazlet Police Dept. discussed current events pertinent to the safety and security of all businesses.
Quick Books for Small Businesses Presentation given by Gregg Bernicker, CPA
Open Forum Next meeting scheduled for Wed., February 11, 2009 Meeting adjourned
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