BEBA Board Meeting Minutes 3/2/01 submitted by Sandra Castellino

Board members present: Raymond Castellino, Christie Barrack, Dorothy Adler, plus Marla Van Stein for first 3 items on the agenda and Sandra Castellino, Administrative Director. The meeting was held on the phone.

 

1.    The board members voted unanimously to ask Michael Brightwood to join the board (Ray, Christie, Dorothy, Marla)

 

2.    The board voted unanimously to approve a family on AFDC to be seen without charge.

 

3.    Sandra and Ray reported that those families that were already in BEBA, many of them didn't give staff their income. We asked them to pay what they could. Most raised their payments but didn't give us income information or told us they couldn't pay what BEBA asked. BEBA is continuing to see 2 families who are not paying what was asked.

 

4.    Sandra and Ray also reported that prenatal and parents of infants often don't come when they find out the cost. We discussed having an incentive program with a different pay structure for families who start prenatally or about the first year that they would continue on for a certain length of time and then switch to regular rates. It was decided that Ray and Sandra would work out a proposal and submit it by email to the board members. All were in favor of an incentive program with clear times for change in payment. Sandra brought up a couple who just called who may not come if they have to pay full amount. Sandra suggested the incentive program be 1 times the AGI instead of 1.5. At this point, Marla had to leave the call.

 

5.    Board members (Ray, Christie, Dorothy) approved BEBA's new name that Ray, Sandra and Cheri Rae McKinney came up with. "BEBA (Building and Enhancing Bonding and Attachment): A Center for Family Healing"

 

6.    Board members (Ray, Christie, Dorothy) discussed mission statements and approved the following: "BEBA's mission is to support families to resolve prenatal, birth and other early trauma while promoting healthy growth and family relationships."

 

7.    The 2001 budget was reviewed with some questions about comparison to last year. Christie expressed interest in fundraising. Sandra said that we hoped to do a mailing around Mother's Day. Printing and Postage for that are in the budget. The board approved the budget.

 

8.    BEBA applying to SB Foundation for a capital grant for equipment was approved. Cost of applying, it was noted, is part of Sandra's pay.

·      Computer and monitor                     Networking equipment to do ethernet.

·      Software: Filemaker, OfficeMac, Norton Utilities, MacLink, Backup Express

·      Digital Mini-DV Walkman VCR to view tapes & make backup tapes

·      Digital Video Camcorder      Still Digital Camera All-in-One: Printer/Fax/Scanner/Copier