BEBA Board Meeting REPORT 12/2/03

by Sandra Castellino

 

1.     In bank account: $9327.00.

2.     Donations since last board meeting

a.     Tara Blasco: $6178

b.     Dorothy and Bill Adler $1000

c.     Christie Barrack $100

d.     Ray & Sandra Castellino $500

3.     Workers Comp secured for BEBA

a.     It will cost about $3600/year plus the almost $1000 deposit already paid.

b.     Cost is 4.83% for all employees and contract labor (so includes Sandra and Jean). 4.83% is what they charge for doctors offices, not counselors. State Fund's rep said BEBA is more like a doctors office since we touch clients. They count even clerical workers this way – which they said they do for doctor's offices.

c.     It was either buy this or nothing and had taken since April to secure so bought it. State Fund is required to insure everyone. It is possible there are other insurers but State Farm and BEBA's liability insurer didn't want to offer us WC insurance.

d.     Does not cover volunteers.

e.     Covers Ray as if he earned $23,600/year. This is $1087/year for Ray. This is a state rule – if an officer (President/secretary/treasurer) or Executive Director is actually working in the business, then this is the lowest amount they can be covered for, even if they are working 2 hours/month. If Ray were neither of these, then they would refigure his WC according to how much he actually worked. They said that he cannot be treated as a volunteer and be running the clinic.

4.     Chris Wolfe is working part time for BEBA October, 2002- January, 2003. He has been organizing chart notes, the office, BEBA's computer, the tape backup system – he has been paid $1739.00 so far.

5.     Brochure progress report

a.     Brochure with photos and trifold at Cheri & John McKinneys

b.     Ready some time in next few weeks.

6.     "Santa Barbara Treasures" videos are available to board members to distribute – please contact Sandra about getting some for prospective families or donors.

7.     Vision of needs in the future.

a.     BEBA can stay at Castellinos, perhaps expand a bit made easier through remodeling, through 2005 or until we have an executive director raising funds for another space.

b.     Professional staffing possibilities for next few years.

                                            i.     Tara will begin co-facilitating with Ray as new families start including BEBA's first non-English speaking Hispanic family which is also BEBA's first multiple birth family (triplets) to start in February.

                                             ii.     Nancy wants to do only one day while in school, in Santa Barbara. Maybe in a year or two she'd be interested in adding a 1/2 day in Ojai.

                                               iii.     Jean is likely open to seeing more families.

                                              iv.     3 videotapers: Mary Jackson, Cherionna Menzam and Alison Greene-Barton are all experienced professionals, will all be completing Ray's training and a cranial/sacral training by April 2004. Then they would be eligible to assist. It will probably be another year before they are ready to be full facilitators on their own. While they are assisting, BEBA doesn't need more room for them. Once they become facilitators, probably in 2005, BEBA would need more space for them.

8.     Myrna possibility of coming to US unknown – she's flying home today from national conference in Montreal on infant mental health – she's doing presentations about her version of the BEBA work to 15 groups of medical professionals in Canada starting in January – doctors, nurses, psychologists. If she joins BEBA, we need a larger space for her to see clients too but she could work at Ontare until money secured is for a larger space.