Michigan Executive Officer’s Council

June 13, 2005

Midland, Michigan

 

Meeting called to order at 4:00p.m.by President Patty Young

 

PRESENT: Bill Martin, Kathie Feldpausch, Patricia Denial, Nancy Merdzinski, Kathy Perrett, Bob Adamowski, Candy Meyers, Kim Hatchew, John Cooper, Kim Thompson, Matthew Maire, Dawn Marr, Elaine West, Bobbi Sexton, Shirley Smith, Sharon Buckner, Jenni Shephard, Michelle Brant, Teresa Vander-Wall, Walt Baczkowski, June Clark, Robin Kalnins, Kristi Benedict, Karen Kage, Elaine Lisiecki, Kris Jaynes, Janet Sharp, Martha Myers, Judith Lindenau, Bobbie Stevens, Rhonda Elliott, Brenda Soderquist, Pat Nieboer, Dale Zahn, Dale Smith, Elaine Adkins, Gary Walter, Doris Nurenberg and Patty Young.

 

GUESTS:  Christina Brauner, Julie Rowell, Patty Kukla, Lynne Parr, Tina Thompson, Darlene Prather, Shannon Harner, and Donna McClain.

 

Introductions

 

MOTION/SUPPORT to accept the minutes from the January 20, 2005 meeting.  Motion Carried

 

MOTION/SUPPORT to receive the Treasurers report.  Motion Carried

 

MOTION/SUPPORT to accept the new MRAEC Logo as submitted.  Motion Carried

Thank you to Karen Kage of Realcomp and her staff for the logo design.

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

President Young thanked Judith and the Professional Development Committee for the great summer meetings.

 

Professional Development - Judith Lindenau, Chair

 

The committee is looking for suggestions for our meeting planned in September at the MAR Annual Convention in Mt. Pleasant.  Please send any comments to Judith.

 

Nominating Committee – Dale Smith, Chair

The following candidates were reported out of the committee for consideration for indicated elected positions as follows:  President Elect; Elaine Adkins, Secretary; Elaine West, Brenda Soderquist, Janet Sharp, John Cooper and Walt Baczkowski.  Treasurer; Gary Walter. 

These candidates will be posted at the MRAEC website and additional nominations will be sought.

Current President Elect Doris Nurenberg is slated to take the office of President on January 6, 2006.

 

The vote will take place at the September meeting.

 

 

 

 

 

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Recognition Committee - Sharon Buckner, Chair

  • Nancy Merdzinski, Bob Adamowski have received their E-Pro Designation.
  • Bill Martin, Kathie Feldpausch and Rob Compau have received their RCE Designations.
  • Kim Thompson has completed the Duke University Certificate Program.
  • Dale Smith will be introduced into the Bud Smith Leadership Society at the 2005 NAR Convention.
  • A big Thank you to Dale Smith, Dale Zahn and Doris Nurenberg for all their volunteer hours they have put into helping AE’s with the RCE designation.
  • Thank you to Judith Lindenau for all of her NAR, RCE, AE, MRAEC involvement, wisdom, leadership abilities and for 27 years as an AE.
  • Doris Nurenberg and Kathie Feldpausch are on the AEI Board of Governors
  • Dale Zahn – AE Liaison for Professional Standards
  • Walt Baczkowski – 2006 AEC, Chair

 

Washington, D.C. Meeting Task Force  - Matt Maire, Judith Lindenau and Dale Zahn

 

Matt Maire reported that the task force looked into alternative DC housing for the NAR Washington Midyear Meetings.  This would be designated as a Michigan hotel and would give associations a choice for all of their leadership or just for additional attendees from their prospective associations. Their recommendation is the Westin Grand Hotel in the Georgetown area.  Other hotels have space limitations. The price would be $229 a night.  We would have to guarantee 50 rooms.  The property is 7 blocks from downtown Georgetown and 3 blocks from the Foggy Bottom Metro Stop or it is about an $8.00 cab ride to Woodley Park. 

 

MOTION/SUPPORT to pursue negotiations with the Westin Grand Hotel.  Motion Carried

 

President Patty Young reported on the Square Footage Standards.  President Young passed out the Square Footage – Method for calculating: ANSI Z765-2003 document that she received from the appraisers.  The appraisers are saying it is a local education issue and would like to see a generally accepted standard for calculating square footage. 

 

MOTION/SUPPORT for Michigan AE’s to endorse the ANSI Standard for Calculating Square Footage.

MOTION to postpone until the September meeting.  Motion Defeated

 

BACK TO ORIGINAL MOTION

AMENDMENT/SUPPORT: Michigan AE’s to endorse and take back to the local Boards, Associations, MLS’s etc. and ask to adopt and report back in 60 days.  Motion Carried

 

MOTION AS AMENDED: Motion Carried

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NEW BUSINESS:

 

Report from Dale Smith: There is a new RCE Study Group, which includes 6 AE’s from Michigan and 20 outside of Michigan.  The ADF is due July 1st if you are interested in participating.    There is a new website for the study group.  As of January 2006 the Duke University credits will go from 20pts to 8 pts and the certificate points will also be reduced.  Please see Dale Smith, Dale Zahn or Doris Nurenberg if you are interested.

 

At the last MRAEC meeting this body approved $300.00 for our website.  Dale has secured a 3 year lease for the following domain names:  MRAEC.com and MRAEC.org at a cost of $268.46.  We still need an ISP.  We need content for the website please forward your suggestions.

 

MOTION/SUPPORT to approve an additional $600.00 to maintain website for the next year.  Motion carried

 

 RPAC Report   Michigan’s goal is $725,000/ Locals are including RPAC with their dues billing and we are currently at 37% of goal.

 

The goal of MRAEC is to get 100% of AE’s to contribute.   A mug is available from this seminar for a minimum of a $10.00 donation.   Please consider donating.

 

 

 

There was no other business and the meeting was adjourned at 5:10 p.m.  Next meeting scheduled for September in Mt. Pleasant.