Westside Association Meeting Minutes-January 6-2011

Meeting called to order by President Connie Drexler @12:00

Approval of December minutes –postponed to Feb meeting

Treasurer’s Report-

  • Deposit from Oct meeting for meals of $50.00
  • One payment for speaker lunch in Dec
  • Outstanding- donation to Grand Opera House for 2011
  • Balance end of Dec 2010= $5252.20
  • Invoices for dues to be mailed

Chamber Report:

  • Both John and Rob are in Washington DC for Ron Johnson’s swearing in to the Senate
  • McCarthy’s – new owner- received help with the revolving loan program
  • Business Expo is Jan. 27 at the Convention Center
  • New stores coming to the Outlet Mall
    • Coach
    • Yankee Candle
    • Christopher and Banks
  • Marketing position at the chamber is open
  • Reel Shop on HWY 45- high end fishing store
  • Economic Breakfast- Feb 10 at the Convention Center- speaker Brian Beaulieu

Guest Speakers:  Alan Davis- Community Development and Kevin Ciabatti- City of Oshkosh Inspections-

  • Alan Davis:- updates
    • For the Fox Valley Tech Project- sent inspectors out to the construction site weekly to help coordinate inspections- helped head off problems- went well on the project
      • Saved time- able to make decisions on the spot
    • Want to do more projects like this
    • Implement a more formal plan
    • City budget
      • Included laptops for all inspectors to use in the field
      • Able to communicate back to other areas
      • Should save hours, perhaps even days
    • Working to have an outside facilitor
      • to work with various departments to may what they do
      •  improve processes
      • will include all departments that work with commercial projects
    • Has met with OEADC,ChamCo and Chamber about marketing the industrial and business parks
    • Talking with the airport about expanding the Aviation Industrial /Business park
  • Kevin Ciabatti-updates
    • Documenting processes
    • Working on the level of transparency
    • Working with IT to track efficiencies
    • Look at how efficient  they are at plan review
    • Track activity
      • Whole process of tracking measurements
    • Working on satisfaction survey
    • Public education of what the department does on a daily basis

Meeting adjourned at 1PM