November Minutes

December 2, 2009   November Meeting Minutes November 10, 2009 I. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by President Debbie Diesing at 9:00 a.m. The Pledge of Allegiance and Inspiration were led by Robyn Fiel, Fifth Third Bank. Introduction of New Members and Guests was led by President Debbie Diesing. November & December birthdays were acknowledged by Tina Wagner, Membership VP. Vivian Lurie, Education Co-Chair, introduced our guest speaker, Mathias Bergendahl, Director of Communication for Pinellas Realtor Organization, who gave a very informative presentation on social networking and how to make it work for you. II. Reports: Secretary: The minutes from the September 8, 2009, and October 13, 2009, meetings were presented to the membership for approval by Dean Doulou, Secretary, and they were so approved by the membership. Treasurer: Treasurer Andrea LaPlante advised that the current balance was $2,611.13. Hospitality: Pauline Callaghan, Hospitality Chair, advised that Barbara Frese has ovarian cancer. Membership: Tina Wagner, Membership VP, advised there were no new members to install this month, but that there are five new applications pending. There is a neck-and-neck membership drive contest between Linda Wilson and Robyn Fiel. Education: Vivian Lurie, Education Co-Chair, announced future speakers/topics: 12/09 Holiday Celebration, 1/10 Property Appraiser, Pam Dubov, 2/10 legislative update, 3/10 Duke Tieman on disclosures, April or May 2010 how to sell condos, and the committee is considering an insurance roundtable later in 2010. Philanthropic: Phyllis Apone, Philanthropic Chair, announced that her committee, consisting of members Pauline Callaghan, Loretta Balch, and Toni Hawkins, had $1500 to donate and it chose to give $500 to PARC, $500 to Pinellas Hope temporary shelter, and $500 to the Marine Corp League. III. New Business: Report of Nominating Committee: President-Elect Duke Tieman announced the slate of nominees for office for 2010: Tina Wagner for Membership VP, Pat Stobie for Secretary, Jeff Kostiha for Treasurer, and Julia Galpin for President-Elect. The nominees were approved after unanimous vote from the membership. Proposed Budget for 2010: Temme Peterson presented the 2010 proposed budget to the membership for approval, and it was so approved by the membership. IV. Announcements: Temme Peterson, Co-Chair of the December Holiday Celebration, encouraged everyone to get their reservations in for the celebration as well as their donations for door prizes. There will be a Special “Mystery” Guest TBA (not Santa), and a grand prize of two nights at the Tradewinds. President Debbie Diesing announced that the next meeting would be Friday, December 4, 2009, at the Bayou Club in concert with our Holiday Celebration. V. Pitch: President Debbie Diesing led the members-only pitch session. VI. Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 10:08 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Dean Doulou, Secretary November 10, 2009

October Meeting Minutes

October 27, 2009   October Meeting Minutes October 13, 2009 I. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by President Deborah Diesing at 9:00 a.m. The Pledge of Allegiance and Inspiration were led by Ted Smida, HomeExpress Lending. Introduction of New Members and Guests was led by President Deborah Diesing. October birthdays were acknowledged by Tina Wagner, Membership VP. Vivian Lurie, Education Co-Chair, introduced our guest speaker, Brigitte Lukas-Szabady, a member of International Association of Home Staging Professionals, who gave a wonderful presentation on staging to sell properties in a down market. II. Reports: Secretary: The minutes from the September 8, 2009, meeting were not printed for the membership so they will be submitted for approval by Dean Doulou, Secretary, at the next meeting on November 10, 2009. Treasurer: Treasurer Andrea LaPlante advised that the current balance was $2,334.00. Membership: Tina Wagner, Membership VP, advised there were no new members to install this month. Education: Vivian Lurie, Education Co-Chair, announced future speakers/topics: 11/09 Social Networking with Mathias Bergendahl from PRO, 12/09 Holiday Celebration, 1/10 Property Appraiser, Pam Dubov. III. New Business: Report of Nominating Committee: President-Elect Duke Tieman announced the slate of nominees for office for 2010: Tina Wagner for Membership VP, Pat Stobie for Secretary, Jeff Kostiha for Treasurer, and Julia Galpin for President-Elect. President Deborah Diesing announced that Phyllis Apone is the new chair for our Philanthropic Committee. Temme Peterson, Co-Chair of the December Holiday Celebration, encouraged everyone to get their reservations in for the celebration as well as their donations for door prizes. There will be a Special “Mystery” Guest TBA. IV. Announcements: President Deborah Diesing announced that the next regular meeting would be Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at the Bayou Club. V. Pitch: Phyllis Apone led the members-only pitch session. VI. Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 9:47 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Dean Doulou, Secretary October 13, 2009

September Meeting Minutes

September 28, 2009   September Meeting Minutes September 8, 2009 I. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by President-Elect, Duke Tieman, at 9:00 a.m. The Pledge of Allegiance and Inspiration were led by Tammi Hagedorn, Seminole Title. Introduction of New Members and Guests was led by President-Elect, Duke Tieman. September birthdays were acknowledged by Tina Wagner, Membership VP. Linda Goldfarb, Education Co-Chair, introduced our guest speakers: Tim Snelgrove of Checkerboard Realty, Inc., Dean Doulou of Sea Gull Realty, Julia Galpin of Julia Galpin Realty and Heidi Gagnon of Julia Galpin Realty, and moderated an informative round table discussion on property management. II. Reports: Secretary: The minutes from the August 11, 2009, meeting were submitted for approval by Dean Doulou, Secretary. A motion to correct the August 2009 minutes was made and seconded to show that the date for the Holiday Celebration this year was not set for December 8, 2009, and that the date was still being decided. A motion to approve the corrected August 2009 minutes was then made, seconded and they were approved. Treasurer: Past President Temme Peterson advised that of August 31, 2009, the balance was $2,417.11. Membership: Tina Wagner, Membership VP, advised there were no new members to install this month. Education: Linda Goldfarb, Education Co-Chair, announced future speakers/topics: 10/09 IAHSP staging to get property sold, 11/09 social networking, 12/09 Holiday Celebration, 1/10 Property Appraiser, Pam Dubov. III. New Business: President-Elect Duke Tieman reported on the recent FAR convention in Orlando which he attended, and Ben Friedlander, who also attended, reported on the status of adopting a new FAR/BAR contract at the Convention. Phyllis Apone and Temme Peterson, Co-Chairs of the December Holiday Celebration, advised that the date for the Holiday Celebration was still being worked out, but would be at the Bayou Club. See them with any questions or suggestions. IV. Announcements: President-Elect Duke Tieman announced that the next regular meeting would be Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at the Bayou Club. V. Pitch: Time did not allow for a pitch session. VI. Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 10:06 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Dean Doulou, Secretary September 8, 2009

August Meeting Minutes

August 25, 2009   August Meeting Minutes August 11, 2009 I. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by President-Elect, Duke Tieman, at 9:00 a.m. The Pledge of Allegiance and Inspiration were led by Aubrey Pflughoeft, Bright House Networks. Introduction of New Members and Guests was led by President-Elect, Duke Tieman. August birthdays were acknowledged by Tina Wagner, VP of Membership. Vivian Lurie, Education Co-Chair, introduced our guest speaker, Kim Dickey, a very motivational speaker, who spoke to us about generational selling and how to relate to various generations. II. Reports: Secretary: The minutes from the June 9, 2009, meeting were submitted for approval by Dean Doulou, Secretary. A motion to correct the June minutes was made and seconded to show that Vivian Lurie introduced the guest speaker, not Julia Galpin. A motion to approve the corrected June minutes was then made, seconded and they were approved. Treasurer: Andrea LaPlante advised the balance as of today was $2,460.27, and that the full report was available upon request. Membership: There were no new members to install this month. Education: Linda Goldfarb announced future speakers/topics: 9/09 property management round table; 10/09 IAHSP staging to get property sold, 11/09 PRO networks and technology. Suggestions for future speakers/topics for 2010were requested. III. Unfinished Business: President-Elect Duke Tieman advised there was none. IV. New Business: Phyllis Apone and Temme Peterson, Co-Chairs of the December Holiday Celebration advised that the Holiday Celebration would be on December 8, 2009, at 6 p.m. at the Bayou Club. They encouraged members to bring family, friends and guests. The Co-Chairs requested suggestions from the membership for a new format for the celebration this year. V. Announcements: President-Elect Duke Tieman and Past-President Phyllis Apone reminded members about the FAR convention next week in Orlando, and that members could visit the exhibit hall free on Friday, August 21, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., by printing a pass from the FAR website. Past-President Phyllis Apone mentioned that Nancy Giles was nominated for and won the Member of the Year award from the EWomen Network. President-Elect Duke Tieman announced that the next regular meeting would be Tuesday, September 8, 2009, at the Bayou Club. VI. Pitch: Past-President Phyllis Apone led the members-only pitch session. VII. Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 10:00 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Dean Doulou, Secretary August 11, 2009

June Meeting

June 30, 2009   June Meeting Minutes June 9, 2009 I. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Past-President, Phyllis Apone, at 9:05 a.m. The Pledge of Allegiance and Inspiration were led by Ted Smida, HomeExpess Lending. Introduction of New Members and Guests was led by Past-President, Phyllis Apone. June birthdays were acknowledged by Tina Wagner, VP of Membership. Julia Galpin, Education Co-Chair, introduced our guest speaker, Dawn Forestt of Bay Area Disaster Kleenup who spoke to us about preparing for hurricanes and their aftermath. II. Reports: Secretary: The minutes from the May 12, 2009, meeting were submitted for approval by Dean Doulou, Secretary. A motion to approve the minutes was made, seconded and they were approved. Treasurer: Report available upon request - balance as of today was $2,551.99. Hospitality: Pauline Callaghan reported that her daughter graduated suma cume laude. Membership: Tina Wagner installed one new member. Education: Linda Goldfarb announced future speakers/topics: 7/09 - no meeting; 8/09 – Kim Dickey, selling to a different generation; 9/09 property management round table; 10/09 IHAHSP, staging to get property sold. Suggestions for future speakers/topics were requested. III. Unfinished Business: Past-President Phyllis Apone advised there was none. IV. New Business: Past-President Phyllis Apone advised there was none. V. Announcements: Past-President Phyllis Apone announced that the next regular meeting would be Tuesday, August 11, 2009, at the Bayou Club. There will be no meeting in July 2009. VI. Pitch: Julie Teeters led the members-only pitch session. VII. Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 10:00 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Dean Doulou, Secretary June 9, 2009

May Meeting Minutes

May 30, 2009   May Meeting Minutes May 12, 2009 I. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by President, Debbie Diesing, at 9:08 a.m. The Pledge of Allegiance and Inspiration were led by Maria Hayes, American General Insurance. Introduction of New Members and Guests was led by President Debbie Diesing. May birthdays were acknowledged by Tina Wagner, VP of Membership. Julia Galpin, Education Co-Chair, introduced our guest speaker, Judy Ellis of GulfCoast Legal Services, who spoke to us about living will and health care surrogate advance directive documents. II. Reports: Secretary: The minutes from the April 14, 2009, meeting were submitted for approval by Barbara K. Doulou for Dean Doulou, Secretary. Two errors were noted in the names of two future speakers: “Ken” Dickey should be “Kim” Dickey, and Judy “Alice” should be Judy “Ellis”. The corrections were noted and the minutes were then approved. Treasurer: Report available upon request - balance as of today was $2,575.27. Hospitality: Pauline Callaghan reported that Vivian Urie has a new grandbaby, that one of IREP’s members, Lance Lubin’s, father died, and that Melissa Medjuck’s health was improving and that she had become engaged. Membership: Tina Wagner reported IREP now has 81 members of which 49 are realtors and 32 are affiliates. President Debbie Diesing suggested we try to increase our membership by contacting independent realtors through the Pinellas Realtors Organization. Education: Vivian Lurie announced future speakers/topics: 6/09 - hurricane preparedness; 7/09 - no meeting; 8/09 – Kim Dickey, selling to a different generation; 9/09 property management round table. Vivian Lurie asked for suggestions for future topics. III. Unfinished Business: President Debbie Diesing advised there was none. IV. New Business: Julia Galpin wanted to bring to everyone’s attention a St. Petersburg Times article on processing fees which indicated lenders now need to justify these fees. There was also a discussion on the Chinese drywall issue. V. Announcements: President Debbie Diesing reported that she was informed that appraisers are discontinuing their lock box keys as they have become too expensive which then requires the realtor to meet appraisers at properties for access. Realtors are not happy with this arrangement. President Debbie Diesing announced that the next regular meeting would be Tuesday, June 9, 2009, at the Bayou Club. There will be no meeting in July 2009. VI. Pitch: President Debbie Diesing led the members-only pitch session. VII. Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 10:03 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Barbara K. Doulou for Dean Doulou, Secretary May 12, 2009

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