ENA Board Meeting
January 15, 2026 7:00 PM
Swantown Inn, 1431 11th Ave SE
Minutes
Board members present:
Karen Sweeney (Vice president & CNA representative), Jim Sweeney (Secretary), Jim Rioux (Treasurer), Nathan Allan, Therese Vogel, Cheryl Bayle, Abigail Twombly
1) Approval of Minutes
The November minutes were approved as submitted.
2) Treasurer Report
Jim R. reported the following account balances:
Checking $3,441.13
Savings $1,950.43
Total $5,391.56
In response to a question about the ENA’s 2025 grant funds, Jim reported that about twelve hundred dollars of grant funds were unspent.
3) CNA report
Karen reported on the following topics from the January 15th CNA meeting:
- The committee reviewing the NMG program has scheduled a community forum January 24 from 3:00 to 5:00 at City Hall
- Paul Berendt, the new Councilmember, talked about his positions on multiple issues
- Clark Gillman will continue as the Council’s representative to the CNA
- The Harm Reduction Center on Franklin Street is getting a lot of attention
- Homelessness continues to be a serious problem
- Speeding is another major issue
- The CNA reelected most of its current slate of officers with the exception of president; Larry Dzieza is stepping down and currently there is no replacement
4) Upcoming events
The Board discussed arrangements for the January 20th annual meeting:
- The meeting is scheduled from 6:00 to 8:00, however people may arrive by 5:30 so we will have informal social time prior to serving dinner
- Sherry will start the formal meeting whenever the time is right
- Terese said Sherry talked to Josh about providing live music; Jim R. said there is no money to pay for it; Nathan said he can provide background music
- Nathan will set up the ballroom for 30, and can accommodate more if needed
- Terese, Karen, Cheryl and Abigail said they will bring deserts
- Abigail passed out signs (which should go up tomorrow)
- Abigail will post the meeting announcement on the website and Facebook; Nathan will send it to the email list
- The first item on the agenda will be the election of Board members
- Officers will be elected at our February 10th meeting
The meeting ended at 7:50 PM