ENA Board Meeting

August 7, 2024, 7:00 PM

Swantown Inn

Members Present

Sherry Chilcutt (President), Jim Sweeney (Secretary), Jim Rioux (Treasurer) Karen Clemens (CNA Representative), Nathan Allan, Abigail Twombly, Cheryl Bale

1) Approval of the minutes

The June 12th meeting minutes were approved as amended.

There wasn’t a quorum for the July meeting.

2) Treasurer Report

Jim R. noted our miscellaneous savings accounts have been combined into one general savings account as discussed at the June 12th meeting.

Checking    $618.35

Savings   $3,241.32

Total         $3,859.67

3) Annual Picnic

Board members discussed food and table service for the potluck, and who will provide which items. Several people said they will bring games.

4) Harvest Festival Oct. 12th 1-4 PM

Abigail has arranged for live music.

Games such as cornhole will be available.  

Sherry will not be there but Hank will be available to transport the apple press. Jim S. said he can help load and set up the press.

Sherry suggested some people come early for setup, and others stay late for cleanup.

We may want to talk to the Parks people about hosing off the tables and floor in the shelter.

Jim S. will work with Abigail to write up an announcement and make posters. We will also want to post “rules” for apple pressing, such as suggesting people bring only one 5-gallon bucket of apples along with re-usable glass containers.

5) How do we make Fir and 10th safer?

Someone near this intersection asked if the ENA could help facilitate safety improvements. The problem is people are driving too fast on Fir Street plus limited sight distance. One suggestion is to ask the City to close the street for a day and paint a mandala in the intersection.

Sherry will reply to the neighbor and suggest they contact the City.

6) CNA Report

Jim R. attended the July CNA meeting. There was a discussion about the South Capital RNA and their efforts to reduce speeding on Capital Way.

Tim Smith reported on the many pending permit applications.

The CNA discussed the City’s budget, the Council retreat, and the proposed quarterly forum.

7) City Sidewalk inventory

There has not been a lot of input into the sidewalk app recently.

The City is doing a separate inventory with a focus on downtown sidewalks.

8) Mural Update

The Eastside Street mural is progressing nicely.

9) Hold off on electing a VP until our annual meeting?

The Board agreed to hold off electing a new vice president until the annual meeting.

We agreed to include a discussion about the annual meeting date, guest speakers and so forth at our September meeting.

10) New Courthouse location

A County subcommittee has been meeting to discuss their building and space needs. This would be a good topic to bring up at the annual meeting. For contact information see the website: https://www.thurstoncountywa.gov/departments/board-county-commissioners/courthouse-and-regional-administrative-buildings-project

The meeting adjourned at 8:20 PM.