Nathan Allan

Planning Committee Meeting (Communications Plan) August 30th 6PM – Elks Lodge

ENA Planning Committee
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Elks Lodge, 1818 4 th AVE E — 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

AGENDA

  1. Welcome & Sub-area Planning Overview 6:00 p.m. (10 minutes | Jim Sweeney)
  2. Small Group Discussions: What Do We Want to Accomplish? 6:10 p.m. (25 minutes | Sheena Pietzhold) .
  3. Discussion: How Should We Reach Out to and Involve People? 6:35 p.m. (25 minutes | Nathan Allan)
  4. Wrap-up & Next Steps 7:00 p.m. (5 minutes | Jim Sweeney)

Next Planning Committee Meeting: Wednesday, October 18: 6:00 PM-7:00 PM
Topic: Draft ENA Outreach and Involvement Strategy

Nathan Allan

Planning Committee Meeting – 30th August, 6pm @ Elks

We held the launch of the Sub Area Plan for our neighborhood last week.

On the 30th August at 6pm at the Elks we will be holding the first Planning Committee Meeting. Any resident of the ENA is welcome to join us.

To keep up to date with the Sun Area Plan progress subscribe to our email list. you may also like to follow the Sub Area Planning Calendar. It will be updated for meetings and the like.

Nathan Allan

Please Join Us:  ENA Subarea Plan Launch!

You are invited to the first Subarea Planning Committee meeting on August 16 at 6:00 PM-7:00 PM at the Elks Lodge (1818 4th Ave E).  

The Eastside Neighborhood Association is launching our neighborhood’s first Subarea Plan (Plan).  The Plan will help further the goals, policies, and values of Olympia’s Comprehensive Plan at the neighborhood level. It will include broad and diverse community participation to improve the aspects of our neighborhood that are important to us.

This plan will lay the foundation for a neighborhood that provides an improved quality of life for all people who are a part of our community.

To learn about or participate in this process, visit the Subarea Plan webpage on the ENA website.

Questions?  Contact Jim Sweeney:  [email protected].

Olympia Subareas
The Eastside neighborhood is represented as Subarea “B” on this map.

 

 

Nathan Allan

2017 Block Parties

Once again, the Eastside Neighborhood Association will be sponsoring block parties in locations around our neighborhood. This year they will be held on Friday, August 4th from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The party hosts will provide some food and activities. Neighbors who attend will be asked to bring a potluck dish or beverage.

This will be the second year that we will be conducting these parties. Last year, they were very well-attended and received a lot of good feedback. The goal of the parties is to help members of the Eastside Neighborhood get to know each other and talk about ways to make our neighborhood safer and more connected.

We anticipate the parties will be held on the same four blocks as last year:

  1. 5th Ave SE between Fir & Fairview
  2. Sawyer St SE between 7th & 9th
  3. Lybarger St SE between 10th & Union
  4. McCormick St SE between 13th & 14th

Please mark your calendars. We’ll be sending another notice about the parties within a couple weeks, confirming the locations and other details. If you have any questions, please contact Roger Horn ([email protected]) or Whitney Bowerman ([email protected]).

Nathan Allan

August 2016 Board Meeting Minutes

747 Boulevard Rd SE  7pm – 9pm
Monthly Board Meeting of the Eastside Neighborhood Assocations
Board members in attendance:  Brian Brannies, Rita Sammons, Sherry Cillicut, Sam Green, Sheena Pietzold, Jim Sweeney, Charlotte Claybrook, Nathan Allan
Others:  Roger Horn
Absent:  Melissa Bluestein, Susan Herring

Annual Picnic

Will be on Aug. 20,  4 – 7pm, Lion’s Park
Brian submitted the application and insurance.
Nathan secured a donation from Michael at Eastside Big Tom’s. he is arranging pickup
Brian secured Ralph’s Thriftway, and the Olympia Food Co-op.
Food preparation plans and logistics for BBQs were made.
Brian was taking care of reminders on Nextdoor.

ENA Meeting Signs

A number of the signs have been stolen. So more will be ordered after an assessment of ENA finances after the picnic.

ENA Liaision with Madison Elementary

As our neighborhood school, Nathan wanted to explore a stronger tie between the ENA and the school. The board agreed and Nathan is exploring more with Mr DSK the Principal (and ENA Resident).

Ideas for closer ties included;

  • Help with the garden
  • Help with events
  • Holding meetings at the school.

Treasurer’s Report by Sherry Cillicut

 Ordered dog waste bags and just sent an inquiry b/c they should be here by now.

Water jug for annual picnic was $25 at Home Depot. Picking it up today.

  • Checking $697.87
  • Savings $1061.45
  • Neighborhood Signs $1298.56
  • Legion Way Trees $151.65
  • Community Beautification $506.16

Roundabout Cleanup

The roundabouts (around 8) will be cleaned up and replanted this fall.
Waivers and sign-up will be put out at the Annual Picnic.

CNA Update from Brian Brannies

Subarea Planning: ONNA Subarea Plan has been released on website. there is an opportunity for the Eastside to be the next area. There was discussion on whether we were ready as a neighborhood and board. Discussion said maybe next year, after asking at the Annual meeting for interested parties. To make this the 2017 project of the year.
Downtown Strategy has been released. Calls for 5000 more residents downtown, amongst many other things. Read about it on the Olympia City Web site here.
Sam offered to directly put his CNA report on the ENA web site. Thus making some of his announcements and findings more time relevant.

Eastside Crime and Safety Committee (ECSC) by Roger Horn

The motion to have the ECSC become a committee of the ENA was tabled. The feeling was the group is making progress and we do not want to reign that in. The board feels that they are also dealing with Olympia wide issues, not just Eastside.

Roger has agreed to continue to report to the ENA board and the ENA board will help where asked or needed. Roger was going to coordinate posting about the block parties on Nextdoor and cross post with the ENA Annual Picnic.

The ENA is aiding in the block parties that will be held on August 26th.

Minutes submitted by Nathan Allan