Location: Light & Life Church at the corner of 7th & Fairview; 1901 7th Avenue Southeast
The Annual Meeting begins after the potluck, which starts at 6 o’clock. The meeting will focus on electing volunteers to serve as members on the Board of Directors.
Meeting called to order at 7pm October 12, 2010, minutes taken by Elaine Nelson, Secretary
Present: Elaine Nelson, Bev Kooi, Chad Akins, Jenni Fleming, Don LeMaster, Ruth Middlebrook
Announcements: Bev’s granddaughter was elected homecoming queen at OHS. The Lions Park grand opening will be October 14.
October potluck: seven candidates have responded.
2011 Potluck location – we have a commitment from the Light & Life Church through December. Discussion of future of that location as a potential community center. Motion: Don & Chad will speak with church staff, Chad will look into grant opportunities, Elaine will start a vision document, with a check-in on the 21st. Moved, seconded, approved.
2011 Picnic – Motion: reset annual date to second Saturday in August. Moved, seconded, approved. Elaine will send proposed planning schedule.
ENA publications: discussion of art calendar for 2012. Possible topics for future newsletters: scavenger hunt, how well do you know your neighborhood, history tidbits. Discussion of uses for trove of healthy lifestyles brochure. Three routes are in need of delivery people; Chad agreed to take one.
Legion Way trees – Motion: establish separate savings for donations received for trees. Moved, seconded, approved.
Marketing: Elaine will create starting list of outlets for promoting ENA activities. Discussion of focus for marketing and outreach efforts.
501c3 update – Mark Derricott will review liabilities and Chad will provide a report to the board by December 8 for review.
December 2010 meeting/potluck: decided against having a separate board meeting. If votes or discussion are necessary, we’ll pull aside during the potluck.
February 2011 board elections: Bev will be stepping down. All board members need to start recruiting new board members.
Location & Agenda TBA
The next Board meeting will be on October 12 at 7pm at the home of board member Ruth Middlebrook. (Contact [email protected] for address & directions.)
Tentative agenda:
We’ll be at the Light & Life Church (7th & Fairview) on September 16 at 6pm for the Third Thursday Potluck. Bring some food to share and enjoy conversation with your neighbors.
The board will also be meeting briefly at some point during the evening. If we have an agenda, it’ll be posted here in early September.
