Swantown Inn Bed & Breakfast, 1431 11th Ave SE (corner of Central)
Wednesday, July 8th, 2015, 6:30PM – 8PM
Attendees: Nathan Allan; Brian Brannies; Kathleen Blanchette; Susan Herring; Rita Sammons; Sherry Chilcutt; Melissa Bluestein; Theresa Goen-Burgman
- Approval of May Minutes
- Dog waste stations update
- $160 per year for bags; buying twice a year
- Most are being managed, except the Union Fairview walkthrough.
- More bags were ordered and distributed as necessary.
- Neighborhood Matching Grant Update
- Grants need to be exempt from having to hire unions. Extra reporting requirements if affecting public land.
- 2/3 of grants approved don’t meet the city requirements
- Traffic circles meet the requirements.
- Beautification grant planning.
- Might be delayed do to funding
- Annual Garage Sale
- Extra signs were ordered.
- Signage should go up after the meeting.
- Banner for the picnic is here as well.
- Nathan will resend the event info to print out!
- Signs should go up ASAP!
- KAOS has community board.
- Annual Picnic
- Planning
- Reach out Olympia Co-Op for donations: Brian (last year Co-op $100; Ralphs $75
- Are we still swapping the time, considering the Neighborhood Matching Grant did not come through?
- We are going to leave the time from 4-7pm; Park is rented out for day by Nathan
- How many attendees should we plan for?
- Should we try and find cheap or free entertainment, trying to increase the appeal of the event?
- Brian is reaching out to someone at Evergreen who know other musicians.
- Susan knows a band with former city councilman Pat Cole. She will look into the this more.
- Budget
- Should we set a budget?
- Last year was $200
- This year for $300 – vote by board members – approved.
- Food and Drink
- Brian: Beerwerks (no response yet)
- Coolers for drinks?
- Nathan to speak with Big Tom’s about possible donations
- CNA – Report from attending CNA meetings.
- No report for this meeting
- Treasurers Report
- Sherry says we are a little low on funds but we need people to be paying their dues. Sherry/Nathan will send something out to members.
New business
- Defaced sign at 9th and Boulevard for Medella rezoning.
- Sound barriers:
- Medella project: Borders of area are of concern. Overlap into cemetery. Deeded land in 1857 so not a lot of surveying has been done. No recorded surveys for the Medella property. Should be adverse possession for cemetery. Still considered non-project so city said to wait until it becomes a project.