2014 Capital City Marathon, May 18th

Read on to see the Press Release with impact on the Eastside neighborhood.

Call for volunteers: Volunteer Poster 2014


NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEMBERS
NOTICE OF
2014 CAPITAL CITY MARATHON
MAY 18, 2014

Please factor the Capital City Marathon into your morning plans on Sunday May 18th. Our event is large enough that it could affect your mobility at times on Sunday morning. Depending on where you live on the race routes, it is conceivable that your ability to get somewhere or to return home that morning might be impacted.

The marathon run begins at 7:00 a.m., the half-marathon begins at 7:45 a.m. and the five-mile run begins at 8:00 a.m. You can go to the Capital City Marathon website to look at the course map to find out where your house is on the course.

The vast majority of marathon runners will finish between 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Most half-marathon runners will finish by 10:45 a.m. The five-mile race will be done by 9:30 a.m. Those attending churches located along the race courses may be delayed due to runners on the road depending on the time your service begins and ends.

We have volunteers and local law enforcement directing traffic to ensure runner safety and to keep vehicles moving safely. We try to minimize the inconvenience but be aware of the event and please be patient.

Thank you in advance for your tolerance and patience on race day.

Jim Lux, President and Course Safety Coordinator, Capital City Marathon Association

April 2014 Board Meeting Agenda

Swantown Inn Bed & Breakfast, 1431 11th Ave SE (corner of Central)
Wednesday, April 16th, 2013, 6:00PM – 7:00PM

Monthly Board meeting of the Eastside Neighborhood Association.

Agenda

  • ENA By-laws and rules of order (All)
  • Dog waste stations (Whitney)
  • Amazon Smile for the ENA (Nathan)
  • May General Meeting – discussion topics and location (All, Brian)
  • ENA signage for meeting notification (Nathan)
  • Sidewalks (Nathan)
  • Thurston Food Bank Project (Whitney)
  • ENA address database (Brian)
  • Treasurer’s report (Sherry)

March 2014 Board Meeting Minutes

Facilitated by ENA Board Member Nathan Allan
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Meeting started at 6:30 pm at the Swantown Inn


Attendance

  • Board Members Present:  Sandia Slaby, Nathan Allan, Katy Beattie, Whitney Bowerman, Pat Bayle, Whitney Bowerman, Jim Longley, Kara Randall, Brian Brannies, Sheena Pietzold, and Mitch Dennis
  • Board Members Absent: Sherry Chilcutt

Board leadership/process/roles and responsibilities:

  • Vice President should step up when President can’t do something
  • Discussion about restructuring so that president doesn’t burn out
  • Some of the other neighbourhood associations share responsibilities between president, Vice President and occasionally a past president
  • We need to have a presence at CNA meetings. A suggestion of a sub committee of five or so people that could be on call to go to meetings such as CNA, if the designated board member could not.

Call for a Special Meeting

Sandia has concerns, as Secretary, with the Board’s decision making and lack of running the procedural part of the meeting according to Robert’s Rules, per section 9.5 of ENA Bylaws. She has concerns about the process tied with Robert’s Rules and relations within the board. There is a call for a special meeting about this later this month. The meeting will be April 23rd, the board meeting will be extended to 90 minutes to ensure all topics are covered. It is suggested we reading the ENA Bylaws before the next meeting to serve as background knowledge.

Officer Elections

  • Officer elections: available positions are President, Vice President, Secretary
  • Nathan volunteered for president if someone can share the burden
  • Katy volunteered for role of secretary
  • Brian volunteered to be Vice President and share load and would have no problem going to CNA meetings or taking on role such as leading the picnic
  • Brian nominates Nathan as president for ENA, Pat seconds it, board approves
  • Nathan nominates Brian as Vice President, Whitney seconds, board approves
  • Sandia nominates Sherri (absent) as treasurer, Nathan seconds, board approves
  • Sandia nominates Katy as secretary, Jim seconds, board approves

Wireless Sub Committee Update

  • AT&T is looking to put tower by Elks Lodge or attach to Eastside water tower; there is no formal proposal. ATT continues to reach out to contractors.
  • There has been no request for a formal response from ENA.
  • T-mobile and Sprint already have wireless hubs on the eastside water tower.
  • ATT has been blown away by the community organization. Pulled out of idea to place near Roosevelt because of community response.
  • Does the city have a role? ATT wants to amend the OMC to make the tower implementation process easier.
  • Board members thank Kara and Mitch for reporting and committing to keep attending these meeting and keeping board updated

CNA Meeting Report:

  • Nathan and Whitney attended march meeting, which occurs the second Monday of every month
  • Julie Hankins is City Council liaison to CNA
  • Around 25 people attended; around 10 neighbourhood associations attended
  • Next CNA mtg is a joint planning mtg.
  • General Membership Meeting Planning
  • General membership meeting in May for Q2, last year at New Bridge Community Church…this year? Brian offers to look into this years location. Last year, 29 people signed in but 50 or 60 came to meeting. Other options are: Methodist Church, Rivers of Grace.
  • Could we invite a council person? Have guests/topics/agenda set at the next Board Meeting.

ENA Communication

  • Newsletter issues were discussed: Frequent newsletters are somewhat of a burden for deliverers.
  • Using website and signs multiple times a year was discussed as an option.
  • One proposal: Each board member has a sign and puts one or two out where they live
  • We would need to purchase more signs. We will vote on this at the next meeting.
  • Whitney would like to work on communication and outreach. Diversifying involvement of community.

Possible ENA revenue items

  • Thrift-E card from Ralph’s/Bayview Thriftway will donate 1% to neighborhood
  • Amazon.com’s Amazon Smile program is another option for generating revenue

Other Topics Covered:

  • Meeting calendar dates were discussed. Active Madison parents may not be able to come because PTO mtgs are on Wednesdays.
  • Nathan will talk with Sandia about archiving Community Garden documents
  • Nathan will talk about sidewalks next time
  • Thurston Food Bank Project: Whitney will talk about next time
  • Thurston Together substance abuse conference on April 30th at Great Wolf Lodge

Treasurers report:

We received an extra $60 in membership dues in the mail, because of the new sliding scale option. 3 people were happy to weigh in at the $30 level of membership. Also, we received about $38 through online.
Next Meeting: April 23, 2014, 6:00 pm at Swantown Inn

 

Next Meeting: April 23, 2014, 6:00 pm at Swantown Inn

Smith Building Update

Here is an update from the Family Support Center of South Sound, on the Smith Building Shelter.

The Family Shelter & Affordable Housing Project

What is the proposed project?
The Family Support Center of South Sound, a 501c3 nonprofit organization (Tax ID: 91-2003828), is rehabilitating the Smith Building located at 837 7th Avenue SE Olympia, WA 98501 from a vacant office building to 6 emergency shelter and 7 permanent affordable housing units for families with children with onsite supportive services. The improvements will include remodeling the interior of the building, utilizing best practice environmental standards, to make it suitable for residential use.


When will the project be completed?
Interior demolition was completed in June 2013. Construction begins November 2013 and is expected by complete in late Spring 2014. The current Family Support Shelter located at First Christian Church will relocate to the new facility and apartments will be leased after project completion.

How will this project impact the neighborhood?
We anticipate minimal impact on the neighborhood during the remodeling phase. Once the project is complete, we believe the Family Shelter and Affordable Housing Project will be an asset to the neighborhood. The Family Support Center has been a good downtown Olympia neighborhood and community leader for more than 20 years with a positive track record of providing quality family support services and shelter in our community. Will there be homeless people living here? This project will only serve homeless and low income families with children under age 18. This project will not serve single men or women. The majority of children we serve are under age 5 years of age. Parents/guardians are typically working families or families working to get back on their feet. There will be supportive services provided on-site by the Family Support Center 24 hours a day, 7 days week, 365 days a year to support families in becoming strong, healthy, and self-sufficient. Management will be on-site to respond to any issues that may arise.

How will this project benefit the community?
Family homelessness and poverty takes a big toll on kids, families, businesses, schools, and tax payers. It overburdens law enforcement, health care, and education systems. It affects local tourism and economic development of downtown. Research shows investing in kids early reduces crime, incarceration, unemployment, and school drop-out rates. Building new affordable housing downtown will help to revitalize the neighborhood, create new jobs, and attract and leverage more state, federal, and private dollars to our community. The effective use of vacant buildings for community benefit has positive environmental, social, and economic benefits. Research indicates that it costs $40,000/year for a community to support one homeless person including shelter, health care visits, law enforcement responses, and other public services. With six new affordable family housing units that will provide permanent housing for 28 parents and kids, the community will have a return on investment of $1.12 million!

Why is this project needed?
There is a common misconception that homelessness is an issue that only pertains to single men and women, but in our community more than 1/3 of the homeless population are young children, with many attending school just down the road from the Smith Building at Madison Elementary and Avanti High School. According to the National Coalition for the Homeless, families with children may be the least visible, but are the fastest growing population of homeless nationwide. Poverty and the lack of affordable housing are the principal causes of family homelessness. And as we know, housing shapes lives and elevates communities.

How is this project funded?
The total project cost is 1.9 million dollars. This project is largely publically funded through grants from local, state, and federal sources including the Washington State Housing Trust Fund, the City of Olympia, Thurston County, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The City of Olympia sold the property and building to the Family Support Center through a competitive grant process for $1, paving the way for this dream to come true and making it possible for the Family Support Center to leverage other funding sources to develop this project in our community. The Family Support Center has also conducted fundraising efforts to generate private donor support for this project. We are very grateful to all of the citizens, businesses, elected officials, faith based organization, funders, volunteers, and donors, who support this project.

Who is working on this project?
The project owner is the Family Support Center of South Sound. The project has been designed by visionary local architect, Glenn Wells A.I.A. The Family Support Center has contracted with Common Ground, now Bellwether Housing, an experienced affordable housing development firm out of Seattle, to provide project management and consulting services. Demolition was performed by Olympia-based, Advance Environmental Inc. The General Contractor, Integrity Structures LLC, is an experienced Pacific Northwest construction firm, selected through a competitive bid process. Subcontracts with local companies will create living wage jobs right here in our own community.

How can I help support this project?
The Family Support Center relies on public support, donations, and volunteers. We need your help and welcome your involvement! Please contact Schelli Slaughter, Executive Director, at 360-754-9297 ext. 211 or email [email protected] or visit our website at www.fscss.org to learn more.

Who can I talk to if I have questions or concerns?
You may contact Schelli Slaughter, Executive Director, at 360-754-9297 ext. 211 or email [email protected] or contact City of Olympia Community Development and Planning staff at 360-753-8314.

THANK YOU! We look forward to being your friendly, supportive, and responsive nonprofit neighbor!

March 2014 Board Meeting Agenda

Swantown Inn Bed & Breakfast, 1431 11th Ave SE (corner of Central)
Wednesday, March 19th, 2013, 6:30PM – 7:30PM

Monthly Board meeting of the Eastside Neighborhood Association.

Agenda

  • Introductions
  • Officer elections
  • ENA By-laws review:  discuss a couple of the by-laws re:  general & board meetings, and officers’ roles. Please review the ENA Bylaws before the meeting – Sandia
  • Board leadership/process/roles & responsibilities – Whitney
  • Working relations on the board – Sandia
  • 2014  meeting calendar (cross checking board meeting dates with Madison PTO meeting dates, May quarterly meeting, summer events) – Whitney
  • ENA communications plan – Whitney
  • Wireless subcommittee update – Mitch
  • Community Garden (archival of documentation) – Nathan
  • Sidewalks – Nathan
  • Thurston Food Bank project – Whitney
  • Thurston Together substance abuse conference on April 30th – Whitney
  • ENA Revenue – memberships, Thrift-e card- Whitney
  • Treasurers Report – Sherry