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February 2010 General Meeting Minutes

DRAFT!

Great potluck & discussions

[note to self: what’s one thing that *I* can do?]

Parks update from Nathan.

Board elections:
Terms up: Nathan & Sam up for re-election, Jessie, Ann, Tim, stepping down plus one vacancy
Don LeMaster, Ruth Middlebrook, Kerry Smith from FUMC, Yvonne Fish
Moved, seconded, approved.

Discussion of proposal to change number of required board members. Determined it was not necessary to change now.

Discussion of next potluck event, will be March 18. Looking for people to host yard signs.

Bonnie: school district is doing projections about staffing level, could be within several years that there won’t be enough teachers to keep the school open. Is the neighborhood interested in participating in creating an argument from our point of view? NOT A LETTER-WRITING CAMPAIGN. Looking for a small group to discuss more/brainstorming? Jenni asked about timeframe: April? May be a topic at next potluck.

[nametags. sign-in sheets.]

elaine

Winter 2010 newsletter

Correction: I misstated (or misunderstood) the communication I had with the Parks Department folks in the Lions Park Changes article. They will not have a “plan” completed in February but will have a process and schedule.

Download the ENA Winter 2010 newsletter (PDF) – it just went to the printer and will be delivered (by hand! by volunteers!) over the next two weeks.

This issue is chock full of neighborly goodness: events, the new Madison-Avanti garden, Lions Park, a meet your neighbor interview, time banking, and the usual president’s and treasurer’s reports.

Get it now, or read your copy when it shows up at your door.

elaine

Proposed Bylaw Changes

The Eastside Neighborhood Association bylaws currently require that the ENA board consist of no less than 10 members. The current board recognizes, however, that a great deal of useful and important activities can be conducted by volunteers who do not have time for or interest in the monthly board meetings. We want to focus our volunteering efforts on getting people involved in those activities: the newsletter, the picnic, gardening activities, membership expansion, and more.

To that end, the board is proposing an amendment to the bylaws to require that the ENA board consist of 5 to 15 members. Because this is a change to the bylaws, it will require a formal vote at the annual general meeting in February. At least 25 ENA members, paid or not, need to attend for this vote. Please join us at the General Meeting on February 18 to discuss and vote on this proposal.

elaine

Imagine Olympia Community Meeting

From the city’s website:

“Interested in gathering with community members to discuss shared priorities? We’ll be hosting six community meetings focused around small group discussions that bring together an array of viewpoints. From these conversations we’ll have deeper insight into the shared goals of residents as we develop the scope for the Comprehensive Plan update. We would like to accommodate as many folks as possible so we encourage you to attend just one meeting.”

A meeting will be held in the Knox Building at Legion & Eastside on Thursday, February 11 at 6:30pm. Please attend if you are interested in future city planning!

elaine

Free H1N1 Flu Shots @ St Mike’s

When: Sunday February 28th 8:30am to 1:30pm

Where: Saint Michael Church 1055 Boundary St SE (Gathering Space)

Please wear short sleeve clothing

Sponsored by: Thurston County Health Department, Saint Michael Parish School, Saint Michael Parish Nurse Ministries, Saint Michael Safety Committee