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RBCC Board Meeting 1/27/2021

In Attendance

Keegan O’Connor Alan Ross Su Harambe

Anne Nolan Dorothy Driver Danielle McClure

Gerd Prewett Brett Boynton Joan Krueger

Agenda Topics

  1. Assessment of online membership meeting on Jan. 13 and presentation by Jamie Ptachek of Futurewise
  • good presentation
  • things happening quickly after meeting
  1. Future speakers for April and beyond
  • Kathy joining board next month and may have ideas
  • Liz Covey mental health expert was scheduled..Su will follow up
  • Keegan is going to research one person to bring up one name 
  • Keegan will reach out to Tilth
  • South Seattle Arts
  • Anne will reach out to Mark Solomon crime convention coordinator for info about neighborhood security
  • FAST (fathers and sons together) Su will reach out
  • Danielle will reach out to Ethiopian center 

3.  Discussion of ways to reach out to new families and families with children

  • refer people to facebook page
  • postcards
  • how to look at family acquisition
  • Dorothy can look into “every door direct” 
  • Danielle mentioned that Joe is production person and he can help source paper products to help

4. Agenda items for February member meeting besides 213 social event “I (heart) RBCC”

  • board introduction
  • committee announcements
  • ask for ideas for speakers or do survey for topics people might be interested in hearing about?

5.  Other discussions

  • review of committees
  • finance (gerd) we’ve lost money this year. glad to have reserves
  • future social events “food truck rodeo”(?)

Future Guest Speakers:

  1. February – Ryan Calkins, Commissioner, Port of Seattle – Ryan works as a nonprofit professional at Ventures, a charitable organization that supports low-income entrepreneurs to start and grow their businesses in the Puget Sound area. For more than a decade, Ryan ran an import and distribution company in Seattle that was recognized for its industry-leading sustainability initiatives. In 2007, he formed Seattle Microfinance Organization (SeaMo) a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to capital for entrepreneurs with limited economic resources.
  2. March  – Gary Olson of Seattle Watershed Alliance (SWA).  SWA is working to bring folks from the various watersheds together to learn about, protect and improve the many watersheds in Seattle.  Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) has improvement plans for the Taylor Creek watershed in the near future.  As this is a good time for us to learn about and have a voice in this effort, it is also an opportune time to learn about the SWA, who’s involved, its mission and how it is organized.  Gary will review the SPU project on Taylor Creek and Dead Horse Can