Attendance: Keegan O’Connor Alan Ross Danielle McClure
Anne Nolan Brett Boyton Gerd Prewett Joan Krueger Kathie Weibel
- Assessment of online membership meeting on May 12 and presentation by Larry and Cathie Wilmore of FAST.
- wish we had bigger turn out for the wonderful presentation
- we need to keep watch for trees being planted in grass strip on Waters
- RBCC got the grant from the City to replace RBCC clubhouse gutters. Many thanks to Kathie!! Volunteer event scheduled for June 5 at 9:30 am. We need volunteers to work 2-3 hours on neighborhood weeding.
- any hours since grant was submitted need to be recorded
- all documents submitted
- parks department has approved dates
- Kathie has all the necessary sign-up sheets and flyer
- Friends Hutchinson Park facebook page has 70 people who follow them and may be wiling to help
- Jennie will get necessary bags, gloves, and shovels
- Alan recommends that people bring their own equipment
- We should be prepared to pick up litter as well as weed
- Kathie is waiting to hear from the scouts
- Gerd will get snacks, water, and coffee for participants
- Meeting at club is at 9:30
- Alan has sign in sheets and will be at the VFW hall so we get credit for the match for volunteer hours
- Garden Tour is scheduled for June12 (13 gardens – wow!!).
- Keegan will update website with Garden tour flyer
- Anne will send email with Garden Tour and B2B to all RBCC members
- Danielle will send Keegan facebook link
- Member meeting included open discussion on when we would be ready to return to F2F meetings at the clubhouse and when we might resume renting.
- June board meeting will be in person at the VFW hall
- We will wait for direction for King County for direction for meeting in person and renting
- Keegan will research what we need to do to consider in person club meeting in July with ice cream 7/14
- We’re going to send postcards to announce first in person/ice cream social to specific mail routes
- Alan will ask Dorothy for info about mailing, what size it was, etc
- Danielle will explore spec sheet and see what is offered
- Keegan will design it
- Future speakers for June and beyond
- June: Tilth Alliance
- July: waiting for blurb from
- August: Sally Li Be’er Sheva Park
- Future possible speaker
- Brett will reach out to Principal of Emerson, Erin Rasmussen
- The school is supplying food for over 100 families
- Kathie will explore the possibility of having candidates come
- Agenda items for June member meeting
- garden tour 6/12
- announce ice cream social 7/14
Future Guest Speakers:
- June – Daniella Nicholas, Tilth Alliance; possibly David Reyes, Friends of Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands; possibly Juan Peña, Tilth Alliance Need blurb.
- July – Cody Nelson, the SPU Project Manager for Taylor Creek.
- August – Sally Li – Co-chair of RB Link2Lake improvements at Be’er Sheva will provide update on construction timelines, milestones and funding.