Category: Board Meeting Minutes

Members in Attendance

Keegan O’Connor          Alan Ross                Anne Nolan

Brett Boynton                 Kathie Weibel         Dorothy Driver

Danielle McClure           Gerd Prewett          Joan  Krueger

Agenda

1. Assessment of virtual membership meeting on Sept 8
2. Proposal by Brendan Works (watersmedian@gmail.com) on landscaping the median on Waters and the role RBCC should play in it.  He requested a $750 grant from the City but was declined because he is not a “group” like RBCC.

• Brendan Works wants to write grant
• Alan explained our annual spring clean up and we might be able to help
• Brendan is willing to do the work, water the area, and provide water
• He asked if we would cosponsor a grant
• He recommended that we work in small area first.
• Kathie recommended that he be required to complete RBCC she will locate it Alan will draft email
• Brendan will need to complete grants for city.
• we would like to capture his enthusiasm but do not see this happening until at least next year.

3. Alan- Tech committee chair write up and follow up

• discussion tabled next meeting

4. Status of RBCC membership survey.  Next steps?

•       Keegan is working on wording questions.  He has written 2 questions will continue working on specific wording for questions.  He will submit sample questions to board before the survey is sent
• He will reach out to other community boards to see if they have done a survey

5. Status of developing “work instructions” for Treasurer, Secretaries and other Board roles.  Next steps?

• Discussion tabled for next meeting

6. Keegan – Volunteer Park Trust – Seeking letter of support for Summer Series to cap amphitheater project

• Keegan will send Anne to find previous support letters

7. Gerd – meeting with insurance agent to learn about our coverage. Who wants to attend and possibly days/times. He is willing to meet via zoom. Prefers daytime but would be available in the evening

• Insurance agent prefers day time but will be available for an evening zoom
• Keegan, Kathie and Gerd will meet with agent
• Keegan will email Gerd availability for meeting

8. Kathie – “Preliminary 2022 Budget Discussion

• discussed goals for RBCC
• what types of events would we like to support? create?
• should we continue paying rent or do we want to just rent  space per events
• budget will be similar to next year
• Gerd will follow up with groups who may want to rent regularly to help maintain our finances rather than renting for individual one time events
• Mt. Baker Community Club has continued to rent club and provides very clear guidelines Alan will review agreement. 

9. Dorothy – Arts and Crafts Fair will very likely be an outdoor event  again this year, with indeterminate enthusiasm/participation  given the projected climate re: COVID Delta spike, neither Joyce nor Dorothy have the bandwidth to produce it. 
   The question for RBCC  Board is whether or not the Club wants to sponsor/produce it if someone else would want to be the lead(s)? or if we just take a break this year.  We would of course provide support to anyone who would want to step forward, from the Community. 

• Alan will explore creating an online only event

10. Anne – Developer, Henry Pierce, who seeks community feedback regarding a development in Rainier Beach planned for 9275 57th Ave S. (the property across from Red Wing), is planning to post his formal community outreach package in mid-Oct at our 10/27 Board meeting. 

• He is not prepared to discuss.
• Tabled for next meeting

11. Speakers for November and beyond.

• Kathie will reach out to librarian
• Kathie has contact info for zero waste management
• Danielle will reach out to rain wise
• Brett will follow up with Erin Rasmussen, Principal at Emerson
• Dorothy will reach out to Jenny Frankel

12. Agenda items for October member meeting

• speaker 
• usual agenda 
• mention survey
• virtual arts and crafts market
• cancellation of harvest social

Future speakers:

1. Confirmed October – UW Asst. Professor and Co-Chair of Seattle’s Planning Commission, Rick Moher, to speak on the proposal to change the designation of Rainier Beach and other neighborhoods from “single family” to “neighborhood residential”.
2. On-hold pending survey – Mark Solomon, SPD’s Crime Prevention Coordinator has reached out to RBCC to advise that the South Precinct has a new Captain, Scott Moss.  He would like to introduce himself to RBCC, field questions and address concerns.  Keegan will have survey ready before next board meeting so we can move forward. 
3. Other ideas include Jenny Frankel (back-to-school plans), Womens’ self-defense, CPR/First-Aid, Erin Rasmussen (Principal of Emerson) and Librarian. (see notes above)

Other discussions

Donavan is recommending VFW invest their funds in bond market and invest other funds into other markets in order to increase their in order to begin to utilize funds for building repairs and long term maintenance. He recommended we do the same Kathie suggested the finance committee will explore options for financial investments. She and 

Carol reported that the woman who lived in the VFW hall passed away.  The space is being cleared and available for storage

Carol reported that there is a Link 2 Lake fall work party

Carol asked for minutes of meeting to be read

Board Members in Attendance

Keegan O’Connor Alan Ross Dorothy Driver

Gerd Prewett Brett Boyton Anne Nolan

Danielle McClure Joan Krueger

Agenda

1.   Assessment of membership meeting on August 14 and presentation by Sally Li, Co-chair of RB Link2Lake.

• ice cream was very successful
• speaker was very interesting.
• discussion about future activities to include young families.  
• possible food truck event

2. Developer, Henry Pierce, who seeks community feedback regarding a development in Rainier Beach planned for 9275 57th Ave S. (the property across from Red Wing), is planning to post his formal community outreach package in mid-Sept.  Can we set up a zoom call to hear his plans after that? 

• we would welcome the opportunity to discuss his plans
• he has expressed interest in getting our input
• Anne will try to set up zoom to correspond with our next board meeting 

3. New county mandate for masks for inside meetings

• September meetings will be zoomed
• we will conduct survey on survey monkey to assess how community members feels about in person vs zoom meetings
• Alan will research how to develop the survey

4. Ice Cream Social for Sept. member meeting?

• no ice cream social scheduled
• see above

5. B2SBackpacks event of Aug 28.

• those driving together will meet at VFW hall at 10
• Joan and Sari will meet at the event at 11

6. Wine tasting logistics and budget

• event cancelled due to Covid
• Alan wil update website to reflect cancellation

7. Gerd got a rental inquiry from a person re self defense classes. It will be one teacher and 2 students 2-3 times per week about 2 hours per time. Sounds like it will be on-going. The person’s daughter used to take dance classes with Jenna so he is very familiar with the space and lives in our neighborhood. Both Su and I are comfortable with this rental if he decides he wants to use the space. 

• rental was approved
• Gerd will add to calendar

8. Gerd got a call last week and a letter from our insurance agent. Farmer’s will not renew our insurance at the end of October. We do not have a liquor license and alcohol may be served at the facility. A subsidiary of Farmer’s will provide coverage minus alcohol liability coverage. The agent said the premium will be a bit lower than our current one. Maybe in the future we should discuss whether or not we will allow renters to serve alcohol.

• Gerd will invite insurance agent to explain our coverage and answer any concerns

9. Are we continuing with the Zoom subscription? 

• annual fee is 149.90
• monthly fee is $14.99 per month
• Alan will renew at monthly rate

10. Should the treasurer have a special RBCC email used for treasurer related business. Currently there are 3 potential uses for this:
    1. We could use this email with the IRS to file a very simplified report as long as annual revenues are less than $50,000. This would eliminated the need for H&R Block to file  form 990 EZ on our behalf and save about $150 per year.
    2. Use this email for the annual report filing with Washington State. Currently Gerd uses her personal email.
    3. Use this email for the annual report and to get the annual business license (which we need as long as we rent the space to outside parties) with the City of Seattle. Gerd currently uses her personal email.

• New email approved

Future speaker ideas for Sept. and Beyond

1. Vanessa Murdock of City of Seattle may speak to proposal to change the designation of Rainier Beach and other neighborhoods from “single family” to “neighborhood residential”.

• Anne will get information to write blurb for October

2. Mark Solomon, SPD’s Crime Prevention Coordinator has reached out to RBCC to advise that the South Precinct has a new Captain, Scott Moss.  He would like to introduce himself to RBCC, field questions and address concerns.

• Danielle and Keegan will research survey to ask for community input into types of speakers community members would like to hear from, types of social events, making vs in person meeting, interest in being on the board

3. Brendan Works has offered to give a presentation about a project that they’ve  been working on to improve the landscaping in some of the public right-of-ways in our neighborhood.

• It could be ready to present in September if that slot is open. 
• If not, later in the fall would be fine as well. 
• 5 minute announcement

4. Speaker from Via Transit to talk about expanded services to include trips to Kubota and beyond.

• Danielle reached out to marketing and is waiting to hear back
• approved

5. Other ideas include Jenny Frankel (back-to-school plans), Womens’ self-defense, CPR/First-Aid, Erin Rasmussen (Principal of Emerson) and Librarian.

• Brett sent email to Erin Ramussen. He will follow up with her
• Keegan will reach out to librarian

Other:

Keegan will rework fliers to reflect that in person events are currently on hold

We will distribute fliers at B2Sbackpack event 8/28 to increase community awareness or RBCC

VFW asked to reinstate $300 rent effective October through December

Board Members Present

Joan Krueger Keegan O’Connor Anne Nolan

Alan Ross Kathie Weibel Dorothy Driver

Danielle McClure

Agenda

1. Assessment of F2F membership meeting and ice-cream on July 14 and presentation by Cody Nelson and Katherine Lynch of SPU on Taylor Creek improvement plans.  

• Ice cream social was big success.. 
• 15 non board non presenter attendees presentation was excellent.. 
• projector needs to be further from wall…
• reviewed feedback of one members behavior that was borderline rude and strategies for future events were reviewed.
• People who were present handled him well

2. City of Seattle proposal to change the designation of Rainier Beach and other neighborhoods from “single family” to “neighborhood residential” 

•   table this until we have more information
• Anne is going to try to find a speaker to clarify meaning of “neighborhood residential”

3. Developer, Henry Pierce, is interested in getting some community feedback regarding a development in Rainier Beach planned for 9275 57th Ave S. (the property across from Red Wing).  Do we want to zoom with him? 

• Anne will inquire who else he is speaking with
• board will arrange zoom meeting with him to get info

4. New county guidance (no end date yet) for inside  F2F meetings

• new recommendations for masks issued today
• Alan will verify guidance 

5. Zoom expiration 9/30 (if cancelling, must cancel prior to rebill) 

• table this until next update..
• Keegan suggests we plan to cancel or go to monthly if necessary

6. Ice Cream Social for August member meeting? 

• Keegan will get more ice cream from Creamy Cones

7. Sponsorship info for B2SBackpacks – 

•   Gerd received mail from monies sent 
• do we need to reach out to register / send logo?
•   Dorothy will follow up with Danielle to clarify what we need to do to receive acknowledgment for our sponsorship
• can we donate our volunteer hours
• Keegan can design an ad if Dorothy can get details about size..

8. B2SBackpacks – Anyone sign up for a volunteer shift?  

• Might be fun to do together.  
• Volunteeris August 28 10-12 Dorothy, Alan, Danielle, Anne, Kathie and Randy

9. Wine tasting logistics and budget  

• Alan previous budget $150
• usually make enough to cover costs
• waiting to confirm to determine if there will be more mandates or if we can have event 10/9

10. Defibrillator..

• Kathie will ask Red Cross if we can arrange for training on use of machine

11. Update on completion of gutter work from the grant and filing grant documents..

• gutter work is complete. 
• Payment on way to contractor 

12. Future speakers for Sept. and beyond

• Kathie spoke to librarian
• Anne will try to get someone to discuss change in neighborhood designation status
• Keegan will follow up with Brett about Emerson principal, Erin Rasmussen

13. Agenda items for August member meeting 

• announce B2B backpacks event
• list of upcoming events including wine events
• include link to Taylor Creek project
• distribute flyers
• Alan will print more as needed..

 Future Guest Speakers:

• August – Sally Li, Co-chair of RB Link2Lake improvements at Be’er Sheva will provide update on construction timelines, milestones and funding
• Future ideas include: Jenny Frankel (back-to-school plans), Womens’ self-defense, CPR/First-Aid, Erin Rasmussen (Principal of Emerson) and Librarian.

Attendance:  Keegan O’Connor Alan Ross Danielle McClure

Anne Nolan Brett Boyton Gerd Prewett Joan Krueger Kathie Weibel

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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.

Board Members in Attendance:

Keegan O’Connor Dorothy Driver Kathie Weibel

Gerd Prewett Danielle McClure Anne Nolan

Joan Krueger Brett Boyton Alan Ross

Agenda

1. Assessment of online membership meeting on April 14 and presentations by Liz Covey

• well presented
• would have been helpful earlier
• glad to see new person attended
• meeting time may be a challenge for getting young families to attend

2. Kathie – City said that weeding Hutchinson Park, VFW and Cooper Steps would qualify for volunteer match for grant to fund new roof.  Need to establish a date and advertise on Next door.  No more than 10 volunteers per site, with social distancing.

• Kathie typed grant is waiting for response from VFW for gutters
• she expects to get that info shortly
• Gerd said the VFW meeting approved $500 match for May 5
• Hopefully will be approved by end of May
• Max 10 people at a time. Can be different days or different groups in the morning or afternoon.  
• There are several smaller projects and small teams can work on separately
• Kathie will organize materials
• Alan volunteered to organize a scheduled and people can sign up and keep track of hours
• waste management will pick up at end of project 
• space behind building to leave bags and waste management will pick it up

Alan brought up irrigation issues.  VFW picked up irrigation system and all the plants died.  

Gerd will ask Richard what the VFW wants. Would drought tolerant plants be a compromise?

We may need to be careful about not causing confrontation.  Kathie is willing to ask neighbors to sign letter asking VFW to fix up the area.  Alan doesn’t want to clean up if we’re going to let the plants die back. We can review this after we get letters

3.  Joan and Danielle – Garden tour update.  Do you have 6+ participants? 

• 8 or 9 houses
• Alan asked about check in concern
• Safety waiver concern
• Alan expressed concern about not having maps publicly available

3. Kathie reports that Kubota Garden x-walk on Renton Ave. appears to have stalled but we may be able to file a grant under the Dept. of Neighborhood’s “Your Voice, Your Choice” program.

• SDOT said it would cost $100,000
• We can look at future budget
• Department of Neighborhoods Your voice/your choice may be able in future budget there may be money for this project.  They are not taking ideas for any new projects for 2021
• Putting a cross walk is on the list

4. Alan – Update on the 51st  & Renton intersection.  Seems as though they are ready to start construction this year with the main change being an added 4-way stop (which seems terrible, in his opinion) – https://www.seattle.gov/transportation/projects-and-programs/programs/neighborhood-street-fund/current-projects/51st-ave-s-and-renton-ave-s-traffic-safety-enhancements.

• 4 way stop will be installed at Roxbury and 51st and one at 51 and Renton
• Traffic light is not going to be installed

5. Anne – RBCC was approached by Bryan Mickelson, the lawyer representing survivors of 2 victims of shootings in the Safeway parking lots.  He is looking to file a wrongful death suit against Safeway, its triple net lease company that “owns” the lot and possibly the liquor store.  He has said that the police provided them a “binder of incidents and video” and urged them to improve lighting, add monitored surveillance video cams and hire off-duty cops or private security to patrol, especially near the fuel pumps. He seeks our input of ideas to fix the problem.

• Mr. Mickelson is trying to determine what people know about the shooting
• He is indicating that Safeway has more responsibility than they let on
• The police have asked for monitored cameras and off duty officers to patrol specifically near gas pumps
• He’s asking of the board has any suggestions about how to proceed
• As community members we are concerned about safety in our neighborhood but do not feel that we need to take sides in this issue

6. Anne – SPD suggested maybe Mark Solomon could speak about the recent shootings at the Safeway and in the neighborhood.

• were going to pass on having Mark Solomon speak at meeting

7. Future speakers for May and beyond

• Danielle will reach out to groups involved with Safeway
• Anne needs “blurbs” for May meeting speaker.  Keegan will reach out again
• The work on Taylor Creek hasn’t begun but is due to.  Cody Nelson will update us on more relevant info than the last speaker
• Kathie would like to get speaker about 

8. Agenda items for May member meeting 

• update on grant
• garden tour update
• outdoor member meeting in person with food truck

Future Guest Speakers:

• May – Larry and Cathie Wilmore, FAST (Fathers and Sons Together). Need blurb
• 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 (tentative).
• August – Sally Li – Co-chair of RB Link2Lake improvements at Be’er Sheva will provide update on construction timelines, milestones and funding.

Board Members in Attendance;

Keegan O’Connor Alan Ross Anne Nolan

Gerd Prewett Kathie Weibel Brett Boyton

Joan Krueger Danielle McClure

Agenda

1. Assessment of online membership meeting on March 10 and presentations by Gary Olson of Seattle Watershed Alliance and Ellen Phillips-Angeles of Kubota Garden Foundation

• Gary Olson was a bit of a disappointment because his presentation on Taylor Creek was not
  •   in the future we should tell the person more info about our membership to help them gear presentation to audience
  • he does not represent Taylor Creek project and members knew more about it than he did
  • Alan can reach out to Sally Li to see if there is an update about Prichard Beach for July speaker
  • Ellen Phillips-Angeles reported updates on Mapes Creek
  • There were some new members at the meeting

2. Assessment of recent wine social and future social events

• Fun but small turn out
• people are zoomed out so attendance may be impacted
• we discussed options for future events and perhaps waiting a month or two to schedule events
• Brett may invite us to a ukulele event

3. Assessment of 2021 budget proposed to members. 

• no feed back

  4.  Grant ideas discussed with members are listed below.  Question to be answered is how will we accrue volunteer hours without Bridge to Beach event. 

•   VFW has expressed interest in helping with our $ match.    
•   We need 18 people to volunteer 3 hours to match funds. That         number will be reduced if VFW matches funds

1. New gutters (est. $2,700)
2. ADA-standard access ramps study assessment
3. Form 990 EZ  for 2020 has been filed by Gerd with the IRS
4. Kathie will file for the grant
5. We need estimate for drain

Other grant discussion:

1. Su got estimate for ADA ramp. 
2. We discussed issue of getting ramp

Other community project:

1. Get pedestrian crossing at Kubota gardens for next year
   • we need letters from other community groups 
   • Kathie will write letter as sample for community groups to support

5.   Update on taxes (Gerd) filed taxes. She used H&R Block 

6.   Holidays that land on membership meeting days 

• we discussed how we want to acknowledge holidays when they conflict with meetings
• we will discuss further at future meetings

7.   Garden Tour

• June 12
• we’re aiming for 6 gardens
• simple 2021 covid conscious
• time TBD

8.   Future speakers for April and beyond 

• See below
• Seattle Police Department (?) 
  • do they have a community person for us to reach out to?

9.   Agenda items for April member meeting 

• garden tour
• moving forward to grant for the gutters we may need volunteers

Future Guest Speakers:

 April – Liz Covey is a private practice therapist, mental health consultant, and parent coach located in South Seattle. Liz is also a freelance writer, and has a monthly column in the South Seattle Emerald called “Ask A Therapist”. She is a former Rainier Beach resident, and was a recipient of the goodwill of RBCC through her work with the Rainier Beach Girl Scouts troop.

May – Larry and Cathie Wilmore, FAST (Fathers and Sons Together). Need blurb  Keegan will follow-up follow-up to get blurb

June – Daniella Nicholas, Tilth Alliance; possibly David Reyes, Friends of Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands; possibly Juan Peña, Tilth Alliance Need blurb  Keegan will follow-up to get blurb

Attendance:  Keegan O’Connor Alan Ross Danielle McClure

Kathie Weibel Anne Nolan Brett Boyton Joan Krueger Gerd Prewett

 Agenda Topics:

1. Assessment of online membership meeting on Feb. 10 and presentations by Ryan Calkins of the Port of Seattle and Michael Gordon (shootings near Safeway).

• both speakers were very good
• there was a great deal of helpful information
• 2 speakers worked well. Speakers were aware that there was a time limit.
• We have 2 speakers scheduled for March

2. According to the bylaws, the Finance Committee (Kathie as chair, Gerd as Treasurer, and another Executive Board Member) shall propose a budget to the Board, and then at the Member Meeting for approval.  Also,  form 990 filing.

• budget projection should reflect “worse cast scenario”
• Kathie suggested we wait for formal budget when we can start to generate income
• $5,798 lost this year. Gerd included this info in last month’s
• Finance committee will present high level overview will be presented to members

Tax Filing Update:

• Gerd has meeting with accountant who does not for profit taxes in Renton to do taxes
• Gerd will provide information for the IRS.  We do not pay taxes

3. Gerd reports that there are 2 potential VFW projects this year:

• Kathie reports that the first filing deadline for Neighborhood Grants is in April. 

Project ideas:

• The gutter on the Pilgrim side needs replacing/fixing. This has been an issue for several years. Richard said that VWF might be able to provide a match if needed.
• There are two steps going down to the basement from the Pilgrim side. If these steps could be replaced by a ramp the downstairs would be wheel chair accessible. The downstairs bathroom is accessible and the doors from the outside and to the bathroom are wide enough.
• Su knows someone who would be able to provide estimates for projects.
• RBCC would match with labor. VFW might be able to provide funds.
• Anne will add this to general meeting agenda to get input from membership. The board won’t meet again before the grant deadline. 
• Kathie suggested that we identify a project that would appeal to a larger section of the neighborhood 

4. Future speakers for April and beyond

• March Anne will confirm that Gary Olson is available and inform him that we will ask him to plan to plan for 30 minute presentation including Q&A
• April Liz Covey available for April  general presentation related to mental health during pandemic.  She will present short powerpoint presentation and allow for questions
• May Cathy and Larry WIlmore May  FAST (fathers and sons together).  They have used VFW hall to supply 

Ideas for future speakers:

• Great “Washington Shake Out” for the September or October
• HUB
• Host of Rainier Radio (Danielle)
• Tilth (Keegan will talk to Tom)

Other items for discussion:

• USPS mailing to 2 zip codes and include info about community meetings and events
• When it’s safe plan a large community event and follow up with postcard

5. Agenda items for March member meeting besides the March 20 Vernal Equinox Wine event.

March Guest Speakers:

1. 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 Canyon.
2. March – Ellen Phillips Angeles (or someone else from Kubota Garden Foundation) will provide a 10-15 minute update on the Mapes Creek project.

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

2. 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

In Attendance   Keegan O’Connor Anne Nolan Su Harambe

Alan Ross Dorothy Driver Brett Boynton

Gerd Prewett Joan Krueger

Agenda Topics

• Assessment of online membership meeting on Dec. 9 and presentation by Youth Care
  • helpful to know shelter is moving into neighborhood
  • interesting and informative
  • helpful to know of other opportunities to donate in our community

• Feedback on Arts and Craft Fair that ended 12/20 (Dorothy)
  • Make F2F event more that 4 hours (maybe 10 am to 3 pm)
  • Dorothy asked for feedback for online sales
  • The event was a huge success and we’re hopeful to be in the clubhouse next year
  • Some artists feel that they have created a network with one another and this will help build a strong artists community
  • thank you to Alan and Tom for the technical support
  • thank you to Dorothy and Joyce

• Future speakers for February and beyond
  • Liz Covey (February) mental health specialist (Su will follow up)
  • Kathie Weibel had several suggestions. She will be on the new board and we can follow up with her 
  • Ryan Calkins is a commissioner at the Port of Seattle. In addition he is a coach and consultant at Ventures, a charitable organization that supports low-income entrepreneurs to start and grow their businesses in the Puget Sound area.(Dorothy)

• Agenda items for January member meeting besides election on 2021 Board
  • Election 
  • FAST (fathers and sons together) received donations and stored items at VFW.  They organized give aways for holiday.  It was a hugely successful event.
  • Keegan uploaded videos to youtube.  Alan added a link to posts on website.  Links to minutes are now available on the website
  • February social event for Valentines Day 2/13/2021
    • show and tell valentines
    • include fun categories
    • Alan will contact Danielle

Future Guest Speakers:

1. January – Jamie Ptacek, Lead Organizer for Futurewise’s Washington Can’t Wait Campaign. With a background in climate science and community organizing, Jamie has been working to build a base of support among individual constituents and partner organizations across the state to update Washington’s Growth Management Act (GMA) during this legislative session. The updates that the Washington Can’t Wait Campaign has brought forward with our organizational partners seek to incorporate policy in the GMA that would address climate change, housing affordability, and environmental justice. Jamie will be discussing the Washington Can’t Wait Campaign, the policy changes being advocated for, and offer opportunities for folks to get involved in this work.

Board Members in Attendance:

Keegan O’Connor Alan Ross Danielle McClure

Su Harambe Anne Nolan Brett Boyton Dorothy Driver           Joan Krueger

Assessment of 11/11/2020 meeting and speakers  Olivia Reed and Gloria Hatcher-Mays 

• meeting was very interesting and informative 
• learned a great deal about the Rainier Valley Food Bank 
• the meeting was not recorded 

 Promotion of Harvest Festival Social Plans

• Saturday 11/28 via zoom
• Anne will send out follow up email
• RBCC facebook events page

Update Arts and Crafts Market:

• Alan is working on website 
• Map will be on website
• Joyce Greenberg and Dorothy Driver are organizing event
• $750 donated to RBCC from fees (minus $18 PayPal fee)

Nominating Committee

• No updates (Alan)
• Anne will send slate in email
• Finalize slate at December meeting

Future Speakers

• Liz Covey confirmed for February 10 meeting (Su)
• Randi Esletine director of Community Engagement @ Youth Care as possible guest speaker (Alan)

Agenda items for  12/9/2020 meeting:

• committee reports
• introduction of guests or new members
• approve minutes
• corresponding secretary report
• Standing committee reports
• Old Business
  • feed back on last months speaker
  • feed back on harvest social
  • Arts and Crafts Market on line through 12/20
• New Business
  • introduction of slate of candidates
  • member vote 1/13/202
• guest speaker

Guest Speaker:

Randi Eseltine, Director of Community Engagement with YouthCare will present information about the organization and upcoming shelter relocation.  YouthCare works to end youth homelessness and to ensure that young people are valued for who they are and empowered to achieve their potential. And now, to accommodate the Seattle-King County Public Health Department’s COVID-19 social distancing guidelines, YouthCare’s South Seattle Shelter will be relocating to the Rainier Beach area in January 2021.