Category: Member Meeting Minutes

Board Members in Attendance 

In Attendance Keegan O’Connor Anne Nolan Kathie Wiebel  

Dorothy Driver Alan Ross Brett Boynton  Gerd Prewett Danielle McClure

Three other RBCC members in attendance.

RBCC meeting minutes from 3/10/21 meeting could not be approved as we did not have the required 15 in attendance.

Standing Items: 

• Membership:  nothing to report  
• Building: nothing to report  
• Finance:  Our balance is $33,737.27 ($6,476.19 in checking and $27,261.08 in savings
• Social: nothing to report  
• Technology; nothing to report

Old Business:  None

New Business:

• 2021 Garden Tour will take place live, not virtual, on 6/12/21 from 11 am to 2 pm.  Danielle reported that she and Joan are well on their way to getting the minimum 6 gardens to participate.  April 30 is deadline for recruits.  It will be a Covid-conscious and family-friendly event.
• Kathie will submit grant request for $4000 for new gutters ($2700 + contingencies for dry rot, etc.) to city week of April 19.  She expects to hear back in early June, just in time to have a “B2B” type volunteer event to clean up neighborhood.  Per feedback in meeting, she will emphasize that RBCC has no-fee membership and allows many non-profits to use facility for free.

Featured Speaker – Link to speaker presentation

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.

Liz discussed “How to Stay Sane during Crazy Times.”  She focused to coping tactics and habits to address one’s body, mind, emotional and spiritual needs.  She told members that it is important to recognize worrisome emotions, accept that this is how you feel, ask yourself why you might feel that way and what you need now to feel better.

Per a request from Keegan, Liz will send to RBCC links for “Alternatives to Therapy” for low-cost mental health options.

Announcements

• Vicki Gezon told members about the Emerald City Food Not Bombs food give-away event that takes place at 3100 Alaska every Tuesday starting 11:30 and Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday starting at noon.  There is produce and other groceries as well as prepared food that is excellent quality

Next meeting is May 12, 2021 – Featured Speaker

Larry and Cathie Wilmore pf F.A.S.T. (Fathers and Sons Together).  Details to follow.

Board Members in Attendance 

In Attendance Keegan O’Connor Anne Nolan Kathie Wiebel  

Dorothy Driver Alan Ross Brett Boynton  Gerd Prewett Danielle McClure

Standing Items: 

• Membership:  nothing to report  
• Building: VFW agreed to reduce rent from $300/mo. to $100/mo. from April to August (pre-Covid, it was $600/month).  
• Finance: We have a balance of $34,050.66. 
• Social: Spring Fling HH will be Sat. March 20 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm  
• Technology; Membership meeting Zoom link is now in RBCC website.

Old Business:  None

New Business:

• 2021 Budget Overview – Gerd reported that expected revenue would only be about $700 (the amount we took in last year from the Arts and Crafts Fair).  Expenses are expected to total $5,500, so she anticipates a net reduction in income of about $4,300.
• Membership ideas for how we should tap Seattle’s Neighborhood Matching Funds for 2021.  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.  Ideas include:
  • New gutters (est. $2,700)
  • ADA-standard access ramps study assessment.

Featured Speaker – Link to speaker presentation

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.  This is a good time for us to learn about and have a voice in this effort and Gary reviewed the SPU project on Taylor Creek and Dead Horse Canyon.  RBCC will reach out to cody.nelson@seattle.gov to have SPU include our input in their plans and get an update from them.  For more info in the meantime, check out. https://www.seattle.gov/utilities/neighborhood-projects/taylor-creek

Ellen Phillip-Angeles from Kubota Garden Foundation provided a brief update on the Mapes Creek project.  The Foundation has gotten a 3 year grant to study the flows, floods and deposits that the park’s ponds and parking lot suffer following strong rains.  The study and proposed solutions should be completed by early 2022.

Announcements

• Donovan announced that a food drive that VFW and United Presbyterian Church are conducting.  They are taking food collections T and F from 10 am to 1 pm.
• Alan reported that RBCC’s letter in support of the Volunteer Park ampitheatre rebuild must have helped.  The project is to start soon.

Next meeting is April 14, 2021 – Featured Speaker

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.

Board Members in Attendance

In Attendance Keegan O’Connor  Anne Nolan Kathie Weibel

Alan Ross Dorothy Driver Brett Boynton 

Gerd Prewett Joan Krueger Danielle McClure 

Standing Items

• Call to order
• Introduction of guests or new members
• Approve minutes from last month’s member meeting 
• Corresponding Secretary report (Anne) nothing to report
• Reports of standing and special committees
  • Membership (Brett) nothing to report
  • Building (Gerd) nothing to report
  • Finance (Gerd)
    • Savings $27,260.14
    • Checking $7,693.43
    • TOTAL   $34,953.57
• Technology (Alan)

• website updated to include meeting info
• Joan and Alan met so recorded speakers will be uploaded to website
• Social (Danielle)

• February social event  Valentine social event, 2/13 7:00-8:30
• March social event Wine Social Event 3/20 link will be posted in next month’s email

Old Business 

Introduction to RBCC’s new 2021 Board Members

• Keegan O’Connor, President
• Alan Ross, Vice President
• Gerd Prewett, Treasurer
• Joan Krueger, Recording Secretary
• Anne Nolan, Corresponding Secretary

• Trustees:
  • Brett Boynton
  • Dorothy Driver
  • Danielle McClure
  • Kathie Weibel

• Approval of Standing Committee Chairs
  • Finance – Kathie Weibel
  • Membership – Brett Boynton
  • Social – Danielle McClure

New Business

• 2/13 Valentine social event, “I Love RBCC Valentine Event” this Saturday, from 7 – 8:30 pm.  

Featured Speakers – Link to speaker presentations

Ryan Calkins, Commissioner, Port of Seattle (30 minutes) – 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.

Michael Gordon (15 minutes) is a South Seattle resident and entrepreneur who is dedicated to improving the safety at the Rainier Beach Safeway and its parking lot. After selling his business in 2020, he is focused on and invested in giving back to the Rainier Beach community. He’ll address current efforts by the city and local organizations. With the recent surge in violence during the pandemic, he shares how we can reach a common goal to improve safety and opportunity for our neighborhood.

Announcements

Adjourn

Next meeting is March 10, 2021 – Featured Speaker

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.

Board Members in Attendance

Keegan O’Connor  Anne Nolan Su Harambe 

Alan Ross Dorothy Driver Brett Boynton 

Gerd Prewett Joan Krueger Danielle McClure 

Standing Agenda

• Call to order
• Introduction of guests or new members (Alan, Danielle)
• Approve minutes from last month’s member meeting (2020 Membership Meeting Minutes)
• Corresponding Secretary report (Anne) Nothing to report
• Reports of standing and special committees
  • Membership (Brett) nothing to report
  • Building (Su) 
    • FAST (fathers and sons together) used club house to create and distribute holiday gifts kids in the community
    • The Wilmore family does this work and are strong community members and activists

• Finance (Gerd)
  • Savings: $27,259.72
  • Checking: $8057.23
  • Total       $35,316.95
• Technology (Alan)
  • able to upload links to all speakers
  • can view on youtube
  • thanks to Keegan and Alan for getting it all working
• Social
  • Saturday Feb 13th  7-8 PM  
  • Valentine zoom event
  • make your own valentine
  • everyone is welcome to bring to bring their own valentine

Old Business (Please Keep Comments to 1 Minute)

• Any membership feedback on:
  • Last month’s presentation on Youth Care
    • speaker did a great job
    • people were able to make a donation

• Arts and Crafts Market 

New Business (Please Keep Comments to 1 Minute)

• Member election of 2021 RBCC Board and Trustees – here are the candidates. 

• Alan introduced candidates
• Keegan confirmed that we have a quarum 
• 19 people voted. The following people were elected

• President – Keegan O’Connor
• Vice President – Alan Ross
• Treasurer – Gerd Prewett
• Corresponding Secretary – Anne Nolan
• Recording Secretary – Joan Krueger
• Trustee – Danielle McClure
• Trustee – Brett Boynton
• Trustee- Kathie Weibel

Featured Speaker: Link to speaker presentation

Speaker: 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 

Alan Ross Dorothy Driver Brett Boynton 

Gerd Prewett Joan Krueger Danielle McClure 

Standing Agenda

• Call to order
• Introduction of guests or new members (Alan, Danielle)
• Approve minutes from last month’s member meeting (2020 Membership Meeting Minutes)
• Corresponding Secretary report (Anne) Nothing to report
• Reports of standing and special committees
  • Membership (Brett) nothing to report
  • Building (Su) 
    • FAST (fathers and sons together) used club house to create and distribute holiday gifts kids in the community
    • The Wilmore family does this work and are strong community members and activists

• Finance (Gerd)
  • Savings: $27,259.72
  • Checking: $8057.23
  • Total       $35,316.95
• Technology (Alan)
  • able to upload links to all speakers
  • can view on youtube
  • thanks to Keegan and Alan for getting it all working
• Social
  • Saturday Feb 13th  7-8 PM  
  • Valentine zoom event
  • make your own valentine
  • everyone is welcome to bring to bring their own valentine

Old Business (Please Keep Comments to 1 Minute)

• Any membership feedback on:
  • Last month’s presentation on Youth Care
    • speaker did a great job
    • people were able to make a donation

• Arts and Crafts Market 

New Business (Please Keep Comments to 1 Minute)

• Member election of 2021 RBCC Board and Trustees – here are the candidates. 

• Alan introduced candidates
• Keegan confirmed that we have a quarum 
• 19 people voted. The following people were elected

• President – Keegan O’Connor
• Vice President – Alan Ross
• Treasurer – Gerd Prewett
• Corresponding Secretary – Anne Nolan
• Recording Secretary – Joan Krueger
• Trustee – Danielle McClure
• Trustee – Brett Boynton
• Trustee- Kathie Weibel

Featured Speaker:

Speaker: 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

In Attendance Keegan O’Connor  Anne Nolan Su Harambe 

Alan Ross Dorothy Driver Brett Boynton 

Gerd Prewett Joan Krueger Danielle McClure 

Standing Items:

• Membership:  nothing to report
• Building: (Gerd) nothing to report
• Finance: (Gerd)
  • Savings; $27,258.49
  • Checking: $8,330.48
  • Interest in deposit account :. $0.81
  • TOTAL $35,589.76
  • Arts and Crafts Market contributed $717.30 
  •  
• Social: (Danielle)
  • harvest social was successful event. new neighbors attended, people were informed of upcoming events and meetings
• Technology;  (Keegan) 
  • meetings are bing recorded and downloaded
  • will be uploaded to youtube channel
  • link will be posted to website

Featured Speaker – Link to speaker presentation

Randi Eseltine, Director of Community Engagement with YouthCare presented 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.    

Old Business:

• feed back from last months speaker Olivia Reed and Gloria Hatcher-Mays from Rainier Valley Food Bank
  • Well received.
  • very informative
• Harvest Social
  • people enjoyed participating
  • looking forward to being able to do it in person next year
• Arts and Crafts Market
  • thank you to Tom and Alan for technical work
  • thank you to Joyce and Dorothy for creating the event this year
  • Dorothy collecting feedback from artists
  • show was successful, people felt safe, very safe social event

New Business:

• Election updates.
  • elections will be held at January meeting 12/13/2021
  • Slate:
    • President:  Keegan O’Connor
    • Vice President: Alan Ross
    • Treasurer: Gerd Prewett
    • Recording Secretary; Joan Krueger
    • Corresponding Secretary: Anne Nolan
    • Trustee: Danielle McClure
    • Trustee: Kathie Weibel
    • Trustee:Dorothy Driver

Featured Speaker:

Randi Eseltine, Director of Community Engagement with YouthCare presented 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.    

Adjourn

Next meeting is  January 13, 2021

Board Members in Attendance:

Keegan O’Connor Alan Ross Danielle McClure Gerd Prewett

Anne Nolan Dorothy Driver Brett Boynton Joan Krueger

Featured Speakers

Olivia Reed and Gloria HatcherYouth & Community Organizer, Rainier Valley Food Bank to discuss recent programs and volunteer opportunities. The RVFB opened  in 1991 as a volunteer-led neighborhood pantry serving 50 families a week. Founded as Northwest Community Services, the organization experienced a rapid rise in demand as the nation’s economy began to decline in 2008. In response to this huge increase in the number of families in need of food in our neighborhood, the board changed the organization’s name to Rainier Valley Food Bank, and hired its first professional executive director in 2009.  Links to participate in programs and services available on website.  Contact Gloria at gloria@rvfb.org for more information.

Standing Items

• Call to Order
• Approve Minutes from last months membership meeting (9/9/202)
• Corresponding Secretary Report (Anne) nothing to report
• Reports for standing and special committees
  • Membership (Brett) nothing to report
  • Building Committee nothing to report
    • Finance (Gerd)
      • savings account  $27,257.97
      • checking account  $8,513.74
      • interest deposit account $0.81
      • Total $35,772.52
• Technology (Alan) Arts and Crafts Market
• Social (Danielle)
  • join us for Harvest Social Saturday, November 28th from 7:00-8:00
  • facebook invitation
  • link in email announcing meeting

Old Business

• Membership feedback on:
  • Last month’s presentation of new development  in Kubota Gardens
    • informative helpful information about beautiful local garden
• Last month’s WineFest on October 17
  • well attended, fun, people felt very comfortable and stayed longer than expected.  good turn out

New Business

• Nomination of 2021 RBCC Board and Trustees.  Looking for members interested in being candidates
  • Club Vote January meeting
  • Nomination committee voted October meeting
    • Contact members (JoAnn Denchant, Alan Ross, Su Harambe)  of committee if you are interested in running for any ot these positions

Announcements

• Arts and Crafts Market (Dorothy)
  • event is scheduled for 12/5 from 11-3
  • 21 vendors
  • musicians wanted
  • thank you to Alan for website

• Planting Date (Jane)
  • Volunteer opportunity to participate in planting pilot project of native plants 11/14/2020
  • www.comonacre.org

Board Members in Attendance:

Keegan O’Connor Anne Nolan Danielle McClure

Brett Boynton Joan Krueger

Featured Speaker – Link to speaker presentation

Featured Speaker:  In 2019, Kubota Garden Foundation funded the Kubota Garden Master Plan Update, hiring consultants to lead a broad community and city outreach process to help assess the current garden and provide guidance for its future design and development. KGF Board President, Joy Okazaki and the consultant team joined us to present their findings and highlight some of the recommendation to guide improvement for the next 20-30 years.

Standing Items:

• Call to order
• Introduction of guests or new members
• Approve minutes from last month’s member meeting Corresponding Secretary report:  (Anne) absent
• Reports of standing and special committees
  • Membership: Nothing
  • Building: no one present to provide report
  • Finance (Gerd) 

• Account Balances:
• Savings: $27,257.55
• Checking: $9,783.03
• Deposit: .81 
• We have no income

• Social – (Danielle) October 17 from 7-8pm will be our first virtual  (ZOOM) WineFest. Have your favorite wine or other beverage on hand and be prepared to describe it (Anne will provide fun adjectives/descriptors to help you find just the right word(s)!  
• Technology (Keegan) no updates

Old Business:

• Any membership feedback on last month’s presentation by Omar Akkari on Seattle Street Ends (SSE). 
  • Interesting to learn areas that might be available for direct water access
  • (Vicky) Cooper Street end park
• The Arts and Crafts Fair will be a Facebook event running from late November through mid-December.  Details will soon follow on deadlines and how it will run. (Keegan)
  • Arts and Crafts fair will be virtual event.
  • Facebook event
  • Sign up extended to 10/16
  • link in invitation

New Business :

• We were able to reach a quorum which allowed us to take a vote for members of the nominating committee. All votes submitted via the Survey Monkey poll were cast for the nominated members: JoAnn as lead, with Alan and Su as additional members of the committee. No write-ins were received. Two members were unable to access the poll during the meeting, but were comfortable voicing their vote publicly, which brought us up to 15 votes (plus the 13 received via the poll). 

• Kathy Weibel announced that the library and Rainier Beach High School need tutors to help students via zoom

Board Members in Attendance:

Keegan O’Connor Su Harambe Alan Ross Danielle McClure

Brett Boynton Gerd Prewett Joan Krueger

Featured Speaker – Link to speakr presentation

Featured Speaker: Omari Salisbury is the COO and Founder of Converge Media, a leading producer of content for black and urban audiences. The son of the first black-owned photography studio in the Northwest, Omari Salisubry hails from a long line of visual storytellers. 52 countries and counting, Omari is a true global citizen working in media across the continent of Africa, the middle east, and Europe for Media Zone, Clouds Media Group, and Status Communications. No matter where Omari finds himself across the globe, he will always call Seattle home. Omari is a proud native of Seattle’s Central District and a graduate of James A. Garfield High School.  Omari’s email is omari@whereweconverge.com.  He is willing to help bring attention to necessary community concerns.  

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Standing Items:

• Call to order
• Introduction of guests or new members
• Approve minutes from last month’s member meeting (2020 Membership Meeting Minutes) 
• Corresponding Secretary report:  (Anne) absent
• Reports of standing and special committees
  • Membership: Nothing
  • Building: VFW  (Su) annual dinner will be pick up dinner.  Keegan will share info 
  • Finance (Gerd) 

• Account Balances:
• Savings: $27,257.13, 
• Checking: $10,292.18, 
• Deposit: .81 
• We have no income

• Social – (Danielle) October 17 from 7-8pm will be our first virtual  (ZOOM) WineFest. Have your favorite wine or other beverage on hand and be prepared to describe it (Anne will provide fun adjectives/descriptors to help you find just the right word(s)!  
• Technology (Alan) working on on-line arts and crafts market

Old Business:

• Any membership feedback on last month’s presentation by Omar Akkari on Seattle Street Ends (SSE). 
  • Interesting to learn areas that might be available for direct water access
  • (Vicky) Cooper Street end park
• The Arts and Crafts Fair will be a Facebook event running from late November through mid-December.  Details will soon follow on deadlines and how it will run. (Keegan)
  • Arts and Crafts fair will be virtual event.
  • Facebook event

New Business :

Love Your Lands Campaign – Sept 19-26 Does anyone in RBCC want to sign up for a project? Details at https://mtsgreenway.org/get-involved/npld/  (Keegan)

• Local clean up projects
• can sign up as group

• Any more announcements?
• Alvin Edwards has 500 masks available.  
• He can be contacted at Alvin.Edwards@500Seattle.gov

Board Members in Attendance

In Attendance: Keegan O’Connor  Anne Nolan Su Harambe 

Alan Ross Dorothy Driver Brett Boynton 

Gerd Prewett Joan Krueger Danielle McClure 

Standing Items:

• Call to order
• Introduction of guests or new members (none in attendance)
• Approve minutes from last meeting
• Corresponding Secretary (Anne): nothing to report
• Reports from committees
  • Membership: no updates
  • Building:  (Su)VFW reduced our rent by 50% because we are unable to rent do to COVID
  • Finance:  (Gerd) balances:
    • Savings $27,256.61, Checking $10,015.48, Deposit Acct $0.81,
    • new generator purchased $330 raised from donations to cover deductible
    • Ron Angeles and VFW offered to donate additional monies to cover $550 deductible
    • New generator has been ordered and will be stored inside the building
  • Social:  (Danielle) virtual ice cream social 8/22/2020 7-8 pm, everyone welcome and encouraged to attend
  • Technology: (Alan) New website is easy to navigate and looks great.  Alan updated with COVID info, email any feedback to http://rainierbeachcommunityclub.org. Thank you to Tom and Alan 

Old Business:

• Update on generator fund (see above)
• Feedback on last month’s presentation by John Stafford on the highlights of last legislative session
  • informative 
  • suggestion was made to have an overview of the legislative session annually
• Winners of the 2020 Rainier Beach Community Clean Up Challenge
  • 1st place: Tyrone and Yvette Kenny
  • 2nd place: Ron Angelis
  • 3rd place: Dave Merrill

New Business:

• Harvest Social will be postponed until we cancel together safely (maybe spring celebration potluck)
• Arts and Crafts Fair will be a Facebook event running November -December. Dorothy reported that more vendors will be included as there will be no space limits.  The fair will include a studio tour.   Alan and Tom volunteered to help with technical component. 
• Rainier Beach Ready Emergency Communication Hub (Ron) will have a virtual presentation 9/1/2020 at 7 p.m. to inform neighbors how to communicate after a major disaster.  Register at https://signup.com/go/gucoHCO.  SIgns with information have been posted in the community.

Featured Speaker: Omar Akkari is the Shoreline Street Ends (SSE) Program Coordinator  for the City of Seattle Department of Transportation.  The SSE improves public access, protects unique views, enhances habitat, supports maritime industry and fosters stewardship to create long-lasting community assets.  Omar shared photos of current projects that restore public access to shoreline.  The SSE is helping home owners to bring public spaces into compliance.

Adjourn:

Next meeting 9/9/2020

Board Members in Attendance

In Attendance: Keegan O’Connor  Anne Nolan Su Harambe 

Alan Ross Dorothy Driver Brett Boynton 

Gerd Prewett Joan Krueger Danielle McClure

Standing Items:

• Call to order
• Introduction of guests or new members
• Approve minutes from last month’s meeting with 2 corrections
• Corresponding Secretary Report:  (Anne) Nothing to report
• Standing Committee Reports
  • Membership: No updates
  • Building: (Gerd) The stolen generator will be replace and stored in the storage room which needs to be cleaned out.  The generator is important because it is part of our local community emergency plan.  Donations are welcome to help defray the cost of the $500 deductible. 
  • Finance: (Gerd)  Savings account: $27,256.19, Checking account: $12,867.85, Deposit account: $0.81
  • Social: Happy hour trivia night Saturday July 11 7:30-9:00 pm 
  • Technology:  (Alan) Our new website launched. http://rainierbeachcmmunityclub.org

Old Business:

• Review of new website (Alan) screen shared and showed the wonderful new website.
• The need for a new generator was reviewed (Kathy Weibel).  It is source community of power in case of major emergency such as an earth quake.
• Member feedback on last month’s speaker, Mark Solomon.  People felt his presentation was interesting and relevant.  Of especial interest were the visual details and clarification of legal terminology.
• Membership was asked to share Ideas for future speakers
  • Kubota gardens long range plans
  • Sewage, water, electric 
• URB Virtual Garden Tour feed back from membership
  • May to end of June
  • Members are encouraged to

Featured Speaker:   Link to speaker presentation

John Stafford of 37th District Democrats presented a non-partisan summary of 2020 Washington State Legislative Session.  Although some important legislation plans were passed, Mr. Stafford stated that not many very high impact acts were passed.  We can do a great deal this session however financial deficit due to Covid created urgent problems not originally anticipated.  We are facing 5 crisis; public health, economic recession, budget crisis, racial justice, and climate change. He suggested that we should look at balance budget without austerity, new progressive taxation, aggressively address climate change, address issues of racial injustice.

Announcements

• Town of Renton has many resources including free masks
• Rainier Health and Fitness is offering free and inexpensive resources on line.

Adjourn

Next meeting is August 12, 2020