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March Minutes

posted on March 15, 2017

  • February Minutes
    • Minutes Approved
  • Treasurer’s Report
    • Need to approve an additional $280 for Green river sign
      • Motion approved
    • 20 for 20 campaign
      • Anonymous $5k match
      • Need to start noting specified funds towards 20 for 20
      • Needs better promotion on the website
  • Wetlands Project Report Back
    • Suggester sent email thanking JROC for completing this.
    • general success
  • March Project
    • 18th at pump house at 9am
    • emergency repairs boarding up windows, etc
    • Approx $300 needed for supplies
      • Motion Approved
  • Seven Hills Brewery Promotion
    • Approached us for brewing beer
    • Unsure of return from 7H
    • Beer should be ready by april 8th
    • Possible community paddle and then drink at 7H
  • Whistle Stop theatre fund raiser
    • March 24th at 8pm
    • At Artworks
  • Following Fall follow up
    • At Stone Brewery
    • hunter is handling details
    • tentative date is beginning part of april
    • ~23 photos already signed up
  • Access Subcommittee
    • Have list of grant opportunities for Huguenot access project
    • 10-12 different possibilities
  • Event Subcommittee
    • April 22nd Earth Day Festival
      • Bryan reached out to Style weekly and they will have us back for Earth Day
      • Starting at 9 for croc member
      • 9:30 drop off
      • Sale starts at 11
      • Possible Style Weekly story for 20 for 20
      • Need to get GIGANTIC billboard with our logo, like promised
    • not doing james river run, doing KOTJ
    • Films on the flood wall
      • Chris Hull, Joey and patrick are stepping up to support that
      • Sept 13th, tentative
      • JRAC and JRA partners
      • costs split between JRAC, JRA, JROC
  • Project Subcommittee
    • Working to integrate with GroundWorks RVA
    • Still working on cabling project on Belle Ilse
      • Materials just came in from Josh
      • Should go up in next two weeks
    • Company is going to donate pavers for 14th st
      • ~$800 worth of stones
      • Maybe make this a day long community event with food
  • Elections
    • Will approved as President
    • Mitch approved as VP
    • Treasurer approved as Sally
      • Keep an eye out for someone who may be her successor in the future
    • Matt approved as Secretary (yup, that’s right!)
    • Board membership
      • Zeke,
        • Events
      • Shawna,
        • Events
        • Access
      • Greg,
        • Projects
      • Martha
        • Projects
      • Tricia
        • Projects
      • Chris,
        • Project
      • Brian,
        • Events
      • Weston
        • Promotions
      • Members approved
      • Joey Parent, Adam Tremper, Katie Lemmert, Patrick Griffin board member nominees
  • Nathan (Mike) Report
    • Postponed
  • Trails report
    • Success work date with Old Dominion Appalachian trail people on northbankt trail
    • Skills park success
    • March 4th poop loop trail success still a few mud holes left to fill in
    • Directional Poop Loop is going well
    • Possible signs for prohibiting motorized vehicles and other general rules and regs for t-pot
    • Saturday June 3rd National Trails Day
    • 167,000 over 64,000 in the park in February.
      • Probably under countering
      • Need people with clickers to help calibrate counter
      • Mike will let us know which counters are in need of calibration
  • Zeke report
    • Met with Councilwoman Larson
      • Explore funding methods for park
      • How much tax revenue does park generate?
      • Possible take all or portion of that from general fund to park revenue
    • Aware of problems in parks and anxious to fix issues
    • Call to Angelasto, left message
    • Talked to aid for Betsy Carr
      • Talk about doubling fines in park
    • Need to make mandatory safety glasses for work projects
      • Possibly secure bulk purchase
      • Richmond Welding has possible cheap supply of glasses
    • Margaret Meade quote

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