- December Minute Updates/Corrections
- Boats and Brews at ACAC Short Pump
- Need to investigate $904 match
- Approved
- Treasurer’s Report
- ~$30,000 available
- $5,000 restricted to river access from donor
- 20 for 20
- at ~123%
- Will to draft email thanking membership for 20 for 20
- Treasurer’s report approved
- Vauxhall Report Back
- 2 dump trucks full of trash
- Literally one ton of trash
- possibility of more cleanups
- a lot of trash still remains
- need to determine long term solution to maintaining island
- will be coming into JRPS easement in the next year
- enrichmond responsible for dismantling billboard
- 2 dump trucks full of trash
- Work Projects
- Jan 20th: Sawmill Island
- Feb 17 & 24: Improve/rebuild and clear Huguenot Overlook and steps
- March 17th: Tredegar steps/ramp & rail/Brown Island Vista improvements
- April 21st: Gear Swap
- May 19th: RiverRock Booth – possibly raise funds for Pumphouse Gates
- June 2nd: National Trail Day
- Possible idea: Support groups pick trailhead to promote and celebrate trail
- Boats & Brews
- Is at ACAC. Hardywood couldn’t accommodate this year.
- Third floor film showing
- Fourth floor has food and beer
- Free parking deck near building
- 5:30 to 10:00
- Working on Raffle Items
- Possible JROC membership
- Motion approved to donate a membership, KOTJ shirt, and sticker
- Approach Will at Crossroads and ask if he wants to donate an item
- Possible JROC membership
- Earth Day
- Gear Swap
- April 21st
- Have received vendor packet
- Goatocado festival
- happening the weekend after
- will donate percentage of sales
- need to man table
- offer to direct litter cleanup
- reach out to Parker for support?
- 28th
- Gear Swap
- Subcommittee reports
- Access
- Started paying for construction documents
- Timmons was already out surveying
- Timeline
- Start with survey mid february
- April should have set of plans
- JROC payout was $14,250
- JRPS paying $12,000
- Events
- Gear swap is set
- Projects
- insert stuff from printout
- Promotions
- Jen and Riley are now membership co-chairs
- Access
- Tredegar Fountain
- Waiting on concrete to be poured
- Rest of installation is complete
- Nathan is handling placks
- Reedy Creek can be converted to year-round
- $11-12k for conversion
- Other groups may be interested in funding
- Michael B will reach out to other groups and ask 2-3k
- Trail Report
- Trails are rough
- Freeze thaugh cycle
- Dogwood Dell will be directional
- Possibly one way and always one way
- Has a predominate direction
- Happen in next month or two
- Still working out a Gillie’s
- Possibly partner with MORE are huguenot flat water
- Raise trail so it doesn’t flood as much
- Visitation Numbers
- No visitation numbers at the moment
- Should have by the end of the work
- Ones closer to river more affected by cold
- No visitation numbers at the moment
- Nathan Report
- Parade of Lights did not happen due to weather
- Solstice event was a success
- More people showed up than expected
- New tyvek maps are under way
- Dupont donated tyvek
- Redesign is almost complete
- Feb-March completion
- Nathan will ask donation to cover expenses
- hand held 17”x22”
- Nathan will send out final proposed design
- Master Plan
- Friends is actively fundraising for master plan
- 250k goal on target
- Invasive Species
- Received 10k grant to continue work
- Focusing on larger seed-bearing trees on Belle Isle
- Missing Link
- From t-pot to 21st tower
- moving forward but needs public pressure
- completes blvd to ancarrow’s landing
- possibly put up signs on spot
- have page on jroc.net
- unify park groups and sportsbackers
- Will to write draft letter about importance of missing link
- Project List
- Remove metal under Powhite Bridge ( pop up )
- Finish 14th st ( pop up )
- Rocks at halfmoon beach ( perhaps more jetties to hold rocks )
- Improve Huguenot Flatwater trails in conjunction with RVAMORE
- Further Vauxhall Island cleanup
- Pumphouse: ( perhaps with new Friends of Pumphouse Group )
- replace/re-engineer pumphouse ramp
- Remove chanlink fence and replace with split-rail and canal stones.
- Install iron gates at roadway
- Put signs on completed JROC projects
- Get accessible port-a-potty for Huguenot Flatwater
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