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May Meeting Minutes

posted on May 3, 2018

  • Treasurer’s Report
    • 16, 436 in available funds
    • HFW took all restricted funds
    • Still have $400 in approved for Wild & Scenic
    • Report approved
  • April Minutes Correction
    • Master plan is funded at 70k of 250k
  • Projects
    • Gear Swap
      • Made $885.60
      • Zeke contributed $56 in funds from cookie sales
      • Need to block backend of road so cars cannot get through
      • possibly put larger ticket items for sale online
    • Goatacado
      • Festival didn’t happen
      • Might still donate
    • JROC Scholarship opportunities
      • Nathan will have proposals
      • possible use for JRPS camps
    • Gallery 5 Fifty Mile Fest
      • June 1st 4-6pm
      • It’s on a First Friday
      • Mitch might be able to help table
    • Upcoming
      • May 18th – 20th Riverrock
        • Will to send out Doodle Poll for volunteer times
        • Doodle poll link will be in minutes and forum
        • Greg will setup inner tubes and kayaks
        • Zeke is looking for bigger inner tubes
        • Promote HFW
      • June 2nd National Trails Day
        • 8 – 12 pm with a cookout at Pumphouse parking lot
        • JROC will be at reedy creek
      • June 9th River cleanup
        • Registration at 11, 11:30 – 1:30 is the cleanup
        • Festival of the River with Richmond Symphony
          • Runs 8th – 10th
        • Belle Isle, Browns Island and canal area cleanups
        • JROC will be the on river cleanup contingent
        • Will have raft support
        • If river levels are high we’ll do something else
        • Katie will set up a FB event asking for local boaters
        • Will to try and find some rafts
  • King of the James
    • Vasen will be 1k sponsor
    • Will brew a beer and donate 10% to JROC
    • Matt to reach out to Healthwarrior to ask about sponsorship
    • Shawan will have registration open shortly
  • Fall Line Park for Mayo Island
    • James River Action
      • Application for boat access
    • Richmond Outdoor Center
    • Proposing Mayo Island
    • Retrofit structures for flood control
    • JRA offices
    • Outfitters and bike shops
    • plus an access point
      • ADA accessible
    • Will be open to public comment
    • For-profit and non-profit company mix
    • Educational center for JRA
  • Music at Maymont
    • $500 donation to JROC per show we attend
    • Booth with JROC info
    • Free entrance
    • Volunteers must be 18
    • Possibly get some volunteers from Hands On Greater Richmond
    • Will has tabling material and will get to Katie
  • Shirt designs for sale at Riverside Outfitters
    • Possibly team up with Trails & Shores to sell shirts
  • Subcommittees:
    • Access
      • Got approval for permitting process funds
        • $17k for coordinating permitting process
      • Construction documents are coming to a close
      • Need to fundraise
      • Sally needs help applying for grants
      • Approved by planning commission
        • They suggested replanting with native species
      • Price range from 125 – 250k estimates
      • Expect some City support
    • Projects
      • No updates
    • Events
      • Propose a budget for KOTJ
    • Promotions
      • No updates
    • Membership
      • No updates
  • Reedy Creek Fountain
    • Subaru paying for update
    • Membership should thank them for paying for the year round fountain
    • Possibly before riverrock
  • Trail report
    • New trailhead between 24th and 25th st on buttermilk
    • Dogwood Dell is now directional clockwise full-time
    • May 12th RvaMore working for KORE at Armstrong 9 – 1
    • Dominion Volunteers paid for and installing split rail at pumphouse
    • Richmond Road Runner paid for a port-a-pot blind northbank parking lot
    • Getting ready for Riverrock
  • Nathan report
    • Maps are in
      • No price on maps
      • Possibly add to new membership packet
      • Put digital map on jroc.net
    • Master Plan
      • Great fundraising momentum
      • 50k from Friends 2k from Community Foundation
      • Meetings with several other foundations
      • Confident of raising 250k for master plan
      • Underway projects are prioritized
    • T-Pot Lights
      • Applying for insurance
      • Expediting repair out of budget
      • Done before festival of the river
    • Northbank tower
      • Emergency repairs needed
      • Engineer documents are done
      • Getting contractor bids will be a hurdle
      • Volunteers needed to haul concrete
    • Staffing
      • Interviewing for environmental education position
      • Contract positions starting to open
    • New Parks Director
      • looking for volunteers for input group
      • Nathan will share more info when he has it
    • May 5th
      • Tower murals
      • 12 -2 volunteer work
    • May 17th
      • Green drinks to talk about Master Plan
      • Time Location TBD
  • Attendance
    • Greg Velzy
    • Shawna Shade
    • Chris Hull
    • Tricia Pearsell
    • Weston Spivey
    • Margaret Maslak
    • Zeke Zebrowski
    • Will Isenberg
    • Nathan Burrel
    • Matthew Rosenberg
    • Jen Skryzpek
    • Michael Burton
    • Katie Lemmert
    • James Dailey

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