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June Meeting Minutes

posted on August 5, 2020

  • Bryce Report
    • Z-DAM Drowning
    • Addressing need for more/better signage
      • Sign should be:
        • Large
        • In Spanish & English
        • Placed at multiple locations
        • Have increased visibility
        • JRPS has the buoys and requests help re-installing them
        • More PSAs
    • BLM
      • JROC would like to be part of the solution
      • People should feel safe, equal and at peace in the park
  • May Meeting Minutes
    • Approved
  • Treasurer’s Report
    • Approved
  • HFW
    • Have funds to cover 2018 budget projection
    • Costs have most likely gone up
    • Bryce wants to start construction this year
    • Permits done by fall, hopefully
  • Virtual Ride
    • Brian has friend interested in editing the full-length video
    • Patrick also
    • Want a short video of the event
  • Social Media
    • Emphasize the need to pack in/out
    • JRPS wants grocery bags
  • Scenic Rivers
    • Needs funding
    • Must be finished by the end of the year
    • Possibly helping at main st station
    • 13 river panels at RVA exhibition space
    • Need to ask if we can keep the panels
    • 3 – 4 month long exhibition over the holidays
    • Panels are 40 – 60 inches in size
    • $400 approved if panels are reusable
  • Films on the Canal Walk
    • Sept 16th
    • Looking for submissions
  • KOTJ
    • Up in the air
    • May have restrictions
    • Matt to setup zoom meeting to discuss future
  • Z – DAM part deux
    • JROC project on North side of Williams Island
    • June work project
    • Larger Brighter portage signs
    • Placed in multiple locations
    • JROC can review sign designs
    • Dam is most lethal between 5 – 8 feet
    • QR code to NOAA on signs
    • Signage at all put-ins
    • Dam signage different from river level
    • Sign hung up above water, potentially
    • Signs up prior to upcoming weekend
    • Is ZDAM DPU property?
    • Establish safety committee
  • June Project
    • Portage Trail around ZDAM on north side of Williams Island
    • Signage similar to triple drop
    • Volunteer registration prior to event
    • Need to keep numbers low
    • Patrick can supply oar rigs
    • Third weekend of the month June 20th
    • Andrew Alli or Bryce needs to be included
    • 10 person limit
  • Subcommittees
    • Focus on park safety
  • Bryce report
    • No May visitation numbers yet
    • JRPS still on pace to beat last year’s visitation numbers
    • More virtual programs
  • Zeke Report
    • Thought Zoom was weird
    • ZekeFest, 1st Saturday in August

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JROC P.O. Box 297 Richmond, Va. 23219