- September Meeting minutes approved
- Treasurer’s Report
- Approved
- HFW
- Waiting for Army Corp Eng. permitting before continuing
- Need to start construction before Jan 1st
- Current estimated cost $403,907.86
- Hike For Kids
- JROC Team
- https://secure.qgiv.com/event/hikeforkids2020/team/868102/
- Growing Our Community: Inclusion / Diversity Committee
- Feedback from different organizations
- Discuss next steps from feedback
- Adjust Social Media tone and who is represented
- Draft JROC social media guidelines
- Build policy on how social media is used
- Safety Committee
- Working on safety map of park
- determining size of map
- meeting of city departments that share water safety responsibilities
- Bryce working with city to coordinate the meeting
- Events
- KOTJ
- Looking to reservations for different areas
- Budget for hand sanitizer and other cleaning items
- Maybe setup pre-packet pickup at Stonehouse roundabout
- Work Projects
- October 31st
- Rehab 21st tower
- JRPS needs material
- Add plants
- fencing
- mulch
- Kiosk Update
- Retaining walls
- Not all slated for single weekend
- Signup via Hands On Greater Richmond
- Also cleanup at dry-rocks for overflow
- 25 people max in a single area
- $500 approved for material
- October 31st
- Falls of the James Report
- Nov 9th
- 50th anniversary kickoff event
- Nov 15th screen of the movie Rappahannock
- https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/recreational-planning/rappahannock-screening

- Free screening
- Like lower section to become a designated scenic river
- 5 new rivers up for designation
- Friends of the James River
- Bill Draper book
- Photo tour of JRPS
- Mary Kay Martin starting 2 year term as President
- Also working on diversity and inclusion issues
- Similar mission statements between two groups
- Sorting out their Master Plan
- Friends meet first Tuesday of the month
- Looking for areas of collaboration
- Bill Draper book
- Trails Report
- August Numbers 1.51 million visitors
- 2019 through end of August 1.38 million visitors
- Parking Lots
- 22 and 42 lots open on weekends
- Through end of October
- Trying to reduce bottle necks
- DPW completing roadside railing
- Riverside from 22nd to Reedy Creek
- Starting soon
- Insect and plant surveys
- park wide insect survey
- pinning and sending to specialists
- plant survey of Williams Island
- Not a lot of invasives on the island
- Plethora of native plants not found elsewhere
- Easement
- lawyers are working on assessment
- Safety
- ZDam video
- well done
- should be shared on social
- Hosting Enlight art installation
- Some at one end of TPOT bridge
- Invasive Species Removal
- DEQ money going to native plants
- purchased emerald ash borer treatment system
- friends of Pumphouse
- Teaming with Poe Museum on poem reading at pumphouse
- Benefits friends of pumphouse
- Ancarrow’s Landing
- painted and planted bollards
- rehabbed benches and removed large tree
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