- August Meeting Minutes
- Approved
- Treasurer’s Report
- Approved
- Huguenot Universal Access
- ~Halfway through permitting process
- Sally in contact with Timmons
- City permits are in process
- Army Corp of Engineers is in process
- Bid package is just about ready
- For immediate access ramp
- Possible expand further into Huguenot lot
- Need to check with city for exact funds available in cap improvement budget
- Need to take to Timmons about trees surrounding ramp
- Falls of the James Report
- Southern States Silo project needs monitoring
- Will be a new bridge across the creek
- Make sure there is a continuation of the flood wall path
- Need to advocate for river access and parking
- Manchester Road will be paved
- Mixed use residential
- Libbie Hill
- Tree needs to come down to restore view shed
- Hid silos that are no longer there
- Restores view of the original view that gave Richmond its name
- JRAC cleanup
- Sept 12th
- Self guided cleaning
- Coordinate with Matt Mason
- Tell park where you left trash
- Friends
- New Executive officer and board members
- Rebranding organization
- Master Plan advocacy work is on going
- Pump House
- Started hard hat tours
- Saturdays 1-4pm
- Got 10k donation to stabilize wall
- Pro bono work from architects to be able to increase capacity
- Looking for 16m to renovate and open to community
- Started hard hat tours
- Southern States Silo project needs monitoring
- Blue Sky Fund
- Hike for Kids
- October
- Full day of hiking with kids around the park
- Motion for $250 to BSF For Hike For Kids
- Hike for Kids
- Growing Our Community: Inclusion/Diversity
- Teresa led a group on why our group lacks diversity
- What is our mission and how that includes equity
- Introductory meeting
- Feedback
- Social media tone pertaining to litter
- Cannot promote inclusion by pointing fingers
- Promote people doing the right thing instead of scolding those doing wrong
- Draft up a social media policy
- Simple guiding principals
- Focus on positive and encouraging behaviors
- Need more sports involved as well,
- not just boaters
- mtb
- climbers
- etc
- Continue conversation in subcommittees
- Safety in the Park/River
- waterproof map
- Use base layer of park stripped of non-water features
- Use common names with fire department
- Design costs $400 – $1000
- Approved $500 for design work
- Multi-departmental meeting
- City departments that are responsible for the river and safety
- Establish common rapid names
- Friends is planning a safety page for their website
- Water rescue rep should come to JROC meeting
- Summer safety debrief
- Park Urban Rangers
- People who are familiar with park
- Positive interactions with park users
- Conservation-minded goal
- Examples of this in other city
- Rangers would be in all city parks
- waterproof map
- Events:
- Films on the Canal Walk – Sept 16
- Virtual showing
- Still accepting submissions and recommendations
- Doesn’t have to be local
- KOTJ – Nov 15
- Ad published in BRO
- Meeting Tuesday
- Logistics are still up in the air
- Probably be done in waves
- Need to consider shifts for volunteers
- Films on the Canal Walk – Sept 16
- Projects List
- Sept
- Cleanup and beautify 14th st
- October
- 21st tower entrance rehab
- Dec
- Vista clearing / invasive species removal
- Jan
- Vauxhall cleanup
- Sept
- Bryce/Trails Report
- Through July 31st saw an increase in park users YOY
- Despite closings and restricted access
- Ancarrow’s and Texas beach saw large increases
- Starting in person programs
- Owl prowls, etc
- Adding a position
- Brings total to 6
- decent turnout for popup cleanups
- Replacing old maps with new ones
- Through July 31st saw an increase in park users YOY
- Zeke Report
- Adjourn
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