June Minutes

May Minutes: Approved
Treasurer’s Report:
- $511 allocated currently for projects, allocation not changed in months
- Approved: Project Budget up $500 to $1011
JRPS Report
- Visitation
  - May: 206,682, YTD: 700,00y – Low due to high water events and closure of suspension bridge
- Projects
  - Re decking wooden portion of T Pot ramp, Northstar Academy & Venture Richmond scraping together materials for short term fix, revisiting in fall
  - T Pot Bridge electrical lines 90% fixed, local union helping to complete repair
  - Where there is graffiti, they are going to replace lights and other components rather than spraying graffiti removal into river
  - Outdoor education space – put in kiosk, going to add stone steps to river
  - Tree planting at 24^th street tower and north bank
  - Invasive plant Removal: 4+ locations
  - Trail improvement: North Banks to Tredegar is paved versus gravel
  - Education: Starting July 5, as part of youth career development program painting a mural at 42^nd St tower with the theme of Richmond’s native species to help prevent graffiti
  - Dumpster Wall at Pony – taken down because the trash trucks cannot fit when cars parked nearby. Pooring concrete pads for easier access & cleaning. They will separate the dumpster space from the rest of the parknig. Walls not needed because forest on three sides.
HFW

Action: Establish Date for Grand Opening of the Huguenot Flatwater Put In Area
Approved: 5% increase (40K from 38K?) in HFW parking fund for increased cost of porto john and dumpster pad.
GC requested 5% to for increased cost of concrete + fuel + expanded pore area
Ramp is complete – created a stone step alternate put in just west of ramp
Working with Public Works to transplant plants that are not meant for that area
Requests to keep area around ramp, clear of plants. Most plants will not survive the area after the summer. Originally requested from contractor to put boulder in, but quoted 250K. Need to put in place a plan – working with Invasive Species Org to get advice

River Safety Ideas Summarized
- Signs
  - Already complete with bilingual in JRPS
  - Put at Robious and Watkins despite being out of jurisdiction
  - Homeowners have an initiatives – Greg keeping tabs
  - More direct messaging – “no tubers”
- Educational Video + automated social post promotion from westham guage data
  - Potentially leverage Friends’ Rocket Pop Relationship
  - Homegrown one – Courtney, Patrick, Patrick’s Video Production Friend meeting tomorrow
- Feet on the Street – JRPS or Fire & Rescue or Ranger Program educate at put ins
- Media Outlets
  - Share river conditions & safety education on daily reports – Mike Martin
  - VDIM text and radio alerts – Kent
- WebApp – indicate recommended lines and current location in river w/ interactive map
- Fire and Rescue to do Swiftwater education in schools – Berkeley keeping tabs
- Remove Dam – no, actively used
- Permanent Structure (unlike buoy) in Water with Warning far enough above dam
JROC Projects (need to verify dates – those discussed did not match email from May 25)

Saftey issue of people falling off ramp. Potentially mount life rings (need funding) and ladders
Ask Dpu about their life rings. Test two for a year for vandalism or upkeep issues.
August 18 – changing from TPot to Buttermilk trail pick up

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