Community Advisory Board
Minutes
April 25, 2007
Present: June Micheals, Bonnie Hasenbeck, Allison Norman, Marv Mai, David Johnson, Don Taylor,
Excused: Nancy Wang
Unexcused Absence: None
Guests: Susan Stoneman, City Clerk and Susan Gorin, City Councilmember
Staff: Pat Fruiht
The Chair called the meeting to order. Introductions were made for the new member and the guests. The minutes were approved as mailed.
Staff reviewed the action items from March.
Downtown Market Outreach
CAB is scheduled to have a table at the Downtown Market on May 16th. Right now there is one booth available weekly for the CAB until July to help with outreach for the grant applications.
Follow-up items:
ACTION: Check with Paul Hess about Downtown Market with CAB on the 16th
ACTION: Get a table for the Downtown Market. Allison, Marv, Tanya and Chris volunteered to staff the table at the Market.
Bike Master Plan Follow-Up
ACTION: Schedule overview of bike master plan for June meeting.
Discussion: Form 700's
Susan Stoneman, City Clerk, explained the state law requirements for the level of Form 700. She explained that because the CAB had money to recommend to the Council, they needed to be the "A" reporting category. She did not believe there was any recourse on that requirement.
ACTION: Staff will get map of 500 foot radius to CAB members.
ACTION: Find out from attorney about radius decision.
City Goals Committee Assignments
Each CAB member was asked to determine which City Council committee they wished to serve on for the next two years. The following assignments were made:
Chris: Thriving and Diverse Neighborhoods
Environmental Committee
Lee: Organizational Committee
Tanya: Creating Alternative Transportation
Vital Downtown
Inclusive Communities
Allison: Vital Downtown
Bonnie: Inclusive Communities
Lois: Thriving Neighborhoods
Open space
Vital Downtown
Marv: Vital Downtown
Economic Development
Don: Seniors and Youth
ACTION: Staff will follow up to let committees know of CAB assignments.
COPE Homework
Several members reported they were having difficulty connecting with Paul Hess. However, several members committed to being District leaders: Zone 3: Allison, Zone 5: Bonnie/Nancy, Zone 1: Chris
Lois has talked with 10 people so date, Marv and Tanya are recruiting, no commitments to date.
ACTION: Follow up with Paul on quadrants
ACTION: Lois will send EOC plan to everyone
ACTION: COPE information will be provided at the Downtown Market
ACTION: Marv would like the names of the leaders in the Southeast area.
Grant Application.
ACTION: Send out revised application/brochure to CAB
ACTION: Send 12 hard copies of brochure/application to CAB.
Council Policy on Attendance
Chairman Lee pointed that the City Council had an attendance policy that CAB will be following. It basically says that if a member misses two meetings without an excused absence from the Chair, they will be asked to resign.
Motion: Chris moved that the CAB adopt and enforce the Council attendance policy beginning with the first meeting in January. The motion carried.
ACTION: Have attendance record since January for CAB Exec Committee
ACTION: Add non-excused absences to minutes in the future.
Future Agenda Items
The group discussed possible items for future agendas.
1) Future Agenda
a. June Bike Master Plan
b. May:
i. Public Works—discuss street repairs plans for summer
ii. Paul & COPE—quadrant
iii. Report on merit of booth at Market
iv. Retreat
Area Reports
Carolyn reported she had great success in the Southwest area. They were able to get No Parking signs up on a vacant lot that had been used to change oil. That has basically eradicated the problem.
Chris reported that the Creek Master Plan has been adopted and that Water Conservation is adopting a Cash for Grass program to help with summer irrigation water savings.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:35 p.m.