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April 2021 Board Meeting Minutes

  1. Call to order: 7:05 pm Nancy, Eric, Tammie, Joe, Randy, Brenan, Karie
  2. Review minutes and approve: Approved
    1. Check previous month’s action items
  3. Review agenda
  4. 142 members (140 members last month, highest ever 167 in March 2020)
  5. Standing Committee Reports
    1. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: no updates
    2. River Watch – Rebecca Post: Wenatchee Whitewater Park – keep an eye out for more info.  Nancy to contact Mick Curtis
    3. Safety and Education – Rebecca Post: Safety class is full.  Paul: will look into doing another class in 2022.  Work with Wet Planet to pencil us in.  Nancy to contact Paul.
    4. Communications – Brenan Filippini:
      1. Logo back up on website.  Thank you to whomever made that happen (David?).
      2. Going to cancel MLT park for flip practice and move to KP.  May just be BBQ.  There is room at group camp beach eddie for flip practice.  Brenan to announce.
      3. Mary may be interested in picking up the BBQ portion.  Joe will talk to her.  Brauts & Burgers.
      4. We had not planned or advertised providing lunch on Saturday.  Joe will bring gas grill to provide quick heat source for anyone who wants to cook their own. Brenan will post that no lunch will be provided.  May bring some extra hot dogs just in case.
      5. Joe was able to secure a wood chipper donation.  Park Rangers will haul wood chips up to get them out of the way.  The park will let us use their tools but it is pretty sparse. Volunteers can buy wood permit for $25 to take home up to 5 cords of wood.  Joe has been working with Ranger David Paul Rougan.  Brenan to post list of suggested tools to bring.  wheel barrows, ropes, chains, rakes, gloves, boots, safety glasses
      6. People can camp at KP GC. RVs can camp there.  Bunk house will be open.  Bathrooms and showers will be open.
      7. Fires are allowed.
      8. Need photographer to take as many pictures as possible to document work.
      9. May have to do a wheel barrow race.
    5. Membership – Tammie: No new members
    6. Programs and Volunteers – Erik Smith: No updates
    7. Mail pickup/Meeting reservations – Joe Koncikowski: Joe will check mailbox soon.
    8. WRRR Wear – Rebecca Post: Will bring to Pre-Clean and Clean-up
  6. Events
    1. Green Pre-Clean status (4/24/2021): see above
    2. Flip Practice status (4/25/2021): see above, moving to KP Pre-Clean
    3. Green River Cleanup status (5/1/2021): just need people to do sign ups.  Go to GreenRiverCleanup.org for additional details.
    4. Wenatchee Rendezvous status (6/5/2021): Joe to order portopotties.  Brenan and Joe to coordinate prizes
    5. Misc River Ops:
      1. Skagit: do we do both weekends, just one, or combination.  Randy reserved dates on Calendar for Group Camp.
      2. Hip camp website is a good tool for finding alternate websites
  7. Old Business
    1. None
  8. New Business
    1. Wenatchee Rendezvous General Membership meeting agenda: WELCOME back, upcoming events
    2. Discuss what officer positions directors are interested in learning:
      1. Paul/Randy interested in River Ops.
      2. Joe is interested in looking into it
      3. Brenan is VP
      4. Eric possible for Treasurer
      5. Tammie to learn River Watch
      6. Committees: DE&I:
      7. Mailbox: Karie
      8. Meeting Reservations: Nancy
    3. Membership letter to members expired within 3 years?: Joe had one written. Joe to check to see if David has current version of letter.  Check with David if he has membership roster showing who should receive article
  9. Waterlog articles needed by 4/20
    1. NOTE: Make sure Brian verifies receipt of articles
    2. VP River Ops – Wenatchee Rendezvous full article: Joe to check if he sent article to Brian
    3. VP River Ops – Sauk Overnighter teaser: Brenan
    4. VP River Ops – White Salmon teaser: Joe
  10. Announcements and good of the order
  11. Adjourn