- Call to order @ 7:07 p.m.
- Present Officers: David, Rebecca, Brenan, Adam
- Present Directors: Jared, Mary (for Joe), Jason, Nancy
- Reviewed & approved January meeting minutes
- 141 members (143 members last month)
- Standing Committee Reports
- River Watch – Brennan Filippini
- DNR is seeking input on Nooksack River; club should send letter about the NF takeout
- Rebecca ran the lower Nisqually (put in @ Yelm hydroplant) together with the Nisqually River Council & Thomas O’Keefe. Very scenic run (spotted 48 eagles) and excellent educational opportunity.
- Bill: A bill has been introduced that would require DOT to consider river access when doing bridge projects. (Senate Bill 6363, House Bill 2660)
- Safety and Education – Jared Cook
- Sent email to Wet Planet regarding River Rescue Certification course
- Communications – David Elliott
- Plans are in place to make some updates to the website layout.
- Membership – Mary (for Joe Koncikowski)
- Will work with David to send letters to past members, promote membership
- Programs/Volunteers – Nancy Douty
- January Membership Meeting went well
- WRRR Wear – Rebecca Post
- We have new WRRR Wear polyester T-shirts in bright neon orange, yellow, or pink
- River Watch – Brennan Filippini
- Old Business
- Budget (will be up on website soon)
- $6,759 in bank; $125 in cash; $155 in bills; $115 from new memberships
- Proposing budget changes: Add membership meeting appetizers; change Tilton to just $50 for wood; increase Safety & Education to $2,400; increase a few river trip budgets (based on needs); decrease rosters to $10 — All Approved
- Proposed budget of $400 for stickers — Not Approved — will do more research on options and will discuss at next Board meeting
- January General Membership meeting roundup
- It was great. The food was good but went fast, club will buy more next time.
- Tilton Trek status:
- Details are in the Waterlog. Budget is $50 for wood.
- Green River Cleanup status
- Camps are reserved, Mary will help with the BBQ with volunteers, planning a potluck for ‘whenever you wake up’ Sunday morning
- still need volunteers to help with BBQ, registration, etc. etc. ,the more volunteers the shorter the volunteer time per person
- Weekly Green River Cleanup meetings begin soon with Corps of Engineers, they are twice a month. If interested in participating, contact Brenan Filippini.
- Safety class status
- Waiting to hear back from Wet Planet (see recent Yahoo email from Jared on the subject)
- Budget (will be up on website soon)
- New Business
- Flip practice planning: Nancy will check with Jim to make sure Lake Sammamish Park is reserved
- Wenatchee Rendezvous planning
- We are going to camp the same place as last year. Let Brenan know if you’re going Thursday, since signs won’t be up yet and hard to find.
- We need to solicit donations/prizes. Adam will draft letters to send to companies; David said Werner is worth contacting and we should also contact Mark Proctor/new raft store in town
- Waterlog articles needed by 2/20
- Green River Cleanup teaser is ready
- Board members need to be updated, David will contact Brian
- Announcements and good of the order
- Adjourn @ 8ish p.m.