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March 2019 Board Meeting Minutes

  1. Call to order
    1. Officers – Rebecca, Joe, David
    2. Directors – Brenan, Steve (7:13), Karie (7:54)
    3. Rebecca acts as chair
  2. Review minutes and approve
    1. Minutes approved
    2. Status of prize donations
      1. Joe reached out to Audrey – none available
      2. Throw bag
      3. Derek Young – ad sponsor for prizes
  3. Review agenda
  4. 135 members (136 members last month)
  5. Standing Committee Reports
    1. River Watch – Rebecca Post
      1. Cispus
        1. continued BS from Lewis County and the BPA
        2. Removed takeout from budget
        3. BPA not nice about this
        4. Brenan is now “The Hooded Ninja” – he has a lot of hats
      2. Nisqually
        1. Car cleanup – Greg Mason wants to get the car out
        2. Maybe helicopters
        3. Wait for low water in August
        4. Possibly put up a sign – contact Nisqually tribe to help
    2. Safety and Education – Rebecca Post
      1. Safety class with Casey
        1. May 11-12
        2. Limited to 12 people
        3. $125 per person
        4. WRRR pays for camping
        5. Possibly give gear to participants
        6. There is budget – no approval needed
      2. First aid class
        1. Lance Blanchard helping
        2. Do this in the fall
    3. Communications – Karie Burns
      1. Absent
    4. Membership – Rebecca Post
      1. Online form needed soon
      2. David to update the membership application to open up space
    5. Mail pickup/Meeting reservations – Mary Koncikowski
      1. Picked up and checks deposited
      2. Need to reserve Claim Jumper for April
    6. WRRR Wear – Rebecca Post
      1. “I got nothing”
  6. Events
    1. Tilton Trek roundup (2/16/2019)
      1. Didn’t happen
    2. Niqually Cleanup status (4/20/2019)
      1. Rebecca to write article
      2. Need to check campground
      3. Repo and Brenan camping  at the Yelm Walmart
    3. Flip Practice status (4/28/2019)
      1. All good
    4. Green River Cleanup status (5/4/2019)
      1. Need volunteers
      2. Bryan Holmes for Trash Czar – Headworks leader
      3. Campground should be ready for us
      4. Dump voucher – Nature Nuts might do it for us
    5. Wenatchee Rendezvous planning (6/1/2019)
      1. The Poo King is all over it
      2. Randomly depositing toilets all over Leavenworth
      3. Eagle Creek – $255
      4. Hay Canyon – $395 for 2 months – will not do it
      5. Leavenworth – $415 for 2 months
      6. WRRR signs for toilets
      7. Increase budget – $800 for Wenatchee
    6. Misc River Ops
      1. Credit card for Joe to buy
      2. Need volunteers
  7. Old Business
    1. Budget
      1. Karie arrived – have a quorum
      2. Brenan seconded
      3. Discussion of Nisqually camping
      4. Approved unanimously
  8. New Business
    1. By-Laws revisions
      1. Not ready yet
      2. Will post summary to Board FB group when ready
      3. Board needs to approve at April meeting
      4. General membership notified by May 1
      5. General membership vote on June 1 at Wenatchee
    2. Leavenworth boat launch portapotties
      1. covered above
    3. April board meeting location
      1. covered above
  9. Waterlog articles needed by 3/20
    1. NOTE: Make sure Brian verifies receipt of articles
    2. Nisqually Cleanup
      1. Repo
    3. VP River Ops – Green River Cleanup full article
      1. Brenan
    4. Programs – Flip Practice full article
      1. David with help from Jim
  10. Announcements and good of the order
    1. Looking forward to water
    2. Pray for a slow melt – Karie
  11. Adjourn
    1. 8:02