ROTARY CLUB OF EDMONDS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING NOTES

Wednesday, February 16, 2002

Present: Pam Halsan (Chair), Elizabeth Crouch, Rudy Jones, David Stires, Dave Gebert

Nancy Brown, Pat Thorpe, Staser Holcomb, Brent Hagen and Vern Chase

1. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 a.m.

2. Special Presentation. Bruce Austin, Rotary Club of Spokane Valley, Bill Morton, Lynnwood Rotary presented information about Operation World Education, the online project of Rotary International Learning Center and supplying dental chairs to Peru. No action by our club is planned at this time due to other commitments.

3. Janitorial Issues with the Edmonds Yacht Club. Several members of the board have met with officers of the yacht club. The EYC had several issues, including responsibility for the cleaning of the kitchen and meeting rooms. The EYC wants many long standing issues, including fees, resolved. Pat Thorpe moved that the president be directed to go back to the EYC, in light of the fact that we have no contract, and begin negotiations for a fair contract. Seconded by Nancy. Carried.

4. Minutes. The minutes of the January 16 meeting were approved with an amendment by Pat to change the second sentence in item 6 – Waterfront Festival to “Pat Thorpe moved that on the recommendation of our consultant we charge a cover charge for the Beer Garden with the exact amount to be determined by the Waterfront Festival Committee.”

5. Secretary’s Report. Vern introduced two new attendance reports from Clubmate. It was announced that the Rotary Picnic in the Park will be held in the City Park on Tuesday, August 6^th. The importance of our club’s web site was discussed and how can be used for club announcements, up to date roster and a wide variety of other possibilities. Kirk Greiner is spending a great deal of time managing the site.

6. Treasurer’s Report. Nancy distibuted the Balance Sheet for the period ending January 31, 2002 which showed that we have $3,096 in the main bank account – which will be enough to meet our usual anticipated expenses. Our Money Market account, which will not be touched without board approval, is currently $10,205.00. We still have a few members who need to bring their accounts up to date.

7. Membership. Pat Thorpe reported we had nine prospective members (3 responded to our letter and six were connected with members) who attended our introductory meeting. They were approved for classification by Carl if it was determined that they had a strong interest in becoming members. Katie will help Pat with the follow up and report back at the next board meeting. Senator Paull Shin will be contacted by Vern after the legislative session. These new member prospects were moved by Pat, seconded by Staser and carried.

8. Service Directors:

a. Club Service. Brent Hagen reported that the Fireside is scheduled at Nancy’s tonight.

b. Community Service. No report – Steve Waterman was excused. David reported that the Community Scholarship Matching Grant Program can possibly enhance our club’s scholarship efforts. Dick Cole will be asked to check on our 501 (c) (3) non-profit/charitable status.

c. Vocational Service. Rudy Jones reported that the next Career Day for the district’s middle school students is on March 1^st. He also learned that the district, on very short notice, wants a contribution for their high school program. Rudy will report on this new request.

d. International Service. No report.

9. Waterfront Festival. Nancy requested a copy of the festival budget. There was discussion about the status of the Arts & Crafts funds. These are to be resolved at the next committee meeting.

10. Foundation. Staser is working with the Police Foundation to select a recipient of the honorary Paul Harris Fellow (PHF).

The meeting adjourned at 9:00 a.m.

Recorded by

Vernon W. Chase, Secretary

Next Board Meeting: Wednesday, March 20^th at 7:30 a.m. Return to Index