North Tabor Neighborhood Association
Monthly Meeting
Date: Tuesday, May 15th, 2018
Time: 6:30PM
Location: 4837 NE Couch St (Community of Christ Church)
NTNA General Meeting Minutes
Meeting called to order at 6:30PM
New Business (so guests did not have to wait through meeting)
Nathan and Daniel, Community of Christ Church
– Idea to have a neighborhood yard sale, anyone can bring items to sell, keep own profits, flea market, closing portion of Couch st.
– Idea to create more of a community block party, other vendors
host in July 6 and 7 (but looking at other dates b/c there are lots of city wide events that time). could be in the morning… details TBD.
April may are good months, fall good time.
FYI – august 7 national night out.
Daniel Rose – Drose@cofchrist-gpnw.org
Approval of Agenda –
Dawn no present, Josh to make tresure report
motion – chuck and patty, approved unanimous
No access to April Minutes – will move approval to next month
Clean Up Update:
busy all day
issue with someone dropping in a prohibited item (old roofing material), made it so that one of the dumpsters got returned due to contaminants,
for next year, should charge more money for each load
resale made ~$350
need to reassess styrofoam for next year, batteries (need to be more explicit)
folks who staffed it are working on a de-brief and making notes for next year
Treasury Report:
Dawn provided written report
$2,877.57
Issue with filing reports to DOJ (income and expenses reports), filling costs est. $120 for 15-16 (due to it being late) ~$70 for 16-17
$747 in SEUL account waiting for us to access and spend on communications
Dawn will be sending in the request for release of funds
RE: Question from Dawn about charitable contribution to building host. In past did $100 donation to Northstar. Josh will add this to the agenda for the full board budget conversation. Vote in june on donation to church.
Budget Conversation:
Revenue Brainstorm:
clean up (amount unknown from year to year)
SEUL ($750 each year, has to be targeted for communications)
Silent auction
Spaces to have events: A&L (maybe donate beer?), Lagunitas event space (proceedes from beer sales go to neighborhood)
Neighborhood T-shirts
Fun Run
Historic walk
Seek donations from local business (in past had been for ads in newsletter)
Chili cook off in the fall
something with/at fred meyers – fundraiser – bbq outside
Expenses Brainstorm:
– communications (web, flyers, postage)
– donations (building host, as requested) – do we want to set upper limit for request / for year – mandala upkeep
– banners
– Obligatory: fees (DOJ, state of or)
– event costs
Budget Practice: Min to keep from year to year – reserves / carry over
Budget Strategy – have several revenue building events throughout the year (spring and fall) Emma will ask SEUL to ask for example budgets
Decided to have a budget subcommittee , meet may 29th, 6:30pm
– review categories / ideas
– set goal budget
– review budget policies
Tabled discuss of Mt Tabor donation until June meeting
Josh will let them know that we are still in process
New business:
Suzanne Gardner sent josh email re Help Block Implementation of RIP, requesting the information be posted on NTNA facebook page
Recommendation is that she post on FB as a private citizen
Sam suggestion to have land use meeting – to inform neighbors of zoning changes, RIP as well. invite city staff first Tuesday of June, June 5.
Patty reach out to city staff re date.
*Adjourn 7:50pm*