KEY PENINSULA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

Minutes: Friday, April 2, 2004

 

PLACE:  Homeport Restaurant   TIME:  7:30 am by Pres. June Williams

PRESENT:   Ed Taylor, Nancy Lind, Fred & Mary Ramsdell, June Williams, Marv & Myrtle Keizur, Ruth Bramhall, Marty Marcus, Dennis Taylor, Claudia Loy, Bek Ashby, Trixie Schick, Eric Nelson

MINUTES:  Acceptance MSC                         TREASURERS REPORT:  $3,782.13     

 

OLD BUSINESS  / COMMITTEES:

a. KEYFAIR Committee  - Fred said plans are picking up. Vendor booth applications are available. Exec committee is going to recommend a youth night for Thurs of the fair week, expected to pass. A battle of the bands may be featured. Effort is underway to have the oxen in parade for Maritime Gig in June.

b. Community Plan  -  Dennis said June 26 is public voting day for Community Council board. An interim board is meeting twice a month to iron out details.

c. Road clean up  -  Nancy said road clean up is cancelled for April 17 as the pickup was done by a county crew.

d. Livable Community Fair  - Dennis said the fair is Sat. May 8, 10am-3pm.

e. Business/Economic Development Committee -  June said a general meeting for businesses on the KP will be May 18 at the Vaughn Civic Center, 7-9 pm. The hot button business issues for this community will be discussed. Claudia, Ed, Jeff and June are the planning committee.

f.  Scholarship Committee   -   Claudia said two students have been selected for their scholarships.

 

PRESENTATIONS  / SPEAKERS  / ROUND THE HORN:

a. Mary said Angel Guild has lost members and now needs new members.  b. Nancy said Park Appreciation Day is April 24. She will get organized for RCCA on April 17 and Home Park on April  24.  c.  Bek Ashby asked Ed  if the KPBA website was being upgraded and Ed said he has notified the designer and will send him information. Also she said North Bay Mortgage, her business, is sponsoring a pen contest (farthest distance and unique location) for two trips for two to Las Vegas. She is looking forward to doing business here.  d. Marty said he and Ann will be doing some herp shows and will be gone for the next KPBA meeting.  e. Marv said he and Myrtle doing last minute onslaught of taxes. Says people tell him they can’t retire.  f. Ed said he is concerned about the position the KP News is taking about the Metro Park District. Discussion.  g. Fred said Fire District moving along. Tracy Lyon, training officer, has taken a new job. Also LL’s opening day is Sun. April 3.   h. Ruth said Two Waters Arts Alliance school program has started. They have grants and scholarships have been handed out.    i.  Claudia said people are spending and that’s good. She is having a bonsai class this Sat. April 3 and a moss basket class, April 24.   j.  Dennis said sheriff’s detachment will be a significant presence at the Livable Comm. Fair. (outreach).  Claudia said the ‘green cars’ are still going  way too fast through Key Center. Discussion.  k. Eric Nelson said the Wauna Fire Station will hopefully open in July. New fire engines will be delivered soon. On April 12 there will be a joint meeting with Dist. 5 at the Home Fire Station  to sign an interlocal agreement to use apparatus maintenance shop on the GH Peninsula. He also expressed concern about potential tax revisions coming up. Could be 25% loss of revenue.

 

MEETINGS  / EVENTS  / ACTIVITIES:

Lunch                                      Horseshoe Lake Restaurant       Fri., April 16                  12:00 pm

Lunch Speaker:      Pat Lantz, 26th District Representative         

Breakfast                                Homeport Restaurant                Fri. May 7                     7:30 am

Livable Community Fair         Civic Center                              Sat. May 8                    10am –3 pm

 

MEETING ADJOURNED:  App. 9:00 AM     

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:   Nancy C. Lind for Barbara Heard