KEY PENINSULA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

Minutes for Friday, June 4, 2004

 

Place: Homeport Restaurant, 7:30am by President June Williams

Present: Marv Keizur, Barb Heard, Dennis Taylor, Marty Marcus, Nancy Lind, Fred & Mary Ramsdell, Joyce Tovey, Ruth Bramhall, John Biggs.

Guest Speakers: None

Secretary’s Report/Corres: MSC to approve the minutes from 0521/04. Treasurer’s Report: Balance on hand is $4051.54

Old Business/Committees:

  1. Community Council – There are several local locations where survey boxes are located for entering registrations for the June 26th vote.  Almost 300 people are currently registered.  There is a full slate of candidates from all districts. Candidates running for office were named.
  2. KP Fair – Fred said fair volunteers are riding a hay wagon in the Maritime Gig Parade tomorrow.  The Thursday night Youth Night is still planned per Dennis.
  3. Metro Park District – Ruth attended the last meeting. They need more people from the public sitting in the audience. Meetings are the 2nd & 4th Monday of the month at 7:00pm in the park annex.  It will take about 3 months to turn over the old park district.
  4. Business Economic Development – June relayed information from the May 18th meeting.  They would like to see the Chamber of Commerce’s (5) in Pierce County meet to discuss common issues.
  5. KP News – We discussed the newspapers’ independency from the Civic Center, sponsor mailing privileges, political articles and advertising.
  6. Road Clean Up –Scheduled for July.
  7. Gig Harbor Hospital – June will be attending the June 14th meeting.  Give her any thoughts or ideas to mention at the meeting (ie: adequate parking & valet parking).
  8. Wauna Post Office – Nancy has a presentation almost ready to present to the Metro Park Board for restoring the post office. Next meeting for Friends of the Wauna Post Office is June 15, 7:00pm at the Civic Center.

New Business:  

  1. Two Waters Arts Alliance- Ruth said a fundraiser is planned for this month and a scarecrow-building contest is coming in July, donations of materials are needed.
  2. Salmon Bake- The Longbranch Church is sponsoring a salmon bake on July 24.
  3. KPBA Sign – The sign at the Purdy spit needs painting and the area needs weeding.  Fred said he’d cut the weeds. John will check with Terry Kaas on getting the sign painted.

Individual Reports:

  1. Fred said the Wauna Fire Station got their occupancy permit. 2. Mary said the Angel Guild was not broken into, but the dentist office was. 3. June said they have a new front desk person at Key Bank. 4. Nancy reported on the Trail Committee and showed the kayaking & auto tour books for sale. 5. Ruth is taking a tour of the new operating rooms at Tacoma General Hospital & Mary Bridge. 6. John mentioned the extreme low tides today and July 6. 7. Marv is working on their new office.  8. Joyce said business is good. 9. Marty said Camp Seymour’s fame is spreading all the way to Idaho.

Meetings/Events/Activities:

Breakfast                                Homeport Restaurant                Friday, July 2                 7:30am

Lunch                                      Horseshoe Lk. Rest.                  Friday, June 18              12:00pm

 

 

 

June Guest Speaker-Lois McMahan

 

Meeting Adjourned: Approximately 9:03am

Respectfully Submitted: Barbara Heard