Lyle Elementary School Building: August 2010

Agenda item: Review and approve minutes from July 12, 2010

Discussion: Approved with no changes or corrections.

Agenda item: Review action item status from July 12, 2010 meeting:

§ Norm to put post (pipe) with chain and lock to keep vehicles from driving in, but still allow vehicles in when needed. 8/16: Norm will do

§ Terry will look into getting broken concrete patched. 8/16: leave for now

§ Make signage for pavilion with rules. No fireworks, clean up trash, no open fires, no defacing. “This property under surveillance.” 8/16: Oren is having signs made.

§ Roger, Vern and Don are going to try to get old water heater running in the interim. 8/16: Did not do – disconnected. Recirculating pump is not working.

§ Norm will look at ceiling and how to do insulation. 8/16 Norm still needs to do.

§ Barb will call and get information on costs through mid-Sept. 8/16: Done

Agenda item: Fall Fundraiser

Discussion: Date is October 24, Sunday at the Clark’s house 2:00 – 4:00 PM. Invitation to go out beginning of October. Ask will be to do heating/cooling system. Estimate for 1 room is $6000, whole building is around $36,000. Would like to get estimate on fixing roof for another ask items, broaden scope. Oren will give presentation on what will be done to building – the vision.

Action Items: Subcommittee will meet to plan. Ask Sherri to co-chair. Committee: Lisa, Vern, Oren, Sherri, Karen, Marcia.

Agenda item: Pavilion Dedication /History and Music in the Park Sunday August 29^th 3:00 – 6:00

Discussion: OLESS just needs 10 minutes for kick off. Plaque: building erected summer 2010 by Norm White with assistance of Klickitat County economic assistance and OLESS volunteers. Do ribbon cutting.

Don’t have music lined up – may just do CDs softly. Norm will check with jazz group to see if they want to play for an hour. Food – hot dogs, etc. OLESS to donate $50. Publicity – fliers. Museum is organizing show.

Agenda item: Electrical Update

Discussion: Last weekend 3 journeyman electricians rewired panel and made separate circuits. Two rows of lights on – need ballast to get rest of lights on – Estimate $6000 will re-ballast and re-bulb all the lights in the building. Have good, reliable electricity now. Electrician returning in this week to add strips and do some finish up and put circuit in case we want to put in hot water in janitors room.

Agenda item: Window Update

Discussion: Do windows in one room early on? .

Action Items: Saturday work party to look at what’s behind closed up windows. Oren will send us information on what learns by August 30^th.

Agenda item: Museum Agenda

Discussion: Museum Board would like to sit down with OLESS Board and develop shared vision . Determine how museum fits in with building plans and how we can grow. Would be good to formalize relationship.

Action Items: Terry to have museum board propose some dates to get together with OLESS board.

Agenda item: Free Roaming Cats Spay/Neuter Grant

Discussion: Catlink received 2-year grant to outreach communities in Klickitat county and provide free spay/neuters of freeroaming cats. Lyle will be the first community where we will offer the clinics. September is communication and education and clinics will be offered in November. May need to use Activity Center to stage cats for pick up and drop off. Will do another round of education and clinics in Lyle in May/June 2011.

Action Items: No action items at this time. Will need community volunteers to help.

Agenda item: Hot Water / Plumbing

Discussion: After electrician is here this week, will just need to move water heater and plug in J Approved around $100.

Action Items: Oren to ask Warren Ferrell, licensed plumber, to help with plumbing issues. Oren will pick up hose and spray nozzle.

Agenda item: Park Watering

Discussion: Lawn is drying out. Can we start rotating duties to turn on water. Timer is broken. Ideal is every daily in morning for 2 hours. Vote on Norm to get timer if can do it.

Action Items: Norm will turn on in morning. Colleen will turn off at 9:00 AM.

Agenda item: OLESS Letterhead

Discussion: Need.

Action Items: Colleen will draft OLESS letter head.

Agenda item: OLESS Elections

Discussion: Need nominating committee. Determine who will be up for elections.

Action Items: Board will meet to discuss.

Next Meeting Scheduled:

September 13 at 7:00 PM at Lyle Activity Center

(Formerly known as the Old Lyle Elementary School)

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