Mission: Working together to preserve and maintain the
Old Lyle Elementary School building and park as an activity center and green space to
improve the quality of life for the Lyle community.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Meeting Minutes 11-15-10

Agenda item: Treasurer’s report

Discussion: Current balance: $8183.79. Outstanding bills approximately $500 and $100 for recirculation pump.

Monthly expenses: Joy for building maintenance: $100, Garbage: 10.23, Internet $45, Electric: $300, Phone: $15, Insurance: $50.

Monthly Income: $100 KTC, $135 Museum, $100 misc rental -- $335 total.


Agenda item: Reviewed action items from October 18, 2010


Agenda item: Alarm/Hot Water / WiFi

Discussion: Have hot water now, WiFi is hooked up and running. Alarm is installed! All key holders need to get with Barbara to learn how to set and unset alarm.

Action Items: Barbara will notify sheriff about the alarm. Vern will let Warren know so he won’t set it off. Barbara will train Laurece.


Agenda item: Fundraising House party

Discussion: Successful – made about $4500. Learned a lot – will plan another one in the spring with a different format.


Agenda item: Leaky Roof

Discussion: Still need to patch.


Agenda item: Ladies Bazaar

Discussion: Made $200 just off tables and $63 from quilt drawing. Thanks Karen!!! Good turn-out for sellers. Made good connections for OLESS.


Agenda item: Martin & Friends scheduled December 12

Discussion: Dance band will be here – may come back monthly. OLESS to run refreshment table as a fund raiser.


Agenda item: Annual Report to School Board

Discussion: Vern presented to school board. Next report due in April 2011. Consider submitting just a written report next time as board members had no comments or questions.


Agenda item: Ficus Tree

Discussion: Is in front of the alarm with no room to move it.

Action Items: Oren will do some pruning. Try to move out of way. Vern will contact Waters Edge to see if they can take it, perhaps sell it. Vern will call Joy.


Agenda item: Garbage Outside

Discussion: Need an outside garbage can – getting too much for Mildred. Just need someone to pick it up – can use school dumpster at bus barn.

Action Items: Vern will ask Joy to monitor and for Joy to ask for help.


Agenda item: Update on Nonprofit Meeting – Lisa and Barbara

Discussion: Lots of information was presented. Take away that we should focus on programs to go for smaller grants to establish a track record. Need to save building but now need to look at programs that will make building important to the community.

Not enough to just have a building – need programs for the community. Would like to have programs in place by January/February.

Action Items: Lisa and Barbara will share specifics with the board.


Agenda item: Building Update

Discussion: Oren picking up materials and all materials ordered by end of the year to spend the EDA money for windows. Discussion on making one room fixed up for rental.

Norm provided name of HVAC person in White Salmon. Looked at PTAC unit


Agenda item: Board elections

Discussion: Mildred presented nominations for board members. By-laws have been amended to have 8 board members. The following were voted on as a slate: Vern Harpole, Sherri Starkin, Norm White and Marcia Buser. Board members serving 2nd year terms are Lisa Conway, Barbara Sexton, Oren Johnson and Don Starkin.

Action Items: Board will meet and decide on board responsibilities and offices for coming year.


Agenda item: Next meeting

Discussion: No meeting in December – just board meeting. Newsletter deadline is December 20. Next meeting will be January 10.

Attendees:

Barbara Sexton*

Colleen Hatfield

David Lloyd

Don Starkin*

Glenda Lovejoy

Karen Beck

Laurece Bonham

Lisa Conway*

Marcia Buser*

Mildred Lykens

Norm White

Oren Johnson*

Roger Hull*

Sara Sanderson

Sherri Starkin

Sondra Clark

Terry Mills

Vern Harpole*

*Indicates board member