SOUTH ROSE HILL/BRIDLE TRAILS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

Executive Committee Meeting – Friday, October 21, 2005

President Simecek called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.

Attendance: 

Jeannette, Bruce, Barb, Don, C.Ray, Ern, Lorraine, Laura, Colleen, and Deirdre

Treasurer’s Report

Treasurer Barb Jones gave the Treasurer’s update and discussed the Neighborhood Matching Grants - 2006 Application.  This year the City has changed the way they handle the Grants.  The City wants to reimburse us as expenses are incurred rather than deliver the Grant dollars upfront.  The volunteer hours log form is different this year and no signatures are needed.  The form includes volunteer hours, money out-of-pocket and donated goods – to equal or exceed the grant amount.

Volunteer hours incurred by the SRH/BT NA include N.A. Picnic hours (includes soliciting prizes), MOU meetings, 85^th Street meetings, and the Equestrian Overlay Board.  Volunteer hours are valued at $15/hour.  The application needs to be in by the end of November.

Total 2006 Neighborhood Matching Funding Request                                    $3,500

Total 2006 Project Costs                                                                                 $7,545

Remaining Current Year’s Grant - (encumbered)                                           $1,021

Mailings to NA Area Residents (May 2006)                                                     (1,600)

Annual NA Picnic (includes changes to Banner)                                             (1,000)

Bridle Tails Park Foundation Party in the Park                                                   (500)

Website/Private Mail Box – communications                                                     (480)

Due to the Grant dollars being approved by Council in January but not released to the NAs until the end of March each year, the SRH/BT NA has been effectively operation on a fiscal year (April to March) instead of a calendar year.  This has led to the encumbered amount shown above.

The encumbered funds will spent on the website, the mailbox, and what mailing needs to be done in December for the January meeting.  A discussion was held to come up with ideas to save money on future mailings.  We were, once again, going to look into a bulk mail permit in hopes of doing the mailings ourselves.  Due to the lack of funds, there will not be a mailing for the upcoming January meeting.  We will do a mass email to our members, but will mail flyers to those with no email address.

Possible Agenda Items for the November General Meeting Agenda

Gina Hortillosa - City of Kirkland, NE 85^th Street Improvements

I-405 Kirkland Nickel Project Update

Ellen Glauert - North End Landfill update

Bridle Trails Park Foundation presentation

Houghton Transfer Station - Memorandum of Understanding details

Mike Cogle, Kirkland Park Department on the new 124^th Street Park

Centennial Trees – The N.A. has been asked to come up with locations for 6- 8 big trees to be placed on a public right-of-way, as part of the Centennial.

Landscaping Party – The N.A. will be sprucing up both the SRH & BT neighborhood signs

The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Deirdre DeWan Johnson

Secretary