VMICC Board Meeting 4/05/04
Chamber of Commerce
Approved at April 3, 2004 meeting

GENERAL:
The meeting was called to order at 7:15 p.m.
Board Members present were:  Marilyn Omey, Jack Barbash, Allison Jones, Jim English, Yvonne Kuperberg, and Jolene Lamb
Jim welcomed everyone, including the board members present and Bong StoDomingo from KC Executive Sims’ office.  

Board meeting minutes for the March 2004 meeting were approved.  

The Treasurer’s Report was distributed.  Some expenditure – see report.  Jolene noted that Marilyn (Secretary) is going to start checking the post office box.  Jolene will give her the pass code.  Jim noted that KC sending us agendas is a waste of money.  He will request that they be sent via email or not at all.  Officer’s insurance is due.  Jolene will request KC total payment to save number and her time of writing a check every month.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
There is a SWM meeting tomorrow at 6 pm (Yvonne) to report progress and go over drainage project for Ober Park parking lot.  There is a fire board meeting (Jolene) tomorrow night as well at 7:30 pm to discuss eminent domain issue.

PUBLIC COMMENT: 
Visitor arrived – Steve Graham – to discuss the septic resolution presented.  He read the motion aloud regarding hiring a consultant to do feasibility study of a PUD.  There will be a meeting on the 24th with the KC Public Health and the chair of the PUD to talk about it 10-12 at the Land Trust.

ROUTINE BUSINESS:  
Voting Resolution.  No discussion


Planning for April General meeting.  

* Jack will be doing a presentation on sustainability.  Jim will bring his laptop and Yvonne will bring the projector.  Jack will call the Parks Dept about the screen at 463-5001.
* Jim will ask Sound Foods to do a presentation
* Two motions with discussion

Planning for May General meeting. 

* Bong suggested that DSHS come to discuss what they fund.
* Bong suggested that the UACs come to discuss what they are going through regarding the annexation.
* Ferry origin-destination survey and business Survey.

Allison made a motion to give her FAC position to Marilyn, who is very active with WSF at this time.  This will give her a direct line of communication to do her work.  Motion was seconded and carried unanimously.
OTHER
Jim attended the League of Women Voters Gathering.
Allison will put an article in the paper regarding inviting other organizations, especially tax support organization to report at the council meeting in response the recent newspaper complaints that their meetings have a lack of attendance.

Allison is also planning to do a free grant writing training in May or June for local non-profit organizations to ensure financial sustainability.  This will be sponsored by the council but will be held outside of the general meeting.  More details will be discussed later.

Jim noted that the Rotary is taking over the court square.  We will ask them to attend a meeting to update in the near future.

Marilyn discussed the WSF and her efforts in ensuring community involvement in WSF’s long term planning process.  An FAC meeting is April12.

Jack discussed some public concerns about Subway Franchise coming to Vashon.

Jim discussed the Public Safety meetings that are ongoing as a result of the council motion to hold meetings between public safety committee and the Sheriff’s office.  Meetings have not been advertised.  Jim will talk to the committee about sending a representative to the meeting to report.  Meetings are held the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Fire Training Center.

Meeting was adjourned at 9:20 PM.


VMICC Executive Board Members:  Jim English, President; Gayle Sommers, VP; Marilyn Omey, Secretary; Jolene Lamb, Treasurer; Dan Schueler, Clerk of the Council; Allison Jones; Jack Barbash; Yvonne Kuperberg; Marilyn Omey, Joan Sells.

Accessible.  Reasonable accommodations and alternate formats provided upon request.  (206-463-3044)