Executive Board Meeting Minutes for Wednesday June 8, 2011

Present Alan, Rob, Judy, Gary, Dennis, Tim
Absent Aaron, Steve

Call to order @ 7:06PM

Financial Report:

There is approximately $8k in the account.

July Meeting Topics

The board agreed to four (4) topic to cover in the July General Meeting:

1. Golden Gate Park. Two major projects that will be effecting Golden Gate Park in the future: The first is a water treatment project and the second is the athletic field development. We will be inviting both spokespeople concerned about the development and a Parks Commissioner to present. 30 Minutes.

Gary will contact Parks & Rec to schedule and request a short 200 – 300 word article.
Judy will coordinate the spokespeople and their article

2. Invite Rebecca Prozan to present and speak about the Community Courts. 15 Minutes

Dennis will contact Rebecca to schedule and request a brief 200 – 300 word article.

3. Park-lets and Squat & Gobble. 15 Minutes

Alan will contact Parklet Staff (DPW) and Scott Wiener to attend.
Alan will write an Op-ed piece.

4. Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee. 15Minutes.
Alan will talk to Jay Lee about presenting and a 200 – 300 word article.

Newsletter
Items for the July newsletter include the Golden Gate Park project; Park-lets and Squat & Gobble; announcement for the August Mayoral debate; listing of major planning projects affecting the neighborhood. If we secure enough advertisers to expand the newsletter, we’ll run Judy’s 2008 (2009?) article on a “Brief History of Eureka Valley” along with the Eureka Valley Map Gary provided, and possibly an article on PTPM. Gary will also ask Rich Brandi to contribute a serial article profiling Eureka Valley history to run each or every other issues.

Ad reservations are due by the end of the month, June 30; actual ad due by July 8. The following are commitments made by board members to ask for advertisers:

1. Judy – Levis and the Farmers Market
2. Rob – Cliff’s, Poesia, Castro Coffee, Wells Fargo and Chase Banks
3. Gary – La Med
4. Tim – Castro Theater, others
5. Aaron - several restaurants in the neighborhood

Membership
Membership list attached to agenda. Currently 114 paying members, up from the 60 or so two years ago. Lapsed members have been notified three times to renew their membership. Those members who do not respond will be archived and dropped from the membership and mailing lists. Board members are asked to follow up with anyone they know who has let their membership lapse.

Alan made a strongly worded request that EVNA board members become more pro-active in picking up Association responsibilities. Alan also asked the board to be more pro-active recruiting and keeping EVNA members and with Advertising. The organization is not just the president.

Mayors Forum
It was agreed to that EVNA will help sponsor and support a Mayoral debate/forum in August. Details to be determined.

Committee Reports:
Planning
376 Castro updates: Design Coalition has met to discuss and provide input on this project. Notes will be made available.
Leadership coalition has sent architect and project sponsor an initial letter of concnerns to begin working from.

AT&T Boxes
Postponed until 6/24

Squat & Gobble
Alan preparing a newsletter article

Planning and Land Use Process Refinement
EVNA is developing a statement of process and guidelines for project sponsors

Newsletter
Seeking more ads. Will include very cool Eureka Valley map.

Community Awareness
The parking lot seems to have settled down ostensibly due to ticketing. Rob will follow up with Supervisor Weiner with that news and to confirm the gate project is still in place.

KPIX will be airing a TV spot on Eureka Valley in September. Details forthcoming.

Technology
There has been some new work on the website.

We are still searching for someone to help Steve with the day to day website activity. Board members are asked to please keep looking and asking members and associates to help.

Adjournment @ 8:35PM

Respectfully submitted,
Rob Cox
Recording Secretary