Meeting Minutes for March 3, 2005

Larkspur Board Meeting
March 3, 2005
Bear Creek School

Board Members present: Barbara Bergmann, Annie & Gary Berube, Donna Johnson
Guests attending: Anita & Brian Brown, Diane Ross

7:00 PM    Welcome
      (Those who were not present last month receive copies of Letter of Recognition, Distribute Letter of Intent and                             Larkspur Map)

7:05 PM    Introductions and guests
      Introduced all to the new guests, Anita & Brian, who applied to become members. Discussed problems with membership application on the Larkspur link of the NA website. Diane gave solution to problem.Board             members and Diane got Anita & Brian current with the formation of the Larkspur NA.

7:20 PM .    Reading of Minutes
      Read minutes of 2/3/2005 meeting and approved them

7:25 PM    Report on Outside Meetings since last Board meeting
       Winterfest Booth - Barbara, Diane, Donna & Gary reported on their experiences at the Winterfest NA Booth. Diane noted that this Winterfest NA booth was better attended than previous years.Donated prizes drew folks to         register as members; the large Bend map also attracted many to the booth.Diane was responsible for getting various businesses to donate the prizes.Future Bend festivals during the spring, summer and fall were discussed as possibilities for an NA booth.Winners of the prizes will be posted on the NA website.Diane will write a letter to the editor related to the success of the Winterfest NA booth.She will also try to get a monthly column in the Bulletin representing a different NA each month.
      Deschutes Weedpull ( June 18, 2005 ) - Donna lead this discussion focusing on the LNA level of involvement and organization.The activities were delineated (weedpull 9 AM- Noon and barbecue at Drake Park Noon-2PM).  Donna encouraged each of us to get as many neighbors as possible involved. Bend High was suggested as the LNA gathering area for our volunteers. Next month¹s Board meetingwill focus on team captains and LNA weedpull locations.

7:45 PM    Committee Reports
      Logo- This is still being developed by Carol Klemnz who was not present. Barbara requested that it be kept simple. She submitted a suggestion to Carol at a previous meeting.
     Landuse- Gary focused on the Nextel land use action which involves the installation of 50¹ telecommunications towers, some of which will be located in LNA. 50¹ exceeds standards and needs a variance.There will be a large             triangular grouping of towers which can be unsightly. No one on the mailing list of property owners within 500¹ showed up for the developer¹s preapplication meeting. There appeared to be address discrepancies on the mailing list.             Donna suggested a random check of the developer¹s mailing lists and  informing the city planning department of the results.
     Membership- Donna described how she and Stan canvassed a section of Larkspur for new memberships. She and Stan will continue doing this periodically and will e mail the Board members encouraging them to join when possible.
       Larkspur Park and Trail- A few ideas were discussed related to getting involved with the Bend Senior Center which is located in the park. This expanded into a brief discussion lead by Diane on also contacting additional organizations such as the Boy Scouts and Bear Creek Elementary School . The chief purpose of these contacts would be to participate in functions where we could have a table to get membership applications for LNA. Barbara gave a brief summary of the progress of the development of the Larkspur Trail. Donna noted that more doggie pile trash can and bags were needed at specific locations along the trail. Barbara stated that she would include this in a monthly trail report to Bend Park & Rec.

8:15 PM    Bylaw Changes- Donna stressed the need to come to a consensus related to the previously discussed bylaw changes prior to the May General Meeting with the membership. We agreed to have a prior special meeting             related to this topic especially focusing on whether a new member should be able to vote immediately on completing a membership application and  showing proof of residency.

8:30 PM     Propose Agenda Items for April Board Meeting- The agenda for the next Board meeting will concernplanning for the May General Membership Meeting. A main focus will be an update on Reed Market Rd.                     development.Diane stated that Bylaw changes must be first on the agenda if  we want the changes to apply to the May meeting. The general membership will be notified by mail - probably postcard - depending on budget                 allowances.

8:45 PM     Adjourn