Minutes from the Klickitat Citizens Council - 2008
2008
Nov. 26 2008
Meeting was called to order at 6:08pm.
Present at the meeting were Traci Kessinger, President, Rhonda Vogt, Secretary, Allie Spino, Treasurer, members Johny Clarence, Linda Morehead, and Jeromie Mason.
Guests Brad Noland and Mike Canon.
Johny led us in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Minutes, Linda made the motion that the minutes be approved. Johny seconded with the correction of the spelling of his name. Approved.
TreasurerÕs report, tabled until the next meeting.
EDA proposals, we now have three and Brad brought another from Wahkiacus Fire Dept.#15 in the amount of $14,500.00. Rhonda made the motion that we put it in the #4 position. Allie seconded. Approved.
Mike Canon came and talked to us about the change of rules for EDA proposals. The council now has to turn in all the proposals that are presented to us. He then answered questions from the council members concerning other matters.
Meeting adjourned at 7:30pm.
November 12, 2008
- Meeting was called to order at 6:10pm.
Present at the meeting were Traci Kessinger, President, Cheryl Steindorf, Vice President,
Rhonda Vogt, Secretary, Allie Spino, Treasurer, and members Johnie Clarence, and Linda Morehead, student member, Garrett Carter.
Guest, Paula Burrows.
Minutes from last meeting. Johnie made the motion to approve them with the change of the date of the next meeting from Dec. 12th to November 12, 2008. Cheryl seconded. Approved.
Treasurers report, we are overdrawn in checking because Rhonda didnÕt move the money from savings to checking when she wrote the check for the little league. Cheryl made the motion to move $300.00 from savings to checking. Johnie seconded. Approved.
EDA proposals, Cheryl made the motion that we rank them in this order; Matching Funds for Mill Office Community Center first, Little League second, Klickitat Beautification third. Johnie seconded. Approved.
Allie asked if we could pay for labels for the newsletter out of the Horizon funds. Cheryl made the motion that we pay $22.00 out of the Horizon fund for labels. Linda seconded. Approved.
By-laws; Cheryl made the motion to change Section 10 Ð Student representative to; Up to two students will represent the school as members of the council. New students each year.
Allie made the motion that we move the elections from the fire hall to the Community Center. Rhonda seconded. Approved.
Christmas lights need to be scheduled to be put up. We need to call Ron Ihrig to set up a time.
Next meeting will be on Wednesday, December 10th at 6pm.
Meeting adjourned at 7:10pm.
September 10, 2008 - Meeting was called to order at 6:05p.m.
Present at the meeting were members; Traci Kessinger, Johny Clarence, Carl Coolidge, Allie Spino, Cheryl Steindorf, Linda Morehead.
Guests; James Parsons, Lea Rachford - Johny led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Johny motioned to approve minutes as written, Linda second. Motion approved.
Treasurers Report: $146.11 Checking $1,088.93 Savings (Horizon) James $734.83
EDA (Community Block Grant): no updates information.
Horizon updates/Information: Core mtg. is Friday @ 1:00p.m. were waiting for the applications to go in. We should get the funds in about two weeks. Were having a pool tournament on Thursday at the youth center. Cheryl motioned to spend $20.00 for a prize for the tourn, Johny second, motion passed.
Food pantry start up date needs to be discussed with the school. We have 60+ families utilizing the food bank.
Block Party/Open House: is September 24, 2008 from 5:30p.m. to 7:30p.m. We will make popcorn. It is the night of our regular meeting, but we will participate in the block party. A flyer will be posted.
Youth Center Supervision: Need to get a calendar and a list of community members that would be willing to supervise. Need to make a flyer telling of the duties of the supervisors.
Federal ID #: We now have an EIN number, Allie & Ronda are working on the 5013C application.
Scholarship: Johny motioned to give a $200.00 scholarship to a student who is in the senior class who will attend the council meetings. Allie second, motion passed.
James Parson Fund: James wanted the money he had raised to be moved to the little league fund for the dug outs. Johny motioned to move the funds, Linda second, motion passed.
Lea Rachford who is running for county commissioner presented her views on how she could help the county. Ballots will be mailed out on October 17, 2008. We discussed having a candidates night for our community. We felt the interest was not there and it takes a lot of work to put one on. No motion was made to have one.
Phone calls have be made to the WSDT about the sidewalk removal. No one has called back with information. - Meeting adjured at 7:40p.m.
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June 11, 2008 - Meeting was called to order at 6:10pm.
Present at the meeting were Traci Kessinger, President, Cheryl Steindorf, Vice President, Rhonda Vogt. Secretary/Treasurer, Johny Clarence, Allie Spino, Carl Coolidge, and Linda Morehead.
Johny led us in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Treasurer's Report, 6/28/08-$213.36 in Checking. $1228.18 Horizon funds.
Cross walks and streetlights: The WADOT wants to repaint our crosswalks in town and replace the street lights in those locations. It will up our PUD bill by 10 cents per month to pay for the new lights. We want to know why they need a rate increase. Will it come out of the safety fund the state has for Hwy 142? If so, why do they need an increase? We need to find out more before we say ok. Traci will invite a person from the WADOT and someone from PUD to come and talk to us.
Horizon update; Allie gave us the State Poverty Reduction Plan to read. Cheryl wrote a letter to the Klickitat Co. Commissioners asking for funds for the Mill Office Building.
She also made a list of people who should be sent a formal invitation to the celebration on the 22nd of June. She will make the invitations.
Allie said the Horizon Newsletter would be a regular feature in the Goldendale Sentinal from now on.
Cheryl will be teaching Leadership Plenty for Headstart soon.
Cheryl made the motion to write a letter to the School Board asking them for additional hours or monies to be put towards maintenance of the school grounds. Johny seconded. Approved.
Canyon Days; Cheryl is working on putting the museum together in the office part of the Mill Office Building. They are looking for someone to put the parade together and supervise it.
Friday the 20th we have Music in the Park. Ike David will play the harmonica and guitar.
The Brick Building is now officially an historic building. It has a new brass plaque on the front of the building, and is now listed on the National Historic Register.
Canyon Days meeting will be held on the 22nd after the party at the Mill Office Building.
Meeting adjourned at 7:07pm.
May 28, 2008 -
Meeting was called to order at 6:05pm.
Present at the meeting were Traci Kessinger, President, Cheryl Steindorf, Vice President, Rhonda Vogt, Secretary/Treasurer, Johny Clarence, Carl Coolidge, Linda Morehead, and Kim Odle.
Johny led us in the Pledge of Allegiance.
John made the motion that we approve the minutes as written. Linda seconded. Approved.
Treasurers report $213.36 in Checking. $1228.18 Horizon funds.
Mill office bldg. Core meeting will be on Friday at 9:45am.
The next Horizon meeting is scheduled for June 22nd. Can we do the picnic/pot luck/barbecue to celebrate the approval of the building on the same day and just combine them?
Rhonda made out the grant check for Kim and Johny will present it to her at the graduation ceremony.
Rhonda is to write a thank you to the county commissioners for paying off the old loan to PUD.
Next council meeting will be on June 11th.
Carl brought up the fact that we need to project a more positive image for our town. He asked about the possibility of taking out an ad in the Gorge magazine for next year. We had a discussion of more ideas. Maybe at our Horizon meeting we can come up with some ideas to help.
Rhonda will put plants in the planter at the end of town. Will someone else help with watering this year?
Meeting was adjourned at 7:00pm.
April 23, 2008
- Meeting was called to order at 6:05PM.
Present at the meeting were members, Traci Kessinger, President, Cheryl Steindorf, Vice President, Rhonda Vogt, Secretary/Treasurer, Allie Spino, Kimberly Odle, Johny Clarence, and Carl Coolidge.
Guests; Ray Mosbrucker, Ron Ihrig, Tim Furlong, Doug Miller, Tom Svendsen, Martha Parsons, and James Parsons.
Minutes were read and John made the motion to approve them as written. Rhonda Seconded. Approved.
Treasurer’s report; savings (Horizon) 155.25, checking 158.36.
Klickitat Co. P.U.D. told us that there will be a 2% rate hike in water and wastewater prices next year.
County commissioners paid off our debt to PUD from 1979 that was still owed on the old, defunct wastewater system. The mortgage was for $220,000. John said that we have a lot of people to thank for making that happen. We will write thank you letters.
The wind project is finished. It will be open to public on May 8th from 8:30AM to 10:30AM. At 10:30 there will be a dedication. It is located on Dot Rd. just above Roosevelt, WA. Named the White Creek Project.
There will be a planned power outage this summer. Probably on a Saturday night till about 8:00AM Sunday morning. They need to replace some poles that are too close to the highway.
Traci received a letter from the Economic Development Commission about a block grant that is available to small communities that we might be interested in.
Citizen of the Season time is drawing near. We need to be thinking of nominees.
Johny made the motion to change the by-laws back to seven people on the council. Allie seconded. Approved.
Allie made signs for the 13-Mile Yard Sale and showed them to us.
Horizon Car wash and Bake sale will be Saturday April 26th at Depot Park from 10:00AM to 1:00PM.
WSU students will be sending us a check for $1000.00 in funds that they have raised.
HORIZON Meeting will be on May 17th in the Multi Purpose room from 11:00AM till 2:00PM.
Klickitat Co. Solid Waste sent a letter that they have a recycle container loan out program. They will supply up to 15 containers for any event, free.
Allie said that we need to thank our local businesses for all they do. The ASB is selling flower baskets, and it would be a nice thank-you if we bought baskets for the businesses. Rhonda made the motion that we purchase one from the council and one from the Horizons project. Kim seconded. Approved.
James Parsons is working on dugouts for the softball and little-league fields through the Americor program. He has gotten promises of donations from stores, and a quote of $3000.00 for the materials through Home Depot. He wants to have a taco feed and movie night on May 30th.
Council will use the savings account to house donations for dugouts.
Meeting adjourned at 7:35PM.
Meeting Minutes 3-12-2008
Present at the meeting were members; Traci Kessinger, Cheryl Steindorf, Rhonda Vogt, Johny Clarence, Carl Coolidge, Linda Morehead, Allie Spino, Kimberly Odle.
Guest; Michael Whitesel
Treasurers Report:
$158.36 Checking $165.00 Savings (Horizon)
Community Yard Sale is planned for June 7th & 8th .Ê Allie will be in charge of advertising.Ê
Horizon members as well as students from WSU will being having a work day for the mill office complex on march 29th .Ê There will be a potluck in the afternoon.
Action plan tabled until the next meeting, copies need to be made for some members.
Council breakfast will be on March 15 from 8:00-12:00.Ê Rhonda will get needed grocery items.Ê
Spring Cleanup is planned for April 19th & 20th .Ê Containers will be available from Allied Waste.Ê The Gazebo needs some repairs.Ê Traci will ask for donations of paint, Cheryl will contact Ben Justman with the work crew to see if they could repair the damages and paint.Ê Discussed adding lights, historical information, business information, and community activities.
Kimberly discussed activities at the school, right now they are doing Pennies for Patients.Ê They are planning a trip to the zoo for the entire school.Ê Working on a mentoring program withÊ the high school students pairing up with the elementary students.Ê Kimberly will discuss with ASB members about students taking a trip to the White Salmon Youth Center to get ideas for ours.
There is no Big Brother/Big Sister program in Klickitat, but the organization would like to expand to other communities in the county.Ê Teachers and Parents refer children to the program.
Feb.13, 2008
Present at the meeting were members, Traci Kessinger, President, Cheryl Steindorf, Vice President, Rhonda Vogt, Secretary/Treasurer, Allie Spino, Carl Coolidge, and Lori Collins.
Guest, Sandy Hayden.
Treasurers report, $168.36 in checking, $165.00 in savings for lawnmower.
Rhonda presented a paper she got from the state saying that we had to send in a $10.00 filing fee to maintain our non-profit status. Allie made the motion that we pay the filing fee to maintain our non-profit status. Cheryl seconded. Approved.
Cheryl said that we need to follow up on our sidewalks to find out when they will be done and where we are on the list.
Election of officers;
Cheryl made the motion that we elect the following,
Traci Kessinger, Chair, Cheryl Steindorf, Vice-chair, Lori Collins, Secretary, Rhonda Vogt, Treasurer. Allie seconded. Approved.
Allie brought us up to date on all the Horizon projects. There will be a grant writing workshop at the school on March 8th at 10.00AM.
WSU students will be here on the 22nd to look at the projects they want to do in town.
There will be a Horizons meeting on Sunday the 24th at the old mill office building at 2:00PM.
Traci asked that we all review the Community Action Plan in the next two weeks.
Cheryl gave us an update on the Klickitat Trail. There will be a Klickitat Trail Conservancy meeting at the old mill office building on the 24th at 9:00 AM.
RV Park, no news at this time.
Our next meeting will be on Feb. 27th at 5:30 PM.
January 23, 2008
Present at the meeting were Traci Kessinger, President, Cheryl Steindorf, Vice President,
Rhonda Vogt, Secretary/Treasurer, and members Johny Clarence, Jan Hall, and Linda Morehead. Guest, Bretta Curtis.
Minutes were read and Cheryl made the motion to approve the minutes as written. Johny seconded. Approved.
Jan made a motion to open a savings account for the Horizon funds. Johny seconded. Approved.
Treasurers' report, checking, $200.25, savings, (lawnmower fund), $165.00.
Klickitat Citizens Council elections will be held on February 12th from 10:00AM to 7:00PM.
The Mill office now has power, heat, water, phone and alarm systems in.
Cheryl has set a date for State Parks and Forest Service to see the building, as they are interested in renting space for an office.
Horizons will use the mill office for the next meeting. It will be held on Sunday, Feb. 24th at 2:00PM.
Traci asks that we all review the Community Council Action Plan.
Tourism Board, Mindy Robinson says they need a representative from our community to come to the meetings. They are held every other month. The next meeting will be in March. Rhonda is to call John Poisel to see if he would be interested in attending the meetings.
There was a discussion about the street signs in town. Johny made a motion to send a letter to the county to ask them to fix and replace broken signs. Traci will write the letter.
Johny has gotten in touch with Rep. Newhouses's office to see what our non-profit status actually allows us to do. They have said that they are working on drawing up a complete list of rules for the non-profit status.
Cheryl gave us a report on the co. commissioners meeting. They are having a meeting at the commissioner'soffice Feb. 19th at 2:00PM about putting the trail through. We need to have a presence at the meeting.
Johny talked to the State Highway Dept. and they said that we would not get sidewalks this year. Rhonda made the motion to call WADOT and invite them to our next council meeting. Jan seconded. Approved. Traci looked up who was at our meeting in 2006 when we discussed what would be done with the safety monies for Hwy 142. It was Fesdon Bryant, Justin King, and Chris Tams. Rhonda will call them.
Ball field, John says Strider is to come back this spring and finish all the work around town. If they don’t PUD will hire another contractor to do it and then withhold that amount from the remainder of Strider’s money.
January 9, 2008Meeting was called to order at 6:32pm.
Present at the meeting were Traci Kessinger, President, Cheryl Steindorf , Vice President,
Rhonda Vogt, Secretary/Treasurer, and
members Johny Clarence, Allie Spino, Linda Morehead, and Jan Hall. Guest, Sandy Hayden.
Minutes of the last meeting were read. Jan made the motion to approve the minutes with the correction of the spelling of Johny’s name. John seconded. Approved.
Treasurers report $325.32. $125.00 of that is the lawnmower fund.
Council elections will be held of Feb. 12th. Tracy will put it out on Feb. 1st. Three positions are open. Rhonda’s Secretary/Treasurer position, and Jan Hall’s position, plus one open position.
Johny gave us a report on the old mill office building. It now has lights, phone, and heat. Jerry wants to organize a meeting there with the Horizons people soon.
EDA proposal goes in tomorrow.
Johny asked if we could move the council meeting time to 5:30 PM for a while until the Babtist church can get another preacher, as he is filling in as interim preacher on Wed. nights.
The rest of the meeting time was spent as the Horizons Steering Committee.
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