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Rice Military Civic Club Board Meeting Minutes

April 5, 2009, 550 Westcott, Suite 440, Houston, Texas 77007

Attendance:

Phyllis Thomason (President)   Will D. Wilkinson (Secretary)
Jack Hardin (Vice President)   Peggy Moore (Social Chairperson)
Kathleen Zimmerman (Treasurer)   Wendy Wilkinson (Newsletter Editor)

The meeting was called to order at 6:00 pm by Phyllis who served as chair of the meeting.

bulletTreasurer’s Report: Report will be emailed on April 6, 2009 to Board by Kathleen.
bulletNewsletter: There was discussion regarding spending approximately $1,200 per newsletter issue to have Houston Chronicle print, label and mail newsletters. Board agreed this would expedite the newsletter. Wendy discussed having an article about the parking issues for the new bars.
bulletGarage Sale. Peggy indicated she will obtain signs from “Sign-O-Rama” that are 18x24 and will have printed on the signs “Today, 8-2 pm, Neighborhood Garage Sale”. Cost for balloons and Houston Chronicle advertisement were also discussed. Garage Sale event was also added to RMCC Facebook Group.
bulletSocial Discussion. Peggy asked for ideas for Social locations. Velvet Lounge was mentioned.
bulletThere was discussion about alternative meeting locations for general meeting if Doris Miller closes this summer. Options mentioned were a local church, United Way, or anywhere with microphone and seating.
bulletQuiet Zone Update: Continuing discussion on the Washington Avenue Quiet Zone took place. Coordinators are trying to implement the quiet zone by December 2009.
bulletBars Along Washington. Phyllis met with the City in a “pop-off” meeting, DUI enforcement was discussed as well as parking issues.
bulletGeneral Meeting: The next general meeting will be on April 7, 2009 at the Doris Miller Center at 7:00 pm. Speaker will be Lisa Foronda.
bulletUpcoming Events: The board discussed Book Club date and Wine Tasting for May 20th.
bulletThe next Board Meeting will be at 6:00 pm in July, 2009 on a date and location to be determined. The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Will D. Wilkinson, Secretary