Rice Military Civic Club Board Meeting Minutes
January 10, 2010, 611 Knox Street, Houston, Texas 77007
Attendance:
Phyllis Thomason (Past-President)
Will D. Wilkinson (Secretary)
Doug Jones (President)
Peggy Moore (Social Chairperson)
Cindy McCauley (Vice President)
Wendy Wilkinson (Newsletter Editor)
Kathleen Zimmerman (Treasurer)
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by Doug who served as chair of the
meeting.
THIS IS THE FIRST MEETING, IT IS IMPORTANT EVERYONE READ THROUGH THESE
MINUTES AND IDENTIFY TASK ITEMS FOR THEM TO COMPLETE.
 | Add Events to Facebook Group (Wendy Add All to Facebook Calendar) |
| January 20 Book Club Date |
| Feb 11 Wine Meeting – Melodie’s House |
| February 24 Book Club Date |
| General Meeting February 3, 2010 – My Fit Foods wants to come, wants to
talk to people about helping people lose weight. |
| January 17, 2010 Hoopla Station Marathon, 9:30 am to 11 am. Mile 21 to
22. Phyllis will pick up sound makers and bring banner. |
| Facebook Group Membership email. |
| 2nd Wed Jan April July Oct – Reservation with St. Luke’s Church (no
longer in Dorris Miller) (Doug) |
| Need to update website with New Board Members (Brian) |
| Check to see if Doug can access pres@ricemilitary.org through yahoo
(Brian) |
| Copy vp@ricemilitary.org for all emails (All) |
| New meeting place – Pastor Davis, Deacon (? Need Name) we need to find
out who sets up chairs, etc. Write it down as an understanding, do we put
chairs back after meeting, etc. Donation amount $160 per meeting, gates will
be open. (Doug) |
| Cindy, VP gone 15th to 27th |
| Doug would like to meet one more time, January 17 at 11 am or directly
after marathon station at Peggy’s house. (All, Doug to make calendar event
for this after setting up pres/vp email) |
| Doug wants to check with Brian about accessing email direct instead of
receiving forwards. Doug wants to invite Rachel (data entry tech) or Norman
(for website info), Wendy asks if we should invite Brian to January 17, 2010
Meeting for web updates. (Doug) |
| Phyllis will forward Cindy bio to webmaster and news and Doug will do
the same. (Doug/Cindy) |
| Phyllis will forward contacts of City, Bars, etc. to Doug and everyone.
(Phyllis) |
| VP, re: Super Neighborhood 22, 2 people have to be listed on board. Tom
(Woodcrest) and Jane (SN22) Previous Betty (SN22, Wabash Runner) (Doug) |
| Article Idea, What is SN22? (Phyllis) |
| Wendy discussion on Advertisements – Caceres Homes wants back in. |
| Board members need reminder for 2010; Cindy, Will, Wendy, Doug, Peggy
(All) |
| Doug wants to expand membership and sell it to the Commercial Business.
They could get membership without Advertisement and get business window
sticker. Once a year, we could have membership list for businesses thanking
them for their support. |
| Doug thinks restaurants would be good fodder for new advertisers. Wendy
mentions Joel volunteered to search out new advertisers. (Joel) |
| Doug mentions rblok.com website, Wendy says she has been in contact with
them. |
| Wendy hands out her write-up to meeting regarding advertising. We only
take payment by check to PO Box per Peggy/Phyllis. 6 issues is 1.5 years.
Leave 1 and 3 numbers,. Make 1 and 4 instead, scratch 6, rework totals.
(Wendy) |
| Wendy suggested adding website advertisement space 2x2 and Doug
suggested Business blurb write-up |
| Possibly list Businesses on website (TBD, Doug) |
| Current hot topics: Quiet zone, permit parking (signs up in February),
neighborhood parking, curb and gutter v ditches (ditches will stay),
sidewalks, drainage in some areas. Postage size property next to Church
costs $150,000. Recycling (Phyllis wants it to be Big Container), Nelli Keys
Park (locks changed by Parks Department, need to know who did it and get new
key). (Phyllis) |
| Neighborhood Speed Limit and One Way needs to be addressed per Doug in
the coming year. |
| Wendy recommends Buffalo Soldier Museum Speaker for RMCC Meeting, or
Dark Gallery (Linda Rosteconni) as a Social. (TBD, Doug to Call?) |
| Wendy says Wabash does Social every Thursday. |
| Wendy needs 400 to 500 word article from Doug by second week of February
(Doug) |
| Spec’s is discussed, probably will not reopen. |
| Also, maybe have social at “Branch Water Tavern” (Peggy) |
| Maybe do Quarterly Wine And the rest of the months of the year Socials,
agreed per all. (Doug/Peggy) |
| Add Doug and Cindy to Facebook Admins (Will) |
| Phyllis is new outreach person, outreach@ricemilitary.org (Brian) |
| COH, Donald Perkins, Planning department, orientation for different
topics related to City with contact information. (Do we need to set this up
and attend?) |
| Doug needs to sign-up for Citizens Net from City, houstontx.gov. (Doug)
|
| Peggy wants Social at Lorenzo’s Grill on January 25, 2010. Peggy will
call them. (Peggy) |
| Email regarding Hoopla from Phyllis to Doug to send to everyone.
(Phyllis/Doug) |
| Need people from neighborhood’s Name and Number. (Phyllis to make list)
|
| Keep metal stands, recycle plastic signs (all of them) for Quarterly
Meeting (All) |
| Depelchin Meeting area would be great. See if we need that room to move
there instead of Church. (TBD) |
| Print 50 signs, Doug will handle it, give him sample sign. (Doug) |
| Garage sale in April or May, need to be in new Newsletter. (Peggy/Wendy)
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