LAURELHURST NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
General Membership Meeting Minutes
January 25, 2005

DRAFT

Meeting called to order at 7.03pm by President Gary Naylor at All Saints Church.


Additions/Changes to the Agenda:

*None

Announcements:

*Annual Providence Medical Center Open House, a requirement of the Good Neighbor Agreement, will be held on Thursday, January 27^th from 6.30-8pm in the Amphitheatre-B level of the hospital.

*Laurelhurst Kids Club received nice coverage in a recent Oregonian article which can be found on the LNA website. Fiona Tate has taken over as the new coordinator of the LKC.

*The Adopt A Park program has been determined the best option for the neighborhood to pursue based on neighbor response and a recommendation by Galina Boyechko.

*Information is available from the City of Portland Office of Transportation regarding parking and abandoned vehicles. Forms for reporting abandoned vehicles, and parking brochures were left on the front table. A copy of both is on file with the secretary.

*Gary announced that there may be adjustments made to the off leash boundaries and signage at Laurelhurst park. He will keep us posted on details.

*The Montavilla Neighborhood Association is working to get the Montavilla Library open again.

*Work will begin in March to restore the flag on the Joan of Arc statue.

*Elections for 2005-2006 Board of Directors will take place in May. If you are interested in running for an office or would like to nominate another person, please contact Gary Naylor.


Minutes:

Gary made the following comments/requests for changes to the November 30, 2004 General Membership Meeting Minutes:

*The correct name of the historic neighborhood book/catalog is Historic Laurelhurst and It’s Park.

*Kristen Wiener is the LNA SEUL liaison for an undetermined period of time. The previous minutes stated that she is our liaison for the year.

Scott Pratt made a motion to adopt the minutes with noted changes. Nancy Chapman seconded the motion. There were no objections.




Treasurer’s Report:

*John Rall gave the treasury report.

*The report dated December 31, 2004 is on file with the secretary. The Cash balance is $26,064.54; Arches fund balance is $8240.00; Income from newsletter ads and the yard sale were $8196.20; and Expenses were $5174.75.

*In 2004, we made donations of $370.00 to Grant High School and $50.00 to measure 37.

Police Report:

*There was no officer present to give a report.


Feature Presentation:

Bosco Milligan Foundation Presentation:

Paul Morris, Director of Fund Development for Bosco Milligan
Paul Falsetto, a BMF Advisory Board Member and a Portland architect

Paul Morris and Paul Falsetto gave a slide presentation outlining the history of Bosco Milligan and discussed the wealth of resources the foundation has available. The new Architectural Heritage Center will open to the public on February 19^th, 2005 from 10am-4.30pm. There was a great turnout for the presentation.


Committee Reports:

*There were no committee reports

By-Laws Changes:

*There was a great deal of discussion regarding the proposed By-Laws changes. Following is a summary of the key points of discussion and the motions made.

Justin Lundy moved that the board present the 3 proposals for changes to the language. Marolyn Sabala seconded the motion.

The recommendations made by the Board of Directors are:

REGULAR MEETINGS:

Existing Language: Regular Membership meetings shall be held on the last Thursday of January, March, May, September and November.

Proposed Language: Regular membership meetings shall be held during the months of January, March, May, September, and November.

QUORUM:

Existing Language: A quorum for transacting business at any general or special meeting of the LNA shall be the number of members in attendance.

Proposed Language: A majority of the Board of Directors plus six members shall constitute a quorum at any regular, special or emergency meeting.

TREASURER:

Existing Language: …The Treasurer shall have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds of the LNA, shall receive and give receipts for monies due and payable to the LNA from shy source whatsoever,….

Proposed Language: …The Treasurer shall have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds of the LNA, shall receive and give receipts for monies due and payable to the LNA from any source whatsoever,….


*Scott Pratt addressed concern over proposed change # 2 related to a Quorum. Scott’s concern is the requirement for “a majority of the Board of Directors” to be present. He made the following motion:

A quorum for transacting business at any general and emergency meeting shall be 12. A quorum for transacting business at any special meeting shall be 24.

The motion was seconded by Kelly Bocian.

*In response to further discussion, Goudarz Eghtedari made the following motion:

A quorum at any general, special or emergency meeting will be 13 members, of which at least one is a board member.

The motion was seconded by Ron Bespflug.

*Nancy Chapman made a motion to table the 3 motions related to a Quorum and the motions related to Regular Meetings and the Treasurer until the next general membership meeting. Shirley Howard seconded the motion. All motions will be voted on by the general membership at the March general membership meeting.


Marolyn Sabala motioned that the meeting be adjourned. CJ Hurley seconded the motion.

The meeting was adjourned by Gary Naylor at 8.42pm.


Barbara Pierce, Secretary