Klamath Falls Sustainable Communities
Meeting Minutes

March 3, 2008 from 6:15 pm-8:30 pm at Thai Orchid Restaurant

Members: Allan and Leslie Lowe, Ralph Opp, Art Martin, Dwight Long, Anita Ward, Art Martin, Rhonda Norris, Ken Johnston
Guests: Jerry Haugen, John and Peggy Federhart, Delacie Barney, Kim Twitchell

  1. January 28, 2008 Minutes: Ralph approved; Dwight 2nd; passed by all. Art says the minutes are posted on KSC.org.

  2. Treasurer's Report: Bank balance: 3201.03: of which 740.81 is allocated to compost project, and 600.00 is allocated to Web maintenance, leaving 1860.22 as cash available for other expenses.

  3. KSC Website development: Jerry Haugen presented what he perceived were the options open to our web site. All present tossed around options to be considered. Action: Jerry Haugen is going to develop some trial ideas and post them on an anonymous site for us to check out.

  4. Compost Demo Project and compost equipment sale: Mountain Valley Gardens (MVG) will partner with us regarding composting and placing our demo site at their location. When the time comes to move our "stuff" from Extension Service location to MVG site we'll need a "working party". Composters will cost us about $45 to buy, and Waste Management may partner us to offset $10/composter, so we can sell them for about $30.ea. Some time in August, MVG will allow composter sales on their site. Action: Art & Delacie to help Dwight with organization.

  5. Kiosk: Placement and "decorating" the kiosk was discussed. Action: Art & Ronda will paint the kiosk. Ralph, Dwight and Peggy will make a triangular "top" with the KSC logo. Allan will print out 3 photo grade pictures of our logo in the best quality he can. (DONE)

  6. Waste management: Leslie presented her version of a new "coloring book" for the First Grader Earth Awareness project. After discussion, it was decided to go with the old "coloring book handout" for this year, then work on a new one for next year.
    There are 19 compost bins still at Waste Management site, left over from the May 2005 sale. We will work on trying to sell these in Spring 2008. Need to get Lee Juillerat to do an article on this.
    (On the agenda, but I don't remember any discussion on this.)
    Status: Dwight reported that Hazardous Waste Days would need a sizable grant to have this happen even once a year. He further stated that there were no $$$ for this anywhere right now.
    To make this happen would require added user fees (as done across the country). Right now anyone can drop hazardous stuff at dump sites for a fee. Action: none for now.

  7. New Name for our group: It was decided after some discussion and a vote that we should be know simply as Klamath Sustainable Communities (KSC). (As seen above, I already changed all references above to KSC, instead of KBCLF.)

  8. Klamath Greenways:
    Status: Dwight says not too much activity going on. Todd Kepple is still giving tours. Eve continues to work on 501 c3 status. Dwight is working on access easements for Hogback trail. Group is working to position themselves to take over Link River Trail when Pacific Power decommissions in the next 10years.

  9. Planning can be done in a democratic way (Art's idea- from a previous meeting.)
    Action: Art to ask Eve Oldenkamp at an open public meeting, maybe our Annual Meeting in May.

  10. New Business: No time for new business.

Next meeting: Annual Meeting on Monday, May 19th at 6:15- 8:30 pm at the Sugar Pine Cafe.