Call to Order (
Approval of Minutes (
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Time
has been allotted for Officer/ Committee reports if needed otherwise we will
move right into the business portion of the meeting.
Reports of Officers (
MNAC
Brad Rose
Reports of Committees (
Communication
Kathy Kaiser
Hospitality
(Looking for volunteer)
Growth
and Land Use Brad Rose
Membership
Sandie Koplowitz
Neighborhood
Safety (Looking for volunteer)
Neighborhood
Plan Update Brad Rose
Representative
Reports (
Planning
Academy John Erickson/ Martin Nickerson
Business (
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November membership meeting - nominations/elections, agenda,
speakers (
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Port District meeting with CSN- we need an ENA
representative.
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We're still looking for volunteers for a Chuckanut Park
District advisory committee to be chaired by Bob Gibbs and an
· We talked this summer about amending the Bylaws to allow attending meetings by phone, Internet, or allowing proxy votes for ENA business, but not for taking public positions. Here are 2 examples for consideration:
1. "Members of the Board, or any committee designated by the Board, may participate in a meeting of such Board or committee by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time. Participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting."
2. Issues
come up often enough that quarterly board meetings need to be supplemented by
other communication/decision processes. The Board should adopt a clear process
to make communication/decisions by email effective and efficient. Process
should make clear participation by all is desired, and that silence may be
misinterpreted so all members should make concerted effort to participate.
Members who will be out of email range for more than a few days should alert
the board list in advance. It is useful for the person doing the proposing to
summarize and consolidate discussion points as the discussion moves forward.
>>> BOARD ACTION: Adopt a process that includes the
following elements:
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Proposals should be clearly marked as such in
subject line of email, including use of
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A specific time should be announced for
discussion and decision, usually about a week (can be extended if extensive
discussion needed)
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Board members should weigh in, even if their
response is "I don't have time to write a response now" or "This
sounds reasonable but I'm not sure I understand all the intricacies yet."
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What action is required needs to be specified
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Action requires participation by quorum,
consensus rules apply
Issues and Concerns (
Adjournment (