Location: French Broad Brewing
Date: 04.20.2022
Attendees: 42
Agenda:
Introductions(Bess McDavid):
Board members:
Bess McDavid - President
Michael Stratton - Vice President
Rich Lee - Treasurer
Betsy Nesbitt- Secretary
Natalie Romanello - Media
Alison Kiehl - at-large
Branding Grant (Michael Stratton)
Grant to create the branding is from the City of Asheville
We have a big graphic and a little graphic (see images below)
Wanted branding to say that we don’t take ourselves too seriously and we have a mix of people
Graphic is bold and welcoming, with homage to the Oak Tree with the acorn
Two possible tag lines: “Cultivating Community Together” or ”Growing Together”
Branding is a work in progress
Bylaws (Bess McDavid)
Committee and board are happy with this draft
We need to ratify
Bylaw of most interest for people is probably that we will have 5 officers (president, vice president, treasurer, secretary, media) and 3 at-large officers who will follow city/county meetings
Voting (Soni Pitts)
To vote to ratify by-laws and what we consider to be Oakley’s geographic boundaries use QR code on flier that will take you to a Google form; neighbors will be able to access Google page for next 6 days
Map(Michael Stratton)
There are 3 different zones on the map - city (residential), city (mostly commercial), county (residential)
The vote is on how do we want to define our geographic boundaries?
We need to ensure that future voting is coming from the proper constituency
Q: What are the advantages/disadvantages of the different combinations?
A: (Bess McDavid) Some places are walkable, some places are not
A: (Rich Lee) One disadvantage is having a part of Oakley included, but does not identify as being part of Oakley.
Garden Committee
Garden is up and running. Work days Wednesdays 5:30-7pm & Saturdays 10-12pm
Drop in for a work day, we can use the help!
Plant sale was very successful, but we still have some left that need a home
Proceeds go to support the infrastructure of the garden
Reach out to the garden committee if you have interest in helping out
Tree Committee
New name: Oakley Tree Keepers
Mission: Saving the mature trees of Oakley through helping people understand mature tree maintenance and working with developers to save trees on properties being developed
We will have a table for Open Streets event
Will partner with Asheville Greenworks Treasured Tree program
Next meeting May 11th at 5:30pm
Events Committee
Open Streets Event May 22nd 12-5
Note: event date was later changed to June 12, 2022
Need volunteers!
Purpose: to highlight walkability, value of our streets being used for alternative uses
Q:Is the idea of the event to campaign to close Thompson Street?
A: (Michael Stratton) No, it is a beautiful asset to our community, but not very usable due to walkability issues.
A: (Nell) Open Street Event is also a great way to showcase community programs: Asheville on Bike, Yoga
We have a Neighborhood Advisory Committee representative who is also on the multimodal board: working on Close the GAP (Greenways/Accessibility/Pedestrian) initiative
April 22nd is last day to register to vote for upcoming primary May 17th; early voting starts April 28th
We have dates reserved for Murphy/Oakley recreational center and the Oakley Park pavilion if anyone wants to use them for community purposes
Primary Candidate Wendy Navarrez
Running for congress NC-11 against Madison Cawthorn
Fiscal conservative/center on social issues
Has lived in Oakley for 9 years
Veteran
Has 4 kids
Highly invested in this neighborhood and North Carolina
Q: What is your top issue?
A: Making sure our democracy stays intact by rebuilding middle class through variable minimum wage, work-force housing, incentivizing companies to provide housing
Primary Candidate Nina Tovish
Running for city council
Lives in Shiloh
Believes in being able to speak to council members with concerns at any point, not just during campaigning
Believes in inclusivity, accountability
Close
We will have officer elections in June
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