Present: Colin & Margaret Condit, Dorothy S. Stanley, Beverly Heckart, David Kaufman, Bob & Wilma Dlouhy, Rusty Figgins, Bill Yarwood, Martin Kaatz, Shannon Bright, George Bottcher, Mia Merendino (Quorum Present)

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A. Agenda for July was moved and approved

B. Minutes for June were moved and approved with one correction. There was one abstention in the election of Steve Hayden to a Board position.

C. Treasurer’s Report:
   House Account, $9,754.25
   Station Account, $1,241.08

D. Secretary’s Report
   Membership remains at 74

E. Committee Reports:
Education Committee Chair, Dorothy Stanley reported on House tours in Port Townsend and Walla Walla as examples of labor/time intensive ways of raising money. Board Member Shannon Bright suggested that teaming up with Bertine’s at Raw Space with wine tasting and dancing as another way of raising money.

The Station Committee were off on a fishing/water skiing holiday, but reports are that most all collateral for the capital campaign is ready to go.

The Down town tour Committee remains in hiatus. As of this date a new Director of the Downtown Association has yet to be selected.

F. Old Business:
Two special meetings of the Board of Directors covered two major issues, (which are interconnected). The first issue centered on the relationship between Historic Ellensburg and its created affiliate, Friends of the Northern Pacific Depot. The second issue centered on the relationship between Historic Ellensburg, Friends of the NP Depot, and the City of Ellensburg.

The first issue appears well on its way to resolution. Friends of the the NP Depot will raise matching money for grants (with the help of HE member- ship), putting the dollars into escrow at Bivens and Wilson, which handles money for the Rodeo Board and the Laughing Horse Foundation, among others. Historic Ellensburg will write the grants that will raise the money for the building’s preservation and rehabilitation as a inter(multi)modaltransportation hub. This arrangement allows Friends of the NP Depot to have full responsibility for its own operational structure, including separate 501c3 non-profit status. Steve Hayden, as the HE Board Member in charge of the capital campaign, will create a board drawn from the business community with one or two crossover board members from HE. This will give the depot initiative broader support in the community.

The second issue demanding Board attention is the relationship with the City. We need the City to be a partner by maintaining ownership of the station. Full City support would put a truly competitive face on all our grant applications. But in order to achieve success on HE grant applications, we need to have some kind of shared legal right to the station presently, as opposed to in the future - the main reason the current agreement needs to be superseded by another. We have a slim to no chance of getting grants until this is accomplished.

Bill Yarwood offered to develop an agenda for a meeting with City officials. The offer was accepted by those present.

G. New Business:
Station cleanup for our centennial celebration over labor day weekend has been set for Saturday, August 28, 2010. Plan on 9 AM for starts. We will get two notices out for volunteers. Bring a friend. We need to make the station as presentable as possible as we are planning tours that will include a portion of Steve Hayden’s considerable collection of NP railroad memorabilia.

Members will attend a fundraising/information table at the Northern Pacific Historical Association Convention in Spokane, July 14- 17. (Beverly Heckart created a great new banner for the table, one the encompasses the activities of both our associated groups.)

Beverly has volunteered to run a table on Saturday the weekend of Jazz In the Valley. This will help get the word out about the station tours over the Labor Day weekend.

H. Miscellaneous/Other Business:

I. Next meeting: Wednesday, August 11, 5:30 PM, at the Condit house, 215 E. 9th. Ave.

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Present: Colin & Margaret Condit, Dorothy S. Stanley, Beverly Heckart, David Kaufman, Bob Dlouhy, Rusty Figgins, Bill Yarwood, Tedd Hansen. Martin Kaatz, Joshua Rumley, Chris Knudson, Shannon Bright, Erin Condit (Quorum Present)

President Kaufman opened the meeting 5:30 PM

A. Agenda for June was moved and approved

B. There were no minutes for May. April Minutes were moved and approved.

C. Treasurer’s Report
House Account, $9,689.25
Station Account, $1,248.62

D. Secretary’s Report
Membership: We have a total entry to date of 74. Fifty are family memberships, 24 are single memberships.
In response to the secretary’s question whether or not to have a yard sale this fall there appeared to be little interest. In response, Dorothy Stanley suggested a open house visitation. Interest was shown, but set aside for now as it takes considerable time to organize. It appears that the best or most immediate way to build our house account is through a membership campaign.

E. Committee Reports
Station Committee: Bill Yardwood memtioned a strong possibility of getting student volunteers for general summer cleanup of station for our 100 year celebration in early September.

Education Committee: There were no new assignmants for the Education Committee.

Downtown Tour Committee: There is no tour schedule as of this date.

Capital Campaign: Steve Hayden has moved rapidly ahead with local and out of town contacts. Many of the major businesses in town have been contacted and all but one have said they support the project and will donate what they can as the campaign moves along. Steve is (out of pocket) finishing the caboose restoration, (We are still in need of an old NP coal stove.), and re-creating the signage for both the caboose and the depot. He is also finishing up the designs for marketing collateral with Molly Morrow.

F. Old Business
Tedd Hansen mentioned that our website is “dated”, stating he did not have the graphic skills to blend in old history (people at work for example with the present day). Discussion included a move to get Dorothy’s son interested in suggesting some graphics, a look at some other other sites that included station work, and Beverly’s suggestion of forming a committee. David showed interest in the latter as did Dorothy Stanley.

Joshua Rumley, one of the CWU students developing the ipod tour of the . downtown buildings gave us up to date information about their efforts. Either they are or Joshua is finishing the “voice over part”. Joshua will be in touch with the secretary as the` effort is concluded.

G. New Business
Bob and Wilma Dlouhy were appointed to jointly fill the open position of Vice President. (Unanimous)

Steve Hayden in recognition of his membership and his appointment as head of our capital campaign was nominated to an open position on the Board. It was seconded and past unanimously.

The most problematic issue centered on how HE as the non-profit parent, so speak, holds a “new program”, created by HE, within the parameters of its non-profit status. In a nut shell how should we relate to one another to avoid problems of trust while at the same time allowing the “new Program” , now labeled “Friends of the Station” the flexibility to succeed at the very task we appointed it to do. In essence, we established the basis for a capital campaign, but need some guidelines.

Erin Condit was appointed to bring forward some guidelines for discussion and resolution for our July meeting

H. Miscellaneous/Other Business
None

I. Next meeting: Wednesday, July 7, 2010, 5:30 PM, at the Condits’

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The meeting was opened by Vice President David Kaufman at 5:30 p.m.

Present: Carl Arends, Colin & Margaret Condit, Dorothy Stanley, Bob & Wilma Dlouhy, David Kaufman, Beverly Heckart, Lauren Walton, Rusty Figgins, Bill Yarwood, Marty Kaatz, Chris Knudson, Beverly Heckart, George Bottcher, Stephen Hayden, Shannon Bright, and Erin Condit. A quorum of executive and board members was present.

Agenda: The Agenda for April 14 was moved and approved.

Minutes: The minutes for March 10, were moved and approved.

Treasurer’s Report:
Carl reported a House Account of $9,909.54, and a Station Account of $1,262.60

Secretary’s Report:
Membership returns for April 14 were 62.

The Secretary’s request to contact the Puget Sound Grant Writers Association with the possibility of securing a grant writer was moved and approved. Beverly Heckart and Wila Dlouhy offered to edit the Secretary’s presentation.

Committee Reports:
Bill Yarwood, speaking for the station committee, stated the immediate task was the organization of phased steps in the rehabilitation of the station based on the data provided by our architects. Wilma Dlouhy moved for a time line of two weeks for task completion in order to keep the project moving. Bill responded it was very doable. The move was seconded and approved.

Dorothy Stanley noted that the honorees selected for this year’s awards have been notified, and that they had responded.

The Downtown tour committee of two were absent so there was no report on the first tour of the year.

Old Business:
Carl passed the hat to cover the expense of catered dessert and wine for the Awards Ceremony. Chris Knudson will be our wine steward. Volunteers would be appreciated to help us set up at the Clymer, 6:30PM, on May 15.

Steve Hayden was instrumental in getting H. E. recognized by the Northern Pacific Rail road Association. The Association was particularly impressed by our efforts with both the station and the caboose. They are offering us a table at their convention in Spokane. We will need a couple of volunteers for the table who can travel to Spokane and stay overnight. Further discussion. opened up the need to man a table locally during Jazz in the valley, and plan for an exhibit at the fairground during the Rodeo in conjunction with the 100 year celebration of the station. It was moved and passed that we create a capital campaign with Hayden as chair of the committee.

President Kaufman contacted Tedd Hansen, our webmaster, about bringing our web site up to date. Tedd’s response has been positive.

New Business:
It was moved and approved that Erin Condit be our liaison person with the City in terms of grant possibilities, grant selection, and selection of grant writers. Bill Yarwood will meet with John Akers to establish guidelines for our relationship with the City.

In regard to the liaison role Flo Lentz has offered to come speak about the possibilities. It was moved and approved that we invite her at a time mutually arranged.

Miscellaneous/Other Business:
President Kaufman mentioned that Fennelle’s proposal to pay a writer to prepare a “glossy publication” on the station to send around to businesses encouraging them to buy station space was turned down by the Board as premature.

Next Meeting: Saturday May 15, 2010 (2010 Awards Ceremony)

Meeting closed at 7: 25 pm by President Kaufman.

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The meeting was opened by Vice President David Kaufman at 5:30 p.m.

Present: Carl Arends, Colin & Margaret Condit, Dorothy Stanley, Joe Bach, Bob & Wilma Dlouhy, David Kaufman, Dorothy Chase, Beverly Heckart, Briana Butier, Caitlin Kezele, and Bob Mersinger,(CWU students), Lauren Walton, Rusty Figgins, and Milton Wagy.
A quorum of executive and board members was present.

Agenda: The Agenda for was moved and approved.

Minutes: The minutes for February 10, were moved and approved.

Treasurer’s Report:
Carl reported a House Account of $ 10,726.66, and a Station Account of $1,271.75.

Secretary’s Report:
Membership returns, following January’s renewal letter, is 53 as of this date. A second letter will be prepared and sent out.

Committee Reports:
Dorothy Stanley presented photos and statemenrs of properties selected for this years awards ceremony by the Education Committee. Those selected were approved by the Board in a special session following the close of the regular meeting. Final plans for this years ceremony will be made at the meeting in April. The Saturday of May 15 at 7: PM was selected as date and time. It will be held at the Clymer.Those receiving awards will be notified, and invited to attend and give a summary of their efforts.

Joe called for member attendance at The City Council meeting Monday March 15, when a decision will be made on extending City ownership of the station for a period of 5 years. Joe noted the work by Steve Hayden in getting the roof once again weatherproofed, and suggested there might be electrical problems after a reported new breakin by persons unknown. (Secretary’s note: The day after our meeting member Bob Dlouhy examined the electric system and reported no damage. The sump pump is working as are all the lights. The problem as noted by Joe appeared to be the result of simple failure to plug lines back in correctly or using the proper switches)

Timothy Bishop, Director of the Downtown Association, was reported by the Tour Committee as seeing no insurance problems in the upstairs tours. There was a question raised about the Kashlien Building in terms of insurance as the owner is very careful about coverage. This will be checked further. The University students will develop two photo posters of the downtown buildings to be visited. The podcast tour should be completed by Summer.

Old Business:
Beverly’s station letter was reviewed for suggested changes. It will be finished and sent to the Daily Record for publication.

In the discussion with the City Council about a five year extension of city ownership of the station it was moved by David Kaufman and seconded by Joe Bach that Historic Ellensburg offer to pay the cost to the city of insurance coverage on the station during that time period. Motion was past.

Our proposed 100 year celebration of the railroad station brought some discussion of the exact date. The secretary checked the record and found the following: “Finishing work done on the depot” , Evening Record, June 8, 1910. However, a predicted August opening, (Evening Record), passed by. An article in the Evening Record of August 2, 1910 noted a letter from N. P. officials to the Ellensburg Chamber of Commerce stating that the station would be open to the publlc on October 31. A celebration did occur, apparently on October 31,“...the railroad company having left this matter to Ellensburg people to decide”. Evening Record, 10/2/1910.

The brief discussion of a, “Volunteer Work Time Form”, was quickly decided when Wilma Dlouhy noted that she had already developed and we had used a form! We will copy the form, and pass out copies.

New Business:
The secretary noted the presence of the Puget Sound Association of Grant Writers. It was moved by President Kaufman and seconded by Joe Bachthat the secretary send the basic information and history of our organization plus our history of work on the station and our need for a grant writer. Motion was passed.

Miscellaneous/Other Business: None

Next Meeting: Wednesday April14, 5:30 pm at Condit’s.

Meeting closed at 6:33 pm by President Kaufman.

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The meeting was opened by Vice President David Kaufman at 5:30 p.m.

Present:
Carl Arends, Colin & Margaret Condit, Dorothy Stanley, Joe Bach, & Fennelle Miller, Bob & Wilma Dlouhy, David Kaufman, Dorothy Chase, Beverly Heckart, Diane Huckabay, Shannon Bright, Briana Butier & Caitlin Kezele, CWU students of Dorothy Chase), Anne Denman,George Bottcher, Martin Kaatz, Bill Yarwood, Mia Merendino, Chris Knudson, Lauren Walton, & Caitlin Kezele.
A quorum of executive and board members was present.

Agenda: The Agenda for February was moved and approved.

Minutes: The minutes for January 13, were moved and approved.

Treasurer’s Report:
Carl reported a House Account of $ 9,646.36 and a Station Account of $1,278.75.

Secretary’s Report:
Membership returns, following January’s renewal letter, is 33 as of this date.

The Secretary received two letters suggesting we return our meeting day back to Sunday.

An inspection of the station revealed further leaking as the tarps we hung to cover a major area at the South end had blown off and new leaks in the center section had developed.

Committee Reports:
Dorothy Stanley reported that the education committee had not met. She was not sure who was still on the committee. There was some discussion of getting the committee together in March, and in the mean time those members who are interested would meet with Joe Bach, Monday, February 22, Nine AM, at the Starlight, for our yearly cruise of the area for possible candidates to receive awards.

Joe reaffirmed continuing problems with the station’s leaking roof. Steve Hayden has approached a roofer to see if there are some means of temporary repair or continuing maintenance. The essential problem in and old roof is not knowing where the leaks are occurring.

Old Business:
Following guidelines provided by our by-laws, it was moved and unanimously approved that Vice President, David Kaufman be President, and Fennelle Miller be Vice President. We have a full Board of Directors as of this date. It looks like a go for the return of the Downtown tours--possibly beginning the week end of March 26-27. Fennelle has agreed to chair the tour committee, and it appears there will be no trouble getting volunteers. With the help of Board Member Mia Merendino the tours will begin this year at the Clymer. It was suggested that we advertise the tours through N. W. Conference, but we will wait on this until we get more information on the latter.

President Kaufman will write a letter to the City Council concerning a possible partnership with the City in the restoration and use of the old NP Depot. Historic Ellensburg must resolve two critical issues in assuming ownership of the depot. We must organize and maintain a sound business operation that is open, remains nonprofit, and subject to audit; and, We must maintain a substantial umbrella like insurance program. The City is already so organized, and provides the public with long term security by its continuing presence.

The Board, by strong majority, voted to maintain the day and time of our monthly meetings. We will continue meeting the second Wednesday of the month from 5:30 to 7PM.

New Business: None

Miscellaneous/Other Business:
Member, Anne Denman, who serves on the Ellensburg’s Landmarks and Design Commission asked us to inform our membership that three open seats on that commission need to be filled. With only four active members out of an approved seven member commission they are having problems maintaining quorum. Currently the City has involved the Landmarks and Design Commission in City Plans for third Avenue, but the commission cannot legally forward its recommendations without maintaining quorum.

We, as an organization, are concerned with and support efforts in the maintenance and careful expansion of the historic theme of the downtown. We are committed to the station and the caboose in the pocket park which are located at the end of Third Avenue on the the east side of the tracks. If as members you would find this an interesting assignment the City would be happy to provide you with an application.

Beverly Heckart will develop a letter with photos which will bring the Daily Record public up to date with our accomplishments through 2009. There will be a statement about the need for public support.

Next Meeting: Wednesday March 10, 2010 5:30 pm at Condit’s.

Meeting closed at 6:29 pm by President David Kaufman.

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Present: Carl Arends, Colin & Margaret Condit, Dorothy Stanley, Joe Bach, Bob Dlouhy, David Kaufman, Dorothy Chasee, Beverly Heckart, Diane Huckabay, Shannon Bright, Briana Butier & Caitlin Kezele, (CWU students of Dorothy Chase)
A quorum of executive and board members was present.

The meeting was opened by Vice President David Kaufman at 5:30 p.m.

Agenda: Moved and approved

Minutes: Minutes for December 5, 2009 were approved with corrections in place.

Treasurer’s Report:
Carl reported a House Account of $9,276.71 and a Station Account of $1,285.44.
Carl pointed out that the marked difference between the December & January accounts reflect payment of obligations to our architects, Kovalenko - Hale.

Secretary’s Report: Membership re-up is underway.
An interview with a BNSF Railroad employee indicated that the rail line through Stampede Pass had not been closed down but suspended for economic reasons as well as the need to install electronic switch indicators that will function with GPS guidance of rail traffic. The source suggested that rail traffic might resume in late summer, but that might be optimistic.

The local women artists program initially planned for January will begin February 13 with following dates on the 19th, 20th, and 27th at Gallery One.

It was suggested that we consider a return of our meeting time back to Sunday afternoon.

Committee Reports:
Station Committee Chair, Joe Bach suggested a possible tie-in with an abatement team the University is employing to assess abatement needs existing on campus. A walkthrough the station by such a team could help us determine the cost of cleanup--the first step in building rehabilitation. Committee member Bill Yarwood is looking into this. Board member Shannon Bright suggested a look at some of the Brownfiled studies concerned with environmental cleanups.

There has been some preliminary talk about a longer lease agreement with he railroad on the property under the station--perhaps as long as 50 years.

Education Committee Chair Dorothty Stanley reported no recent meeting of the committee. There is a need for more volunteer members as we plan for this year’s awards program. Our February 10th meeting will firm up directions for The Education Committee and Friday, February 22, 9:00 AM was set for the drive about to identify and recommend recipients for this year’s awards.

New Business:
In an effort to establish a full set of executive officers for 20l0, Fennelle Miller has agreed to return to the Vice Presidency and David Kaufman has agreed to be President. This could be accomplished by developing a package to be acted on by the combined Executive Committee and Board of Directors (through an email process) or present a package for movement at our next meeting. The problem of the latter is the oftentimes lack of a quorum.

A package will be made ready following the By Laws, and will be presented for action.

Old Business: Joe Bach will chair a fund-raising committee including Chris Knudson and Colin Condit.

David Kaufman sought approval to continue talks with Timothy Bishop about continuance of the upstairs walking tours with hopes that such contacts will eventually solve the insurance problem. It was so moved by Joe Bach, seconded by Carl Arends, and passed.

Miscellaneous/Other Business: None

Next Meeting: Wednesday February 10, 5:30 pm at Condit’s.

Meeting closed at 6:29 pm by Vice President David Kaufman.

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Present: Carl & Veronica Arends Joe Bach, Brian Barto, Colin & Margaret Condit, Rhonda Davis, Bob & Wilma Dlouhy, Diane Huckabay, Marty Kaatz, David Kaufman, Chris Knudson, Dorothy Stanley

Meeting Opened: 2:10 by Vice President David Kaufman

Agenda: Moved and approved

Minutes: November, 2009 moved and approved

Treasurer’s Report:
Carl reported the Station Account as $7,282.66
and the House Account as $15,895.01,

Secretary’s Report:
Final membership count for 2009 is 80.
BNSF rail freight is no longer moving through Stampede Pass. Louis Musso has been contacted for any current word about BNSF intentions. It was suggested that we also contact the local Rail Master for any information he may have.

Committee Reports:
Joe Bach, Chair of the Station Committee, let us know that a display of work by our architects will be ready for City Council meetings (In point of fact, the display is now showing at the entrance to City Hall. A “Well Done” to Joe and his committee.)

Special thanks go to our always willing and able Wine Committee, Chris Knudson and Rhonda Davis for their excellent presentation in celebration of this year’s accomplishments

Miscellaneous Other Business/Good of the Order:
Local Women artists are being honored with a show at Gallery l starting January 18, 2010. This is part of Washington Women’s Suffrage; celebrating 100 years of marked achievements.

Next Meeting:Condit’s house, 215 E. 9th Ave. Wed, January 13 at 5:30 pm

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Present: Joe Bach, Fennelle Miller, Chris Knudson, Margaret and Colin Condit, David & Sherri Kaufman, Lauren Walton, Carl Arends, Bill Yarwood, Carla and Marty Kaatz, Bob and Wilma Dlouhy, Mia Merendino, Shannon Bright, Lois Robinson, Jeb and Gloria Baldi, Hal and Gloria Lindstrom, Charles and Gisela McGehee.
(There were a number of others who did not sign in.)
Others present were program presenters Bob Hale and Bob Kovalenko, Architects, and Mitch Williams, Builder/Developer.

Meeting opened: 6:20 PM by president Bach

Agenda: Approved for November 11, 2009

Minutes: Approved for October 14, 2009

Treasurer’s Report:
Carl presented the Income/Expense report for 2009. Copies were made available to those present.
He reported current accounts as:
House Account -- $15,956.10, and
Station Account -- $ 7,280.16.
The combined total was $ 23, 236.16.

Secretary’s Report:
Colin reported a 2009 membership count of 80.
The 2008 count was 87. The average over the last 7 years is 83. We were not far off the pace in spite of the current economic problems.

Committee Reports:
There have been no recent meetings of the Education Committee.

New Business:
The main order of business for November was the election of officers and establishing the date and time of the December meeting.

Elected were: David Kaufman, Vice President; Carl Arends, Treasurer; Bill Yarwood and Mia Merendino to the Board of Directors. Departed, but not lost to us are Joe Bach and Fennelle Miller. Joe stepped down from the Presidency after seven very pivotal years on the job. He will move over to the Board position vacated by Erin Black, and will continue as Chair of the Station Committee. Fennelle will not move into a Board Position, but will remain a member and continue to plan and run events in her usual effective manner. Last summer’s Model T Rally is just one example. Bill Yarwood will continue as our liaison with the architects. We need a new President.

Program: Bob Hall and Bob Kovalenko presented their plans for the rehabilitation of the old Northern Pacific Station in detail including estimated costs of everything from soap dispensers to roof plywood to pilaster repair. The estimated total: $ 2,547.055. However, there are costs not covered which we need to look at to make the building livable i.e., efficiently functional for leasing. The figure given above will bring the building back. How can we estimate a need for cash beyond that figure?

Mitch Williams pointed out or suggested other important considerations in looking ahead. What kinds, types of business can, will the building sustain given the location? The example Mitch gave us was a building he put up in the Seattle area for an owner to house a new restaurant. Mitch mentioned that the building had gone through five name changes at his last count.

The consistent use of the space is the only way we have to maintain the building. Mitch’s comments seemed to suggest a careful long haul look at potential users, and uses.

Next Meeting: We meet at the Condits’ 215 E. 9th. Ave. Sunday, December 6, at 2 PM.

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Present: Joe Bach, Carl Arends, Colin and Margaret Condit, Dorothy Stanley, Bill Yarwood, Fennelle Miller, Rusty Figgins, Mia Merendino, Martin Kaatz, Bob & Wilma Dlouhy, Milton Wagy, Marcia Williams, Jeanette Williams, Chris Knudson, Beverly Heckart, Hal Lindstrom, George Bottcher, David Kaufman, Lauren Walton, Mike Pearson, Curtis Bull.
Visitors: Jeanette Williams, Curtis Bull, and Keith Eslinger

President Joe Bach opened the meeting at 5:35 PM. The agenda for October was moved and approved. The minutes for September were moved and approved.

Treasurer’s Report:
Carl Arends reported a house account of $15,498.16 and a station account of $7,277. 18.

Secretary’s Report :
Colin reported 78 memberships for 2009.

Member Steve Hayden continued financial support in the restoration and maintenance of the old wood caboose in Kleinberg Park. It now has a metal roof thanks to the expertise of roofer David Simmons.

New Business:
Walking tour update:Janette Williams and Curtis Bull appeared before the body to explain why the Kittitas County Historical Museum is not participating in the upstairs walking tours of the downtown buildings in the coming year.. The tours, emanating from the Museum, have been popular over the last several years, and have been a conjoint program with Historic Ellensburg.

Janette reported a Board decision to trim programs due to funding cuts -- that prominent in the trim were those we might classify as community outreach. Instead the board decided this next year, (2010), to spend more staff time in maintaining and enhancing the exibits on hand. Within this scenario was a decision by the Board not to carry insurance that would protect the Musuem if someone participating in the upstairs tour was hurt or made ill, by the conditions.

Jeanette concluded that should Historic Ellensburg wish to continue the upstairs tour independently the museum could still be used as a point of origin.

Kovolenko Hale Depot Presentation: The architects were prepared for an audience with the Depot Committee not the larger regular meeting. Many at the meeting were not aware of what has been accomplished to date, and discussion moved often into small details of rehabilitation.

Both architects Bob Kovalenko and Bob Hale commented on the good overall condition of the the building, and mentioned that rehabilitation should be done with energy conservation in mind. It was brought up that local contractors engaged in appropriate trades could and should be used for rehabilitation projects. They told us we need to find a local abatement company to do the pigeon guano removal.

They will provide us with estimates on the work needed to rehabilitate the building at our Annual Meeting in November.

Bill Yarwood has a list of abatement companies that CWU has used. He will provide us with that list.

Old Business:
Please show at our our Annual Meeting at the Clymer Museum of Art., Saturday November 7. We will have a brief business meeting at 6:15 for members. Then on to our program.

Miscellaneous/Other Business: The meeting was closed by President Bach at 7:30 P.M.

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Present: Joe Bach, Carl Arends, Colin and Margaret Condit, Dorothy Stanley, Ann Parker, Bill Yarwood, Fennelle Miller, Rusty Figgins, Mia Merendino, Martin Kaatz, Debbie Williams

President Joe Bach opened the meeting at 5:35 PM. The agenda for August was moved and approved. The minutes for August were moved and approved.

Treasurer’s Report: In the absence of treasurer, Carl Arends, Joe Bach repeated the August amounts; the house account as $15,580.92, the Station account as $7,271.89.

Secretary’s Report: Colin reported 78 memberships for 2009.

New Business:
Saturday, November 7, was established for our yearly public meeting. Time and place were not firmly established. (Our usual time for the event is 7 to 9 PM.) Board member, Mia Merendino, offered the Clymer as a place but needed the date with which to consult the Clymer’s calendar. Michael Sullivan was mentioned as a speaker by both Fennelle and Mia. Michael has extensive experience with the steps involved in building restoration and their costs. (Mia will get in touch with Michael.) Fennelle will continue looking for other program possibilities.

Fennelle has written a letter to members of the City Council asking the Council to consider maintaining ownership of the station rather than turning ownership over to Historic Ellensburg. The latter could become a working non-profit partner in such an arrangement offering volunteer service in needed maintenance, repair, program volunteering, grant writing, etc. Work we have been doing all along.

There are a number of good reasons for so doing. Primary among them is that the City provides a stable legal public entity through which grant monies for specific purposes can be budgeted. Federal grant applications are more likely to be approved if this type of arrangement exists. The architectural firm Easters & Kittle, (and their grant writer), whom appeared before us, were quite clear on this. (Easters & Kittle did the Chehalis train station.) This does not mean that Historic Ellensburg would be restricted from applying for or receiving grant money. Vice President Fennelle Miller suggested that members write individual letters to Council members asking that the City retain ownership of the station and use Historic Ellensburg as a non profit organization in support. In effect we would continue serving the City as we have the past ten years.

Old Business:
Fundraising: The suggested late October fund raising event ran into problems with wine steward date conflicts as well as other organizational problems. Moving to a suggestion of a January fund raiser, there appeared to be group interest in a “depot wine tour tasting event” possibly in the “raw space” of the old Buttons building. Marty Kaatz suggested we appeal to the public to come with an item for the Food Bank.

Depot:
Joe reported an attempted station break in. He replaced a piece of protective plywood over one of the windows. There did not appear to be any damage or theft of items within the building.

The two large curved window frames above the second floor of the station were removed for repair and refinishing. They are ready for installation of glass. The frames will be stored in the station along with templates for glass cutting until such time as restoration dictates their replacement.

The best news under old business was provided by member Bill Yarwood. He made contact with our architects, Kovalenko - Hale, who will have a total planning package including cost estimates for the restoration of the station. According to Bill, this should be before us in October. Coupled with the marketing package, provided by members Fennelle Miller, Mia Merendino, Erin Black and Shannon Bright, we will have a total plan ready for a our grant writer. This is a significant achievement. Congratulations all around.

Before taking this before the public Bill suggested we use what the Architects provide, to develop a cogent statement that could be used as a basis for continued public support. For example; presenting such a package to the city council would be a strong message that Historic Ellensburg could continue a very active role in the restoration and use of the station and the adjoining park.

Caboose:
Windows for the East side of the caboose were in and finished in time for the 09’ Fair & Rodeo. The privy window is next. We will need a small work party to remove the diesel stove. It is a misfit, a small station model. We have the possibility of another stove that better reflects the era of the caboose design and manufacture. A metal roof will be installed for long term protection of the underlying wooden structure. Thanks again to member Steve Hayden for his continuous generous support in time and money, A round of applause for members who have given so much personal time and effort. A restored caboose will put positive emphasis on the use of the Leinbach pocket park, and on our efforts to restore the station. Further work on the caboose is underway. Roofer, David Simmons has the metal roof installed. Some details remain. More later.

Miscellaneous/Other Business:
The University house on campus has not been sold as of this date.

There has been no movement on the podcast tours.

Joe will leave the presidency, but will continue to serve Historic Ellensburg as a Board Member. The board position occupied by Erin Black will need to be filled. She resigned following her move to a position in Yakima.

Next Meeting Wednesday October 14th., 5:30 pm, Condit House.

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Present: Joe Bach, Carl Arends, Colin and Margaret Condit, Dorothy Stanley, Diane Huckabay, Beverly Heckart, Louis Muzzo, Mike Pearson, Chris Knudson, Bob and Wilma Dlouhy, Tedd Hansen

President Joe Bach opened the meeting at 5:30 PM. The agenda for August was moved and approved. The minutes for July were moved and approved.

Treasurer’s Report: Carl reported a house account of $15,580.92, the Station account as $7,271.89.

Secretary’s Report: Colin reported 78 memberships for 2009. Windows for the East side of the caboose will be in and finished in time for the 09’ Fair & Rodeo.

New Business:
Joe reminded us that our yearly public/business meeting is almost upon us. The date was set for Saturday November 5th. There was discussion of place and time with suggestions of Kittitas County Historical Museum or fairground building. Joe will check on availability. There appeared to be general agreement on a 7PM start time.

Questions were raised concerning the number of open positions on the Board of Directors. Joe will check on this and let us know at our September meeting.

Our web master, Tedd Hansen, gave us an overview of the process in moving from dependence on the Daily Record to direct contact with the server. He wrapped it up with a statement that our main page was getting a little out of date and needed attention. “I’m not too good at that “, he said. David Kaufman suggested contact with Chuck Wahle an instructor in “Information Tech -- Administration Management -- Redesign--Web Site, etc.

Old Business:
Bill Yarwood our contact with Kovalenko - Hale was away on vacation so there was no report on when we might expect a cost estimate on the restoration of the station.

We need $20,000 up front to hire a grant writer and beyond that to fund our debt obligations to our architects. Joe suggested a fund raising dinner around the first of October , perhaps Saturday the third at the fairgrounds. Joe, Chris, and Colin will work on this.

We really shined with the Model T Rally. Nothing but good vibes. By contrast the Seattle group apparently dropped the ball -- not at the pass but in Seattle! Next event -- maybe an old car concourse next summer.

Other Business:
Long time member Ann Sherry died. Several members attended her memorial at the airport.

Next Meeting: Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 at the Condit House, 5:30 PM

Adjourned at 6:30 P. M.

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Present: Joe Bach, Fennelle Miller, George Bottcher, Carl Arends, Colin and Margaret Condit, Martin Kaatz, Dorothy Stanley, Diane Huckabay, Marcia Williams, Beverly Heckart, Bill Yarwood.

President Joe Bach opened the meeting at 5:30 PM. The agenda for July was moved and approved. The minutes for June were moved and approved.

Treasurer’s Report:
Carl reported a house account of $13,674.51, the Station account as $7,204.96.

Secretary’s Report:
Two members were added in June. There are 77 member entries for 2009 as of this date. Membership at this date is ten less than last years total at this time. It was suggested that we seek to broaden our membership through the Chamber of Commerce and other public service agencies.

New Business:
No new business reported for July

Old Business:
The depot committee met regarding final selection of a plan for the restoration of the old railroad station. There was some question about “community space” as provided in the plan. Flexibility in use of space can be provided according to the architects. Hopefully we will have a final plan with costs from our architects by the end of July.

Joe reported our web site up and running. Our Web Master, Tedd Hansen, after a series of attempts to get our relationship with the Daily Record reestablished, went directly to the hosting service and got us established independently. It will cost us $90.00 for a year, but there are some other benefits. More on this at our next meeting.

The second walking tour brochure is out. (Looks spiffy.) The issue is disbursing copies to the public through placement with other public agencies, i.e., Chamber of Commerce, Suncadia, South Cle Elum Depot, etc. Beverly Heckart envisaged a small pamphlet size history of Ellensburg, replete with color photos, that might eventually be placed on sale. We don't have a rather lengthy history already at hand that could serve as resource.

The caboose cleanup proceeds. Windows in frames were installed on the West side, facing the station by members of Historic Ellensburg. Windows in frames for the East side are under construction by the same members, and will be painted and in by the end of August.

A last minute appeal for volunteers to set up chairs for the Model T Rally was made. (The Rally turned out to be very successful. A definite feather in the hat of member Fennelle Miller and her H. E. cohorts Sharon Bright, Mia Merendino, and Erin Black. A community affair it was lauded by the visiting Model T group as the very best they had encountered across the entire country! (Daily Record for 7/9/09’)

Other Business: Dorothy Stanley asked for a meeting of the Education Committee. She will contact the other members.

Next Meeting: August 12, 2009 at the Condit House, 5:30 PM

Adjourned at 6:30 P. M.

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Present: Joe Bach, George Bottcher, Carl Arends, Wilma and Bob Dlouhy, Rusty Figgins, Colin and Margaret Condit, David Kaufman, Martin Kaatz, Dorothy Stanley,Brad Gray, Diane Huckabay, Mike Pearson.

President Joe Bach opened the meeting at 5:30 PM. The agenda for June was moved and approved. There were no minutes for May, the Awards Ceremony took the place of the usual business meeting. The Awards Ceremony will be presented on our web page as an activity report for May.

Treasurer’s Report:
Carl reported a house account of $15,714.42, the Station account as $7,202.30.

Secretary’s Report:
Since there were no minutes for May Colin gave a brief summary of the Awards Ceremony. Colin reported a membership count of 76 for 2009.

New Business:
Joe Bach reported once again that he is stepping down as President. He will serve until our annual public meeting in November. He will have served very well for nine years, and in his own words is feeling “burned out”. We need to find a member who is willing to take over.

Our website which initially seemed a real issue when the Daily Record dropped a free service with them now appears resolved. It cost the newspaper $80.00 per year to be our server. They agreed to continue the service if Historic Ellensburg helped by paying half the cost. It was moved to approve the new arrangement with the Daily Record.

Old Business:
Joe passed around the five interior designs proposed for the train depot by our architectural firm Kovalenko - Hale. The Depot Committee is scheduled to meet at Joe’s home on Tuesday June 1 at 6:30 PM to select one of the five or perhaps a combination of features found among the five designs and report back to the architects. The latter will then proceed to develop the details of the design including cost estimates.

The lodging tax grant will pay the full amount of the Walking Tour Brochures, ($ 2000).

The AYP - Model T Rally - scheduled for July 9th. at Kleinberg Park will need some volunteer help to set up chairs at 11 AM. An email asking for member volunteers will go out July 1.

Schedules for the Podcast Tours are underway.

Miscellaneous:
Habitat for Humanity is concerned about the tearing down of old historic housing. Members of Historic Ellensburg are invited to go on tours of such threatened structures as they occur.

Work proceeds on the old caboose in Kleinberg Park, (directly across from the train station). Member, Steve Hayden, underwrote the sandblasting of the metal structures, and their painting. He also underwrote the preparation and painting of the wooden structure of the caboose. Northwest Painting did the work. Volunteer Historic Ellensburg members, Joe Bach, Chris Knudson, Bill Yarwood, Carl Arends, Brad Gray, Steve Hayden, and Mike Pearson power washed the caboose, rescued usable old wood window framing parts, set nails, sanded, base coated the wooden structure, and gave the interior a sweep through. Colin Condit is currently building window frames using old parts and new wood. The two frames facing the station should be in for the Model T rally. The H. E. volunteers see the rescued caboose as a draw for the station and the park.

Chris Knudson, who works at Twin City Foods checks through the station on a weekly basis. He keeps the basement of the station pumped free of water - a concern. Hats’ off to all of us.

Next Meeting: Wednesday July 8th. 5:30 P. M. at the Condit House.

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In place of the usual business meeting the month of May was given over to planning and organization of our annual award ceremony. It is always a bit daunting to once again take on all the steps necessay for a successful event. Hats’ off to our Education Committee which always seems to manage the process beginning in February with date selection then moving in March setting up trips through the lower valley to identify potential awardees whose efforts have resulted in preservation and use of historic properties, or the building of new properties that reflect the architectural themes of the immediate neighborhood. Pictures are taken and presented with descriptions and locations to those attending the business meetings. Recommendations follow, and the Committee retires for final selection of awards and approval by the body attending the business meeting in April.

Letters are sent out to those selected inviting them to the Awards Ceremony and asking for comments on their efforts.. Much lively discussion takes place as those in attendance discover shared interests and problems.

The awardees for 2009 are:
Dusty’s Nursery & Company, 116 E. Mountain View Avenue for, Adaptive Reuse of Dominion Farm.

MNE LLC for, Renovation of the B F Read Building. (MNE LLC is a Yakima firm at 4001 Summitview Ave. Suite 5 - 300.)

James S. Ritter, 1625 108th. Ave. Bellevue, WA 98004 for, Rural Residential New Construction in the Farmhouse Style.

Jeanne and Mike Williams, P. O. Box 614 Ellensburg WA for, Rural Residential Restoration of a farmhouse.

Pat McPhillips, 711 E. 4th. Ave. Ellensburg WA for the, Urban Residential Renovation of a 1920 Bungalow.

Janice Bowen, 709 E. 4th. Ellensburg WA for, Urban Residential New Construction of a Garage in the Bungalow Style.

David and Carol Cross, 103 W. 9th. Ave. Ellensburg, WA for, Outstanding Restoration of a Brick Wall Surrounding Their Garden.

Nancy E. Doolittle, 4461 Uptannum Road Ellensburg, WA for, Restoration of an Historic Barn. (The barn which was meticulously scraped, painted and re-roofed was mistaken by our examiners as a, “new barn in a traditional style”! Nancy laughingly got us straight by phone.)

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Present:
Joe Bach, Colin & Margaret Condit, Ann Sherry, Dorothy Stanley, Bill Yarwood, Brad Gray, Carl Arends, Martin Kaatz

President Bach opened the meeting at 5:30 PM.

Approval of Agenda:
President’s agenda was moved and approved.

Approval of Minutes:
Minutes for February Meeting were moved and approved.

Treasurers Report:
Carl reported the House Account as $11,572.20, and the Station Account as $14,192.64.

Secretary’s Report:
Sixty-three members have resigned for 2009. A second membership letter will be going out this month.

New Business:
a. Dorothy presented photos and descriptions of properties suggested for this year’s awards, and letters of appreciation. Nominees will be contacted in April.
b. The Awards Ceremony will be held Thursday May 16, 7 PM, at the Heritage Center.

Old Business:
a. The Depot Committee will meet with the Kovalenko Hale architects the Week of March 16. We are anticipating a rough draft of their proposed steps in rehabilitation of the station with cost estimates.

“We will be hosting a number of events on July 9, 2009. They all have to do with the centennial celebration of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific (AYP) Exposition held in Seattle in 1909 As part of the Expo, the first ever Coast-to- Coast Car Race was ; held, leaving New York and “racing” across the country to Seattle. In 1959, there was a reenactment of the car race to celebrate the 50h anniversary of the original; this reenactment was featured in a 1959 short film. This summer, 57 Model ‘T cars will be leaving New York en route to Seattle. There will be one car from each of the fifty states and one car from each of seven countries. They will be passing through Ellensburg midday on Thursday, July 9th and we are throwing them a party.
HE, the KCHM, the Clymer, the City, Kelleher Ford, the EDA, and the Ellensburg Film Festival will be cosponsoring the day’s and evening’s events. We will be meeting them at the mouth of the Canyon, parading them up Canyon, Main, and Pearl Streets, and taking them down to Kleinberg Park. We will provide a sack or picnic lunch for them at the park (over 100 people), and may sell lunches to the community. The Model T’s will be on display down there. We hope to have an antique car show that day somewhere else in downtown. We will also have a poker run, using historic building venues that have to be sleuthed out using clues. There will be either 5-card or 7-card hands. We will also do something to encourage kiddies be involved.
Then we will guide them out of town via Thorp Cemetery Road, across I-90 to Thorp, then out SR-10 up to Cle Elum. From there, we will follow SR-903 to Bullfrog, and follow that across I-90 to Leisure Land Lane (right), then up through Sun Country, then on Nelson Siding Road to I-90, where we’ll hop onto the freeway briefly (maybe, or we may be able to go past Easton on old roads), then off again at the Stampede Pass exit, where we will take FS Road 4832 to Hyak and the Pass. They are staying at the Pass that night, where we will host an event- - probably the Eburg film festival will show the Great Car Race or other related film, and we may try to have some live music.”

Miscellaneous: The University has not provided a sale notice as yet on the campus owned, “Storley House”.

The Meeting was closed at 6:03 PM

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Present: Joe Bach, Shannon Bright, Colin & Margaret Condit, Bob & Wilma Dlouhy, Beverly Heckart, Marty Kaatz, Chris Knudson, Louis Musso, Dorothy Stanley, Bill Yarwood. Visiting were Karen Ingalls and Joseph Farnik.

President Bach opened the meeting at 5:30 PM. The Agenda was approved. The Minutes for the January meeting were approved.

Treasurers Report: In the absence of the treasurer there was no report.

Secretary’s Report:
Fifty two members have renewed for 2009 as of this date. Special thanks to Fennelle for her help with the January minutes. A number of complaints about not getting meeting notices was briefly discussed. It was suggested that we split the emailings and send them independently.

New Business:
The Awards Ceremony will continue within its usual time frame. Award letters will be sent In April followed by the ceremony in May. The Education Committee will meet Monday , 9 AM, February 23, at the Grand Meridian parking lot, for a tour of restoration sites or new structures which reflect the architectural character/style of the neighborhood.

Should we seek to determine the interests of our new University President, James Gaudino, in the historic renovation/preservation of more buildings on the CWU campus. If he is interested, in what ways might Historic Ellensburg serve in the process. It was remembered that we presented awards to the University in the past for Historic Preservations. While there was no motion there seemed to be consensus that we might begin by inviting Dr. Gaudino to our next Awards Ceremony.

Two advocacy issues were presented both dealing with city business. The first issue concerned the possibility of an ordinance allowing construction of “backyard” wind generators of electricity. The discussion centered around the contingenciesof height, space, safety, utility, etc. The issue seemed to die with all the presented problems. The second advocacy issue concerned the “strengthening of the City’s Preservation Ordinance”. There appeared to be a consensus “no brainer” attitude on this possibility. We will support strengthening of the Ordinance as the issue is presented.

There will be a “Model T” tour coming through Yakima, Ellensburg, Thorp, Cle Elum, Easton and on to Snoqualmie Pass for an overnight. The date is July 9th. The approximate time of leaving Yakima and arriving in Ellensburg is unknown at this point. H. E. members Fennille Miller, Erin Black, Mia Merendino and Shannon Bright are on a committee that is actively planning a Kittitas County Rally event. There was some discussion of how we, as an organization, might tie in the station as part of the rally. Fennelle gave us three links for a “bigger picture:
Vintage Auto Race
Ocean to Ocean in a Model T
The great 1909 car race

Old Business: The second walking tour brochure photos will wait until “the leaves are out” according to Dorothy.

David Wheeler is completing a computer digital drafting of the original architectural plans of the station. This needs to be done before Kovalenko Hale can finish their study of the station.

Fennelle has completed two draft proposals for grants in aid in purchasing devices “designed to provide on- demand”, self directed, street-level audio tours of our historic downtown. Copies of the draft to the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America were presented to members attending. The second draft is for a Ellensburg Lodging Tax Grant for support in the purchase of the audio tour equipment. Good show Fennelle.

Miscellaneous: Member Louis Musso reported that the County Commissioners are looking at the possibility of doubling the Hotel/Motel Tax for “specific kinds of projects”.

The Downtown Association is presenting, “The shape the downtown should take”, March 9th. at the Hal Holmes Center from 5 to 9 PM.

Member Bill Yarwood reported that “the University will conduct a sale (to purchase and move) the Storlie house, which is located on the North side of E.10th. Street across from Starbucks”.

The Meeting was closed at 6:58 PM

Next Meeting March 11, 5:30 PM at the Condits’

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Attending:
Colin & Margaret Condit; Fennelle Miller, Louis Musso, Bill Yarwood, Martin Kaatz, Erin Black, Mia Merendino, Dorothy S. Stanley, Bob & Wilma Dlouhy, Rusty Figgins, Diane Huckabay, David Kaufman, Chris Knudson, Shannon Bright, Beverly Heckart, Mike Pearson, Carl Arends, George Bottcher.

The meeting was opened at 5:30 PM by Vice President Fennelle Miller. The agenda was moved and approved. The minutes for December, 2008 were moved and approved.

Treasurer’s Report
Carl Arends Reported the House Account as $ 9,727.21; the Station Account as $ 12,181.27. A $ 2000 grant from the Washington Trust will go to Kovalenko Hale for their work on the station. Two checks totaling $ 305 were received from the Kittitas County Museum for our share from the walking tours, and the sale of charms.

Secretary’s Report
Colin reported one hundred thirty renewal of membership letters in the mail as of January 12, 2009. Dues remained $ 25.00 for family and $ 20.00 for individual members.

New Business
Vice President Fennelle Miller received an invitation from the National Society of Colonial Dames to apply for grants varying from one to five thousand dollars. The application must be written by March. Not meant for bricks and mortar it might be used for development of an audio bar using pod casting or live streaming of our downtown buildings.

The National Endowment for Humanities has grant moneys to $400,000 for projects concerned with educational/outreach/ public awareness campaigns. The grants typically cover 18- 36 month periods. This is another granting program that might be useful to kick off the podcasting effort. The application period ends January 29, 2009. The discussion centered on whether we might want to include a video/graphic component. While recognized for its merits the application deadline did not suggest its inclusion.

Mia Merendino moved that we pursue grant funding for the audio portion of a podcast/ streaming self guided walking tour of the downtown. The motion was seconded by Carl Arends, and passed unanimously. Fennelle said she would prepare applications for both granting sources.

Old Business
Bill Yarwood reported that our contractors, Kovalenko Hale were here this week to meet with city staff regarding the depot project. He indicated that we may have a written report for our next meeting.

Dorothy Stanley and Beverly Heckart indicated that the second walking tour brochure is waiting on better weather to take the needed photos.

Fennelle, Shannon, Mia and Erin presented work to date on the marketing materials for the Station.

The meeting was adjourned by the body at 6:30 P.M.

The next meeting will be held at the Condits’ Wednesday, February 11, at 5:30 P.M.

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Present:
Carl Arends, Joe Bach, Colin, Erin and Margaret Condit, Bob & Wilma Dlouhy, Lyle Hancock, Carla & Martin Kaatz, Chris Knudson, Marty & Kathy Miller, Louis Musso, Anne Parker, Michael Pearson, Gary Sevarin, Dorothy S. Stanley, Deborah Williams. A number of visitors were present for the public meeting. Some did not sign in.

President Joe Bach opened the meeting at 3:30 PM. Agenda for December was moved and approved. Minutes for the November were moved and approved.

Treasurer’s Report:
The Station Account $ 10, 900.00
The House Account, $ 9, 372.00

Secretary’s Report:
In the absence of the vacationing President and Vice President the secretary chaired the November meeting. Those in attendance organized a second work party to finish the weatherization of the roof of the station. A large tarp was secured over the Southwest corner of the building, and the last pigeon entry closed with screening, 11/22/08’.

Erin Condit and University student, Kyle Severin, are working on a small grant proposal. They will present their efforts in January though it appears that small granting organizations are pulling back as the economy worsens. The effort however might serve as a model.

Committee Reports:
Dorothy Stanley noted that the brochure for the second self directed walking tour is still waiting for up to date photos of the selected homes.

The Marketing Committee is putting together a marketing tool for the station. Vice President Fennelle Miller and Board Members Shannon Bright, Erin Black, and Mia Merendino are the Marketing Committee.

New Business:
President Bach reported that the City of Ellensburg has bought all of our weatherization material according to grant requirements. New windows for the station are now in storage in the station. No new motions requiring quorum were made.

Old Business:
President Bach reported that our architects were needing some of the original architectural drawings in our possession prior to making a needs assessment and work analysis. Board Member Bill Yarwood will send these on.

Discussion continued on the role of the city in obtaining, monitoring and dispersing grant money. Discussion included working with the business community perhaps through the Chamber of Commerce. Our marketing tool will be an asset.

President Bach closed the business meeting at 4:30 PM., and we retired to enjoy our Christmas convivial.

Next Meeting: We meet Wednesday, January 14, 5:30 PM at the Condits’.

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November 12, 2008 -- 5:30 pm Condits Home

Present: Colin an Margaret Condit, Bob and Wilma Dloughy, Dorothy Stanley, Chris Knudson, Bill Yarwood, Martin Kaatz, Debbie Williams

In the absence of both President and Vice President (Joe Bach and Fennelle Miller) Secretary Colin Condit opened the meeting at approximately 6:10.

Agenda Approved Minutes of last meeting approved

Treasurer’s Report --
Carl Arends reported account balances as follows:
House account:: $9,347.95
SOS account: $10,909.50
Carl also made available the Historic ELLENSBURG Expense Record from 2001 through 9/30/08.

Secretary’s Report:
Colin tried to contact John Akers regarding where the city is using grant funds; but was unable to reach him. The Fundraising/Marketing Committee did not report.

NEW BUSINESS:
Our Holiday Party/December meeting will be on Sunday, Dec. 14, 3:00 P.M. at the Condits. The membership will be contacted about this get -together and will be asked to bring snacks. Wine will be provided.

MOMENTS TO REMEMBER UPSTAIRS WALKING TOURS:
These are scheduled for Nov. 29 (10:00 am - Fennelle; 1:00 pm -- Milton). Volunteers are welcome for both tours. We also received a $105.00 check from the Historical Society for our participation in past tours.

OLD BUSINESS:
Depot Project: Bill Yarwood reported that Kovalenko/ Hale architects met with the building committee. Discussion focused on the condition of the station (seismic/structural) and getting drawings to them. A further report will be given at he Christmas Party meeting. (This company has worked on many downtown buildings including Gallery One and has done work on buildings at Central.) They will make suggestions regarding possible grant sources and are creating a cost estimate for us.

Colin is working on the two high curved window frames from the station, Paint removal, sanding, and patching is in progress. The work party at the depot got lots done but there are still some leaks and broken windows where pigeons are getting in that need fixing. Marty Kaatz suggested contacting D&M Coffee for any information they could share about what they did regarding their pigeon problems. Another work party is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. Nov. 22, to deal with the leaks and the windows. Bill Yarwood will look for tarp donations.

Walking Tour Brochure:
Dorothy Stanley reported that Charlie McGehee has a way of taking house pictures that works well with the brochure design. The Brochure design is still in process.

OTHER BUSINESS:
Marty Kaatz reported that Ellensburg’s Planning Commission and the Committee Against Sprawl proposal to amend the Comp Plan, (p. 60 goal LU1). was denied by City Council action. The proposal asked the Council to plan for the eventual transition of industrial uses in the area between Water Street and the railroad into a Central Commercial zone revitalization scheme.” The depot and North of 3rd will remain heavy industrial at least for now. The decision does not affect our restoration of the depot.

MEETING ADJOURNED AT 6:30 p.m.

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Members attending: Joe Bach, Dorothy Stanley, Milton Wagy, Beverly Heckart, Martin Kaatz, Carla Kaatz, Bill Yarwood, Brian Barto, Louis Musso, Debbie Williams, Mia Merendino, Michael Pearson, Shannon Bright, Margaret Condit, Colin Condit.

President Bach opened the business meeting at 6:15 pm. The President’s agenda and the minutes for September were approved unanimously.

Treasurer Carl Arends reported account balances as follows:
House Account ------ $12, 751.60
SOS Account -------- $10,905.24
Total Balance -------- $23;656.84

Carl presented an expense report for the year beginning on November 1, 2007 and ending on September 30, 2008. Carl included a table showing expense reports for the years 2001 through 2008. Copies will be available at our next meeting, November 12th.
Our yard sale of September 20 brought in $1,168.10.

OLD BUSINESS:
Joe reported that enough fencing for the station was in and that $3.545.65 from our house account was approved for its installation on the track or West side of the building. A three day estimate was suggested for completion. The rest of the building will be fenced as we can get to it.

Bill Yarwood indicated that a group of students would help with weatherization of the roof on Saturday, October 18. Members were e- mailed for volunteers to join the work party for whatever tasks that were at hand.

Kovalenko Hale Architects was selected by the committee so empowered, to direct the Ellensburg Railroad Depot restoration project.

NEW BUSINESS:
Two members were elected to positions on the Board of Directors. Colin Condit was elected as Secretary. Shannon Bright will remain on the Board in the position vacated by the resignation of Bob Dlouhy. Joe will occupy the President’s position until a new person agrees to take on the responsibilities. Joe will continue to serve on the Board of Directors

Our next meeting will be at the Condits house 5:30 to 7:00 pm November 12.

THIS YEAR’S PROGRAM:
Milton Wagy introduced Lawrence Kreisman co author with Glenn Mason of, “The Arts and Crafts Movement in the Pacific Northwest “. Kreisman’s other work includes, “The Stimson Legacy: Architecture in the Urban West”, and many articles appearing in the Seattle times/ Post Intelligencer.
Mr. Kreisman’s presentation was a scholarly look at the Arts and Crafts movement in the Pacific Northwest primarily in the “first quarter of the twentieth century” with a nod to the eighties and nineties of the 19th century. He accompanied his talk with illustrations of major architectural works of the time noting architects in the Northwest and British Columbia. That his efforts were well received was reflected in the range of questions from the audience following his presentation.

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Present: Colin & margaret Condit, Dorothy Stanley, Joe Bach, Bill Yarwood, Mari Knirck, Mike Pearson, Rusty Figgins, Beverly Heckart, George Bottcher, Shannon Bright

Agenda for September moved and approved. Minutes for August moved and approved.

Treasurer’s Report (Carl).
$11,629.37 (House Account)
$10,905.24 (Station Account)

Secretary’s Report (Shannon)
BNSF workers advised that the Sandpoint, Idaho depot is similar to ours. Introduced, “Rusty” Figgins, a new Historic Ellensburg member.

New Business:
October is National Archives Month
There will be a presentation hosted by the Kittitas County Historical Museum, Kittitas County Genealogical Society, and the State Archives on “How to Research Your Historic House” at the Washington State Archives Oct. 4th from 9:00 - 12:00 for 20 to 30 people.

Old Business:
Self-Guided Walking Tour Brochures (Dorothy)
24 houses will be selected, the education committee has picket out houses; there are some ties and the houses with the most significant history will be chosen.

Upcoming Downtown Tours (Fennelle)
During the Moments to Remember, Mari Knirck and Shannon Volunteered to assist with the tours.

Depot Status (Joe/Bill)
There were approximately 20 submittals in response the Bill Yarwood’’s solicitation for proposals. A committee was formed to review the proposals and select the architectural firm. The committee members will be Bill Yarwood, Joe Bach, Fennelle Miller, George Bottcher, Colin Condits, Carl Arends, Rusty Figgins, and Mike Person. A meeting was scheduled for Wednesday, October 8th, 5:30 p.. at the Condit’s to discuss proposals.

Fundraising (Shannon)
The fund raising committee met and discussed marketing materials. We will start with a new Historic Ellensburg logo. Charlie McGehee will take a photo of the East side of Pearl Street between 4th and 5th (the Davidson Bldg. to the Ellensburg Bank) and the silhouette of the photo will be converted to a logo. The marketing materials will be used to submit with grant proposals and to solicit potential tenants.

Yard Sale; Sept. 20, 2008 (Dorothy)
Margaret, Dorothy and Sarah Ames will start pricing and on Friday night the pricing will be completed. Members should arrive at the Condit’s at 7:00 am on Saturday to help set up for the sale.

Annual Meeting -- October 11, 2008 (Dorothy)

Next Meeting October 11 (Annual Meeting) --6:30 p.m. Hal Holmes

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Present: Colin & Margaret Condit, Shannon Bright, Mia Merendino, Fennelle Miller, Joe Bach, Chris Knudson, Dorothy Stanley, Brian Barto, George Bottcher, Erin Black, Bill Yarwood

Agenda for August moved and approved. Minutes for July moved and approved.

Treasurer’s Report (Carl)
$11,547.46 (House Account)
$10,790.32 (Station Account)

Old Business
Brochers for the first walking tour were distributed by Beverly at Jazz in the Valley.Progress on the second walking tour suggest fourteen of 31 possible home owners had been contacted. Twelve home owners agreed to let photos be taken of their property - two said no. Margaret agreed to contact the remaining property owners, and will give Milton and Dorothy the list of properties for research.

Yard sale pricing parties will shuttle between Condits’ and the Depot Tuesday of every other week starting the 12th. of September.

New Business
Bill Yarwood sent out a request to 20 architectural firms to determine their interest in providing architectural consulting services for the Ellensburg Railroad Depot.

Shannon agreed to schedule a meeting with the fundraising committee to develop a marketing package for the station..

Our meeting date and time were changed to the 2nd Wednesday of every Month from 5:30 to 7PM.

Next Meeting – Condit’s 5:30 pm September 3rd , 2008

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AGENDA

A. Approval of Agenda

B. Approval of April Minutes

C. Treasurer's Report - Carl

D. Secretary's Report - Shannon

E. Membership- Colin

F. New Business

G. Old Business
a. Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Member - Dorothy Chase will be on a one year teaching exchange & has suggested Historic Ellensburg put forth an individual to fill her position.

b. Depot Project - Joe
This Saturday a work party is scheduled (Con, Kris, Joe, Carl, Bob, & Carl) to re-secure the building from recent vandalism, they removed a grate & were able to get into the basement. The fencing for the track side has been ordered.

c. Walking Tour Brochures #1 and 2 - Beverly/Dorothy S.
6-8 houses on the east half of the 1st Railroad Addition have been selected for the next brochure, 3-4 of those will need permission owner permission before including them. The goal is to 24 homes.
The Ellensburg Chamber of Commerce distributes 10,000 brochures from May through October. 5,000 brochures were ordered for $1,000.
Properties shall be selected on the following criteria:
National Register
Historic Significance
Architectural Style

d. Yard Sale - Colin
An ad will be place in the Daily Record & a flyer will be distributed to solicit donations. Vintage items are preferred and no clothing or electronics will be accepted. Donation should be dropped off at the Condit's home 215 9th Avenue in small quantities. The garage sale is scheduled for Saturday September 20th 9am - 2pm Ellensburg Northern Pacific Depot

H. Other Business
a. Beverly will have a Historic Ellensburg booth at the Saturday Market on Jazz in the Valley weekend.
Next Meeting - Condit's 5:30 pm August 6, 2008

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APPROVAL OF AGENDA

B. APPROVAL OF APRIL MINUTES

C. TREASURER'S REPORT
   a. House Account $12,524.84
   b. SOS $ 5,665.67

D. SECRETARY’S REPORT (Shannon Bright)

E. MEMBERSHIP REPORT (Colin Condit)

F. NEW BUSINESS

a. ELLENSBURG CLG (CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT) APPLICATION (Fennelle) –
Discussion of the process & benefits of Ellensburg’s being a CLG. Fennelle explained that the Landmarks & Design review Commission may need a refresher course in the Historic Preservation portion of its duties, and that the City is not doing much with its CLG status. They applied for a grant from the state but were not successful in that. “Responsibilities of a CLG include maintaining a historic preservation commission, surveying local historic properties, enforcing state or local preservation laws, reviewing National Register Nominations, and providing for public participation in historic preservation activities. Obtaining status as a CLG may help a local government encourage, develop, and maintain its local preservation efforts in coordination with its development plans. In addition, CLGs may apply for special grants from the SHPO; receive recognition for their preservation expertise by local, state, and federal agencies; obtain technical assistance and training from the SHPO; participate in the review of nominations to the National Register of Historic Places; participate in the national historic preservation assistance network; regularly exchange information with the SHPO; and participate in statewide preservation programs and planning.” http://www.dahp.wa.gov/pages/LocalGovernment/LocalGovernmentOverview.htm

b. LODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER – Dorothy Chase will be stepping down from this committee, is anyone else interested in being a member on the committee?

c. FUNDRAISING Charm Trail (Mia Merendino) – It was decided that HE will participate in charm trail that is currently in effect in the downtown.

G. OLD BUSINESS:

a. DEPOT PROJECT (Joe Bach) –
i. John Akers, City of Ellensburg, has ordered the materials for weatherization.
ii. A letter to the city is being drafted to request they keep the depot, if the city owns the building there may be greater funding opportunities if it has a public use.
iii. A work party is tentatively scheduled for June 22 (Carl, Bob, Brian, Joe).

F. MISCELLANEOUS/OTHER BUSINESS

a. YARD SALE
i. The collection point will be at the Condit’s house. The sale shall be on the weekend after the students will move in (Joe will get the information).

b. WALKING TOUR – (Fennelle)
i. Kittitas County Historical Museum & HE shared the profits (HE’s share was $250) of the May Walking Tour. Shannon was present during the tours for training, if other members are willing to participate as tour guides more tours can be scheduled.
c. FARMER’S MARKET - It was decided to have a booth at the Farmer’s Market on the big event weekends (Dachshund’s on Parade – Joe & Fennelle, Jazz in the Valley - Beverly, etc.).

H. Next Meeting July 8, 2008 5:00 p.m. at the Condit’s House

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Members Present: Margaret Condit, Colin Condit, Dorothy Stanley, Sean Turpin, Fennelle Miller, Joe Bach, Carl Arends, Jerry Williams, Milton Wagy, Brian Barto, George Bottcher, Beverly Heckart, Shannon Bright, Sherry Kauffman, David Kauffman

A. Approval of Agenda

B. Approval of February Minutes

C. Treasurer's Report (Carl Arends)
   a. House Account $14,276.46
   b. SOS $ 5,849.93

D. Secretary's Report (Shannon Bright)

E. Membership (Colin Condit)
Colin is compiling an up-to-date membership list, annual membership renewals continue to come in. He has been working on compiling historical membership data - how the membership has grown & changed over the years - he suggested acknowledging long time members. We have a pool of 195 individuals or families that we have maintained an active membership with over 9 years. Colin invited members to come forward with ideas for member recruitment.

F. Old Business:
a. "All Aboard Benefit" Recap - Kittitas City Councilman Sean Turpin, from Central Washington University Communications Class
One hundred fifty dinners were served at the benefit, 54 of those dinners were sold at the door, 36 students attended. The benefit raised approximately $16,000 gross & there are approximately $7,500 in expenses. The proceeds will be distributed between Historic Ellensburg, CWU Communications program, and CWU art department. Sean will be working with students next fall & they are considering do another benefit next spring.

b. Fundraising & Lobby Day (Fennelle Miller)
The fundraising committee has not met since the February board meeting. Washington State Historic Preservationists had a very strong and well-prepared contingency at lobby day in Washington D.C. Fennelle, as the spokesperson for Historic Ellensburg, requested $750,000 for the Depot project. She was told to go ahead and ask for the money, but advised that there was not going to be much, if any, discretionary spending from Congress or the Senate this year. Fennelle will go back again next year.

c. Depot Project (Joe Bach)
The City's Right-of-Way process has been approved, and John Akers has survived a desk audit from WSDOT on the Depot project. Next he is submitting the request for construction funding to WSDOT. On the list: we probably need18+ windows replaced that are deteriorated beyond hope. Joe has copies of the as-builts, which will help guide the renovation. A mercury vapor light has been installed - good lighting is a great crime deterrent. Sherry Kaufman has a "dummy" security camera she is willing to donate. A masonry contractor has replaced some of the missing bricks. Another work party will be scheduled.

d. May Awards Ceremony, Walking Tour Brochures (Dorothy Stanley)
Award Nominations - The awards committee nominations were reviewed, one of the selections was eliminated, & the membership unanimously approved the remaining candidates. Fennelle & Mary will be working on a Power Point Presentation for the awards ceremony.

Walking Tour Brochure - The essential elements of the brochure design have been developed. Charlie McGehee is working on the production of a draft brochure, which will be reviewed, edited as needed, & printed. The goal is to have the final brochures printed by June 1st.

G. Miscellaneous/Other Business

H. Next Meeting Sunday April 20th - 3pm, Condits'

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Members Present : Dorothy Stanley, Fennelle Miller, Joe Bach, J.W. Bach, Martin Kaatz, Mia Merendino, Beverly Heckart, Milton Wagy, Louis Musso, Robert Dloughy, Wilma Dloughy, Chris Knudson, Carl Arends, Margaret Condit, Colin Condit, Shannon Bright, Sean Turpin, Sean O’Banion

A. Approval of Agenda

B. Approval of January Minutes

C. Treasurer's Report (Carl)
House Account $13,396.03
SOS $ 5,776.97

D. Secretary’s Report (Shannon)
Email List being updated as 2008 member dues are received
Historic Preservation Consortium presentation before county commissioners was well received & organizations received most of what they requested. Erin Black did a great job of organizing the information presented to the commissioners.

E. New Business:
Fundraising (Sean Turpin & Paul Diefenbach, CWU Communications Class) March 8th 5p Silent Auction, 6p Dinner @ The Quality Inn Profits 70% to HE, 20% Communications/PR Program Scholarships, 10% Art/Graphic Design Department
Live Auction Joe has 50 tickets & tickets can be purchased at CWU ticket office Depot Documentary (Sean O’Banion, CWU Film & Video Club President/ Ellensburg Film Festival Board Member) Has volunteered to do a video of the depot project & history

E. Old Business:
Depot Project – Joe, Bill, Carl Depot Committee Next Meeting February 25th 5p @ The Palace

Fundraising Committee / Grants – Fennelle, Joe, Mia, Shannon, Dorothy C.
Fennelle to lobby congress in D.C. for direct appropriation for Depot week of March 4th – funds to be used for Historic Architect needs assessment – to present work in phases with budget cost estimate for each phase
Applied for $2,000 Washington Trust Sivinski Grant
$5,000 SB 1386 grant received
Researching granting opportunities & preparing depot marketing materials

Insurance $2,000 year minimum
May Awards Ceremony – where, when, - Dorothy S. Saturday May 10th 7p @ The Clymer
Award Nominations – who
Have taken tour of potential nominees final decisions to be made at next education committee meeting March 10th 7p @ Dorothy Stanley’s

Walking Tour Brochures – Dorothy S.
Committee has selected brochure design prototypes & Charlie McGehee is working on a draft brochure
King Street Station Benches Have been picked up by Carl – they will need some repairs

F. Miscellaneous/Other Business

G. Next Meeting Sunday March 16th – 3pm, Condits’

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Members Present : Dorothy Stanley, Fennelle Miller, Joe Bach, Louis Musso, Robert Dloughy, Wilma Dloughy, Debbie Williams, Diane Huckabay, Chris Knudson, Dorothy Chase, Carl Arends, Margaret Condit, Colin Condit, Shannon Bright

Approval of Agenda - MSP

Approval of Minutes - No Minutes for December (annual Christmas Party)

Treasurer's Report (Carl)
House Account $13,308.06
SOS $5,774.08 (includes $1,000 gift)

Secretary's Report (Shannon)
National Trust & Washington Membership renewals due. MSP to renew our institutional dues.

Committee Reports:
Education (Dorothy)
Charlie McGehee is interested in doing the graphics for the walking tour brochure (he is the graphic artist who did the header for the Historic Ellensburg Website. Education & Awards Committee scheduled for Tuesday 2.5.08 at 7pm to discuss walking tour brochure & 2008 awards. Ann Sherry, Milton Wagy, Dorothy Stanley, Charlie McGehee, Joe Bach & Shannon Bright are the committee members.

Membership (Colin)
Membership renewals for 2008 have gone out. Colin is working on expanding the membership list by writing to all of the CWU faculty.

New Business:
11 Most Endangered Historic Properties (Joe)
The National Trust for Historic Preservation encouraged the nomination of the Ellensburg Downtown Historic District to the 11 Most Endangered Properties list for 2008, based on the risk to the historic district from the recently approved "regional retail" ordinance - this nomination could be a persuasive factor supporting building owners applications for block grants. The deadline for submission was January 5th, but since there was not time for the board to approve the nomination, Joe sent it out under his name. The nominations will be announced officially in May, but we should know sometime in March.

Pick Up benches for Depot from Seattle (Joe)
Carl will pick up the benches around the 12th of February

CWU Comm. Class Depot Fundraising Offer (Joe)
Joe will be meeting with a Senior Communications Class at CWU; they have selected the Ellensburg Depot as their spring 2008 project. The event will take place in 8 weeks in the CWU Ballroom. The class will be organizing the event, soliciting donations, and developing an advertising campaign.

Reconstituting Committees:
Fundraising - Chair? Fennelle Miller, Colin Condit, Mia Merendino, Dorothy Chase, Shannon Bright Near-term needs are primarily Depot-related.

PR/Communications - Chair?
Erin Black(not present but we hope to persuade her!), Colin Condit, Debbie Williams, Getting monthly meeting notices to Daily Record Ensuring media contacts are made as necessary

Grant Proposals:
HB 1386 - Fennelle submitted a $10,000 grant application to the County for the Depot project.

Sivinski Grant
Joe is working on a $2,000 grant application for the Depot. This fund is managed by the Washington Trust.

Lodging Tax Grant
We missed the deadline this year because we did not think the Depot would be eligible. According to Mia, the County Commissioners funded every project that applied, and we should have gone for $$.

National Preservation Lobby Day
Fennelle will be joining the Washington State delegation who is going to the other Washington (DC) for Preservation Lobby Week the first week of March. She will lobby for direct federal appropriations for local projects.

Old Business:
Walking Tour Brochures (Dorothy) - they are stalled but are still on the agenda. Charlie McGeehee will be helping produce them.

Depot Status (Joe/Bill)

Daily Record Offer: $$ and newspaper support - postponed this year because we do not own the depot.

Next Meeting – February 24th, 2008, 3 pm, at the Condit's, 215 E. 9th Avenue in Ellensburg

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Present – Colin & Margaret Condit, Bill Yarwood, Doris Shennum, Linda Matthewson, Diane Huckaby, Lynn Whitacre, George Bottcher, Lyle Hancock, Jerry Williams, Carl Arends, Joe Bach, Mari Knirck, Amy Crocco, Dorothy Stanley, Debbie Williams, Dorothy Chase, Brian Barto, Shannon Bright

AGENDA

Approval of Agenda

Approval of Minutes from March Meeting (Carl, Bill Yarwood)

Treasurer’s Report (Carl)
Historic Ellensburg Account: $12,906.93
SOS: $34,619.20

Secretary’s Report (Joe) Invitation to May 12th National Trust for Historic Preservation Dozen Distinctive Destinations 2007 (DDD) Event – HE will have a booth Design Review Board Public Hearing at the City Council Conference Room on Tuesday the 17th at 7 pm -looking at the Old Rectory (Jan Callaghan’s relocation & rehabilitation project on Water Street) to determine whether or not it should it be on the local Landmarks Register

External Committee Reports:

Membership (Colin): 84

Education (Dorothy): Awards – Letters have been sent out to selections for this years awards, only the Old Mill has responded to their letter so far, 1 letter has been returned undeliverable, Mari will check, they are proceeding with the research

Old Business

Annual Meeting, May 12th – American Legion 7-9 pm (5:30 set-up), Flowers - Mari Knirck, Margaret will Guest Book – Margaret, Invitations - Dorothy will send out postcards, $300 has been paid (Joe) – alcohol & food may be brought in, alcohol may be bought at the bar, bring sweet or savory

Depot Project Update – stalled, Doug Dicken has signed the purchase & sale agreement, David Beam & Karen Beam have not (they may be getting a divorce causing a communication problem, they reside in Albany, New York – Rick Cole represents the Beams), Jim Pittock has been advised not to attempt to contact them – Shannon will contact Rick Cole & communicate the urgency of having the Beams sign the purchase & sales agreement (the funds from the grant are at risk)

Website – Joe passed around the photos that Charlie McGehee produced for the website header (Ellensburg then & now), also drafts of material for the DDD celebration promotion

Barn Tours – Neither Milton or Wilma were present for an update.

DDD “Destination Ellensburg” Celebration planning – tomorrow at 3 p.m. Clymer Museum,

Milton needs 2 volunteers needed to help with Walking Tours – Linda Matthewson, George Botcher, Colin Condit, first appear get to go

Volunteers needed to manage the HE Booth - Amy Crocco (10-1) & Linda Matthewson will get there in the morning

Board authorized $500 donation for the event (EDA $1,000 & Hotel Tax $1,090)

Miscellaneous / Other Business –

Historic Farmstead near Umptanum (Dorothy) – Discussed the possibility of saving the barn, George doesn’t believe there will be any value in the old barn to a new convention center (which may be put in the location), he will discuss the possibility of EcoBuilders salvaging the materials

Bill Yarwood advised that, working with Fennelle Miller and Flo Lentz, the University has submitted an application for a Getty Foundation Campus Heritage Grant. Bob Kovalenko, architect for the Kamola Hall, Sue Lombard Hall, and Gallery One restoration projects, also assisted with the submittal. Goal of the proposed plan will be to assure the historic preservation of the architectural significant University buildings along University Way. Funds requested will assist with getting as-found drawings of the historic buildings (Shaw- Smyser, McConnell Theatre, Lind Hall, Munson, Old Heat Plant, etc.), assisting with nominating the historic core district to National Register, developing a historic preservation identification and management plan, coordinating self-guided walking tours with greater Ellensburg historic walking tours and an interperative wayfinding and signage signage, and integrating the academic community via courses and graduate student projects.

Related to this effort, the afternoon of Thursday, May 10th, there will be an open to the public Campus Heritage event, which will focuse on historic preservation at CWU. This event will feature speakers, including Milton Wagy, Fennelle Miller, and Bob Kovalenko, will be from 1 to 3 pm in the new Student Union and Recreation Center 2nd Floor Theatre. This event is being coordinated with Historic Ellensburg and the Downtown Association's May 12th weekend celebration. A reminder will be sent out to Historic Ellensburg members.

Also, he said an effort to restore the Old Heat Plant for a potential adaptive re-use is beginning to gather steam on campus. Some possible uses include an Alumni center, a campus museum, and Welcome Center. Designed by John Maloney, the prominent architect who also designed the Art Deco Larson Buidling in Yakima which is on the National Register, the Old Heat building is a prominent landmark on Univerisity Way. If HE members get a chance, be sure to check out the Old Steam Plant located one block south of the Davenport Hotel in downtown Spokane."

Invited HE members to an event open to the public Thursday - May 10th from 1-3 in the new SubRec Theater - Milton Wagy, Flo Lentz, & Bob Kovalenko of Hale Architecture will be speaking – he will send outa flyer to remind everyone “Old Heat” – the old smoke stack – looking toward getting SHPO grants & HR looking at relocating to the area – if HE members get a chance, go to old steam plant a block south of the Davenport Hotel in Spokane – that is what we want to do with it [the smoke stack at Central] - Kovalenko is doing the rehab in Lake Union rehab area in Seattle, they are saving all of the old smoke stacks

Next Meeting – May 12th, 2007, 7 pm, Legion

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Members in attendance were: Joe Bach, Carl Arends, Colin Condit, Margaret Condit, Dorothy Stanley, Milton Wagy, Bob Dloughy, Wilma Dloughy, Shannon Bright, Bill Yarwood, Ann Sherry, Marty Kaatz, Barry Carruthers

Agenda - Approved

Minutes from last meeting - Motion to accept the minutes for February moved and passed. ( Margaret Condit served as secretary for February meeting.)

Treasurer’s Report
HE Account: $14,356.63
SOS Account: $34, 600.42

External Committee Reports

Membership: As of March 12, 2007, 69 applications for membership had been received and recorded.

Education Committee :
Dorothy Stanley presented a list of nominees selected for this years awards. The listing included photos as well as rationale in their selection. The Awards Ceremony will be held May 12th at 7 p.m. in the American Legion Building on Craig's Hill. The Executive Committee approved an expenditure of $300 for the meeting time and place.

Old Business

Depot Project Update – Jim Pittock, Ellensburg City Attorney, stated that the City will honor the existing purchase & sales agreement. Amerititle will update the title report. (An estimated closing time of two weeks.

Walking Tour volunteers for for the visiting Main Street Conferees were Ann Sherry, Bill Yarwood, Fennelle Miller, Milton Wagy, Beverly Heckart, Colin Condit, Margaret Condit, and Barb Owens. David Wheeler volunteered to lead the upstairs tour, Milton Wagy the downtown walking tour.

Barn Tours are being arranged by Milton Wagy, Wilma Dlouhy, and Erin Black.

New Business –
Insurance Renewal
DDD “Destination Celebration” planning
Website update

Miscellaneous / Other Business

Next Meeting Sunday April 15th, 3 pm

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PRESENT: Milton L. Wagy, Sally Jones, Fennelle Miller, Ann Sherry, Barb Owen, Joe Bach, Linda Matthewson, Doris Shennum, Beverly Heckart, Dorothy S. Stanley, Bill Yarwood, Marcia Williams, Steven Hackenberger, Colin Condit, Jerry Williams, Margaret Condit, Carl Arends

The meeting was called to order at 3:00 p.m. by President Joe Bach

MINUTES OF JANUARY MEETING; It was MSP to approve the minutes of the January meeting.

TREASURER’S REPORT:
Carl reported:
$34,584.70 -- SOS acct. bal.
$13,675.20 -- HE acct. bal.
Carl also reported that the bank is requiring new co-signators on our bank account. They must be board members and must be approved by board action. It was MSP to remove the names of former board members Marcia Williams and Margaret Condit and add the names of Pres. Joe Bach and Vice- Pres. Fennelle Miller as co-signators on the account.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Membership: 60 people have paid 2007 dues, so far. Colin will send a second notice out toward the end of March.

Depot: No meeting.

Education:
Dorothy reported that 17 houses have been selected for the “Self-Guided Historical House Walking Tour” in the Main, Pine, Ruby, 6th and 7th Ave. areas. The committee will prepare informational handouts for people to use on these Self-Guided Walking Tours.

Other:
Milton and Fennelle reported that they are getting lots of responses to the newspaper article re the proposed destruction of the Zetsche house. Many people are writing letters to the editor and calling Fennelle and Milton in support of saving the house.

NEW BUSINESS:
CWU Student Project/Campus Historic Preservation Plan:
Sally Jones, a grad student at Central working on this project gave a very interesting report about the work she’s doing on the historic preservation plan that will focus on the history of CWU and development of a revue process for historic preservation. There are three major themes: Educational History, Physical Landscape, and Student Population. It was MSP that Historic Ellensburg members will do all we can to support this plan. Sally will keep us informed.

Barb Owen: book, interviews, and downtown space.
Barb is interviewing former school teachers of one-room schools in Kittitas County and is expanding her interviews to any other older people who have grown up in the valley and have information of historical interest. She asked for, and got, several names of people to contact. Barb also suggested that Historic Ellensburg look for possible space in a downtown location for us to have items for sale (books, T-shirts, cards, etc.) plus an accessible place for us to have information available about our self-guided walking tours and the upstairs tours. The group felt this was a good idea and Fennelle will check on a couple of downtown stores that might provide us some space.

OLD BUSINESS:
Awards Ceremony: Dorothy has begun work on selecting properties for our awards. The date of the presentation dinner will be Sat., May 12. We hope to be able to reserve the Sue Lombard Dining Hall for the event.

Walking Tours, Main Street Conference, Sun., Mar. 25:
Fennelle reported that the tour of Ellensburg is already totally booked (45 people have signed up.) There will be a bus from Seattle arriving here at 10:00 a.m. with a welcome at City Hall. Participants will then be taken on three different tours: An Arts Tour -- lead by Kent (from Gallery One); an Upstairs Tour --lead by David Wheeler; a History of Ellensburg tour -- lead by Fennelle Miller. Fennelle asked any interested members present to sign up to help on the History of Ellensburg tour (keeping track of people, opening doors, giving directions, etc.)

National Trust for Historic Preservation Distinctive Destination Awards:
Fennelle reported that there will be a March 7 press conference to announce the cities that have been selected for the Distinctive Destination award. (Historic Ellensburg nominated Ellensburg for this award.)

Depot Update:
Joe reported that the final draft of the lease agreement is awaiting imminent signature by the railroad. City Council will announce the signature at an upcoming City Council meeting. After that, the sale can probably close within 30 days. It will probably take four months or so to close out the DOT grant that the city has for purchase and Historic Ellensburg will need to provide the rest of our required match for the DOT money by that time. It was suggested that we send invitations to railroad groups and others interested for a celebration, hopefully in April.

Barn Tours:
Wilma, Milton and Erin (from the Historical Museum) have been meeting weekly about these tours. They have selected several barns to include--most on River Bottom and Umptanum Roads. Owners contacted have been very positive about having their barns included. The Clymer Museum will again have its barn exhibit and they’re very interested in having HE do our barn tours at that time. Tentative tour dates are June 12 and July 7, with one tour in the morning and one in the afternoon on each date.

There being no other business, the meeting adjourned at 4:50.

Next Meeting: Sunday, March 18, 3:00 p.m. at Condit’s, 215 E. 9th Avenue

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Members Present: Jeff Winter, Dorothy Chase, Doris Shennum, Linda Matthewson, Colin Condit, Margaret Condit, Louis Kolhmeyer, Jerry Williams, Wilma Dloughy, Milton Wagy, Dorothy Stanley, Ann Sherry, Barry Carruthers, Robert Dloughy, Bill Yarwood, Joe Bach, Fennelle Miller

A. Treasurer's Report - Carl Arends out of town

B. Secretary's Report - Margaret continue to get the mail through January & Shannon will get the mail starting in February.

C. President's Report - Joe Bach the Railroad Lease accepted unanimously

D. Committee Reports

a. Membership - Colin Condit - Membership Renewals - 130 in the mail or hand delivered; fall memberships bring total membership to 143 - 145

b. Education - Dorothy Stanley - walking tour pamphlets, nothing new - haven't met since last meeting -) haven't heard from Sharon Blair; Milton Wagy - met with Erin Black of KCHM regarding an old Barn Tour (as suggested by Wilma Dloughy at HE Christmas gathering); it is in the making - it would be planned for after the rodeo they will contact the owners of old barns & see if they want to be involved

E. New Business

a. Fennelle - The National Trust for Historic Preservation annual National Main Street Conference is being held in Seattle this year from March 25th thru 28th - as a result of Timothy Bishop EDA & Washington Trust …Ellensburg will be one of the Tours on Sunday March 25th www.conference.mainstreet.org

b. Agreement & Commitment to Complete Historic Ellensburg Depot Acquisition Transactions - Fennelle related City Council members want every single board member of Historic Ellensburg to sign the agreement with the City individually …discussion almost a deal breaker …maybe the executive board to sign …attach Historic Ellensburg to the real estate contract…agreement will expire as soon as lease is signed over to HE…City afraid they will be sued by the present owners because they city has tied up the Depot since 1999

c. The Depot will have to be insured as soon as ownership is transferred to HE. If any members have suggestions regarding insurance please pass on information.

d. The transfer will go to the City Council Executive session at their next meeting the 5th of February or this next Monday?...

e. Dorothy 701 S Pine, part of Dr. Haney's medical complex…Zechy (sp?) house early photographer historically significant…Molly Edson still interested…Mike ? Dr. Haney offended HE butting in …got letter after formal SEPA process no opportunity to respond. Fennelle moved & Margaret seconded to have ? attend the next City Council meeting & discuss the fact that properties of historic significance are being destroyed despite

F. Miscellaneous & Other Business - Milton Wagy gave a lecture & slide show on historic Ellensburg houses & Fennelle Miller gave a lecture on the Historic Highway's at the Surveyor's Annual Conference. The presentations were very well received.

Dorothy Chase of Lodging Tax Commission, planning/ work session regarding welcome signage that lodging tax will pay for

Spirit of the West will be putting up a Bronze Statue (on this years Spirit of the West poster) at the corner of Mountain View & Canyon Road - there will be brick similar to the look at CWU with some basalt - what are feelings of electronic sign with information about events? Dorothy Stanley mentioned sign guy (architect) at CWU Project Rendezvous last fall - Bill Yarwood stated Ted Barclay talked with the same sign guy after the Rendezvous & there is a good chance the City will be using him as well.

Next Meeting: February 11th at the Condits

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PRESENT: Fennelle Miller, Shannon Bright, Dorothy Chase, Beverly Heckart, Brian Barto, Marty Kaatz, Colin Condit, Diane Huckabay, Margaret Condit

The meeting was called to order at 3:00 p.m. by President Pro-Tem Fennelle Miller.

MINUTES OF SEPT. MEETING: It was MSP to approve the minutes of that meeting

TREASURER’S REPORT; Carl was unable to attend this meeting but he had reported by phone that all balances were the same as those reported in Sept.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT: Co. Auditor Jerry Pettit called Fennelle about a grant he’d received to make the Home Arts Building at the fairgrounds ADA compliant (all lower county voting will occur there from now on). Fennelle donated her time to research the historic character of the building so that the necessary ADA requirements could be done in the most appropriate way. (We were pleased that he called in HE to assist with this research and thank Fennelle for donating her time and skills to the project.)

COMMITTEE REPORTS;
Membership: Colin reported that he had sent membership letters to the people who indicated, at the last meeting in the Shoudy House that they were interested in joining HE.

Depot: There continues to be a problem for the city with lease language. A meeting is scheduled between the city and our Depot Committee, to discuss the possibility of transferring title directly to HE to relieve the city of responsibility for lease issues they’re unwilling to go along with. Assuming purchase, there will be approximately $30,000 of grant funds left for weatherization.

Education: Dorothy Stanley reported that there will be a meeting of the Education Committee at her house on Sunday, Oct. 22 at 7:30 pm to develop the walking tour pamphlets. Everyone is invited to attend. The plan is to get the pamphlets prepared and distributed to the public ASAP.

Nominating: Pam wasn’t able to attend this meeting. Margaret reported the following people have agreed to be nominated for two year terms at our annual meeting on Nov.12: Pres.-- Joe Bach; Secretary -- Shannon Bright; Bd. Pos. #4 -- George Bottcher; Bd. Pos. #5 -- Ann Sherry; Bd. Pos. #6 -- Barry Carruthers; Bd. Pos. #7 -- Bob Dloughy. We appreciate everyone’s willingness to serve and look forward to working together.

NEW BUSINESS: Fennelle suggested HE (hopefully with other local entities) sponsor “Shoudy Days -- A Festival Celebrating Ellensburg’s Colorful Heritage” to occur the 2nd or 3rd weekend in April. Following is a copy of the handout she had prepared regarding her thoughts on this project.

Possible Activities:

• - Downtown Walking Tours (ground level) - 2 on Sunday
• - Downtown 2nd Story Walking Tours - 3 on Saturday
• - Historic House Tour - all day Saturday
• - Topical Lectures -- Saturday and Sunday - Some Ideas:
1. Business History (Jerrols)
2. Farming History (Cattlemen’s)
3. Community History (KC Historical Museum)
4. Medical/Hospital History (KVCH)
5. Building History (Hal Holmes)
6. Landscape/Garden History (Olmstead Place)
• - Something at the Clymer
• - Food -- How to work in local restaurants
• - Historic Movie/Documentary Presentations (Liberty Theater) -- Sat. evening
• - Historic Activities (KC Historic Museum) - Saturday
• - Children’s Games, Contests, Activities (Children’s Museum, - Saturday
• - Old-Fashioned Pioneer Picnic -- Memorial Park?
• - Encourage family reunions (Shoudy, Schnebly, Mires, etc.)
• - Old-Fashioned bandstand, music, food

Key Organizers: Historic Ellensburg, Kittitas County Historical Museum, Chamber of Commerce

Input from those present was positive. Some suggestions were made. Fennelle will pursue this idea with the Museum, the Chamber and with Historic Preservation groups in the Upper County.

Other: It was suggested that in addition to applying for the County Hotel/Motel tax- funded grant, we should also apply to the City of Ellensburg. Fennelle will pursue this and will also contact Timothy Bishop of the EDA about the festival and availability of grant funds.

OLD BUSINESS:
Annual Meeting: The date is changed to Nov. 12 from 3:00 to 5:00 at the Heritage Center at the fairgrounds. Shannon will contact Timothey Bishop (EDA) to see if he can be our speaker on the new date. Everyone is asked to bring snack/finger food. Carl is getting the drinks and Dorothy S. will get plastic glasses, paper plates, napkins and forks.

Walking Tours: Milton and Fennelle will be conducting upstairs tours during “Moments to Remember”, Nov. 24 and 25. They need HE members to help (directing people, standing at doors, etc.) A sign-up sheet was passed around and several people volunteered to help.

OTHER BUSINESS:
HE Christmas meeting/party: We hope we can meet at the Wren’s Nest again. Fennelle will contact Marcia about this.

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:30 pm. Next Meeting: Sunday, Nov. 12, 3:00 pm at the Heritage Center (Annual Meeting)

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Members present: Pam Grueter, Margaret Condit, Colin Condit, Martin Kaatz, Bill Yarwood, Brian Barto, Mari Knirck, Dorothy Stanley, Shannon Bright, Wilma Dlouhy, Robert Dlouhy, Carl Arends, Lori Robinson, Ann Sherry.

No quorum.

The meeting was called to order by Secretary- Pam Grueter at 3:15.

Margaret moved that the agenda be approved. Motion seconded.

Treasurer's Report:
HE Account $10,353,84
SOS $34,480.28

Minutes: Approved as received by email.

Committee Reports: Education: No report

Membership: Colin reported that we have 85 members with a new member signing up soon.

Depot: Bill Yarwood reported that talks on BNSF lease were still going back and forth. We still need to talk to those people who already have signed leases with Burlington Northern. We've heard nothing from the insurance people. John Akers has informed the committee that money is available for repair materials. Carl Estes, the architect on the Preservation of the Centralia Station is still willing to work pro bono for us. Bill is going to schedule a trip over to view the Centralia project.

Advocacy: No report, however, it's suggested that we ask Timothy Bishop, the new Downtown Association Director, to be our speaker at our annual meeting in November.

Old Business:
Yard Sale: Dorothy asked Colin to send out a final email for donations and to request volunteers to sign up for working hours. The sale is September 16 at the Condits. Helpers are to be there by 7 am to set up. The fence opens at 9am. Carl will provide the fencing. Dorothy asked that no clothes and no computers be donated. There is a big need for tables. Shannon will call the Cattlewomen's Association regarding borrowing tables. Marking of items with prices will begin the week prior to the sale. The sale runs from 9am until 2 pm.

Grants: Mari has found some grants that we might apply for to help fund the depot rehab. Plum Creek foundation has one that we could apply for.

501 C-3 Status report: Shannon spoke to Rick Cole about the status of becoming an LLC. He indicated that it would not protect the organization. The suggestion was that we figure out our insurance needs for the physical property as well as for the officers and directors of the Board. We should also check to see if we have an indemnification clause in our by-laws. There are federal and state laws that would protect us in theory against frivolous lawsuits. We should check with the CleElum Depot Committee about their insurance.

New Business:
November Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday , November 19 at the Heritage Center, Kittitas County Event Center. Pam will make arrangements with the Event Center staff. We need to get all members involved with bringing food. Margaret suggested that we ask Timothy Bishop, the new Downtown Association Director, to speak to the group. It was also suggested that we invite the other Historical groups in the County to attend.

The nomination committee was selected. Pam Grueter and Margaret and Colin Condit will serve. A date after the County Fair will be scheduled for a meeting. The offices of president, vice president and secretary are up for grabs.

Announcements: Bill Yarwood announced a meeting sponsored by CWU on October 5 which will focus on the CWU Comprehensive Plan and how it ties into the city's plan. Of interest is how the south neighborhood ties into the campus, especially with plans underway to demolish Courson (sp) and Munsel (sp) Halls. CWU needs another 500 bed housing unit for students. Also planned for discussion is the status of the Samuelson Building-is it up for re-use? Bill also mentioned that the lease of the Old University Auto car lot is coming to an end.

Shannon Bright offered the use of the now empty Shoudy House as place for our September meeting. She is planning an open house tea beginning at 1 pm on September 24. Our members are invited to bring tea cookies and attend the open house and then we will conduct our meeting at 3 pm. This would be a great chance to see the inside of this historic building.

Meeting adjourned at 4pm.

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Members Present: Shannon Bright, Ann Sherry, Wilma Dlouhy, Robert Dlouhy, Dorothy Stanley, Jerry Williams, Brian Barto, Carl Arends, Marcia Williams, Beverly Heckart, Fennelle Miller, Pam Grueter.

The meeting was called to order by Fennelle at 3pm sharp.

The Secretary read the minutes from the previous meeting . There being no quorum, the minutes were not approved. Corrections included the correct spelling for the Dlouhy's name and the addition of Robert's name to the members present list. Secretary announced that when she emailed the minutes to the membership, almost half were returned by Daemon-Mailer as undeliverable. She was advised to just send a few at a time. Secretary also apologized for not putting announcement in paper concerning the meeting. She was not aware that she was to do that for this meeting.

Treasurer's Report: Carl reported that the house account has a balance of $10,257.03. The SOS account has a balance of $34,445.73

President's Report: A Cle Elum person called her regarding the pending demolition of the Old Cle Elum-Roslyn Hospital. They were wondering if we could do something to save it. The general consensus of the members is that we have enough on our own plate to handle right now and to let the Cle Elum Historic people handle it. Fennelle is going to do something on her own to check into the project.

The Depot: Fennelle reported that the BNSF lease is fairly onerous. Currently, Jeffrey Winters, Bill Yarwood, Joe Bach, and John Akers are working on it. In a nutshell, Historic Ellensburg, including the Board, is to be held liable for everything. The only wiggle room we have is if there is "willful misconduct" on the Rail Road's part. It was suggested that maybe we should do a risk analysis on the entire property to see what potential for problems is found. Jim Pidduck of the City is not willing to take on this lease. He's looking at what's best for the City. If we take it on completely, the whole $39,000 lease for 20 years would need to be paid up front and come right off the grant. The Board will discuss this at the Board Meeting.

Mary Knirck is searching for grants.

Beverly brought up the point about pledging to the reconstruction of the depot. We had planned to take pledges at the Farmers Market during Jazz in the Valley. It's best to put this on hold. She will have a "Sign up for our Mailing List" if you are interested in the Depot form available at the Market.

Education Report: The committee didn't meet. Dorothy passed around several brochures from other cities on their walking tours.

Advocacy Committee: Fennelle asked Beverly to keep us informed regarding public hearings.

New Business:
Jeffrey Winters is concerned about our 501 C-3 Status if we were to start making money from rental space within the finished depot. We need to see if there is a threshold for amount raised. Should we form an LLC? Carl indicated that an LLC would change the way we operated and it could be a negative. Wilma remarked that the League of Women Voters set up a special fund for monies over $10,000.

Shannon Bright and Wilma are to investigate the laws into the 501 C-3 status and report at the next meeting. They'll also look at regular corporation legalities.

Old Business:
The yard sale- Dorothy reported that The Harriet Gibbons Estate gave a huge donation of items to HE. The sale is scheduled for Sept.16 at the Condits. Dorothy will place an ad in the paper indicating that we are conducting a "bonifide estate sale".

Parade Entry: At this time with no lease on the RR signed, Marcia and George are not doing anything about a float entry. It's tabled until we hear something.

Misc. Business:
Jerry Williams announced that an historic barn on Rasmussen Road was due to be torn down and would we be interested taking the project on. Fennelle thinks she may have a way to stop the demolition.

Brian asked about inviting the Upper County to a county-wide roundtable of all historic groups at our November meeting. The Board will discuss at next meeting.

Milt is talking to Dr. Harvey about salvaging some materials from the old blue house he is tearing down and putting them in our yard sale.

The next meeting will be a board meeting. Fennelle to contact all board members to find a convenient time.

Next regular meeting will be August 20, 3pm, at the Condits.

Meeting adjourned at 4pm.

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Members Present: Margaret Condit, Colin Condit, Debbie Williams, Fennelle Miller, Beverly Heckert, Mari Knirck, Louis Musso, Marcia Williams, Dorothy Stanley, Martin Kaatz, Wilma Dloughy, Carl Arends, Pam Grueter, George Bottcher, Jeffrey Winters, Ann Sherry.

The meeting was called to order at 3pm by President Pro-Tem Fennelle Miller.

Move to accept the Meeting Agenda was made by Margaret Condit. Motion seconded and passed.

Treasurer's Report: Carl reported the house account stands at $10,225.08 and SOS stands at $34,445.73. Report was accepted

Minutes: The minutes of the May meeting and the June Board meeting were read. Margaret moved for approval. Motion seconded and passed.

Committee Reports:
Education- Dorothy has no report at this time.

Membership- As of June 11, membership stands at 86.

Depot- BNSF RR has returned their proposed lease agreement to the City for the NP Depot. In simple terms, the lease holds us liable for everything and the RR not liable for anything. A discussion on the lease is scheduled for Tuesday, June 13th, 6pm at the City Council Chambers. John Akers, City Attorney Petit and ur Jeffrey Winters will be there to go through the lease. We've been informed that we must supply fencing for the track side of the Depot. We need to start the fundraising process now. Suggestions include inducements to businesses for contributions, i.e. advertising; yard sale, and donation canisters around town.

Old Business:
A motion was made by Margaret, and passed, to schedule the yard sale for September 16th at the Condits. The membership is urged to seek out some really nice items, especially antiques, for the sale, to help bring in more money.

Plans for a Depot Party to celebrate the sale of the Depot and to thank all those involved in the process to make it happen were tabled until the July meeting.

Another successful walking tour, led by Milton and Fennelle, was held on June 3 and included the upstairs of the NY Café, the Ellensburg Hotel, Ramsey Hardware, and the IOOF. Erin black from the Kittitas County Museum is trying to get the Elks Building included.

Bill Vertrees and Bill Yarwood are working on plans to rehab the downtown hotel space for CWU housing. Ellensburg Hotel upper floor is being considered for Dorm space.

Margaret brought up the idea of self-guided walking tours throughout the historic areas of Ellensburg. She said this is being done in downtown Dayton and proving to be very popular. Mari suggested that we publish a brochure on the self walking tours to raise money for the Depot. Carl suggested that we get sponsorship to cover the costs of printing the brochure. This is an agenda item for the next meeting.

New Business:
We need to establish a fundraising committee for the Depot. Marcia Williams moved the such a committee be instituted, motion seconded, and passed. Mari Knirck will work on finding a grant. Marcia will help to get committee in operation.

George Bottcher suggested we have pledge sheets for people to use to donate to the depot. The pledge could be set up as an automatic $10 withdrawal every month from their checking.

Habitat for Humanity could also be approached for help as they do not have a house to build this year.

Plans for the Rodeo Parade: George moved that we have an entry in the rodeo parade. Motion was seconded and passed. George, Marcia, the Dloughy's, Margaret, Carl, and Ann will get together to stage the float at Carl's place.

Miscellaneous Business:

A suggestion's been made to create a Membership Committee with the chairman serving on the Board . The By-Laws will need to be changed to create this chairmanship and will be done at executive session.

A request from the Condits for the secretary to send out the meeting notice was made.

Marcia Williams announced 2 historic house demolitions- one on University Way by the Starbucks and the Cape Cod style blue house by Rite Aid. We encourage the salvage and re-use of materials from the buildings.

A listing for dates on the City Council Study Sessions for the Comprehensive Plan was passed around. Dates include: June 12, June 20, June 29, July 5, July 10, July 11.

The next meeting will be at The Wren's Nest Bed and Breakfast. 300 E. Manitoba, Sunday, July 16th, at 3:00 pm.

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Members Present: Margaret and Colin Condit, Pam Grueter, Martin Kaatz, Beverly Heckart, Brian Barto, Dorothy Stanley, Bill Yarwood, Joe Bach, Fennelle Miller, Carl Arends, William and Robert Dlouhy, Shannon Bright, Lou Kohlmeyer.

The meeting was called to order at 3pm by Vice President Fennelle Miller.

Several announcements were given. The Thorp Auction is scheduled for May 27th, Memorial Day Weekend at the Party Barn on East Taneum Road. The doors open at 4pm. Colin suggested that attendees from HE wear their HE buttons.

Roslyn will host a walking tour of the town on May 6 beginning at 6pm and ending at 11pm.

Margaret presented a new booklet from the National Trust on historic hotels throughout the country.

The Board of Health Advisory Committee and Shape Up Kittitas County is sending a proposal to the City Council on walking paths. The proposal would develop a connectivity of walkways and bikeways throughout the City.

Members were advised of an opportunity to sign up for email updates from the Citizens Against Sprawl Committee.

The minutes of the previous meeting were read. Beverly Heckart moved to approve the minutes as read. Margaret seconded. Motion passed.

Treasurers report:
HE account $10155.28
SOS $34,412.34

Depot Report: Negotiations between the City and Burlington Northern Railroad over leasing of the NP Depot are ongoing. Bill Yarwood reported that there is a need to identify sequential phases and get a time line going for funding purposes. Fennelle suggested that HE should throw a block party at the depot as a way to thank everyone who has stuck with us on this project. Carl noted that the City would need to approve this. It was suggested to shoot for a Saturday in June or as close to the sale closing as possible. The street would need to be closed to traffic. Beverly moved that we pursue this activity and Margaret seconded. The motion passed.

The Farmers Market is to start up on May 6th. HE will set up a table on selected weekends with a donation jar to start collecting funds for the depot rehab. Suggested days include the weekend of the Western Art Association Auction, Jazz in the Valley, Dachshunds on Parade.

Education Committee Report: Advocacy for Comprehensive Plan Fennelle suggested that we write an advisory letter with suggestions on how the plan could relate to Historic Ellensburg preservation. Margaret, Shannon, and Beverly volunteered to join Dorothy to draft the letter.

Martin Kaatz will draft a position paper on what to do about Morgan Middle School.

Depot Report: Joe talked to John Akers concerning the lease paper with B.N.S.F.R.R. This comes out of Ft. Worth ,Texas. It may be a month or it may take 2 months. The sale of the Depot cannot close until the lease is signed.

We should take "Before" pictures of the Depot at the block party.

Fennell met with the South CleElum Depot Restoration Committee. They will support our efforts absolutely. They are currently seeking funding to rehab the power station.

The Awards Banquet will be held at Hal Holmes Center on May 13th, at 7pm. There will be a short Board meeting prior to the banquet at 6pm. We need FOOD. It needs to be at the Center by 6:30. Dorothy and Margaret will provide table cloths. Carle will supply the sparkling cider and Fennelle will supply the flowers. Margaret will supply coffee, tea, sugar, creamer. Joe will handle the guest book (at Fennelle's urging). Mary Knirck is working on the power point presentation on the award winners.

Awards are as follows:
1). Restoration rehabilitation of public building: Sue Lombard Hall at CWU.
2).John Akers for tireless efforts on behalf of City , in acquisition of train depot.
3). Adaptive reuse of a commercial Building- Todd Dunn of Jim's Glass.
4). Restoration of an exterior porch- Michael and Laurie Braunstein.
5). Restoration of an old barn and outbuildings- The Scheumann Family Property located at 5011 Thorp Highway.
6). New Construction in the Craftsman Style- Kirsten Erickson and John Streepy. Property located at 1112 E. Capitol, Ellensburg.

New Business: Fennelle read a letter of resignation from Laura Knudson, Board President. Due to lack of quorum of directors at the meeting a special meeting of the Board of Directors will be called for May 1 to resolve the issue and choose a President Pro Tem to fill the remaining 6 months of the term.

Colin reported the HE has 79 paid members.

Margaret brought up the yearly yard sale. Items are already being delivered to the Condit house. We had discussed in the Fall after the 2005 Sale the possibility of dispensing with the yard sale in 2006 due to lack of quality items for sale. Carl noted however, that with the Depot Sale looming, we will need all the funds we can get to proceed with work on the building. The yard sale funds bring in around $1500. The Board will discuss this at their meeting.

Due to Father's Day, the next meeting will be held Sunday, June 11th, 3:00 at the Condit's . (note: we skipped May because of the Awards ceremony.)

Fennelle announced that she is running for County Commissioner and would like an opportunity to give a presentation to us. Will address this at next meeting.

Meeting adjourned at 4:10 pm.

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Members Present: Colin and Margaret Condit, Bill Yarwood, Pam Grueter-Schmidt, Wilma and Robert Dlouhy, Joe Bach, Beverly Heckert, Martin Kaatz, Dorothy Stanley, Laura Jones Knudson, Shannon Bright

Meeting called to order at 3:00 pm at the Condit residence.

The minutes of the February Meeting were approved as read. Martin Kaatz made the motion.

No Treasurer's report was available.

Membership report: As of March 19 HE has 70 members

Old Business:
Depot: Joe reported that the closing date for the NP train depot sale to the City is May 31, 2006. He and Jeffrey Winters will represent HE at the closing meeting. Also the transition language for the Depot to come to HE from the City of Ellensburg is being researched.

Comprehensive Plan: Dorothy Stanley reported that the City wasn't doing enough in regards to residential preservation. Perhaps HE might like to undertake creating a handbook or guidebook on the proper methods to follow in preserving one's property. It would contain a section on the identification of architectural style. Information on how to bring rehab a property could be included. Also, it could offer inducements to maintain the integrity of historic style. Joe suggested we do a workshop on historic preservation. We should also approach the Chamber of Commerce regarding funding of the printing of such a guide. Dorothy thinks we should come up with a proposal utilizing the notes Fennelle has from the Housing Fair. Beverly offered to help. Margaret suggested that we form a committee to come up With a booklet. Laura replied that this should be brought before the Executive board before any action be made.

Awards: Dorothy and Milt have met and selected several sites for the executive committee to choose from for the category winners. aura will call the Board together during the week to look through the photos.

Joe announced that he and Fennelle submitted all of the 8th street CWU rehab for the State Preservation Award which will be announced on May 6th. This rehab included Hebler, Shaw, Misner, and Munson Hall.

New Business: None

Insurance for the NP Depot - State Farm Insurance is the only company that would give us a rider for it.

Due to Easter Sunday falling on the next scheduled meeting time, the meeting for April will be held on the 23rd instead of the 15th.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:45.

Pam thanked Colin for taking the minutes during her absence at the February meeting.

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The meeting was opened by President Knudson at 3 PM. Members attending were Colin and Margaret Condit, Dorothy Stanley. Milton Wagy, Louis Musso, Ann Sherrry,Beverly Heckart, Joe Bach, Mari Knirck, Carl Arends, Anne Denman, Martin Kaatz, Robert and Wilma Dlouhy, Jerry Williams, Bill Yarwood, Borbara Owen, Debbie Williams and Brian Barto.

Treasurer, Carl Arends, reported $ 10,756.26 in the operational fund, and $34,325.82 in the station fund.

Margaret and Colin Condit reported 61 members as resigned for 2006. The reup letter was mailed out on January 22. One follow up notice will be sent after our March meeting.

Joe Bach reported another station break-in. (Joe replaced the lock on the N.E. Door.) The building area is losing more brick work. Further: An insurance policy is being prepared for this year; A 20 yr. lease will cost $38,000; and There is a possibility of leasing for storage a section of the building after Historic Ellensburg assumes ownership.

Milton Wagy and Dorothy Stanley presented mounted photos of residences, and other buildings as possibilities for awards at this years Annual Awards Ceremony. There was broad interest and lively discussion--so much so this dub-in secretary could not take it all in for this report. Several items were decided; two by vote and others by consensus. John Akers will be given an award for his past and continuing efforts in finalizing the purchase and transfer of the station to Historic Ellensburg. The University will be given an award for maintaining the historic character of its buildings along University Way with completion of the renovation of Sue Lombard Hall. Letters of commendation will be presented to selected home owners who have maintained their residences over the years, and awards will be given those for outstanding work in maintaining their properties. The awards committee will present their final selections possibly at our March Meeting. The awards ceremony will be held at the IOOF Lodge on Saturday, May 25, at 7 PM. We have the room reserved from 6 to 9 PM.

Mari Knirck suggested we create an archive of previous awards and maintain it at the library. Everyone reacted positively to her suggestion, and she and Dorothy Stanley will get together as Dorothy has kept most if not all the photos, and data.

Barbara Owen working on an historical record of one room school houses in Kittitas County, emphasizing comments from teachers who taught in those schools. She read a very interesting verbatim account from one such eighteen year old over a period of one year. She hopes to find other such teachers-- most of whom are in their late eighters or nineties. She plans a plans a book. If you have information send a note to Barbara at 1101 E. 4th. Ave. in Ellensburg, or email her; owenbarb@ellensburg.com

Beverly Heckart emailed that the City Council will have a study session on the Historic Preservation Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan March 13 at 7 PM, City Hall.

The next meeting of Historic Ellensburg will be at the Condits (215 E. 9th, Ellensburg) on Sunday, March 19, at 3:00pm.

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Members Present: Pam Grueter, Laura Knudson, Joe Bach, Carl Arends, Ann Sherry, Mari Knirck, Jerry Williams, Dorothy Stanley, Milton Wagy, Anne Denman, Beverly Heckert, Brian Barto, Bill Yarwood, Jeffrey Winter, Martin Kaatz, Colin Condit, Margaret Condit.

The meeting was called to order at 3:05pm.

The agenda was approved.

The minutes of the December meeting were approved.

Treasurers Report:
H.E. Account $9,648.36
SOS Account $34,305.42

Committee Reports:

Education- The makeup of the "View the Ellensburg Hotel" tour was a success with people coming from Moses Lake to see it. Doug MacArthur has taken pictures during the tour, providing Milt with 5 or 6 cds of photos. It was suggested that we might schedule an event and invite the public to view these cds.

Membership: A draft of the letter requesting dues payment is now available from Colin . It will be sent out in a week or two.

Old Business:

Train Depot- Joe announced that January 5th was the court hearing date to dissolve the partnership of the 3 owners of the depot. A meeting with HE was requested by the city and lawyers to begin the process of the turnover of the Depot to HE. This meeting is to be held after January 23. Members to attend include: Joe Bach, Carl Arends, Bill Yarwood, Mari Knirck, Tedd Hansen, and Jeffrey Winters.

New Business: Margaret reported on an email she received from Bruce Magnotti indicating that he was successful in purchasing the old hospital on 3rd Ave. He has formed an LLC by the name of Old Hospital LLC to plan and propose uses for the building, including preservation for future public use. Margaret suggested we send a letter of support to him.

The National Trust Membership dues is $115. Dorothy moved that we pay. Motion was seconded and passed.

We had contributed to the Washington Trust in September 2005.

Dorothy suggested we donate for Hurricane Katrina to the National Trust. She bring the paperwork to the February meeting.

Joe reported that the Washington Trust had printed a nice article about the Depot in their newsletter.

Martin Kaatz presented an idea for a brochure and map of the Kittitas County Area to leave at various tourist sites and Suncadia . The brochure, tentatively entitled Coal Miners to Cowboys" would feature County history and attractions following a route beginning in Roslyn, driving through CleElum and South CleElum, Thorp, Cascade Way, Ellensburg, and Kittitas. The brochure would indicate old farmsteads, historical buildings, geology, bridges, etc. HE would contribute the information and the Chamber of Commerce could fund the project. Colin suggested the we drive the route to see how long it takes.

Dorothy Stanley called for a meeting of the Education Committee to begin discussion for the Awards Dinner in May. It was suggested that the dinner be held on Saturday, May 13. Education Committee consists of : Dorothy, Fennelle Miller, Milton Wagy, Marcia Williams, Mari Knirck, and Eric Cross. Committee to meet at the Stanley residence on January 22.

With no further business the meeting was adjourned at 3:45 pm.

The next HE meeting will be Sunday February 26th.

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Vice President Fennelle Miller called the meeting to order at 1:15 pm. As there was no quorum present, no votes could be taken.

Correspondence included a Thank You letter from the Washington Trust thanking HE for joining. The National Trust would like us to renew- vote to be taken at January meeting.

The American Association for State and Local History would like us to join for $100 per year.

Fennelle reported that HE came in "dead last" for its request for grant funding from the Kittitas County Public Works. Wilson Creek received $156,000 to fund a nature trail.

HE received a thank you letter from the Downtown Association for the $200 we gave them. David Wheeler wrote that he looks forward to working with us in the new year.

It was suggested that we start a "precedent file" on large buildings undergoing historic facades.

Fennelle reported that the "Upstairs tours" during Moments to Remember were standing-room only. The two tours of 20 each were full. December 10th will be a makeup tour for the Ellensburg Hotel. The tour was not able to go into the Hotel during Moments to Remember.

The January Meeting will be held on Sunday, Jan 15th, 3pm at the Condits.

Meeting adjourned at 1:40 pm.

A good time was had by all at the party.

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The Annual Meeting of Historic Ellensburg was called to order at 3pm by Vice President Fennelle Miller.

Approval of the Agenda was requested. Motion by Marty Kaatz with Margaret Condit seconding the motion. Approval passed.

Minutes of the October Meeting were approved. Motion by Colin Condit and seconded by Wilma Dlouhy.

Treasurer's Report:
House Account- $9590.04;
SOS $34,265.32
Income received for 2005 $4553.71
Expenses up to end of October 2005 $2273.06
Yard Sale earnings $1645.50

The retired City Economist for the City of Seattle has offered to assist Carl Arends in planning the spread sheets to be used for writing grants.

The list of nominees for HE Board positions was presented:
The positions are listed in the following format:
Office or Position Number  (Former Name)   Current Name   Term expiration   Term Remain

President   Laura Knudson   11/06
Vice President  Fennelle Miller   10/05   Thru 11/07
Secretary  (Williams) Pam Grueter   11/06
Treasurer   Carl Arends   11/05   Thru 11/07
#1  (Lentz) Jeffrey Winters  11/05 Thru 11/07
#2   Milton Wagy   11/05 Thru 11/07
#3  (Hansen) Bill Yarwood   11/05 Thru 11/07
#4  (Grueter) George Boettcher   11/06
#5   Erich Cross   11/06
#6   Mari Knirk   11/06
#7   Joe Bach   11/06

The slate was elected in its entirety.

Fennelle thanked Tedd for his service to the Board . Tedd will remain as the group's web master and continue to work on the train depot committee.

Flo Lenz was thanked for her tireless contributions to the group, first as a founding member, as well as being there to provide much needed legal advice, fact finding, et al. Flo presented the group with manuals of procedures that she devised for the Board of Directors. These manuals contain our mission statement, Bylaws, Articles of Incorporation, list of board members, role of the board, and 501C3 papers.

City Manager Ted Barkley gave an update on the status of the sale of the train depot. They are waiting for the signature of the 3rd owner on the sale agreement . It's expected to occur by the end of the week, November 18th. The City will maintain an insurance policy on the Depot until it is ready to be turned over to HE.

By February, the City is expecting to go through building code to compare it to other cities and also to the International Building Code. Any changes should be announced in the Spring. Looking to standardize the code is the key to this project.

He also announced that the City is continuing the façade grants for store owners to utilize in upgrading their historic building projects. These grants are awarded in amounts up to $12,000.

The City will also continue to support The Downtown Association. This year they received $50,000 and next year another $50,000 for the Main Street Project. The City has a commitment to embrace regional retail, but, Barkley was adamant that the downtown is to remain.

Under other business, Fennelle asked for volunteers to help with crowd control during the "Upstairs Ellensburg" tours to coincide with Moments to Remember November 25th and 26th. She and Milt Wagy will conduct 2 tours of the upstairs at the New York Café and the Ellensburg Hotel. The tours will run 10:00 to 11:30 and again at Noon to 1:30. Volunteers are needed for 9:45 to 10:45 and again at 11:45 to 12:45.

A request to change the meeting date from the second Sunday of the month to either the first Sunday or third Sunday was made out of deference to one of the Board member's military reserve attendance. A motion by Margaret Condit to change the date to the third Sunday was presented and seconded by Joe Bach. The motion was carried.

The Holiday Meeting will be held at the "Wren's Nest" on Sunday Afternoon, December 4th from 1 to 3.

Meeting was adjourned The next business meeting will be held January 15th, 2006

Fennelle then gave an informative and fun presentation entitled "Meadows to Main Street:13,000 years of Human History" on Kittitas Valley.

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Members attending: Pam Schmidt, Martin Kaatz, Beverly Heckert, Sarah Sainsbury, Ben Sainsbury, Dorothy Stanley, Brian Barto, Margaret and Colin Condit, Louis Musso, Carl Arends, Robert and Wilma Dlouhy, Joe Bach, Tedd Hansen, Milton Wagy

Guests: Jani Niner--candidate for City Council, David Heath

In the absence of President Laura Knudson and Vice President Fennelle Miller, Director Joe Bach officiated over the meeting which began at 3:05 pm.

Jani Niner, candidate for City Council was introduced. She will have a few minutes at the conclusion of the meeting to say a few words on her candidacy.

The minutes of the previous meeting were approved.

Carl presented the Treasurer’s Report. The yard sale netted $1910.35. The House account balance is $9465.15; the SOS account balance is $34,247.87.

The Walking Tours of Upstairs Historic Ellensburg have been a hit. Milton and Fennelle will conduct tours during the Moments to Remember Celebration the day after Thanksgiving.

Joe gave an update on the Train Depot stating that “we’re pretty sure it’s in the bag.” Two of the current owners have not signed the paper work yet for the sale. Hopefully, by the November meeting we’ll have good news and can get the Train Depot Committee going. It was suggested that maybe we could get a contractor and an architect to do an “in-kind” contribution in assessing repair costs and refurbishing plans for the Depot. Margaret expressed concern that we need a whole engineering plan drawn up for what needs to be done to the Depot. Exploring grant money available for the project was discussed.

The November Annual Meeting will be Sunday, November 13th at the Heritage Center on the Fairgrounds from 3 to 5. Pam will make arrangements with the Fairgrounds for the room. Members are to bring hors d’Ouvres. Coffee and punch or wine will be provided. Suggested guest speakers: Ted Barkley to give a rundown from the city on the Depot and other issues. A speaker from the Seattle area, possibly Carolyn Swope, who has written a book on the Vernacular Architecture in Seattle (Bungalows).

A nominating committee consisting of Margaret Condit, Milton Wagy and Pam Grueter-Schmidt will meet on Sunday Oct. 23 to select 4 new board members. Positions 1,2,3, and 4 need to be filled.

Louis Musso gave an update for the Upper County. An Open House for the refurbished South Cle Elum Milwaukee Train Depot is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 22. Cle Elum and Roslyn are in the process of setting up downtown associations. A Parks and Recreation District is forming. The Rail District is looking at the likelihood of a new Stampede Pass Tunnel to service the growing needs of the Tacoma Port to Chicago freight route. Plans may include laying track over parts of the old Milwaukee line.

Jani Niner spoke on her decision to run for City Council and her plans for improving the downtown retail core.

Meeting adjourned at 4:05 pm.

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Attending: Laura Knudson, Margaret Condit, Colin Condit, Pam Schmidt, Carl Arends, Martin Kaatz, Ann Sherry, Beverly Heckert.

Treasurer’s Report:
HE Account $8057.00
SOS Account $34,312.43

Secretary’s Report: Secretary not present

Membership: One new member for a total of 86

Yard Sale: Ads have been in the paper for Sunday, September 25. Colin has emailed all members listing email numbers and mailed notices to 47 other members and former members.

Miscellaneous
Colin apologized for a computer problem that left him unable to get notices out for the September meeting. Laura was notified, and called others by phone. Colin’s computer problem has since been resolved without loss of data.

Fennelle and Milton are presenting, “Lessons from the past”, at the Housing Fair Saturday the 25 Hal Homes Center at 12:30 PM.

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Attending: Laura Knudson, Margaret Condit, Milton Wagy and guest, Dorothy Stanley, Mari Knick, Ann Sherry, Flo Lentz, Wilma Dlouhy, Bob Dlouhy, Carl Arends, Martin Kaatz, Brian Barto, Colin Condit, Marcia Williams, Fennelle Miller, Beverly Heckert, Louis Musso

Minutes of the July, 2005 meeting were approved as presented.

Treasurer’s Report:
HE account: $8,057.65
SOS account: $34,312.43

Secretary’s Report: Correspondence received from National Trust.

Committee Reports: No reports from Membership, Finance, Executive, Education or Advocacy Committees.

Old Business: Depot: Laura reported on the latest developments regarding the city’s last/best offer of $165,000 presented via certified letter to the owners with a response deadline of September 1, 2005. As of Friday, August 12, the city had received no response.

Rail District: Louis reported that Suncadia is considering funding an upfront analysis of the viability of the Rail District ballot measure. This will be a proactive study to educate the voters in anticipation of a November 2006 vote.

Yard Sale: The first ads asking for donations have been in the paper for the September 25th sale. Colin will e-mail the same information to the membership as soon as possible. No clothes or computers, please.

Miscellaneous/Other Business: Flo Lentz reminded the membership that we should be thinking about Board membership recommendations before our November General meeting. If we are to continue with the Save Our Station project, we will need some specific expertise on the Board. We discussed using the depot acquisition as a focus for an extensive membership drive prior to the annual meeting.

Fennelle made HE aware of the latest round of grant availability. There are some grants that may be available to the community to enhance our historic preservation efforts.

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Attending: Laura Knudson, Margaret Condit, Joe Bach, Martin Katz, Brian Barto, Colin Condit, Marcia Williams, Pam Grueter-Schmidt, Jerry Williams, Mike Pearson, Beverly Heckert and George Bottcher.

Minutes of the May, 2005 meeting were approved as amended.

Treasurer’s Report: None given, Treasurer absent.

Secretary’s Report: Nothing to report.

Committee Reports

Membership: Currently 84 paid members.

Finance: No report.

Executive: No report

Education: No report

Advocacy: No report

Old Business
Depot: Joe reported that the new appraisal came in at $150,000. The seller’s countered with an offer of $200,000. The project will be discussed at the City Council study session on 7/18. John Akers expressed hopeful optimism.

Rail District: Louis Musso was absent, President Knudson had information via email that a survey will be taken to assess potential rider-ship prior to a November 2006 Rail District vote.

Comprehensive Plan: Much discussion regarding Martin Kaatz letter to the Daily Record. Laura agrees with HE’s decision not to enter the Box Store fray, would like to support an ordinance encouraging appropriate in-fill building downtown. It was stated that a new group is forming to fight the Lamb family rezone request. It was noted that 55 acres adjacent to the Lamb property has also applied for rezoning.

Design Review/EDA/Downtown Task Force: It was reported that the EDA is working on a downtown master plan, plans for the Ostrander building, and Main Street Program education pieces.

Yard Sale: September 25th was chosen as the date to coincide with CWU student move in on campus. The sale will again be held at the Condit’s, 9 am to 2 pm.

Miscellaneous/Other Business

The meeting was adjourned at 4:30

The next Historic Ellensburg meeting will be August 14, 3:00pm @ Bev’s (906 E 1st).

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The meeting was called to order at 3:15 by President Laura Knudson at the Condit's.

Minutes of the May 5th meeting were approved.

Members in attendance: Jerry Williams, Beverly Heckart, Martin Kaatz, Anne Denman, Pam Grueter-Schmidt, Dorothy Stanley, Milton Wagy, Debbie Williams, Martha Duskin-Smith, George Bottcher, Brian Barto, Ann Sherry, Carl Arends, Margaret Condit, Colin Condit.

A quorum not being present no votes will be taken.

Treasurer's Report: Carl reported that the HE account balance was $8010.59 and the SOS account balance was $34,381.44. The SOS balance was less than reported in May due to our payment for a portion of the Depot Appraisal.

Committee Reports:

Membership- Colin reported 84 members for the month. Last year, by the end of August, HE membership stood at 88.

Awards- Dorothy reported that the Awards Dinner was a great success and thanked Tedd for making the arrangements with the Masonic Lodge for the use of the banquet room.

Old Business:

Depot: Joe was not in attendance so there was no update on the depot.

Rail District: No report

Comprehensive Plan: Huge discussion including comedic asides!!!! George, Jerry, Martin, and Beverly summarized the proceedings of the three community input meetings held to date concerning the direction of growth for Ellensburg. George noted that there was heated discussion on the prospect of Regional Retail. Dorothy believes it would be in the best interest for all parties to do a market survey on the problem. Marty gave a very interesting discourse on "leakage " which the secretary pro-tem won't even dare to recreate.

View points expressed include:
1) Decisions for growth need to be based on fact rather than emotion. We're dealing with a "what do you want" not "what will be good for us" mentality.
2) The public should consider the whole picture of the preservation of downtown Ellensburg. It's not all about the shopping.
3) We need to identify what to keep and what to change.
4) The current zoning codes are wrong
5) What does leakage do to the community? The fact is, leakage is normal for all communities.
6) Downtown Ellensburg is designed for cars. There needs to be a plan for improving the" walk ability" of the downtown area, including beautifying and business-fying the alleyways.
7) It takes people to shop downtown- how do we get them there? A need to make it exotic, entertaining, fun. Bring in a Costco.
8) Livability comes with money.

What can Historic Ellensburg do as a group? Form partnerships with other organizations in town to effect change. It was suggested that we contact the League of Women Voters to see about setting up a public debate on the Pro Big Box, Con Big Box issue. We could ask regional people who know what they are talking about to come in for this project. There could be a discussion on "do we want it or not, and if we want to have it, should it be built in town or out along the freeway." Two suggested names for persons to contact are Tom Barrett of Smart Growth, and Linda Pruitt of the Cottage Company (web-site www.cottagecompany.com)

There will be a "Housing Fair" in July in Ellensburg. Representatives from the building trades and city officials will be on hand to present ideas for all housing choices. George suggested that Historic Ellensburg set up a booth to present factual information for the public concerning the future development and preservation of downtown Ellensburg. The HE Board will be emailed concerning this as no quorum was present to take a vote on it.

Under new business Laura did not have a report on Design Review/EDA/Downtown Task Force.

Margaret reported on the Film Festival which is scheduled for October 6. Jeri/Jerry Petrie, of the film group, has asked if we would be willing to participate in upstairs tours which will begin at 2pm.

Dorothy presented a petition concerning the University Pedestrian Area to the group. The petition asks the City Council to make University Way a safe street to cross by
1) Changing University Way from Main Street to Alder to a 2 lane street with middle turn lane.
2) Create bike lanes on University Way from Main to Alder.
3) Extend the 20 MPH speed limit on University Way from Main to Alder.
4) Extend the 20 MPH speed limit to "D" Street from University Way to 14th Avenue (Dean Nicholson Blvd.)
5) Establish by ordinance the University Pedestrian Area on University Way from Main to Alder and from "D" Street to 14th Avenue.

The signed petitions will be presented as a non-agenda item to the June 20 City Council Meeting. Time is 7pm.

George mentioned a swap meet at the Fairgrounds in July for people to bring unwanted building materials to trade.

Martha asked if Historic Ellensburg got involved with "just sites". She's concerned about preserving the huge ginkgo tree and seating area behind Jerrolls. Jerry said that it was a project that he and the owner who planted the tree are working on.

Laura announced that in regards to the depot the City Council has good news on the status but can't share it yet.

Dorothy requested everyone to start collecting items for our annual yard sale. She will start ads in the paper seeking donations from the public for the sale.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:40 pm

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Attending: Laura Knudson, Dorothy Stanley, Margaret Condit, Carl Arends, Robert Dlouhy, Wilma Dlouhy, Joe Bach, Fennelle Miller, Martin Katz, Brian Barto, Colin Condit, Marcia Williams, Pam Grueter-Schmidt, Mari Knirck, Tedd Hansen, Beverly Heckert and Tina Coffee.

Minutes of the April 10, 2005 meeting were approved as amended (addition of Dorothy Chase to attendees).

Treasurer’s Report:
Carl reported:
SOS account: $35,615.81
HE account: $7873.21

Secretary’s Report: Margaret Condit reported the receipt of a CD from Terry Petrie and the film group with additional information about the train depot.

Committee Reports
Membership: Currently 79 paid members, last years total was 88 members.

Finance: No report.

Executive: No report

Education: No report

Advocacy: Dorothy Stanley reported on the Comp Plan meeting. The group is continuing to evaluate input. We will pursue obtaining copies of the consultants emailed notes from meetings. New city ordinances were discussed. It was decided to invite Sean McDunough (sp?) to a next/future HE meeting. Marcia shared information about a new ordinance affecting commercial development in a Port Townsend. She has requested a copy from a contact in PT.

Old Business
Depot: Joe reported that the appraisal is still underway (approximately a month late0. We should continue the hunt for a Pro Bono attorney for possible court action.

Awards: Dorothy let us know that the letters have been sent. Laura has received a phone response from the Habermans who will try to attend the event, May 21st at the Masonic Temple. Members will provide “finger” food for the event. Marcia will do the shopping for punch and coffee, sparkling cider and ice.

Walking Tours: Fennelle reported on the success of the Upstairs walking tours two weeks ago. Tour guides Milt Wagy and Fennelle led a total of 33 participants in two tour groups. KAPP TV covered the event. Summer tours will be conducted with a minimum of five people. Erin has specific dates.

Miscellaneous/Other Business:
Design Review/EDA/Downtown Task Force: Laura announced that David Wheeler had applied and been accepted for membership on the Design Review Committee.

Farmer’s Market: HE was contacted by the Farmer’s Market regarding our participation in 2005. It was decided by the group that we would commit to a monthly presence at the market: Art Show weekend in May, Dachshunds on Parade weekend in June, Jazz in the Valley weekend in July, Rodeo Kickoff Breakfast weekend in August, and Paint Ellensburg/Threshing Bee weekend in September. We will finish our new brochure project; Tedd will email the file to Laura, Fennelle, Mari and Marcia for input.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:00

The next Historic Ellensburg meeting will be June 12, 3:00pm @ Condit's. Special guest, attorney Jim Maloney.

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Attending: Carl Arends, Brian Barto, Laura Knudson, Dorothy Stanley, Mari Knirck, Pam Schmidt, Colin Condit, Margaret Condit

Treasurer’s Report --
Carl reported:
$35,600.69 -- SOS account
$7,591.44 -- HE account

Secretary’s Report -- Fennelle had e-mailed the following changes to the Mar. 13 minutes:

• the house at 509 No. Anderson is the Ford-Damman
house;
• Farrell is spelled with two l’s.

Committee Reports --
Membership: Colin has sent 2nd membership letters to about 50 previous members who had not yet rejoined. Seven responses have been received to date and he expects others will be arriving soon. We now have 71 paid members.

Finance: Carl reported that he had paid this years premium for our board insurance.

Advocacy: The committee has not met but Dorothy Stanley has been appointed to the City Plan Update Committee, which is an advocacy function. Members of the Advocacy Committee are Dorothy Stanley, Laura Knudson, and Debbie Williams.

Old Business --
Awards: Dorothy reported that Joe Bach has reserved the Masonic Temple (111 1/2 West 6th) for our Award Ceremony. It will begin at 7:00 pm. We will discuss refreshments at our next meeting. Letters to people getting awards will be sent next week. The notification letter to the city will be sent to the Mayor with cc’s to all Council members, to Ted Barkley, Bob Witkowski and the Community Development Dept., John Akers and Gary Neystedt.

Depot: The required new appraisal should be done very soon. The city will then make an offer based on that appraisal and require a response in 21 days. If there is a refusal, or no response, then it’s back to the Council for the next step. Flo Lentz was unable to attend this meeting but she has talked with people at the National Trust and the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation. While they cannot provide legal assistance for any actual court action, they will provide letters of support, have informal talks with city officials, and attend City Council meetings or study sessions where the issue is to be discussed. We continue in a holding position!

Rail District: Louis Musso was unable to attend but reported, by e-mail, that the study session with the county commissioners went well and it looks like there’s a good chance of the issue of setting up a Rail District being on the ballot in the next election. However, there will be costs involved with that, so fund raising will be necessary.

Miscellaneous Business --
Comprehensive Planning Process: The next meeting for community input will be April 14. Everyone is urged to attend to make our views known

Upstairs Walking Tour: This cooperative event with the Historical Museum will be Sunday, April 17. Laura K., Brian, B. and Debbie W. volunteered to help. We’ll call Fennelle to get info on where/when to meet and what jobs we’ll do.

Secretary Position: Her new job requires Marcia Williams (our elected secretary) to be out of town a lot so Laura will talk to Edema Konya, Mari Knirck and Pam Schmidt to see if one of them might take on this task

Meeting adjourned at 4:45 pm.

NEXT MEETING: Because Mother’s Day falls on our regular 2nd Sunday meeting date, we will again meet on the First Sunday -- May 1, 3:00 pm at Condit’s, 215 East 9th Ave.

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Attending: Joe Bach, Milton Wagy, Carl Arends, Dorothy Stanley, Flo Lentz, Mari Knirck, Adena Konya, Dorothy Chase, Colin Condit, Martin Kaatz, Brian Barto, Margaret Condit

In the absence of president Laura Knudson (who is ill) and vice-president Fennelle Miller (who was exhausted from yesterday’s workshop) former president Joe Bach presided.

Minutes of the February meeting were approved as written

Treasurer’s Report:
Carl reported:
SOS account: $35,585.57
HE account: $7,186.44
(after having paid our board insurance premium for this year)

Secretary’s Report: We had received a thank-you letter from the Washington Trust for our $100 donation toward saving historic courthouses in the state.

Committee Reports:
Membership-- Colin reported 62 members so far this year, with the probability that we will receive a few more. This is about the same as last year.

Education -- The Your Old House Workshop went very well. About 20 people participated and all reported it was extremely interesting and very informative. Thanks to Fennelle and Milton for doing a terrific job advertising it and to all the presenters for their time and valuable information shared. After expenses, Historic Ellensburg cleared $205!!!

Annual Awards -- The Awards Ceremony will be held on Sat., May 21, possibly at the old Eagles Building on Craigs Hill, but the site is not certain yet. Dorothy presented several properties for review by members present. It was MSP to present awards to the following:

• Restoration/Rehabilitation--Public Property: The City of Ellensburg for the new city hall
• Restoration/Rehabilitation--Adaptive Reuse: The “Farrel House” (kitty corner from the Court House)
• Restoration/Rehabilitation--Commercial: Bluestone Academy, 201 N. Pine St.
• Restoration/Rehabilitation--Rental Property: The “Ruth Dammon House”, 509 North Anderson
• Restoration/Rehabilitation--Landscape and Gardens (house located at the corner of 9th & A St.

Notification letters will be sent to those nominated for awards, inviting them to our Awards Ceremony on May 21 as soon as the location is established.

Walking Tour -- On April 17 Historic Ellensburg and the Historic Museum will cooperate in providing “Upstairs Tours” of several of the old downtown buildings. The following people volunteered to assist with the tours: Dorothy C., Brian B., Colin & Margaret C., Mary K., Milton W., and possibly Edena K and Erich Cross. More information will be available at our next meeting.

Self-Guided Tours -- Tim Engstrom at the Daily Record is interested in partnering with Historic Ellensburg in producing and distributing the Walking Tour Brochures. Everyone thought this was great and we thank Tim for his interest.

Depot Update-- The new appraisal will be done by April 1, after which another offer to purchase will be made based on the new appraisal. If the City has not had a response after 21 days, further action will be discussed. Flo will check with the Washington Trust regarding any legal help they can provide us.

Other Business: The Ellensburg Downtown Association has hired David Wheeler as director of the downtown revitalization project.

Ellensburg Comp Plan Revision -- The first public meeting is this coming Thursday. Several Historic Ellensburg members plan to attend. All members are urged to participate. This is just the first of several community meetings to be held to get citizen input. We need to make our views known. Dorothy Stanley has been appointed to the 17 member Comp Plan Advisory Council.

Board Meetings -- The board decided from now on to hold it’s meetings at the end of the regular meeting instead of before as they’ve been doing.

Meeting adjourned at 4:30.

Next meeting will be Sunday, April 3, 2005 at Condit’s, 215 East 9th Avenue.

(Please note: because of several conflicts, this meeting is scheduled for the first Sunday in April instead of our usual 2nd Sunday. Also, be sure to set your clocks ahead the Saturday night before cause daylight savings time starts April 3.)

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Attending: Laura Knudson, Dorothy Stanley, Margaret Condit, Carl Arends, Robert Dlouhy, Wilma Dlouhy, Joe Bach, Fennelle Miller, Martin Katz, Brian Barto, Colin Condit, Marcia Williams, Flo Lentz, Erich Cross, Pam Grueter-Schmidt, Mari Knirck, Louis Musso, Milton Wagy, Ann Sherry, Tedd Hansen.

Treasurer’s Report:
Carl reported:
SOS account - $35,571.93
HE Account - $7525.14

Secretary’s Report: Minutes of the January 9, 2005 meeting were approved as emailed. There was no correspondence to report.

Committee Reports

Membership: No report.

Finance: No report.

Executive: Board meeting included the resignation of Flo Lentz as Vice President, she will remain as an at large Historic Ellensburg Board Member through November when her term expires. Fennelle Miller was appointed to fill the vacant Vice President position.

Education: Next meeting (of the Education Committee) will be March 6th at the Miller-Bach home, 605 N Anderson, at 5pm.

Advocacy: No report.

Old Business

Depot: Joe stated the City Council approved a final, best offer to Bean, et al for the purchase of the Depot. At the two hour City Council meeting February 7th the issue of Imminent Domain was discussed at length as a possible next step if the sale offer is rejected. There were at least 43 Depot project supporters in attendance. Fennelle Miller and Laura Knudson presented the council with the history of the project, possible solutions and arguments for the continuation of the Save Our Depot project. Martin Katz stated that he felt the timeline presented at the meeting was a great help and good tool. He suggested that it be sent to the newspaper for publication and to the entire HE membership.

Old House Workshop: Preparations continue for the Old House Workshop, 3/12. The workshop will be held at Hal Holmes with coffee and writing materials provided. Thirty tickets have been distributed to various merchants for sale. Dorothy Stanley had posters copied and distributed. Wilma Dlouhy still needs fliers for the upper county. Fennelle will get them to her this week. Milton Wagy will submit article information to the newspapers to promote the event.

Awards: There has not yet been a committee meeting for this event. Dorothy Stanley asked to have the nomination form/information sent out to the membership. Dorothy and Erich Cross are the nomination chairs and will present a slate for approval at HE’s next meeting.

Other: Louis Musso updated HE regarding the progress of the Rail District issue. It is moving toward a vote on the November General Election ballot. The hearing process needs to be gone through a second time. There has been no movement on the part of the County Commissioners. Bill Hinkle still appears to support the effort.

Laura Knudson stated that the EDA would make its staff position hiring decision known by the end of February or March.

Fennelle Miller reminded the membership of the Smithsonian Exhibit coming to the KCH Museum. HE has been asked for assistance in a proposed Downtown Upstairs building tour. Two tour leaders, 2 observers, and 2-3 monitors at each site are needed. Laura and Fennelle volunteered to be tour leaders. The membership agreed to participate in the event. Martin Katz suggested that a public thank you be extended to all the participating building owners.

Louis Musso announced that the Cle Elum would take its first look at CLG designation at its next Planning Commission meeting.

The issue of Historic designation for the CWU campus was reintroduced. It was decided to invite President McIntyre to an upcoming meeting to discuss issues relevant to the ongoing projects on Campus and to update us on the status of the Old Hospital building.

Wilma Dlouhy asked if anyone knew the City’s plans for the old City Hall location (5th and Pearl). Discussion followed regarding other possibly threatened buildings: NY Café, Elks, the Morgan Middle school remodel, and the CWU old women’s gym/ballroom.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:00

The next Historic Ellensburg meeting will be March 13, 3:00pm @ Condit's.

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Attending: Laura Knudson, Dorothy Stanley, Margaret Condit, Carl Arends, Dorothy Chase, Robert Dlouhy, Wilma Dlouhy, Joe Bach, Fennel Miller, Adene Konya, Gabor Konya, Martin Katz, Ann Denman, Brian Barto, Colin Condit, Marcia Williams.

Treasurer’s Report:
Carl reported:
SOS account=$35,556.83,
HE account=$7087.28

Secretary’s Report: Minutes of the December 12 meeting were approved as written. (Gabor Konya later noted a correction –the Konya’s are renting the Ruth Damon home not purchasing it). HE received a letter from Washington Trust for Historic Preservation soliciting donations to support legislative efforts to secure funding for the rehabilitation of county courthouses throughout Washington. The membership discussed a donation from HE, one hundred dollars was the suggested amount. Since a board quorum was not present President Laura Knudson said the board take action on the membership’s recommendation at the next board meeting.

Committee Reports

Membership: Con presented a draft of the January Membership letter. The HE members and Board will review.

Finance: No activity.

Education: It was brought to the attention of the membership that a Board member was to chair each standing committee. The Education chair, Fennelle, is no longer on the HE Board. Joe Bach agreed to chair the committee.

Advocacy: No report. It was noted by Joe Bach that the HE membership was requested to attend the 1/10 city council meeting in support of the Design Review/EDA/Downtown Task Force request for a study session. This is a proactive effort to protect the downtown historic district especially in the areas of economics, parking and signage ordinances. The hope is to meet with City Council before the Comprehensive Plan review planned for February.

Old Business

Depot: Joe stated that the prosecutor’s office would be pressing charges against the youngsters who most recently vandalized the Depot building. Some HE members can expect subpoenas to testify about events of that evening. More recently additional damage has been noted to windows. Joe will be contacting Ted Barkley and Bob Witowski, again, about the possibility of initiating an ordinance for demolition by neglect. There has been no new contact from David Bean about a possible sales agreement.

Old House Workshop: Laura noted that Milt has a conflict on the chosen 2/26 date. It was decided to change the date of the annual workshop to the first Saturday in March. In 2005 the date will be 3/5. Fennelle noted that no location has been secured as yet. The distribution of fliers advertising the event was discussed. Dorothy Stanley, Milt and Fennelle will take care of specific locations with the general membership widely distributing fliers to interested parties. Wilma will take responsibility for the upper county. Con volunteered to write a press release regarding the event. There was extended discussion regarding working with the Daily Record, identifying a constant contact with someone cooperative at the Record. It was decided to also contact the Snoqualmie Summit paper and the upper county weekly paper. Fennelle will secure the site and schedule the speakers.

Awards: Dorothy Stanley reminded the membership that the program will be on 5/21. There has been no committee meeting yet for this event. A site was discussed and it was decided to have Milt talk with the Fairgrounds staff about last November’s problems with building access, lack of signage, lack of heat and miscommunication with the set up configuration. Fennelle reminded the committee that membership applications and information should always be available at all HE events.

Other: President Knudson read an update email from Louis Musso stating that the formation of a Cle Elum CLG is moving forward and that there has been no decision about putting the Rail District issue on the fall ballot.

Fennelle stated that George Boetcher asked if HE would be interested in participating in a second Eco-Builders summit. The majority felt this was very worthwhile and informative and would like to see another meeting scheduled.

Dorothy Chase discussed the Downtown Association’s discussion around downtown parking issues. HE would support the building of a downtown-parking garage, possibly funded via a LID.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:35.

The next Historic Ellensburg meeting will be February 13, 3:00 PM @ Condit's

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Attending: Joe Bach, Laura Knudson, Chris Knudson, Colin Condit, Wilma Dlouhy, Robert Dlouhy, Lois Robinson, Brian Barto, Debbie Williams, Daniel Williams, Erich Cross, Milton Wagy, Martin Kaatz, Gabor Konya, Adena Konya, Carl Arends, Veronica Arends, Margaret Condit

Treasurer’s Report:
Carl reported:
SOS account -- $35,541.74
HE account --- $7,142.12

Secretary’s Report: Minutes of the Annual Meeting (11/04) were approved as written. We received a renewal notice for our membership in the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Members present directed the Carl to send in our $115 membership dues for ‘05.

Committee Reports:

Membership: Gabor and Adena Konya attended our annual meeting and this meeting. They are interested in joining Historic Ellensburg and we’re happy to welcome them. They have purchased the Ruth Damon house and are in process of restoring and preparing to move in.

Education: Joe reported that the second Your Old House workshop is scheduled for Feb. 26. Information about time and location will be available at our January meeting.

Advocacy -- Flo wasn’t able to attend this meeting. Debbie Williams agreed to be responsible for getting our meeting notices in the Daily Record.

Old Business:

Depot -- Joe reported that he had spoken with Bob Witkowski about the Demolition by Neglect ordinance that Tacoma and other cities in the state have adopted. Bob was not aware of this type of ordinance and was quite interested. He plans to talk with City Attorney Jim Pidduck and the City Council about it.

Depot Film News -- The project is more or less on hold until funding can be obtained. The Blue Agate film group is still doing some filming and KYVE has shown interest in showing the film when it’s finished.

Miscellaneous/Other Business:
Design Review/EDA/Downtown Task Force. Laura reported that she and Marty Kaatz had attended a meeting where representatives from the above groups discussed issues concerning Ellensburg’s downtown (sign ordinance, murals, economic viability, restoration, etc.) The group plans to attend the Jan. 10 City Council meeting to give a brief report of their concerns and to request a special study session with the Council to further discuss issues and interests. As many people as possible are urged to attend the Jan. 10 Council meeting to show widespread support for scheduling the study session.

Awards Program -- Saturday, May 21 was set as the date of our awards program. More discussion about process, location, etc. will follow at our meetings between now and May 21.

Meeting adjourned at 4:30 and everyone enjoyed eating, drinking, talking and having fun at our annual Christmas party.

Next Meeting: Jan. 9, 2005, 3:00 pm, at Condit’s (215 East 9th Ave.)

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Members attending: Carl & Veronica Arends, Joe Bach & Fennelle Miller, Brian Barto, Karen Blair, George Bottcher, Dorothy Chase, Colin & Margaret Condit, Erich Cross, Robert & Wilma Dlouhy, Beverly Heckart, Laura Knudson, Ann Sherry, Dorothy & Fred Stanley, Milton Wagy, Jerry & Annette Williams

Others Attending: We didn’t have a sign-in sheet but there were also about 30 to 40 interested others there for the program. We thank them for coming and for their interest.

The meeting was called to order at approximately 3:10 by President Joe Bach, at the Heritage Center. Joe welcomed the big crowd of members, guests, and interested others.

Treasurer’s Report:
Carl reported:
SOS Account -- $35,527.14
H E Account ---- 7,295.70

Secretary’s Report:
Minutes of the Oct. meeting were approved. Margaret reported that the Humanities Washington grant to be used to make the film about the history of the depot was not awarded. The group doing the film still wants to pursue the project and has other funding possibilities. We hope they can continue their project.

General Business:
Joe distributed a Tacoma News Tribune article regarding the historic 1916 beaux-arts Tacoma Elks Building. A State Supreme Court decision has upheld the city’s ordinance that forbids “demolition by neglect” which the city said the present owner was doing in order to raze the building and build something else there. Other cities in Washington have such ordinances to protect their historic old buildings and this might be something Historic Ellensburg wants to pursue; maybe by participation in the upcoming City of Ellensburg updating and revision of its comprehensive plan.

Introduction and election of officers and board members: Joe introduced the candidates present, after which the following were nominated and elected unanimously to two year terms:
President -------------------- Laura Knudson
Secretary -------------------- Marcia Williams
Board Position # 4 --------- Pam Grueter
Board Position # 5 --------- Erich Cross
Board Position # 6 --------- Mari Knirck
Board Position #7 --------- Joe Bach

This group joins existing board members (whose terms go through 10/05): Vice-Pres., Flo Lentz; Treas., Carl Arends; Bd. Pos. #1, Tedd hansen; Bd. Pos. # 2, Milton Wagy; Bd. Pos. #3, unfilled.

Education Committee Report: Fennelle reported the committee will. be presenting the “Your Old House Workshop” on Feb. 26 at the Heritage Center. A similar workshop was very well received last year. This will be an opportunity for everyone to learn how to research the history of our property.

The business meeting ended at about 3:40 and Milton Wagy presented his wonderful slide show “What’s My Address” showing great old photos and renovations (and not so great “non-renovation” re-muddles.) It was a terrific program and we thank Milton for his excellent presentation.

Next Meeting -- Christmas meeting/party at Condit’s, 215 E. 9th, Sun. Dec 12 at 3:00 p.m. We’ll have a short business meeting and then eat, drink, and have fun. (If you can come, bring an hors d’ouvre of some kind.)

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ATTENDING: Fennelle Miller, Joe Bach, Mari Knirck, Marcia Williams, Laura Knudson, Milton Wagy, Brian Barto, Carl Arends, Louis Musso, Dorothy Chase, Colin Condit, Margaret Condit

TREASURER’S REPORT:
Carl reported:
$35,512.06 -- SOS Account
$7,418.59 -- HE Account

SECRETARY’S REPORT: Minutes of the August 22 meeting were approved as written. (The September membership meeting was canceled because of our yard sale.

COMMITTEE REPORTS: There were no subcommittee reports; however Education Committee meetings were scheduled for Oct. 15, 6:30 pm and Nov. 6, 2:00 pm -- both at Marcia’s.

OLD BUSINESS:
Annual Meeting will be Sun., Nov. 14, 3:00 p.m. at the Heritage Center on the Fairgrounds. The Nominating Committee (Milton and Laura) presented the following nominations for two year terms (10/04 - 10/06): President - Laura Knudson; Secretary - Marcia Williams; Board Pos. #4 - Pam Grueter; Board Pos. #5 - Erich Cross; Board Pos. #6 - Mari Knirck; Board Pos. #7 - Joe Bach. Thanks to the Nominating Committee for recruiting such a great group and thanks to the nominees for their interest and commitment. Existing officers and board positions, with terms ending 10/05 are: Vice- President - Flo Lentz; Treasurer - Carl Arends; Board Pos. #1 - Tedd Hansen; Board Pos. #2 - Milton Wagy; Board Pos. #3 - unfilled. The program for the Annual Meeting will be presented by Milton Wagy -- a film presentation about the history of Ellensburg and the Kittitas Valley.

NEW BUSINESS:
Self-guided walking tours. Margaret suggested Historic Ellensburg initiate a program similar to one in Dayton, WA. which she enjoyed very much on a recent visit there. It is a “walk-by” tour of historic homes in Dayton. Visitors may pick up a brochure that gives addresses and a brief historical/architectural description of houses along a 6 to 8 block walking route. People can do these walks any time, in large or small groups, or alone, at their convenience. After the initial effort of selecting houses, doing the research and printing the brochures, this program would take very little work to implement. Members present thought this would be a good project to work on. the project will be pursued by the Education Committee.

Sign Ordinance.
Electronic signs will be permitted on Water St., by the depot, and at the high school, but not in the historic downtown core. Larger sandwich board signs will be allowed. Banners up to 7 feet may be placed on any one business. People at the meeting discussing this asked the City to put together a new, more appropriate sign ordinance for the historic downtown area. The City agreed to write such a new proposal for review by the Council. Fennelle and Laura will write a letter to the City expressing Historic Ellensburg’s concerns about more sensitive treatment for the historic downtown area.

MISCELLANEOUS/OTHER BUSINESS:
Future Projects. The Roslyn Historical Preservation Commission has said that their whole membership wants to attend our next “old house” workshop. The date isn’t set yet, but probably sometime in early spring. There was also some discussion of putting on some kind of anniversary commemoration of the founding of Ellensburg in 1875.

Rail District. Louis reported that the establishment of a Rail District will not appear on the Nov. ballot because of some kind of foul up at the Co. The necessary paperwork did not get submitted on time. The County Commissioners say the Rail Committee is at fault. Louis says minutes of the County Commissioners’ meeting show that the County was at fault. Anyway, it won’t be on the November ballot but a new resolution will be proposed before the end of the year to get on next year’s ballot.

PR Needs. It is felt that Historic Ellensburg needs better/more consistent newspaper coverage of our activities and events. Dorothy Chase will attempt to get some of her students to help with this and Mari Knirck (a new board member after the Nov. 14 Annual Meeting) volunteered to review and edit any articles submitted by students.

Meeting Time. Marty Kaatz was unable to attend the meeting today because of conflicts at this time on Sunday afternoon. He asked the group to discuss the possibility of changing the time. While realizing that conflicts may occur, it was agreed by those present that this 3:00 pm time worked best.

The meeting adjourned at 4:15 pm. Upcoming meetings scheduled:
Sun., Nov. 14 -- Annual Meeting -- 3:00 pm at the Heritage Center, Fair Grounds
Sun., Dec. 12 -- Regular Membership Meeting -- 3:00 pm at Marcia’s (This is our annual Christmas Meeting/Party!)

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ATTENDING: Tedd Hansen, Lyle Hancock, Marcia Williams, Dorothy Stanley, Carl Arends, Robert Dlouhy, Wilma Dlouhy, Ann Sherry, Martin Kaatz, George Bottcher, Louis Musso, Colin Condit, Margaret Condit (Neither President joe Bach or Vice President Flo Lentz could attend this meeting so Secretary, Margaret Condit presided.)

TREASURERS’ REPORT:
Carl reported:
$35,482.99 -- SOS account
$6,487.16 -- HE account

SECRETARY’S REPORT: Minutes of the July meeting were approved. The Downtown Association and Historic Ellensburg have received 10 written responses to the newspaper articles about the station; all but one were very positive in their support for saving the station.

OLD BUSINESS --

Rail District: Louis reported that he had met with Jim Armstrong (Downtown Association) and Ted Barkley about getting the establishment of the Kittitas County Rail District on the November ballot. There will be a public hearing on this on Tuesday, August 24, at 4:00 p.m. in the Commissioners” Auditorium. Everyone is encouraged to attend (many of people present today plan to do so.) It was MSP that Historic Ellensburg submit a letter of support to the County before the Tuesday meeting. The secretary will write the letter and deliver it to the County Commissioners on Monday.

Demolition by Neglect Ordinance: Flo has sent a notebook with copies of such ordinances that other cities have enacted (Bellingham, Olympia, Port Townsend, Seattle, Spokane, Steilacoom, Tacoma). Margaret had two copies of the notebook made and will get one to The Downtown Association (Jim Armstrong) and have one available for the City of Ellensburg when we get to that stage. Marty Kaatz thought we should also contact the Chamber of Commerce and the Down Town Task Force about these types of ordinances. He will get information to Margaret about who to contact and when they meet. When we have all had a chance to review the ordinances, we will formulate plans for further action with these groups if they are interested.

Yard Sale: It is scheduled for Saturday, September 11 from 9:00 - 2:00 in Condits’ front yard. Dorothy Stanley and Sara Ames will price all the items. Bob Dlouhy will bring his stakes and Carl Arends will bring his fencing materials. Dorothy, Marcia, and Colin have tables and sawhorses. Everyone needs to be at Condits by 7:00 a.m. to get items out of the basement and off the porch and onto tables in the yard by the 9:00 a.m. start time.

OTHER BUSINESS: Bob and Wilma had just returned from a relative’s “100 year old house” celebration. They shared information and a brochure/invitation and we discussed the possibility of making that sort of event another project/interest area of Historic Ellensburg.

Meeting adjourned at 4:15 p.m.

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ATTENDING: Tedd Hansen, Wilma Dlouhy, Marcia Williams, Louis Musso, Marty Kaatz, Jerry Williams, Dorothy Stanley, Laura Knudson, Joe Bach, Brian Barto, Kris Bassett, Tom Bassett, Ann Sherry, Colin Condit, Margaret Condit

APPROVAL OF AGENDA: It was MSP to add the following items to the agenda: Farmers’ Market, Yard Sale, Scrapbook.

TREASURER’S REPORT:
Carl was unable to attend this meting. His June report showed:
$35,420.79 -- SOS account
$6,677.17 -- HE account

SECRETARY’S REPORT: Minutes of the June meeting were approved.

OLD BUSINESS --

Rail District:
Louis reported that putting the establishment of a Rail District on the ballot will be presented to the County Commissioners for a hearing on July 27 with a decision by Aug. 31. Louis will send information packets to us about the estab- lishment of a Rail District. Upper County cities have all voted their support. We’d like Ellensburg and Kittitas to support it also -- if possible, before the 8/31 date. Louis brought copies of the UC Tribune with stories about the excursion train that came to Cle Elum and the story about the proposed new passenger train route over Snoqualmie Pass through a proposed new tunnel.

Newspaper Op Ed Piece:
Flo and Jim Armstrong wrote a great article, which the Daily Record printed on Saturday. It does a great job of outlining the status of the station and its importance to the city. We will get a lot of copies of the article made to hand out when people ask what’s happening (i.e., at the Farmers’ Market, or at events we sponsor.

Farmers’ Market:
Laura and Brian reported on their tables at the Market. Not much in the way of sales, and it costs HE $10 each time we set up a table, but there were lots of questions and interest shown in the station project. The consensus is that it’s a good way to keep our organization in the public eye, so we will keep doing it. We still have a lot of open Saturday’s, but do have seven weeks covered.

Walking Tour Update:
Marcia reported that they still need volunteers to do the tours. The tours that have been done have been well received. Printed information is ready and is being distributed. They’ve added the Cowboy Gathering in Feb. as another date for tours.

Yard Sale:
Dorothy has put ads in the paper re donating items. We’ve had one response to date. We also have a whole lot of items generously donated by Flo when she moved to Seattle. Dorothy will arrange for pricing items as we get closer to the sale date (Sept. 11). We will use our August meeting to discuss and plan the yard sale.

Scrapbooks:
The scrapbooks have been at Condits all along!! Dorothy agreed to keep them and to work on them as needed.

MISCELLANEOUS/OTHER BUSINESS--
Chris Bassett, a member of the Washington Trust Board and Historical Preservation Director for the City of Wenatchee spoke to us regarding the depot’s designation as one of Washington’s endangered properties.

Meeting adjourned at 5:00 p.m .

NEXT MEETING: Sunday, Aug. 8, 3:00 pm, Condit’s, 215 E. 9th Ave.

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ATTENDING: Robert Dlouhy,Carl Arends, Brian Barto, Jane Gese, Dorothy Stanley, Flo Lentz, Jerry Williams, Wilma Dlouhy, Ann Sherry, Fennelle Miller, David Wheeler, Laura Knudson, Margaret Condit, Colin Condit, Joe Bach

TREASURER’S REPORT:
Carl reported:
$6,677.17 -- HE Account
$35,420.79 -- SOS Account

SECRETARY’S REPORT: Minutes of the May meeting were approved.

COMMITTEE REPORTS: No subcommittees had met.

OLD BUSINESS:

Walking Tour Update: Marcia was unable to attend this meeting but her telephone report indicated walking tours are proceeding as planned. A meeting for continued planning is scheduled for next Monday.

Depot Update: The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation has placed he depot on its 10 most endangered properties list. They will prepare a newspaper release for Tuesday, June 15 officially announcing their selections for the 2004 list. A wire service “heads up” from the Trust was sent out last week so local papers could be aware of and begin preparation of local coverage. The Trust put an “embargo” on the release so that nothing would be published until their official announcement came out on June 15. The Daily Record jumped the gun somewhat but, hopefully, everyone will be able to read the official story from the Trust coming out on June 15.

Response Strategies: Three HE members agreed to serve as contact people when inquiries are made about what’s happening with the depot: Joe Bach - 962-8730; Laura Knudson - 968-9533; Flo Lentz - 206-324-3465.
You can refer any inquiries to these three people (this way, we’ll all be talking from the same base.)

Possible Rail District: Louis Musso was unable to attend this meeting (the South Cle Elum depot dedication is also today) but he sent notification that the Northern Kittitas County Tribune had published an article about the plan for restructuring the Stamped Pass tunnel (the plan is endorsed by Sid Morrison among many others) and the positive effect this will have on establishment of a rail district locally.

Farmers’ Market: We want to continue to have a table at the market. The feeling is that it is a good way to maintain HE’s presence in the community and to do a little fundraising (selling note cards, T-shirts, and the children’s book “The House in the Mail.) A sign-up sheet for volunteers was passed out. We got about half the Saturdays spoken for, but will send a request to the full membership to see if any of them can give a Saturday morning to be at our table.

Tally Plan Update: Jerry Williams and David Wheeler gave us further information about, and asked HE support for, reestablishing and working toward the goals of the Tally Plan to restore and revitalize downtown Ellensburg.

NEW BUSINESS:

Annual Yard Sale: The date was set for Sat., Sept. 11, held in Condit’s front yard. Dorothy Stanley will get ads ready for the paper asking people to donate articles. As always, we will not handle clothes or computers. People may leave any donations at Condit’s, 215 E. 9th Ave.

Donation to Ellensburg Downtown Association: Margaret suggested HE make a $200 donation to EDA. Members present supported this idea so official action will follow at the Board Meeting.

New Projects: Our workshop on how to do research on your house was so successful that we want to do other community presentations. Many ideas were suggested from ways to involve children to a “Treasure Hunt” of historic downtown buildings, to doing something on possible funding sources for historic rehabilitation, to another workshop like the one Fennelle and Milton did on researching you home. More discussion will follow at the next meeting.

Membership meeting adjourned at 4:30 pm.

BOARD MEETING: Board members present: Joe Bach, Flo Lentz, Carl Arends, Margaret Condit, Laura Knudson. A quorum being present, the following actions were taken:

-- Resignations from the board were accepted, with regret, from Fennelle Miller and Sande de Salles.

-- It was MSP that the board approve the writing of an op-ed piece for the newspaper about the depot project. Flo Lentz and Jim Armstrong will cooperate to get this piece written and to the Daily Record ASAP.

-- It was MSP that HE support a request for funding from the City Council to enhance visual elements of a downtown redevelopment plan. (We join with other groups that Jerry Williams and David Wheeler are contacting to support this project.)

-- It was MSP that HE contribute $200 to the Ellensburg Downtown Association to support their efforts to become a “Main Street City”.

-- Laura reported on the activity at the Model Key Cleaners Building at 201 So. Pine. The owners are nominating the building for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places and the plan to restore the building and make it a beauty school.

The Board Meeting adjourned at 5:15 pm.

Next meeting of Historic Ellensburg will be July 11, 3:00 pm at Condit’s, 215 East 9th Avenue

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NEXT MEETING: Sunday, June 13, 2004, 3:00 pm, Condits

Present: Margaret Condit, Colin Condit, Robert Dlouhy, Carl Arends, Brian Barto, Dorothy Stanley, Ann Sherry, Jerry Williams, Dorothy Chase, Wilma Dlouhy, Lyle Hancock, Annie Hancock, Joe Bach, Flo Lentz

President Joe Bach had to be late for the meeting (broken water pipes at home!!!) so vice president Flo Lentz called the meeting to order at 3:00 pm.

Treasurer’s Report:
Carl reported:
$6,595.34 -- HE Account
$35,406.73 -- SOS Account

Secretary’s Report: It was MSP to approve the minutes of the April 18 meeting as presented. It was also noted that some members are not receiving their e-mailed copies of the minutes. Colin will recheck his e-mail address list.

Committee Reports:
Executive -- The Executive Committee had not met.
Membership: Memberships are still slowly coming in. There are now 86 paid members, just three short of last year’s total.
Finance; Education; Advocacy; no reports.

Old Business: Depot Update -- Flo gave a brief update on the status of the train station sale. There still seems to be confusion about when, if, to whom, the station may be sold. To try to clarify our position in this, it was agreed that Historic Ellensburg should write another letter to Mr. Bean and his partners reiterating the City’s offer of $132,000 for the station and asking for an immediate response regarding acceptance or rejection of this offer. Joe, Flo and Margaret will develop the letter and mail it (with confirmation of receipt from all three partners). The letter will be sent within the next week.
Awards Recap: Dorothy reported a good attendance, especially considering the two or three competing events that night. Everyone agreed it was a fun evening and the recipients of the awards were most enthusiastic and appreciative.

Miscellaneous/Other Business:
Yard Sale -- Margaret asked when we’d have the sale and when planning needs to start. The sale will be in August and it will be an agenda item at the June meeting.
Jerry Williams Presentation -- Jerry gave an overview of the City’s Main Street Program. Ellensburg is in process of qualifying as a Main Street City; the mission statement includes “maintenance and enhancement of a viable downtown.” Four subcommittees are currently at work on the project. There is also interest in reintroducing the Tally Plan concept which Jerry and a lot of others tried to implement several years ago to help create a pedestrian friendly, walkable downtown. Jerry has several ideas to generate interest: have a downtown appreciation event “to learn about our old buildings (construction features and history); develop a curriculum on how to look at, understand, and appreciate historic buildings; cooperation with the Smithsonian Institute’s Washington Vision Statements “presentation next April. Jerry wants to get several local groups (Historic Ellensburg, the Library, the Museum, the Downtown Assoc.) working together to promote these ideas. At our next meeting, we will ask our board’s approval to support the idea of the Tally Plan and to help develop a curriculum regarding our downtown buildings.

Meeting adjourned at 4:30.

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NEXT MEETING: Sun., May 16,m 3:00 pm Condits (Note again: one week later than usual because May 9 is Mother’s Day)

Present: Lyle Hancock, Tedd Hansen, Ann Sherry, Brian Barto, Robert Dlouhy, Dorothy Stanley, Wilma Dlouhy, Carl Arends, Louis Musso, Dorothy Chase, Joe Bach, Marcia Williams, Debbie Williams, Anne Denman, Colin Condit, Margaret Condit

Treasurer’s Report:
Carl reported:
$6,620.85 -- HE account
$35,391.21 -- SOS account

Secretary’s Report:
It was MSP to approve the minutes of the Mar. 21 meeting as presented. Margaret passed around a copy of Erich Cross’s Historic District Newsletter which Historic Ellensburg had received. She also reported having sent notification letters to all the people we approved at the March meeting who will receive awards for historic preservation at our awards ceremony on May 1.

Committee Reports:
Membership A follow-up membership letter was sent to old members who had not yet responded and returns are beginning to come in. We are within about six of our total membership in 2003 and a few more will likely come in during the next month or so.

Education:
Fennelle had to resign as chair due to other pressing demands. Dorothy reported a good response to our recent workshop. Although attendance was somewhat small, people there thought the content and presentation were great. Thanks to Fennelle and Milton. Wilma suggested we should consider scheduling our next workship in Jan. or Feb., when the weather is worse and people are more interested in inside events. Our Awards Ceremony is scheduled for May 1 at the Heritage Center (Fairgrounds.) Members are asked to provide finger food for the event. Dorothy is arranging newspaper coverage prior to the event.

Advocacy:
Dorothy suggested HE should become more involved in the Main Street Program. Member Jerry Williams is re-proposing the “Tally Plan” and would like HE to help with this. It was also suggested we help with a “Downtown Appreciation Day” and include programs for kids (at the Museum, the Children’s Museum the Library, etc.) We are invited to attend the Downtown Association meeting on April 27, 7:00 - 8:30 am, in the former Mom’s Crafts building (next to the Daily Record office.) Tedd reported that the new brochure he is designing is nearly ready. We can get hard copies from Tedd, or get a copy off our web site (www.historicellensburg.org) for review/comment.

Old Business:
Depot:
Joe hasn’t heard anything from anyone associated with the possible sale to the people from Winthrop. Con talked to the County Clerk re the Bean and partners lawsuit. Apparently the partners have agreed to the sale of the depot (probably to the people from Winthrop who have offered more than our grant allows us to offer) so the depot is not now a part of the lawsuit.

Passenger Rail District:
Looks like its on the move again. Louis passed out a report of the project that all upper county cities have approved. It also needs approval/support from Ellensburg and Kittitas so that the County Commissioners will approve its being on the November ballot. Assuming that all happens, we will all need to do a lot of campaigning to get it approved by the voters--most importantly letting people know this is not a tax levy, but will enable us to qualify for existing, available state/national funds as a Passenger Rail District. Louis also mentioned the possibility of a passenger train ride being available for residents of Ellensburg, Cle Elum, and South Cle Elum sometime during the weekend of Oct. 30. More on this as other information becomes available.

Miscellaneous:
Walking Tour Update:
Marcia reported that Fennelle had done a tour last week for about 10 people, some of whom had been on a previous tour and liked it so much that when they returned to Ellensburg the wanted to do it again. TheTour Committee is developing themes for tour emphasis: July--the big fire; Aug.--Railroads; Oct.--ghosts; Nov.--Family traditions; Feb.--ranching/rodeo. There are now four people who have committed to doing the tours and Marcia wants any others interested to let her know and attend a practice tour for prospective guides. A new tour brochure is being designed by a student and free tours are planned for June to generate interest and awareness among local residents.

Farmer’s Market:
HE will have a table at the marker with walking tour and other information materials available. Margaret will call and arrange for space. Then we’ll need people to tend the table each Saturday from 9:00 to noon.

Tour of Hancock house:
Lyle Hancock invited everyone present to tour his house right after this meeting. The Hancocks have been doing a lot of historical research into their home and have found out some fascinating information which they’ll share.

Meeting adjourned at 4:15

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NEXT MEETING: Sun., Apr. 18, 3:00 pm, Condit’s (Note, this is one week later than usual because Apr. 11 is Easter Sunday.)

Members Present: Fennelle Miller, Wilma Dlouhy, Robert Dlouhy, Joe Bach, Flo Lentz, Milton Wagy, Dorothy Stanley, Marcia Williams, Carl Arends, Colin Condit, Ann Sherry, Laura Knudson, Margaret Condit

Treasurer’s Report:
Carl reported:
$6,284.00 -- HE acct. (after deducting premium for Board Insurance)
$35,376.19 -- SOS acct.

Secretary’s Report: It was MSP to approve minutes of the Feb. 8 meeting as read. A letter from the Kittitas County Historical Museum (via Sande DeSalles) asked if HE might be interested in trying to save the old “bootleggers home” at the end of Phenning Road, which is apparently scheduled to be torn down soon. Members felt we should get more information about this and the issue was referred to the Advocacy Comm. for follow-up.

Committee Reports:
Membership--A second membership letter is ready to be sent to the people mentioned in last months minutes, plus any previous members who have not yet rejoined. The letters will be sent out ASAP.

Education--Fennelle reported on the scheduled workshop about how to research the history of your house (Apr. 3, 10:00-4:00 at the Fairgrounds Heritage Center). Tickets are on sale at the Kittitas County Museum, Gallery One, and Those Callahan Girls. Tickets are $15/person, $20/family, participants limited to 30. Milton has designed a terrific poster to place around town to inform people about how and where to enroll in the workshop. Fennelle also reported that our Awards Ceremony is scheduled for May 1, also at the Heritage Center. Categories this year are: residential rehab and adaptive reuse. Awards in these two categories will be made for properties inside Ellensburg and outside Ellensburg.

Members present approved awards for the following:
Residential Rehab: The Clymer House, in Ellensburg and the Sanford House, in Thorp.

Adaptive Reuse: The Camozzi Garage Building (where Pasta Works is located) and the Valley Montessori School in Thorp.
Newspaper coverage will begin next week about both of these events. Fennelle is also checking on the possibility of arranging a visit for HE members to talk with Annie and Lyle Hancock about the historic research they’ve been doing on their house.

Advocacy--Flo reported that members are preparing a new brochure which they hope to have ready for distribution at our Awards Ceremony. Flo will also prepare and submit the form from the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation to place the depot on Trust’s Most Endangered Properties List. The Committee will also keep up with what’s happening with a proposed downtown mural project and with groups interested in downtown development and parking solutions.

Old Business:
Depot: Joe brought the article that Mike Johnston had written updating the public about what’s going on (or not going on) with the depot. Everyone had seen and read the article and thought it was very well done. Thanks to Mike and Fennelle for putting it together. Joe also discussed a meeting with realtor Roger Weaver about a family from Winthrop that may be interested in buying the station for use as a brewery and brew pub. Joe indicated our interest in working with any purchaser however we can to ensure historic restoration of the building. No further information on this had been learned as of this date.

Board Insurance and letter to Mr. Bean, his partners, and their lawyers: Joe has purchased board insurance for $1200/year, premium. The letter referenced above has been sent. No response from anyone, as yet.

Miscellaneous/Other Business: Martha Duskin Smith had planned to be at this meeting but had to go out of town. She wanted HE members to know about her efforts to broaden the heritage collection she is working on at CWU, to include other departments and other artifacts (science, geology/geography, archeology, etc.) Central is in the process of hiring a dean for the College of the Sciences soon. This person could be instrumental in helping to broaden the heritage effort. Each of the three finalists will present at an “Open Forum” to which interested community members are invited.

Walking Tours: Marcia has been working with Erin Black at the Museum on this project. Currently five tours are scheduled: during Jazz in the Valley, Paint Ellensburg weekend, the 3rd weekend in August, Moments to Remember, and Homecoming. They’re working on a 6th tour during the Cowboy Gathering in Feb. The price is $5/person. The Museum will take reservations and receive payments; HE will provide tour guides. Marcia has recruited several HE members and others to be guides and wants to hear from anyone else who would be interested in doing this. Prospective tour guides will meet on Apr. 17 to organize the tours and presentations.

McConnell Redo: Laura has received a letter from the Manager of Facilities Planning and Construction Services regarding present and future work planned for the building. It was suggested that we ask Dr. McIntyre if Historic Ellensburg members could be participants on the boards or commissions that work on these renovation/restoration projects at the University.

Meeting adjourned at 4:45 pm

Next meeting -- Sun. Apr. 18, 3pm Condits (Our usual 2nd Sun. meeting date --April 11 -- is Easter so we are postponing one week.)

Board of Directors Meeting:
Convened at 5:00 pm.
Board members present: Joe Bach, Flo Lentz, Carl Arends, Margaret Condit, Milton Wagy.
A quorum being present, the meeting was opened by President Joe Bach. We now have seven board members and it was suggested that we fill empty positions. Laura Knudson, Marcia Williams, and Fennelle Miller agreed to serve. It was MCP (Condit/Arends) that the above three people be appointed to the board until elections occur at our Annual Meeting in November. Motion carried. We now have a 10 member board. Bylaws allow 11. We will try to fill the other empty position as soon as possible. It was MSP (Flo/Arends) that we approve an expenditure of approximately $250 for our Apr. 3 workshop and our May 1 awards ceremony. Motion carried.

Meeting adjourned at 5:30 pm.

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NEXT MEETING: Sun., Mar. 14, 3:00 pm, Condit’s

Members Present: Wilma Dlouhy, Robert Dlouhy, Joe Bach, Louis Musso, Marcia Williams, Dorothy Stanley, Dorothy Chase, Laura Knudson, Colin Condit, J.W. Bach, Carl Arends, Anne Denman, Fennelle Miller, Karen Blair, Sande DeSalles, Martin Kaatz, Tedd Hansen, Ray Wells, Margaret Condit

Treasurer’s Report:
Carl reported:
$35,360.40 -- SOS Account
$6,514.02 -- HE Account

Secretary’s Report: It was MSP to approve the minutes of the Jan. 11 meeting as presented. Gallery One sent a letter thanking HE for our $500 donation.

Committee Reports:
Membership: Colin had prepared a list of all who have paid 2004 dues; to date, 48 people have responded. Members suggested that membership letters be sent to City Council members, County Commissioners, and to Downtown Task force members.

Finance: Carl reported that copies of the children’s book “House in the Mail” have been ordered through Sara Ames at her discount price. We will sell them at various events we participate in.

Education: Our Awards Ceremony is scheduled for May 1 at the Heritage Center. An e-mail was sent to the membership on Feb. 10 asking for nominations, to be returned by Mar. 1. This year, in addition to our regular awards, we will make one award to a property outside Ellensburg but still in the lower county (Kittitas, Thorp). The committee has scheduled a presentation for April 3 called “Your Old House.” Participation is limited to 30 people; cost is $15/person, $20/family. We will pre-sell tickets at local places, hopefully Gallery One, the Museum, etc. This should be an informative and fun event. We hope lots of our members and the public will participate. Downtown walking tours will begin at the time of the Western Art Show and will be available at other local events that bring in outside people.

Advocacy Committee: The committee will make sure meeting, and other notices/articles get into the Daily Record. Rotary has asked Historic Ellensburg to make a presentation on March 17. Joe will do this. New brochures for HE will be prepared. Laura has written to Dr. McIntyre about the McConnell Hall remodel asking to meet with her regarding our concerns about maintaining the original ambiance of this fine old building--particularly the recent removal (and sale of some) of the beautiful old original chandeliers.

Old Business:
Depot: There has been no progress on the sale of the depot. Various suggestions to improve this situation were discussed.

Board Insurance: It looks like Board insurance will cost between $1200-$1500 a year--a very large amount for our limited revenues. Carl suggested a possible provider and Flo will check regarding anything available through our association with the National Trust. We did decide that we need to have this insurance and it was MSP to purchase Board Insurance at a cost up to $1500 per year. Joe will pursue this immediately.

Miscellaneous/Other Business:
Passenger Rail Service: Louis reported that an important vote has been lost through reformulation of the Passenger Rail Service Committee and there doesn’t seem to be enough votes now to get the issue on the ballot. If this situation can’t be turned around, Louis will recommend that Mountain Star drop the project. HE members who know any of the committee members are asked to call and explain our support for reinstitution of passenger rail service to Ellensburg.

House on Water Street scheduled for demolition for the new jail: The County has received an offer to buy and move the house from an individual in the county. Dorothy Stanley asked if HE would support such a sale and removal, which would save it from demolition. Members present agreed that we do support this purchase. Dorothy will follow through on this for us. In addition, Sande will talk to Warren Bede, head of Maintenance at the County, about our interest.

Fairgrounds Update: Several of the old rental houses on the fairgrounds property will be demolished; several buildings are scheduled for new paint jobs; lots of beautification projects are planned (new gardens, new plantings, a new fountain by the 4-H building, possibly uncovering the creek that runs through the grounds); the Rodeo Hall of Fame will be relocated to occupy the 2nd floor of the Heritage Center

Meeting adjourned at 5:00 pm.

Next meeting: Sunday, March 14, 2004, 3:00 pm at Condit’s, 215 East 9th Avenue

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NEXT MEETING: Sun., Feb. 8, 3:00 pm, Condit’s, 215 E. 9th Ave.

Members Present: Fennelle Miller, Joe Bach, J.W. Bach, Ray Wells, Carl Arends, Tedd Hansen, Laura Knudson, Colin Condit, Sande DeSalles, Dorothy Stanley, Milton Wagy, Martin Kaatz, Flo Lentz, Louis Musso, Robert Dlouhy, Wilma Dlouhy, Ann Sherry, Dorothy Chase, Chris Knudson, Margaret Condit, Marcia Williams

Treasurer’s Report:
Carl reported:
$35,341.81 -- SOS Account
$5,858.33 -- HE Account

Secretary’s Report: It was MSP to approve the minutes of the Dec. 14, 2003 minutes as presented.

NEW BUSINESS:

New Structure for the Organization -- Joe introduced new Board members Milton Wagy, Tedd Hansen, and Sande DeSalles. Addition of these members brings the total board to seven members. The role of the general membership and of the Board was discussed. At the monthly Historic Ellensburg meetings, all members present will discuss and make suggestions on all agenda items. Based on this input, the seven- member Board will take all official action for the organization, making all motions and voting all proposals either up or down.

Prospect for additional Board members -- the Board now consists of the Executive Committee (Pres., V. Pres., Sec., Treas.) and the three recently appointed members. The by-laws allow us to have an 11 member Board so we may add four more people to the board during the coming months.

Revisit standing committees --
Flo outlined her recommendations for these committees as follows:
Each committee should include one Board member, should meet as needed and report recommendations for action or discussion at the monthly meetings. The suggested committees are:
1. The Executive Committee -- composed of the four officers of Historic Ellensburg
2. Membership (the Secretary to be the Board representative); (list duties)
3. Finance (the Treasurer to be the Board representative); (list duties)
4. Education (the _____________ to be the Board representative); duties include developing programs, including the Awards Program, the information series regarding historic preservation, walking tours; Farmers’ Market activities, participation at other local events.
5. Advocacy (the Vice President to be the Board representative); duties include handling the web site, the media and public relations, creating promotional materials.
6. Depot Committee -- to be established as soon as acquisition of the depot is accomplished.

All of these great ideas were referred to the newly formed Education Committee for further discussion. review, and recommendations on which ones to develop further for future community workshops/programs.

NEW BUSINESS:

The Annual Awards Ceremony -- Scheduled for May 1. The Education Committee will report further on this at our Feb. meeting.

Depot -- There has been no further activity regarding the sale. We will attempt to contact Mr. Bean regarding his interest in our offer. Most Endangered Properties applications are due in April. Flo will pursue this to see what is required for us to list the depot building.

Passenger Rail District -- Louis reported that a vote on a Passenger Rail District could be on the ballot in May. If passed the measure would not entail any more local taxes; it would qualify the county to receive state funding to assist in efforts to implement passenger rail service. When we learn when the measure will appear on the ballot, we will need to do a lot of education and promotion to help pass it.

OTHER BUSINESS:

Board Insurance -- It was MSP that the president investigate purchase of board member insurance. Joe will report back at the Feb. meeting.

Book Sales -- Historic Ellensburg member Sara Ames made a fund-raisiing proposal to purchase a children’s book, “The House in the Mail”, about a family constructing a mail order house. Sara could get the books at a discount and we could re-sell them at our proposed community events and at the Farmers’ Market. This idea will be pursued by Laura Knudson and the other Finance Committee members.

The meeting adjourned at 5:00 p.m. Next Meeting: Sunday, Feb. 8, 3 pm, Condit’s

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Attending: Ann Sherry, Margaret Condit, Colin Condit, Tedd Hansen, Sande DeSalles, Milton Wagey, Flo Lentz, Marcia Williams, Joe Bach, Fennelle Miller, Veronica Arends, Carl Arends, Wilma Dlouhy, Bob Dlouhy, Brian Barto

Treasurer’s Report:
Carl reported:
$5,773.81 -- HE Account
$35,328.56 -- SOS Account

Secretary’s Report: It was MSP to accept the minutes of the annual meeting of Nov. 9, 2003 as presented. Margaret reported several important pieces of mail were received:

1) A letter from Land O Lake’s Foundation which included a check for $750.00, a match for a check for that amount that we had previously received from Midstate Co-op. A thank you letter will be sent to Land O Lake’s immediately.

2) A note from Cereta and Jim Fredrickson saying how much they enjoyed coming to Ellensburg and making the presentation at our annual meeting. It was MSP to include a $50.00 honorarium in the thank you letter we send the Fredricksons.

3) A dues statement from the National Trust for Historic Preservation indicating it is time to renew our membership. It was MSP to send in our $115 dues payment for 2004.

4) A letter from Gallery One asking financial support for phase 2 of their restoration project. It was MSP to contribute $500.00 to assist in this very important project.

Other Business: Depot project. There has been very little activity/contact from Mr. Bean or his lawyer since our meeting with him in Nov. It was decided we will try to get the depot placed on the Washington State Historical Society’s “Most Endangered Properties List”.

Board member liability issues: Tedd raised this issue. Flo will investigate and let us know what is needed and what is available.

Historic Ellensburg sponsored workshops: It was agreed that we should take the lead in providing workshops locally for people interested in historic preservation. Several ideas were discussed. It was decided that for our January meeting everyone should present ideas for such workshops with the expectation of presenting the first one in the spring.

Meeting adjourned at 3:30 and members enjoyed good food, good drink, and good company .

Next meeting -- 3:00 pm, Sun., Jan. 11, 2004 at Condit’s, 215 East 9th Avenue

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NEXT MEETING: Sun., Dec. 14, 2:00-4:00 p.m. CHRISTMAS MEETING at Marcia Williams’ (The Wren’s Nest, 300 E. Manitoba Ave.)

ATTENDING; Flo Lentz, Colin & Margaret Condit, Helen Wise, Wilma Dlouhy, Ben Tabayoyon, Eric Templeton, Jaclynn Moergeli, Roxie Cardinal, Louis Musso, Brian Barto, Milton Wagy, Fennelle Miller, Joe Bach, J.W. Bach, Ray Wells, Art & Ann Hedquist, Ann Sherry,m Jack & Thelma Whitehurst, Carl Arends, Marcia Williams, Laura Knudson, Dorothy Stanley, Jim Pendley (at least 10 additional people attended who did not sign the attendance log)

TREASURER’S REPORT: Carl was not able to get to the meeting until later. Last month’s balances were:
HE Account: ------------- $5,945.01
SOS Account ------------- $35,313.08

SECRETARY’S REPORT: Minutes of the Oct. 12 meeting were approved as written.

NEW BUSINESS:
Ronald School Restoration Project -- Joe reported on this project. It was MSP that Historic Ellensburg contribute $500 to the project.

Amendments to By-Laws -- It was MSP that the proposed By-Laws be adopted as amended. (All members had received copies of these By-Laws with the notice of this Annual Meeting.)

Election of Board Members: -- Wilma Dlouhy, Nom inating Committee Chair, proposed the following candidates for two year board terms: Vice President: Flo Lentz; Treasurer: Carl Arends; Position 1: Tedd Hansen; Position 2: Milton Wagy; Position 3 : Sande DeSalles. No nominations were received from the floor. It was MSP that the slate, as presented, be approved.

Passenger Rail District -- Louis Musso introduced three CWU students taking Communications 251 who are doing a special project and will be working with him on the Passenger Rail District project. We appreciate these students’ interest and efforts in assisting in this project.

Honorary Membership: -- It was MSP to grant honorary membership to J.W. Bach for his loyal attendance at meetings and his willingness and efficiency in doing any and all jobs we ask of him. Congratulations J. W.

OLD BUSINESS:
Depot Project Update -- Joe reported the meeting last month with depot owner Dave Bean and indicated that we are hoping for positive action by the end of the year.

PROGRAM:
Flo Lentz introduced our guest speakers Jim and Cereta Fredrickson of Tacoma. Jim began working for the Northern Pacific Railroad when he was 14 as a tele- grapher and in other capacities until his retirement. He also became an extraordinary photographer and has taken railroad pictures and published three books on railroading. Jim discussed, showed slides, and answered questions about his experiences on the railroad and had many pictures of the rail line, buildings, and trains that provided service to and through Ellensburg. He also sold and signed copies of the latest book “Railscapes”. This was a wonderful program and we thank the Fredricksons for sharing their slides and their experiences with us. The meeting began at 2:00 pm and adjourned at 4:45 pm.

NEXT MEETING: Sun., Dec. 14, 2:00-4:00 pm,CHRISTMAS MEETING/PARTY at Marcia Williams’ (The Wren’s Nest B & B) 300 E. Manitoba Ave. Hope lots of you can come. If so, please bring ors d’ouvres or fruit plate and whatever you want to drink (coffee and tea will be provided.)

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NEXT MEETING: ANNUAL MEETING Sun. Nov. 9, 2:00 pm, Heritage Center, Kittitas County Fairgrounds

ATTENDING: Wilma Dlouhy, Fennelle Miller, Joe Bach, Colin Condit, Margaret Condit, Carl Arends, Laura Knudson, Flo Lentz, Ann Sherry, Debbie Williams

TREASURER’S REPORT:
Historic Ellensburg account: $5,945.01
SOS account: $35,313.08
After expenses, the yard sale cleared $1,456.15 (included in HE account above.)

SECRETARY’S REPORT: Minutes of the Sept. 7 meeting were approved as written. Margaret also reported that on a recent visit to Dayton, she and Colin had gotten a lot of information about the restoration of the Dayton train station and the name of a contact person. They would be very interested in meeting with some of us to discuss their restoration project.

EXTERNAL COMMITTEE REPORTS: Flo reported that the Landmarks & Design Committee has not yet filled the position she vacated and that there are two other vacancies as well. Laura agreed to apply for one of the vacancies.

OLD BUSINESS:
Depot Project Update: Joe reported a surprise visit to Ellensburg from Dave Bean, owner of the station. Joe, Margaret and John Akers met with him in Rick Cole’s office last week. Mr. Bean had seen the condition of the station. He said one of his partners is holding up the sale because he wants more than we offered. Mr. Bean said he personally was anxious to sell to us but had to get the support of the partner. He was hopeful of getting some kind of closure by the end of the year.

Annual Meeting: We’ll meet at the Heritage Center at the Fairgrounds on Sun., Nov. 9 at 2:00 pm. Flo has contacted Jim Fredrickson, who worked at the station here in Ellensburg. He has agreed to make a presentation at our Annual Meeting. He is now a photographer and has several books out about railroading (“Railroad Shutter bug” and “Railscapes”). Mr. Fredrickson will talk about his experiences here and present a slide show. He will also bring copies of his books which he will autograph and sell to interested persons. We hope lots of members and nonmembers of Historic Ellensburg will attend this very interesting meeting. We need to advertise the meeting and program at least two weeks in advance. Erin Condit has agreed to do the publicity.

Business which needs to take place at the Annual Meeting prior to the program:
Election of the Board of Directors and approval of the by-laws revisions being proposed. Wilma will chair the Nominating Committee and Colin will assist. The present Board consists only of our four officers. It was agreed to add two more people hopefully to get representation from the downtown business community. Our Mission Statement, a copy of the proposed new by-laws, and the slate of proposed directors will be sent to the membership, along with an invitation to the annual meeting, by regular mail, during the week of October 20.

Yard Sale: The sale was a big success and we thank everyone who helped and/or donated items. There are a few good items left and Fennelle will contact Bruce Magnotti to see if he could sell them for us at Old Cities.

NEW BUSINESS: Flo distributed copies of “Governing Board Basics” prepared by the Cultural Development Authority of King County. It is an introduction to and outline of board membership in nonprofit, heritage organizations. It covers the basics regarding powers and responsibilities of good board development. We’re all encouraged to study it well in preparation for the time when we will need to establish a more structured organization for Historic Ellensburg.

MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS: A not very well publicized public meeting was held regarding the Shoudy District Survey. About 20 property owners in the district attended. Because of their interest shown, it was suggested that Historic Ellensburg do a community workshop on how to research historic properties. Members present thought this was great idea, suggesting a possible date in February for such a project, and that we include the Museum and Milton Wagy from the library when we begin preparing for the workshop.

Meeting adjourned at 4:10 p.m.

Next Meeting: ANNUAL MEETING, Sun. Nov. 9, 2:00 p.m., Heritage Center, Kitties County Fairgrounds

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Next Meeting: Sun., Oct. 12, 3:00 pm at Joe Bach’s/Fennelle Miller’s 605 North Anderson

ATTENDING: Ray Wells, Tedd Hansen, Louis Musso, Carl Arends, Dorothy Stanley, Colleen Anderson, Pat McNamara, Laura Knudson, Marcia Williams, Flo Lentz, Wilma Dlouhy, Bob Dlouhy, Colin Condit, Margaret Condit, Martin Kaatz

TREASURER’S REPORT:
Carl reported:
$4,404.88 -- HE account
$35,306.54 -- SOS account

SECRETARY’S REPORT: Minutes of the Aug. 10 meeting were approved as written. Margaret reported no response from the County regarding our request to remove architectural salvage from the houses the County has purchased.

OLD BUSINESS:
Depot Project Update -- There’s been no activity. The City has not heard from Mr. Bean. He is apparently hoping to get a higher appraisal done. Joe and/or Flo will contact him about possible appraisers.

Passenger Rail District -- Louis reported that the issue will likely be postponed until the February election to allow more preparation time.

Possible Train Ride -- Yakima’s plans to contract for a rail trip from Seattle to their Hop Festival apparently fell through. There are a couple of other possible options for getting the passenger train here for a day trip. Louis will keep us informed.

Walking Tours -- There has been a fairly good response (six tours have been done so far). Some of the kinks are being worked our (scheduling, advertising, length, format) and there is a need for two or three more tour guides. Marcia has a couple of possibly interested people, and anyone of our membership who would like to participate is encouraged to contact her. She will continue working with the Museum on this joint project.

NEW BUSINESS:
Annual Meeting -- will be the November meeting. We’’ll try to get the Heritage Center at the fairgrounds. It was suggested we ask someone from the Main Street Program to update us on their progress. It was also suggested we contact Jim Frederickson of Tacoma who worked at the Ellensburg Railroad Station. (Flo’s class located him when they were doing their research project on the depot.) Flo will get Mr. Frederickson’s address to Margaret who will write and invite him to speak at our Annual Meeting. At this meeting we also need to approve our new by-laws and develop a new organizational structure for Historic Ellensburg. The total membership will be mailed invitations to the annual meeting and a copy of the proposed new by-laws will be included so everyone will have a copy.

YARD SALE: Sat. , Sept. 13, 9:00-2:00 at 215 E. 9th (Condits). People have donated lots of good things -- Condit’s have a basement and a garage full!! Helpers will arrive at 6:30 am to start setup. Carl will bring fencing, Bob and Con will bring fencing posts. Dorothy and Sara Ames will do pricing on Friday. Car and Joe will have trucks to haul unsold items away-=-to Good Will, Salvation Army, or the dump. Con, Bob and Dorothy will bring long tables and we need everyone else to bring lots of card tables.

Next Meeting: Sunday , Oct. 12, 3:00 pm at Joe & Fennelle’s, 605 North Anderson (Back to our usual second Sunday)

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Next Meeting: Sept. 7, 2003, 3:00 pm. at Condits, 215 E. 9th Ave.

ATTENDING: Joe Bach, Fennelle Miller, Bob Dlouhy, Louis Musso, Wilma Dlouhy, Dorothy Stanley, Flo Lentz, Ann Sherry, Marcia Williams, Colin Condit, Ray Wells, Margaret Condit

TREASURER’S REPORT; Carl wasn’t able to attend this meeting but he telephoned the following report:
$35,299.05 -- SOS account
$4,380.87 -- HE account

SECRETARY’S REPORT: The minutes of the July 13 meeting were approved as presented. Margaret also discussed a letter HE sent on July 28 to the County regarding the possibility of allowing HE to remove architectural salvage materials from the old house at 605 N. Water. We understand the County will or has purchased the house for jail construction and that it is scheduled to be torn down. We have had no response, as yet, from the County.

OLD BUSINESS:
Depot Project Update -- There is no further news!!

Walking Tour Update -- Marcia reported that Erin (from the Museum) was not able to attend this meeting. Erin suggested a meeting with Marcia next week and that she (erin) would plan to attend Historic Ellensburg’s September meeting.

Yard Sale: -- It will be Saturday, September 13, 9:00 - 2:00 in Condit’s yard. We have gathered quite a lot to sell already and Dorothy is putting ads in the paper for more donations. Dorothy and Sara Ames will price everything. Margaret will ask Carl to bring his fencing again and Bob will bring fence posts for the fencing. Several people tables that they will bring. Everyone committed to arriving at 6:00 am on Sat., Sept. 13, to help haul, tote, and set up.

NEW BUSINESS:
Washington Trust Depot Article: -- Flo wrote a great article “Ellensburg Depot Project at a Critical Juncture” which appeared, with a picture of the station, on the front page of the Washington Trust’s summer edition of the “Trust News”. Great article and great publicity. Thanks Flo.

Passenger Rail Information: -- Louis Musso reported that it was not yet certain whether the Passenger Rail District issue would be on the November ballot or maybe wait until February. The February date might work better, to give more preparation time. Louis also noted that there is the possibility of an Amtrak Excursion Train Ride from Ellensburg, to Cle Elum, to the tunnel on Stampede Pass and back, on Saturday, Oct. 4. This is not for sure yet. The train will be a part of bringing people over to weekend event in Yakima. If Yakima can swing it financially, we would probably be able to arrange for the Saturday ride. Everyone was very excited about the possibility of taking the trip. Louis will know more soon and he will e-mail us as soon as he knows anything. If it happens, we’ll get the word to all our members and to any others in town who might want to go.

OTHER BUSINESS: Joe reported there will be a program at McConnell highlighting the reopening of Kamola Hall on the weekend of Oct. 18-21. All HE members will be invited. Meeting adjourned at 3:45 pm.

Next meeting: Sunday, Sept. 7, 3:00 p.m. at Condit’s, 215 E. 9th Ave.
NOTE: this is the 1st Sun, not the usual 2nd Sunday. We want to meet earlier to get the yard sale squared around and also, if the train ride materializes, prepare for that.

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Next Meeting: Sunday, August 10, 3:00 pm, Condit’s, 215 E. 9th Ave.

ATTENDING: Marcia Williams, Fennelle Miller, Joe Bach, JW Bach, Colin Condit, Margaret Condit, Robert Dlouhy, Wilma Dlouhy, Ann Sherry, Carl Arends, Veronica Arends, Tedd Hansen, Linda Waters, Debbie Williams, Mike Williams, Chris Knudson, Laura Knudson, Sande DeSalles

TREASURER’S REPORT:
Carl reported:
$35,291.56 -- SOS account
$4,342.28 -- HE account

SECRETARY/MEMBERSHIP REPORT: Minutes of the June 8 meeting were approved as written. Two new memberships were received during the month.

EXTERNAL COMMITTEE REPORTS: Flo reported that the Landmarks and Design Commission still has two vacancies and asked members to contact people who might be interested in applying for the positions.

OLD BUSINESS: Depot Project Update -- Mr. Bean has called John Akers within the required timeline regarding the city’s purchase offer. Negotiations continue. Meanwhile, Mr. Bean was informed of the broken doors and windows and illegal entry, etc. at the depot. He expressed concern about the vandalism and has had the doors and windows boarded up.

Walking Tours: -- Some problems have developed with the tours: scheduling, cancellations, need for more local advertising. Marcia will invite Erin Black (from the Museum) to our next meeting to discuss these issues.
Yard Sale -- The date of the yard sale has been changed once again, to Saturday, September 13; still at Condit’s, still from 9:00 - 2:00. Some members were going to be out of town on the previous August date; also students will be coming back to town by Sept. 13 and may be good prospects for yard sale items. We’ll advertise on campus and in town.

NEW BUSINESS: Kamola Invitation -- Joe said Historic Ellensburg members have been invited to a social mixer sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce at Kamola Hall on Wednesday, July 16, 5:00 - 7:00 pm. Everyone indicated interest in attending and seeing the great restoration work that is almost completed at Kamola.

OTHER BUSINESS; Flo found in her files, a copy of a list of issues discussed at the first and second meetings of the group that has become Historic Ellensburg (from about five years ago). That list follows,(and it’s remarkable the number of these issues that we (or Flo) have dealt with!!!!!)

HISTORIC PRESERVATION INTEREST GROUP SUMMARY OF ISSUES DISCUSSED AT MEETING # 1 AND 2
1. Need to strengthen Downtown Historic District
2. Status of NP Depot
3. Need for a local landmarks commission with power to designate landmarks - need for better protections for landmarks
4. Certified Local Government Program -- what it means
5. Need for a low-interest loan program for downtown rehab work
6. Threats to fairgrounds and rodeo grandstand
7. Possible need to expand historic districts, or create new ones
8. Minimum Maintenance Ordinance, and Historic Building Code -- do we have it and if so, why isn’t it being used
9. Investment Tax Credits and other incentives - need to make them known and available
10. Need for support for historic home owners - financial and technical

Related Planning Issues 11. Truck traffic along Main Street - need to reroute
12. Downtown parking
13. Passenger rail service
Others????

Meeting adjourned at 6:00 pm to eat, drink and be merry at Chris and Laura’s beautiful home.

Next meeting: Sunday, August 10, 3:00 pm, Condits

Yard Sale: Sept. 13 -- 9:00 - 2:00 in Condit’s yard (Keep looking for and saving all your good stuff --except clothes)

Next Meeting: Sunday, July 13, 3:00 pm Picnic/Bar-B-Que at Laura & Chris Knudson’s -- 557 N. Parallel Road

ATTENDING: Colin & Margaret Condit, Dorothy Chase, Carl Arends, Martin Kaatz, Debbie Williams, Dorothy Stanley, Louis Musso, Flo Lentz, Laura Knudson

TREASURER’S REPORT: Carl reported:
$35,311.58 -- SOS account
$4,470.04 -- H. E. account

SECRETARY/MEMBERSHIP REPORT: Minutes of the May 4 meeting were approved as written. No new memberships were received. Because Historic Ellensburg is a member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, we have begun receiving their publications. It was agreed that the secretary would bring these to our meetings to share with members present.

EXTERNAL REPORTS:
More Than Main Street -- Dorothy C. reported that representatives from the state organization would be visiting locally soon regarding approval of a local Main Street program, which could provide partial funding for a paid staff person.

OLD BUSINESS:
Annual Awards de-briefing -- Everyone considered the awards event a big success this year. Having it at Gallery One was great. It was MSP (Margaret/ Con) to give the Gallery a $50 donation for use of their building (and also to pay for two wine glasses that got broken.) Developing a better organization method for doing the awards was discussed; getting the process started earlier, developing a better selection process, better/earlier publicity. Dorothy C. indicated she may have students who could help on this project.

NEW BUSINESS;
Yard Sale -- The date was changed to Sat., August 16, same times (9:00-2:00) because Condits are painting their house during July and the house and yard will be a mess until that’s over.
Flo’s Class Presentation: Will be Monday, 7:30 pm at Condits. Everyone is invited to see all the work her students have done collecting historic data and pictures about the depot and rail service in Ellensburg. Meeting adjourned at 5:00

Next meeting will be Sunday, July 13, 3:00 pm, a picnic/BBQ at Laura and Chris Knudson’s, 557 Parallel Road

(Laura & Chris will do hamburgers; the rest of us will bring salads, veggie trays, and dessert)

Next Meeting: Sunday, June 8, 3:00 pm, Condit’s, 215 E. 9th Ave.

ATTENDING; Colin & Margaret Condit, Tedd Hansen, Flo Lentz, Dorothy Stanley, Carl Arends, Wilma & Bob Dlouhy, Ann Sherry, Joe Bach, Sande DeSalles, Laura Knudson, Marcia Williams, Dorothy Chase, Debbie Williams

TREASURER’S REPORT:
Carl reported: $35,372.40 -- SOS account
$4,75l.84 --- H. E. Account

SECRETARY/MEMBERSHIP REPORT: Minutes of the March 30 meeting were approved, with one correction: add Joe Bach to people attending the meeting. Three additional membrships have been received, bring total to 135!!

OLD BUSINESS:

Depot Project Update: The City has sent Mr. Bean a counter offer of $132,000 asking for his response within 60 days (about mid-June). Members have noted further damage and deterioration at the station: the lock we put on has been broken and the door bashed in, other windows have been broken, and there has been more theft of bricks from the apron around the front of the building. The secretary was directed to write a letter to the Chief of Police (with cc’s to Jim Pidduck, Ted Barkley and Mayor Stan Bassett noting these recent damages observed by the members.

2003 Awards: Everything is progressing well: invitations were sent to members and to City and County officials, the award certificates are ready, Gallery One arrangements (tables, chairs, china, silver, glasses) have ben made. Members present agreed to each bring cookies and ors d’ouvres. Carl will bring the wine. We’ll all get to Gallery One at 5:30 to help set up. Marcia will call David Dick to see if he will take photos. The Record is going to do a story and pics for next Tuesday’s paper. Con has prepared “photo layouts” of award winning projects for display and we will also bring the Easters Conceptual Drawing of the station. Joe will have nametags prepared with our logo on top--one color for award winners and another color for Historic Ellensburg members/guests. Tedd has a “doorman’s tuxedo” and he agreed to wear it and stand at the door to greet everyone!!

Walking tours: Several of the people present had been doing a “practice run” of a tour just before this meeting (Marcia, Laura, Dorothy C., and Sande). Marcia reported that the plan is to visit 10-12 buildings on each tour and to do up to two tours per day, according to demand. She has done a terrific amount of research and has put together a short “hand-out” about the buildings shown, plus a longer “script” for tour guides. More volunteers are needed for tour guides. Anyone interested should call Marcia at 925-9061. This is a great cooperative project with the Historical Museum. It will serve as an on-going information/lpublicity campaign for both organizations as well as being a continuing fund raiser. The museum staff will handle bookings and Historic Ellensburg will do the tours; we’ll share the revenues. The first tour is scheduled for Friday, May 16.

MISCELLANEOUS/OTHER BUSINESS:

Web site: Tedd noted that our web site (www.historicellensburg.org) has had a lot of hits in the last months: 943 in Jan., 825 - Feb., 947 - Mar., 1,010 - Apr.

Thorp Mill Auction: Dorothy C. noted the auction and dinner will be May 24.

Flo’s class presentation will be June 9, 7:00 pm, Farrell Hall.

Yard Sale: Con will send a special notice to the membership regarding the date (Sat., July 19, Condit’s yard) and the need for good (no clothes) donations. After the awards ceremony, Dorothy S. will get an ad in the paper about the yard sale.

Meeting adjourned at 5:00

Next Meeting: Sunday, June 8, 3:00 pm, Condit’s, 215 E. 9th Avenue

Next Meeting: Sunday, May 4, 3:00 pm, Condit’s, 215 E. 9th Ave.

ATTENDING: Bob & Wilma Dlouhy, Louis Kollmeyer, Sande, DeSalles, Flo Lentz, Dorothy Stanley, Marcia Williams, Dorothy Chase, Ann Sherry, Carl Arends, Colin and Margaret Condit

TREASURER’S REPORT:
Carl reported:
$35,357.38 -- SOS account
$4,457.00 -- HE account

SECRETARY/MEMBERSHIP REPORT: Minutes of the March 9 meeting were approved with one correction: change the reference to “Washington State Historical Society (2nd paragraph under “Old Business”) to Washington Trust for Historic Preservation. Con noted that we are now within one person of reaching last year’s membership count and that renewals are still coming in slowly.

EXTERNAL COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Tax Advisory/Tourism: (Dorothy C.) The Museum will make a presentation to the group about the Walking Tours and requesting a $4500 grant. Members of the committee seem to like the idea, but the amount requested is larger than most. The new signage (indicating historic properties) around town is completed. Some attempt to combine web sites regarding Ellensburg is in process.

Walking Tours: (Marcia) Tour times are being worked out and the script is almost ready. Marcia passed around a sign-up sheet for specific times to lead a tour. If any members not present at this meeting want to be a walking tour leader, please contact Marcia at 925-9061.

Landmarks & Design Review: (Flo) The City of Ellensburg has placed the Old Hospital on the local Landmarks Register and a survey of the Shoudy Addition is going to be done. (Fennelle and Sande have contracted to work on the project.

OLD BUSINESS:
Depot Project Update: (Flo) The city has received a counter offer from the Bean partners (through their local lawyer) for $240,000. Various responses to this counter offer were discussed.

2003 Awards: The awards ceremony will be at Gallery One, Sat., May 10, beginning at 7:00 pm. Margaret will send letters to awardees this week. Marcia will contact the paper about pictures and a story to be published prior to the May 10 ceremony. Dorothy S. will order postcard invitations to be sent to city and county officials. Margaret will send them out. Con will e-mail invitations to the membership (or snail mail invitations to those who don’t have e-mail.)

By-Laws Amendments: (Wilma) Amendments proposed by the committee (Wilma and Margaret) were reviewed. Those present made further suggestions for change. Wilma will incorporate these and e-mail copies to the members. Final approval will be voted on at the annual meeting in Nov.

OTHER BUSINESS;
Yard sale: Margaret & Con reported receiving quite a lot of good items for the sale. We still need lots more, so keep gathering all the “good stuff” (except clothes) from everyone you know. Dorothy S. said she and Sara Ames would price items prior to the July 19 sale date.

Meeting adjourned at 5:00 pm. Next Meeting, Sun., May 4, 3:00 pm at Condit’s.

Next meeting: Sunday, March 30, 3:00 pm, Condits’, 215 E. 9th Ave.

ATTENDING: Tedd Hansen, Carl Arends, Joe Bach, Marcia Williams, Dorothy Stanley, Ann Sherry, Flo Lentz, Louis Musso, Bob Dlouhy, Wilma Dlouhy, Dande De Salle, Colin and Margaret Condit

TREASURER’S REPORT:
Carl reported:
$35,568.71 -- SOS Account
$4,149.00 -- HE Account

SECRETARY/MEMBERSHIP REPORT: Minutes of the Feb, 9 meeting were approved with the following corrections: under Walking Tour Update-- walking tours will be for 60 to 90 minutes (not 2-3hours); under 2003 Awards Planning-- nominations may include projects from Thorp to Badger Pocket (not “anywhere”) in the county. A membership reminder letter was sent to 44 previous members who had not yet rejoined. We’ve already received 10 back, bringing total membership to 90 people to date.

OLD BUSINESS:

Depot Project Update: We’ve had no response to our offer. The “negotiator” apparently did not give Mr. Bean a time limit for his response. It has now been two months since our offer to purchase was made. Flo talked with Ted Barkley about meeting with him to get the process going. Various other options were discussed.

Flo’s class at Central will be working on and preparing an in-depth research project on the depot during next quarter.
There are still several small grant possibilities but we will hold any applications until we know more about the depot. Flo also talked with a contact at the Washington State Historical Society regarding the “Most Endangered Properties” list. She felt we should hold our application until our property negotiations are nearer an end.

Tedd Hansen can obtain 19 large, original/authentic drawings of our station from the Minnesota State Historical Society (see last month’s minutes) for $217. It was MSP (Tedd/Fennelle) that Tedd purchase the drawings.

Walking Tour Update:
Marcia is researching various buildings and will decide which ones to include in the tours. She suggested a cooperative, one-time-only, one-year-only duel membership of $20 for first time members of both Historic Ellensburg and the Museum giving such members a $2.00 discount on the tours. It was MSP (Fennelle/Louis) that we proceed with this arrangement. Marcia also passed out a schedule for doing the downtown tours. She will also e-mail this to the members asking for volunteers to be tour guides on specific dates.

Annual Awards: Fennelle presented the following nominations for awards:
Commercial Rehab -- The Busby Building (Bruce Magnotti, owner)
Commercial Rehab, Non-Profit -- Gallery One (Gallery One Board & Mary Francis)
Public/State Bldg. Rehab -- Kamola Hall (CWU/Jerilyn McIntyre/Ken Baxter)
Residential Rehab -- 608 North Sampson (Jack Horsley, owner)
It was MSP (Marcia/Colin) to accept all nominations as presented. Fennelle will continue to try to reach Mary Francis about using Gallery One for our awards meeting. All nominations and plans will be finalized at the March 30 meeting. Dorothy S. has some pictures and Con offered to shoot others if requested. Newspaper coverage will begin in April.

NEW BUSINESS:
Restructuring: Flo passed out materials outlining possibilities for restructuring as proposed by the Executive Committee: i.e.; amend the Mission Statement, amend the by-laws; create an 11 member Board of Directors; create a standing committee structure. After much discussion, there seemed to be consensus that a more formalized and extended board structure does not need to be implemented until acquisition date of the station is clearer and ownership is assured. It was MSP (Marcia/Bob) that we examine and amend the by-laws, establish standing committees, and designate committee chairs. Wilma and Margaret will do the by-laws revision, with e-mail input from any members present. The proposed amendments will be brought to our March 30 meeting for approval at that meeting, then to be submitted to the total membership for approval by a majority of members attending a business meeting on May 10, prior to our awards ceremony.

Possible New Projects. There was not time to discuss this topic fully but a suggestion was made to do something to make downtown building owners more aware of the grant money the City of Ellensburg has made available to restoration. We will discuss this and other projects more fully on March 30.

Meeting adjourned at 5:15. Next meeting: Sunday, March 30, 3:00 pm, Condit’s

And another reminder about saving/collecting items for our July yard sale/fundraiser.

Next meeting: Sunday, Mar. 9, 3:00 pm at Condits’, 215 E. 9th Ave.

ATTENDING: Colin & Margaret Condit, Wilma & Robert Dlouhy, Marcia Williams, Carl Arends, Dorothy Chase, Dorothy Stanley, Ann Sherry, Louis Musso, Tedd Hansen, Joe Bach, Fennelle Miller, Flo Lentz

TREASURER’S REPORT:
Carl reported: $4,031.17 -- Historic Ellensburg Account
$35,555.07 -- SOS account

SECRETARY/MEMBERSHIP REPORT: Minutes of the Jan. 12 meeting were approved. Margaret also read a letter from Tom Blanton suggesting that we consider nominating the railroad station for placement on the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation’s 10 most endangered properties list. Discussion of probable benefits of being put on this list followed. It was MSP (Wilma/Fennelle) to nominate the station. Margaret will prepare a draft application and submit it to Flo and Joe for review/comment/revisions prior to the March 1 deadline. Con passed out a list of 2003 paid members to date. It now includes 89 individuals, with others coming in regularly.

EXTERNAL COMMITTEE REPORTS: Tax Advisory/Tourism: Dorothy C. reported that the area behind the Panda Garden restaurant has been selected as the location for the downtown rest rooms. The committee is also working on coordination of various city/tourism oriented web sites. We asked Dorothy to try to ensure that Historic Ellensburg’s web site is included.

OLD BUSINESS: Depot Project Update: The city’s purchase offer to Mr. Bean (based on our “certified appraiser's” appraisal) has been verbally rejected by Mr. Bean as being too low. (He also says he has other “interested” buyers.) The city expects him to make a much higher counter offer (maybe as much as $200,000.) Mr. Bean would, of course, have to produce substantiation for a higher asking price. The DOT grant will not allow exceeding our appraised value by more than 15-20%, so we’re “on hold” for now.

Research: Tedd has tracked down some great resources for getting copies of original drawings of the station. The Wash. State Historical Society directed him to the Minnesota State Historical Society, which is a good resource for railroad information, including our local station. It was suggested that the CWU library’s James J. Hill Papers (1880-1960) might be another resource. Tedd will continue his efforts to get copies of original drawings and specs. Con will write up the history of the station that he’s been collecting at the archives and get it ready to put on our web site.

Insurance: Flo checked with Historic Seattle regarding their insurance carrier for their historic properties. She has the name of the company in Seattle and Carl will check further with them.

Grants: We did not receive any money from our grant application to the county for hotel/motel tax funds. We decided to postpone our application to the National Trust until the June deadline date, when we’ll hopefully have more information about purchasing the station.

Walking Tour update: Marcia passed out a great looking proposed “walking tour” map/brochure. The committee will ask lodging tax support of $4500 to support startup costs for the project. The museum will handle bookings, fee collection and banking for the project. Historic Ellensburg will do the tours. Fees have been set. Historic Ellensburg will be paid $8/hr. for 2-3 hour tours. Marcia is working on the tour dialogue and routes. Tours are to begin in May (Art Show) and continue during Gust Fest, CWU graduation, Jazz in the Valley, Rodeo Breakfast, Labor Day Week-end, and end in Sept. with the Threshing Bee. Lots of work has already been done on what looks like a great project.

2003 Awards Planning: Fennelle will chair the awards committee. Dorothy S. and Marcia will assist. The awards ceremony will be May 10. Fennelle will contact Gallery One and Aura Gallery to see if we can use one of those facilities. All nominations must be in by March 1 and they may include projects from anywhere in the county.

Yard Sale: The date will be Saturday, July 19, in Condits’ yard. We will not sell any clothing and will try for all “quality” items (if not antiques). Everyone is asked to being name suggestions for this event to our next meeting. We’re looking at this as an annual event and it may become our major operational fund raiser. Start looking for and saving good stuff to donate.

SEPA Hearing: The City Council will meet Mar. 3 to consider reducing the standards requiring SEPA review of a project. Carl suggested we research how other cities of our size handle SEPA reviews. Fennelle will check this. It was MSP (Margaret/Fennelle) that Historic Ellensburg send a letter to the city stating our position on this matter. Flo will write a draft, get it to Fennelle and Joe for review and Joe will sign and send it to the city.

NEW BUSINESS: Historic Ellensburg Retreat: The retreat is scheduled for Feb. 22, 10 am to 4 pm at Condits’. Our members have previously discussed our need to become better organized and more professional regarding fund-raising and handling of large sums of money when we own and renovate the station. Flo has arranged for Patricia Cosgrove, Manager of the White River Museum in Auburn to be our resource person. Ms. Cosgrove has overseen the growth and development of the White River Museum from a very small, almost unknown entity, to its present status as a large and well-known resource. At the retreat, we will concentrate on three areas: 1. re-examining our Mission Statement; 2. looking at our organizational structure (need for an operating board of directors, setting up a well-functioning committee structure; 3. discussion of what we need to do to gear up for handling a big capitol campaign. Ms. Cosgrove’s fee is $500 for the day, including preparation time and her travel. Fourteen people at this meeting plan to attend. In order to defray some of the cost, we all agreed to contribute $20 each for the training day. We’ll also ask 5 or 6 other members who’ve not been active with us to date but who might be interested in greater participation. Dorothy Chase thought she could arrange to get equipment to videotape the meeting. Members present took a copy of the Historic Ellensburg bylaws to review prior to the retreat.

Meeting adjourned at 5:00 pm.

NEXT MEETING SUN. MARCH 9, 3:00 pm CONDITS’ -- 215 EAST 9TH AVE.

NOTE #1: APRIL MEETING CHANGED TO MARCH 30, 3:00 pm, AT CONDITS’

NOTE #2: Don’t forget to start looking for your “quality” yard sale items/collectibles (no clothing please) to donate for our annual fund-raiser on July 19. (You can bring items to Condits’, 215 E. 9th, who will store them till the sale.)

Next Meeting: Sunday, Feb. 9, 3:00 pm, at Condits’, 215 E. 9th Ave.

ATTENDING: Faye & Louis Kollmeyerer, Dorothy Chase, Dorothy Stanley, Ted Hansen, Carl Arends, Louis Musso, Flo Lentz, Wilma & Bob Dlouhy, Joe Bach, Margaret & Colin Condit, Ann Sherry

TREASURER’S REPORT: Carl reported:
$3,176.34 -- Historic Ellensburg Account
$37,034.12-- SOS account
We also received our first “bill” from the city $1,474) for our grant match share for the appraiser and negotiator charges.

SECRETARY’S REPORT: Minutes of the Dec. 8 meeting were approved after adding Linda’s last name (Waters).
Correspondence: (1) a letter from the County setting the hotel/motel grant discussion for 9:30 wed., Jan. 15 in the commissioners’ auditorium. Flo, Con, Margaret, Laura, and Wilma will attend. (2) a letter from Gallery One inviting Historic Ellensburg members to the opening celebration at 6:00 pm, Feb. 6. Those wishing to attend must respond by Jan. 22.

MEMBERSHIP; Colin has sent out approximately 139 letters to date to the 2002 members and to previous members who did not re-up last year. Approximately 30 people have responded in the first week. Colin has also developed a different membership form with the information printed over an imprint of the train station. Everyone thought this looked great and should be used from now on. Members made suggestions about others to whom letters should be sent. Con will follow up on these suggestions. We also discussed the need for a general membership drive to get more active participants involved. It was suggested that each of us contact one or two people we think would be interested and make it a point to offer rides to meetings and/or other functions of HE.

OLD BUSINESS:

Depot Project: The city has sent its proposal for purchase to Rick Cole, local attorney for Mr. Bean. John Akers thinks we’ll have a response within two weeks!!! We discussed the need to get more information re insuring the depot. Carl had received one quote for $4,000/yr. Flo will check with the state and national trusts to see if there is any kind of insurance information/access they may be able to provide. We also need to think about fund-raising efforts to pay for that kind of annual cost. For this year, it was decided that we will have a yard sale in July in Condit’s yard. Hopefully we’ll get antiques and collectibles donated but we’ll at least try for “upscale” things. So start saving your “good” stuff -- and tell your friends. We need to develop ideas for possible other annual fund raising events: antique show and sale, home tours, silent auction, etc. Two small grant applications (to the State and National Trusts) are due soon. Flo will write them; Tedd, Margaret and Finelle will assist in whatever ways we can.

Organizational Issues: With purchase of the station in the works, Historic Ellensburg’s eventual ownership is getting close, as is the need to raise and spend large sums of money and hire professionals to do restoration work. We need to become better organized to do these things. Some things to consider: updating our by-laws, appointing a Board of Directors, defining budget and accounting needs, sophisticated bookkeeping, using professional fundraisers, etc. We decided to have a half day retreat as soon as possible to deal with the above issues. Flo indicated that both the Washington Trust and Historic Seattle have resource people who could probably help us with these issues. She will contact them and try to set up a time when they could come over here for the half-day retreat.

Finelle, through her Seattle contacts, has had offers of volunteer help with bookkeeping/tax reporting and with setting up a web site calendar, task tracking, etc., system. Members present asked her to follow up on these offers. Tedd agreed to continue as our web master.

Media Relations: We’ve been getting better coverage and meeting notice information from the Daily Record. It was suggested that our web site be shown in all meeting notices.

NEW BUSINESS:

Lodging Tax Advisory Commission: Dorothy Chase has been reappointed to the Commission. She reported that the downtown public restrooms will likely be located behind the Panda Garden Restaurant. Downtown signage is in process of going up.

Other: Laura reported that items contributed for our tea last year are not selling at Sara’s place at prices listed. It was MSP (Flo/Laura) to have Sara reduce prices so items would sell. Louis suggested that HE might work to get the county to raise its hotel/motel tax rate from 2 to 4 cents. We’d probably need to get some kind of proposal re this to present to the county commissioners. Louis also noted that he’s in contact with some west side organizations which might be interested in hearing an HE representative talk about our projects. The group asked him to pursue this. He also indicated that the county commissioners are still discussing putting the establishment of a Passenger Rail District on the ballot. Flo handed out a letter from Central Washington Home Builders Association proposing an ordinance to eliminate the hearing examiner from the SEPA review process regarding building permits. Dorothy Stanley noted that tomorrow night (Jan. 13) the City Council will hold a study session on planning. She encouraged anyone who can to attend.

Meeting adjourned at 5:00 pm.

NEXT MEETING; SUN., FEB. 9, 3:00 PM, CONDIT’S -- 215 E. 9TH AVE.

ATTENDING: Joe Bach, Fennelle Miller, Carl & Veronica Arends, Bob & Wilma Dlouhy, Margaret & Colin Condit, Dorothy Chase & Bob Bridge, Ted Hansen & Linda Waters, Marcia Williams, Flo Lentz, Sara Ames, Thomas Haven, Ted Barkley, Debbie Williams, Laura & Chris Knudson.

TREASURER’S REPORT: Carl reported: $3,300.69 -- Historic Ellensburg Account; $37,018.30-- SOS Account

MINUTES: Minutes of the Nov. 10 meeting were approved as presented.

OLD BUSINESS: Depot Project: Good news! The certified appraiser (Eastman Co. of Seattle) has completed the appraisal. The appraisal came in at $120,000, which puts in a better position to begin negotiations with the owner. (The increase in valuation was attributed to having the 20 year lease with the railroad assured.) The certified negotiator, Mitch Fagel, will now begin those negotiations.

NEW BUSINESS: City Manager, Ted Barkley spoke to us about the city’s plans for Washington School. The property was first platted by the Shoudy’s for a “public market place”. The original building on the property was owned by the city but this building burned down in 1924. The property was then sold to the school district, which owned it until it was recently sold back to the city to become city hall. The city understands the historic significance and appearance of the building to the community. Washington School has been nominated for Ellensburg Historic Landmarks listing and the architects being hired have experience in historic preservation. The outside of the building will be restored and renovated to its original appearance. The inside will be totally redesigned to be made functionally efficient for a city hall. Ted indicated that they hope to have a conceptual design ready by April l and a start work date of July. The hoped for move in date is May, 2004. The public information process will begin as soon as possible after the conceptual design is finished. The city’s police and fire departments will remain where they are. All other city business will be conducted out of the new city hall. The west side of the building will continue to be an entrance for walk-in customers, while the east side of the site will provide parking space with an entrance for driving customers. Landscaping of the entire site is planned to make it a useable and attractive area for use by the community. The city will sell the old city hall building. Ted also noted that the 2003 city budget includes funding for small grants for facade restorations to historic buildings in the downtown historic district.

After this very interesting presentation, the meeting adjourned to the heavily laden table for food, drink, and the scintillating conversation of our members at the Christmas party.

Next meeting: 3:00 pm, Sunday, January 12 at Condits’

ATTENDING: Tedd Hansen, Carl Arends, Dorothy Stanley, Flo Lentz, Louis Musso, Fennelle Miller, Wilma Dlouhy, Dorothy Chase, Marcia Williams, Ann Sherry, Colin & Margaret Condit. (Vice President Flo Lentz chaired this meeting as President Joe Bach is ill.)

TREASURER’S REPORT: Carl reported: $3,030.13 -- Historic Ellensburg account; $37,001.32 -- SOS account

MINUTES: Minutes of the October 13 meeting were approved as presented. Margaret passed around a revised copy of our brochure. We will also include our web site address on the brochure. Margaret was directed to order 1,000 copies of the revised brochure in some color other than white.

OLD BUSINESS: Depot Project: The appraisal is supposed to be completed by this coming Tuesday. It was decided to wait until spring to have any more work parties at the station (until weather is better and we are sure we have the building.) We’ll discuss this again at our December meeting. Flo got the grant proposal into the county on time (for $14,000 from the county hotel/motel tax funds.) She provided a copy for our files. There will be a meeting with the county commissioners for all entities requesting funding. Margaret will call to get date and time. Flo noted some other small grants available: two through the National Trust (one due 2/1/03 which Ted, Margaret, and Fennelle will help Flo with); another due later; and a small ($1,000) grant through the Washington Trust due in April ‘03. We will apply for all of these. Flo also noted that we need to do some in-depth research on the depot for the architect before restoration/planning begins (old photos, architectural prints, etc.) Marcia, Ted, Colin and Dorothy S. will work on this.

Old Hospital: The Ellensburg School District has leased space for storage and possibly (one rumor has it) administration offices while Washington School is being restored. This, at least, gives some short term insurance against demolition! As requested at our last meeting, Fenelle sent a letter to Bob Witkowski (cc: Ted Barkley) re parking regulations at landmark buildings. Bob assured her that they’re working on these regs and that everything is okay in that area.

Web site: www.historicellensburg.org Tedd Hansen has done lots of work getting our site set up. He asked members present for a list of “key words” and got several suggestions. We also suggested “link sites” which Tedd will incorporate. We’ll need to update the “Depot Update” page when we get more info from the city re activity there. Thanks to Tedd, who has done a great job of putting this site together.

Walking Tours of Historic Downtown: Ray Wells has prepared a draft of how to proceed. The museum will be responsible for management, banking, promotion; Historic Ellensburg volunteers will conduct the tours. Ray suggested 50 minute tours for 5-12 people at a time at $10/person. Our members thought the tours should be longer and the fee less, at least to start with.) Ray also suggested that tour revenues go 3/4 to HE, 1/4 to the museum and that expenses be covered at the same ratio. Members present felt we need to see an actual budget projection before we could agree to carry 3/4 of the cost. The group is outreaching to others in the community (C of C, downtown businesses, local event sponsors, etc.) all of whom seem anxious for the tours to be available. Marcia will continue meeting with museum people regarding the tours.

NEW BUSINESS: In-Kind Contribution tracking forms: Fennelle passed out suggested format she had developed for review. She’ll revise the form per suggestions from the group, and bring copies to distribute at our next meeting. Wilma agreed to track our in-kind contributions. We’ll fill the forms out monthly and give them to Wilma at each meeting.

Need for a budget: We need to develop a budget and a regular bookkeeping system to track revenues and expenditures. As HE applies for (and hopefully receives) more grant moneys in our own name and becomes more responsible for the costs of depot restoration, we need this information. Carl recently filed our nonprofit report with the IRS, which shows revenues received from various sources since inception. Margaret will get a copy of this to Marcia who will bring a proposed budget to our December meeting.

Membership letter: Con passed around a drafty letter for 2003. The group will review and comment and a final draft will be developed to be sent out the first of the year.

OTHER BUSINESS: Fennelle has developed electronic letterhead stationery for Historic Ellensburg. (Tedd is already including our ACTIVITY REPORT on our web site and from now on we’ll do them on the letterhead.)

Kamola Hall surplus sale, probably the last one, is scheduled in a couple of weeks. Check paper or call Central re time/place.

Louis noted that a “Foundation Resource List” is now available through Wenatchee Valley College (formerly it was only available through the Seattle Public Library.) Marcia will check this when she goes to Wenatchee next week.

Dorothy Stanley reported on a letter to the city from the Central Washington Homebuilders Association proposing the city constitute a group (from a list of Participants they suggested) to help with planning. Carl thought we need more information about this and Marcia suggested we invite Ted Barkley to our December meeting to discuss this and other city issues/enterprises.

Meeting adjourned at 5:00 pm

Next meeting: Sunday, Dec. 8, 3:00 pm at Marcia Williams, 300 E. Manitoba. (We’ll have a short business meeting followed by a Christmas party.)

Attending: Joe Bach, Carl Arends, Marcia Williams, Laura Knudson, Fennelle Miller, Dorothy Chase, Wilma Dlouhy, Bob Dlouhy, Louis Musso, Colin Condit, Margaret Condit, Flo Lentz.

Treasurer’s Report (Carl) $3,285.00 - Historic Ellensburg balance; $36,977.76 - SOS

Secretary’s Report (Margaret): There were no minutes from the workday in September.

Minutes of the August 11 meeting were approved as presented.

Old Business: Depot Project -- Thanks to Laura & the Daily Record & Joe for the very good newspaper story about our progress. Flo reported movement toward purchase of the depot by the city: a title report has been done (we will request a copy); the appraisal is almost done; the negotiator has contacted Rick Cole (local attorney for Mr. Bean); negotiations will begin as soon as the appraisal is done; Flo has contacted Mr. Bean by e-mail and he seems supportive and anxious to get started.

Next Steps: Another work party is scheduled for Sat., Oct. 26, 1:00 pm, to clean the inside of the depot. Flo will e-mail and/or FAX from Mr. Bean that gives his permission, in writing, for our group to be in the building. Bob will look at the electrical system to see what needs to be done; when work gets going on the roof, the two “Ellensburg” signs will be removed and Con and Bob will restore them. Margaret and Flo met with John Akers about counting in-kind services as grant match. Apparently this isn’t feasible for the T-21 (DOT) grant but likely will be for other grants we receive. Louis indicated that Cle Elum has developed a form for use in tracking in-kind donations; Fennelle will get a copy, reproduce it, get copies to us for recording our in-kind service/materials. We will return the forms to Fennelle who will keep them on file for future use.

Grant writing: Some smaller grants are available: the County Hotel/motel Tax Funds, National Historic Preservation Society, Washington State Historic Preservation Society. Flo has contacted Carl Easters regarding his assistance in developing ways to proceed with our depot project. For $20,000 he will: develop a general listing of needed improvements; provide schematic drawings of potential building uses; develop a chronological events calendar (a timetable) with short and long term goals and a “phasing” of activities; provide a cost estimate for remaining work. We will apply for all the small grants we hear of. The County’s hotel/motel grant application needs to be in by Oct. 31. Margaret has done a “first draft” of the proposal, which needs review and revision. A group (Wilma, Con, Fennelle, Marcia, Flo, and Dorothy C.) agreed to serve as a sort of ad hoc grant review and development team. They will meet tomorrow (Oct. 14, 4:15 pm at Condits) to review and make needed revisions to the County grant application.

Parking Issues at the depot: It was moved, seconded and passed (Fennelle/Wilma) that the President write to the City proposing a zoning exception for the area around the depot and for all other properties listed as Ellensburg Landmarks or on the National Register.

Kittitas County Museum/Walking Tours: Marcia has met with museum people and they’ve developed a tentative plan for implementation sometime in May/June 2003. The museum eventually would like a full time staff person to schedule and arrange downtown tours. They are developing new brochures to advertise the tours. Historic Ellensburg will develop the tour format/routes: two different walks for people to choose from, each lasting 45 minutes to one hour. Marcia will also contact Alan Walker at the Chamber of Commerce, who has some other thoughts about the tours.

Campus Tours: Flo has agreed to do a campus walking tour on Homecoming Week-end. She will also be talking to the CWU Director of Alumni Affairs regarding development of a plan to do campus tours on a regular basis during events at Central.

New Business: Old Hospital: President McIntyre has told staff to save any/all old, historic artifacts, furniture, equipment, etc. pertaining to CWU. “Word has it” that there is interest being shown in possible use of the Old Hospital as a museum/art gallery type facility for Central!!!!!!! It was suggested that the president contact Dr. McIntyre again regarding speaking to our group soon.

Other Business: e-mail: some members are receiving e-mail messages and others are not. For the next month, whoever-mails any of our members will do “send/receive” type messages so we can tell who is or is not getting them.

Web site: We need to develop key words and links to other sites (Chamber of Commerce, City of Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington State Historical Society, other railroading sites, etc., etc. Con will contact Ted and bring progress report to next meeting.

2003 Membership: Con will develop a membership letter for review at next month’s meeting.

Next Meeting: Sun., Nov. 10, 3:00 pm at Condits, 215 East 9th

Attending: Colin Condit, Dorothy Stanley, Flo Lentz, Ray Wells, Joe Bach, Carl Arends, Wilma Dlouhy, Robert Dlouhy, Margaret Condit, Jerry Williams, Marcia Williams, Ann Sherry, Cliff Eberley

Treasurer’s Report: Carl reported: $3,438.66 -- Hist. Ellensburg account $36,929.69 -- SOS account Carl has also received correspondence from the IRS indicating that our present 501C3 tax exempt status continues in effect.

Minutes/Membership Report: Minutes of the June 30 meeting were approved as written. Margaret and Colin had not yet checked this year’s membership list against 2001’s to see if second contacts should be made to previous members who have not yet rejoined. That information will be ready at the next meeting. Colin presented a letter he’d written to the Director of Publications, Railroad Station Historical Society, regarding sharing Historic Ellensburg’s website with that group.

Old Business: Depot Project-- Flo has finished the required “form 106” and given it to city staff to be sent to DOT asap. They will read and send on the the State Preservation Office for their review. After this process is complete, we should hear from DOT re beginning to receive grant funds. It was suggested that Flo might send a copy of form 106 (from Historic Ellensburg) to the State Preservation Office in hopes of speeding up the process. Various members have tried to contact Mr. Bean (just to keep in touch) but have been unsuccessful in getting a response. Flo learned that a local person, George Bender, is “watching the station” for Mr. Bean. Joe knows Mr. Bender and will contact him regarding the continuing damage to the depot and the disappearance of brick. He will also ask if he knows how to be in contact with Mr. Bean. Update on T-shirt sales (Jazz in the Valley and Farmers’ Market). New T-shirts were displayed. Marcia had ordered them and we received them last week. The new shirts have a small Historic Ellensburg logo (not SOS) and sell for $15. Several members bought shirts and two have already been sold at the Market. The Jazz in the Valley Market day was not a huge success. The weather was so bad (WINDY) that not many people came by.

Website -- Tedd Hansen continues updating, with emphasis on Historic Ellensburg and indicating SOS as one of our projects. Several of our members have seen it at historicellensburg.org, and say it looks great. (After the meeting, members checked the site on Con’s computer.) Tedd would like regular updates regarding depot news. He gets the ACTIVITY REPORT, which he puts on the site, but when anything comes up between meetings we need to contact him. It was suggested it would be a good idea to be linked to the Ellensburg page, to the Chamber of Commerce and to the Rodeo.

New Business: CWU/Old Hospital--Dr. McIntyre couldn’t attend but had called to indicate a meeting later might be more informative anyway. CWU is working on something regarding the building but whatever it is isn’t ready for publicity yet.

Kittitas County Museum-- Erin Black, Curator at the Museum, asked Flo if HE could write up something about our organization to include in the Museum’s next newsletter. Everyone felt this would be a great idea. Flo and Joe will ask Laura to write something.

Downtown Walking Tours--Ray Wells has been working with the Museum to develop regularly scheduled tours. He has spoken with the Chamber and some other downtown people and they’re interested in seeing tours happen. While HE’s original thinking was to do such tours on more of a specially scheduled basis, we might be able to work our some kind of joint plan with the Museum. Ray’s thinking is to make the tour guide a paid person, with the Museum serving as headquarters/scheduling point. The project would need lots of advertising, new brochures (maybe something Dorothy Chase’s class could help with), close cooperation from other groups. Marcia will represent Historic Ellensburg in a joint meeting with the Museum, CWU, hotel/motel people, Chamber, etc.

City Council Meeting on zone change proposal--The proposed change will be discussed at tomorrow night’s City Council meeting. Jerry Williams asked HE to oppose the changes, which he feels have not been studied sufficiently and do not follow the city’s existing vision statement. Discussion followed, with many members present agreeing that it would not be good for Ellensburg for such changes to happen. It was MSP (Marcia/Flo) that Historic Ellensburg oppose the zone change at this time and that it be referred back to the Planning Commission for more thorough study and development of a position consistent with the existing Vision Statement of the City of Ellensburg. Several of our members will attend the Council meeting and Joe will present our opposition statement.

Other Business: Brochures--We need to update and reorder our SOS brochure. Margaret and Colin will do the update for review by other members.

Home Tours--Dorothy is not having good luck getting homes for the tour. She suggests concentrating on an antique show/sale instead, for next year. There was consensus to do this and to hold it at the Fairgrounds exhibit rooms. Dorothy will pursue this project.

Meeting adjourned at 3:30.

See you Sunday, September 8, 3:00 p.m.

Attending: Marcia Williams, Louis Musso, Joe Bach, Ann Sherry, Veronica Arends, Robert & Wilma Dlouhy, Dorothy Stanley, Flo Lentz, Tedd Hansen, Marg. & Colin Condit

Treasurer’s Report: Carl was out of town so Veronica gave the following report for him: H.E. acct. $2,972.13; SOS acct. $36,728.20 (+$3500.00 paid for appraisal).

Minutes/Membership Report: Minutes of the May 19 meeting were approved as written. Correspondence: a letter from Bill Wippel, updating his family’s (father, mose; grandfather, John) history with the downtown Arcade Building for our use on our web site and our downtown tours; a letter from Historic Seattle thanking us for their Ellensburg tours, encouraging us to continue the guided tours of Ellensburg, and enclosing a $200 contribution to Historic Ellensburg. One other membership was received bringing total to 134 individuals.

Old Business: Depot Project--DOT has not yet sent written approval for use of $20,000 of grant money to pay the cost of the 20 year lease with the railroad. There doesn’t seem to be any problem, just nobody at DOT has gotten to it yet. Members asked if there is a person at DOT that we (HE members) might contact regarding this. Flo will check with John Akers and let us know. The City Council did approve the hiring of a “certified appraiser” and a “certified negotiator” (as required by DOT) so as soon as we get something in writing re the lease expenditure, the City can begin the process of acquiring the station.

Lagging participation-- First of all, thanks to members Bob and Marilyn Fairchild for their help, on three Saturdays, tending the Historic Ellensburg table at the Farmers’ Market. But the need to involve more of the membership in our activities was discussed again. The consensus was that people would become reactivated when the depot is purchased and more specific kinds of help is needed. We might also do a telephone contact with all members. We probably will also need to cultivate/involve more “professional” assistance; i.e., lawyers, accountants, engineers, etc.

Website discussion--(www.historicellensburg.org is the website address) Tedd Hansen has done a great job of updating and making Historic Ellensburg the focus with SOS one of our “projects”. Other content suggestions: current activies, minutes of meetings, annual awards information with pictures of past winners. Flo asked that her phone number be deleted but we do need a contact point (probably someone’s e-mail address.)

Historic Seattle Tour-- Flo reported that the group of 40+ people was from Historic Seattle, not an architects’ group as previously reported. The group toured the Ramsay (Condit) house, 8th Avenue campus historic buildings, and a little of the First Railroad Addition Historic District in the morning. They had lunch at the Valley Cafe and then were taken on a downtown tour by Flo, Fennelle, Sande, and Llaura. Everyone was very enthusiastic, saying they wished they’d scheduled more time in Ellensburg and many indicating they’d return to see more another time. They encouraged further development of our “walking tours project.” When developed, and enough volunteers are trained, it could be a good fund raiser if we charged a fee and worked with CWU, the Chamber, hotels/ motels to schedule and provide tours to people who are attending meetings or other events in town.

June 7 Executive Committee meeting recap-- Joe reported that the group discussed fund raising and organizational needs once the depot is purchased and weatherized. Joe will check the internet for information about such resources. Flo will check with Donova Grey of the South Cle Elum Railroad group about what they’ve done. Colin will check other railroad groups to get ideas. The Exec. Comm. also voted to donate $500 to Gallery One to help them meet their matching grant deadline.

New Business: Establishment of a Kittitas County Passenger Service District-- Louis Musso reported that this issue will probably be on the September ballot. Between now and then, much more information and PR will be out. Establishment of such a district would enable the county to qualify for many more funding resources. A committee is being established to work to get information out to help pass the measure. Louis asked for Historic Ellensburg participation on the committee. Joe, Margaret and Colin will do so.

Washington Association of Rail Passengers -- Louis Musso reported that this group will meet in Ellensburg on Saturday, July 13 at the Rodeo City Barbecue. This is one of very few times they have met on the east side of the state. They are interested in the railroad interest/activity of groups in upper and lower Kittitas County. Bill Hinkle, Joyce Mullikan and Janea Holmquist will attend. Flo agreed to make a presentation about Historic Ellensburg’s SOS project. Joe, Marcia, Bob and Wilma will also attend.

T-shirts -- The SOS T-shirts are all sold. It was decided to order more T-shirts and/or sweat shirts with smaller logo (maybe an embroidered patch) referencing Historic Ellensburg instead of the SOS project. Marcia and Joe will work on getting these before the Jazz in the Valley week-end.

The University’s plans for the old hospital are still under discussion. The president’s office has requested we reschedule Dr. McIntyre for late Fall.

Meeting adjourned at 4:45.

See you Sunday, August 11, 3:00 p.m., Condit’s, 215 East 9th Avenue

Attending: Colin Condit, Margaret Condit, Tedd Hansen, Fennelle Miller, Joe Bach, Flo Lentz, Wilma Dlouhy, Robert Dloughy, Carl Arends, Dorothy Chase, Laura Knudson

Minutes: Minutes of April 14 meeting approved as written.

Depot Update: (Flo) All lease changes we requested have been approved by BNSF and the lease can be signed at any time. John Akers thinks we should wait to sign until we begin negotiations with Mr. Bean (which will be in about two weeks, he thinks.) Fenelle agreed to contact the attorney for Beans partners (or the partners themselves, who are suing him) to give them a “heads-up” re where we are vis/vis t he grant money.

John has done a cost projection for grant funds as follows: $14,500 -- grant-required certified negotiator and appraiser fees 20,000 -- 20 year lease with BNSF for ground under the depot 2,500 -- DOT review fee 7,500 -- architect’s fee for developing mothballing needs/plans 60,000 -- weatherizing costs 150,000 -- for building purchase

Now that things seem to be moving with the depot project, we need a Depot Steering Committee to meet regularly and report back monthly at our regular Historic Ellensburg meetings. The officers (Joe Bach, Flo Lentz, Carl Arends, Margaret Condit) will comprise this committee, with the first meeting scheduled for June 7, 7:30 a.m. at the Palace Restaur- ant.

Flo reported she believes the property is being misused (big railroad trucks and equipment driving and parking on depot lease land, more windows broken, etc. Bob Dlouhy agreed to discuss this with an Ellensburg employee of BNSF whom he knows and ask about helping us to take better care of the property.

Awards Event: Poorly attended, miscommunication about who was to do what, poor newspaper coverage. After discussion, it was agreed to continue making yearly awards but to combine the awards with a fund-raising event (wine tasting, swing dance, etc.); to broaden and loosen the awards categories; and to include the Thorp and Kittitas areas as well as Ellensburg area.

Seattle Architectural Tour: About 42 people will be here on June 22. They will tour the Ramsay (Condit) house at 10:30, walk through the First Railroad Addition and by the CWU buildings along 8th Avenue. Lunch will be at the Valley Cafe and they will be taken on a tour of the downtown historic area. Flo, Fennelle and Laura will be at Condits to help greet and take part of the group on the neighborhood walks. They will also meet to develop and plan the itinerary/script for the downtown tour.

Old Hospital: Joe has asked Dr. McIntyre to attend our June meeting to update us on CWU’s plans. Flo met with Bill Vertrees (CWU) to discuss long range planning issues on campus; i.e. above ground light poles to the new SUB; making buildings along 8th Avenue an historic district; our interest in amendment of the zoning regulations around historic buildings like the Old Hospital, Eagles Building, etc. The Landmarks and Design Review Committee is also looking at zoning issues for historic areas/buildings.

Farmer’s Market: Historic Ellensburg’s presence there is good publicity, especially during big local events like Gust Fest, Jazz in the Valley, Rodeo weekend, etc. We need to try to get other members involved. Colin will contact the member to see if some will commit to at least one Saturday Morning between now and the end of September.

Lodging Tax Issues: (Dorothy C.) The public rest room may be placed in the space behind the Daily Record where the automotive shop is now. They want input regarding this. The building is marginal as an historic property but it is located in an historic district so the project will have to go through the Landmarks and Design Review Committee. Dorothy also noted that there will be a meeting on May 23, 8:00 a.m. at Hal Holmes to discuss the results of the More Than Main Street survey of needs.

Wind Turbines: Carl raised this issue and described the approximate areas of placement. It was decided that Historic Ellensburg, as an organization, would only take a public stand if some historic property is involved.

Meeting adjourned at 5:00 p.m.

NEXT MEETING; June 30, 3:00 p.m., Condit’s, 215 East 9th Avenue