July 8, 2026 Meeting Minutes

Meeting opened at 6:03 pm with a call to order.

Members Present:

Derek Daniels, Val Reynolds, Pat Wiedhopf, Miki Zeman, Sara Read,

Laurie Pumphrey, Sharon Spiker.

Non-Board Members Present: none

Members Not Present: Jake Byron

Minutes of the June 1, 2026 Meeting:

Minutes from the 06/01/26 meeting were approved unanimously (motion by Miki, seconded by Sara).

Treasurer’s Report:

• Membership update: 44 members which includes one new member.

• Membership account balance as of May 26, 2026: $3,690.80

• Donor Plaque account balance as of May 26, 2026: $3,675.93

• Archaeology account balance as of May 26, 2026: $4,252.06

The PO Box bill is upcoming and due in August. It was discussed that once the list is

cleaned up, such as verifying who has moved and new residents, we can review. A

suggestion of creating “welcome packets” for new residents was suggested to include an

updated welcome letter that will be updated (Laurie). Pat mentioned we used to send

renewal letters. Another suggestions was having half year memberships for a lower cost.

Website Update/Facebook Page

Sara advised that there were 96 visitors to the website. Since Jacob is now gone, Sara will take over both website and Facebook page.

Park Stewardship:

Schedule has been made until November:

Mitch 7/12-7/25

JB/DD 7/26-8/8

Pat 8/9-8/22

Miki 8/23-9/5

Sharon 9/6-9/19

Derek 9/20-10/3

Sara 10/4-10/17

Val 10/18-10/31

Laurie 11/1-11/14

Business/Updates:

• Ward 2 updates – Paul C. is running for mayor. Pat did not hear back from Parks and

Rec, so we are still waiting on answers. Mitch added that the City reduced employee

and retiree insurance benefits to save money in the budget. PACC is on the eastside

now. It was also mentioned that Eastside TPD staff turns over a lot; current captain is

the same, but some lieutenants are different.

• Feather Banner suggestion: It was discussed pursuing a generic feather banner (or

“flag” banner); we can think about and review options.

• Fall Activities – Laurie will followup and call about U of A Stargazing (coordination,

locations, length, time of year). We are looking for October. We will also consider a

decorating contest and yards sales for the Fall.

• Weed maintenance bridges and rip-rap: Derek cannot reach the person who did

previous maintenance for spraying pre-emergent on bridges and rip rap. This was

previously done twice per year. We will also reach out again to person in charge of

Team Up to Clean Up with the City.

• Homeless encampment – The City addressed the camp; was possibly on property of

Rancho Esperero.

• Grant proposal for funding – The proposal was submitted but Val received email that it

came in after the deadline of June 12. We can resubmit early next year in 2027.

• Newsletter distribution date and content: The group discussed considering a newsletter

in the coming moths for September and October.

• Roll offs: We may be limited to 1 per every six months; Derek will research getting two.

New Business

No new business discussed due to time.

Announcements

No announcements made due to time.

Next regular Board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 3, 2026 at 6:00 pm.

Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 7:04 pm.