RVIA Meeting Minutes
April 28, 2013

RVIA Board of Directors Meeting

Present: Kevin Eiseman, Frank Ferri, Stephanie Van Patten, Bill Sears, Pauline Genest, Desiree Schuler, Tricia Armirault

  1. The sign will be posted as soon as the major comes back from vacation. He has assured Stephanie that it will be taken care of quickly.
  2. The yard sale is scheduled for May 11 from 8-11am. Nancy will take care of advertising the event.
  3. The adult social was very successful. About $800 were collected from the live auction of the street signs and the silent auction of donated items.
  4. Stephanie wants to distribute another newsletter that includes the dates for the remaining events of the year. Stephanie will try to coordinate the meeting with the publication of the newsletter. The newsletters will be published after the quarterly Neighborhood Association meetings. This will allow us to include information that was discussed at the meeting. The addition of the membership sign-up worked well in the last issue. Tricia received 3 or 4 new membership contributions.
  5. Frank will organize the parade. It will start at 1 o\’clock. The date for beach clean-up is June 29 in preparation for the parade. The date for the joint clean-up with Save the Bay is to be determined and will be announced as soon as it is set.
  6. The role of past presidents was discussed. Stephanie proposed an addition to the by-laws that will allow past presidents to be board members in an advisory role. They would not need to be elected and would not have voting privileges. Frank motioned the proposal, and the board unanimously accepted the motion.
  7. The block party has been scheduled for Sept. 8. Kevin suggested auctioning off the remaining street signs and a 50/50 raffle, which everyone thought is a great idea. It will be a potluck.
  8. Frank has started to book the Halloween party. Bill Bradley is a new neighbor who works for a company that provides hayrides. A suggestion was made to check into the rates his company charges.
  9. On May 7 Save the Bay is meeting with the city to look at the end of Mill Cove to make it more accessible and natural to eliminate the flooding problem when it rains. The drainage issue needs to be addressed. The bottom of Cady Ave. is also eroding and needs some attention. The city needs to take care of that issue. Pauline was wondering if a coastal erosion prevention program exists to preserve the beach by adding new sand. She estimates that half of the beach is gone at this point. Other communities are receiving help to save their beaches.