ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE
Playground Jungle Gym Found a New Home in Edmonds!
"Recycling at its best--" The old (and unsafe) jungle gym at the Innis Arden Playground was "recycled" at the Edmonds Underwater Park.  Thank you Tracy Landboe for arranging for this.

Activities Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 19th at 7:00 pm at Marion Snyder's house at 16732 16th .  We need to start planning for the Holiday Party, so please come!  RSVP to Activities Co-Chair Chris Kocher at 533-1223.

Wanted: Someone who likes to make fun happen!

The Activities Committee is looking for more active members.  We sponsor events such as the Rummage Sale, Easter Egg Hunt, the Salmon BBQ, the Annual Holiday Party and just recently developed an IA Playground Project Plan to update the current play structures and play area. The Rummage Sale is our big money maker which enables us to support these activities. We also have a hospitality committee to greet newcomers moving into IA. If you would like to participate in any of these activities, or be a part of this committee, please call Chris Kocher, Co-Chair of the Activities Committee,at 533-1223 or email Chriskocher@mindspring.com . We will be glad to send you reminders of our meetings. Come join us!

We Conquered the Mountain!!!
Thanks to a team of volunteers the mountain of wood chips was re-located to the playground areas. Special thanks to Mike Thompson from Mad Dog Remodeling and Mike Harris who not only donated their time but also loaned us the moving equipment. Also, the Joy Family and Ochs Family gave up a good portion of their day too to help spread the chip material. Knut and Tracy Landboe deserve a big hand as well for their part.  That's showing the community spirit!  Thank you!!

This year's Salmon BBQ will be held Wednesday, September 12th from 6 to 8 pm. Mary and Tim Cleaveland are the organizers of the event, so if you can lend a helping hand, call them at 533-9580.  Once again, save the date--September 12th--Salmon BBQ at the clubhouse grounds!

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD AUGUST 1, 2001

Grouse Reserve letter from the city was discussed no action taken.

Covenants enforcement was discussed with no action taken.   Enforcement issues and By Law updating will be on the September agenda  

ORGANIZING RECORDS The secretary will put together a collection of current bylaws, covenants, amendments, Vegetation Management Plan, Building/Remodel and other policy documents, court decisions, and a list of 2001 Board Actions to date. This will then be duplicated for each Board member to retain and keep up-to-date until the Board member leaves the Board, at which time these documents will be passed on to new Board members.  When Nancy Rust was president of the Board, she put together loose-leaf binders with much of this material for each Board member.  Past Board members are asked to turn over to Roger Lowell, 546-0128, any Board files that may be in their possession.  In addition, we will look into hiring a professional to organize our haphazard collection of old files so that we have better information retrieval.  We have one name as a possibility, and Laskin will try to get another.

BOARD ORIENTATION It was suggested that each year after Board elections are held there should be a Board Orientation meeting so that new members can learn what issues are currently before the Board and some of the history involved and how the Board operates.

BOARD MEETINGS:  PROCEDURES AND OPERATIONS  Laskin recommended that we all read "How to Have Difficult Conversations".  We discussed several suggestions for having the regular monthly Board meetings end earlier so that people don't feel they have to leave before the meeting is over.  After various ideas were discussed, the Board decided to try the following:

FUTURE AGENDA ITEM  The Innis Arden Vegetation Management Plan should be scheduled for discussion, first consulting Wagar. Adjourned, 5:15 p.m.  Elaine Phelps, Secretary

AGENDA FOR SEPT. 4, 2001
BOARD MEETING

Discussion of proposed revisions to Building and Remodel Policy (see www.innis arden.com/revised.html)

Building and Remodels:

King County Landmarks

Crawford Store (1922), Shoreline Address: 2411 NW 195th Place, Shoreline. The Crawford Store is the last intact retail building in the historic Richmond Beach business district. John Holloway, an early resident of Richmond Beach, built the two story structure in 1922.

The building, with a large covered front porch, faces the road that once led to the railroad depot. Langford and Eva Crawford were the first in a long line of shopkeepers who operated the store and lived in the apartment upstairs.
See http://www.historylink.org/welcome.htm

BULLETIN BOARD

Need a Handyman? My family recently relocated to Innis Arden, and I am looking for handyman work. I am honest, reliable, with reasonable rates. I grew up on a farm in Wenatchee and have accumulated a wide range of experience from yard work, to cabinet making, to electrical. Please call Tom Welsh at 533-6136.

Carpool wanted for Brighton School this Fall. Please call Chris at 533-1223 if interested. Chris Kocher

Bonkers Over Baseball! Innis Arden mom is looking for a young guy or gal who can play baseball or toss with her highly spirited 6 year-old boy two or three times a week. Will pay $4 per hour. Please call Chris at 533-1223.

Flowers for Salmon Barbecue! If you can spare some from your garden, would appreciate a call.Thank you!- Barb Bartz—542-6005