Long Beach, WA

Long Beach Merchants Association  |  Regular Meeting

Friday, October 7th, 2011, 8:00 am
Benson’s by the Beach Restaurant; 504 S Pacific in Long Beach; 642-3300

 

CALL TO ORDER

Call to order at 7:59am

INTRODUCTIONS

Missy Bageant, Wayne & Eve O’Dell, Troy Rodenbaugh, Nicki Whittle, Tracy Lofstrom, Heather Ramson, Kay Buesing, Ruth Ann Hocking, Holly Beller, Steven Linhart, Lacie Dewitt, Jerry Phillips, Wendy Murry, OJ, Mike Litawa, Sherry Hash, Ragan Andrew, Laura, Michael Myers, Cathi Bonney, Craig Smith, Merry Scharfe

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Minutes were not online; no need to approve minutes at this time

TREASURER’S REPORT

See link

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Steven; going to the EBB Business of the Year Event, Steven is going from being voted last year as business of the year. October 15^th at the Raymond Elks lodge starts at 4pm. Merry had Hungry Harbor and Peninsula Golf has been mentioned to her. Holly Beller nominated and Ragan Andrew 2^nd for Hungary harbor

Jerry Phillips nominated Peninsula Golf and Mike Littaw 2^nd Vote was taken and Peninsula Golf Course won by a land slide. Steven will inform the owners.
NEW BUSINESS

Heather Ramson has new business in town NEVA Green: she sells the things she makes like jewelry purses and tin smiting, and also selling new and old things with a green twist.

 

Tracy from the Port of Ilwaco: 1^st meeting and will start being here

 

Merry: working with Keilgh from Beachdog to get more people involved with the LBMA and with the festivals, they will be putting adds in the paper. Tracy asked that Merry please include the Childrens Parade in this so that it can get more help. Mike asked is there a formal torch to be passed for Event heads?

 

Nikki from the Radio: Stuff the truck  port of Ilwaco, Anchor Realtiy,

At sids & okes will have live DJ’s at 10-3pm. 1^st annual harvest haul! (flyer)

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS (15 min)

• Beach to Chowder Run/Walk [Sherry Hash] haven’t had meeting
• Doggie Olympic Games [Mike Litawa] have a member ready to take over the event, Mike is going to work on putting the budget together
• SandSations [Becky Johnson] They are looking for a new event chair for this event and it needs to happen this event cannot go forward if it does not have a chair person. Deadline for finding a chair person…Merry and Steven have to find out. Right now they are going forward as if they are going to have a chair person. There is a budget in place at this time, Becky said she would help out with whoever takes it over
• Jake’s Birthday [Wendy Murry) Numbers up on money and attendance. Successful and happy with how it went and looking forward to it being bigger and better next year
• Kite Festival [Jane Holeman ) already working on t-shirts for next year
• Holidays at the Beach (Holly Beller) tree donations, decorate the tree auctions wants to work with groups like B&G. 36 snowflakes purchased for the mayor and possible dolphins.
• Holidays after hours: $347 budget, Ruthann is willing to put it on. It is usually the first week of Dec

 

OTHER REPORTS   (15 min)

• Liaison to Long Beach City Council [Steven Linhart] The gentlemen that has been selling pizza at the park is going in next door, new playground equipment being worked on, possible talk of moving the skate park, snowflakes are going where the flags are on the lamp posts, long beach Inn have been redone and making it. Budget will be working on in November you are encouraged to show up and find out what is going on. 366 member ship went out Monday and 8 came back already.
• Kite Museum [Kay Buesing] One world One sky kite fly, started in 1983 because a woman thought we should have communication with Russia. This weekend is peninsula Art association. Sherry hash concert with Bob Mill benefit in November for the kite museum.
• Loyalty Days [Bob Andrew ) Ragan coronation is October 15^th this is the last Roalty Court program unless if anyone wants to take it on.
• Surf Perch Derby [Dale Jacobson]
• SummerFest [Ragan Andrew] We are in Budget season
• Long Beach Peninsula Visitors Bureau [Holly Beller]  Wa Parks up 25 %this summer best attendance for the concerts yet, lighthouse open soon, Park pass go to the website, Award to Denis company for change of the good redoing the mural, two press trips scheduled for October and November, encouraged to trip advisor to see what people are saying online about you.
• City Lodging Tax Advisory Committee [Wayne O’Dell]  representing everyone in the process of funding and moving forward, looking at adding more funding for marketing for the city and peninsula. Craig Thanks to the LTAC for helping the Events, because of that they have been in the black.
• Liaison to Ocean Park, Ilwaco [Laura Price] Plug for the food bank…they are way down and need help. Ilwaco mayor said they should ask about funds from LB LTAC, blues and sea food was nominated for muddy water award (blues award), paving the rest of the Beards Hollow trail so if they do a marathon. OP: 40 businesses signed up although there was 80 last year, Op food bank is doing bags that you put at your house to put it in, Long Beach grange is doing a auction to support the Farm to school. Shleburn event Friday, Mike myers are doing the 2^nd annual pumpkin patch(see flyer)Mayor donated of his own money to buy the 300 pumpkins.  Tracy food bank really needs help, Tuna classic is going to be an Ilwaco event and they donated the tuna to the food bank, they are looking at making the event longer…Last weekend of july. Lighted boats, crab pot tree, encourage those with a boat to join in.

Columbia –Pacific Farmers Market [Gayle Borchard] Last Friday has finished for the year

• Liaison to Visitors Bureau [Holly Beller]

 

Elks has Octoberfest 15^th backpacks with foods for kids that has been going very well ~Jerry

 

Steven proposal wants to put on a personal watercraft event at the bolstad beach approach 40 competitors, 300 spectators, not a LBMA Aug 4^th and 5^th they are fully self sufficient and do not need out help.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ü  LB City Council Meetings:(1^st & 3^rd Monday of the Month) 7:00 pm, City Hall

ü  LBMA Board Meeting: (3^rd  Friday of the Month)8:00 am, Benson’s

ü  LBMA Meeting: November 4th(1^st Friday of the Month)8:00 am, Benson’s

 

ADJOURNMENT ended at 8:47am