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Sunset Empire Transportation District
Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes
Astoria Transit Center Meeting Room
900 Marine Drive, Astoria
January 16, 2007 9:30 a.m.
CALL TO ORDER:
Called order 9:30 a.m.
 
 
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG:
 
 
 
ROLL CALL:
David Shannon - Excused
Charlotte Mendenhall
Marcia Fenske
Vic Kee - Excused
Bob Gannaway
Rae Goforth
Ron Bline - Excused
 
 
PRESENTATIONS
a. Mary McArthur - re: Senior and disabled Coordination Plan
  Ms. McArthur was not able to attend due to weather conditions.
APPROVAL OF DECEMBER 19, 2006 MINUTES:
 
Motion by Commissioner by Commissioner Mendenhall to accept the December Minutes with changes to the June 30, 2006 audit, page 21. Chair Gannaway, Commissioners Mendenhall, Fenske, Goforth and Kee voted yes. Motion Passed.
  Chair Gannaway would like to change the wording to the following:
"A board member is a shareholder of the Columbia Banking System of which the Bank of Astoria is a subsidiary. Columbia Banking System com stock is listed and traded on Nasdaq with 15.8 million shares outstanding." (See notes that Bob wrote on last month's min.)
   
   
APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORT FOR DECEMBER
  Commissioner Goforth had question on the property insurance on page 4; Ms. Higgins answered her questions.
 
Motion by Commission Fenske to approve the Financials for December. Chair Gannaway, Commissioners Mendenhall, Fenske, Goforth and Kee voted yes. Motion passed.
   
   
OLD BUSINESS:
   
a. Grants for January 31st submission
  The board would like to have a special meeting before the end of the month to go over the grants with Ms. Howe regarding the matching of funds. The board would like totals written down and available at this meeting.
   
  There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 10:45
   
  Next meeting is scheduled for February 20, 2007.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Respectfully submitted,
   
   
   
   
   
  Secretary/Treasurer
   
   
   
   
   
   
THIS MEETING IS ACCESSIBLE TO THE DISABLED, AN INTERPRETER FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED MAY BE REQUESTED UNDER THE TERMS OF OS 192.630 BY CONTACTING SUNSET EMPIRE TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT AT 861-7433