January Agenda

 01/25/2026 Proposed January Meeting Agenda
 
OPENING/FLAG SALUTE
ROLL CALL
MINUTES
DRAPING OF THE CHARTER
PROPOSALS FOR MEMBERSHIP 
WELCOME CEREMONY
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
 
HALL REPORT – Hall Projects (in priority order):
Yard light - complete!
Couple of dining room benches getting wobbly
Bathroom exhaust fans
Remove old meter base and patch roof
Insulate crawl space under bathrooms (1/2 done)
Northeast side roof needs additional screws
Kitchen counters need refinished
Kitchen needs exhaust hood and fan
Repainting needed.  NE and NW sides and under eves of hall
 
2 rentals scheduled, one is gratis.  Chaps, Zumba and now Bridge City Soccer have long term contracts.
 
Interior of hall needs some deeper cleaning and minor repair.  Spring cleaning day?  March 22 is regular meeting date and beginning of spring break.  Paint is also failing on soffits, NW and SW sides of the hall.  Scrape and paint or patch for now and replace siding in 2027?
 
EDUCATION  -  Sen. Janeen Sollman, D-Hillsboro, and Rep. Ricki Ruiz, D-Gresham, co-chairs of the six-member Joint Public Education Appropriation Committee, are spearheading an attempted overhaul of Oregon’s school funding process, including what schools must demonstrate to receive funding.  On Thursday, the two shared with the committee a proposal that would entirely do away with Oregon’s 27-year-old Quality Education Model, the 11-member Quality Education Commission that produces recommended school funding levels every two years, and the education appropriation committee the two lawmakers lead. Lawmakers would have one month to debate and pass the bill that would have generational impact during the legislative session beginning Feb. 2.
 
Rep. Emily McIntire, R-Eagle Point, said schools have been begging lawmakers to stop passing legislative changes that cost them more time and money in reporting.  “I think that our schools are saying, ‘please stop. Please leave us alone. Please don’t do anything else. Please halt.’ And this, to me, is such a ginormous change, especially when we don’t have the overhaul of (the 2024 law) done yet,” she said. “It feels like one of these things that we’re going to do, and then we’re going to find out what actually is required.”
 
Read more at: https://youroregonnews.com/2026/01/19/overhaul-of-oregon-school-funding-formula-goals-of-public-education-has-lawmakers-at-odds/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
 
LEGISLATIVE –  In my last report about the ODOT funding bill, I said:  boiled down, the people of Oregon need to come to some kind of consensus on what they want and are willing to pay for.  I think that is now more true than ever.  The original bill is apparently going to be voted on in May after all.  With current tax rates and cancellation of many federal grants, we cannot pay for good road maintenance, safety improvements, State and local highway law enforcement, climate change mitigation, highway capacity increases, continued public transit and good customer service (DMV).  Let’s hope some bureaucrats make it their mission to crunch the cost numbers for us, too much of a job for me.  In the meanwhile, please make clear to your representatives what you value enough to pay for, and what you don’t.
 
AGRICULTURE – Large federal subsidies are in the works to offset agricultural market damage and political damage from tariffs and trade conflicts.  Look out taxpayers. 
 
The federal recommended food pyramid has been over turned!  Federal guidelines now emphasize fats with meats and full fat milk and cheeses at the base of the food guide with multiple servings a day and grains and vegetables towards the narrower top.  On the more rational side the feds are also emphasizing less processing and fewer additives and possibly tighter regulation of plastics and pesticides. 
 
DEAF AND BLIND - Roberta
 
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE – JoAnn 
 
COMMUNITY SERVICE – JoAnn -  Collected clothes, food and other items have been delivered to Portland Rescue Mission and Veterans village.  Manager at veterans village was smiling as he crossed off things they needed when we delivered our load.
 
COMMUNICATIONS –  Betty   
 
POMONA REPORT  -  Cookie booth is approved for another year.  8 recipes trialed to replace the peanut butter cookies.  13 resolutions approved and forwarded to State.  Billy the Goat visitation program reactivated.  Abernathy is it first.  150 year anniversary committee established to recommend festivities for this summer.  Records review/culling on Jan 30 at 10 AM at Redland.  Finger food pot luck lunch.  Jan 31 soup supper at Molalla.
 
OSG REPORT - Log Cabin restoration committee – committee for log cabin restoration met Jan 24.  Preferred alternative is installing a concrete foundation to replace the rotten logs.  Planning proceeding for the annual convention in Baker City.  Contest entries needed.  Many categories.
 
TREASURERS REPORT  - Vicki
 
 
 
 
BILLS – Dan
Conduit for rear yard light                    $7.99
Furnace filters                                     $13.98
Electrical for rear yard light                $20.35
Website domain name rental             $67.90
 
Total                                                    $110.22
 
UNFINSHED BUSINESS: 
 
NEW BUSINESS:   Cleaning Day?
 
MEMBERS SICK OR IN DISTRESS: 
 
GOOD OF THE ORDER:   Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.  Rep. John Lewis
 
NEXT MEETING 
Regular time – 3:30 Feb. 22?
 
CLOSING