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April 25 Agenda

4/25/2021

 
​04/25/2021 April Meeting Agenda
 
OPENING/FLAG SALUTE
 
ROLL CALL
 
MINUTES
 
PROPOSALS FOR MEMBERSHIP
 
COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Hall –
 
Remodeling cleanup – handrails still need secured unless ramp removed.
 
Septic tank project has been awarded about $4940.  If Fire Codes are tolerable the project will be a go.
 
Mower shed complete.  Thanks to Vicki for the paint job.
 
Two business rentals on the books and several more party rentals turned down.
 
Projects (in priority order):


Mower shed – Complete
Rear yard  - In progress, moles need trapped, anyone have mulch?
Septic tank needs replaced - Summer 2021 project plus:
        Parking bumpers need anchored - Summer 2021 project
        Ped path to front door needs pea gravel - Summer 2021 project
Front doors are coming apart at bottom, need glued and painted.
Entrance porch needs refinished
Dance hall floor will need re-oiled for 2021
Northeast side roofing screws
Kitchen needs exhaust fan
Kitchen and dining hall floors need refinished
 
Agriculture  -  The Preserving Family Farms Act of 2021, sponsored by Reps. Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) and Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.), modernizes the special use valuation provision of the estate tax. This valuation allows property to be appraised as farmland rather than its commercial development value when determining estate taxes. Farm and ranch families who choose to use the special use valuation commit to continue operating their farm or ranch business for 10 years. If they stop farming or ranching, sell the farm or ranch outside of the family, or change the use of their property, they must repay the forgiven estate taxes.
 

Also, southern Oregon is in an extream drought situation. For example the Talent Irrigation District's (TID) entire water system stores a total of 115,800 acre-feet of water, and this year, the district announced it is at 16% capacity, causing a delayed start and an early cut-off for farmers this season. Klamath county is even worse.
Education –  Schools are open!  Watch for kids and busses.  So far Covid 19 controls appear to be effective.  No major school based outbreaks.
 
Legislative – State Grange legislative committee meeting was April 18.  Grange is tracking several bills and is particularly interested in promoting HB 2560a, requiring continued remote (zoom) access to legislature. We need one more push in the Senate to get HB 2560A across the finish line.
HB 2560A will be heard by the Senate Housing & Development Committee on Tuesday, April 27, at 1:00 pm.  
You can help in three ways:
Submit written testimony. It must be submitted the day before the hearing — by Monday, April 26, by 1:00 PM. Click here and select the 4/27/2021 meeting date to find our bill.
Register to testify live, remotely (you can do this even if you've submitted written testimony). Click here to register.
Contact your senators! 
 
Pomona Report – Meeting is via Zoom on the 24th of April
 
Community Service – Meridian Road Cemetery main
 
COMMUNICATIONS –  
  • Quarterly report approval
  • 1st Quarter OSG (financial) Report (JAN 1 - MAR 31, 2021), due APRIL 30th
TREASURERS REPORT  - Vicki 
 
Bills -    I have one for mower shed materials  
 
TABLED BUSINESS
 
Group photo for website
 
Bike rodeo for spring –  I am not able to pursue this issue until the septic tank and building code issues are resolved.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:  
 
Our Septic system replacement grant application has been awarded.  We need to officially accept the grant and plan the project.
 
Aurora Fire Department has determined that no radio relay system is required.
 
A call with the Fire Marshal’s office resulted in the following info:
  • Two exits required for more than 50 people allowed downstairs
  • For moveable chairs (folding chairs) 15 square feet required per person.  For “booth seating” where seating is more or less fixed two feet of seating required per person.  Aurora Fire makes the call of which standard applies.
  • Our ramp would not qualify as a legal exit but could probably remain.  To determine for sure would require applying for a building permit or officially asking the question directly, possibly resulting in an order to remove the ramp.
  • A second exit from the basement could be cut into the wall where the Chaps cabinet is with a block stairway and retaining wall leading up to the parking area.  How much would we be willing to spend to build such an exit and preserve the ramp down into the basement?
 
NEW BUSINESS: 
  • Registrations for Oregon State Convention - Enterprise, OR (SAT June 19th - THURS June 24th, 2021)   
    -  Committee Preferences (due by May 15th)
    -  All Registrations, in person and Zoom (due by June 1st)
  • Goodie Basket Donation(s):  supports OSG Youth Travel Fund - $1 each Ticket (due OSG by June 10th, DRAWING at NOON, June 23rd)
GOOD OF THE ORDER: 
 
Thought for the month:  Being offended is the natural consequence of leaving ones home.  Get over it!  Fran Leibowitz, New York author

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NOTE! 
March 26 Grange meeting is back to regular time of 4:30.

​Ag Fest Volunteers needed April 29 and 30!  Contact Jay Sexton, president@orgrange.org or at 503-316-0106
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Pomona 5th degree at Maplewood September 23, Dinner by Youth Grange at 6, Lecture program at 7 and 5th degree starts at 7:30.  Should be an interesting and enjoyable evening!  Please plan to attend and show our support for the Pomona organization.
 

ZUMBA is again in session.  Shake it up! - Call Cristina for details at 503-984-8193

As always, Maplewood Grange is looking for community minded folks willing to get involved and leave the world a bit better than they found it.  Open to all since 1867.

Welcoming New Members
When our group takes in a new member, what do you do that celebrates their joining? There are three good reasons to have some ceremony to welcome them into membership.
First, what do you do to make them feel special? What do you do that makes them feel that they are wanted and valued as fellow members? There is real advantages to making new members feel they are special and wanted.
Second, what do you do to make them feel a part of your organization? It is important to share the pride of your group with each new member. Many organizations have formal ceremonies to initiate new members which creates common bonds and experiences between members. Whatever your group does to welcome a new member, it should be more than a receipt for paying dues.
Third, how do you share the written and unwritten rules of your group with each new member? Some form of orientation that explains how your group functions empowers the new member. Do you sit down in a formal manner, or in a relaxed setting to share information? Do you give new members reading material or just let them learn the ropes by the seat of their pants?
How you welcome and treat new members is more important than actually recruiting them into your group. Take the time to understand why and how you welcome new members and then explore how to improve that process. After all, you should want the new member to become a long-time member someday.



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