Information | Directions | Agenda

THURSDAY, May 15, 2008
NCRA Board Meeting

May 2008 TOUR (scroll down for the June Meeting & Tour info)

Please join us for a tour of the new Fremont Transfer Station before our May meeting.
Tour time: 3:30PM – 5:00PM
Location: 41149 Boyce Road, Fremont

Please plan to meet at the transfer station, and RSVP to Janice.sitton (at) yahoo.com to let us know you can attend.

A one hour break between the tour and meeting will allow time for dinner (on your own).

Plenty of dining choices are available at the Pacific Commons, which is a large retail plaza located close to the transfer station.
The NCRA meeting will be held in the Development Services Center in the Niles Conference Room in Fremont, CA at 39550 Liberty St, Fremont.

Directions

Address:

Tour at Fremont Transfer Station, 41149 Boyce Road, Fremont

Meeting at Development Services Center in the Niles Conference Room in Fremont, CA at 39550 Liberty St, Fremont

Transportation:

Directions from Oakland to Transfer Station @ 41149 Boyce Road, Fremont

Take 880 South toward San Jose
Take Stevenson Blvd exit and turn right (west)
Turn left onto Boyce Road and follow to the Fremont Transfer Station

Directions from Fremont Transfer Station to May Meeting location at Fremont Development Services Center at 39550 Liberty Street, Fremont

Drive: 3.9 mi – about 11 mins
Head southeast on Boyce Rd toward Stewart Ave  0.2 mi
Turn left at Stewart Ave  0.7 mi
Turn left at Albrae St  0.6 mi
Turn right at Stevenson Blvd  2.1 mi
Turn left at Liberty St  0.2 mi

Directions to May Meeting location at Fremont Development Services Center at 39550 Liberty Street, Fremont from Oakland

Take 880 South toward San Jose
Take exit 17 for Mowry Avenue toward Central Fremont
Turn left at Mowry Avenue
Turn right at Fremont Blvd
Turn left at Sundale Drive
Turn right at Liberty Street

Public transit options to May Meeting location

TAKE BART TO FREMONT WALK SEVERAL LONG BLOCKS SOUTHWEST TO 39550 Liberty Street.  Fremont trains leave Daly City @4:51, 5:06, and 5:21, arriving @ 5:54, 6:10, and 6:25. 
Here's a link to a map that will work for you (it shows a 0.85 mile drive on streets from BART; you can walk in about 10 minutes taking advantage of parking-lot shortcuts):  http://www.mapquest.com/maps/2000+Bart+Way+Fremont+CA+94538-1705/39550+Liberty+St+Fremont+CA+94538-2211/
1. Start out going SOUTHWEST on BART WAY toward CIVIC CENTER DR.
 0.1 mi
2:  Turn LEFT onto CIVIC CENTER DR.
 0.2 mi
3:  Turn RIGHT onto WALNUT AVE.
 0.4 mi
4:  Turn LEFT onto LIBERTY ST.
 0.2 mi
5: End at 39550 Liberty St Fremont, CA 94538-2211

Agenda

May 2008 AGENDA
Board of Directors Meeting
6:30PM–9:30PM, Thursday, May 15, 2008

Location:  Fremont Development Services Center at 39550 Liberty St, Fremont. Niles Conference Room, 1st Floor

I.   Call to order and introduction of the 2008 Board of Directors.  Arthur Boone, Paul Ledesma, Justin Lehrer, Janice Sitton, Chris Sparks, David Tam, David Toy, Mary Lou Van Deventer 

II.   Minutes of March & April 2008 meeting.  (10 min)  

III.  Agenda.  Amend and approve.  (5 min)

IV.  Thanks to Fremont for hosting us!  (15 min)  Lori Marra, Environmental Specialist for the City of Fremont, will share information about Fremont’s current programs.

V.   Sharing.  (45 min)  Job announcements come first, job seekers second, then all attendees are invited to share their company or community news for up to 2 minutes each, with no (or little) cross-talk to keep the meeting moving. 

VI.  Action reports.  (45 min)  Committee chairs will discuss their activities and issues.  Any committee’s issues may be acted on.  Member Involvement - Zero Waste Infrastructure - Enterprise Support Services - Public Education - Response Team - Legislation and Policy - Communication - Administration - Fundraising - Show/Players

VII.  Potential Membership Dues Increase.  (30 minutes)  Board will continue the discussion started in the April meeting regarding the proposed increase to membership dues in 2008 in relation to overall financial needs for 2008.

VIII.   ADJOURN

Information about June's Tour and Meeting:

June Tours & Meeting in Napa

Join us for some fabulous tours and our monthly meeting on June 19. Starting at 3pm, we will:

Take a tour of eco-Organize, Napa Valley’s landfill diversion specialist and the eighth Napa Valley business to acquire Green Business Certification.  The main focus of eco-Organize is diverting items from our landfills via distribution routes such as reuse, repurpose, recycling, donations, and sales with the main goal of redistribution within our community. 

Visit a green winery or bottling plant, which will include a tasting of some local wines (actual location TBD – check the June News for final details)

Tour the Napa Recycling & Composting Facility, and the new Mixed C&D processing line at the Devlin Road Transfer Station.

Enjoy dinner together – bring some finger foods to share!

Meeting from 6:30PM – 9:30PM

RSVP for Tours by Monday, June 16: In order to coordinate logistics for the tours, RSVP to Janice.sitton@yahoo.com or call 415-577-5237.