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2015201520152015 SUMMERSUMMERSUMMERSUMMER BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGBOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGBOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGBOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

July 28, 2015

Billy Baroo’s Bar & Grill

Tukwila, Washington

Phil Costello, Chairperson

Membership – 5,707

Next Board Meeting:

November 17, 2015

Bellevue, WA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1) Agenda

2) WRA 2015 Spring Board Meeting Minutes

3) FINANCE COMMITTEE Quarterly Financial Board Report Quarterly Strategic Income Statement Balance Sheet

4) MEMBERSHIP

Membership Report Third Quarter New WRA Members Spokane Chapter Report Seattle Restaurant Alliance Report

5) WRA Resolution Number 4

AGENDA SUMMER BOARD MEETING

Tuesday, July 28, 2015 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Billy Baroo’s Bar & Grill

13500 Interurban Avenue S. Tukwila, WA

9:00 AM Call to Order & Introductions ..................................................................... Phil Costello 9:05 AM Review and Approval of Previous Board Meeting Minutes ......................... Mark Chriest 9:10 AM Quarterly Financial Report ......................................................................... Mark Chriest 9:15 AM BIG TOPIC 1 – WRA/WLA Merger Update .......................... Phil Costello/ Tom Mesaros

10:45 – 11:00 AM – BREAK 11:00 AM BIG TOPIC 2 – Minimum Wage Research ........................................................... WSU 12:00 PM Presentation by Bell Anderson .....................................................................................

12:05 – 12:50 PM – LUNCH (with Executive Session)

12:50 PM BIG TOPIC 3 – Minimum Wage Talking Points ............................ Stephanie Davenport 1:45 PM BIG TOPIC 4 – Breakout Groups ...................................................................................

• Government Affairs – 3 year plan & Goal Setting

• Board of Directors – 1 year goal selection

2:20 PM Breakout Groups Report (10 minutes each group) ......................................................... 2:40 PM Old and New Business ...................................................... Open to Floor for Discussion 2:55 PM Motion for Approval of all Board Reports .................................................... Phil Costello 3:00 PM Motion for Resolution.................................................................................. Phil Costello

- ADJOURNMENT-

WRA Board of Directors Meeting

April 27th & 28th, 2015

DoubleTree by Hilton

Portland, Oregon

WRA members present: Carla Barajas, Shannon Boldizsar, Mark Chriest, Erik Christiansen, Phil Costello,

Scott Dickinson, Reggie Frederick, Pete Hanning, Taylor Hoang, Lane Hoss, Amy Igloi Creed, Randy Irvine,

Jeff Iverson, Chad Mackay, Matt McCarthy, Victor Mena, Brian Moreno, Travis Rosenthal, Craig Schafer,

Angela Stowell, Jim Rowe, Gary Sutter, Dan Sutton, Bret Stewart and Bill Trudnowski

WRA members not present: Karissa Bresheare

Staff present: Anthony Anton, Lyle Hildahl, Lex Nepomuceno, Teran Petrina, Katie Sokolik and Ken Wells

Day One

Phil Costello, Chair of the Board, called the Spring Board Meeting to order at 1:32 p.m.

MEMBERSHIP & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 2 YEAR GOAL REVIEW

Following Executive Session and the Chair’s Report, the Board was divided into 2 breakout groups to discuss

the Membership 3 year plan and the Business Development 3 year plan.

The groups came back together at 3:21 p.m.

Matt McCarthy presented the new Membership 2 year goals. The long term goal is to have 250 “relationships”

in at least nine of ten AC territories. The short term goal is TBD after an analysis of 250 workload, member

satisfaction, member engagement, and remaining potential.

Reggie Frederick presented the Business Development 2 year goals. The long term goal is all Business

Development revenue derived outside of Retro will equal 33.3% of WRA’s overall revenue. The three short

term goals are 29% increase in Business Development revenue derived outside of Retro, Maintain Retro

premium base and Identify “next big thing” in next 12 months and establish.

Scott Dickinson made a motion to accept both department’s proposed 2 year goal plans and Dan Sutton

seconded. The motion passed with none opposed.

WRA/WLA MERGER

Phil Costello gave a brief update on the status of the merger. Anthony Anton followed up with a more detailed

update. A brief discussion was held.

GA STRUCTURE

Upon request in the Executive Session, Anthony provided the Board with the Government Affairs proposed

structure for 2017.

Day Two

Phil Costello, Chair of the Board, called the Board Meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.

REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES & QUARTERLY REPORT AND

BUDGET APPROVAL

Mark Chriest presented the minutes from the January 27, 2015 meeting as written. He also went through the

Quarterly Report and Balance Sheet. Lane Hoss needs to be added to the minutes. Travis Rosenthal

motioned to accept the minutes with the change and approve the quarterly financials. Jeff Iverson

seconded. The motion passed with none opposed.

EF UPDATE & HCP GRANT

Gary Sutter gave an update on the Education Foundation. Anthony Anton shared a detailed explanation of the

HCP/ RISE grant.

SEGMENT COMMUNICATION

Lex Nepomuceno gave an interactive presentation on Segmented Communication. His major questions

included: “How do we deal with the QSR/FSR information gaps?” “What should the main communication

channels in the restaurant industry be?” “Should there be separate communications for hotels?”

The Board helped brainstorm answers to these questions.

GETTING PROACTIVE INSTEAD OF REACTIVE

The Board broke into groups to discuss “Crystal Ball” scenarios about the future of the restaurant industry.

They brainstormed ways to get ahead of each of these issues. Their ideas were then shared with the Board as a

whole.

BYLAWS

The bylaws were reviewed by the Board. In January, amendments were made to Article IX and Article X. A

minor grammatical error was noted to be corrected. Travis Rosenthal motioned to approve the bylaws with

the minor change. Pete Hanning seconded. The motion passed with none opposed.

Pete Hanning made a motion to approve all board reports and Mark Chriest seconded. The motion

passed with none opposed.

AUDITOR PRESENTATION

The auditors gave a brief presentation on the 2014 review. Failure by WRA staff to send out the financials for

review prior to the meeting caused the presentation to be less effective than it should have been.

GOING LOCAL

Anthony gave a presentation on about “Going Local.” The Board spilt into breakout groups based on region/

restaurant type etc… to discuss what going local would mean for each particular group. These ideas were then

shared with the Board as a whole.

Reggie Frederick made a motion to approve the resolution and Dan Sutton seconded. The motion passed

with none opposed.

The meeting adjourned at 3.00 p.m.

Board Engagement Survey Results:

Did you feel engaged in this board meeting? Yes-100%

Did you feel other board members were engaged? Yes-100% (2 mostly yes)

Was this board meeting a good use of your time? Yes-100% (1 mostly yes)

FINANCIAL REPORT

THIRD QUARTER 2015

REVENUE

WRA THIRD QUARTER 2015

DUES PERFORMANCE

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• At the end of the third quarter, total regular dues resulted in a gain of $16,109 ($428,738 actual, $412,629 budget) and a YTD gain of $129,761 ($1,251,943 actual, $1,122,182 budget).

o In Q3, bill months 5 and 6 exceeded budget by $22,200. o Q3 Reinstates exceeded projections by $2,500. o Q3 retention met goal of 92%. o New sales for Q3 were down by <$8,634> due to three open territories and lower than

expected performance in May. New sales for Q3 was at 86%. o Dues collected YTD have exceeded budget by 111%.

• Allied dues resulted in a Q3 gain of $3,409 ($39,330 actual, $35,921 budget).

o Q3 retention was at 82.4% with a goal of 83%. __________________________________________________________________________________________

REIMBURSEMENTS, OTHER PROGRAMS, & OTHER INCOME PERFORMANCE

__________________________________________________________________________________________

• Commissions/Endorsed Sponsor experienced a Q3 revenue timing gain of $6,162 due to a late payment from BMI.

• HIHIT reimbursement had a Q3 timing shortfall of <$8,927>. A HIHIT Reimbursement of $13,845 was received in early July.

• HIHIT Marketing Reimbursement had a revenue gain of $13,420 for Q3. Part of this is offset by HIHIT Marketing expense line item of $5,385.

• Trade Show Income had a timing gain of $4,207 for Q3.

• Advertising/Sponsorship had a revenue gain of $3,345 for the Q3 and a YTD gain of $25,820 due to increased advertising sales.

• HERO Manual Sponsor experienced a timing shortfall of <$2,500>, payment was received in July.

REVENUE


REIMBURSEMENTS, OTHER PROGRAMS, & OTHER INCOME PERFORMANCE, continued

_______________________________________________________________________________________

• King County Local Government Fees had a revenue shortfall of <$1,284> for Q3 due to lower than expected retention in May in addition to a timing issue with Panda Express’ King County Fee of $750.

• King County Local Government Issue Fund had a timing shortfall of <$3,332> in Q3 and a YTD shortfall of <$6,664>. This line item will remain short by <$3,332> due to an early payment at the end of 2013-2014 fiscal year.

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TOTAL REVENUE

The third quarter ended with $708,671 in total revenue with a budget of $680,936 resulting in a Q3 gain of $27,735. The YTD revenue gain is $148,607 ($2,065,050 actual, $1,916,442 budget).

EXPENSES


FIXED OPERATING EXPENSES __________________________________________________________________________________________________

• Fixed Operating Expenses ended the quarter with a cost savings of <$151> ($47,189 actual, $47,340 budget).

• Insurance – Building experienced a cost surplus of $3,348 due to earthquake and flood insurance that was not budgeted properly.

• Insurance – Other experienced a timing cost surplus of $1,517, this was budgeted in Q4.

• Property Taxes experienced a true cost savings of <$4,165> for Q3. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

BOARD/LEADERSHIP EXPENSES _________________________________________________________________________________________________

• Board/Committee Meetings experienced a timing cost surplus of $1,195, we expect to recover this in Q4.

• Leadership Staff and Training Expenses experienced a combined cost surplus of $2,981 due to an unplanned SRA retreat.

• CEO Strategic Project had an accounting savings of <$8,571> due to a correcting entry to the

WLA Merger Expense line item.

• WLA Merger Expenses had a timing cost surplus of $14,326, a large portion of this line item’s

budget was in Q2.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS __________________________________________________________________________________________________

• Government Affairs Expenses had a Q3 savings of <$19,933> ($213,845 actual, $233,778 budget).

• GA – Salaries/Payroll Taxes and GA – Benefits experienced a combined cost savings in Q3 of

<$4,859>. Relative to employee changes, the Government Affairs Director’s wages are being allocated at 60% to the Local Government Wage line item. The new Local Government Manager position was filled in mid-July, therefore, this allocation will cease.

EXPENSES


Government Affairs, continued _______________________________________________________________________________________________

• GA Staff Expenses experienced a true savings in Q3 of <2,144> due to the local government work required during the quarter.

• Contract Lobbyist had a Q3 cost savings of <$1,762> due to lower than expected lobbyist expenses.

• Grassroots Incentive experienced a timing cost surplus of $4,204. The surplus is attributed to the timing of a liquor action alert.

• Industry Communications – GA had a timing savings of <$8,500> due to a late invoice for the Legislative Review magazine issue.

• Issue and Research Funds experienced a cost savings of <$11,874> due to the focus on Local Government issues.

• Public Affairs Conference experienced a true savings of <$2,100> due to the non-attendance of a budgeted retreat with AWB.

• Local Government Salaries/Payroll Taxes and Benefits experienced a combined cost savings of <$4,427> for Q3 due to a budgeted position that had not yet been filled. A portion (60%) of the GA Director’s wages are being directly expensed to the Local Government line item.

• Industry Communications – Local Gov had a Q3 cost surplus of $1,609 due to increased communication for the SRA website.

• Issues Fund Expenditures – Local Gov had a Q3 surplus of $11,146 for additional legal work done in Seattle and Tacoma.

• MW Issue Fund – this line item has an approved allocation from the contingency fund of

$110,000. The YTD total expense is $64,867. AWB contributed $40,000 in Q1, Tacoma’s Local Government Issue fund contributed $4,250 and McDonald’s contributed $5,000.

EXPENSES


MEMBERSHIP & AC’S _______________________________________________________________________________________________

• Membership experienced a Q3 savings of <$15,926> ($88,055 actual, $103,981 budget).

• Membership Dir/AC’s – Salaries/Stipends/Taxes and Benefits experienced a combined savings of <$14,522> for Q3. Two AC positions, Snohomish and Columbia, had been budgeted with a start date of December; these positions and TKP territory were still open in Q3.

• Staff Training had a Q3 savings of <$2,073> and a YTD savings of <$6,185> due to the open

positions in Snohomish, Columbia, and TKP. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT __________________________________________________________________________________________________

• Business Development had a cost surplus of $6,475 at the end of Q3 ($25,720 actual, $19,245 budget).

• The Bus. Develop/Retro Staff - Salaries/Taxes had a cost surplus of $4,622 due to the guarantee salary amount for the new ARM. The original budget amount for Q3 reflected 100% commission. The YTD savings is <$7,863>.

• HIHIT Promotion Expense experienced a Q3 cost savings of <$2,170> due to a correcting entry that had been allocated to HIHIT Marketing Expense.

• Marketing Programs experienced a timing savings of <$500> and a YTD timing savings of

<$1,470>. This is expected to be spent in Q4.

• HIHIT Marketing Expense experienced a Q3 cost surplus of $5,385. This is offset by the HIHIT

Marketing Reimbursement revenue line item of $19,276.

• BD Promotions had a timing savings of <$750> and a YTD timing savings of <$1,337>. This is

expected to be spent in Q4.

EXPENSES


COMMUNICATIONS _______________________________________________________________________________________________

• Communications experienced a cost surplus in Q3 of $25,723 from planned expenses ($122,476

actual, $96,753 budget).

• Comm -Salaries/Payroll Taxes and Benefits had a combined cost surplus for Q3 of $17,380 due to the addition of a team member from WLA ($6,894.96 has been billed and will be paid by WLA) and an unexpected director bonus/commission for advertisement sales from fiscal years’ 2013 and 2014.

• WLA Merger Expenses – Comm had a cost surplus of $8,819. WLA reimburses for half of this expense, $4,409.50 had been invoiced to the WLA for Q3. A payment of $3,364 was received in July. The balance of $1,045.50 will be paid by the end of July. This line item has an approved allocation of $46k for merger expenses.

• News Magazine and Postage had a cost surplus of $1,285 due to additional mailings.

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INTERNAL OPERATIONS _______________________________________________________________________________________________

• Admin/Operating Expenses experienced a Q3 cost surplus of $594 ($73,134 actual, $72,540

budget) with a YTD cost savings of <$16,352> ($216,642 actual, $232,993 budget).

• Admin – Salaries/Payroll Taxes experienced a cost surplus of $1,759 due to an error in the Director’s Salary.

• Admin – Benefits had a cost surplus of $554. This is due primarily to the new team member’s benefits.

• Printing and Stationary – experienced a timing savings of <$728> in Q3, this will be spent in Q4.

• Repair & Maintenance Auto – had a Q3 cost savings of <$691> and a YTD savings of <$2,412>.

• Repair & Maintenance Office experienced a timing surplus of $1,018 for Q3. This will recover in Q4.

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TOTAL EXPENSES __________________________________________________________________________________________________

• Third Quarter Total Expenses ended at $8,697 over planned expenditures ($650,388 actual, $641,691 budget).

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NET PROFIT __________________________________________________________________________________________________

• Profit/Loss before Depreciation for Q3 resulted in $58,284 with a budget of $39,246 resulting in a gain of $19,038. Year-to-date is $303,247 with a budget of $56,059 resulting in a gain of $247,188.

• Third Quarter Net Profit ended at $39,698 with a budget of $14,589 resulting in a gain of $25,109. Year-to-date is $189,593 with a budget of <$705> resulting in a gain of $190,299. YTD projected actual gain, after timing, is $200,690.

• Balance Sheet overview:

Assets – Cash has increased by $243,155 from Q3 last year and has increased by $201,986 since FYE 2014.

Liabilities – Total Current Liabilities decreased by <$8,097> from Q3 last year due to the new cash basis model.

Washington Restaurant Association

INCOME STATEMENT

For the Quarter Ending 2015-06-30

Prior Year

Activity Budget Quarter 3 Activity Budget

Revenue

Regular Dues 428,738 412,629 16,109 372,259 1,251,943 1,122,182 129,761 1,008,546 1,474,915

Allied Dues 39,330 35,921 3,409 30,937 93,750 96,946 (3,196) 86,861 128,418

Less Dues Discounts and Allowances (139) 0 (139) (50) (824) 0 (824) (830) 0

Total Dues 467,929 448,550 19,379 403,146 1,344,869 1,219,128 125,741 1,094,577 1,603,333

Ed Foundation Reimbursement/Lease 3,999 3,999 (0) 3,858 9,072 9,072 (0) 10,898 13,071

PAC Reimbursement 7,436 7,437 (1) 7,436 22,309 22,311 (2) 22,309 29,748

Total Reimbursements 11,435 11,436 (1) 11,294 31,381 31,383 (2) 33,207 42,819

Dividend Income - MSC 56,351 56,250 101 56,250 169,037 168,750 287 168,750 225,000

MSC Reimbursement/Lease 5,402 5,402 0 2,108 16,207 16,207 0 6,323 21,609

Retro Reimbursement/Sponsorship Fee 25,000 25,000 0 25,000 75,000 75,000 0 75,000 100,000

Total Retro 86,753 86,652 101 83,358 260,244 259,957 287 250,073 346,609

Commissions/Endorsed Sponsor 31,239 25,077 6,162 22,827 80,109 80,758 (649) 77,872 105,835

HIHIT Reimbursement 0 8,927 (8,927) 225 16,035 26,781 (10,746) 22,259 35,707

HIHIT Marketing Reimbursement 13,420 0 13,420 0 19,726 0 19,726 0 0

Trade Show Income 11,707 7,500 4,207 18,811 42,422 45,000 (2,578) 33,231 121,000

Total Other Programs 56,366 41,504 14,862 41,863 158,293 152,539 5,754 133,362 262,542

Advertising/Sponsorship 28,845 25,500 3,345 49,146 98,320 72,500 25,820 82,447 94,500

Board Meeting Sponsor 790 2,550 (1,760) 2,000 5,415 5,050 365 2,750 5,050

HERO Manual Sponsor 0 2,500 (2,500) 0 0 2,500 (2,500) 0 2,500

Leg Reception Revenue 0 0 0 1,275 15,450 16,000 (550) 16,115 16,000

Allied Relations/Strategic Partnerships 10,095 11,207 (1,112) 11,689 15,170 15,357 (187) 21,719 32,848

Total Allied & Marketing 39,730 41,757 (2,027) 64,110 134,356 111,407 22,949 123,031 150,898

Gain/(Loss) on Disposal of Assets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Interest Income 219 315 (96) 283 628 945 (317) 951 1,260

King County Local Government Fees 20,500 21,784 (1,284) 20,800 54,800 54,269 531 54,100 70,000

Tacoma Local Government Issue Fund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

King County Local Government Issue Fund 6,667 9,999 (3,332) 10,000 23,333 29,997 (6,664) 27,000 40,000

MW Public Opinion Research * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Income/Holiday 478 345 133 374 1,364 1,035 329 1,039 1,380

Rental Income 18,594 18,594 0 18,594 55,782 55,782 0 57,479 74,376

Total Other Income 46,458 51,037 (4,579) 52,551 135,907 142,028 (6,121) 143,069 187,016

Total Revenue 708,671 680,936 27,735 656,322 2,065,050 1,916,442 148,607 1,777,318 2,593,217

Annual BudgetQuarter 3 Over (Under)

Budget

YTD Over (Under)

BudgetPrior YTD


INCOME STATEMENT


Prior Year

Activity Budget Quarter 3 Activity BudgetAnnual Budget

Quarter 3 Over (Under)

Budget

YTD Over (Under)

BudgetPrior YTD

Expenses

Fixed Operating Costs

B & O Taxes 1,964 2,600 (636) (155) 7,358 7,750 (392) 4,905 10,150

Income Taxes 16,500 16,500 0 21,793 49,279 49,500 (221) 44,293 66,000

Insurance - Building 4,374 1,026 3,348 3,908 6,084 3,078 3,006 4,754 4,109

Insurance - Other 3,326 1,809 1,517 3,068 7,205 5,427 1,778 7,591 15,640

Interest Expense 6,324 6,166 158 7,911 17,499 18,850 (1,351) 25,014 24,898

Property Taxes 8,835 13,000 (4,165) 9,950 18,875 26,000 (7,125) 20,818 26,000

Repair/Maintenance - Building 2,340 2,741 (401) 1,771 5,928 8,223 (2,295) 4,690 10,959

Utilities - Building 3,526 3,498 28 3,529 11,126 12,427 (1,301) 11,645 15,899

Total Fixed Operating Expenses 47,189 47,340 (151) 51,776 123,354 131,255 (7,901) 123,709 173,655

Board/Leadership Expenses

Awards: Past Chairs 287 300 (13) 0 434 300 134 29 300

Board/Committee Meetings 15,312 14,117 1,195 5,486 22,033 20,251 1,782 10,530 23,443

Leadership Salaries/Payroll Taxes 38,388 38,073 315 31,697 110,332 110,739 (407) 100,835 148,384

Leadership Benefits 7,474 7,313 161 5,261 21,573 20,056 1,517 17,104 27,369

Leadership Staff Expenses 3,034 2,232 802 2,575 6,377 6,696 (319) 7,504 8,928

Leadership Cell Phone 100 144 (44) 272 445 432 13 547 576

Leadership Training 2,862 683 2,179 379 4,676 1,830 2,847 1,378 3,187

CEO Strategic Project (8,571) 0 (8,571) 47,436 0 0 0 111,093 0

WLA Merger Expenses 17,118 2,792 14,326 8,625 17,433 14,187 3,246 8,625 17,937

Member Surveys 0 0 0 6,149 96 0 96 9,127 8,784

Officers Travel/Meals/Lodging 3,137 2,400 737 1,361 5,887 5,400 487 1,361 7,800

Contingency/Spec Proj Exp Leadership 0 0 0 (47,436) 0 0 0 (111,093) 0

Total Board Expenses 79,969 68,053 11,915 62,304 190,116 179,891 10,225 157,773 246,708


INCOME STATEMENT


Prior Year



Budget

YTD Over (Under)

BudgetPrior YTD

Government Affairs

GA - Salaries/Payroll Taxes 67,293 72,585 (5,292) 67,528 205,644 218,421 (12,777) 197,368 299,053

GA - Benefits 9,912 9,479 433 7,466 26,839 27,347 (507) 22,597 36,826

Staff Expenses 4,105 6,249 (2,144) 2,584 12,996 18,747 (5,751) 9,852 24,996

Cell Phone 117 279 (162) 460 501 837 (336) 694 1,120

Staff Training 229 0 229 0 229 0 229 987 0

Coalition/Dues/Sponsorships 231 231 0 5,000 14,264 14,093 171 18,330 14,324

Contract Lobbyist 29,121 30,884 (1,762) 20,684 81,739 83,275 (1,536) 61,066 104,783

Grassroots Incentive 18,750 14,547 4,204 6,800 25,906 28,859 (2,953) 20,500 37,864

Hill Climb/Leg. Reception 0 0 0 0 16,222 16,000 222 16,136 16,000

Industry Communications - GA 0 8,500 (8,500) 144 0 8,500 (8,500) 144 8,500

Issue & Research Fund 3,126 15,000 (11,874) 15 5,480 15,000 (9,520) 15,509 15,000

MW Issue Fund 9,357 0 9,357 0 64,867 0 64,867 0 0

LCB Litigation 114 0 114 34,863 114 40,000 (39,886) 34,863 40,000

Lobbying Expenses 1,516 1,406 110 1,151 5,042 4,219 823 4,557 5,625

Meetings/Teleconferences 151 850 (699) 729 2,218 4,575 (2,357) 2,626 5,425

Public Affairs Conference 0 2,100 (2,100) 0 0 2,100 (2,100) 880 2,100

Contingency Fund Expense * (9,357) 0 (9,357) 0 (64,867) 0 (64,867) 0 0

Local Government

Local Government - Salaries/Payroll Taxes 50,720 52,074 (1,353) 29,096 148,101 143,969 4,132 74,992 195,597

Local Government - Benefits 3,234 6,309 (3,074) 965 8,736 14,853 (6,117) 3,099 21,162

Staff Expenses - Local Gov 2,172 1,680 492 1,845 5,562 3,360 2,202 4,049 5,040

Staff Training - Local Gov 0 0 0 0 1,005 1,595 (590) 0 1,595

Coalition/Dues/Sponsorships - Local Gov 0 981 (981) 395 1,000 5,383 (4,383) 395 6,114

Conferences - Local Gov 0 0 0 0 345 345 0 0 2,500

Awards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 400

Industry Communications - Local Govt 1,609 0 1,609 0 1,799 3,000 (1,201) 0 3,000

Issues Fund Expenditures - Local Gov 21,146 10,000 11,146 64,009 34,411 10,000 24,411 68,000 10,000

Meetings/Teleconferences - Local Gov 142 375 (233) 293 1,291 1,125 166 1,303 1,500

Office Rent - Local Gov 156 250 (94) 278 420 1,000 (580) 677 1,500

Total Gov. Affairs Expenses 213,845 233,778 (19,933) 244,304 599,863 666,601 (66,738) 558,625 860,022

* MW Public Opinion Research revenue of $40k from AWB, $4,250 from Tacoma LG Issue Fund and $5k from McDonalds is offsetting MW Issue Fund in GA


INCOME STATEMENT


Prior Year



Budget

YTD Over (Under)

BudgetPrior YTD

Membership

Memb Dir/AC's - Salaries/Stipends/Taxes 71,509 84,243 (12,734) 70,518 219,901 241,499 (21,599) 198,912 348,253

Memb Dir/AC's - Benefits 8,444 10,232 (1,788) 7,247 23,622 26,414 (2,793) 18,291 37,790

AC's Retention/Sales Commission 422 300 122 80 841 900 (59) 358 2,100

Staff Expenses 294 245 49 151 403 485 (82) 332 605

Staff Training 6,326 8,399 (2,073) 5,833 17,697 23,882 (6,185) 19,464 32,280

AC Open Terrritory Comm/Exp/Promotions 525 0 525 364 1,764 0 1,764 1,784 0

Meetings/Teleconf. 213 450 (237) 43 447 1,350 (903) 766 3,300

Membership Postage 0 113 (113) 0 0 338 (338) 0 450

WLA Merger Expenses 217 0 217 0 217 0 217 0 0

Sales Productions 106 0 106 0 623 1,250 (627) 754 2,500

Total Membership Dir/AC's 88,055 103,981 (15,926) 84,237 265,514 296,117 (30,604) 240,660 427,278


INCOME STATEMENT


Prior Year



Budget

YTD Over (Under)

BudgetPrior YTD

Business Development

Bus. Develop/Retro Staff - Salaries/Taxes 22,505 17,883 4,622 25,051 48,528 56,391 (7,863) 59,092 72,112

Staff Expenses 0 113 (113) 181 0 338 (338) 250 450

HIHIT Salaries/Taxes/Benefits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 706 0

HIHIT Promotion Expense (2,170) 0 (2,170) 0 154 0 154 177 0

Marketing Programs 0 500 (500) 190 30 1,500 (1,470) 190 2,000

HIHIT Marketing Expense 5,385 0 5,385 0 5,385 0 5,385 0 0

BD Promotions 0 750 (750) 350 914 2,250 (1,337) 1,010 3,000

Total Business Dev 25,720 19,245 6,475 25,772 55,011 60,479 (5,468) 61,424 77,562

Communications

Comm - Salaries/Payroll Taxes ** 78,627 61,098 17,529 61,046 202,185 185,338 16,847 174,780 245,895

Comm - Benefits 7,441 7,590 (149) 6,347 20,240 21,416 (1,176) 17,981 29,006

Staff Expenses 1,336 705 631 128 2,323 2,115 208 2,624 2,820

Cell Phone 132 180 (48) 279 528 540 (12) 435 720

Staff Training 421 1,020 (599) 795 1,540 2,460 (920) 1,922 3,600

Primary Source of Information Expenses

Consultant Network Exp 0 200 (200) 0 181 400 (219) 167 700

HERO Manual Materials 431 300 131 966 2,348 1,200 1,148 1,635 1,500

Industry Communications - Memb Info 50 500 (450) 276 3,951 3,500 451 3,292 3,650

Survey Incentive 0 0 0 0 3,000 3,500 (500) 0 3,500

Communication Support Expenses

WLA Merger Expenses - Comm 8,819 0 8,819 0 8,819 0 8,819 0 0

Consulting - Marketing 47 42 5 3,420 198 297 (99) 8,910 315

News Magazine & Postage 14,365 13,080 1,285 12,051 36,675 33,425 3,250 33,143 41,625

Restaurant Lists 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,900

Subscriptions/Mktg Communications 1,055 1,350 (295) 1,153 3,600 4,050 (450) 3,229 5,500

Web Site 2,844 2,727 117 1,456 7,730 7,272 458 4,196 10,000

Database/IT

Database Development/Maintenance 1,073 1,250 (178) 880 2,841 3,750 (909) 2,366 5,000

Database Labor 97 524 (426) 715 877 1,571 (694) 2,069 2,099

Staff Training - Database 0 0 0 0 1,047 3,000 (1,953) 0 3,000

Software Maintenance/License Fees 5,737 6,188 (450) 5,089 13,221 19,213 (5,991) 14,647 22,625

Total Communications 122,476 96,753 25,723 94,653 311,303 293,047 18,256 271,556 385,455

**Comm-Salaries/Payroll Taxes will be offset by WLA reimbursement of $6,894 per month beginning June 2015


INCOME STATEMENT


Prior Year



Budget

YTD Over (Under)

BudgetPrior YTD

Admin/Operating Expenses

Admin - Salaries/Payroll Taxes 41,017 39,258 1,759 36,858 117,300 117,026 275 111,326 156,163

Admin - Benefits 7,523 6,969 554 5,679 20,605 19,915 690 15,722 26,885

Staff Expenses 189 198 (9) 19 416 594 (178) 165 792

Cell Phone 82 186 (104) 210 329 558 (229) 539 749

Staff Training 1,829 2,125 (296) 2,121 2,493 2,817 (324) 2,305 3,292

Audit/Tax Prep/Acctg Consulting 337 500 (163) 15,997 8,746 17,500 (8,754) 17,111 18,000

Bank Charges & Discounts 4,747 4,954 (207) 4,281 13,260 12,782 478 11,862 17,233

Legal 5,250 5,250 0 5,250 15,750 15,750 0 15,750 21,000

Legal Fees - Additional 647 750 (103) 5,147 909 2,250 (1,341) 5,147 3,000

Operations

Advertising - New Staff Recruiting 189 80 109 119 493 240 253 338 400

Donations & Flowers 278 126 152 105 355 378 (23) 268 504

Dues - Affiliated Organizations * 0 150 (150) 0 3,253 3,500 (247) 3,253 3,500

Holidays Expense 1,216 945 271 662 5,248 5,063 185 4,202 6,708

Internet Service 417 436 (19) 436 1,211 1,312 (101) 1,280 1,750

Office Supplies & Equip. Lease 2,917 3,092 (175) 3,223 8,430 9,787 (1,357) 10,497 13,500

Postage 1,115 1,500 (385) 2,171 3,074 4,500 (1,426) 4,683 6,000

Printing & Stationary 196 924 (728) 412 1,363 2,772 (1,409) 1,257 3,700

Repair/Maintenance - Auto 209 900 (691) (430) 288 2,700 (2,412) 868 3,600

Repair/Maintenance - Office 3,415 2,397 1,018 2,695 8,282 8,149 133 8,210 11,500

Subscriptions & License Fees 10 225 (215) 314 261 675 (414) 365 900

Telephone - Office 1,471 1,575 (104) 1,370 4,494 4,725 (231) 4,343 6,301

WLA Merger Expenses 81 0 81 0 81 0 81 0 0

Total Admin/Ops Expenses 73,134 72,540 594 86,638 216,642 232,993 (16,352) 219,490 305,477


INCOME STATEMENT


Prior Year



Budget

YTD Over (Under)

BudgetPrior YTD

Ed Foundation

EF - Salaries/Payroll Taxes/Benefits 0 0 0 11,936 0 0 0 36,216 0

Total Expenses 650,388 641,691 8,697 661,621 1,761,803 1,860,383 (98,581) 1,669,453 2,476,157

Profit/(Loss) Before Depreciation 58,284 39,246 19,038 (5,299) 303,247 56,059 247,188 107,864 117,060

Depreciation 21,567 21,567 (0) 20,638 64,701 64,701 (0) 61,915 86,268

Contingency Spec Proj Fund Exp 9,357 0 9,357 (47,436) 64,867 0 64,867 (111,093) 0

Profit/(Loss) from Operations 27,360 17,679 9,681 21,498 173,679 (8,642) 182,321 157,042 30,792

Net Profit/(Loss) Seattle Chapter 325 0 325 2,500 1,675 0 1,675 6,380 0

Net Profit/(Loss) Spokane Chapter 12,014 (3,089) 15,103 3,053 14,240 7,937 6,303 5,692 3,836

Net Profit/(Loss) 39,698 14,589 25,109 27,051 189,593 (705) 190,299 169,114 34,628


BALANCE SHEET

For the Nine Months Ending 2015-06-30

YTD YTD FYE FYE

ASSETS 2015 2014 2014 2013

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash - Contingency Funds 50,077 50,030 50,042 46,963

Cash - Operating Funds - Ckg 83,458 45,571 30,806 98,214

Cash - Operating Reserves - Mmkt/CDARS 485,057 326,264 345,078 350,514

Cash - Special Proj Funds - Mmkt/CDARS 181,741 148,553 184,555 213,637

Cash - Spokane Checking WA Trust 13,341 102 1,207 100

Petty Cash 150 150 150 150

Total Cash 813,824 570,669 611,838 709,578

Accounts Receivable - Membership Promotion 0 0 0 250

Due From Ed Foundation 0 3,572 0 1,553

Due from MSC 0 5,454 0 929

Due from WRA PAC 0 - 0 46

NWFSS Prepaid Expense - 0 0 2,946

Prepaid Expenses 0 0 0 2,937

Prepaid Insurance 0 0 0 1,445

Prepaid Medical 0 4,038 0 3,683

Salary Advance - Employee 0 - 0 143

Total Accounts Receivable 0 13,064 0 13,931

Total Current Assets 813,824 583,733 611,838 723,509

FIXED ASSETS

Furniture & Fixtures 691,216 682,204 688,270 661,046

Acc. Depr. - Furn. & Fixtures (570,029) (500,958) (551,386) (479,345)

Automobiles 63,047 68,453 97,576 68,453

Accumulated Depreciation - Automobile (23,433) (48,830) (49,961) (40,015)

Land - Office Building 403,000 403,000 403,000 403,000

Office Building 1,057,434 1,057,434 1,057,434 1,057,434

Accumulated Depreciation - Building (293,848) (305,166) (267,748) (279,066)

Total Fixed Assets 1,327,387 1,356,138 1,377,184 1,391,507

OTHER ASSETS

Investment in WRAMSC Stock 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000

Investment in NWFSS 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000

Total Other Assets 11,000 11,000 11,000 11,000

Total Assets 2,152,211 1,950,870 2,000,022 2,126,016


BALANCE SHEET

For the Nine Months Ending 2015-06-30

YTD YTD FYE FYE

LIABILITIES & FUND BALANCE 2015 2014 2014 2013

LIABILITIES

401K Withholdings 0 0 0 420

Accounts Payable 0 3,345 0 28,382

Deferred Revenue 0 3,051 0 258

Due to WRA EF 0 1,925 0 0

Federal Income Taxes Payable 0 0 0 26,318

Payroll Taxes Payable 554 480 476 2,823

Sales Taxes Payable 0 0 0 155

Security Deposit Payable 6,198 6,198 6,198 6,198

Supplemental Insurance Withheld 484 334 515 905

Total Current Liabilities 7,236 15,333 7,190 65,460

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

Payable to US Bank - Building 628,549 631,497 666,000 661,433

Total Long-term Liabilities 628,549 631,497 666,000 661,433

FUND BALANCE

Fund Balance 1,326,833 1,399,123 1,399,123 1,238,212

Surplus/(Deficit) Current Month 189,593 (95,083) (72,290) 160,911

Fund Balance, Current Month 1,516,427 1,304,040 1,326,833 1,399,123

Total Liabilities & Fund Balance 2,152,211 1,950,870 2,000,022 2,126,016

Membership Report

Quar

terly

Dues

Revenue

New S

ales

Retentio

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Ambas

sadors

Mento

rs

Billable

Mem

ber Count

Oct

2014 (t

op)

Current (

below

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Notes

Total Goal $412,629 $61,800 92% 294 92 1,828

Actual $428,698 $53,167 92% 166 63 1,899

.+ or - $16,069 86% +1 -2 71

Goal $7,200 92% 36 12 185

Actual $7,825 84% 22 7 186AC: Michele Edwards

.+ or - $625 +3 no change 1

Goal $7,200 92% 32 8 238

Actual $20,700 95% 30 8 251AC: Monica Hollar

.+ or - $13,500 no change full 13

Goal $7,200 92% 34 16 215

Actual $6,215 88% 18 12 231AC: Cathy Fox

.+ or - ($985) -2 -1 16

Goal $7,200 92% 30 20 236

Actual $10,155 93% 30 20 250AC: Tamorro Farrell

.+ or - $2,955 full full 14

Goal $6,600 92% 30 12 231

Actual $2,652 89% 20 12 240AC: Kim Hildahl

.+ or - ($3,949) no change full 9

Goal $6,600 92% 36 8 197

Actual $290 84% 11 1 205AC: Open Territory

.+ or - ($6,310) -1 no change 8

Goal $6,600 92% 30 8 190

Actual $1,555 100% 2 1 108AC: Open Territory

.+ or - ($5,045) no change -1 (82)

Goal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Actual N/A N/A N/A N/A 68AC: Open Territory

.+ or - 0

Goal $6,600 92% 36 8 116

Actual $0 96% 3 2 108AC: Open Territory

.+ or - ($6,600) no change no change (8)

Goal $6,600 92% 30 N/A 220

Actual $3,775 84% 30 N/A 252AC: Donna Tikker

($2,825) full 32

Eastern WA

Counties of Thurston, Grays

Harbor, Mason, Clallam,

Jefferson, Kitsap

Counties of Pacific,

Wahkiakum, Lewis, Cowlitz,

Clark, Skamania, Klickitat

Counties of Spokane, Pend

Oreille, Stevens, Ferry,

Lincoln, Adams, Whitman,

Garfield and Asotin

SnohomishSnohomish, King County Cities of

Shoreline, Lake Forest Park,

Bothell and Kenmore

Thurston, Kitsap,

Peninsula

Southwest

Central SE

S.King

Pierce

NW

East King, Renton to

Woodinville / Kirkland plus

Kittitas and Grant Counties

Downtown Seattle, 145th to

Madison

South King County starting at

Madison in Seattle down to

Federal Way, includes Capitol

Hill in Seattle, does not

include Renton

Pierce County, east of the

Narrows Bridge. Plus Yakima

County.

Counties of Whatcom, Skagit,

Island, San Juan, Chelan,

Douglas

E. King

Seattle

Territory will change 10/1/15


This territory remains open. Retention continues to

be covered by Kristi. ProStart schools continue to be

serviced by Bernadette and Lyle. Ambassadors were

obtained by Kristi & Jennifer.

Recently hired for this territory. Shawna Mendenhall

started 7/20/15

Recently hired for this territory. Emily Williams

started 7/20/15





New territory. Details will be posted after 10/1. Will

remain an open territory for the 2015/2016 fiscal

year.

Balls & Whistles Kirkland Monica's Waterfront Bakery & Cafe Silverdale

Balsamroot Baking, LLC Wenatchee My Cheese Shoppe Puyallup

Best Western RiverTree Inn Clarkston Naches Bar & Grill Greenwater

Blackbird Tavern & Kitchen Spokane Nana Kate's Selah

Brooklyn Deli Spokane Niche Wine Vancouver

Carr's Restaurant Lakewood Nicholson & Associates Insurance

Olympia

Olympia

Clearwater Steakhouse East Wenatchee Nuevecon LLC Kirkland

Cliffhanger Lynnwood Paid2Save - Mobile Coupon Network Spanaway

COA Eatery Inc Mount Vernon Paperbox Factory Sub Station Seattle

Collective on tap LLC, the Woodinville Paseo Seattle

Costa Vida Vancouver PayneWest Insurance Richland

Coterie Worklounge Seattle Peel & Press Seattle

Crafted Eastsound Quality Athletics Seattle

Daniel's Kitchen Selah Renaissance Cafe Tacoma

DeLeon Foods Spokane Republic Pi Spokane

DK's Drive-In Ephrata Rooster's Bar & Grill Seattle

El Parrillon Loco De Tom & Jerry Yakima Royal Inn, Inc. Bellingham

Emerald City Pizza LLC Mukilteo Salare Seattle

Ericka Burke, Inc. Seattle Saucy Sisters Brick Oven Pzzr Vashon

Farmer Co-Op LLC Kenmore Scott's Dairy Freeze North Bend

Farmer Pie's Inc Hoquiam Shingletown Pub Seattle

Filta Snoqualmie Snoqualmie Falls Golf Course Grill Fall City

Frellard Pizza Company Seattle Social Bar & Grill Tacoma

G. Donnalson's Tacoma Stocktons Restaurant & Spirits Maple Valley

Granola's Frozen Yogurt & More LLC University Place Stogie's Cigar & Sports Lounge Fife

Great Harvest Bread Co. Bellevue Subway Enumclaw

Harts Mesa Restaurant Olympia Subway Plum St Olympia

Huarachito's Cocina Mexicana Seattle Summit Public House Seattle

Jeff, Pat, Chris, LLC Shoreline Taco Del Mar #104 Kirkland

Kauai Family Restaurant Seattle TalkToTheManager, Inc Bellevue

L & B, LLC WA Seattle Taste of the Caribbean Seattle

Laredo's Seattle Terracotta Red Asian Bistro Everett

Little Jerry's Tacoma The Valley Tacoma

Lizzie Lou's Comfort Food LLC Tacoma Tony Puckett Subway Tacoma

Lost Boys Garage Spokane True Legends Grill Liberty Lake

Maggiano's Little Italy Bellevue Twedes Cafe North Bend

Meeples Games Seattle Wandering Table Spokane

Mick Kelly's Irish Pub Kent Westy Sports & Spirits Seattle

Mioposto - W Seattle Seattle Wingman Birdz & Brewz Walla Walla

Mirzoyan LLC Federal Way

New Members

79 members joined for a total of 49,114.00 dues income.

SPOKANE CHAPTER QUARTERLY REPORT APRIL-MAY-JUNE 2015

As with many areas across the state, Spokane was has been tackling Paid Sick leave. We have been

having numerous members testify at open forum at the City Council meetings on this topic. As a result

the City Council put together an Earned Safe & Sick Leave Stakeholder Group made up of businesses

within the city to advise the council on this issue. Trent House represented the WRA. He worked to

ensure that our goals were presented and the impact this would have on our industry would be minimal.

Trent has also brought insight on has been happening in other cities. He’s discussed the different aspects

of the implementation, what is working and what other cities are struggling with.

On Monday, April 20th, we held a Chapter membership meeting. The guest speaker for our

members was Spokane Mayor, David Condon. Members were able to come hear the Mayor and get an

update on the status of the statewide paid sick leave and safe time ordinance at the same time. He talked

about understanding the impact our industry is facing with implementation of the ordinance. He was

genuine in speaking about how restaurants used to be the front line trainers for entry level employment

into the work force; restaurants taught youth how to dress, meet schedules and taught a work ethic.

Today, these lessons are more likely given by a government training program. His talk was candid and

lively, leaving members happy after the meeting. SCHOLARSHIP WINNER, Matthew Gillette had a

moment at the meeting to introduce himself and thank the Board for the scholarship he was awarded. He

commented that he enjoyed the interview process. We award two Scholarships for $500 each twice a year

for a total of $2,000.

Our chapter closed the month with the annual Cork, Keg & Spirits Festival on April 25th. Over 200

people attended, sampling products from 45 beer, wine and spirits exhibits from the Northwest. This is

one of our biggest fundraisers to support our chapter.

In May, we continued working on the issue of Paid Sick leave. Many restaurateurs were still meeting with

City Council members and Trent House continued to be a valuable resource in the Stakeholders Group.

However, the formation of this group has slowed down the momentum of the issue and any resolutions

will likely be put off until late summer. We recognized our local Pro Start teachers at an end of the year

gathering. We thanked them for their contribution, hard work with their students and received feedback to

give us insight into how we can assist them in the upcoming school year.

Golf was the focus for June! Our annual tournament fielded 40 teams at Wandermere Golf Course. This

year we had every hole sponsored and 12 of them were hosted. The players enjoyed the interaction,

however it did make for a long day of golf. This event is to support Pro Start in our area and the

continued success confirms the support from our local community for this program. Our board had to

replace two members in June, as they moved onto other positions. We are happy to report that was easily

accomplished. We continue to see interest and support from our members in our local chapter. Finalizing

our budget for 2016 was accomplished, as we set to support Spokane through funds raised at our events

during the year.

Chapter Structure

Chair – Carla Barajas (Azteca and Tecate)

Vice Chair – Sonja Halverson (The Onion)

Treasurer – Annemarie Fransk (Spark Solutions Group)

Secretary – Christine Berglund (Stonebraker McQuary)

Local GA – Jennifer Faught (Zips Division)

SRA Spring Board Report – 2015

Overview: Much of the late spring and summer was been spent on the Hospitality PAC, fundraising for

the PAC and interviewing and endorsing city council candidates. The PAC has reached nearly $100,000

in contributions and hired Kelly Evans, of Sound View Strategies, as a political advisor. Our strategy is to

pick one to three races to participate in at a higher level. We recently launched our first IE for 4th District

candidate, Rob Johnson. We’ll continue to execute IE’s as the fall progresses.

The Seattle Hotel Association really stepped up and made a huge impact on PAC fundraising. A big

thank you to their president, Jenne Neptune for leading their team. There has been a lot of really

positive collaborative effort between the SRA and SHA on the PAC and issues in City Hall. The two

groups work well together and prove to be formidable allies.

At the time of this report, there a high level of uncertainty about proposed changes to Seattle labor laws

surrounding the new minimum wage ordinance, PSST and wage theft. The Office of Civil Rights was

tasked by three members of the city council to strengthen and “harmonize” existing labor laws and the

new MW ordinance. We need to start forming coalitions with other business groups, aside from just the

Chamber. Right now, hospitality seems to be the only ones in the room taking on labor and that could

be problematic for our industry as a whole.

Finally, I am excited to announce two new members of SRA leadership – Linda Morton, from Terra Plata

and Derek Shankland from Delicatus. Both are small restaurant operators with years of experience in

the industry and commitment to the SRA. Linda was very involved in the minimum wage conversation, is

well connected with City Council and plays an important role on the Hospitality PAC committee. Derek

owns a restaurant in Pioneer Square and will be taking the lead on pushing a public safety agenda for

SRA.

May Membership Meeting – Hosted by Terra Plata

Attendance: 54 people

Guest Speaker: Kathleen O’Toole – Seattle Chief of Police

Police Chief O’Toole was difficult to schedule so we are grateful that the opportunity finally presented

itself and took place just after the May Day protests and parade, which was shut down before it really

got started. Most of the restaurateurs along the Pike/Pine corridor expressed their gratitude for the

quick action taken by the police to quell civil disobedience that day. There remains a lot of concern over

the open-air drug market throughout Downtown, Pioneer Square and the International District. The

Police Chief explained the rollout of their 9 ½ block strategy to ramp up police presence in the

downtown corridor. Derek Shankland will be engaging with the SPD staff to find come up with ways to

educate the restaurant community about public safety and help SPD come up with new ways to

communicate with the business community, via new technologies.

June Membership Meeting – Hosted by Rhein Haus

Attendance – 14 people

Guest Speaker: Rebecca Carmada – Smart Catch; Brian Surratt – Mayor’s Office (now Director of OED)

Very low attendance, which was not too surprising given it being the first week of summer break,

sunshine, etc.

Our first speaker came to us from the Smart Catch Program. It’s a program sponsored by Paul

Allen/Vulcan to help restaurants identify sustainable seafood products and maintain menus consistent

with ocean preservation. By signing up with Smart Catch, a restaurant agrees to menu evaluations,

which will determine what products are not sustainable or are not properly regulated. Smart Catch will

then help the restaurant identify better options and/or purveyors to move toward more sustainability.

The program also serves as a way for customers to easily identify restaurant who are living by this code

of sustainability. Smart Catch is rolling out in Seattle and hoping to expand. It has so far proven to be a

great (and free) marketing tool for participating restaurants. It could also dovetail nicely with WRA’s

training and education programs.

Brian Surratt, from the Mayor’s office spoke to the group about the Mayor’s Youth Employment

Initiative. The goal of the program was to get jobs for 3000 youth, ages 14-21, for the summer months.

Brian’s pitch came a little too late to be effective and also on the heels of minimum wage, so it was not

met with a lot of enthusiasm. Many restaurateurs did express interest in being connected with older

youth, but I’m not sure much follow up happened. This could be a program that the Education

Foundation could benefit. It might be a good political partnership to team up the WRA Ed Foundation

with the Seattle Mayor’s office.

We ended the meeting with a rundown of candidates the Hospitality PAC endorsed. I am a little

concerned that restaurateurs are burned out and disinterested in the elections. Of course, most are

focused on wanting Sawant off of the council but we need to find a way to engage in all districts. Hotels

have far outraised restaurants in funding the Hospitality PAC. It’s been difficult to get people to take

action and will be a focus of the restaurant operators on the PAC committee.

July City Council Meet & Greet – Hosted by Red Door

In lieu of a regular SRA meeting, we hosted a breakfast event for city council candidates, whom we

endorsed, to get to know their restaurant constituents. We heard from Shannon Braddock and Phillip

Tavel from District 1 (we did a dual endorsement). Incumbent Bruce Harrell was there from District 2,

Pamela Banks for District 3, Rob Johnson for District 4, and Catherine Weatbrook for District 6 and

incumbent Tim Burgess for District 8. We had a great turnout of restaurant and hotel operators and

look forward to doing another event like this after the primary.


Resolution Number 4

Whereas, the Board of Directors of the Washington Restaurant Association wishes to establish a fiscal policy pursuant to Paragraph Number 1 of Article VI of the Bylaws of this Association, therefore

Be it resolved, that the Board of Directors of the Restaurant Association hereby authorizes the Executive Committee to manage the affairs and transact normal business of the Association until the next Board Meeting to be held on November 17, 2015, in Bellevue, Washington.

The undersigned, Chair of the Washington Restaurant Association, hereby certifies that a meeting of the Board of Directors, being duly held at Billy Baroo’s Bar and Grill in Tukwila, Washington on the 28th day of July 2015, at which a quorum was present and did take the above stated action.

In witness thereof, I have signed this certificate this 28th day of July 2015.

Attest:

_______________________ _______________________ Secretary Chair Mark Chriest Phil Costello

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