June 7, 2006 Membership Meeting of the Victoria Park Civic Association
President Thornie Jarrett called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m.
Motion was made by Hans Hochkamp to accept the minutes for the May 3, 2006 meeting. It was seconded by Larry Wallenstein and passed unanimously.
The Treasurer's report was presented by Mark Ketcham. Motion was made by Pat Mayers to accept the Treasurer's Report. It was seconded by Larry Wallenstein and passed unanimously.
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Neighborhood Services Night will be held on the 8th Floor of City Hall on Tuesday, June 13 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
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The City's Volunteer Corps will be doing a cleanup at the Bonnet House on Saturday June 24 from 8:00 a.m. to noon. Residents were encouraged to join in this effort.
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The windmill issue is rescheduled to come before the Board of Adjustments on Tuesday, June 14 at 6:30 p.m. It is the first item on the agenda and everyone was asked to come to the meeting to voice their concerns about this project in Victoria Park.
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The Association has ordered coffee mugs with a new design, which are selling for $10. The Art & Jazz Event mugs are available for $5. License plates have also been ordered but are not available yet.
Code Enforcement Officer Ursula Thime reported that the City has developed new signs that will be posted on construction sites for violations. A new task force has been assigned to monitor and cite for city wide trash violations. Efforts are also being made to deal with abandoned cars and misplaced newspaper bins.
Cheryl Lewis is acting as the chair of the committee during Jeanne Lalli's summer absence. The committee will not be meeting again until September 11. In the meantime they are working on a campaign to encourage dog owners to clean up after their pets.
Pat Mayers noted that residents should be especially vigilant now that school is out. There is a summer camp for juveniles and anyone interested should contact her.
Janet Schlembach noted that committee's first meeting will be held July 25th. Committee members and volunteers are needed, as are homes for the tour.
Mark Ketcham reported that there are 478 members.
Vicki Zirkelbach noted that the deadline for articles is June 10th.
Jan Idelman reported that the contract for the $15,000 county grant has been finalized and signed by Thornie but still needs a county signature.
Thornie had a list of classes available.
Peg Nusser thanked everyone who worked with the National NightOut party.
Ted reported that he is working with the City with regard to the parking problems on NE 7th Avenue. The City is still taking comments and nothing will be done until a plan has been developed that is amendable to the neighborhood. With regard to the construction site violation notices mentioned by Thornie, he added that any police officer, building inspector or code enforcement officer can sign off on a violation. Problems should be reported to the police department or code enforcement, not him. In addition, he is working with the City to replace lost signage in the neighborhood.
Hans Hochkamp said a list of all leaning or damaged poles has been reported to FPL and they are now in the neighborhood repairing and replacing those poles.
Thornie ended the meeting by announcing the start of hurricane season and encouraging everyone to adopt a plan.
Motion was made by Pay Mayers to adjourn the meeting at 7:40 p.m. It was seconded by Hans Hochkamp and passed unanimously.
Submitted by: Glenda Rowley, Secretary
