HGBNA Meeting Wednesday, August 4, 2004

Median Signs

• Christina continues to shepherd this effort and we’re to the stage where the signs are getting ready to be made.
• Turns out we can use full color, so the logo will reproduce well

Tour of Homes
• Leann has graciously volunteered to be committe chair for Tour of Homes 2004
• September 1- email out to neighborhood as a Save the Date for the Tour and asking for home volunteers
• Tour times now 3-8 with ticket sales ending at 7pm
• Contact N&O reporter now- Christina
• Rhett will arrange design and proposal for the banner to go over Glenwood Avenue
• Leann to contact homeowners who formerly volunteered to have their home on the tour
• Christina will ask the Guggenheims
• David to email neighborhood early (beginning October) and often about the tour AND to encourage holiday decorations by all by December 3rd.
• Decision to have 2 days of the Tour for 2005, as it is the 100th anniversary of the neighborhood.

Median Clean Up
• Jen Almekinder is working with Parks and Rec to organize – there’s been an extension on the matching grants.
• Noted the need to invite Kelly and Autumn and the possibility of getting a gift for their efforts.
• We’ll have a standing agreement with the city for maintenance of the median. A cooperative one.
• Idea to roll Fred Fletcher park into the agreement met with mixed feelings, most feeling that this was too much of a “bite” to take of the effort.
• The city has foliage, bulbs, etc. at their facility and will provide some gratis and others at reduced cost. They will supervise the planting, especially of the larger pieces.
• We’ll be following Annette’s original 1993 plan, which is still the most comprehensive.
• Decided on first work day of September 18th- this date will be designated for clean up only. Jen will take these dates to Wayne Schindler for approval/revision.
• Second and subsequent stages will be for mulching and planting
• David to send out email by August 15th to neighborhood asking for volunteers
• Clean Up time will be 9am-12pm
• Idea floated to invite scouts, PTA, etc. to help
• Potential for an after party to be discussed at a later time
• Christina will create a flyer to be distributed to the weekend of August 21st.

Elections "Coercion" Committee
• Jan is resigning as President due to work responsibilites
• Nominating Committe will be as follows:
o Chris Ernst
o Phil Poe
o Dennis Poteat

Neighborhood Mural
• Lights are now in place
• Wraparound coming later this Fall
• “naming” issue (neighborhood name on top) still in question

Capital City Club membership offer
• Phil made it known that the Capital City Club has membership offerings at a discount especially for neighborhood organizations. Contact Phil for more information.
o Typically $500 to join and 81/month.
o Offer is $125 to join and 81/month.
o There are increased benefits for increased numbers of participants

Website Message Board
• New message board online for interaction between members
• Chris asked David if he could make its presence more obvious on website

Left Turn onto Cole Street
• David has sent a note of concern to the Transportation department about the sudden appearance of the “no left turn” sign at Cole Street off Glenwood.
• Phil cautioned that we almost lost the median there, so not to push too hard.

Members Dues Paid at Meeting
1. Jen Almekinder
2. Fred & Christine Belledin
3. Christina & Andy Root
4. Jen & Roy Attride
5. Don & LeAnne Sharp
6. Dennis & Mary Craven Poteat