FHNA Board Meeting 2/13/06

Board Attendees: Kenny Dalsheimer, Courtney James, Jay Levy, Julie Maxwell, Cindy Moylan

Treasurer’s Report:

1.  Total Revenue of 617.14:

        $175.00 in Rebuilding Together Donations

        $27.14 in Interest

        $110.00 in Firewood Revenue

        $55.00 in Dues

        $150.00 in Golf Print Sales

 

2.  Total Expenses of 1032.27

        $33.10 in Postage for the Park Workday Postcard

        $10.00 in Quarterly Fees to Certify Mailing List

        $610.62 in Printing/Framing costs for Golf Print Sales

        $65.79 in Printing Park Workday Postcards

        $280.80 in "Advertising" for the Official Notice of the Historic Designation in the Herald

        $32.05 to scan the Historic District map so we can post it on the web site

 

3.  We have reclassified several of the Funds (i.e., Designated Park separate from Patrons and General) so that we can see how much is available for each fund.  also we have added a column which shows the amount of change from the prior month so we can see how each of the funds is changing over time.  The Designated Park Funds is where we are posting the revenue and expense for the golf prints (we paid for the printing and framing of 15 and still have to collect on 5 so the number will go to a little over $750 after we collect).

 

4.  Membership analysis:  We collected 1 Patron membership in January bringing the total to 187 (102 Patrons / 85 Regular, 10 over 2004/05 and getting really close to the budget).

 

Trees and Park:

·       Park workday has been rescheduled again due to inclement weather.  The new date is February 18^th.

 

Community Renewal:

·       43 homes have been purchased by Self-Help.  Ray and Jim are discussing a volunteer effort that could involve FH residents.

·       Jim is also in contact with one of the churches to organize a community day where we could make donations of clothing and small household items.

 

Playground and Recreation Committee:

·       The committee is due to report to the Board at the March Board meeting.

·       This committee will focus on prioritizing projects in the park that relate to the playground and recreation in general (first priority will include school-aged children and adult recreation specifically).

 

Electronic Communications Committee:

·       The committee has not been able to meet in person.

·       The website continues to be converted to the new format.

·       Website will include standard committee updates as well as a brief description of both the goals and the operations involved in each project and committee and some contact information for more information. 

 

Historic Neighborhood Designation:

·       WE’VE BEEN APPROVED! THANK YOU TO PATT STUBBING FOR ALL HER HARD WORK!

 

Stream Restoration:

·       Still waiting for the report analyzing the east side stream restoration that is supposed to be made public.

 

Walking Trails:

·       Jay found a PE firm that has agreed to an in-kind donation providing us with an analysis to make sure that we are within the flood mitigation plan (not impacting more than 10% of flood plane). 

·       Next step would be to complete the administrative approval request, which will include the flood plain analysis, a proposed path of the trail shown on scale drawings and construction specifications.

·       In order to complete the approval request, we need to determine where the trail is physically going to be located.  This will involve actually going out and staking the path.  We expect that this should happen by the end of March.

 

Apex Street Bridge:

·       There was a general meeting with the city in which neighbors discussed opinions on various options for pedestrian bridges and connector paths down to the ATTrail.  

·       At this meeting, it was agreed that a bridge and a path would be the best option but that money constraints would likely prevent us from getting both.  

·       People spoke about saving the existing bridge due to its historical significance, but that's the most expensive option and would close down the ATT for the longest time.  

·       Any option that doesn't include a pedestrian bridge is likely to be opposed on symbolic grounds.  Thus, replacing the existing bridge with an ATT-style pedestrian bridge (rust color) seems to be the most likely outcome.  

·       All options come with landscaping improvements and new curb & gutter on both sides.

 

Fundraising:

·       Kenny suggested a fundraiser in which Forest Hills would sell neighborhood association t-shirts.  We thought it might be fun to have a friendly competition where neighbors would all submit artistic proposals for t-shirt designs.

 

Other – Neighborhood Watch:

·       Ginny and Kenny are working to initialize a neighborhood watch on Hermitage Court.  There will be a meeting on March 6^th where at least 50% of the neighbors need to attend in order for the program to be successfully implemented. 

·       As far as we know, there are active neighborhood watches on East Forest Hills and Overhill Terrace, Carolina Circle, and Beverly.

·       We are going to gather a list of all neighborhood watch areas and their captains to post in the next newsletter.

·       Ninna Burkill and Jon Ward are currently sharing the responsibility of attending the PAC3 meetings.

 

Other – Volunteer Recognition Party:

·       We discussed initial plans to host a “volunteer recognition” dinner sometime this spring.  There will be a nominal fee to attend the dinner and all neighbors will be encouraged to attend.  Look for more information about the party in the coming weeks.

 

Other - Annexing Unaffiliated Area:

·       The area in question is bound by Kent, Chapel Hill Blvd, James, Bivens, Rosedale and Lakewood

·       The Board did not have a problem with including this area in the association however there was some concern expressed about diluting the emphasis on the park (theoretically the further we move from the park, the less impact it has on those members).

·       Jay will relate to the group that we don’t have an immediate problem with the annexation however we would like to understand what their reasons are for wanting to join.

·       If in fact they do decide that they would like to proceed, we would be required to have a formal vote of the membership before making the final determination.  

 

Other – School Board Candidates:

·       In response to an earlier request, we discussed whether we should pass along school board candidate information on listserv.  We decided that it would be better for us to try and coordinate a candidate forum rather than have individual candidates email the neighbors.