Board Members Present:Gordon Reiselt, Rich Braziel, Tom Olken, Alana Apodaca, Craig Wallace, Jim Montalbano & Elizabeth Doak. Attachment 1
Guests: Terry Apodaca, Attachment 1
Meeting called to order: 7:00pm
ACE High School: The Official Notification of Decision dated 9/12/2013 accurately portrayed the facilitated discussions and this is good. Attachment 2
Landscaping Issues:
1) There are more weeds than grass at the following locations and the turf now needs to be replaced. All grassed areas need to have weed and feed applied in February, April, & June.
a. 1400 Block of Gold (South Side Parkway)
b. 1500 Block of Silver (North Side Parkway)
c. 1500 Block of Silver (Median)
d. 1600 Block of Silver (North Side Parkway)
e. 1800 Block of Silver (North Side Parkway)
f. 1900 Block of Silver (North Side Parkway)
g. 2000 Block of Silver (North Side Parkway)
2) Trees need to be pruned on all of Gold & Silver. Also:
a. 1820 Gold an oak tree died and was cut down 6 months ago. It needs to be replaced.
b. 2005 Silver the tree is dying and needs to be saved or replaced.
c. 2100 Gold a tree is damaged and leaning. This needs to be replanted or replaced.
3) Fifteen tree markers have been destroyed during the grass mowing and need to be replaced.
4) Watering Systems need to be checked out, especially where the trees have died. A great deal of time and expense has been spent to install the bubbler system for the trees and we would like to have a copy of the watering schedule for the tree bubbling system during the winter when the grass is not watered.
5) Weed killer (Roundup) needs to be applied around all of the trees to kill weeds and crab grass.
6) Phone calls are never returned. Multiple calls requesting CB have been made through the 311 line. None of the 311 calls made by the Park Volunteer, requesting service, were returned after February 2013. There was no Parks Department response as a result of the meeting with Doug Lutz. The follow up call with Doug Lutz also resulted in no response from the Parks Department. The second follow up call to Doug Lutz also resulted in no response from the Parks Department.
7) We need new mulch in the areas without grass.
8) The watering system for the trees on Yale is still not working. Funds were to be allocated to this but it has apparently not happened.
The $1.5 million of capital improvements in this area will be lost if something is not done. Gordon will take pictures and write a letter to the City.
Street Lighting: There is no street lighting at Terrace & Silver Intersection and this is very dangerous especially with Silver being a bike blvd.
Four Way Stop: A four way stop is needed at Gold & Buena Vista. Lots of trucks are using Gold to bypass Central and there are frequent accidents at this intersection.
Parking Permits: The Parking Permit Department has changed their interpretation of the parking ordinance. When Doug Lutz attended our September 2013 board meeting he offered to get a send a copy of the ordinance to Gordon. We have not yet received a copy of this ordinance. SHNA wants to better understand the ordinance.
City Meeting: Gordon will set up a meeting with Doug Lutz & Ike Benton to talk about:
1) Landscaping Issues
2) The parking permit ordinance
3) Request a new 4-way stop at Buena Vista & Gold
4) Request new street lighting at Terrace & Silver
Treasurer’s Report: The Treasurer’s Report for July through September was presented. Attachment 3
Neighborhood News:The September/October Neighborhood News was circulated. Attachment 4
Minutes Approved: The September minutes were approved unanimously.
Meeting adjourned: 7:45 pm