Board meeting, 10/14/2008
7:38PM Meeting called to order by Aren Cambre
Attendees:
- Aren Cambre
- Will White
- Nancy
- Mark Hoesterey
- Robert McMillan
- Kathryn McMillan
Fall Picnic:
- Judy is spearheading the Fall Picnic. Will White will be the LPENA board contact to assist Judy with organizing the picnic.
- Activity Ideas:
o Organizing food donations from Albertsons
o Coordinate prizes for costume contests
o Enlist someone to run costume contest (Judy?)
o Hay Ride on Robert’s Trailer
o Bobbing for Apples
o Grill’s
o Bounce House – Kathy Renaud already arranging this
o Flyer week prior to Picnic
o E-mail reminder to neighborhood and remind to bring pot-luck items
o Invite VIP’s
§ Sheffie Kadane
§ Fire Department
§ Police
§ Adjacent Presidents: CLENA, LFHNA, Eastwood, Old Lake Highlands (Aren will forward me the list of people to contact to invite)
Crime:
- National Night Out recap –
o Sheffie Kadane and Police Officer attended, a good turn out overall.
o Mark Hoesterey wants to setup a meeting of all trained VIP’s to get started and coordinated
- Leader
o General lack of initiative for someone to take ownership of Crime Watch program, looking for someone willing to be active and available to run the program.
o Aren and Mark will review list of possible volunteers who may want to take a more active role
- VIP
o Recommend to find a source for magnetic signs and remaining items needed for VIP patrols
o Research what the sign needs to have on it for vehicles
o Suggest setting up a Google online calendar and email listing to coordinate patrols
- Cameras
o Planning
o Suggest investing some of LPENA funds for 2-3 higher end cameras for quality low-light conditions
Movie Night Recap:
- Positive feedback all around.
- Suggest to have these on a more regular basis.
- Next movie night tentatively scheduled for November 15th.
o Pizza Order?
o Double Feature
o Determine Location
§ Gary McDonnell’s house?
§ Galway Circle
October Newsletter Recap
- Nancy said for Lucy to enjoy her time off from doing the newsletter…..
Beautification
- Aren Cambre will engage key people on some accent trees in Galway Circle
- Aren will contact Ann Allen to take a look at the leaning Pecan in Galway Circle and offer suggestions on health of tree.
- Waterford Circle:
o Ann Allen looking for guidance on when to do the landscaping
o Suggest to wait until mid-late January to redo the circle
o One weekend to strip it
o Following weekend to plant and mulch
Christmas Lights Contest
- Ann Allen agreed to run the judging and coordination
- Karen Pape will mentor her on getting it going
Nominations Committee
- Reminder that committee needs to be ready in Spring for new LPENA board
- Aren requests that we make an active attempt at finding a new president
Treasurer
- Gary McDonnell could not attend.
- Very close to 50% membership
- Still have over $8,000.00
- Lover’s Pizza – working with their accountants to cut LPENA a check based on 15% of sales to LPENA residents
Other
- Discussion over final paint scheme for Casa Linda shopping center
- Garland/Buckner – construction in progress, they appear to be following our design recommendations. They have provided us a picture of the pavestones that are going in on the sidewalks to review and the streetlight poles are the agreed upon colors.
- Traffic Counts – Aren will contact city to get traffic counts done again.
- If cut through traffic does not abate after construction ends, it is suggested to lobby for road humps along Galway Drive between Peavy and Athlone.
- Dixon Branch – Group called “Protect Home Values” is lobbying against Dixon Branch updates. They are lobbying for a pump station and underground pipes for diversion.
- White Rock Lake Task Force Meeting Update
o Spillway Update – Contractor just got notice to proceed, 15-17 months worth of construction. Lake may be lowered by 30 inches during repairs. Plans available at http://www.dallasparks.org or http://www.dallascityhall.com.
o Northwest Highway Bridge through area where creeks flood out. 26 month project. 33.5million dollar contract. Starts January 2009 (tentatively).
o 21st of October – Meeting at Hexter Elementary for the Northwest Highway bridge project
o For the Love of the Lake – Creating Arbor at the fish hatchery entryway and minor landscaping
o Nothing on East side of lake is getting funded.
o Conservancy is focused on safety (camera surveillance) and Dreyfus Club replacement (architect has been selected).
o Mark brought up at task force meeting of access to lake from Poppy drive side. LPENA has taken an official position on lack of safe access to lake from Buckner.
§ Suggest contacting Doctor’s Hospital administrative staff to urge them to help with the issue, along with the apartment complex management, Sheffie, and others to spur this along
Meeting adjourned at 8:59pm by Aren Cambre