Meeting - January 20, 2016

our website: maymontcivicleague.org. The motion passed.6. Leah and a Randolph neighbor named Erin White proposed an Allen Avenue Bike Boulevard. The speed limit would be restrictedto 20 mph. They updated us about the City of Richmond’s masterplan to create more bike/walk streets throughout the city . A let-ter of support from the Maymont Civic League is needed to indi-cate neighborhood support of the proposed Allen Avenue Neigh-borhood Byway . A motion was passed to have a letter drafted.7. Andrea Almond spoke about a recent Storefront for Community Design project that will impact and improve the entrance to T exas Beach and the North Bank Trail . A survey will be sent via emailthis week that neighbors can fill out to comment on specificchanges.8 . Gloria Bouldin introduced a Neighborhood Watch program, re-plete with fliers from Lt. Marshall. We want to research whichother neighborhoods are doing Neighborhood Watches, to see ifthey have positive effects in communities . Fliers were dissemi-nated and an informal interest survey was taken. Many seemed tobe more interested in a localized version of a similar program, butwithout the liaison with RPD . Other Business:Mr. Perry Edwards spoke about the problem of the bulk pick-upfrom the alley. Joy Whitney volunteered to help him using See-Click-Fix. Mark Brandon has a map of the City’s proposed Stop Sign “basketweave” replacement/readjustment in Maymont . He invited folksto look at the map and make comments. Ida Cheatham told Tracy Wilson to let us all know that she is notin favor of Maymont placing their horticulture building on Hamp-ton St . Libby Germer spotted a coyote on Kansas St JANUARY 2016MINUTES Maymont Civic League (MCL) Meeting Minutes Monday, November 16, 2016Meeting Began at 7:08pm33 neighbors in attendance1 . Officer Kinney from the 3rd Precinct re-capped the crime reportfrom this year and last … overall, crime is down in the neighborhoodby 48% . A Community Watch Program is on the way. Business cardsfor Lt. Marshall have come around.2. Andrea Levine wants to know what do we do next to make the Community Watch Program happen. Officer Kinney replied that hewill “start the ball rolling” himself tomorrow, and that we don’t needto do anything.3 . A neighbor who lives across the entrance of T exas Beach on the North Bank Trail is worried about late-night visitors to the park andfast traffic on their street . On one occasion, a neighbor was beat upby park visitors for trying to close the gate to the parking lot . Officer Kinney verified that in one bust this summer several tickets weregiven to unruly park visitors for having open containers of alcoholand for public drunkenness.4 . Secretary Libby Germer forgot to bring the minutes from the September meeting, Treasurer Leah Page is "locked out" of Premier Bank but will have our balance soon, and Financial Secretary Daria Christian reports that $95 was received at this meeting for membership dues. (Please see update below for previous meeting minutes and treasurer's report!)