Meeting - March 21, 2016
March 21, 2016
Police Department Updates
No police updates recorded.
Community Updates
No community updates recorded.
General Meeting Notes
- Minutes read and reports issued (Daria Christian was unableto attend/report as Financial Sec.)2. Pres. Gloria Bouldin and VP Mark Brandon reported the re-sults of a City Planning Commission meeting on March 7:1 . Both feel this will need to go back to the CPC because ofboundary questions, many changes at Maymont Park, etc.2 . Byrd Park now listed as a National Historic Place … maybethis is going to help our efforts to change the current site3 . Sidewalks: they are coming! And they look great. “Thanks,Councilman Parker Agelasto!”4. Council Liaison Ida Jones presented on some recent interest inestablishing a Parking District/Permit Zone . She brought sev-eral handouts and answered questions from residents. Thepermit would exclude visiting family members and out-of-town guests between hours designated by neighbors at MCLmeetings.5 . Neighbors requested a greater police presence on T exas Ave.;drinking and driving is a problem, the gate needs to be closednightly, off-leash dogs running wild, parking throughout theentire weekend is a problem for folks who live on the street . The solution needs to better policing and not parking restric-tions! Could better signage be placed at the trail head? Neigh-bors are concerned about a changing reputation at T exas Beach, that it is now a party place. Action Points:James River Park Association should be invited to our nextmeeting Police officers should be contacted every time we see alco-hol being carried into the park or an angry dog off-leash We should request better signage and more law enforce-ment for alcohol and drug infractions6 . Council Liaison Ida Jones presented three important upcom-ing dates from Parker Agelasto’s office:a . Thursday, April 7th (District Mtg.) at 6:30, South Side Plazab. Deadline for City of Richmond’s T ax Relief for the Elderly &Disabled Program (applications were distributed)c . Community Clean-Up for the Maymont neighborhood is scheduled for Saturday, October 15th, from 9am-Noon. “Heads Up” about the Annual Block Party from Leah Page-Jean … she proposes moving the event from October to late-Spring . Would anyone like to plan the event this year? A request was made to serve a full meal at the Block Party and to include a potluck. Volunteers for the Block Party Planning Committee: Agnes Lipscolme, Lillie Sanders, Kelly Mc Clellan, and Agnes Nicholson. A request was made to bring in a representative from RRHA to share with us what the plans are for the boarded-up houses in our neighborhood. Meeting adjourned at 8:15pm.