Edgemoor
Neighborhood Association
Monthly Meeting
The Monthly Meeting of
A motion was introduced by
Report of Officers
Interim Treasurer,
Committee Reports
The Bylaws Committee report was presented by Chair, Brien
Thane. A draft of the bylaws has now
been completed and is “fairly final”. Copies of this draft were made available
to all meeting attendees. The committee
hopes to have the bylaws formally adopted at the May ENA Monthly Meeting. Anyone was encouraged to send email to Brien
with comments and suggestions before April 28th. The Bylaws Committee will meet again before
the May ENA Monthly Meeting to incorporate any changes.
Brien then highlighted a change in
the proposed bylaws which describe the content of ENA monthly meetings. The
Bylaws Committee felt that the purpose of the ENA was best served by two
distinct types of meetings: a monthly board meeting which would include the
seven member board and would “take care of business with the direction of the
membership”, and a neighborhood meeting which would meet every third month and
“focus on the issues we’re facing as a neighborhood”. All meetings would be open and advertised to
all and at any time the president can call a special board or neighborhood
meeting as needs arise.
Discussion
on the bylaws was then delayed until after the committee reports.
The Communication Committee report was presented by Chair,
The Hospitality Committee report was presented by Chair,
Refreshments were
provided for the meeting by the hospitality committee. There was coffee and hot water for tea and
hot chocolate. Also, a selection of cheese, cookies and fresh vegetables were
available.
The Hospitality
Committee will also be organizing a Friday morning neighborhood walk. This will be an informal walk, and details
are still being decided. Anyone with
suggestions should contact
To cover the costs
associated with renting the Fairhaven Park Picnic Shelter, and to help with purchasing
the refreshments for the ENA monthly meetings, Laurie Renne introduced a motion
to provide the Hospitality Committee with a $100.00 annual budget. The motion
was seconded and passed by unanimous vote.
The Membership Committee report was presented by Chair, Sandie Koplowitz. She
provided an updated membership list to be given to the Treasurer,
The Neighborhood Safety Committee report was presented by Donna Grasdock and
They have requested
more traffic speed monitoring on
To encourage drivers
to slow down, the committee is investigating a program called “Keep kids alive,
drive 25”. The ENA will purchase signs
with this message to be placed around the neighborhood. In addition, neighbors will also be able to
purchase yard signs and bumper stickers.
Veronica introduced a
motion to increase the Neighborhood Safety Committee annual budget from $45.00
to $100.00. The motion was seconded and passed by unanimous vote.
The committee is also
further investigating the cost of extending the sidewalk on the eastern edge of
In response to a
question about recent burglaries in the neighborhood, Veronica reported that they
occurred on a Saturday, that was very windy. There was
suspicion that the wind would cause more homeowners to turn their home alarms
off. Although the
The Growth and Land Use Committee report was presented by Brad Rose. Brad opened a discussion about how members
wished information regarding growth and land use to be distributed. Various methods were proposed, but it was
decided that using the ENA membership email list would be most effective. Brien
introduced a motion to allow Brad to use the ENA membership email list to communicate
with members regarding growth and land use issues. The motion was seconded by Pam Went and
passed by unanimous vote. Brad briefly reported on some of the issues which are
being debated regarding
Brad also mentioned
that there are plans to build two more very large homes in the Edgemoor
neighborhood. Owners have applied for
permission to build an 8800 sq. ft. home at
The Southside
Coalition has drafted a letter regarding Fairhaven Development and has asked
the President of the ENA to sign the letter in support. Discussion was delayed until the ENA new
business was discussed.
Issues and Concerns
Niall introduced a motion to accept the bylaws and
amendments as they stand. The motion was
seconded by
Brad
Closing
The
next meeting will be on Thursday, May 5,
Meeting adjourned by general consent at
Respectfully submitted,
Laurie Renne