Minutes of BHNA Board Meeting
September 6, 2007
Chairman Mary Kay Falconer called the meeting to order at
7:30 PM.
Attendees included: Tom Vickers,
Mary Kay Falconer, Mike Brezin, Donna Legare, Dean Hansen, Margie McInnes, Andy
Grayson, Bonnie Gaughan-Bailey, and Elizabeth Jenson. Sarah Bradner attended as
a guest.
Mary Kay shared the response from
Star Metro regarding the BHNA letter addressing the termination of route
16. This possibility was brought to our
attention by residents on Woodgate Way.
Mary Kay also reminded the board that a plaque will be installed in the
median on Betton Road to honor former BHNA President and Board Member Philip
Froemke. Mr. Froemke recently moved out
of the neighborhood.
The August minutes were approved
as distributed.
Donna read a thank you note from
Holly Kennedy, band director at Cobb Middle School, for our $325 contribution.
Submitted
by Donna Legare, 386-1148
Balance as of September 6, 2007: $3254.52
Checks written since last report:
1186 06/11/07 25.00 Philip Froemke marker
cleaning
1187 06/19/07 325.00 Cobb Middle School Band replacement check (original check was lost)
1188 08/02/07 164.48 Mike Brezin summer
newsletter
Deposits:
06/18/07 55.00 dues
and funds
07/05/07 10.00 dues
and funds
08/06/07 10.00 dues
and funds
The
Treasurer’s Report was approved.
Tom Vickers reported no changes
in membership during the prior month.
Elizabeth provided an update on
the welcome committee activities and said she will send welcome kits to the
estimated 8-9 new residents. She also thanked Dean Hanson for soliciting
donations from 20 merchants. There was a discussion regarding the recognition
of merchants for their donations to BHNA activities. In the past year, Mary Kay mentioned that a
certificate was prepared and delivered to several merchants in the
neighborhood. Merchants were also listed
in the summer BHNA newsletter. For the
recent donations, the merchants will be recognized in the Fall newsletter.
A resident, Sarah Bradner, shared
her ideas regarding preparation for neighborhood disasters and said that she
would be willing to develop a database of people in the neighborhood to use in
a state of emergency. Mary Kay explained that BHNA has participated in Red
Cross disaster preparedness exercises for neighborhoods over the past 2
years. We have also highlighted the
importance of being prepared for emergencies on the BHNA website. The board agreed to continue to promote the
importance of being prepared on our website, to include a short article in the
fall newsletter, and to support recruiting volunteers to assist with being
prepared for disasters at the annual meeting in October.
A suggestion was made to promote
the kiosk in McCord Park as a central location to post information regarding
both lost and found missing pets. Dean Hansen mentioned a McCord Pond clean-up
that was scheduled for September 16.
Mike indicated that the deadline
for the Fall Newsletter is September 15th.
Discussion turned to the Annual
Meeting, which will be from 4 to 5:30 on October 14th at Winthrop Park. We agreed to ask the
Leon Steel Drum Band to perform and will plan details and delegate assignments
at the October board meeting. Mary Kay mentioned that there might be interest
from a local merchant to cover some of the expenses for the annual meeting.
Mary Kay reported on activity
regarding amendments to the Local Government Comprehensive Plan and amendments
to the subdivision ordinance passed earlier this year. None of the proposed
changes in the local government comprehensive plan or the amendments passed for
the subdivision ordinance will affect our neighborhood. She also reported that a plat application has
been re-submitted to subdivide a lot on Lee Avenue into two, rather than five
in the previous application. At this
time, the neighborhood is not opposed. Tom Schulte was asked to monitor the
subdivision for BHNA.
Mary Kay reminded Board members
to attend the Storm Water Forum on Saturday, September 8th, in
McCord Park.
Bonnie said that she would be
willing to be BHNA’s representative to CONA.
There being no further business,
the meeting adjourned at approximately 8:45 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Peter Butzin, Secretary