WECAN Board minutes 4 June 2009

 

WECAN June 2009 Board Meeting Minutes • Draft

  West End Clingman Avenue Neighborhood Board Meeting Thursday June 4, 2009 at Merritt Park. Board Members present were: Jessie Coleman, Joe Fioccola, . Not present were: Bret Frk, Lisa Hadden, Erin Jasin, Laura Loftis, Floree Lowery, Geraldine Melendez, Jose Ruiz and Pattiy Torno . Also present APD Officer Evan Coward and Ellen Bailey.

    Jessie called the meeting to order at 6:35pm------- Minutes were approved as distributed. No treasurers report. Garden Club needs to schedule a workday to trim the abelia hedge in front of our sign. Joe will do this on Friday or Saturday. Adopt a Highway was scheduled for July 14, 2009 at 5pm. No obvious good time for a semi annual general membership meeting. Joe will call Luella about scheduling a pool party in July. Perhaps the 18th of July or the 1st of August will work? --------Fit Communities Grant Ellen Bailey is employed ay UNCA and lives in West Asheville within walking distance of Aston Park and as part of her Masters project in Public Health through UNC-CH will be conducting the community perception survey for the Fit Communities Grant. The confirmation on whether the grant is approved will come on June 10th. (Conditional on whether the Governor reduces the funding available.) The Aston Park Organizing Board has met once and will meet again on June 25th to approve the questionnaire to aide in selecting playground equipment before the end of August. Ellen is seeking the best way or ways to get community input and involvement in the selection process. The mailing list is about 100 as is the email list. Door-to-door and phone survey are also on the table. There are not any scheduled WECAN events before August, with the potential exception of the pool party. She requested input on the types of questions to survey: some examples include: Do you go to the park? What do you use there ? Why or why not? Do you use it more often recently? Why? Do you live near the park? Do you walk? drive? take the bus? How long have you lived here? Have you seen the new equipment/ facilities? How do you like them? Do you use them? What kind of equipment would you use if it was available to borrow( basketballs, badminton, frisbees)? What would be the best way to check out equipment? What kind of classes would you be interested in?(Tai Chi, aerobics, gardening, etc?) What interests, skills or strengths do you have that you would like to share with others?(knitting, history, walking ) What is the best way to get information about programming? (email, phone tree, kiosk announcements, newsletter?) What comes to mind when you think about Aston Park? Does it feel safe and welcoming? Why or why not? There is an Aston Park Board. What should they know about how the park should be used? Who else should we talk to? Ellen can be contacted by phone 273-8913 or email ebailey@mtnarea.net . Evan asked about the need for police presence during the day or nights and if resources were budgeted for any.--------Joe received an email from Yuri Koslan about the Bus Stop: I did follow-up regarding the brick pavers at the bus stop on Clingman at Hilliard. The brick pavers would not meet the intent of the ADA laws associated with the bus stops, they could be used to outline an acceptable concrete pad.--------The Clingman Avenue Street Scape Pattiy emailed Joe: I have heard that the city is thinking about staging the Clingman Streetscape project doing the roundabout and the bottom half first and rethinking the top half to include a bike lane on the uphill side of Clingman it sounds like what that will do is cause the neighbors on the west side of Clingman (Hilliard to Rector) to lose some of their front yards... to be able to have a bike lane and the on street parking on that same west side....I think everyone should know about that but nothing has been decided as far as I know at this time. Concerns should be directed to Cathy Ball. The discussion was that there was only a need for a climbing lane uphill on the east side of Clingman where there is no parking now. The west side (downhill) doesn't need a bike lane since gravity will assist cyclists in the travel lane

Meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m. Minutes submitted by Joe Fioccola

-------Future events for 2009: fill board vacancy, At-Large members? Jul Pool Party? August National Night Out? Sept Review 2010 Plan? Oct newsletter Nov gen mem mtg? Dec?    

    Sat/Sun June 13-14 River District Artists Studio Stroll

    Thursday Jun 25 5:30 Covington Center: Aston Park Community Board Organizing meeting

    Thursday Jul 2 6:30 WECAN Board Meeting at Merritt Park

    Tuesday July 14 5p.m. Adopt A Highway Cleanup