June 2016 – General Meeting Minutes
Fairmount National Historic District General Meeting
June 28, 2016
Meeting Called to Order by Pat Bradley – 7:00 p.m.
Introduction of New Members – two new member households: Larry on 5th; Barbara and Rene on Washington. Welcome!
AGENDA
Neighborhood Police Officer Update – Sergio Guadarrama (FTW NPO OF THE YEAR!)
- Since May 24: 3 robberies
- 1600 Hemphill near the Boys & Girls Club (victim knew perpetrator)
- 1824 Hemphill near Shamrock (victim knew perpetrator)
- 2610 Hemphill at Family Dollar (armed robbery; perpetrator responsible for other store robberies, area PD on the case)
- 2 burglaries of homes
- One inside job at a home undergoing renovations
- One on 1400 block of Washington where victim knew perpetrator by name (one of our Magnolia panhandlers)
- 6 burglaries of vehicles
- 4 unlocked cars
- 1 cut through soft top
- 1 lawn mower out of the back of a truck
- A couple of front porch package thefts (QT now accepting boxes for holding up to 3 days)
- 1 auto theft: 1900 block of 6th
- 1 domestic disturbance: 1300 block of 5th
- Panhandlers: PD and Citizens on Patrol enacting a three-prong management approach: passed out flyers including support agency info; second phase – picked up offenders to deliver to support organizations; third phase – tickets will be issued
Jennifer Flynn – Meals on Wheels, Volunteer Coordinator
- Please contact to volunteer for up to one shift (one hour) per week
- 46 distribution centers around Tarrant County, work with the one nearest you (believed to possibly be near TCU)
- Summer routes need to be filled (shortages due to vacations, etc.)
- Have about 4K volunteers and 5K clients currently
- Clients are assigned a caseworker who establishes if client has needs beyond meal delivery
- Not all clients are long-term. Some are convalescing after surgery, etc. (Referrals from hospitals/rehab/et al.)
- Delivered about 1M nutritionally-balanced meals (cost of meal = about $6.08) last year to homebound individuals ages 22 to 108 – all income levels.
- Beneficiaries don’t pay, however donations are accepted
Volunteers needed for Nominating Committee for upcoming board vacancies
- Upcoming vacancies: Finance (Melanie will re-run); Safety (Geri Cotton interested); Communications (newsletter only); Historic Preservation
- Nominating committee: the brave Steve Halliday; the esteemed Kelly Bowden; the phenomenal Richard Riccetti
BOARD UPDATES
Melanie Dotzour – Finance
- No report
- Per Pat Bradley – Home Tour is expected to clear over $20K
Kim Worley – Administration
- No report
David Thrapp – Infrastructure
- Join us at 7:30p on June 30 to hang US flags around the neighborhood for July 4
Geri Cotton – Safety
- Shared panhandling brochures. These were given to the folks on Rosedale at 35
- Going in vacation?
- Notify Sergio & Citizens on Patrol to keep an eye on your home
- Don’t post location pics while you’re gone
Martin Dahl – Historic Preservation
- No report
Alex Thieroff – Promotions (Stacy Lueker reporting)
- Fairmount Ferals versus the Ryan Place Flyers at 11:30a on July 4 after the Ryan Place parade
Stacy Luecker – Communications
- Sign-up for Constant Contact for all Fairmount News
Carrie Carter – Membership
- No report
Robert Wedding – Social
- July 15 @ 6:30p at 1643 S. Henderson (Henderson & Allen) – Jason & Nicholas’ home
OPEN DISCUSSION
Richard Riccetti
- DeZavala PTA looking for volunteers: Academy 4 and tutoring
- Hemphill Corridor Task Force: all associated neighborhoods support the proposed bike lanes
- For rent at the Bastion: 1400 sq/ft apartment for $1500 – all utilities paid
Adjourned: 7:45 p.m.
Submitted by Kim Worley who was considered whether her next stop should be Mexican Inn for fajitas or San Luis for sincronizadas, 7/4/16
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