BELLEVUE CIVIC ASSOCIATION GENERAL MEETING MINUTES DECEMBER 15, 1998

CHRIST ASCENSION EPISCOPAL CHURCH

1.  THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY THE PRESIDENT, CHUCK EPES AT APPROXIMATELY 7:00 PM.

2.  A SLATE OF OFFICERS WAS PRESENTED AND NOMINATIONS WERE TAKEN FROM THE FLOOR FOR 1999.  HAVING NO OTHER NOMINATIONS FROM THE FLOOR, A VOTE WAS TAKEN AND THE FOLLOWING WERE ELECTED:

       

PRESIDENT		CHUCK EPES
VICE PRESIDENT		TIM PFOHL
SECRETARY		KATHY SADLER
TREASURER		ED PARKS

                                 

3.  AWARDS WERE THEN ANNOUNCED TO SPECIAL GUESTS AS FOLLOWS:

4.  DELEGATE VIOLA BASKERVILLE THEN PRESENTED SOME OF THE TOPICS FACING THE UPCOMING GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHICH INCLUDED :

      

STATE-WIDE		RICHMOND
-DECREASED COLLEGE TUITION		-TRANSPORTATION MONEY
-DECREASED FOOD TAX		-NEGLECTED/ABANDONED PROPERTY
-WASTE MANAGEMENT		-ADD’L VCU PROPERTY
-MENTAL HEALTH  NEEDS		-ELUDING POLICE STATUTES
-VIRGINIA CITIES INCREASED $    FOR MENTAL HEALTH

     

DELEGATE BASKERVILLE INTRODUCED HER ASSISTANT AND INVITED COMMUNICATION WITH THE BELLEVUE CIVIC ASSOCIATION AND ITS RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE SESSION.

5.  CITY COUNCILMAN BILL JOHNSON SPOKE OF THE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS NOTED BY THE BELLEVUE CIVIC ASSOCIATION AND ENCOURAGED US TO DEAL FIRST WITH THE PROBLEM ON A NEIGHBOR-WIDE BASIS THROUGH A CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER.  ANNE HEFFERAN  WAS MENTIONED.  MR. JOHNSON ALSO SPOKE OF THE CHAMBERLAYNE TO BROOKLAND PARK BLVD CORRIDOR AS ONE OF HIS MAJOR FOCUS AREAS.  ACKNOWLEDGING THE CRIME IN THIS AREA WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO THE CRIME IN BELLEVUE, HE FEELS IT IS IMPERATIVE TO CLEAN UP THIS CORRIDOR TO NOT ONLY MAKE IT SAFE AGAIN FOR ITS LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS, BUT TO ALSO MAKE IT AN ATTRACTIVE NORTHERN GATEWAY INTO THE CITY.

6.  OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD UPDATES WERE GIVEN AS FOLLOWS:

            AZALEA MALL - BOB ALMOND REPORTED THAT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAS BEEN FILED BY THE OWNERS WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY OFFICES INVOLVED WITH PLAN APPROVALS.  THE ATTORNEY WAS ALSO BEEN CONTACTED AND SHE REPORTED THE SAME STATUS REPORT.

            HOLTON ELEMENTARY- PRESIDENT CHUCK EPES REPORTED THAT THERE IS AN ACTIVE COMMITTEE CALLED CHILDREN’S’ NEEDS THAT WILL MEET ON 1/12/99 AT 7PM AT WATT’S HALL.  PART OF THIS AGENDA HAS TO DO WITH THE NEW PRINCIPAL.  THERE IS ALSO A MEETING PLANNED ON 2/7/98 TO DEVELOP A PTA.  CLIONA ROBB IS OUR BELLEVUE CONTACT PERSON AND SHE CAN BE REACHED AT 262-4534.

            COMPOST BINS- PRESIDENT CHUCK EPES ASKED IF THERE WAS INTEREST IN RECEIVING FREE COMPOST BINS FROM THE CITY.  THE MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE WERE INTERESTED AND CHUCK SAID HE WOULD FOLLOW-UP WITH THE CITY.

            NEWSLETTER DELIVERY- PRESIDENT CHUCK EPES ANNOUNCED THAT WE NEEDED A PERSON/PEOPLE TO DELIVER THE NEWSLETTER THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD.  THE CURRENT ARRANGEMENT HAS ENDED AND A NEW ONE NEEDS TO BE DEVELOPED.  THE PAY IS $100 PER NEIGHBORHOOD DELIVERY CYCLE.  ANYONE INTERESTED SHOULD CALL CHUCK EPES.

7.  FIRE SAFETY TIPS WERE PRESENTED BY ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHALL, BRUCE EPPS.  MR. EPPS PARTICULARLY NOTED INFORMATION RELATED TO  OLDER HOMES, SUCH AS BELLEVUE.

8.  ADJOURNMENT- THERE BEING NO OTHER BUSINESS TO DISCUSS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00 PM.

SUBMITTED BY:

KATHLEEN SADLER, SECRETARY