MINUTES BELLEVUE CIVIC ASSOCIATION MEETING January 16, 2007, 7:00 p.m. Westminster-Canterbury Center for Creative Living     After pizza and sodas, the meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by president Roy Reynolds.  The other officers introduced themselves:  JoEllen Davis, Vice-President; Joy Payne, Secretary; and Janet Brown, Treasurer.   Roy mentioned that the Security Patrol needs volunteers, and made forms available for members to fill out and submit.   The Newsletter is in need of a new Advertising Manager and a new Editor.  Roy mentioned that advertising supports the newsletter, and that calls were coming in from businesses wanting to advertise.   John Anderson mentioned that there were now 220 members of the Yahoo newsgroup.   Civic Association dues are due.  $15.00 payable to the BCA.  Someone asked if envelopes for BCA dues were included in the current issue of the newsletter, scheduled to be delivered tomorrow.  They are not.   Margaret Webb was then introduced as the Director of Public Relations for Westminster-Canterbury.  Margaret ran a slide show chronicling the construction from 2003 to completion in 2006.  She invited members of the BCA to take a tour of the facilities at the completion of the meeting.    A resident of Westbrook Avenue, Tom Miller, spoke up about his continuing concerns of traffic congestion and noise emanating from Westminster-Canterbury.  Forty residents of Westbrook Avenue signed a letter voicing these and other concerns.  Roy asked that Tom get a copy of this letter to him, and the issue will be discussed at the next Board meeting.    Irene Jennings asked where the minutes of BCA meetings were published.  Informed that they were on the Website, Irene stated her opinion that they needed to be included in the newsletter, which is delivered to every door in Bellevue.   A concern was voiced about police cars clustered on Brook Road recently, in the very early-morning hours.  There was a discussion about the issue of crime on Chamberlayne Avenue, and moving closer to Brook Road.  Irene mentioned that crime in these areas was to be the topic at a CAPS meeting to be held this Thursday, January 18th, at Holton School.   A resident of Bellevue Avenue described his problem with standing water in his backyard, which is affecting the foundation of his house.  Hydrostatic pressure was agreed to be the cause, but the reason why this has only become an issue in the last 2 1/2 years is not answered.   Roy and others suggested:  Call the City.... and keep calling... including Gary DuVal, Deputy Director for Public Works.  Steven pointed out that the 14 inches of rain (from Gaston?) did a number on storm and sewer drains throughout the City.    The meeting concluded with a number of BCA members taking a tour of the public areas of the new parts of Westminster-Canterbury.   Respectfully submitted, Joy Payne