Gannondale Neighborhood Association
Board and Block Captains
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Momo’s Restaurant
7:30 – 9:00
Minutes taken by Aaron Geiger, Secretary
Present:
Amber Geiger - 7600 Gannon Block Captain
Aaron Geiger – Secretary
Margaret Johnson – 7500 Gannon Block Captain
Sue Kaiser - Treasurer
John Tawzer – 7800 Cornell Block Captain
Meri Ellen Taylor – 7500 Stanford Block Captain
Nigel Taylor – Vice President
Kim Mulkey Young – Pillar Post Editor
Bryan S. Young - President
Absent:
Lori Adair – 7500 Cornell Block Captain
Therese Siegel – 7600 Stanford Block Captain
Note: Last Gannondale Neighborhood Meeting was on November 12, 2008. Minutes were approved by Board and Block Captains via email and posted to Gannondale Blog.
Blog: http://gannondale.blogspot.com/
Next Gannondale Neighborhood Meeting will be scheduled for November 2009
Agenda
Treasurer’s Report (Sue Kaiser) – current balance in GNA checking account: $747
Priority Business
Annual Gannondale Block Party will be on Saturday, September 26, 2009 from 5:00 – 8:00 pm. The Block Party will be held near Triangle Park (the island between Stanford and Cornell.
Block Party Committees
- Advertising (Flyers, posters, etc.) (Margaret Johnson, Kim Mulkey Young, Meri Ellen Taylor and Bryan S. Young)
- News item in Pillar Post
- Need 4 posters for entrances to Gannondale
- Bryan will send copy of last year’s flyer to Margaret
- Meri Ellen will run flyers off
- Need to get flyers out by 1st week of September
- Bounce house can be rented from Eddie’s Inflatables (314) 960-5791 at $150.00 for duration of Block Party
- Brooke Perlyn (7533 Stanford) – Liability paperwork from two years ago.
- Get copy of paperwork from Chris Scheele
Setup/take down tables/gas grills (Aaron Geiger, John Ellis, John Tawzer and Bryan S. Young)
- Block Party is penciled in for Saturday, September 26, 2009 with UCity Park, Recreation and Forestry Department.
- Bryan will send letter to UCity City Manager to confirm closing of Stanford at Triangle Park during Block Party.
- Benches, tables, barriers and trashcans will be delivered to Triangle Park on Friday, September 25th. After the Block Party, we will place everything owned by UCity in Triangle Park for pick up by UCity on Monday, September 28th.
- Setup crew on September 26th (4pm): Aaron Geiger, John Ellis, John Tawzer and Bryan S. Young.
- John Tawzer will bring two gas grills and Aaron Geiger will bring one for families to use to prepare food.
Food utensils, napkins, table cloths, etc. (Sue Kaiser, Kim Mulkey Young and Bryan S. Young)
- Sue Kaiser will take care of purchasing sundries for the Block Party. Kim and Bryan will inventory paper goods left behind by Bob Friend and assess how to proceed.
Neighborhood Yard Sale (Saturday, September 12, 2009)
- Gannondale’s Bulk/Large Item Pick-up Day is September 15th
- Captain Carol Jackson (UCity Police) will provide specifics regarding UCity rules and regulations for multi-family yard sales.
- Bryan will send rules to Block Captains, etc. for review and publication in flyer so everyone knows the rules beforehand.
Yard Sale Committee (Bryan S. Young and Kim Mulkey Young)
- Advertising [posters, Craig’s list, Post-Dispatch and other newspapers (West End Word, etc.)]
- Use signs from last year and make sure Yard Sale are announced in Pillar Post and that flyers are dropped to Gannondale household in early September.
- Bryan will handle advertising and Kim will collect $5.00 per family fee.
Old Business
Gannondale crime statistics/University City Neighborhood Watch
- Bryan Young and John Tawzer will attend next UCity Neighborhood Watch meeting on July 28th at the Heman Park Community Center.
- Bryan and John will find out commitment involved to start Gannondale neighborhood watch program.
Update email/phone information for Gannondale neighbors
- Bryan Young will send most recent Gannondale directory to Block Captains. Block Captains will visit every house to update/verify information. E-mail/Phone information will only be used in vital cases, such as crime in Gannondale.
New Business
Surveying Gannondale trees (potential property damage) Kim Mulkey Young
- Much discussion was shared on this topic. It was decided that information about trees, property damage, and UCity’s forestry/ tree survey program would be sent to each house in Gannondale as a service, so they are aware of the information. Information will also be shared in upcoming Pillar Post.
Anything else?
- Cornell Pillar Post Lights – Bryan will hire Rosco Electric (7015 Olive) to determine what needs to be done to repair the lights. Replacing light bulbs ($73.59) didn’t fix the problem.
- Bryan will investigate more modern fixtures, less bright bulbs and tuck pointing for the pillars
- Neighborhood Night Out (Tuesday, August 4, 2009) - Bryan will send information to Board and Block Captains on this nationwide event.
Meeting adjourned at 9:00 pm.
