2008 - 04-21

Meeting Minutes April 21, 2008 Board members present: Myrna Coleman, Dianna Wright, Tami Soper, Kris Meek, Bill Schlautman, Andrew Brown, Michelle Brown, Rose Klein, Jim Klein and Tommy Taylor. Neighbors and visitors: Shawn Soper and Mark Canney. Park Planner Mark Canney explained the new layout for the median on West Highland Blvd. The first bed on the west end will have Walkers Low Catmint, Variegated Yucca and Pawnee Butte Sand Cherry. Bed Two: Amur Maple, Switchgrass and Grow Low Sumac. Bed Three: Walkers Low Catmint, Black Jack Sedum, Variegated Yucca, Pawnee Butte Sand Cherry, Switchgrass (?), Little Spire Russian Sage and Woods Purple Aster. Bed Four repeats Bed Two. Jim Portis of Parks and Rec. will be the contact person for the median. Dave Bomberger coordinates organizations and individual volunteers for neighborhood beautification. He wants people to pick up their area every couple of weeks. Mark Canney said the median revitalization will be done in phases. The first phase is West Highland Blvd. The turnabout is being considered for a grant later in the season. He will bring something in and get our feedback in August or September. Jim Klein made a motion to accept the minutes of the last meeting. Seconded by Andrew Brown. Approved. Dianna Wright made a motion to accept the treasurer’s report. Seconded by Tami Soper. Approved. Tommy Taylor said that he has noticed that 53 memberships have expired and we have 43 new memberships. Tommy said that he still wants to call people with expired memberships. If he accesses the County Assessors website he can check if they have moved. Tami Soper commented on the Egg Hunt. We had a good turnout despite the cold weather. Bill Schlautman suggested that next year we put out more eggs in the little kid’s areas and spread out the eggs in a larger area so that they have to run to get them. Kris Meek asked what the other members thought about having St. Mark’s Church at our Egg Hunt. They served coffee and cocoa and helped us put out the eggs, but we aren’t sure if the people who came thought it was St. Mark’s Egg hunt. The members thought we need to get a big Highlands Neighborhood Banner. Jim Klein made a motion that we donate $50 to Lancaster Manor for stuffing the eggs. Seconded by Tami Soper. Approved. Other donors were Wal-Mart ($100 gift card) and CVS Drug Store (candy). We spent about $40 of the gift card on clearance plastic eggs. Myrna Coleman suggested that we send thank you cards to the donors and Lancaster Manor. If any members have pictures of the Egg Hunt send them to Andrew Brown so he can put them on the web site.

Rose Klein made a motion to send a donation of $150 to Troop 56 leader Ken Miller for delivering the spring newsletters. Seconded by Tami Soper. Approved. Myrna Coleman asked about prospective topics for future meetings. Myrna will schedule a presentation on Recycling for May. Other topics include Animal Control on dogs running loose, neighborhood cleanup and Neighborhood Watch. Myrna will put meeting notices in the Saturday Neighborhood Extra. Jim Klein made a motion to pay Design Line Services $144.45 for the printing of the spring newsletter. Seconded by Andrew Brown. Approved. Bill Schlautman made a motion to table the Block/Pool Party and requirements and cost of ads until the next meeting. Seconded by Andrew Brown. Approved. The new date for the pool party is July 19th. The next meeting will be Monday, May 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Fredstrom School. We adjourned at 9 p.m.