Meeting Minutes—May 11, 2023
North College Park Community Association (NCPCA)
Attendees:
In Person:
Brenda Alexander; David Alicea; Brys Braughton; Donald Hays; Alan Hew; Christine O’Brien; Kelly Reinke; David Turley; Brendan Wray
Online (names written as they appear in chat):
Angel Frangos; Diana Sisson; D. Smith; Erik Valentine; Laura Rogers
Minutes Taken By:
Brian J. Roan, Secretary
Call to Order
President David Alicea brought the meeting to order and initiated the moment of silence. He then read the orders of the day for the meeting.
Minutes
A motion was made to approve the minutes from the April meeting. Following a second, the minutes were approved by a vote.
President’s Report
President David Alicea began his remarks:
- He made note of the continuing Sunday Coffee Social at Proteus Brews from 11AM to 1PM each Sunday.
- The Arbor Day ceremony has been rescheduled to May 18 and 6PM.
- A final call for officer nominations was made, with no nominations being put forward.
Vice President’s
Vice President Brys Boughton made his announcements:
- No new members.
- He has been researching possible new ways of managing membership. He will make a presentation of his findings soon.
Treasurer’s Report
Treasurer Melissa Peterson began her updates:
- She apologized for not being able to be at the meeting in person.
- The checking account balance was reported to be $2,237.75 thanks to dues payments hitting the account.
- BlueHost annual fee was paid, a total of $131.88.
- Savings sat at $333.45.
- Anyone who paid dues before the February election, those dues are applied to the coming year. An email will be sent to those who will need to pay dues for the coming year.
- There is an opportunity to apply for community event micro-grants now that a year has elapsed. The hope is that we can hold a barbecue this summer using these grants.
- Due to our SECU business account, members of the NCPCA can become a member of SECU. Reach out to NCPCivic@gmail.com for more information.
Secretary’s Report
Secretary Brian Roan made his announcements:
- Reminder to state names when making remarks to the minutes can reflect the meeting with more accuracy.
Public Services’ Playground Renovation Presentation
Brenda Alexander, assistant diretor at the Department of Public Works spoke about how ARPA funding has been appropriated for playground renovations. DPW is meeting with Civic Association groups to solicit feedback. In North College Park, the playgrounds targeted for renovation include: Muskogee, Hollywood, Davis, and Mews. These playgrounds have equipment currently at or past their useful lifespan. She introduced Dave Smith from Playground Specialists, who ran the assemblage through the proposed updates and installations and solicited feedback from the community.
David Smith took feedback as it was offered from members of the meeting and incorporated them into notes to be used to update the plans. David Smith said that he would create new options based on this feedback, which he would then send to Brenda Alexander so that they could be distributed and more feedback could be gathered until the community was satisfied. This feedback can include equipment types and color choices. Playground Specialists is currently scheduling out to the Fall, so the sooner a decision is made the better. Interested parties can go to PlayWorld.com in order to see available equipment. NCPCA will help to circulate new plans when they arrive.
College Park United Methodist Church Community Meals Announcement
The scheduled presenters could not make it, and so this presentation had to be delayed until a later date, to be determined.
Unscheduled Motions and Announcements
No motions came from the room or online.
Christine O’Brien reiterated that the Arbor Day tree ceremony would take place on May 18 at 6PM.
Secretary Roan made an announcement regarding the Hollywood Farmers Market, Saturday mornings from 9AM to 1PM at the Mom’s parking lot.
President Alicea solicited a motion to adjourn. The motion was put forward and seconded and passed unanimously.