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SDCC Board Meeting, April 11, 2011 The meeting was called to order by President Katrina Stierholz at 7:05 PM. Financials: Statement of Financial Position as of March 31, 2011 and Statement of Activities, January – March, 2011 were presented and discussed. Cash Balances as of March 31, 2011 were as follows: Operations Account $39,343 CDA Account $1,910 WEAC Account $8,812 Brick Account $2,276 Playground Account $4,852 Total $57,193 Karin Hagaman reported that portion of the Operations Account will be transferred to a restricted account; and that the Finance Committee will revisit the 2011 Budget at the end of June. Alice Stanley made a motion to accept the financial report, John Powell seconded, and the motion carried. Staff Report: Communications: SDCC Public Calendar was created and posted, SDCC Facebook was created, Mail Chimp account has been established and a new newsletter format has been created, temporary new website is being created in WordPress, email platform is in the process of being migrated to Gmail. Policies and Procedures: worked with Marvin Nodiff to draft Grievance Policy for CDA contract.
The council discussed and voted unanimously to adopt he policy as presented. Staff also created content outline for Office Procedures Manual: Record Retention Policy and By-Laws are under review. Block Captains Meeting was held March 24; met with Lisette Dennis to discuss SDCC’s relationship with RAC and application process for Opportunity Grant for this summer.
The Staff Report is attached. Nomination of Board Members: Jamie Kenyon introduced Eric Trudo, Block Captain for 5900 block of DeGiverville and nominated him to serve as an at-large member of the board. Karen Godar seconded the motion, the motion carried, and Eric was seated as a member of the board. 2010 Census – Changes is the SD Community: Katrina Stierholz presented a summary of demographic changes in the Skinker DeBaliviere Community between 2000 and 2010. Lyda Krewson indicated that the City’s website has a block-by-block summary of census data. Community Reports: Skinker DeBaliviere Community Housing Corporation: Gary Boehnke confirmed that SDCHC has acquired 6188 Westminster with plans to renovate the property – and will create a new entity to take advantage of Historic Tax Credits. Committee Reports: Fundraising Committee: Friends Campaign contributions total $6870 as of March 31. Karen Godar will chair Dine Out for Skinker DeBaliviere scheduled for June 21. Beautification Committee: Andy Cross requested that people let him know if they want plants for planting day, scheduled for May 14. Andy also reported that a yard waste dumpster is missing on the south alley of 6100 Westminster. Residential Committee: Norb Hart requested that the Council send a letter to Ald. Frank Williamson requesting that the City acquire the fire damaged house at 5859 DeGiverville and make it available for redevelopment – and request the City Attorney to enforce the “demolition by neglect” ordinance on the same property. Norb and Paul Hales agreed to research the latter further before the next board meeting. Security Committee: There was considerable concern about the recent incidents in the Loop resulting from the large number of youth on the street. (see further discussion under Aldermanic Report). Also, there are a number of problem properties on the 5800 & 5900 blocks of Pershing. Paul Hales encouraged the blocks organize and report all behavioral incidents to the police. Aldermanic Reports: Lyda Krewson announced a Public Hearing for the Loop Trolley and the St. Vincent’s Greenway to be held from 5PM to 8PM April 20 at the Missouri History Museum. Alderman Krewson reported that the 28th Ward will need to lose approximately 1000 people in the redistricting process. Alderman Krewson addressed the recent youth incidents in the Loop.
She has called a meeting for tomorrow, April 12, with the U. City Police Chief, Lieutenant Colonel Atkins of the SLMPD, and the Head of the Washington University Police to develop a response strategy.
The May Board meeting will be held on Monday, May 9.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:14 PM.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, Summer 2011.
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