Fisher Park Neighborhood Association

General Meeting November 2004

Nov 17, 2004

Fisher Park Neighborhood Association
General Meeting Minutes


Date: November 16, 2004

Board Attendance: Jerry Wood (President)
Tom Smalley (Vice President)

Board Excused: Rick Hollabaugh (Treasurer)
Jeff Van Hoosier (Secretary)
Greg McCollum (Member at Large)
Diane Farley (Member at Large)

Residence: Six additional residents in attendance

Called to Order: 7:00PM

Guest Speakers:
* There were no guest speakers scheduled due to this being an election meeting.

Presidents Update:

* Welcomed residents and expressed appreciation in their support and interest in improving our neighborhood.

* Board Nominations: The three two-year term positions opening this year are President (currently held by Jerry Wood), Secretary (Jeff VanHoosear) and Member at Large (Greg McCollough). Both residents who currently hold the position of President and Secretary offered to stay and serve another two-year term. There were no other residents who expressed interest through the nomination process. Tom Pataca was nomination for the Member at Large position. Review and discussion of time commitments and duties of the Board positions. Jerry apologized for any miscommunication regarding the Boards intent to distribution proxy ballots this past weekend. No other nominations were received prior to last weeks nomination deadline. Since there is one interested resident to fill each of the available positions, Barbara R. motioned with a second by Alfredo A. for a simple vote to elect the interested residents to the open positions. Ballots were passed out. Results of ballot count were everyone was in favor, with zero opposed.

Vice Presidents Update:

* Discussion to set General and Board meeting dates for the 2005 year. Tentative dates will be set and posted on the website and are subject to the new boards approval.

The first General Meeting date of 2005 was confirmed for February 15, 2005, in order to arrange for guest speakers.




General Meeting - Jeff V. to contact Regan?’s office to reserve the cabin for the following dates in 2005, 7:00PM ?– 9:00PM
February 15, 2005
May 17, 2005
August 16, 2005
November 15, 2005

Tentative Board Meeting Dates are as follows. Locations will be at Board members homes. Any interested resident is welcome to attend.
January 11 ?– Tom & Tom?’s home ?– 1222 Sharon Road
March 8
May 10
July 12
September 13
November 8 ?– Election Meeting

* Email Network ?– nearly 90 members?…. 40% of neighborhood.

q Holiday Tree Lighting ?– Sunday December 5th - After Sunset. Please join us for our annual tree lighting event, which we held at the intersection of Sharon & River Road. This year we will feature Caroling, a Santa and hot apple cider. We encourage residents to bring finger food, snacks and desserts to enjoy. Please watch for a flyer on your doorstep and an email announcement which will detail the times and events.

Treasurers Update:

* There was no Treasurers report given.

Residents Update & Comments:

* Adelphia: Joyce A gave an update on Adelphia Cable Company who recently was tested and passed with flying colors their annual evaluation for service and quality.

* Discussion regarding current status and use of the Farmers Site. Tom S. to contact Regan?’s or Dave Ream?’s offices to request a representative from the City provide us an update to the intended use and status of this property for our next General Meeting.

* Discussion regarding the appearance and overall condition of Jack Fisher Park. The eight white plastic barrel-style trashcans are creating severe problems for residents surrounding the park, and unnecessarily contributing to the debris that is scattered throughout the park. Daily, the crows remove trash and scatter it around the park. Frequently the crows drop food and bones, which become maggot-infested into neighbor?’s back yard, which adjoin the park. Kari C. will contact Park Maintenance (or City Managers Office) asking for guidance and direction in order to obtain trash cans with lids, similar to the two concrete ones that are up by the cabin.

Several residents agreed and were in favor of finding out the current direction and ideas the City has for preventative maintenance of the park (cabin, equipment, fire pit, etc) and how we can improve the overall shabby appearance of the park from the street. Alfredo A. will contact Park Maintenance and invite to our next General Meeting to review with residents the maintenance, and future direction of the park.

Barbara R will contact Parks and Recreation and/or the City Managers office to see if the city can replant the three trees, which have fallen over in the past three years.

* Discussion regarding the recent neighborhoods traffic study, which was conducted by the City. The traffic committee Comprised of residents from the four adjoining neighborhoods felt that the traffic study was not accurate and the City was not doing enough to mitigate the negative impacts of the increasing traffic through each of the neighborhoods. Following the release of the study from the City the four neighborhoods hired an independent contractor to evaluate the Cities findings and challenge their results. The cost for the independent study was $250, which was taken in donation from our residents during the last general meeting.

A suggestion was made to ensure that all meeting with a City officials or meeting of similar nature all have meeting minutes taken to ensure that pertinent issues pertaining to quality of life in our neighborhood are not overlooked.

For more information on Traffic Safety Committee ?– contact Jerry Wood.

* Discussion regarding One Broadway Plaza. Orange County Register November 16th, 2004 paper confirmed that there would be a special City election to see if residents want the building.

* Discussion on the deterioration of the bridge on Flower Street. Alfredo A. To contact the City to see if anything can be done to repair the damaged concrete and take steps in restoring the deteriorating bridge. There was also discussion on possibly adding flags or signage to the bridge.

Meeting concluded 8:00PM.