Tampa Heights Civic Association

General Meeting Minutes

April 22 , 2004

Board Attendees

Mary Hernandez, David Brown, Chris Eriksen, Jennifer Frankowiak, Lena Young Green, Eddie Serralles, Jim Hartnett

Treasurers Report

No treasurer’s report, Steve Mica is out of the country.

New Member Welcome

James Chittenden of Gladys Street.

Banner Update

Banners cost $20.  Current sales are at 54. 

Greenprinting

The May 15 community festival at Robles Park from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m has been changed to June 12th.  It will be a family affair with games and a copy of the final plan will be available.  Anyone with questions should contact James Burson at 221-8266 or jburson@tampabay.rr.com. Any questions or to get involved with this program contact Mr. Burson or Jennifer Sterling of the Mayor’s Beautification Program at 221-8733.

Porch Parties

The porch party list is available on the Tampa Heights web site.  If you’re interested in hosting a party contact Monika Schuler at remy@ij.net. The first party will be at Mike and Malina Spokas house on April 23^rd.

Citizen of the Year Award

THCA Board will be deciding on an award and announcement date.

Web site Host

Network solutions was suggested.  Malina Spokas is looking into different hosts, capabilities and costs.

Stewardship Committee

This committee meets the 3^rd Thursday of each month at St. James House of Prayer (the Stone Church) at 6:30 p.m.  The committee has asked that the Tampa Heights plan be included on the City of Tampa comprehensive plan.  Currently this motion is on hold until the new committee members are brought up to date.

Newsletter

Jennifer Frankowiak is in the process of developing the next Tampa Heights newsletter.  Anyone interested in contributing should contact Jennifer at 813-765-3617 or via email at jenni@pci-web.com.  The newsletter will be available at select location throughout the neighborhood.  They should be available by the end of April.

Greenprinting Initiative

Community festival is planned for June 12^th.  The committee is looking for volunteers -  the sign-up sheets from the last general meeting have been misplaced so anyone volunteering their time please see Lena.

Major McNamara

As of February 1, 2004 the district has moved to a community policing philosophy.  Hot topics are homelessness and robberies.  Major McNamara also stressed police officers and residents should know criminals in the neighborhood.  They are also targeting repeat car thieves and increasing bike patrolling and addressing traffic issues.

Homelessness Action Plan – Major McNamara and the rest of the police community is trying to come up with a plausible solution to homelessness. 

Major McNamara encouraged residents to call the non-emergency number when things aren’t right.  We know our neighborhood better than anyone else and would have a better sense of what and who should be around and what or who should not.  The non-emergency number is 221-6130 and anyone can use www.tampagov.com for online inquiries and tips.

Meeting Adjourned

General meeting adjourned at 8:11 p.m.  The next general meeting is May 27, 2004.

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