Tampa Heights Civic Association

General Meeting Minutes

Mar. 25 , 2004

Board Attendees

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

Treasurers Report

Review Tour of Homes income (record breaking event), banner income, park reserve funds and general funds.

New Member Welcome

Carey Coles of Alfred Street and Sheila Saint Felipe.

Banner Update

Banners cost $20.  Current sales are at 54.   

Tour of Homes

The 2004 Tour of Homes was a huge success.  Nearly 700 people participated this year.  Next year will be the 10^th anniversary and the committee will begin meeting toward the end of the summer.   

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.

402 E. Oak

Arnie Hernandez’s plan for developing some commercial properties passed the ARC.  Mr. Hernandez is supposed to bring the plans with the required changes to Mary H.  

Historic Marker
Ralph Schuler is working with a supply company who can provide replacement letters for the marker.

Metropolitan Planning Organization

The MPO gave an update on the 2025 Transportation Plan.  There will be a public meeting on Monday, April 19^th at Blake High School.  For more information on the plan visit www.plan2025.org.  For information on the public meeting contact Chris Waldman at 813-273-3774 x350.

Code Enforcement complaint forms

Mary says all the complaint forms have been issued to respective code enforcement officers.  Unfortunately, the forms were distributed before copies were made so there is no way to track the progress.  If your problem does not get addressed please contact Mary for follow-up.

Yard of the Month

Mary would like to establish this program to promote taking care of your yards.  The winners will receive a sign of recognition to display for the month.  This program is slated for the summer months.

Citizen of the Year Award

THCA would like to request for the membership to suggest someone in the community who deserves an award of this nature. 

Web site Host

We need a new web site host.  The current host is expensive and inefficient.  After consulting with Mike and Malina Spokas the THCA board will develop some ideas for securing a new web site host allowing more freedom and space to create a great web site for our community.

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.

Spypack Chatter

Officer Skypack and Officer Rhodes have been working to secure some vacant properties on Alfred.  In addition they are occasionally monitoring speed on Florida Avenue.  The posted speed limit is 35 mph.  

ARC Guideline Books

The THCA will be selling ARC guideline books for the Tampa Heights District.  Anyone interested please contact Mary Hernandez.

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.

Meeting Adjourned

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