Lake Claire Neighbors
Monthly Meeting: May 15, 2013
7:15 PM at the Frazer Center, Rose Room
1815 Ponce de Leon Ave NE • Atlanta, GA 30307
Meet and greet your neighbors starting at 7:00 PM.
Pizza (compliments of Savage Pizza) and soft drinks will be served 15 minutes
before the meeting. The Lake Claire Neighbors Association is very grateful to this local business for its generous support.

Attendees:  12 Members 1 Guests
Officers Present: A. Sherwood: Treasurer, K. Ryan: Safety, N. Dorsner: Communications, C. Holliday: NPU, C. Environment , J Agee : President 

Welcome – please sign in and wear a name tag
Introductions 

Guest speakers (Representatives of the City Council, and Atlanta Police Department)

Valencia from Natalyn Archibong’s Office:
•	Dekalb Avenue issues. Arizona and Krog left turns.  They have just completed the traffic study and we are awaiting results.
•	Crime is down

LCN officer reports

Carol - NPU: 
•	Still watching for the potential development at Clifton and Ponce.
•	They do not need our approval, but it is in the Druid Hills historic district, so it does go through the UDC.  If they need a variance it will come in front of the NPU.
•	The property in question is in Druid Hills, not Lake Claire, but we are an interested party.

Kathie - Safety:
•	10 items - most theft from vehicle. Damage to 4 vehicles.
•	Outside lighting is helpful 
•	Some issues on McClendon in the past week: 
•	Spike in burglaries  between the hours of 8am and 4pm.
•	Plan to increase visibility during these hours.
•	Prowling arrest made in area on 13th.
•	Alarms/lighting effective deterrents.  Alarm is the number 1 way to get the police to your house during a daytime burglary. 

Nancy - Communications:
•	Buy Banners on the website.

Sara (Joe)- Fundraising
-Banners available - email fun@lakeclaire.org or order on the website
-Tour of Homes coming in October
-Looking for more houses for the list

Andrew- LCN Treasurer Report 5/12/2014

Our bank accounts at BOND as at April 30, 2014 were:
Savings account $2155
Checking account $3961
Greenspace fund $3000
Mural fund $4286
Dues paid as at May 10 – 78
Banners sold as at May 10 – 28

Committee reports

Education Report - meeting with LC and CP education committees.
•	New superintendent
•	Coan closing - Merging with King
•	Concerns about Mary Lin test scores down
•	Concerns with Mary Lin drop off lanes. 
•	Grady capacity concerns discussed

Announcements and current issues

Dekalb Co Sheriff Jeff Mann - on the ballot for the May 20 election.  Lives in Lake Claire and would like our support.

· 2013 dues reminder – $20 per household - pay at the meeting or on the website.

· Alcohol will no longer be served at the meeting - if anyone is a licensed bartender, let us know so we can serve alcohol again!

· Eric Dusenbury/Randy Pimsler , Candler Park Master Plan Committee, to speak about forming a task force from Lake Claire, Candler Park and Inman Park to develop and plan for improvements along DeKalb Ave. Master plan is available on the Candler Park website.  Master plan meets first Monday of every month at Epworth.
Randy 
•	Year long process (with planning company) to identify over 100 items that become tasks, including zoning, transportation, the park, sidewalks, etc.
•	Formed coordinating committee to prioritize tasks and work on implementation of the master plan.
•	Zoning Committee working on Dekalb Ave.
Eric
•	Analysis of Dekalb (“road diet“)
•	Want to slow the traffic down, add bike lanes.
•	Find a solution we are all on board with
•	Looking for a committee including Lake Claire representatives

Other issues – those with concerns or information they wish to bring to the membership

•	You can’t park on the sidewalk, even in your own driveway.  You will get ticketed by Park Atlanta.

Lake Claire Neighbors meets the third Thursday of each month.
Our next meeting is June 19 – same time, same place.