Agenda for Thursday’s Lake Claire Meeting.

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Join us for the next Lake Claire Meeting!  

Agenda:

Lake Claire Neighbors

Monthly Meeting: Thurs. Oct. 17, 2019

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.

 

Welcome 

 

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

 

LCN officer reports

 

Announcements and current issues:

 

Official slate of LCN officers for 2020:  Eileen O’Neill, Treasurer; Beth Grashof, Zoning: Nancy Dorsner, Communications; Pen Sherwood, Fundraising; Miriam Herbers, Safety; Melissa Pressman, Environment; Carol Holiday, NPU; Joe Agee, President 

 

Continuing appointed positions:   Naka Nathanial, LCN representative, Freedom Park Conservancy; Ben Klehr, LCN representative, Candler Park Conservancy; Robert Bryan Davis, LCN representative, Clifton Sanctuary Ministries

 

Proposed LCN donations for 2019 to be voted on at the Nov. 21st  meeting:

The Frazer Center:                                      $1,000   

Mary Lin Elementary School Partner         $1,000*

Zone 6 Police Precinct:                               $   400

Atlanta Firefighters Sta. 12 (on DeKalb):   $   400

The Clifton Sanctuary Ministries:               $   500

Candler Park/Lake Claire Security Patrol:  $   500

The Freedom Park Conservancy:                $   300

The Candler Park Conservancy:                  $   300

The Friends of Lake Claire Park:                $   300

The Friends of Ponce Library:                    $   300

Grand total of                                           $5,000

 

*Retroactive from Aug. 2019

 

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

                           Lake Claire Neighbors meets the third Thursday of each month.   

The next regular meeting will be Nov. 21, 2019

 

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In case you missed it, here are the notes from last month’s meeting.

LCN Monthly Meeting: Thurs. Sept. 19, 2019

7:15 PM at the Frazer Center, Rose Room

Notes

 

Welcome – Joe Agee

 

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

  1. Major Ricardo Vasquez, APD Zone 6 Commander:
    1. One arrest and one outstanding arrest in Fellini’s armed robberies
    2. Discussed how APD uses LPR cameras (license plate readers)
    3. If there are any issues with Zone 6, please contact Major Vasquez at: 404-546-5709 or rvasquez@atlantaga.gov. 
  2. Bee Nguyen, Representative District 89
    1. Update on voting issues from last election & provisional ballots
    2. Chairs needed for transportation committee to have discussions with GDOT 
    3. Update on budget cuts for state agencies

    

LCN officer reports

 

  1. Treasurer report
  • LCN bank account figures of October 13, 2019: 
  • BOND Mural Fund (restricted funds) 3,988.00 $ 
  • BOND Savings Account 4,044.00 $ BOND Checking Account 8,445.61 $ PayPal balance 2,999.53 $ 
  • Available LCN funds (excluding restricted funds) 15,489.14 $ 
  • Additional comments: 
  • Total Dues Paid for 2019 1,790.00 $ 
  • Total Dues Paid for 2018 3,130.00 $ 
  • Clarion Surplus (Ads minus printing costs) 4,152.00 $ 
  • Merchandise 615.00 $ 
  1. Safety: 
    1. Larceny from auto continues to be a problem; remove all visible items from vehicles when parked. 
    2. The Candler Park Lake Claire Patrol is doing a big renewal push through November. They are also in need 3-4 new volunteers to serve on the board. 

 

Announcements and current issues:

 

  1. Holiday Craft Festival will be held on December 14 from 9 AM – 3 PM at the Frazer Center. Proceeds split between LCN & Mary Lin Elementary. Mary Lin choral groups to sing. 

 

  1. Lake Claire Camera Installation: Lake Claire residents Sheila Ross & Tori Campbell; Megan Pagano, FLOCK Safety; Atlanta Police Department:
    1. Presentation on FLOCK safety cameras. Neighborhood residents would like to have LPR cameras installed in Lake Claire to increase safety, as well as in at McLendon & Clifton businesses area. Megan Pagano of FLOCK (megan@flocksafety.com) presented info about installing and use of cameras. Q & A
  1. Leslie Grant and Michelle Olympiadis of the Atlanta Board of Education discussed the board’s recent  decision not to renew Superintendent Meria Carstarphen’s contract (see Annsley Klerr’s article for details).  

 The next regular meeting will be Oct. 17, 2019