Meeting Minutes – May 2019

College Hill Neighborhood Association

Round Table Meeting Minutes– May 20, 2019

Attendees:  Carol Christensen, John Christensen, Sue Fackler, Andy Fry, Brendan Jensen, Gail Kennedy, Charley Krumins, Tom Luellen, Erin Snethen, Ardith Woertz

1. Community Officer Update 
   • Officer not in attendance.  No update provided.
2. Treasurer’s Report
   • Treasurer’s Report accepted and approved as submitted.
3. Minutes
   • Minutes approved as submitted.
4. Neighborhood Events and Updates
   • Neighborhood Cleanup
     • Event determined to be a success.  Good participation.  Both dumpsters were filled.
   • Blossoms Event – Flowers, Breakfast, and Silent Auction
     • All determined to be a success.  Costs slightly up and Sales slightly down from last year. Looking for ways to improve and sustain –
     • Date:  this year was Mother’s Day weekend – question was asked if event should be held earlier? 
     • Type of Plants:  potting, hanging, etc.  — no decision made.  Tomato plants were available this year – this was a plus.
     • Additional Benefits Mentioned:  social gathering — neighbors getting to know neighbors.
   • Neighborhood Garage Sale
     • Clete Linenberger will chair.  Date: weekend of June 15^th 
   • July 3^rd & 4^th Activities –
     • report on barricades: options for barricades discussed:  preliminary purchase option presented, also talked about renting, other options from city, etc. – Three questions to consider identified: Do We Need? Do We Purchase? Do We Rent? — More research to be completed — decision not finalized. 
     • turtle races scheduled 
   • July 3^rd: The Band Signal Ridge is confirmed. 
     • Food = Dessert Potluck.
   • July 4^th Parade –
     • Susan Duffy will chair this year.  Special Events Permit in Process. Need to determine course of action for barricades.
   • Flyer will go out about July 3^rd and 4^th Activities
     • includes the recycling drive info.
   • National Night Out
     • Date:  August 10^th.  
     • Will identify movie to show.  
     • Need event chair, plus committee to run the event.
5. New Business
   • Recycling was successful.  Next Recycling Date:  July 13^th 
   • 12^th Street Project was mentioned.  All were encouraged to review Project information on the City of Topeka’s website.
6. Old Business
   • Moving the monument markers from Jensen home
     • Options were discussed – several volunteers move the monument markers, or we pay a company to move the monument markers and place them.
   • Donation to the Church – $500 donation unanimously approved.
   • Update on Memorandum of Understanding requested by Parks and Rec. – no update.  Will put on next meeting agenda.
7. Next Round Table Meeting will take place the 3^rd Monday in July on the 15th at 7:00 pm.

Minutes Respectfully Submitted by Gail Kennedy