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Feb. 10, 2009 - Stephen Foster Neighborhood Association Meeting Agenda 2/12/09

Stephen Foster Neighborhood Association

Meeting Agenda

2/12/09

Parkview Baptist Church Voting Room

6:00 P.M. 

1. Call meeting to order

2. Approval of the agenda (designated times may need to be adjusted as we proceed, with later items    continued to next meeting)

3. Old business

      A. Citizens Police Academy begins February 17/sign-up forms (2 minutes)

      B. GPD crime report/discussion (10 minutes)

      C. $15,000 Neighborhood Planning Program Grant disposition (30 minutes) 

            Explanation:  In April 2007 the “Stephen Foster Neighborhood Action Plan” was prepared by the    Stephen Foster Neighborhood Association and the City of Gainesville Community Development    Department.  The Stephen Foster Neighborhood was subsequently granted $15,000 as part of the    Neighborhood Planning Program.  Participants in creating the action plan identified the top 4    potential projects as follows:

                  1. Better traffic control signs and traffic calming

                  2. Neighborhood identification signs

                  3. Beautification/landscaping

                  4. Enhanced/improved right-of-way maintenance 

            Additional information, suggestions, and subsequent discussions at our regular neighborhood    meetings and on the blog have thus far distilled out the following potential projects and some of    their costs:

                  1. a.  Stephen Foster Neighborhood decorative identification/

                              Traffic calming signs (30+ potential street entrances)

                              (12“x 24“on steel posts installed)   $140/each

                        b.  With additional traffic calming logo “Watch for Children”

                              (18”x24” on steel posts installed)  Additional cost unknown

                  2. Trees (ornamental/fruit)      $100-$150/each

                  3. Bus shelters       $6,000 /each

                  4. Change out all green and white street signs in Neighborhood

                        to black and white signs that include pre-number era names. Cost unknown

                  5. Neighborhood park/playground/garden/possible

                        Wild Spaces-Public Places funds    Cost unknown  

               Guests: Meg Niederhofer/Parks and Recreation

                           A. TreeMendous Tree Program and

                           B. Ornamental/fruit tree acquisition/placement/installation.

                                 C. FDOT Restrictions

                     John Wachtel/ Community Development Department

                           A. Neighborhood identification/traffic calming signs

                           B. Bus shelters 

      D. Name of the neighborhood organization/survey response/discussion/action (10 minutes)

      E. Neighborhood boundaries/survey response/discussion/action (15 minutes) 

4. Officer’s reports

      A. President (8 minutes)

            1. Koppers Update/Special City Commission Meeting on March 9 at 1 PM re Land Use

            2. Traffic Calming/Speed Limit signs/“No Trucks” signs/Phil Mann

            3. Sustainable Alachua County meeting/7-9 tonight/Holy Trinity Episcopal Church

            4. Recognition of Stephen Foster Elementary School for Great Air Potato Roundup

            5. Donations for paper and ink 

      B. Communications Director (5 minutes)

            1. Blog update/Googlegroups

            2. Sign-up List

            3. Meeting notice signs

            4. Phone notification network 

5. Public comments (10 min) 

6. Adjourn (7:00 P.M. sharp) 

Please note: Our meeting time is limited to 1 hour.  Please be respectful of each other’s time and perspective.  All unfinished business will be carried over to the next month's meeting.

 


 


 


 

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In 1983 Neighborhood Housing Services, in cooperation with the City of Gainesville, began a revitalization effort in the community that is now known as the Stephen Foster Neighborhood. This revitalization effort had many facets, first and foremost was to create a sense of community. Neighborhood signs were posted, community events planned, and neighborhood cleanups scheduled. Recently there have been creek clean ups and Neighborhood Night Out walks to unify us with our neighbors.

Since property owners have a more vested interest in the neighborhood, programs were developed and funded to assist families with the purchase of first homes in the neighborhood. Over the years since the first family moved into the neighborhood, this program changed the face of this community. An area that was made up primarily of rental homes is now a diverse community of homeowners and long term leasers.

Currently we have received a $15,000 grant as part of the City of Gainesville Neighborhood Planning Program. They only select one or two neighborhoods per year for this grant money and neighborhood participation is the cornerstone of this project. If you would like to be included in working on this project please contact us.