Woodland Heights Neighborhood Association
April 21, 2015 – Agenda – 7:00 p.m.
Callanan Middle School – 3010 Center Street
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Call to order – 7:02 p.m. (13 in attendance)
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School
Bus / Parking Concerns
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Department of Traffic (Jennifer McCoy; Mark
Garret)/ Callanan Principal (Dawn Stahly) – Bus loop
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Traffic congestion concerns on Center Street vs.
the loop
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Blocking view of students
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Difficult to pass
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Hard to back out of housing
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Proposing new solution for buses and parent
parking for 2015-2016 school year (removing parking restriction from South Side
of Center – was only allowed after 5 p.m.)
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Neighborhood Organization motioned to approve
recommended changes & it was unanimously approved
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Neighborhood
Finance Corporation Representative
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Wanted to share the opportunity to access funds
to rehab your home
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Up to $10,000 forgivable loan; want to stay in
home for 5 years – encourage updates & neighborhood consistency
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Every 10 years you can use $10,000; must be
owner occupied
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3.875 on a 30 year fix – current rate
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NBSD:
Sgt. Vince Valdez/ Lt. Larry Davey / Ed Leedom
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Brought annual report for police department
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May is recognition of police work – lots of
activities planned; including a new fun run “Run with the Police” – May 16
(check out events on web page); family friendly, etc. All the money from the
registrations goes to Special Olympics of Iowa.
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SMART 911 – Emergency management website alert
notification of what police / fire, etc. need to know – ahead of the emergency
– get on the site & add your
information
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Crime report – very light activity; a few
burglaries, assaults/domestics
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Watching 24th and Rollins due to
complaints and suspicious activity – made some arrests
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24 and Rollins – fire, vacant – need to have it
torn down (motion to have city council remove restriction of multiple year wait
to have it torn down – need to send letter on behalf of WHO); other houses that
have burned down; can we remove the others too
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Motion unanimously passed
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23 cases of car parking, litter debris; 7 of
those on curb issues
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Parking tickets – parking right of way &
over sidewalk – slowed down
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Impounded 4 cars
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13 neighborhood rental inspections (2 were new
to neighborhood); most are complying on first inspection (good thing)
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New Business
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Eugene White – recently passed away; was nominated
and won the Alice Rodine Award; Skip Moore and Doug McBride accepted the award.
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Funeral is Saturday, April 26 – will be
presenting the award to the family.
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Adjournment
– 8 p.m.
