MINUTES FROM APRIL 21, 2010


The meeting opened at 7:05 p.m. The minutes from the March 10, 2010 were approved with a motion by Mickey Bahr and seconded by Susan Carroll.

The following announcements were made: The St. Peter’s Fall Festival Committee is sponsoring a Bingo fundraiser on Friday, April 23rd at 6:00 p.m. in the Parish Center. The Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a Barbeque contest on June 4th and 5th. BPU has scheduled forums for the public for information on proposed rate increases. They will be held on Monday, May 3rd at 7:00 p.m. and Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. at BPU headquarters. There will be a Cinco de Mayo parade on Sunday, May 2nd at 1 p.m. at 24th & Metropolitan, followed by entertainment and lots of food. All are invited to attend. On Saturday, May 8th there will be a Bike Rodeo sponsored by Kiwanis West at the Open Door Baptist Church at 3033 N. 103rd Terrace from 9 a.m. to Noon. Liveable Neighborhoods is sponsoring a Good Neighbor Training on May 25th if anyone is interested in participating. Sister Pat announced that Literacy Kansas City has immediate need for adults to volunteer with their organization. She says it does take a commitment, but is well worth the time spent. She had some information available. She also told us about the ice cream store up at 13th & Central. She said it is very good. There will be an electronic recycling event on Thursday, April 22nd at 5th & Minnesota. There will be auditions for a play at the Alcott Center for the Arts on April 25th for young children. Polski Day is May 8th this year, with the parade beginning at 11 a.m. Linda Poplau wanted to warn everyone about a mulch on sale at Target that is harmful to pets. Bill Mahoney announced that Resurrection School was hosting a bowling event at St. John’s on Saturday, April 25th.

Officer Rodriguez was on hand and again addressed the graffiti problem. Patty announced that the traffic dept. was working in our neighborhood and between April 13-16th, 84 citations were given out for people going the wrong way at 16th & Orville. The traffic unit has also been working at 17th & Tauromee and 14th & Grandview.

Virginia Gorman told of a scam that was perpetrated on her but was stopped before she lost any money. It is important to note that people prey on the elderly all of the time.

Susan Carroll reported that CHWC is having an open house on May 4th from 4-6 p.m. at the new model homes on the old Bethany Site. All are invited. She also announced a grant that is being sought to help out the neighborhood associations in the area. Also, Waterway Park is benefiting from a grant that will add to the area as well.

The topic of this meeting was “What do I like about my neighborhood”. We went around and everyone said what they liked. No negatives were allowed. The general consensus was that their neighborhoods are friendly, people know their neighbors, kids play outside, we are close to the Church, and we can enjoy our front porches as a social gathering place.

The meeting in May will take up the other side of this and ask, “What I don’t like about my neighborhood”. A suggestion was that everyone be asked to write down two or three sentences and then we can address these problems at the June meeting.

The next meeting will be May 12th at 7:00 p.m.

The meeting adjourned with a motion by Mickey Bahr.