Board meeting: November 2nd, 2022

Attendees: Katy Morsony, Tim Phillips, Mary Bloszies, Mary Vail, Sally Sosa, Benjamin Scott, Valerie Ackerman

Action Items: 

  1. Mary B & Tim to propose the plan for holiday lights competition  

  2. Mary B to send around an email draft to welcome new councilman  

  3. Mary Vail to reach out to sources about best practices/tips for securing a 501-c-3 sponsoring organization and closely related info

  4. Benjamin and Katy are completing bank account information

  5. Benjamin and Sally to work together to link Paypal and update the website

  6. Board to brainstorm about ideas and ways to promote things on the website

  7. Mary & Sally to work together to get board minutes on the website

  8. Tim to send Sally his bio and photo for the website

  9. Tim to work on an updated business registry - get them on the website, and local businesses (beyond brick and mortar) - Sally to send example of the school one 

  10. Mary and Tim to send Sally photos from the candidate forum

  11. Mary B to own the agenda for the December meeting

  12. Mary Vail to figure out who is up for election in February 

 

Notes:

  1. Welcome and Introductions

    1. Holiday Lights Competition idea:

      1. Inspire people to submit their house and decorations for judging, inspiring neighborhood activities and get togethers

      2. Host an awards meeting at Paulista after for drinks

    2.  Post election

      1. Reach out to the new councilman and share that we'd like to include them on upcoming meetings and get them engaged

    3. District 5 Update- Preston

      1. Preston unable to attend

      2. No update on Park Blvd traffic safety, he will follow-up via email

  2. Ongoing Items

    1. CRO - Public Safety Priorities - no update

    2. Treasurer’s Report- 

      1. Received 501c4 status: point is that the donations would be tax deductible

      2. Now we have a letter that states that we are tax exempt, but money is not tax exempt on income taxes (Katy and Benjamin both have copies)

      3. New EIN is now live (good for 3 years as long as we do the simple paperwork)

      4. We can now apply for a no fees bank account 

      5. City Money stays with the city until we decide how to use it 

      6. Once bank account is setup we can link the paypal to the website, and can deposit checks 

      7. Opportunity to ask for a membership donation at the beginning of the year

    3. Board Vacancy

      1. Still one vacancy, recruit friends!

    4. Website

      1. We don’t have a huge presence, opportunity to utilize the website to promote things in the community 

      2. Need to add all board meeting minutes to the website, and then send an email summary out to neighbors and hopefully drive more people to the website  

      3. Local business registry should include and highlight brick and mortar and other locals Glenview business

      4. Should make it clear that Glenfriends is not run by Glenview Neighbors Association, don't endorse candidates but encourage conversation

  3. Candidate Forum Wrap Up

    1. Successful event, 50+ people arrived, laid the ground work of the type of events we'd like to hold again in the future

  4. Door Hangers status

    1. Katy received door hangers, wait to distribute til after election is over and when the bank account is setup

  5. Looking Ahead: 

    1. December meeting: Mary B to own the agenda 

    2. Start planning for the February Elections

      1. Appoint the election committee

    3. Season of giving donations 

    4. Think of other organizations to donate to 

    5. Think about a speaker for the Feb event 

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Quarterly Community meeting: May 3rd, 2023

Board Attendees: Mary Vail, Mary Bloszies, Sue Nelson, Tim Philips, Casey Geaney, Katy Morsony, Valerie Ackerman, Sandy Gess

 

Action Items:

  1. Mary Vail to put together a plan for working with CPAB for the Glenview crime concerns

  2. Katy to give Nathan feedback about problems with neighbors contacting their office via phone

  3. Mary & Casey to schedule an Ice Cream Social planning meeting 

 

Notes & Meeting Minutes:

  1. Board Intros

  2. May Meeting Presentation: Developer of Park & Hampel Lot - 4035 Park Blvd

    • Website: Workshop1.com

    • Workshop 1 leads: Will & Mike, developer and architect team

    • Focus on modern, sustainable, walkable residential sites

    • Proposal: 7 market rate homes, 1 affordable home available to moderate income home

    • Target for construction completion and occupation in 2025

    • No plan for a roof deck or occupied roof, will include non-visible solar panels

    • Will include a maintenance agreement across property owners for upkeep of the shared parking courtyard & personal area

    • Potentially reviewing if the bus stop can be moved in front of the site, if the neighbors are in support - will need to raise this with AC Transit

    • Lower income affordable housing: will be specific criteria on applicants and deed restricted

    • Security: will include motion detector security lights, cameras will need to be provided by the homeowners

  3. Ongoing Items:

    • CRO:

      • May 17th: Councilwoman will be hosting a budget review meeting in Montclair at Monahan's

      • Mary Vail sent  a letter to OPD to address recent recurring crime and ask how and where to turn to work with a community policing advisory board (CPAB)

    • Communication with Councilwoman's office:

      • Nathan unable to attend tonight's meeting due to illness

      • Tough for constituents to contact them via phone

    • Park Blvd letter going to DOT:

      • Katy is collecting signatures from Park Blvd residents

      • No lights and no opportunity to push cars to stop or slow down

    • Treasurer's report:

      • Total Balance Available: $6,591.99

      • No New membership dues paid, only interest payments recently

  4. Ice Cream Social Kickoff: Target September 10th

    • Holiday Triangle

    • Approximately 3 hours shift

    • Signage made and own 4 tents

    • Need for borrow electricity, garbage bins, and chairs from neighbors and PTA

    • Activities include:

      • Free ice cream sundae bar: donated Mr. Dewey's and Rocky's bought it at wholesale for us

      • Edna Brewer Jazz Band

      • Invite councilmember's and city agencies

      • Invite local business

      • Volunteer face painting, balloons, and crafting

      • Collect raffles

      • Oakland Animal Services (OAS)

      • Firetrucks

    • Need to coordinate volunteer groups:

      • Ice cream scoopers

      • Arts & Crafts people

      • Ticket table staff

      • General RSVPs via Google Form

      • Setup and take down volunteers

      • Collecting Raffles Items

      • Picking up materials

    • Door hangers:

      • To be distributed by board members

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Board meeting: April 12th, 2023

Attendees: Sandy Gess, Mary Bloszies, Mary Vail, Sue Nelson, Katy Morsony, Casey Geaney, Carol Heard, Tom Donovan, Nathan Stalnaker (council person's office), Bridget & Travis, Valerie Ackerman, Debbie Weinstein

 

Action Items:

  1. Tom Donovan to email the 22x detail to Katy Morsony for board to review and decide on next steps

  2. Katy to follow-up with Tim about using the PBPC for the May meeting

  3. Katy to confirm with the developer that they can attend the public meeting

  4. Mary Vail to share draft of a request for a meeting with Councilperson's meeting and CPAB

  5. Mary B & Katy to split up locations for people to help hang up the door hangers

  6. Board to review the letter Katy & Kevin drafted regarding experiences living on Park Blvd by EOW

  1. Katy to follow-up with GES re using school for Ice Cream Social - Target date on September 10th

  2. Mary B to email Benjamin to get the names of people who were interested in the ice cream social planning in 2022

  1. Katy owes Sue an email re banners 

 

Notes:

  1. Welcome and Introductions

    1. Tom Donovan joined to talk about calling on local officials to step up and do more about crime and violence in the community

  2. May Meeting Prep

    1. Public presentation: Park and Hampel lot developer: plans include 4 townhomes (allot 30 minutes)

    2. Follow up with PBPC- Tim? 

    3. Utilize A-Frames, flyers, and more emails ahead of the upcoming meeting

  3. Ongoing Items

    1. CRO- Public Safety Priorities

      1. Mary Vail plans to ask for a meeting about things we can do to promote safety in our neighborhoods

      2. Public Safety meeting: convo about accountability efforts, notes will be shared after the meeting

    2. Treasurers Report- 

      1. We have checks!  We have a bank account!  We have paypal!

      2. $439 in remaining city money for the year

      3. No further update

    3. Door Fliers

      1. Mary & Katy will split up the locations and email people to distribute

    4. Traffic Safety

      1. F/U on meeting with CM Ramachandran’s office about reducing the lane drop

      2. Petition/letter re lane drop for those who live on Park Blvd and commitment to slower speeds on Park Blvd

      3. Any data about effectiveness of lane drops - anecdotal evidence only by neighbors, no surveyors or traffic studies since

      4. Can we measure a reduction of incidents?

      5. Councilperson's office is in conversations with Joe Wang at OakDOT, including the area allowing for donuts and sideshows

      6. Controlled signal + road diet at Beaumont is their safety answer

      7. They are open to hearing about additional safety measures for pedestrians

      8. Trying to find a median that makes sense for a project that is already completed and reopen their thinking

      9. Plan to get rid of the lane diet

      10. Original lane diets were from previous Councilperson Gallo's budget that OakDOT presented best options for effective lane drops

      11. Potholes: Huge issues 

      12. Equity scores for prioritization have not been updated in years, so

    5. Ice Cream Social

      1. Katy to do- f/u with GES re using school 

      2. Set a community meeting? Set a date first - Target September 10th

      3. If held at the school it would require a lot of communication from the board regarding the event

      4. Mary and Casey will co-lead the Ice Cream Social

      5. Target a date in early May for first planning meeting, include in agenda in the May public meeting

      6. GNA has 4 canopies and Glenview PTA has several materials (tables and canopies that can be borrowed)

      7. Include ice cream social planning in the May meeting publicity

    6. Other initiatives 

      1. Katy owes Sue an email re banners 

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Board meeting: March 1st, 2023

Attendees: Mary Bloszies, Mary Vail, Sue Nelson, Tim Philips, Katy Morsony, Valerie Ackerman, Kathleen Archambeau, Jenny Z, Tesfa, Benjamin Scott, Nate Smith 

Action Items: 

  1. Sue to find the number and information to publicize how to get potholes filled on Park Blvd and around the neighborhood  - put on Glenfriends and Nextdoor 

  2. Katy to outreach and plan a Senior Falling class and CPR training with the Alameda County Health group - potentially an April Sunday afternoonclass 

  3. Mary B to out to CM Ramachandran and Nathan Stalknaker to invite to the monthly board meetings, and joining and co-sponsor a forum with OPD about recent issues 

  4. Mary Vail to discuss with Jenny and other D4 leads about a forum for OPD to determine who would be interested in hosting this event 

  5. Katy to reach out to Judy Christopher 

  6. Mary B's husband will make a map to divide up neighborhood areas to hang the door fliers in the area 

  7. Each board member to review website and see if anything needs updating before handing out the door hangers 

  8. Katy to review previous mosaic and Glenview beautification work and see what resources can be built upon 

  9. Katy to reach out to a Glenview PTA about hosting Ice Cream Social at Glenview Elementary in August/Sept 

  10. Mary to work with Casey to add items to the Website including: listing additional volunteer to meet neighbors like block captains, walking group, bird watchers, book club, ice cream social, banners, and beautification  

 

Notes: 

 

  1. Welcome & Introductions 

    • Welcome new board member Sue Nelson 

  2. Review of February Meeting: 

    • Alameda County Health: can put on safety classes such as Stop the Bleed or Senior Falling classes 

    • Senior falling classes seem more in line with the neighborhood needs, bad sidewalks and potholes 

    • Potholes: a large problem around the neighborhood, need to utilize Glenfriends and Nextdoor on how to resolve 

    • Can also reach out to CM Ramachandran on how to publicize the potholes 

    • CM Ramachandran follow-up: Follow-up with her on the board meeting invites, empty store fronts and what is being done 

  3. Ongoing Items: 

    1. CRO: Public Safety Priorities 

      1. Violence, break-ins, catalytic converters, and gunshots in the neighborhood and no CRO assigned to Glenview  

        1. No CRO due to staff shortages 

      2. No spot shotters in Glenview neighborhood - will not respond immediately to gunshots unless injuries 

      3. Sideshows continue without OPD being able to resolve or stop 

      4. Need a forum with OPD and CM Ramachandran to advocate for a CRO and discuss issues (along with D4 neighbors)

      5. Need to understand if Council is really underfunded and by how much 

    2. Treasurer's Report: 

      1. Checks, Bank Account and Paypal 

        1. First donation through paypal received

        2. Bank account is setup and open, we now have checks 

        3. Money in bank can be utilized for renting spaces and publicize upcoming events  

      2. $439 remaining in city money for the year 

    3. Door Hanger campaign 

      1. Each board member will divide and conquer hanging up the door fliers 

      2. Website updates needed before handing out the door fliers

  4. Board Elections 

    1. Benjamin will continue being the Treasurer

    2. Mary B will continue being the Secretary 

    3. Katy as the Chair and Valerie as Vice Chair positions will remain for now 

    4. Future board agenda item: discuss succession planning 

  5. 2023 Goals 

    1. Potential Calendar 

      1. Public Safety

      2. Alameda Fall Safety Class 

      3. Ice Cream social: suggest in August or early September after school started 

        1. Can we have the ice cream social on school grounds 

    2. Banner Project

    3. Mosaic & Median Project 

      1. Betty Gray could weigh in on the previous mosaic project work 

    4. Creating a directory? 

      1. Seeing it done on a street by street basis 

      2. Block captains would organize it previously 

      3. Add to Website: listing additional volunteer to meet neighbors like block captains, walking group, bird watchers, book club, ice cream social, banners, and beautification  

  6. Next meeting: April 12th, next Quarterly meeting in May 

Board and Quarterly Meeting Minutes

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Board meeting: January 4th, 2023

Attendees: Katy Morsony, Tim Phillips, Mary Bloszies, Mary Vail, Benjamin Scott, Valerie Ackerman, Casey Geaney

Action Items: 

  1. Katy to confirm with the church on Feb 1st availability

  2. Tim to reach out to his contacts at the Excelsior Lutheran Church to see if they have availability

  3. Valerie and Katy will send out the 3 email election notices

  4. Mary B to follow-up with Janani about the Feb 4th meeting and staff member

  5. Mary Vail to confirm availability with Michaela at Alameda County Health System and topics outlined below

  6. Katy to contact Sue about the Postal Plus key

  7. Casey and Benjamin to build out formal budgets for our city funds

  8. Katy to send the previous city budget forms

  9. Benjamin to provide paypal information to Sally

  10. Mary to follow-up with CRO with board questions listed below

  11. Katy to create Season of Giving flyer

  12. Sally to publish the winners of the holiday contest and winning photos say congratulations, look for more information upcoming neighborhood events 

Notes:

  1. February 1st Meeting

    • Katy sent a note to Presbyterian Church for availability

    • Will send out 3 email blasts announcing the Feb 1 election and open seats opportunity

    • Excelsior church has potential rooms

    • Janani Ramachandran new D4 Council person is available and willing to join the Feb 1 meeting

    • Presentation from Alameda County Health System

      • Topics: 10 minute overview of their services, Highland Hospital, and violence prevention and restorative justice with youth

  2.  Treasurer's Report:

      • Bank Account is setup

      • Benjamin will work with banker tomorrow for paypal setup

      • Cashier's Checks from Wells Fargo are deposited

      • Will be able to write checks to make donations

      • Neighbors will be able to pay their dues via paypal or mailing checks

      • Current bank balance $6585 

      • City pays for zoom account, website, squarespace email fees, doorhangers, and paying rent for church for meetings

      • Spending items over $50 will require board approval (pending further discussion)

      • If there are expenditures during the month it's discussed in the monthly board meetings

  3. CRO Update:

      • No dedicated CRO for our area at this time

      • Regina Jackson is doing a follow-up spotshotter presentation at the police commission in coming months

      • Question around the traffic safety

      • What is the plan for OPD budget for traffic safety

      • Are they projecting when we may have a dedicated CRO with their staffing plan (e.g. 1 month, 6 months, 1 year)

      • Park Blvd businesses have had recent break-ins (e.g. Marzano, Ultimate Grounds)

      • Between the repeated break-ins and Glenview rated highest for catalyic converter theft, why aren't we seeing any police presence? What is the plan?

     

  4. Holidays:

      • Season of Giving flyer: plan to announce in the February meeting

      • Holiday Lights competition: big success!

        • Future opportunities include Halloween event, neighborhood voting, more categories

  5.  Goals for 2023:

      • Ice Cream Social: Plan to do that this year

      • Halloween lights contest

      • December lights contest

      • Banner and mosaic design competition - engage local artists

      • Plan of execution for the doorhangers

      • Block captains project

      • Website additions: payment links, block captain list

     

  6. Open Items:

      • Follow-up on the school board voting outcomes

      • Rank choice not instilling trust with recent school board outcomes 

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Quarterly Community meeting: February 1st, 2023

Board Members attendees: Casey Geaney, Tim Philips, Katy Morsony, Mary Vail, Sally Sosa, Valerie Ackerman, Mary Bloszies

AGENDA

Councilwoman Janani Ramachandran: 

  • Staff: Nathan Stalknaker: constituent liaison for Glenview

  • Overarching Goal: create a safer Oakland and more transparent city hall

  • Key Policy Priorities:

    • Property Crime

      • Building relationships with OPD, policing, and holistic safety strategies

      • Met with local businesses to understand the frequency and types of issues

        • 3 break-ins at Blackberry Bistro in last 3 weeks, minimal response from OPD

      • Launching a 'Keep D4 businesses safe campaign' planned at end of Feb/March

        • Understand community ambassadors

      • Safe streets campaign later in the year 

        • D4 is typically not seen as high needs district, but definite needs for traffic and safety. Goal to highlight need and launching preventative plans for traffic safety

    • Pedestrian Safety

      • Goal to make neighbors more walkable and safer

    • Wildfire Prevention

      • Alert and preparedness programs

    • Revitalizing Commercial Corridors

      • Filling vacant store fronts

      • Affordable housing projects

    • Public Arts and Parks

      • Potential summer concert series

      • Engage smaller localized public art opportunities

  • Priorities for Year 1:

    • Constituent Services

    • Relationship Building

    • Transparency

  • Ways to Engage our Office:

    • D4 Community Advocacy Council (1 year term)

    • Issue Based Town halls: upcoming at Ultimate Grounds

    • Request a site visit: focused on public works - includes a bus tour to understand  needs and concerns. Date and Time TBD

    • Office Hours

    • Newsletter

    • Social Media

  • Transparency:

    • Open meeting notes

    • City Council meeting recaps (posted on shared Google drive and social media)

    • Community feedback

    • Accountable practices

  • District4@oaklandca.gov

  • Social media: @janani4oakland

  • Flooding concerns:

    • Public works master drain project in the works

    • Will do a dedicated town hall on the issue

 

Alameda County Health System (Presentation)

  • Health System:

    • James E.T. Jackson (CEO)

    • Comprehensive health system for full continuum of care, safety net provider

    • Strong relationship with the county

    • Mission: Caring, Healing, Teaching, Serving All

  • Foundation: 

    • Mission: Advancing Health Equity

    • AHS Foundations's Philanthropic Priorities

      • Increasing Access to Quality Care

      • Addressing Unmet social needs

        • Raise money for those who lack access to food

        • "Food is Medicine" Program: fresh produce for those who meet that need, and help them understand how to access food

        • Raise funds for transportation to and from appts

        • Work with community partners to have access to safe and affordable housing

      • Building a community centered workforce

  • Violence Prevention:

    • Community involvement

    • Injury prevention coordinator Stephania: connect with the coordinator on how we can work together to support traffic safety

    • Pedestrian and motor vehicle traumas have increased in the last few years

    • YouthALIVE!: social workers and programs in place for victims of crimes

    • Trauma navigators: making outpatient phone calls about upcoming appts and checking on resource needs

    • Stop the bleed programs in high schools about tourniquet application

    • Senior fall prevention: top traumas each year

    • Infant and child care seats

  • HealthPATH:

    • Goal: cultivate a pipeline of diverse and culturally competent healthcare workers who will become the future workforce of AHS

    • Well rounded experiences for kids: what other careers are available for me besides a doctor or nurse

    • Internship: learning about healthcare topics, social determinants of health,

    • Partner with simulation center and soft skills needed to deliver care

    • Build connectivity with community

    • Middle school & High school focus

    • Avg serve 300 students per year, no GPA requirement

    • Grant funded to serve Oakland youth

    • Semester long internships: 6-8 weeks after school (1-2 days)

    • Summer long internships: M-F in the summer

    • Internship for transitional adults (18-24) - embrace interests of those in the community

  • Community Involvement:

    • AHS Foundation's Soul of Spring Event: Saturday May 20th

    • Donate and volunteer opportunities

  • Questions:

    • Funding: Medical and Medicare, Foundations, and Grants

 

Board Elections:

  • Up for election:

    • Benjamin Turner: Treasurer

    • Sue Nelson:

    • Sandy Gess:

    • Mary Vail moves to elect, Val seconds it

    • Board members are elected 

Next Public Meeting is in May
Next Board Meeting is in March on Zoom

Katy Morsony Adjourns the meeting  

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