Castleberry Hill Neighborhood Association
General Business Meeting
May 18, 2009, 6:30pm
The Granite Room – 211 Peters St.
Minutes
President, Laurel Emery called the meeting to order at 6:38pm.
The April, 2009 General Business Meeting minutes were adopted and accepted.
PRESENTATION – ERIC DEFINO (RAYGUN)
• What does Eric DeFino do? TV/Film Production company Raygun
• See more at www.raygun.com
• Demo DVD of Raygun productions – excellent work!
OFFICERS REPORTS
Treasurer – Ayiakile Aryee
• Neighborhood budget available during meeting
• Anticipated fund sources – incoming and outgoing
• Membership accounts for 28% of anticipated incoming funds and we have a ways to go
o Goal of 45 individual members, at 24 now
o Had 43 business members in 2008, only have 11 now, need to have more!
o Had 9 buildings in 2008, we only have 3 right now
• Donations/grants are part of funding, haven’t had any yet, but always looking for donations and people who are good with grants, it’s all tax-deducible since we are 501c3
• Expenses are pretty consistent w/ neighborhood efforts and beautification
• Email treasurer@castleberryhill.org with questions/concerns
COMMITTEE REPORTS
PR/Communications – Carrie Burns & David Gacsko
• New website at www.castleberryhill.org
• New business maps available, please take if you are a business so that we don’t have to drop with you prior to Art Stroll Friday night, mark on sign-in sheet if you take
Loft Tour – Carrie Burns
• Loft Tour will be Sept 26 & 27
• Looking for committee members, volunteers, sponsors and especially lofts to be on the tour, email tour@castleberryhill.org
• Big art tie-in this year, artists, street performers, galleries, etc
• Important for sponsors that we are 501c3
• We will have the sponsor and other information on the website within a week or so and press is ramping up
Neighborhood Relations – Krista Ruggles & Mario Heard
• Movie Night was great
• Stats Happy Hour wasn’t well attended, but was a nice event
• Spur/Yard Sale – June 7th on spur that runs behind Walker St. buildings between Mangum & Haynes. Email info@castleberryhill.org to sign-up to be part of the sale, there will also be an area of free stuff if there’s stuff you just want to get rid of.
• Dog park survey went out today and will be available on website, we need to raise money to make it happen, but the land is being donated by Jerry Miller. There will be a fundraiser at end of June at Elliott Street and pool party in July so keep watching the calendar. The space is the large triangular area across from Haynes/Peters intersection. Working on budget issues, initial money is looking at $25k (fence, water, signage)
Public Safety – Doug Cernonok and Michael Gibson
• Nothing recently has been reported, asked if there has been anything recently. Doug asked that people call 911. Sorry that there were so many issues in Q1, but first couple of weeks of May haven’t been as bad.
• There has been 1 of the guys caught in the Standard shooting and they have been working tirelessly
• Connie made note that if you see bricks that are sitting on the sidewalk pick them up and take them inside since they are most likely placed for a smash-and-grab.
• Doug commented that it’s great that we are talking about this, talk to your neighbors, share concerns.
• Note what shoes criminals are wearing when reporting since they can take off hoods and jackets, but not typically shoes
Clean-Up – Steven Burns
• June 13th, focus will be on dog park area & weeding around trees
• Kwanza Hall’s office will send out postcards to help spread the word
• Need a neighborhood business to sponsor lunch for those working
NEW BUSINESS
GreenPlate, http://www.greenplate.org/ – Montine Blank
• Showed video – http://www.greenplate.org/video-overview/
• Would like to have a green initiative in Castleberry Hill and during clean ups have bags specifically for recyclable plastics
• Board meeting Tuesday at 3:30, invited residents to come meet the Board afterwards around 5pm
• Has green products available, check website for more
OLD BUSINESS
• none
NEIGHBORHOOD ANNOUNCEMENTS
Any New Businesses Opening in Neighborhood
• ADios Café Chocolate & Espresso Bar, located in No Mas Hacienda & Cantina – free coffee or truffle, will also be helping with the yard/spur sale
• Wine Shoe – officially changed name back to Wine Shoe and good chance they will open this week
• Cartel Studios – Mike Plymale – studio and design work and gallery space, couple of yoga classes during the week (My Traveling Yogi – Erin Clark)
• Soundproofing – Robert Tattersall – 678-468-0529
Any Other Announcements
• Jim Schneider asked about entertainment license status, Laurel said we hadn’t heard, but will check into it
• Jim also mentioned that Erica Pines is now on the Zoning Review Board (ZRB)
SPECIAL GUESTS: CITY, COUNTY, STATE, & FEDERAL OFFICIALS
City Council
• Kwanza Hall – Jay Tribby reprenting
o Big advocates of the dog park and it’s a tough initiative, having the land is a big plus, but still a lot of work
o Will help with the clean-up and send out postcards
o City budget is available on home page at www.atlantaga.gov – end of furloughs for all city employees, $3M increase in property taxes; email Kwanza at khall@atlnatga.gov to let him know what you think of the budget
APD
• none
Meeting adjourned at 7:42pm
