1.
Meeting Called to Order at 7:00 by President Maryann Polizzi
2.
Roll Call and self-introductions
3.
A motion was made by Mark Herbert to accept the minutes from the general
meeting on April 13, 2015. The
motion was seconded by David Chapnick.
The motion passed.
4.
Treasurer’s Report. Irene
Guthrie reported:
April
Balance: $3,050.08
Dues
Receipts: 50
Easter
Donation 5
Median
Grant 900
Progressive
Dinner 510
Total
Credits 1,465.00
Easter
Reimburse 69.10
Total
Payments: 69.10
New
Balance: $4,445.98
A motion was made by Ted Brownstein to accept the
Treasurer’s Report. The motion was
seconded by Linda Brower. The motion
passed.
5.
Presentations were given by:
Lake Worth Mayor Pam Triolo (with comments from
Vice Mayor Scott Maxwell). She
spoke about progress made in the city and the hard work ahead. She encouraged residents to contact her
with concerns or questions.
Lake Worth District 4 Commissioner Ryan Maier. He reiterated his commitment to
representing us as a district and as a city. You can email him with questions at rmaier@lakeworth.org.
Captain Silva from the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office
(along with Deputy Chris Johnson, Neighborhood Program Director Benito Gaspar,
and Deputy Will Negares). Captain
Silva continued to encourage residents to call the PBSO to report suspicious
activity. He also stressed that if
during the call to the PBSO you feel you are not getting the service you
deserve, or if the service is unprofessional, ask to speak to a supervisor and
/ or let his office know about it.
6.
Maryann recognized Sharon Chapnick (by presenting flowers to David
Chapnick in her absence) for all of the work she did on the grant
applications. David reported that,
while some language regarding the grants needs to be fine-tuned, the REAP
grants awarded were announced.
Regarding the neighborhood crime watch grant, SPPA
submitted a total budget of $7,500.
Of that, $4,200 was to be donated.
SPPA requested $1,800 from the county and was awarded $2,200. There is no reserve requirement for
this grant.
Regarding the communications (welcome package)
grant, SPPA submitted a total budget of $8,200. Of that, $5,000 is to be donated. SPPA requested $3,185 from the county and was awarded $3,200. There is a reserve for this grant of
approximately $686.
David made a motion to accept the REAP grants and
to hold back a reserve of $800 from the general treasury for the communications
grant. The motion was seconded by
Cheryl Rashkin. The motion was
accepted.
As a reference, 100 groups started the REAP grant
classes / process. 45 groups
actually applied for grants and 25 groups were awarded grants.
7.
Chip Guthrie confirmed a donation of 12 royal palms to the SPPA. He has also done an assessment of
potholes in our neighborhood. He
will report those to Maryann. If
you see a pothole by your house, please report them to Chip.
8.
Chris Diserio reported that the neighborhood crime watch meeting for
April was canceled due to rain.
The meeting was rescheduled for May 18 at 6:30 in South Palm Park.
9.
Social Committee report. Danielle
Herbert reported that the Progressive Dinner was a huge success with over 60
people participating. Big thanks
to Daren and Teresa Hamberger (appetizers), Mark and Danielle Herbert (entrée)
and Jim and Kingsley (dessert) for hosting and for all of their hard work. Special thanks to Loretta and Brian for
providing and preparing the entrée.
It was appreciated by all who attended.
Because of the success of the dinner and the large
number of attendees, there might be a modest increase in the price and some
adjustments to the start times for next year. Please volunteer now if you would like to host or help with
next year’s event.
The Chapnicks have agreed to donate chairs to be
used for future SPPA events.
The Social Committee would like to plan another
event. Several ideas were
discussed.
10.
Art and Joanne have agreed to help organize a clean-up on Lakeside and
Palmway. Details are pending and
please volunteer if you are able.
11.
Theresa DeVeaux reported that she has more welcome bags to
distribute. If you have any new
neighbors, reach out to Theresa for a welcome bag. Please give her a couple days to prepare the bags.
Maryann mentioned that Theresa has been doing the
welcome bags on her own dime and mentioned that a motion was passed at the
board meeting to reimburse Theresa for welcome bag expenses going forward.
12.
Raft Race report. This
year’s festivities will include the race and a skit. Much work needs to be done to prepare. Anyone interested in helping, please
reach out to Maryann.
13.
Please do not call Maryann to report suspicious behavior. Please call the PBSO directly. Emergencies call 911. 561-688-3400 to report suspicious
activity.
14.
There will be a SPPA meeting in June. It will not be mandatory, strictly voluntary, but with so
much going on with the SPPA, it will be helpful to have a meeting in June. It will either be at Maryann’s house or
in the park. Details pending.
15.
Directors / Block Captains.
Please continue to pass out flyers announcing the general meetings. There were not that many distributed
this month. If you need them printed
out for you, please ask for help. Joining
the SPPA Facebook page is another way to stay informed.
16.
Thanks to the Beach Club for hosting us once again and providing the
gift card for the raffle. Congratulations
to Chris Brownstein, Linda Brower and Paula Broughton who were the evening’s
big raffle winners.
17.
There is a Hurricane Seminar on May 21.
18.
NAPC ads are still available in the Neighborhood Guide. See Chip if you are interested. They are given out at the Visitor’s
Center. $200 for a half page and $300 for a full page. They go to new residents. 500 have been given out in the last
month alone. Participation brings
in business and shows that you are supportive of the Lake Worth neighborhoods.
19.
Thanks to Bill and Lynn, Ron and Don, Loretta and Brian, Joanne, Lynne,
Art, Bonnie and Martha for volunteering for the Front Porch. $34 in tips from selling beer was
raised for the SPPA. $71.37 in
tips from selling beer at the street painting festival was earned as well.
20.
A motion to adjourn was made by Daren Hamberger. It was seconded by Bill Foley. The meeting was adjourned at
approximately 8:40.
Submitted
by:
Chris
Diserio