1.
Meeting Called to Order at 7:00 by President Maryann Polizzi
2.
Roll Call and self-introductions
3.
There was a motion to approve the minutes from the September 14, 2015
general meeting. The motion was
made by Linda Brower and seconded by Bob Rashkin. The motion passed.
4.
The Treasurer’s Report was presented by Chip Guthrie. For the period from 9-1-2015 to 9-30-2015,
the beginning balance was $3,284.81.
SPPA took in $20 in dues and made disbursements of $150 ($50 to Anastasia’s
Angels and $100 to South Grade Elementary School. The ending balance was $3,154.81. A motion was made by Art Broughton to accept the
report. The motion was seconded by
Theresa DeVeaux and the motion passed.
5.
Deputy Eley from the PBSO updated the members on crime in our
neighborhood during the last month.
Although there were two robberies and one stolen vehicle recovery
nearby, there were no incidents in the SPPA area during that time. Deputy Eley reported that it was a very
slow month for crime in our neighborhood and he attributed it to residents
making phone calls when they saw something suspicious. He also reported that with regards to
city-wide cases of interest, the PBSO had made 33 arrests in the past month
involving drugs and prostitution.
He encouraged residents to keep calling in suspicious behavior.
6.
Mary Lindsey had several announcements for the group. The Veterans Day Parade is November 11
at 11:00 a.m. While the NAPC is not
having a float this year, everyone is encouraged to come out and march
together. Lineup will be on
Lucerne at 10:30. This year’s
parade route will be shorter and will not include Federal Highway. Also, the NAPC, College Park
Neighborhood Association and the Friends of Lake Worth Library each received a
$5,000 grant. The $15,000 with go
towards the installation of 34 Little Free Libraries around Lake Worth. Ten of the libraries are going up on
public property including one in South Palm Park. Volunteers are asked to help paint the libraries on
Saturday, October 24 from 10:00 to 3:00.
All skill levels are welcome and paint brushes are needed. This will take place at the Lake Worth
City Warehouse located at 1900 2nd Ave North.
7.
Vice Mayor Scott Maxwell was on hand with some announcements as
well. The PBSO C.O.P. Program
(Citizens on Patrol) is looking for volunteers to help patrol neighborhoods in
Lake Worth. Vice Mayor Maxwell
also addressed the problem of bicycle thefts in Lake Worth. Bicycle thefts represent roughly 12% of
crimes in Lake Worth and they negatively affect our crime numbers. To combat this problem, the city will
be starting a voluntary bike registration program involving registration,
labeling and a bicycle sticker.
More information about this program can be found here:
http://www.lakeworth.org/topics/2015/10/20/bikeprogram/
Finally, Vice Mayor Maxwell encouraged all
residents to attend commissioner’s meetings, stating that it’s important for
residents to attend to see what issues are being discussed.
8.
Rebekah Andino and Valerie Valcourt from South Grade Elementary School
were on hand. The SPPA received a
letter of thanks from South Grade Principal Michael Riley for its $100 donation
to be used for the purchase of books for the school. The students were extremely appreciative and sent along
handmade thank you cards. Ms.
Valcourt spoke about the school’s Safety Patrol program and its importance to
the students and the school.
Students involved in the program take a trip to Washington DC. The cost of the trip is $875 per
student and many fundraising activities take place to defray the costs. Last year 22 students were able to make
the trip and the goal this year is to bring 48! As one of their fundraisers, students will be selling
Domino’s Pizza discount cards for $10.
The cards offer a purchase match, for example, if you buy one pizza, you
get one free and if you buy 10 pizzas you get 10 free. Dominos gives the school $5 for every
$10 card sold. These fundraising
efforts will be posted on our Facebook page.
9.
Ron Richard was presented with the Volunteer of the Month Award for all
of the great work he has done helping South Grade. Congratulations and thanks to Ron for all of his hard work
and generosity.
10.
Crime Watch Report. There was
a discussion of activities permitted in South Palm Park. Chris Diserio will reach out to the
Parks Department for clarification.
If anyone is having trouble getting through when calling the
non-emergency number (688-3400) Captain Baer said he is working on the problem
with Communications Leadership.
Residents may also try the old Lake Worth PD non-emergency number
(561-586-1611).
11.
Social Committee Report.
Danielle Herbert and Ron Richard are planning a Holiday Home Tour to be
used as a fundraiser for SPPA. The
event will involve more homes and be “less intense” for hosts than the
progressive dinner. Stay tuned for
details.
12.
Maryann thanked everyone for the donation to Anastasia’s Angels in honor
of her husband Ray.
13.
Maryann is asking for help with the implementation of the Communications
REAP Grant. Please contact her if
you can help.
14.
Our presentation to the Lake Worth Commissioners is November 3. If anyone would like to help with the
presentation, talk to Ted Johnson.
Ted is also looking for pictures to be included in the
presentation...pictures of the neighborhood or pictures of events that have
taken place here. If you have some
good ones, please forward them to Ted Johnson.
15.
Volunteers are needed for the NAPC Front Porch and beer tent on November
6. We need eight volunteers and
the tips earned are given back to SPPA.
16.
Thanks to Dennis Calovi who conducted the audit of SPPA. Because the fiscal year ends October 31
and not December 31, dues will need to be paid soon. Dues are $20 per family or $10 per person. A huge thanks to Dennis for all of his
hard work on the audit.
17.
Contact Maryann if you are aware of potholes in the neighborhood that
need fixing or streetlights that need maintenance. Vice-Mayor Maxwell mentioned that the city will begin
installing new streetlights throughout Lake Worth. Lake Worth will also be getting a number of solar panels at
the landfill and upgrade electricity to make the city more energy efficient. There will be no out of pocket cost to the
city for this initiative.
18.
Sign up for the Lake Worth newsletter at LakeWorth.org
19.
Block Captains / Directors please see Maryann if you need meeting flyers
printed. If you are not receiving
SPPA emails or you have a new email address, please forward email addresses to chris.diserio@gmail.com.
20.
Thanks to the Beach Club for hosting and for providing the $25 gift
certificate. Raffle winners
included Theresa, Linda, the Broughtons and BJ Hawk.
21.
There was no new business.
22.
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:25.
Submitted
by,
Chris
Diserio
