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January, 2019 General Meeting Minutes


South Palm Park Association
General Meeting Minutes
Monday, 13 January 2020
The Beach Club, Lake Worth Beach, FL 33460


I.          Call to order
a.     Meeting called to order at 7:01 PM by President Cheryl Rashkin.

II.         Meeting Attendees - Executive Board
a.     Cheryl Rashkin President
b.     Linda Brower Vice President
c.     Lewis Makepeace Treasurer
d.     Shari Cornutt Secretary

Block Board Members
VACANT – 5th
Jim Durbin – 12th
Cheryl Rashkin – 6th
Bob Rashkin – 13th
Bill (Lynn) Foley – 7th
Chris Ide – 14th
Bill (Bonnie) Robeson– 8th
Marcia (Luciano) Barrerra – 15th
Luke Mittner – 9th
Absent: Art Broughton – 16th
Chris Diserio – 10th
Maryann Furth – 17th
Greg Richter – 11th 
Lucy Richter – 18th

  Director at Large – Ted Johnson
  Guests: Jamie Brown, Director – Public Works; Brian Shields, Director/City Engineer – Water Utilities

III.        President’s Comments
●      Welcome to the New Year!
●      Self-Introductions
●      50/50 Raffle tonight

IV.      Approval of Minutes
Dec 2019 General Meeting Minutes tabled until Feb 2020

IV.      Treasurer’s Report – Chris Diserio for Lewis Makepeace
Treasurer’s Report for December 2019 reviewed and approved.
Starting Balance 


$2,442.76
Total Deposits


$   635.00
Disbursements (including raft expenses)


$   156.62
Ending Balance Nov ‘19


$2,921.14
Deposits:      Dues $230.00, Donation (Linda & Ken) $300, 50/50 Raffle $105
Current and Upcoming Activity: 
●      2020 Dues collection ($10 individual, $20 household)
Petty Cash for Dec 2019: 
●      Balance - $101.21   

VI.       Committees:
Social Committee:  Nathalie Makepeace
●      Full Moon – Feb 9
●      Bicycle / Golf Cart Parade – Feb 2, 11am, cookout in park
●      Garage Sale – Feb 22, $10 now, $13 day of, need someone to help man a table, can donate to the yard sale through Natalie
●      Book Club – Natalie and Lisa Combs organizers, communications to come

Communications – Ted Johnson ‘Director at Large’
●      Facebook - reminder of the safety of our site, will allow sales info from neighbors
●      Website – southpalmpark.org

Nomination Committee – Greg & Lucy Richter, Linda Brower, Kingsley Itsede
●      2020 Executive Board and Block Director nominations presented, vote by show of hands and accepted as presented, no written vote necessary
●      Explanation to new Block Directors

Home/Yard of the Month – Jim Durbin chair, Theresa Deveaux, and Art Broughton
●      #2 18th Avenue South
●      Next month 1400 block

VII.     Old or Unfinished Business – none discussed

VIII.    New Business
●      Guest Speakers – Jamie Brown, Director – Public Works; Brian Shields, Director/City Engineer – Water Utilities
o      Brian – explanation of Water updates and dept. work, some important updates to pumping stations done and being watched for continued acceptable data levels, SPPNA brought up further concerns about sewage smells since the updates were made and the need for possible individual and general updates to an old system, Cheryl requested possibility of meeting with some of the neighborhood on the issue as a way to get SPPNA involved then being able to take the issue to the Commissioners for resolution, they will continue monitoring and passing reports to SPPNA, Brian can be contacted through the city
o      Jamie – explanation of Public Works and current projects, question from SPPNA as to timing of 15th Ave work completion and why resurfacing 14th Ave between Palmway & Lakeside, Jamie will get answers to Cheryl, per Jamie recycling is collected and recycled despite the rumors, Jamie will get answers regarding recycling to us, Lakeside flooding brought up and should be addressed based on the current upgrade projects, still concerns about flooding with rain outside of King Tide, if not drained within 2 hours notify the city, trash concern being sited at places like 1402 S Federal, road issue on Federal Hwy can be reported to Public Works who will notify the State, can also handle lighting and irrigation issues in median, contact info – w 561-586-1720 or c 561-719-4280, jbrown@lakeworthbeachfl.gov, 1749 3rd Ave S

●      Discussion Items –
o      Crime Report – No meeting this month
o      Second celebrity chef moving in to the neighborhood!
o      Reminder donations to the neighborhood are tax deductible
●      50/50 Raffle – Total $120, $60 was won by Mike Allison  

IX.      Good of the order
●      Mayor’s Crime Walk
South Palm Park & Pineapple Beach – Jan 25th 3-5pm, 15th Ave S. & Federal
Will be accompanied by the Mayor, Captain Baer & mounted Sheriffs – join if possible!
●      Commissioner notes – 25th Andy Amoroso meeting at the Casino 7pm and 27th meeting to encourage private investors, question regarding CRA rezoning
●      Home Tour – sold out
●      Garlic Festival – Feb 9, John Prince Park, NAPC should have tent
●      Street Painting Festival – Feb 22/23
●      Midnight Sun Festival – Feb 28 – Mar 1
●      Great Taste of Lake Worth Beach – Mar 6, need volunteers, plan to sell 350 tickets
●      St Patrick’s Day Parade – Mar 15, 1pm, volunteers welcome
●      Floffing – Mar 21, Downtown Jewel

X.       Next General Meeting
Monday, Feb 10, 2020

XI.      Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 8:01 PM

Submitted by:
Shari Cornutt, SPPA Secretary