East Campus Neighborhood Association
Information for Residents and Owners in East Campus
Nov 12 ECNA Meeting Minutes- ACTION ITEMS WITH TIGHT DEADLINES!
Minutes of the meeting of the East Campus Neighborhood Association
November 12, 2008, 7:00 pm
Stamper Commons, Stephens College
Treasurer's Report (Kaye King)
The account has $3034.33, of which $500 is entailed for the Sneed Memorial Bench. The lot on which the bench is to be placed still needs to be cleared. This will happen by spring. 25 families are up-to-date on dues payments.
City Matters (Bonnie Bourne)
The Neighborhood Response Team has been through. The team has commented that they like our neighborhood especially in the fall. The NRT distributed letters to some people, and brochures outlining means of assistance for those who need it, to meet upkeep/home rehabilitation costs.
The Planning Department has a questionnaire about funding priorities for 2010-2014. It was distributed in print at the meeting, with stamped envelopes. It may also be completed online at http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/phpQ/fillsurvey.php?sid=115. Deadline for filling out survey: Thursday November 20.
Officer Mike Hayes of the Columbia Police Department and Mr. Dick Gray, treasurer of the nonprofit Neighborhood Watch program, made a short presentation about the program and answered questions. Officer Hayes is the CPD's adviser to the program, but the CPD is not funded by the program. Brochures were shared. These are also available at http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Police/Program/Neigh_Watch, along with the 10-minute online video they showed.
The Neighborhood Watch Program:
-Is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization supported by donations. Donations are tax-deductible.
-Was started in Columbia in the late 1970's and now has 500 participating groups with 3000 households (4000 trained volunteers) participating
-Is entirely volunteer run
-Requires volunteers wishing to start a program to go door to door and get 50% participation from a "neighborhood," even if that "neighborhood" is defined as the people living on a single block.
-Requires participating households to sign at least one household member up for a two-hour training on spotting and accurately reporting criminal activity in one's neighborhood one evening arranged by the neighbors and trainers.
-Requires one volunteer Block Captain per block. Block captains work with Area Coordinators.
-Does not involve residents "going on patrol" or acting like vigilantes. The non-emergency number for the police is 442-6131.
Other police matters:
The Community Services Unit will increase its foot and vehicle patrols in East Campus on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights during frequent party hours. Sergeant Simons is in charge of this.
Trash issues in East Campus (Rick Shenker)
Rick Shenker, Anna Lingo and (?) met with city officials about matters related to trash. Information items from the meeting:
-Anna Lingo and Cavanaugh Noce are drafting a letter to all landlords, outlining methods of incorporating fines for extra trash pickups, police calls and the like into rental deposits.
-Rick Shenker is happy to call landlords who own properties that have trash problems, since the city can only do so much.
-The city can schedule additional trash pickups. They can be reached at 874-6291 before 4 pm Tuesday or after trash pickup Wednesday.
-For problems with mud patches on sidewalks, call John Suddith at 874-7474.
-FYI: white trash bags are ok; you don't have to use city-provided black bags for garbage; just do NOT use city bags designated for another type of material, such as blue bags used for recycling or clear bags used for yard waste.
Biolab Level III (Robin Remington)
After months of delays, the Biolab Level III that was funded by a $12 million grant in 2003, is now opening. Neighbors are encouraged to attend the Grand Opening on Saturday November 15 at 10:00 am. The Biolab facility is located behind the Swine Resource Center (map showing Swine Resource Center).
The new center is part of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and it will conduct research on pathogens that may be deadly, but for which treatments exist. Chances of disease outbreaks due to labs like this one were estimated in a Scientific American article in August 2007 to be very slim, though "not negligible," with the possibility of high costs in human and animal health. OSHA rules do not require breaches in these Biolab facilities unless there is a human death, or three employees are hospitalized. Neighbors are encouraged to attend the grand opening and show interest in the nature of the activities and security measures in place, but not attempt to disrupt, hijack or obstruct the event. Contact Robin Remington for further information; she knows scientists and inspectors involved with the project and has collected published material about Biolab facilities.
East Campus Neighborhood e-newsletter
Clyde Bentley reported that all the issues published so far of EC newsletter were driven by neighbors' own contributions, something that was not true of all three neighborhoods in which the experiment was tried. The newsletter will be expanded next semester to cover 10 neighborhoods in Columbia. East Campus will have a dedicated reporter. The MU Journalism Department is hiring a Community Newsletter Coordinator. There will be a central Web page connecting the various newsletters. Look for a survey questionnaire soon. For more information, contact Dr. Bentley at bentleycl@missouri.edu.
November 12, 2008, 7:00 pm
Stamper Commons, Stephens College
Treasurer's Report (Kaye King)
The account has $3034.33, of which $500 is entailed for the Sneed Memorial Bench. The lot on which the bench is to be placed still needs to be cleared. This will happen by spring. 25 families are up-to-date on dues payments.
City Matters (Bonnie Bourne)
The Neighborhood Response Team has been through. The team has commented that they like our neighborhood especially in the fall. The NRT distributed letters to some people, and brochures outlining means of assistance for those who need it, to meet upkeep/home rehabilitation costs.
The Planning Department has a questionnaire about funding priorities for 2010-2014. It was distributed in print at the meeting, with stamped envelopes. It may also be completed online at http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/phpQ/fillsurvey.php?sid=115. Deadline for filling out survey: Thursday November 20.
Officer Mike Hayes of the Columbia Police Department and Mr. Dick Gray, treasurer of the nonprofit Neighborhood Watch program, made a short presentation about the program and answered questions. Officer Hayes is the CPD's adviser to the program, but the CPD is not funded by the program. Brochures were shared. These are also available at http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Police/Program/Neigh_Watch, along with the 10-minute online video they showed.
The Neighborhood Watch Program:
-Is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization supported by donations. Donations are tax-deductible.
-Was started in Columbia in the late 1970's and now has 500 participating groups with 3000 households (4000 trained volunteers) participating
-Is entirely volunteer run
-Requires volunteers wishing to start a program to go door to door and get 50% participation from a "neighborhood," even if that "neighborhood" is defined as the people living on a single block.
-Requires participating households to sign at least one household member up for a two-hour training on spotting and accurately reporting criminal activity in one's neighborhood one evening arranged by the neighbors and trainers.
-Requires one volunteer Block Captain per block. Block captains work with Area Coordinators.
-Does not involve residents "going on patrol" or acting like vigilantes. The non-emergency number for the police is 442-6131.
Other police matters:
The Community Services Unit will increase its foot and vehicle patrols in East Campus on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights during frequent party hours. Sergeant Simons is in charge of this.
Trash issues in East Campus (Rick Shenker)
Rick Shenker, Anna Lingo and (?) met with city officials about matters related to trash. Information items from the meeting:
-Anna Lingo and Cavanaugh Noce are drafting a letter to all landlords, outlining methods of incorporating fines for extra trash pickups, police calls and the like into rental deposits.
-Rick Shenker is happy to call landlords who own properties that have trash problems, since the city can only do so much.
-The city can schedule additional trash pickups. They can be reached at 874-6291 before 4 pm Tuesday or after trash pickup Wednesday.
-For problems with mud patches on sidewalks, call John Suddith at 874-7474.
-FYI: white trash bags are ok; you don't have to use city-provided black bags for garbage; just do NOT use city bags designated for another type of material, such as blue bags used for recycling or clear bags used for yard waste.
Biolab Level III (Robin Remington)
After months of delays, the Biolab Level III that was funded by a $12 million grant in 2003, is now opening. Neighbors are encouraged to attend the Grand Opening on Saturday November 15 at 10:00 am. The Biolab facility is located behind the Swine Resource Center (map showing Swine Resource Center).
The new center is part of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and it will conduct research on pathogens that may be deadly, but for which treatments exist. Chances of disease outbreaks due to labs like this one were estimated in a Scientific American article in August 2007 to be very slim, though "not negligible," with the possibility of high costs in human and animal health. OSHA rules do not require breaches in these Biolab facilities unless there is a human death, or three employees are hospitalized. Neighbors are encouraged to attend the grand opening and show interest in the nature of the activities and security measures in place, but not attempt to disrupt, hijack or obstruct the event. Contact Robin Remington for further information; she knows scientists and inspectors involved with the project and has collected published material about Biolab facilities.
East Campus Neighborhood e-newsletter
Clyde Bentley reported that all the issues published so far of EC newsletter were driven by neighbors' own contributions, something that was not true of all three neighborhoods in which the experiment was tried. The newsletter will be expanded next semester to cover 10 neighborhoods in Columbia. East Campus will have a dedicated reporter. The MU Journalism Department is hiring a Community Newsletter Coordinator. There will be a central Web page connecting the various newsletters. Look for a survey questionnaire soon. For more information, contact Dr. Bentley at bentleycl@missouri.edu.
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Rachel as usual you did an outstanding job. I will send this to our Councilwoman. See you tomorrow. bonnie
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