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Belmont Shore Residents Association MINUTES EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING January 12, 2012 The meeting was called to order by Vice President Terence Endersen at 6:00 pm. The other members of the Executive Board present were: Max Alavi, Chrisjeon Clemmer, Julie Dean, Secretary Jeff Miller, Treasurer Robert O'Connor, Marvin Jones, and Robert Stropky. President Kurt Borsting and Executive Board members Aileen Colon and John Forstrom were absent. Nineteen additional BSRA members and visitors were present. The agenda for this meeting and the minutes of the December 8 meeting were approved. Librarian Debi Gurley-Vilander announced a speaking event by author Lisa See at the Main Library February 11 at 1:30 pm. She also noted the availability of e-books for downloading to Kindle e-book readers. LBPD East Division Commander Michael Beckman announced that Jack in the Box restaurant has agreed to close at 2 am instead of 3 am, which he anticipates will help reduce late-night problems on Second Street. He warned residents to be mindful of auto burglaries occurring in parking lots during religious services, and he announced the first of the new quarterly "gatherings" at the East Division office on January 23 at 6:30 pm. This meeting's guest speaker, Assistant Fire Chief Mike DuRee, explained the impacts of the City's budget reductions on the Fire Department. They responded to 61,000 calls last year, 78% for emergency medical issues, but the department is still able to maintain their goal of a six minute response to high priority calls. He warned of future budget cuts and answered questions from the audience. Julie Maleki from Third District Councilman Gary Delong's office reported several city projects in progress or to begin soon: median construction on Broadway Blvd., dredging of the Colorado Lagoon, sidewalk repairs, and widening of the traffic lanes on PCH at Second Street. She addressed questions from the audience, including the legality of "sandwich board" type signs on the sidewalks (they are illegal in the right-of-way) and the processing of a request from Quinn's Pub to extend their serving hours (neighbors will be surveyed). Treasurer Robert O'Connor reported the checking account balance of $3,222. He explained the requirement to file tax exemption information with the California Franchise Tax Board; a motion was approved to submit the forms and pay the $25 filing fee. Robert Stropky reported the status of the initiative to plant additional trees in the public strips between the street and sidewalks. Eighty locations have been identified; fliers will be distributed soon, followed by tree planting in April. The city will supply the trees, which property owners must agree to care for. Volunteers are requested to plant the trees. Vice President Endersen reported these topics from the December 15 meeting of the Beach Committee: the closure of the Belmont Pool to repair leaks will continue for three months, the Leeway Sailing Center is funded to be rebuilt, new entry signage is planned for the Dog Beach, and planning is still underway to replace meters at the beach parking lots. The next meeting is scheduled for 4 pm Thursday, March 15 at the Third Council District Nieto Avenue office. Marvin Jones announced that additional traffic signage has been approved by the city for Division and First Streets, in an attempt to decrease the number of incidents of wrong-way drivers. Vice President Endersen reported a recent meeting to follow-up on the Claremont Traffic Study concluded that a traffic signal is not recommended at the intersection of Second Street and Claremont Avenue. Residents are encouraged to contact Councilman DeLong to comment on the issue or to stay informed of any future meetings. In New Business, Jim Corbett spoke about the discovery of a permit application by the city to the Coastal Commission to construct a large concrete pad on the beach for the use of the vendor Kitesurfari. He explained the opposition to this use by the Southern California Kiteboarding Association, and asked for the support of BSRA. A motion was approved to formally oppose the permit application, by written letter of opposition to the Coastal Commission and the City. The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 pm. Submitted by: Jeff Miller, Secretary
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