HCPNA Minutes for 2007-2008

Historic College Park Neighborhood Association
Regular Meeting
November 11, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Woodruff Dining Hall

  • Leslie Haskins presented Tom Fulkerson a gift from the HCPNA on behalf of his very hard work as the HCPNA President for the last two years.
  • Sandy Causey read a heartwarming letter from Carol Hendon
    • Don is hosting a memorial service at his home in her honor on Sunday, November 23rd.
    • The HCPNA made a donation in her honor
  • Invitation to Rosa Parks Celebration – December 6th at the HCP Woman’s Club
  • Holiday Party – December 7th, Sunday at The Feed Store – College Park Police for toy drive. Please bring an unwrapped gift. Food supplied cash bar.
  • Public Safety Report – Has not heard anything. Very quiet on the safety front.
    • Neighbor had a break-end and assault on mother and teenage boy – 3 teenagers casing home. They asked if they could use a phone – and broke in. The mother was beaten. Location, Eagles Grove. The mother is in the hospital.
      • Very serious, uncharacteristic
      • Do not open the door to anyone
    • Neighborhood Watch – only one person has shown for a meeting
  • Police Report, Office Mungroo
    • Rugby and Harris – 4 total break-ends. Through window or door – taking computers.
    • Several questions from audience about further safety, Neighborhood Watch , block captains, teamwork and descriptions of thieves
    • Discussion around calling 911 – 404.766.3618 non-emergency police number
  • Government Report – Ambrose Clay
    • Working on vacant homes
    • Apartment buildings with excessive crime rates
      • Must have a manager
    • Airport Wards – report regarding planes flight patterns
    • Call for Meeting like 2006 --- might also have to litigate
    • New Curfew  Passed – 8pm, children 18 and under cannot be out on the street – other than to and from a school event.  After 10pm,  children under 17 cannot be out
    • This year, there were 2200 Trick-or-Treaters – no incidents (Jane Randolph)
  • Website Update – Patty McIver
    • Most everyone is on DSL
    • Trying to incorporate some updates
    • Call for photos – please send to Patty
    • Updated look, updated more timely, email update will continue to come from Tom, more photos
    • Other suggestions?
      • Video?  Do we have the bandwith?
      • Additional information for families
      • Should be have advertising like in the Dogwoods and Sidewalks
      • Add Neighborhood Watch information
    • Treasurer’s Report – John Broom
      • Balance $3,977.70
    • Membership Update – Tom Fulkerson
      • No New Members
      • Memberships Dues are Due
      • Fees are $25 for Individual, $20 for Seniors
      • $35 for Families
      • Send check to Leslie Haskins
      • Website has new membership form
    • Breakfast Event @ First Methodist Church
      • From 7-11am this Saturday
      • $5 ticket fee

  Notes taken by Stephanie Roppolo Murphy, HCPNA Secretary

Historic College Park Neighborhood Association
Regular Meeting
October 14, 2008
7:00 p.m.


0. Welcome
From outgoing President Tom Fulkerson who thanked members and Board Members for their support for the past two years. He praised the Board for working well together to successfully accomplish goals of HCPNA

1. Nominating Committee
Sandy Causey spoke on behalf of the Nominating Committee to announce/nominate the officers for 2008-2009:

  • President Eileen Murphy'
  • Vice President Leslie Haskins
  • Secretary Stephanie Murphy
  • Treasurer John Broom
Nominated Board members included:
  • Government Liaison Jane Randolph Outgoing President Tom FulkersonKim ClinePhyliss Ray
  • Sandy Causey

Nominees were elected by acclamation. Eileen Murphy then conducted the remainder of the meeting.

2. Announcements:

  • Cleo Hudson: The Kiwanis Club Waffle House Breakfast will be on November 15 at the Methodist Church from 7 to 11 AM. Cost will be $5 per person, with food provided by the Waffle House. Randy Ellison: Praised the Arts Festival and the community spirit he saw there. He has started a company that offers many services online, including travel arrangements, cruises, and flowers. Web address is goabroadintl.com Part of the proceeds from each transaction with a College Park resident (5%) will be donated to HCPNA.Phyliss Ray: Pasta Night at the College Park Woman’s Club on October 23 at 6:30 PM. Food will be prepared and served by the men of College Park. Tickets available from Tina Deaver.The HCPNA Holiday Party will be on December 7th at The Feed Store.February 14, 2009 will be the Public Safety Ball at GICC. Monica Pearson will be the speaker.
  • Arts Festival Report: Jean Gibb Clay reported on the Arts Festival, which was profitable. The gross income was approximately $6,500 with expenses of about $3,400, which netted nearly $2,000 as seed money for next year’s Festival. Eileen Murphy added that HCPNA had made $1,800 from food sales at the Festival. Both Jean and Eileen thanked the many volunteers who helped make the Festival possible.


3. Report from the Public Safety Committee:

  • Charlie Vaughan reported only 3 burglaries in the past month, including one copper thief who was caught. Merri Sheffield spoke about the Neighborhood Watch Meeting. After a very successful meeting in September, no one came to last week’s meeting. She is working with Stone Herrington to continue the effort and encouraged everyone to sign up. She passed a sign up list from table to table.Russ McIver said real time communication would be a key factor in fighting crime. Patty McIver is nearly finished with a new HCPNA website, which will come out next month, and will include a message board.
  • They are still looking for Block Captains.

4. Police Report
Officer Cam Mongroo encouraged people to continue emailing and calling her. Her phone number is 404-427-5578. A sad incident occurred last week involving an 85 year old woman who was found strangled at her home near Victoria and Virginia. Her son has been arrested.

Re: Halloween— Cam Mongroo asked for volunteers to help with the Police Department’s annual party for kids at Camp Truitt off Herschel Road. They expect hundreds of local kids for a Haunted House and free food, beginning at 6 pm on Friday, October 31. Call her to volunteer.

Chief Yandura responded to questions about crowd control on Rugby for Halloween night, saying that they have discussed options from closing Rugby to auto traffic to making it one-way. The Police Department’s consensus is that parents like to follow their children in the car or park on Rugby and walk just a block or two. The Department will have the entire force out to control traffic and protect the public.

A discussion ensued about the curfew law in College Park. A new ordinance was recently enacted by the City Council, but both Councilman Clay and Councilman Wyatt said that the curfew will be revisited in future Council meetings for clarification.5. Fire Department Report
Chief Cedric Scott said that the Department has received a grant for free training for a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). This program will offer free training in first aid, limited search and rescue, etc. for all kinds of disasters. It is a 20 hour class and participants will receive a free disaster preparedness kit. To register for a class, call Kevin Harris at 404-766-8248.6. Government Report
Councilman Ambrose Clay talked about aircraft over-flights. The FAA has violated their promises to College Park by allowing planes taking off to the west to take a fuel saving short-cut by turning north before they get to I-285. This puts them directly over College Park residents, especially those in Ward 4. Clay asked citizens to write letters of protest to the FAA; he will send out templates.

Councilman Clay also urged citizens to go to court to back up neighbors who have been crime victims. The thief who broke into Charlie Vaughan’s house was recently freed by Judge Alfred Dempsey because the arresting officer was not able to testify due to illness. This was despite a record of 12 previous arrests. If a large number of citizens show up in court, the results might be different next time.

Councilman Wyatt had several brief announcements. The improvements to Zupp Park will begin in November. The groundbreaking for the new hotels at GICC was last Thursday. The city’s bond rating has been upgraded. A new fire station will be built to replace the current Sullivan Road building. Wyatt then praised Councilman Clay for his intelligence and dedication to city business, pronouncing him “The right guy for the job.” 7. Treasurer’s Report
New Treasurer John Broom is in the process of acquiring the records from Robert Golden and will give a report next month. 8. Membership Report
As of Oct. 14, there are 201 households who are members of HCPNA including two new members tonight:
T. J. and Jaci Sharitz and Molly Livingston. Dues for 2008-2009 are due now.

Historic College Park Neighborhood Association
Regular Meeting
September 9, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Woodruff Dining Hall


0. Welcome – Eileen Murphy
Eileen opened the meeting and introduced new members.

1. Kelly Lee, running for Fulton County Superior Court Judge
Eileen introduced Kelly Lee. Ms. Lee is running for Superior Court Judge and asked for our vote. Ms. Lee asked us to get informed about the judges races. She said she would love to have our vote but at least wanted to make sure we did get out and vote.

2. Festival Report – Jean Gibb-Clay
Jean Gibb-Clay spoke about the festival. She thanked all her helpers who had put in so much work so far, and encouraged all of us to volunteer as well. She also encouraged us all to personally invite people to the festival. Linda Gravitt also spoke about the festival, in terms of her efforts as volunteer coordinator. She said that 8:00 a.m. is the start of the volunteers’ day at the festival Saturday morning.

3. Nominating Committee Report – Sandy Causey
Sandy Causey gave the list of nominees for the HCPNA board 2008-’09:
President: Eileen Murphy
Vice President: Leslie Haskins
Secretary: Stephanie Murphy
Treasurer: John Broom
Board: Sandy Causey
Kim Cline
Tom Fulkerson
Jane Randolph
Phyliss Ray

Tom Coleman made a motion to accept the nominees as presented. Cleo Hudson seconded that motion. The motion passed.

4. Public Safety Committee – Charlie Vaughan
Charlie spoke about recent crimes in the neighborhood, saying there were six burglaries in August, including five that involved force and one that didn’t, and four of those resulted in arrests. The burglar who broke into Charlie’s home got sentenced to 15 years in prison. He spoke about the handgun seminar recently which was well-attended. He suggested
that citizens contact Bruce Braxton to register for a future Citizen’s Police Academy.
Charlie said the Public Safety Committee met with Councilman Tracy Wyatt and Councilman Ambrose Clay recently and urged them to get the police department in College Park fully staffed.

5. College Park Fire Chief – Cedric Scott
Chief Scott spoke about how College Park’s ambulance service had improved greatly in response times since a new program was begun July 1, 2008. The ambulance service now has a response time of 4 minutes, 38 seconds, which he said is phenomenal. Jane Randolph asked Chief Scott about a newspaper article today about College Park’s insurance rating – an ISO rating of 4. That is on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the best. A rating of 4 means we receive favorable insurance rates for residential service, but not for commercial insurance rates. The goal is to move us into an ISO rating of 1 to 3 to get that favorable commercial insurance rating.

6. College Park Police Chief – Gary Yandura
Chief Yandura spoke about recent crime activity. He said the police recently closed down Tri-City Narcotics three weeks ago – this function has been brought in-house. He spoke about recent problems on Old National Highway, including prostitution (118 arrests over three months of prostitution attempts).

Chief Yandura said 10 tasers, approved by Council last year, were purchased and a report will be out soon on how effective they have been. Yandura expects the report to be good. There have been no injuries of officers or offenders through the tasers. He told a story about how the police was recently able to use a taser on an offender instead of shooting him, and it helped the situation greatly.

7. College Park Police Officer - Camella Mungroo
Officer Mungroo spoke about crime trends, and said to be careful if you own a Honda Accord, because they are very popular with thieves right now.

8. Government Report – Ambrose Clay
Councilman Clay spoke about recent government activity. He said that Citifest had allocated $40,000 budget, funded by taxpayers, and that budget would be looked at closely when the final receipts come in. Councilman Clay spoke about the GICC Gateway, where two new hotels will be built soon. Bonds have been signed off and the groundbreaking is very soon. There will also be an office building built next to those, which is very exciting. The People Mover is due to be finished in May 2009. Springhill Suites, a 147-room hotel, is due to be completed in Spring 2010. A first class Hilton is also due to be done at the end of 2010.

Clay spoke about the recycling situation, with plastic again being recycled now thanks to action by Council. Council is looking into us not having to sort the recycling, which is how a facility in Hapeville does it. Clay also spoke about a painting event this Saturday and urged citizens to volunteer.

There is approximately $8 million in rental car tax fees that are due to the city currentlythat is tied up in litigation.

Clay said we need to get that commercial fire insurance rating that Chief Scott had discussed earlier. Council recently approved 12 new firefighter positions that will help contribute to that goal.

He discussed a recent heroic rescue of a person in a home on Napoleon Avenue that had caught on fire. He said the building was then promptly removed after the fire.

9. Membership Report – Eileen Murphy
Eileen said we now have 190 members currently, the most in a while. She thanked Phyllis Ray for her work on initiating the Welcome Basket effort. Phyllis said that since June, she has made 10 welcome baskets to give to new neighbors.10. Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned. Submitted 9/21/08 by Noel Mayeske, secretary.

Historic College Park Neighborhood Association
Regular Meeting
August 12, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Woodruff Dining Hall

No info recorded.

No meeting schedule for July 2008.

Historic College Park Neighborhood Association
Regular Meeting
June 10, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Woodruff Dining Hall

0. Welcome – Tom Fulkerson
Welcomed old members, new members, and visitors.

1. Public Safety Committee
Charlie Vaughn, chairman of the public safety committee, passed out a questionnaire concerning safety, noted a safety brochure will be placed on the Police website, and reported that a home safety inspection by the College Park Police Department was available. He said he was going to explore with Lowe's the possibility of discounts on safety items. Charlie Vaughn also read a draft of a letter to Chief Gary Yandura concerning ways to fill vacancies in the police department such as signing bonuses.Chief Yandura responded that the council had upped the pay of the police, a job fair was scheduled, and asked members to ask people to apply. He asked citizens to consider motion sensor lights as a safety precaution.

2. Fire Report - Chief Scott
Fire Chief Scott gave a report on the status of ambulance service in College Park. He said the council would make a decision in the next few weeks on how to handle the lack of subsidy from Fulton County. Councilman Ambrose Clay said the item would on the workshop agenda and asked citizens to attend.

3. Police Report – Chief Gary Yandura
Chief Yandura gave police report. He noted that several burglaries had occurred between 9 am and 1 pm. This had been accomplished by kicking in the doors and stealing jewelry, guns, laptops. Some items have been placed on Craig's List. He said that these burglars were thought to be professionals. Hapeville is having the same issues. He commented on the code red calling and said additional numbers could be added through the College Park website. He also suggested the citizens engrave their property.

4. Government Report – Ambrose Clay
Councilman Ambrose Clay noted that the City approved a 114 million budget which included new ladder truck, new engine truck, and 12 new firefighters. He said the city was permitting city police who lived within the city to take home police cars for personal use and to increase visibility. Clay said the city was exploring the reactivating 14 city wells. The city is concerned about vacant houses and has ordered clean up. If there is no clean up the city will place a lien against the property.

5.Code Enforcement – Julie Broadus
The Code Enforcement officer noted that we could water for 20 minutes as long as the hose had a nozzle. She emphasized no car washing.

6. Treasurer’s Report – Robert Golden
Not Given

7. Announcements
Jean Gibb Clay, chairman of the Arts Festival, announced that the Festival would be the last Saturday in September. She is looking for volunteers. HCPNA will be the sole food vendor.

Announcements by President Fulkerson:
June 19-Summer on Main at the Brake Pad
Next HCPNA meeting will be in August but there will be a board meeting in July.
Neighborhood flags are $25.
National Register plaques are $95.
June 28-Free concert at College Park Presbyterian Church-3pm-an hour of opera.
Yoga classes at St. John's Episcopal Church

8. Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned

Submitted 7/08 by Tom Fulkerson

Historic College Park Neighborhood Association
Regular Meeting
May 13, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Woodruff Dining Hall


0. Welcome – Tom Fulkerson
Asked new members to stand (3)

1. Tamika Major, Fulton County Voter Education and Outreach
Address absentee Ballots and that anyone can vote in this manner. Also there is a local election July 15th. Types of required IDs were also mentioned.

2. Discussion of Block Captains and Public Safety Committee
This committee is being formed to deal with crime in the neighborhood. HCPNA now has the ability to send out mass e-mails, so in addition to HCPNA business, factual info about safety issues will also be sent to the paid members. A call for volunteers to serve on this committee was made. This will be discussed more at the June meeting.

3. Presentation of “Summer on Main” - Stephanii Murphy
For the next three four months there will be gathering on the 3rd Thursday of each month at a different place on Main Street. Free food is for paid HCPNA members, but beverages are to be paid for by the individual. A flyer was handed out for this great event to encourage socializing and networking!
Other social events were also mentioned. The Arts Festival will be Saturday, September 27th in Barrett Park. Also another possible social in February and then family focused Spring Fling both in 2009. There will not be a plant sale due to the regional drought.

4. Welcome Basket Program - Phyllis Ray
Gift baskets with food and certificates and coupons form local business (donations of these certificate would be great if you want to help) have been put together for our new neighbors. There is also information about local businesses and HCPNA membership in a folder as well. When you have a new neighbor, please let someone from the board know about them so a basket drop-off can be arranged. A request for block captains to help with this and other HCPNA functions was requested.

5. Police Report – Chief Gary Yandura
Officer Mungroo-Patterson was at the meeting to give the update. She reported that car thefts were on the rise and that Walker Avenue was a hot spot for thefts. Also, with school about to end, please be aware of your surroundings. Between 4/9 and 5/12 there were 129 arrests in zone one, but some of those included traffic stops. The police department is short staffed, so the officers may have to cover each other. The blue police cars will that are now going back to white for visibility reasons.

If you need a community police officer, please contact them they are here to help us. Please take the time to introduce yourself to the officers as it helps them know our residence better especially the community officers like Mungroo-Patterson.

6. Government Report – Jane Randolph
On May 9th the city broke ground on Hotel Indigo; it is to open in June 2009. There is also talk about a phase II across from the hotel that will have office space. The new CONRAC facility will have more than 6,000 slots.
The city has openings for the development director and the main street manager. They are also looking for a new city manager.

7. Code Enforcement – Julie Broadus
Mentioned the informational flyer as well as a new program with door knob warnings for violations. This will help neighbors know that the city may be aware that the city has visited that location. In the past month there has been 535 code inspections in the area. If you would like to hear these cases in court, feel free to attend court on Wednesdays at 10 AM and 1 PM.

Please go to the city Web site for watering regulations. Also know that sprayers are to be used on the end of hoses.

8. Treasurer’s Report – Robert Golden
Not given during the meeting.

9. Announcements
Jean Gibb handed out flyers for the CP Arts festival T-shirt design. It will also be added to the HCPNA Web site. Volunteers will also be needed for the festival, mainly 11 AM-5 PM on September 27th.
The CP Woman’s Club will have a historical event to celebrate their 100th anniversary as being part of the GA Federation of Women’s Clubs. The event is on Sunday, June 8th at 6:30 PM. Tickets were available for purchase.

10. Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned

Submitted 6/9/08 by Patty McIver (filling in for Noel Mayeske, secretary)

Historic College Park Neighborhood Association
Regular Meeting
April 8, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Woodruff Dining Hall

0. Welcome – Tom Fulkerson
Tom opened the meeting and introduced Gary Yandura.1. Gary Yandura, College Park Chief Of Police
Chief Yandura was on hand to address recent crime incidents in the area. He began by discussing some misinformation going around recently, including some misleading flyers and emails. Crime is cyclical to a degree, he said – it tends to rise in Springtime and in a rough economy like ours.There have been six burglaries recently. There have also been three aggravated assaults. There was a bank robbery at the SunTrust near Camp Creek Marketplace. Two cars have been stolen in the area recently. Yandura then fielded questions from residents. A resident asked about the community policing. Yandura: we do still have a community police person. We don’t see her all the time because she does community outreach at local schools. Yandura discussed the Code Red alert system. It’s a computerized phone system where the police can make about 1,000 automated calls every 5 minutes in times of emergency. It’s used to alert residents about problems such as fugitives on the run, missing kids, Alzheimer’s patients, etc. Contact the police department to get the web site to go to, where you can enter your cell phone number to receive Code Red alerts.Call 404.766.3618 if you see anything suspicious in the neighborhood. They’ll send an officer to come check it out.A resident asked about Barrett Park and the fact that non-residents appear to be using it despite signs saying the park is only for residents. Yandura said sometimes non-residents are invited there by residents, making it hard to regulate. A resident added that there is are public safety callboxes in the park, but the blue lights on them are not illuminated like they should be. Yandura said he’ll check on that.A resident asked about staffing in the police department. Yandura: the police dept. is 9 persons short currently, due to officers being terminated or leaving. It takes 3-4 months before a new hire is able to really serve.There was a discussion about how much police coverage there is in the neighborhood.Yandura offered these tips for safety:
• Call the Police department to do a walkaround of your property to see if there are any areas that are particularly susceptible to criminals
• Install deadbolts and use them. Not just the type where you can break a window and unlock them – locked deadbolts
• Install sensor lights that detect motion or darkness
• Have the city install special streetlights in front of your house; there is a charge of $20 per month to have the city do this
• Keep shrubbery prunedYandura said he is trying to get security cameras installed at locations around the city. It would be $90,000 to install 10 cameras. Full support from City Council is needed to do this.2. Government Report – Ambrose Clay
Next Monday, City Council will have a meeting to discuss the police budget. He said it would be beneficial for citizens to attend. This will be in Council budget room at 6:30 pm.The schedule of budget meetings is on Ambrose’s web site at:
http://web.mac.com/claya1/clayoncouncil
Go there to add yourself to Ambrose’s email list.Ambrose: the city is in discussions about water. He said we are in compliance with the state-mandated 10% reduction in water usage. Councilman Carns wants to look into wells in the city – we’ve allocated $20,000 to activate nine existing wells in the city.3. Code Enforcement Report – Julie Broadus
Inspector Broadus said that lawn grass shouldn’t be more than 6 inches tall.4. Treasurer’s Report & Announcement – Robert Golden
Robert Golden presented the treasurer’s report. Our current available balance is $4,999.72. See attached treasurers report sheet for full details.5. Announcements a. Recycling – a resident said that plastic and tin cans are currently just being taken to the landfill and not recycled.b. There is a fundraiser for firefighters going on. Go to www.firehero.org to donate.c. Two new business owners on Main Street were introduced:
Urban Pet Supply – pet needs
Tobago’s - restaurant6. Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned.

Submitted 4/14/08 by Noel Mayeske, secretary.

Historic College Park Neighborhood Association
Regular Meeting
March 11, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Woodward's Primary School

0. Welcome – Tom Fulkerson
Tom opened the meeting and welcomed the attendees.1. Barb Egan – Woodward AcademyTom introduced Ms. Egan from Woodward Primary School. She gave an overview of the Primary School, saying 370+ students attend it. She recognized the challenges with traffic around the school, acknowledging that the traffic has increased and she is working to help control it. She stated that all the bricks from the old Longino School were either reused or recycled in this new school. They recycled 90% of the old building.2. HCPNA – Tom FulkersonTom spoke about the HCPNA’s needs for volunteers. We need a committee to help organize fundraisers and events. Stephanie Murphy later volunteered to head this up.3. Membership report and renewals – Eileen MurphyEileen reported that we have 131 paid members in 2008. We have 200 residents on the roster, so there’s about 70 who haven’t paid yet. She introduced new members. The HCPNA directory is now a PDF that will be emailed instead of mailed.

A woman asked if we could e-mail information about meetings for those who can’t attend. Particularly in light of the shooting on Walker Avenue yesterday, she said, it would be good to help spread information as quickly as possible. Eileen and Tom talked about the challenges in keeping e-mail lists current. Tom reiterated the need for help in these matters; we could use a good tech-savvy person to help facilitate this idea.

Another woman said it would be good to deliver news via calling post for those don’t have computer access. She volunteered to help with this project.

A man asked if we could build a call list to use to call a larger group of people to encourage them to come to meetings. 4. New Member Welcome - Phyllis RayPhyllis said she’s working to set up block captains where new residents will receive a basket/gift. She needs residents to volunteer to be a block captain.5. Government Report - Jane RandolphJane deferred to Mayor Jack Longino and Councilman Tracey Wyatt. Mayor Longino spoke about the two hotels about to be break ground at the GICC, as well as the Indigo, Sheraton and Extended Stay hotels coming on line soon. Councilman Wyatt said Zupp Park may be redone soon. He’d also like to get a park ranger for Zupp. Tom: the new park ranger at Barrett is doing an excellent job.6. Police Report – Chief Gary YanduraChief Yandura congratulated Office Camella Mungroo on her recent wedding, and her last name is now Mungroo-Patterson. Yandura spoke about some other smaller crimes in the area and cautioned residents to drive slowly around the primary school because they’re going to ticket speeders in the area, due to complaints from area residents.

Yandura then spoke at length about the main crime recently, the shooting of a resident on Walker Avenue the previous night. In the 1900 block of Walker, a woman was shot in her front yard by three black males wearing hooded-type apparel. She was going from her car to her front door. Two of the males stole her suitcase and purse, and the third one shot her. She is in the hospital currently and in stable condition. The police had no suspects in the crime at this time.

The next-door neighbors of the victim spoke next. The male resident there said it was about three minutes between the 911 call and the police’s arrival, which is more than Chief Yandura had stated. He said that if you call 911 on your cell phone, be sure to tell them you are in College Park or you will lose time in them arriving.

Chief Yandura said it’s most effective to call 404.766.3618 instead of 911 or the 404.766.3131 office number, because a live person will answer the phone and get you help quicker than the other two methods. Yandura pointed out that crimes in the area have been fairly low in general – between 2-10 burglaries pre year on Walker in the years 2003-08.

The female resident next to the victim spoke next, asking for more police presence after dark to keep people out of the park after dark. She wanted to see if slower speed limits could be applied to Walker because they get a great deal of speeders.

Several residents then spoke about both problems and good points about the police service.

Russ McIver reminded attendees that we all need to be the eyes and ears for the neighborhood; the police can’t do it all.

Officer Mungroo-Patterson thanked us for a successful first public service ball.8. Code Enforcement Report – Julie BroadusInspector Broadus gave a very brief report.9. Announcementsa. Taverse Dixon, manager of a new Pak-Mail on Cleveland Avenue, introduced herself.b. Russ McIver thanked buyers of his daughter’s girl scout cookies. Almost 200 boxes were sent to American servicepersons on duty in Iraq due to the purchases.10. Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned.

Submitted 3/18/08 by Noel Mayeske, secretary.

Historic College Park Neighborhood Association
Regular Meeting
February 12, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Woodruff Dining Hall

0. Welcome – Tom Fulkerson
Tom opened the meeting and welcomed the attendees.1. Renovation of College Park Elementary playground by Woodward seniorsTwo Woodward students spoke about the plan to renovate College Park Elementary’s playground on March 26. This is the start of a new annual program for Woodward students to give back to the Atlanta community. The total cost of the project is $30,000. The Woodward seniors have raised all but approximately $4,000 of that. They need cash donations to help raise the remaining $4,000 and reach the goal. They may not need any help actually constructing the playground; the seniors are on tap to do that. Please send case or check payable to Woodward Academy (with Project Play in the subject box) to: Brent Hilpert, 1661 Rugby Ave., College Park, GA 30337.2. Membership report and renewals – Eileen MurphyEileen reported that we have 120 members paid in 2008. She introduced two new members and the new fire chief. She described a new membership drive chaired by Phyllis Ray, with Eileen and Leslie Haskins working on it. The drive needs block captains to sign on to help welcome new residents. The drive will help us increase our neighborhood feel by welcoming new residents. A welcome basket may be part of the program.'3. Treasurer’s Report & Announcement – Robert GoldenRobert Golden presented the treasurer’s report. Our current available balance is $4,496.94. See attached treasurers report sheet for full details. Robert also thanked the group for donating to his Redskins youth league.4. Government Report - Jane RandolphJane stated that in 16 years, she has only missed four Council meetings. Last night a Main Street meeting was held that will help give direction and improvement to our downtown district. Steven Bush also made some comments about the Main Street meeting.5. Police Report – Officer Camella MungrooOfficer Mungroo  thanked us for our gifts at holiday time. She reported a rash of robberies along Virginia Avenue recently where two juveniles and two adults had been arrested. There will be a Citizens Police Academy starting February 28, 2008. She urged us to attend the Public Safety Ball to be held Saturday, February 23, 2008, and will benefit the fire and police departments. Chief Gary Yandura said they’d recently shut down a “liquor house” and caught underage liquor sales at six local convenience stores.6. Code Enforcement Report – Julie BroadusInspector Broadus reported that the burned-down house on Virginia Avenue will be rebuilt exactly as is.7. Announcementsa. Linda Gravitt – urged the group to participate in the Public Safety Ball and to help with the College Park Elementary playground rebuild. Thursday, February 21, there will be a free movie showing – the world premiere of “Bonneville” at Richardson Theater on the Woodward campus.b. Tom Fulkerson – Tobago’s restaurant has reopened in the former Kosmo’s location on Main Street. And a pet supply store will be opening soon in the old Trophy Trends location. Next month’s meeting will be at the new Woodward primary school on Walker.8. Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned.

Submitted 2/16/08 by Noel Mayeske, secretary.

Historic College Park Neighborhood Association
Regular Meeting
January 15, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Woodruff Dining Hall

Cancelled due to a community issue at Woodward

 

Historic College Park Neighborhood Association
Regular Meeting
December 2007

None this month, social planned.

 

Historic College Park Neighborhood Association
Regular Meeting
November 13, 2007
7:00 p.m.
Woodruff Dining Hall

  1. Welcome – Tom Fulkerson
    Tom opened the meeting at 7:10 p.m. and welcomed the attendees.

    Starlite Cantina thank-you - Tom Fulkerson
    Tom thanked Starlite Cantina for providing the food. The owner spoke to the crowd.

    Membership report and renewals – Eileen Murphy
    Eileen reported that we have 190 members listed on the directory. Fifty-two have renewed and we also have 17 new members. She asked attendees to help recruit new members. She has updated directories available for those who need one.

    HCPNA Holiday party - Tom Fulkerson
    Will be Sunday, Dec. 2 from 6-8 PM at The Feed Store. To be admitted, please bring one toy for underprivileged children.

    College Park Elementary PTA – Jennifer Cardinale
    Jennifer spoke about CPE and her role as PTA president. She and husband Brian have two kids there. She urged our group to get more involved with the school, even if one’s children go to Woodward. She discussed several upcoming events at the school:
    - Tuesday, Nov. 20: Second annual arts show, 6-8 PM. Bake sale that night.
    – Thursday, Nov. 29: A screening of the movie “Ratatouille”, 6-8 PM. Santa will be there too.

    Treasurer’s Report & Announcement – Tom Fulkerson
    Robert Golden was not on hand to present the treasurer’s report, to Tom presented it.
    Our opening balance: $7,113.67.
    Memberships and sign deposits: $670.00
    Adjusted balance: $7,783.67.
    Expenses: $2,381.15
    Current balance: $5,402.52
    Tom assessed we have about $2,500 in expenses upcoming in December so it’s important to get our dues paid.

    Government Report - Jane Randolph
    Jane deferred to Jack Longino. Jack spoke about the hotels around the GCC moving along; the hotel behind First United Methodist Church coming along; College Park’s finances are good; thanks for re-electing him. Tracy Wyatt reported that Woodward is about to renovate College Park Elementary’s playground. Jane mentioned that from 6-8 PM on 11.14.07 at Especially For You, there’ll be an LCI study meeting.

    Police Report – Chief Gary Yandura
    Chief Yandura said there’d been two burglaries recently on Lyle Avenue, and a business burglary on Washington Ave. There was one armed robbery in Wayfield’s parking lot. Lots of youthful offenders lately. There’ve been lots of cars broken into at hotels in East Point off Virginia. If you leave town, call the police dept and they’ll check on your house. On Halloween, there were 2,000-3,000 kids – some eggings but no serious problems. Tom mentioned the concern some neighbors had that Halloween is getting out of control on Rugby.

    Code Enforcement Report – Julie Broadus
    Julie said they do the exterior code enforcement, no the interior. Political signs are only supposed to be out a week after the election.
  2. Announcements
    a. Phyllis Ray – There’s a community Thanksgiving dinner at the Women’s Club Sunday, Nov. 18 at 5 PM at the Presbyterian Church, with members of other churches serving also.
    b. Public Safety Ball for the fire and police departments – February 23, 2008 at the GCC. Tickets will be $35. Save the date.
    c. Linda Gravitt – Women’s Club will wrap your presents for a small fee, as a fundraiser. Five dates:
         Sunday Dec. 16
         Tuesday Dec. 18
         Friday Dec. 21
         Saturday Dec. 22
         Sunday Dec. 23
    d. Kristin Mayeske – open meeting to discuss plans for Imagine Main Street Academy Charter School, at First United Methodist Thursday 11.15.07 at 7 PM.

    11. Adjourn
    The meeting was adjourned.

Submitted 11/17/07 by Noel Mayeske, secretary.
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