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Minutes of NCHNA meeting held at Sterling House on Thursday, 

September 10, 2009

I.                   Call to order – the meeting was called to order at approximately 7:00PM with Linda Christie, secretary, reading the minutes from the June 11, 2009 meeting.   

II.                Financial Report – currently we have a balance of $5824.00 in our account.  

III.             Guest Speaker – Officer Joe Gilliam, with the SAPD and our new SAFFE officer, gave a brief talk.  He was very impressed with the turn out at the meeting and he looks forward to getting to know our area better.  Several residents mentioned an abandoned vehicle on Salt Lick, which he went to look at after the meeting.  Good news….it is to be removed shortly.    

IV.             Old Business – The sign on Money Tree will begin its transformation this weekend.  We are looking for a few volunteers to pull out the remaining old plants (sage) along with removing the letters from the existing sign. In addition, the sign will be pressure washed; stained and hardy plank will be installed over the existing blue wood. If you have the expertise and are willing to volunteer a couple of hours of your time, we would greatly appreciate it this Saturday; the 12^th at 9 a.m. Ed Bakunas has volunteered his architectural landscaping expertise to head this activity.  

The following weekend, we will need volunteers to finish the sign along with planting of the newly purchased plants.  Please watch the website www.NCHNA.org for the exact time.  Hope to see you there.  

The skate boarders behind the homes on Salt Lick have not been seen recently.  If the problem persists, please feel free to call Joe Gilliam, our SAFFE Officer, at 218-6529 OR dial the non-emergency number 207-SAPD.  

V.                New Business – The Texas Neighborhood Night Out is on Tuesday, October 6^th from 6-9PM.  Discussion took place regarding an incentive to get non-HOA members to become involved in NCHNA.   Several suggestions were presented by a resident at the meeting including a monetary bonus for those who came to The Neighborhood Night Out gathering.  After further discussion, a show of hands indicated that the majority were in favor of getting more people involved at the Neighborhood Night Out events, but more folks were reluctant to pay out funds from our existing treasury with the subdivision sign expenditures coming up in the very near future. With only  three weeks till October 6^th  doing any thing on such a large scale would be very hard to accomplish this year.  A show of hands indicated that the first priority was a commitment to the unsightly sign at Money Tree and Jones Maltsberger, which we have been talking about repairing for several years. Further discussion will take place at the next meeting in January in order to get this rolling for next year’s Neighborhood Night Out.  Please start thinking of ideas for January’s meeting.  

Mary Ann Vaughn (Social Chairperson) and Mary Palmer (Head Block Captain) will contact current block captains to try to get more residents to participate in this year’s Neighborhood Night Out activities.  This year  will be individual gatherings organized by the streets/residents themselves rather than the whole neighborhood organization hosting the event.  Banners will be put up in the immediate area to advertise the date and to remind the residents to get with their neighbors even if it is only for a handshake J

 Please look at the website www.NCHNA.org for a list of block captains.  

A possible May Spring Fling will be discussed at the next meeting.  Start thinking of possible locations - possibly something at one of the pavilions at McAllister Park (playground for the children).  

A list of good service providers will be posted on the website very shortly.  If you have a company to add, please notify the webmaster or e-mail the information to Linda Christie at lchristie@coatesenergy.com  

VI.             The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 7th @ 7PM at the Sterling House Nursing Home.  This will be for the election of new officers.  If you are interested in running for an office, please contact Richard Palmer.  

     VI.         The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 PM.