December 9, 2008 EACA Meeting

    7:05 p.m. Meeting Called to Order

Opening Comments – Myron Polster

East Atlanta Strut – Mary Yetter
-  Open grant process this year for 1st time with grants awarded to: Friends of Brownwood Park, East Atlanta Kid’s Club, the East Atlanta Farmer’s Market, the East Atlanta Business Association, and Albert T. Mills Enrichment Center. Special Gifts were given to the East Atlanta Community Association and Branan Towers
-  Board Meeting on 12/17  - looking for new Board members and a new president, particularly seeking business owners

Land Use – Andrew Walter
490 Patterson
-  Tornado Damaged – Seeking variance to reduce front and side setbacks on existing house to allow for renovation of attic (convert to heated space). House is currently non-conforming, and renovation will not alter the footprint of house
-  Approved unanimously

Public Safety – Ed Gilgor
-  Gravity Pub – seeking a new alcohol license
-  Approved unanimously

NPU-W
-  December Meeting moved up 1 week to 12/17/08 due to the holidays

November Minutes Approved

EACA Membership – Myron Polster
-  $10 dues for membership, now is the time of the year to pay dues – visit www.eaca.net

Porch Press – Myron Polster
-  Nomination of EACA representation for the Porch Press – Jeanne Strickland
-  Approved

EACA Elections – Henry Bryant
-  Thank you very much to the officers who have served during the past year – Myron Polster, Heath Turner, Jelena Crawford, and Loyal Berger
-  Nominating Committee presents:
o  Treasurer: Loyal Berger
o  Secretary: Lea Johnston
o  Vice-President: Austin Dickson
o  President: Jelena Crawford

•  Loyal – has been a community member for the last 3-4 years – being the treasurer has allowed me to become closer to the community (Henry’s note – has kept the books in good order and has delivered financial results on a regular basis)
•  Lea – Lives in the Bouldercrest Triangle area – has been involved in EACA for a number of years and owns a local real estate brokerage. Unable to be present tonight due to being a guest soloist in the Opera for the Gwinnett Symphony
•  Austin Dickson – teaches philosophy at Clayton State, getting Ph.D. at Georgia Tech, working in Reynoldstown on community organizing for the Reynoldstown Revitalization Corporation on public safety programs
•  Jelena Crawford – has lived in East Atlanta for 3 ½ years, works in management consulting, and has been an active volunteer – current EACA secretary, working in dog rescue, on the East Atlanta Beer Festival board, etc.
-  Motion by acclimation
-  Approval

Public Safety – Major Propes
-  Will not have more footbeats due to the hiring freeze
-  Sharlotte Jackson – community prosecuter out of Zone 5, Warren Jackson community prosecutor out of Zone 6
-  In EAV, burglaries and larceny-auto are still primary concerns – on Stovall on 11/15 – barely before she could report it, Zone 4 found all her property when serving a search warrant. Then on 11/16, another burglary occurred on Hemlock Circle which was captured on video (one of perps was identified and is 14)
-  2 perps were captured on McWilliams – neighbors were watching out and saw burglary occurring, importance of neighbor awareness
-  4 cars broken in to on Brownwood last week
-  Finding that laptops/TVs are being moved out of the area for selling (i.e. busted a place with many laptops and none were from GA – all from SC)

Meeting Adjourned to potluck 7:45 p.m.