February 9, 2008
Meeting Summary
East Eaton Wash Neighborhood Association
Preparation
E-mail reminder. Susan
phoned her contact list.
Acknowledgments
Susan brought freshly baked chocolate
chip cookies.
Attendees
9 members
Meeting
Agenda Items:
- Ice Rink project status
- 4th quarter crime statistics for Council District 4
- Kaiser new-site employee parking
- E-waste collection today, Rose Bowl parking lot I
- PWP free residential landscaping classes
- Association annual election planning
- anything
else attendees wish to discuss
The meeting began at 11:18 am
- Ice Rink project status
- Have not heard anything more since last month.
- 4th quarter crime statistics for
Council District 4
-
4th quarter of
|
Criminal
Homicide
|
Forcible
Rape
|
Robbery
|
Assaults
|
Burglary
|
Larceny-
Theft
|
Motor Vehicle Theft
|
Total
|
2007
|
0
|
1
|
9
|
5
|
36
|
121
|
21
|
193
|
2006
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
7
|
35
|
153
|
22
|
225
|
Change
|
N/C
|
0%
|
29%
|
-29%
|
3%
|
-21%
|
-5%
|
-14.2%
|
- Kaiser new-site employee parking
- Kaiser bought the building on the SW corner of Foothill and
Sierra Madre Villa and is moving medical offices into
the building.
- They got permits to have valet parking into tandem spots at
those times. They also have the spaces in a small lot next to the
BMW repair shop on the north side of
Foothill.
That technically fulfilled the city required number of spaces for the
amount of building they will initially be occupying.
- But not even Kaiser believes that is sufficient for such busy
times as flu season.
- We were told they also made arrangements to use some Space Bank
parking. Don't know if that is still valid given that place is
reportedly being sold for redevelopment.
- Latest we heard through rumor is that Kaiser did ask MTA about
using Gold Line parking structure spaces but that was too expensive so
they have reportedly made arrangements with a church 1 1/4 miles away
to bus employees to the new building.
- E-Waste collection today, Rose Bowl
parking lot I, till 3 pm
- PWP free residential landscaping
classes
- PWP web page for landscaping classes
- Pasadena Water and Power is sponsoring free landscaping classes
- Saturday mornings 8:30 am to noon at Eaton Canyon Nature Center
- Each is a "3 1/2 hour comprehensive class taught by a landscape
professional"
- Class materials and continental breakfast provided
- Can sign up for any number of the classes
- Landscape Design Basics - Saturday February 23, 2008
- California Friendly & Native Plants - Saturday March 1,
2008
- Landscape Sprinkler Systems - Saturday March 15, 2008
- Soils, Watering and Fertilizers - Saturday March 29, 2008
- Reservations required. Call (626) 744-3715 or e-mail:
gacevedo@cityofpasadena.net
- Association annual election planning
- Annual election to be held at March 8 meeting
- Need candidates for officers.
- Any new volunteers?
- Are existing officers
willing to continue?
- Need to know candidates by
March 2 at the latest.
- Will put together third annual newsletter including notice of
the election
and request for officer nominations.
Suggested additional topics for updating those who haven't been to
meetings or on e-mail include ice rink, Kaiser move to nearby building,
potential development of Allstate lot, updates on Pleasures status,
former theater and Baker's Square locations.
- Need to put newsletter together and start distributing
soon.
- Would like additional volunteers for distributing it.
- anything else attendees wish to discuss
- Discussed
the two of 28 houses built where the radio station was and how jambed
together they seem.
- Some
discussion of house construction and remodeling, city codes,
experiences, and observations.
- Recently
somebody dumped parking and stop signs and shopping carts on Las Lunas
street.
Next meeting is March 8, 2008.
Adjourned about 12 pm