Meeting Minutes for November 2020

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November 23, 2020

President: Kayla MacNeil

Vice President: Elizabeth Murray

Secretary: Steven MacNeil

Meeting Minutes - October 2020

  • Minutes posted on crestwoodsouth.com

  • Motion to approve by John Lanier, seconded by Vincent Solfronk

    • Approved by unanimous consent

Reports

Officer Reports

  • Dog waste station bags on Council agenda for November 17th meeting

  • Current CSNA account balances:

    • $17690.24 for non-capital projects

    • $10,091.09 for capital projects

    • For a total of $27,781.33

Birmingham Police Department, Jessica Burton

  • Crime rates down in the East Precinct

  • Provided information for resources for domestic violence victims, the Safe Passage program, and the annual children's toy, coat, and shoe drive

  • Police Department has suspects in the recent series of car break-ins at Crestwood Park

Birmingham Library - Vincent Solfronk

  • This and next week, the library will be providing curbside service only

Hunter Williams, Councilor, District 2

  • Downed tree on the Crestwood trail has been removed

  • Ann Wright asked about getting additional lighting at Crestwood Park

  • Elizabeth Murray asked about trash on the trail not being emptied

  • Councilor Williams will be giving $2500 of his discretionary budget to the Neighborhood Association

  • Answering questions about returning furloughed city employees to work, Councilor Williams noted that there are statutory limitation preventing the city from returning certain employees to work.

Terri Michal, School Board, District 2

  • The schools have continued to implement mixed in-person/remote learning

  • A segmented approach have been taken to mitigate potential spread by rotating students through the school on specific days in blocs

  • Michal is seeking funding for headsets for students learning remotely

  • One Little Free Library has been funded and Michal will be looking for additional funding to fund the other five proposed Little Free Libraries

    • Neighborhood members indicated interest in helping funding for Little Libraries

  • 20-day attendance count is down by approximately 1000 students, which could negatively affect state funding, but Board Member Boehm noted that the city may appeal to the state to hold the attendance numbers at last years levels due to the extenuating circumstances of the pandemic

Mary Boehm, School Board, District 3

  • Congratulated Board member Michal on her Little Free Library initiative

  • Woodlawn Darryl Brown was Alabama District 5 principal of the year

Announcements

  • No meeting in December due to holidays

  • Curbside Recycling Pick Up - December 2nd

  • Bulk Trash & Brush Pickup - December 16th