Meeting Minutes for January 2022

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January, 2022 Minutes

I Read Previous Meeting Minutes - November 2021

  • November 2021 meeting minutes were read to meeting attendees.

II New Business

  • Approve November 2021 meeting minutes.

    • Motion to approve minutes was made by Paul Rich and seconded by Renee Tucker.

      • Motion was approved by unanimous consent.

  • Cresthill Speed Cushions - 8 speed cushions totaling $8,550

    • Neighbors expressed concern about speeding on Cresthill Road, so a traffic study was conducted.

    • Neighborhood being asked to provide $4,275 for this project.

      • City will cover half of the cost if the neighborhood covers the other half.

  • Motion to approve expense of $4,275 for adding 8 speed cushions to Cresthill Road was made by Kayla MacNeil and seconded by Paul Rich.

    • Motion was approved by unanimous consent.

  • Paul Rich - Crestwood Park Pickleball Courts

    • Previously presented Crestwood Pickleball Group’s proposal for renovating pickleball courts at Crestwood Park.

    • Determined that previously presented proposal brought up safety concerns for pickleball players.

      • Original proposal would replace four junior tennis courts with regulation sized pickleball courts and would keep the two adult tennis courts that now exist in Crestwood Park.

      • New proposal would remove one of the two adult tennis courts from Crestwood Park and replace it with two additional Pickleball courts in order to have adequate space for pickleball players.

        • Still raising money for the project, but plans to resurface the entire court and replace the nets in all the courts.

    • President Murray noted the backboard that the neighborhood purchased should be maintained in the tennis court area. 

    • Jill Prestridge asked about rules of joining the game or reserving courts.

      • Mr. Rich discussed how the pickleball league promoted tournaments and noted that anyone was welcome to play at any time.

    • Kayla MacNeil asked about pushback about losing one of the tennis courts in the park.

      • CWN was dealing with a variance at last meeting and could not meet, meeting tomorrow night

      • Mr. Rich noted that other cities in surrounding municipalities have 

      • Park Board onboard with plans

    • Motion to approve new proposal of the Crestwood Park Pickleball Cout renovation was made by Jill Prestridge and seconded by Charles Worthington.

      • Motion was approved by unanimous consent.

III Reports

  • Officer Reports

  • Fire

    • Not present.

  • Police - Jessica Burton

    • Crime map 

      • 1 auto theft

      • No other crime reports for the end of last year.

    • Crimes can be reported anonymously to Ms. Burton.

    • Captain Quigley-Vining 205-279-8939 julie.quiqley-vining@birminghamal.gov 

      • Have seen an uptick in older model auto thefts to be stripped down for parts.

      • If any suspicious activity is noted, please contact the non-emergency number.

  • Birmingham Library - Vincent Solfronk

    • Thanked the neighborhood for continued support of the library.

    • Closed libraries - Springville, Eastlake and Powderly due to building issues.

    • Check out BPLOnline.org for programs.

    • Bards and Brews Slam Feb 4th 6:30-9:00

  • Public Works - Arthur Wilder

  • CRR - Harold Houston

    • Balance $12,756.41.

    • Deadline for NUSA applications is March 1st

    • CAB meeting in February

    • To report neighborhood issues to Mr. Houston, call 205-254-2523 or email  harold.houston@birminghamal.gov.

  • CAB - Elizabeth Murray

    • No report.

IV City Representatives

  • City Council Representatives

    • Hunter Williams, Councilor, District 2

      • India Bailey was at the meeting on Councilor Williams’ behalf.

      • New VA clinic doing ribbon cutting

        • Opening for community tour

      • Vice President Murray noted three issues adjacent to the Clairmont Walking trail.

        • A recent trail clean up from the city resulted in leaves being blown in the street and have not been cleaned up.

        • In the 4800 block of Clairmont, a tree was hit by a vehicle and needs to be removed.

        • Spectrum removed a section of the trail to do work and have not come back to repair.

    • Valerie A. Abbott, Councilor, District 3

      • Dr. Darryl Lee was at the meeting on Councilor Abbott’s behalf.

      • City approved USFL

        • Grand announcement at protective stadium

        • Anticipating sending the league for 1-2 years.

      • COVID tests available through US government

        • 4 kits per household

      • Please call 311 to report all complaints for tracking purposes.

        • Easier to see completion status of a request if added through the 311 system.

      • Law requires that redistricting after census

        • District lines will be redrawn.

      • Richard Arrington bridge is temporarily closed due to renovations.

  • School Board

    • Neonta Williams, District 2

      • Not present.

    • Mary Boehm, District 3

      • Not present.

V Announcements

  • Brush pickup dates - TBD

  • Recycling pickup dates - February 2nd, February 16th

  • Street Sweeper - February 9th

  • Next meeting - February 28th