Forest Park Civic Association Meeting

Date: 9 July 2024

Location: Epworth United Methodist Church

Meeting called to order @ 7:02 PM by Ed Vanasdale 

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Attendance was taken via roll call.

OFFICER REPORTS

President Ed Vanasdale – ed1vanasdale@gmail.com  

1. Alicia Ward (current NCC president) is looking to get involved in Forest Park and become the Area Rep for Area 14 (currently vacant). She was voted in unanimously. 
2. AUGUST MEETING and PICNIC INFO: Instead of our usual meeting in August, we will be attending the annual NCC Picnic on August 13th at Blendon Woods Park, Dogwood Area. NCC has the pavilion for the entire day, so feel free to come out early and enjoy all that the park has to offer. Dinner will be served at 6:30 pm. NCC will provide hamburgers, hot dogs and brats, please bring a dish to share. At 7pm, they will have a very brief meeting. We encourage anyone from the Forest Park community to join us for a day of fun and camaraderie.

Guest Speaker: Cora Handley (Asst. Mngr.), Woodward Park Recreation Center

1. Introduced herself (she has only had the position for 1 month!!) Congrats to her!
2. Discussed the summer schedule and that it is mostly geared toward summer camps for kids. She explained about the future schedule and upcoming classes.
3. Starting Sept. 17th begins the full schedule. Check their website for future classes, remember they fill up fast, so check early and check often. https://columbusrecparks.com/community-center/woodward-park/

Vice President Trevor Secord – tsecord@une.edu  No Report

Secretary Lou Bernard – loubernard3@gmail.com

1. Attendance:

• Officers/Committee Chairs Present: EV, TS, LB, CL, MS, RW, DVM, KVM, SL, LH, EM, MS, KG, DP
• Officers/Committee Chairs Absent: CA, AP, SB
• Area Reps in Attendance: 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14
• Area Reps Absent: 4, 5, 6, 8, 10
• Total meeting attendance: 31

1. Reviewed minutes from June, no changes or corrections needed, minutes were approved and entered into the official records.
2. Attendance Sheet thru July

Treasurer Cheryl Lutman – cllutman17@gmail.com

1. We had 74 household memberships and 3 new business memberships – Mary Sguerra (Howard Hannah Realty), Sequoia Pro Bowl, and Forest Park Christian School. That makes 4 paid businesses that are current (Yellow Umbrella Realty is the other). Rita, please note this and update the business members list in the Forester accordingly. We also gave a gratis membership to the company(ies) that assisted with the mulch sale. If Scott Biggs could confirm, that would be great!
2. We just need 88 more household memberships to make our goal for 2024!
3. Expenses are all in line. Cheryl is doing her best to keep the bank fees to a minimum by spreading the deposits out over April, May and June. She is now fully caught up depositing checks (other than the few that were picked up last week!). Keep encouraging your neighbors to join!

Public Relations Mary Sguerra –  marysguerra@howardhanna.com

1. Our entry in the 4th of July Parade took “Best Theme Award”, and a $100 prize!
2. Sept. 14 – Fall Garage Sale – look for details later.

Forester Editor Rita Woeste – forester_ed@fpcivic.org

1. Information, stories, articles, and photos for Forester are due next Friday, July 14th.
2. Thanks to all those who helped cover for Rita when she was on vacation.

Supplemental Security Daryl Van Mercetta – dvanmercetta@gmail.com, 

Katie Van Mercetta – kvanmercetta@gmail.com, 

Dan Yandrich (CPD Liaison Officer) – dyandrich@columbuspolice.org   614.645.1418

See report in the Forester.

Business Representative Sheridan Landon – slandon52@gmail.com  Cynthia Alkire – 1classicyn@gmail.com

Sheridan began visiting business members whose memberships have expired.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Welcome Committee Chair Laura Hayes – hayeslaura2@gmail.com

1. Will be calling all area reps to talk about how they can work together.
2. Welcome to new members, home owners, and meeting attendees.

Volunteer Coordinator Erin Materu – mmateru@hotmail.com

1. Huge shout out to Mary for decorating a beautiful and award winning float and for all who participated in the parade! It was a great event. 
2. Huge shout out to Laura Hayes and Quentin Monden. We submitted our first ever grants on behalf of FPCA. 

Membership Coordinator  Mike Stone – msto0103@yahoo.com

1. Looks like our membership level is at a good pace, thanks to all the activity that the board has created. Throughout the month of July, I will post electronic reminders about membership with some different info tidbits to keep things interesting.
2. We have another July and August gift raffle for new incoming memberships. 

Social Activities Andrea Philipsen – andrea@yellowumbrellahomes.com

Mark Your Calendar!

1. Tuesday, August 6th – National Night Out, featuring Tortilla Mexican Street Food Truck and Kona Ice, @ North YMCA lot, 5-9 pm
2. Friday, August 16th – Carr’s Motown Coney Island Food Truck, @ North YMCA lot, 4-8 pm
3. Monday, September 9th – Bushel & A Bean Coffee Truck @ North YMCA lot, 8-10 am
4. Monday, September 16th – Dirty Frank’s Hot Dog Truck @ North YMCA lot, 5-7:30 pm
5. Tuesday, September 17th – Frida’s Food Truck @ North YMCA lot, 4-7 pm
6. Monday, October 7th – Explorers Club Food Truck @ North YMCA lot, 5-7:30 pm
7. Monday, October 28th – 2nd Annual TRUNK OR TREAT! @ North YMCA lot, 6-8 pm

NCC Representatives Ken Gilbert – kgilbert78@att.net, Trevor Secord – tsecord@une.edu

See full report in the Forester.

NCC Development Representative Ed Vanasdale – ed1vanasdale@gmail.com

Notes from the 26 June 2024 meeting. 2 cases were heard:

• Case #1 Application to permit a tenant which does not occupy the entire building to display a wall sign near the top of a multiple-story structure. Hondros College, 1105 Schrock Rd, 43229 • The Committee approved (16-0) to RECOMMEND APPROVAL of the application.
• Case #2 Rezoning as required to permit the expansion of the REP Fieldhouse (Lazer Craze) to utilize an adjacent lot to the existing property for which graphics variances were supported by the Committee in case #GC23-017. REP Entertainment Ltd., 5524 North Hamilton Rd, 43230 • The Committee appreciated the opportunity to speak with the applicant and/or their representatives concerning this case. As this was an informal review (a “look see”), the Committee developed NO RECOMMENDATION.

Website/Social Media Administrators Scott Biggs sbiggsmail@yahoo.com(Website/Facebook)  Dave Paul dwpaul@fpcivic.org (Website) Ashley Howard ahoward@ashleynicolecounseling.com (Instagram/Facebook)  

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OLD BUSINESS  None

NEW BUSINESS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/IDEAS

A motion was made by Erin Materu to create a new Grant Writing Committee. The motion was accepted and voted on into existence! Quentin Monden was volunteered for and accepted the position of chair.

Meeting adjourned at 8:03 PM

Meeting minutes submitted by Lou Bernard, Secretary, FPCA