2025 FPCA Budget Meeting

12 March 2025

Epworth United Methodist Church

Attendance: Ed Vanasdale (President), Mark Bell (Vice President), Lou Bernard (Secretary), Cheryl Lutman (Treasurer), Daryl Van Mercetta and Katie Van Mercetta (Supplemental Security), Mary Sguerra (Public Relations), Rita Woeste (Forester Editor), Laura Hayes (Welcome Committee), Scott Biggs (Website Administrator), Erin Materu (Volunteer Coordinator), and Mike Stone (Membership Coordinator)

Meeting called to order at 7:12 PM

1. Cheryl did a quick review of the budget and asked for questions or suggestions.
2. The Island Maintenance budget was discussed. The amount spent was too much last year. Mary Sguerra will be discussing the island maintenance costs with landscapers and getting new bids.
3. The Forester will be printed March thru December, with Nov/Dec as a combined issue; Jan/Feb will be online only.
4. There is a $628 budget deficit. To make a balanced budget we need 10 business memberships, and 480 home membership.
5. The new budget was voted on and approved to be put forth before the members at the next meeting for a vote.

Meeting adjourned at 8:44 PM

To see the new and revised budget, look in this month’s Forester or online.

FOREST PARK CIVIC ASSOCIATION MEETING

Date:  11 March 2025

Location: Epworth United Methodist Church

Meeting called to order @ 7:03 PM by Ed Vanasdale 

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Attendance was taken via roll call.

OFFICER REPORTS

President Ed Vanasdale – ed1vanasdale@gmail.com  No Report

Guest Speaker: Ambrosia Lamar (manager from Woodward Park Recreation Center). Ambrosia gave a very informative talk about all of the many programs that Woodward is offering. The presentation, discussion, and Q & A session was lively and engaging. There are so many programs going on at the center most of those in attendance never knew about them. Please check them out – this is your community resource – your tax dollars are working hard at Woodward Park Rec Center. https://columbusrecparks.com/community-center/woodward-park/

Vice President  Mark Bell – MarkBellncc@insight.rr.com  No Report

Secretary Lou Bernard – loubernard3@gmail.com

1. Attendance:

• Officers/Committee Chairs Present: EV, MB, LB, CL, MSg, RW, DVM, KVM, SL, CA, LH, EM, MSt, TS, KG, DP
• Officers/Committee Chairs Absent: QM, SB, AH
• Area Reps in Attendance: 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 12, 13
• Area Reps Absent: 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 14
• Total meeting attendance: 30

1. Reviewed minutes from February, no changes or corrections needed, minutes have been approved and were entered into the official records.
2. Attendance Sheet thru March: Online

Treasurer Cheryl Lutman – cllutman17@gmail.com

1. No memberships of any kind were received in February.  
2. Expenses include the Forester printing, security patrols, and an expense relating to the Trunk or Treat Event.

Public Relations Mary Sguerra –  marysguerra@howardhanna.com  

1. Upcoming Community Garage Sale on Saturday,  May 17th
2. Also Gabby’s Night Cookout (Potluck) will be Saturday, June 11th more details to follow

Forester Editor Rita Woeste – forester_ed@fpcivic.org

1. Articles by the end of the week. This Forester will be mailed out due to it being the membership drive month.
2. We need volunteers to deliver the Foresters. You will need to deliver only eight times a year. Please help us out.
3. March Forester

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 the report in the Forester.

Business Representative Sheridan Landon – slandon52@gmail.com  

Been out to 3 different businesses. Trying to get smaller businesses who may be interested in a cheaper way to advertise.

Civic Action Officer  Vacant

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Welcome Committee Chair Laura Hayes – hayeslaura2@gmail.com

1. Thank you, Katie, for helping update the 2025 Membership form. We hope the changes are approved this week and we can print the updated form for the new welcome folders. (Changes were approved at the budget meeting on 12 March).
2. We are still working on gathering updated resources for the welcome folders, if anyone wants to volunteer some time to help in this effort, please contact me! 614-736-8812 thanks.

Volunteer Coordinator Erin Materu – mmateru@hotmail.com

1. We have over 20 households and counting for the Tree grant!
2. Will be contacting people to help with the April membership stuffing.
3. We may have found a person to take over the position of the Civic Action/311 officer. Updates next month.

Membership Coordinator  Mike Stone – msto0103@yahoo.com

1. We are set for our membership envelope stuffing day on Saturday, April 5th at Schoedinger-North.  Right now, unless we need to adjust to accommodate Schoedingers, the arrival time will be between 12:30-1:00 PM and we will start stuffing at 1:00 PM.  
2. Last year was AMAZING and we are hoping to replicate our two hour pace. To do so, we could use 20-22 stuffers.
3. For the period following the post office delivery date (April 7th), we wish to coordinate with our amazing social media team to help keep the drive current, particularly for the period before Independence Day and would love to hear other ideas to make that possible.  
4. Discussions were held to make the mulch sale open only to FPCA members. This idea was voted down. It is a significant fundraiser for the FPCA and will be open to all FP residents.

Social Activities Tiffany Smith – tsmith1599@yahoo.com   No Report

NCC Representatives Ken Gilbert – kgilbert78@att.net, Mark Bell – MarkBellncc@insight.rr.com

See the full report in the Forester

NCC Development Representative Ed Vanasdale – ed1vanasdale@gmail.com

See the full report on our website: https://www.fpcivic.org/development-reports/

Grant Writing Committee Chair  Quentin Monden – q.monden@gmail.com  

1. We had a meeting on 02/16/2025 and currently applying for the Columbus Tree Assistance Program (TAP) Grant (due March 31, 2025) – https://www.franklinswcd.org/columbus-tree-assistance-program
2. Laura’s Update: We have 20 people who would like trees, they all need to sign a release form and pick what type of tree they’d like to be submitted along with our proposal. We also spoke with Henry Stahl from the Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District and he said we have a strong proposal. Lastly, we plan to contact our Ohio State House Representative and Forest Park resident, Munira Abdullahi to ask if she’d like to submit a letter of support for our application. 

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

We have updated the Mulch Sale web page at fpcivic.org/mulch to get ready for the 2025 Mulch sale. As in past years, orders and payments are accepted online (in addition to manually using the paper form in the April 2025 Forester newsletter). We will promote the sale via the website, social media and in the Forester.

From Ashley: I have been researching social media management programs and will trial a free program. These will allow us to schedule posts ahead of time to allow for more timely and consistent content. Finally, these programs offer other marketing and analytic features. Some of them make it easier to manage multiple accounts from a centralized location; however, those will require paid accounts. Many of the social media management programs offer discounts for non-profits if we decide that we need a paid account in the future. 

OLD BUSINESS

The sign that was run over (again) on the corner of Pegwood and Satinwood is in the process of being replaced by the city. (Note: The sign has been replaced as of March 17th)

NEW BUSINESS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/IDEAS

Our 2025 FPCA MULCH SALE starts in April

The FPCA will hold a 2025 Mulch Sale for all Forest Park households again this year. We deliver bags of mulch to your house. No lifting, no mess, and you support your civic association! Mulch orders begin in April with driveway delivery on Saturday, May 3. The sale is completely run by volunteers so no money is spent on administration. Every paper and online order raises money for the FPCA. Look for details in your April Forester, on the FPCA social media and on this website. We are looking for fit, young volunteers to help deliver mulch on May 3 from 9 a.m. to noon. Find more information at www.fpcivic.org/mulch.

The Board of Trustees will meet on March 12th for the 2025 Budget Meeting. (Minutes are posted online and in the Forester.)

Meeting adjourned at 8:07 PM

Meeting minutes submitted by Lou Bernard, Secretary, FPCA

FOREST PARK CIVIC ASSOCIATION MEETING

Date: 11 February 2025

Location: Epworth United Methodist Church

Meeting called to order @ 7:00 PM by Ed Vanasdale 

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Attendance was taken via roll call.

OFFICER REPORTS

President Ed Vanasdale – ed1vanasdale@gmail.com

All officers and committee chairs were asked to bring one goal that they have for their position for 2025.

Goal for 2025: To bring more synergy to the organization and continue to work with everyone to bring in more new faces into the FPCA.

Guest Speaker: None

Vice President  Mark Bell – MarkBellncc@insight.rr.com  No Report

Goal for 2025: To become more knowledgeable about the workings of FP, and to get to know the members of the NCC.

Secretary Lou Bernard – loubernard3@gmail.com

Goal for 2025: To get us up and running with either Google Workspace for Nonprofits or Microsoft 365 for Nonprofits.

Attendance:

• Officers/Committee Chairs Present: EV, MB, LB, CL, RW, DVM, KVM, SL, LH, EM, MSt, TS, KG, QM, SB, AH
• Officers/Committee Chairs Absent: MSg, DP
• Area Reps in Attendance: 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13
• Area Reps Absent: 1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 (vacant)
• Total meeting attendance: 23

1. Reviewed minutes from Jan., no changes or corrections needed, minutes have been approved and were entered into the official records.
2. Attendance Sheet thru Feb: View HERE

Treasurer Cheryl Lutman – cllutman17@gmail.com

Goal for 2025: To continually keep accurate records for this year.

January was a very quiet month. 2 new household memberships, a few expenses and some advertising dollars. 

Public Relations Mary Sguerra –  marysguerra@howardhanna.com Absent

Save the Dates:

The Spring Community Garage Sale will be Saturday, May 17

Gabby’s Night – Potluck Gathering will be Saturday, June 7th

Forester Editor Rita Woeste – forester_ed@fpcivic.org

1. Link to page of Forester DUE DATES for year 2025 is located via a link in the online minutes.
2. Need articles/Ads/Photos by no later than Saturday Feb 15th,  this will be the first PRINTED Forester for 2025, let’s make a GOOD one!
3. Will need help with delivery of bags to deliverers this month PLEASE
4. Looking for new ADs for 2025

Goals for 2025: 

1. Work with Grant committee to make multi-lingual Forester issue that celebrates/informs folks about Forest Park East/West
2. Update delivery list, create easier/functional way to contact delivery folks
3. Look to fill the position of person counting/distributing Foresters (I have been doing that in addition to my publisher job for 2+ years now.)

Supplemental Security Daryl Vanmercetta – dvanmercetta@gmail.com, Katie Vanmercetta – 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  No Report

Goals for 2025: 1) to get 10 more business members for this year, and 2) to create a way to contact people instead of just going door to door.

Civic Action Officer  Vacant

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Welcome Committee Chair Laura Hayes – hayeslaura2@gmail.com

1. I have spent January finalizing materials that will go into the 2025 welcome folders.
2. I am getting ready to assemble the next round, and purchased ink and paper to print on.
3. Goal for 2025: To be able to track memberships coming in through the welcome folders.

Volunteer Coordinator Erin Materu – mmateru@hotmail.com

Goal for 2025: To get a working list of people who want to volunteer and to rework the membership form concerning volunteer opportunities.

Membership Coordinator  Mike Stone – msto0103@yahoo.com

1. April stuffing for membership envelopes.
2. We are working on getting the database updated. Thank you notes were sent out virtually and through the mail.
3. We are 6 weeks away from the April stuffing.
4. Goal for 2025: The information chain needs to be better established. Mike is frustrated because he is not getting membership info in a timely manner. He is working on cleaning up this process.

Social Activities Tiffany Smith – tsmith1599@yahoo.com

Goal for 2025: Wants to get acquainted with her position and all of the people involved with the FPCA.

1. Asked for a list of established events: The Northland 4th of July Parade, Bikes-n-Trikes, Trunk or Treat, and National Night Out
2. Another of her passions is families, moms, and babies and their needs.
3. She is looking for people to work with her and find the focus.

NCC Representatives Ken Gilbert – kgilbert78@att.net, Mark Bell – MarkBellncc@insight.rr.com

Ken’s Goal for 2025: To represent the diverse residents of Forest Park to the best of his ability.

See report in the Forester and a link HERE.

We need to get our nominations into NCC for the Volunteers of the Year Award at the NCC banquet.

NCC Development Representative Ed Vanasdale – ed1vanasdale@gmail.com

See the NCC Development report here.

Grant Writing Committee Chair  Quentin Monden – q.monden@gmail.com 

Goal for 2025: To foster a vibrant community where residents are empowered with healthier more connected lives.

1. Quentin introduced members of his committee.
2. We had an Emergency Meeting on January 30th to discuss and plan the next steps for supporting New Americans and immigrants in the Forest Park Area due to the increased presence and raids performed by ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
3. We met with a member of https://www.crisohio.org/ – Community Refugee & Immigration Services to discuss the best way for our community to support the immigrant community in our area. 
   1. The best 3 ways we identified:
      1. Provide supportive information (via Forester) at the Karl Rd Columbus Metro Library.
      2. Provide the same information at North YMCA – Information will be in Forester
      3. Purchase and donate to CRIS Ohio commonly requested non-perishable items from Costco in bulk to help families in need.
4. Wants to have a table at the Elevate Northland event to help spread the word of who we are.

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

Our website/Facebook page is always – always being updated with new and upcoming info! Please check it out!! Please subscribe/follow us.

Goal for 2025: Scott’s goal is to revamp and modernize our website.

OLD BUSINESS None

NEW BUSINESS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/IDEAS

1. Sign Committee: The sign on the corner of Satinwood and Pegwood was rundown again. A 311 report was filed and Devin was contacted. The city is in the process of replacing it.
2. We have decided to hold the 3rd Annual FPCA Mulch Sale in the Spring!!

Meeting adjourned at 8:20 PM

Meeting minutes submitted by Lou Bernard, Secretary, FPCA

FOREST PARK CIVIC ASSOCIATION MEETING

Date: 14 January 2025

Location: Epworth United Methodist Church

Meeting called to order @ 7:04 PM by Ed Vanasdale 

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Attendance was taken via roll call.

OFFICER REPORTS

President Ed Vanasdale – ed1vanasdale@gmail.com

Slate of Candidates for 2025 was read by the secretary. There are 2 positions open: the Civic Action/311 Officer, and Area 14 Area Representative. The slate was accepted. Vote was taken and all volunteers were elected to their positions.

Guest Speaker: Sarah Pomeroy – Senior Assistant City Attorney, Zone Initiative at Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein’s Office. 

1. Sworn in officers, committee chairs, and area representatives. 
2. Explained the different areas that her position deals with. 
   1. Shared info about area hotels – they have major issues with 2 hotels in the area and are working them through the court process. They will have approx. 60 days to come into compliance, or will be ordered to shut down.
   2. Working closely with the Community Shelter Board to help their process move smoothly and help with issues they may have.
   3. They work with liquor licensing and filing injunctions if people are breaking the law.
   4. They work with the apartments in the area – with owners, tennants, HUD, and other governmental agencies.
3. City Attorney Zach Klein’s Zone 1 Community Safety Meeting will take place on January 23, 2025, 6:00 p.m. and will be at the Northern Lights Columbus Public Library, 4093 Cleveland Avenue. The meeting will be a chance for folks to speak directly with Zach about safety issues and concerns they have in the community.
4. Sarah’s contact info: 614-645-8619 scpomeroy@columbus.gov

Vice President Mark Bell – MarkBellncc@insight.rr.com – No Report

Secretary Lou Bernard – loubernard3@gmail.com

1. Attendance:

• Officers/Committee Chairs Present: EV, MB, LB, CL, MSg, RW, DVM, KVM, SL, CA, LH, EM, TS, KG, QM, SB, AH
• Officers/Committee Chairs Absent: MSt, DP
• Area Reps in Attendance: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13
• Area Reps Absent: 1,6,8,10,14
• Total meeting attendance: 30

1. Reviewed minutes from Dec. 2024, no changes or corrections needed, minutes were approved and were entered into the official records.
2. Attendance Sheet for January 2025

Treasurer Cheryl Lutman – cllutman17@gmail.com

1. Reviewed reports from November and December. Reports were approved.
2. The first half of our grant from the City of Columbus was received! The Grant Committee is busy making plans to put those funds to work and are excited to see what they do!
3. We received two new household memberships, some advertising dollars and donations to our various function areas. Expenses included finishing paying for the island maintenance and our security patrols.

Public Relations Mary Sguerra – marysguerra@howardhanna.com – No Report

Forester Editor Rita Woeste – forester_ed@fpcivic.org

February 2025 issue will be ONLINE only – just like the January copy.  Due date for articles/photos/ads is January 25th please. 

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  – No Report

Civic Action/311 Officer  Vacant

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Welcome Committee Chair Laura Hayes – hayeslaura2@gmail.com – No Report

Volunteer Coordinator Erin Materu – mmateru@hotmail.com – No Report

Membership Coordinator  Mike Stone – msto0103@yahoo.com – No Report

Social Activities Tiffany Smith – tsmith1599@yahoo.com – No Report

NCC Representatives Ken Gilbert – kgilbert78@att.net, Mark Bell – MarkBellncc@insight.rr.com

See Report in Forester

NCC Development Representative Ed Vanasdale – ed1vanasdale@gmail.com  No Report

Grant Writing Committee Chair  Quentin Monden – q.monden@gmail.com – 

1. The Board of Trustees met with the members of the Grant Writing Committee on Dec. 18 to make sure there was alignment between the Committee’s goals and the goals of the FPCA. The minutes were posted online and in the Forester.
2. The first grant installment check for $2500 was received on 12/28. 

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

Our website/Facebook page is always – always being updated with new and upcoming info! Please check it out!! Please subscribe/follow us. If you have any information that you would like posted, please contact one of the above 3 people.

OLD BUSINESS

Concerning the FP signs, it was suggested to try to get the city to replace all of the signs that have been removed/damaged. Tabled until January. Update: Devin Deal responded that he felt this was a reasonable request and that we should collect and submit all of the information about the previous sign to 311 and let him know when we do that so he can help facilitate the completion of the project.

NEW BUSINESS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/IDEAS

1. The Board of Trustees met with the members of the Grant Writing Committee on Dec. 18 to make sure there was alignment between the Committee’s goals and the goals of the FPCA. The minutes were posted online and in the previous Forester.
2. All officers and committee chairs should have 1 goal for the year ready to present for next month.

Meeting adjourned at 7:50 PM

A short Board of Trustees meeting was called after the general meeting. No minutes were taken.

Meeting minutes submitted by Lou Bernard, Secretary, FPCA

FPCA Grant Writing Committee & Board of Trustees Meeting

Date: 18 Dec 2024, 7:30-8:45 pm

Karl Road Library

In attendance:

Grant Writing Committee: Laura Hayes, Erin Materau, Quentin Monden

Social Media Coordinator: Ashley Howard

Board of Trustees: Lou Bernard, Cheryl Lutman, Mary Sguerra, Ed Vanasdale, Katie Vanmercetta, Daryl Vanmercetta,  Rita Woeste

The Grant Committee gave a presentation on the work that they have been involved in, and invited discussion and feedback from the Board of Trustees. The presentation’s main points are below.

1. Discussed the committee’s vision: To foster a vibrant community where residents are empowered to live healthier, more connected lives.
2. Identified 4 main populations that we are looking to serve:
   • Long Time Residents
   • Millennial Residents
   • New Americans
   • Young Families
   • There was a discussion concerning the breakdown of the names/categories of residents, and possible changes. It was discussed that the names are not set in stone, and are actually quite fluid based on the language of the grant being applied for.
3. Looked at what activities would benefit each group.
4. Discussed 2024 Grant Applications
   • New Am. Civic Integration Grant – $5000
   • 614 Beautiful Grant – not selected
   • Designer Brand Community Grant – not selected
5. Cheryl brought up that when the Forester is not delivered, but is online, we get no memberships. Memberships go up when the Forester is delivered.
6. 2025 Funding Priorities
   • Looking for more funding for the Forester
   • Implementing a new membership database
     • Will enable digital communication via email to large group
     • Can track, manage and analyze our active members
     • Could potentially manage our finances in one place
   • Modernize our technology
   • Be more intentional about how we spend our time and money as the FPCA
7. Grant Committee Needs
   • Additional funding
   • More active base w/ heavy focus on Area Reps
   • Updated and enhanced Forester – language translation editions
8.  FPCA Demographic Data
   • 1961 year founded
   • 1.4 sq. miles
   • 2900 single family homes
   • 7500 approximate residents
   • 20+ nationalities
9. An in depth discussion was held on ways to re-establish the significance of Area Reps, and review their responsibilities.
10. Quentin discussed using possible organizations like VolunteerMatch to help fill the void of volunteers when a large number are needed.
11. Quentin has a contact who works at Google, but not specifically within the Suites department. He will contact this associate who works for Google to see if they can connect us to a person within Google Workspace/Suites.

Meeting minutes submitted by Lou Bernard, Secretary, FPCA

Forest Park Civic Association Meeting

Date: 10 Dec 2024

Location: BRU Burger Bar

Meeting called to order @ 7:00 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. Thanked everyone present for their support and service throughout the 2024 year.
2. January Meeting is the swearing in ceremony for all officers, committee chairs, and area reps. Guest Speaker: Sarah Pomeroy. 
3. February Guest Speaker: Emmanuel Remy
4. Members of the Board decided it was unnecessary for every volunteer to sign a copy of the Code of Conduct. We will have them available at the January meeting for people to read. Volunteers are responsible for reading them and abiding by them.
5. Presented the quarterly newsletter from Karmel/Woodward Park that they have had printed in color and in 6 languages by the City of Columbus. The Grant Writing Team and Forester editor will be working together to make this happen for us.

Guest Speaker: None

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

Secretary Lou Bernard – loubernard3@gmail.com

Attendance:

• Officers/Committee Chairs Present: EV, LB, CL, MSg, RW, DVM, KVM, SL, LH, EM, MSt, KG, QM, SB, AH
• Officers/Committee Chairs Absent: TS, DP, CA
• Area Reps in Attendance: 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14
• Area Reps Absent: 1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
• Total meeting attendance: 29

1. Reviewed minutes from November; no changes or corrections needed; minutes have been approved and were entered into the official records.
2. The amended Constitution and Bylaws are updated on the website – CLICK HERE.
3. Thank you note for Devin Deal, Northland Area Community liaison, was passed around.
4. Requested that all committee chairs email their reports since none were going to be given during the meeting.
5. Attendance Sheet for 2024: Located online

Treasurer Cheryl Lutman – cllutman17@gmail.com

1. 7 new household memberships and some advertising dollars collected.
2. We paid for security patrols, a partial payment on our island maintenance (the remainder cleared in early December) and renewed our insurance for another year.
3. Still no sign of the grant check from the City of Columbus. They are mailing it, and the mailbox is being checked regularly. Cheryl will let the Grant Writing Committee know when it comes in.

Public Relations Mary Sguerra –  marysguerra@howardhanna.com  No Report

Forester Editor Rita Woeste – forester_ed@fpcivic.org  

1. Articles, stories, recipes, etc. due NO LATER than Dec. 27th. 
2. January and February are online issues.

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  No Report

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Welcome Committee Chair Laura Hayes – hayeslaura2@gmail.com  No Report

Volunteer Coordinator Erin Materu – mmateru@hotmail.com

1. 1 position is open and currently looking for people to fill them: Civic Action (311) Officer 
2. We want to welcome Mark Bell to the position of Vice President and Tammy Smith to the position of Social Activities Chairperson. They will begin in January.

Membership Coordinator  Mike Stone – msto0103@yahoo.com  No Report

Social Activities Vacant

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

The Northland Community Council held its December meeting on Tuesday, December 3 at Fujiyama Steak House. This was the NCC’s annual holiday dinner. There was a brief business meeting consisting of a roll call and brief announcements, before adjourning to dinner.

NCC Development Representative Ed Vanasdale – ed1vanasdale@gmail.com

3 cases were heard at the 12/4/2024 meeting, only one in the FP immediate area: a parking lot reduction at 1450 E. Dublin-Granville Rd. The issue was tabled. See complete minutes of the meeting online.

Grant Writing Committee Chair  Quentin Monden – q.monden@gmail.com

They will be meeting with the Board of Trustees on Weds. Dec. 18 in order to establish goals for the upcoming year and to develop an action plan to implement the New Americans Grant.

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

Our website/Facebook page is always – always being updated with new and upcoming info! Please check it out!! Please subscribe/follow us.

OLD BUSINESS

Concerning the Forest Park signs, it was suggested to try to get the city to replace all of the signs that have been removed/damaged. Tabled until January. Update: Devin Deal was emailed on 12/22 about this issue.

NEW BUSINESS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/IDEAS 

The next Block Watch (6:00 pm), 311/Code Enforcement (6:30 pm), and general FPCA meeting (7:00 pm) will be held on Jan.14, 2025 at Epworth United Methodist Church on Karl Rd.

Meeting adjourned at 7:20 PM

Meeting minutes submitted by Lou Bernard, Secretary, FPCA