February 22, 2005



NEW BUSINESS

* Chris Tanz - SLAP suits - HB 2700 to block them
	phone to support (gfgfa meets wed - but other committees yet to come)
		house (and senate?) reps
		city council members/mayor
		?


* Joana Diamos - suggestions for exhortations in next newsletter:
	traffic problems:
		speeding - notify those who work for you of dangers
			else aggrieved neighbors + potential liability
		stop signs - circle routes have right of way
			 but --- drive defensively


* Elaine Hegstrom, et al. - periphery, encroachment of business use/speculators
	15 portal = 202 n. country club: varied business listings
	300 n. country club: visual disaster + untenanted + spec. prop.?
	3251 e. broadway: rental to group of students
	etc. etc.
		legal? desirable? ethical?


* preservation of eeeha:
	bill dupont presentation - nhood plans with enforcement + ?
	city historic zoning
	modest or draconian c&r
	persuasion and current zoning/nuisance laws

	? committee to investigate needs/solutions and develop white paper
		what do we want to get as prospective protectioN?
		what are we willing to give up to get it?
		what is possible? best compromise/choice?


* next newsletter now? if so, what content?


* bylaws - we need to approve something


* acc - 
	change stat rep from tanis duncan
	annual report?



OLD BUSINESS BUT PRESSING

* '05 nhood directory - ready to go, but.... 			John Rupley
	when?
		now or wait -> early April = 1 yr since 2004 edition

	need info on:
		60 camino espanol - diane fuluvaka? - name, telno
		300 n. country club - edward lee - telno, address not resident
		3251 e. broadway - richard gurney - telno
		sweet - robin or robyn


* watering of palms - summer 2005				Rick Secrist
	contract now for twice monthly watering, 
	from mid-april--mid-september


* contract with consultant for report on endangered palm trees	Rick Secrist
	map locating critical + needful + ok 
	low water vs salt
	grade palms:
		palms in immediate danger
		palms under stress
		palms ok
		palms happy

	? increase frequency/amount EEEHA-paid water for in-danger/stressed

	? EEEHA-paid feeding and other care?

	? extend consultant report to grading of landscaping other than palms


* relocation Wheeler's 2 fan palms to Rice property 		Rick Secrist