Salemtown Neighbors Neighborhood Association Meeting Minutes
November 28, 2016
Meeting was called to order at 602pm my Mindy Quinn (secretary). A list of the members and guests in attendance will be maintained on record.
The meeting minutes from the two previous meetings were provided to those in attendance. John Hutchinson made a motion to approve the minutes. That motion was 2nd by Rochell Pierce. The motion was passed by the members in attendance.
1.Community Reports
The tentative schedule includes: Gates opening at 4pm, music beginning at 6pm. At midnight, there will be a 5 minute fireworks show followed by another music set, but the repeaters will be turned off at 12am. Keith Urban will be the headlining act. Planners estimate that the crowd will be about 100K people. The Farmers Market will be open, and there will be food trucks and alcohol sales.
Although the neighborhoods have not been included in the discussion prior to this point they were allowed a bit of time to ask questions and voice their concerns. Although parking arrangements have not been completely finalized, there will be a combination of state parking lots, shuttles from downtown, ride sharing and taxi drop-offs. Extra police patrols within the neighborhoods have been requested, associated with coordination between North and Central Precincts.
There are a few ways that nearby neighborhoods could benefit from the event. Neighborhood logos and information can be shown and neighborhoods can sell parking. Neighborhoods will have an opportunity to respond after the event in the planning for next year.
Questions: Where will the stage be located? A:The stage will be on the mall, north of the amphitheater area. There will not be a stage on lower Broadway.
b.Mitch Kornberg- Community Liaison Officer Metro Nashville PD
In this period the number of robberies and assaults are down overall. There was one homicide in North Precinct in 2015 and one in 2016.
Q: Freddie asked for an update on the woman that was attacked near the ballpark (Central Precinct) in November. A: Both suspects have been arrested.
Q: Melissa mentioned that she has had a number of apparently homeless individuals knocking on her door, appearing disoriented asking for help. A: Please call the non-emergency number (615-862-8600) if someone knocks on your door requesting help. The responding officers are trained to provide aid to individuals and if they are simply trying to determine if you are home the officer is the best way to handle that situation. Officer Kornburg asked for their address so that he could request increased patrols in their area. Freddie also requested that they reach out to him regarding assistance for the homeless. He serves with the Homeless Commission and can put military veterans in contact with specialized assistance.
2.Committee Reports:
VP: Open
Treasurer: Rochell Pierce
Secretary: Mindy Quinn
At Large: Darren Bradford
The meeting was adjourned at 643pm.
November 28, 2016
Meeting was called to order at 602pm my Mindy Quinn (secretary). A list of the members and guests in attendance will be maintained on record.
The meeting minutes from the two previous meetings were provided to those in attendance. John Hutchinson made a motion to approve the minutes. That motion was 2nd by Rochell Pierce. The motion was passed by the members in attendance.
1.Community Reports
- Councilman Freddie O’Connell regarding the planned New Year’s Eve party at Bicentennial Mall.
The tentative schedule includes: Gates opening at 4pm, music beginning at 6pm. At midnight, there will be a 5 minute fireworks show followed by another music set, but the repeaters will be turned off at 12am. Keith Urban will be the headlining act. Planners estimate that the crowd will be about 100K people. The Farmers Market will be open, and there will be food trucks and alcohol sales.
Although the neighborhoods have not been included in the discussion prior to this point they were allowed a bit of time to ask questions and voice their concerns. Although parking arrangements have not been completely finalized, there will be a combination of state parking lots, shuttles from downtown, ride sharing and taxi drop-offs. Extra police patrols within the neighborhoods have been requested, associated with coordination between North and Central Precincts.
There are a few ways that nearby neighborhoods could benefit from the event. Neighborhood logos and information can be shown and neighborhoods can sell parking. Neighborhoods will have an opportunity to respond after the event in the planning for next year.
Questions: Where will the stage be located? A:The stage will be on the mall, north of the amphitheater area. There will not be a stage on lower Broadway.
b.Mitch Kornberg- Community Liaison Officer Metro Nashville PD
In this period the number of robberies and assaults are down overall. There was one homicide in North Precinct in 2015 and one in 2016.
Q: Freddie asked for an update on the woman that was attacked near the ballpark (Central Precinct) in November. A: Both suspects have been arrested.
Q: Melissa mentioned that she has had a number of apparently homeless individuals knocking on her door, appearing disoriented asking for help. A: Please call the non-emergency number (615-862-8600) if someone knocks on your door requesting help. The responding officers are trained to provide aid to individuals and if they are simply trying to determine if you are home the officer is the best way to handle that situation. Officer Kornburg asked for their address so that he could request increased patrols in their area. Freddie also requested that they reach out to him regarding assistance for the homeless. He serves with the Homeless Commission and can put military veterans in contact with specialized assistance.
2.Committee Reports:
- Neighbors to Neighbors (Social Outreach): N2N sponsored the Trunk or Treat at the Nashville Rescue Mission at Garfield and Rosa Parks on Sunday Oct 30 from 6pm to 8pm. We had 10 beautifully decorated “trunks”, a photo booth, carnival type games and a face painting station. There were approximately 80-100 kids from infants through middle and high school. About 20 neighbors participated in this fun event.
- Treasurer: There are no expenses that have been paid in the last 30 days. SNNA will be paying for the turkey and ham at the SNNA Members Holiday Party in December. The final numbers from the Halloween Block Party have not been turned in yet. We have had 56 total memberships in 2016, 26 of which were new.
- Social Committee: The 2016 Holiday Party will be held at 1732 6th Ave N on Dec 17. The first event of 2017 will be the Mardis Gras Mixer.
- Elections: There have not been any new nominations for SNNA board positions for 2017. All current board members except for Nick Kimberlin (VP) will be able to continue serving on the board in their current position. It was decided that the VP position will remain open until it can be filled later in the year. The following slate of candidates was accepted by acclimation.
VP: Open
Treasurer: Rochell Pierce
Secretary: Mindy Quinn
At Large: Darren Bradford
The meeting was adjourned at 643pm.
