Following are the minutes from the SFNA General Meeting held 11/11/08

Minutes from General Meeting of the Sherwood Forest Neighborhood Association
November 11, 2008
Sherwood Forest Presbyterian Church
6:30 p.m.

President Larry Hembree announced that City Councilperson Belinda Gergel met with him last week to catch up on SFNA business and said to tell everyone hi. She wanted to be at the meeting but was attending the National League of Cities convention in Orlando.

There were 17 members present.

Larry Hembree reported for Treasurer Rhett Bailey that there is $1383.24 in the SFNA bank account.

Hembree then introduced Officers Folding, Bryant and Hendrix who fielded questions from the residents about the current state of crime in the area. They will be patrolling Wilmot between S. Kilbourne and Kalmia more closely for speeding cars along with Yale. They warned that residents of SF would also be ticketed if speeding. They concluded that Sherwood Forest was in relatively good shape. They told residents that they should call 311 with questions about codes, etc.

Hembree reported that a mini-grant was submitted to the city of Columbia for toppers for the neighborhood street signs. If SFNA receives the full amount of the grant, the SFNA will be responsible for 176.00 total. The grant was due November 10.

Social chairperson Ashley Norton reported that the Halloween party was a success.

Larry Hembree reported that Regina Monteith has offered her house up to host an adult social event. It will be held Saturday January 24 from 6-9 p.m.

Lewis Kirk announced that SFNA merchandise was now available on our website (coffee cups and t-shirts). He said that orders were processed once made and that they were special orders so we didn’t have to have specific numbers to make this happen.

Hembree reported that Amy Moore from the city planning department would attend the February general meeting to inform SFNA what the options are for the interim measures for character protection in relation to the neighborhood.

Hembree reported that the tree co-op was undertaken with Sox and Freeman and they were still trying to get around to give neighbors their estimates.

Lewis Kirk reported that the lawn aeration co-op would transpire in the spring.

Hembree reported that a committee is being formed to assess if SFNA would be undertaking a campaign to make a financial contribution to the Arboretum Endowment, potentially a naming opportunity. They will make a recommendation at the next meeting. Valerie Marcil reminded the group that this Saturday there would be a CANDO garden workday from 8-11 a.m. and that Sunday will be an open house for the arboretum.

Hembree also told the group that due to his commitment to the capital campaign in his day job at the Nickelodeon Theater, he and Vice President Ed Tilden would be switching positions for the next year. He will become VP and Ed will take over as President.

Residents then introduced themselves and told how long they had lived in the neighborhood. There was a combined longevity of 262 years of people living in the neighborhood who were at the meeting.

Respectfully submitted for Carri Pulliam.

Larry Hembree