2011 AnnualMeeting Glenwood Neighborhood Association
27 August 2011
· Meeting was called to order by Bert Guerrero, President
· Board members in attendance:
o Carole Rising
o Steve Ciepiela
o Nick Manole
o Bill Ninopoulos, Treasurer
o Roger Abbott, Vice President
o Bert Guerrero, President
o Larry Wilson, Secretary
· Board members absent:
o Woody Owens
· Others present:
o Marc LaChey, Neighborhood Patrol Committee
o 29 attendees; a quorum per GHNA bylaws
§ List of attendees is maintained by the GHNA Board secretary
· Welcome & introductory comments by Bert G
· Presentation by Sara Kelly, High Point
· Minutes of the July 27, 2011 Board Meeting
o Minutes were presented by Pres Bert G, with discussion by attendees
§ GHNA residents encouraged to report problems to APD
· 242 “cops” or 911 if an emergency
§ Information about APD patrols
§ Concerns about skateboards/ hazards
· Reviewed information from APD representatives
· Questions about installing speed bumps
o Apparently this has been considered in the past but is problematic and has not been supported by majority of GHN residents
o The City of Albuquerque has increased restrictions on them as traffic control measures
§ Suggestion of an insurance agency for the policy on GHNA Board members
§ Dog park update
§ Police substation status
§ GHNA membership is at about 36%
§ Bert provided info on the occasional presence of movie production companies in GHNA
o Moved/seconded by Nick M/ Roger A to approve the minutes
· Approved by the board
o Bert reminded all that GHNA Board meetings are “open” and encouraged attendance & participation
· Police report: no report
· President’s Report: Bert G.
o See also discussion of minutes, above
o No contact with/ response from City reps about work on Sunset Canyon Park
§ Other area parks have covers over their playground equipment as the summer sun causes the equipment to be too hot for children, especially small children, to use.
· Bert G will include request that the City install a cover over the playground equipment
· Treasury Report:
o Bill N briefly described GHNA dues & expenditures
o ~36% membership in GHNA
o Report moved/ seconded by Nick M/ Steve C
§ Approved by the Board
· GHNA Activity/ Committee Reports:
o District 8 Coalition:
§ Brief description of activities
o Hospitality/Welcome: Carole R.
§ Brief description of activities
§ 5 packets given out
§ Attendees thought there may be some other/ additional newcomers – will coordinate with Carole
o Environmental/Landscaping: Nick M
§ Brief review of GHN history & description of activities
· GHN Initiated in 1961 – 50 years ago
· Early pictures, handouts, maps on display
§ Solicitation of assistance with Environment/ Landscaping activities
· Volunteers identified to clean up some walk ways the following day
o Neighborhood Patrol: Mark L
§ Brief description of activities
· APD patrol activities, costs, etc
· Some questions of private security group
o Costs and liability issues addressed
§ Question of phone listing, address listing of GHN residents
· Privacy is an issue/concern
· GHNA member Ed P advised of a link to a Bernalillo County site where property owners are identified by address
§ This may be of some benefit for APD & neighborhood patrols & block captains
o Block Captains: Bert G
§ Brief description of activities
o Website: Roger A
§ Brief description of the site
· Old Business:
o Insurance update
§ Directors and Officers liability insurance coverage issue:
· No additional information
· See comments in President’s Report
· New Business:
o Handout & information from Carole R about bears in foothills areas, including GHN
o GHN neighborhood garage sale: 17 Sep – 9AM till “sold out”
o Election of GHNA Board members – 3 positions open/ available
§ Nominees/ candidates:
· Dave Palmer
· Peter Sinanian
· Nick Manole
§ All were unanimously elected to the GHNA Board
§ Thanks to Steve Ciepiela for his many years of service to the GHNA Board
· There being no further business for the Annual Meeting, it was moved/seconded by Carole R/ Larry W/ to adjourn
§ Approved
· Next Meeting:
o Regular GHNA Board meeting, 630 PM, Sep 20, 2011, at the APD Dwyer Substation
· Minutes prepared by Larry Wilson, Secretary, GHNA Board
Glenwood Hills Neighborhood Ass.
Annual Meeting
Minutes of August 29, 2010 @ 3:00PM
James Dwyer Police Substation
The meeting was called to order by President Roger Cook
Board members in attendance: Roger Cook, Roger Abbott, Steve Ciepiela, Nick Manole, Jack Oestreicher, Carole Rising, Woody Owens, Burt Guerrero, and Bill Ninpoulos
A quorum was present as there well over 20 members present
Roger Cook opened the meeting the by introducing the board members including Bill Ninpoulos, who is replaces Dave Bentley, who is moving out of Glenwood Hills, as treasure.
Roger introduced our State Representative, Jimmy Hall. Jimmy reported that he was instrumental in getting the Tramway Trail paved and that Tramway is being resurfaced.
Roger Cook reported that we have an annual budget of $19,000 this year with 80% used for security/patrol, 10% for landscaping, and 10% for administration. He said that most of the security cost pays for off duty police officers who patrol, along with our citizen patrol. Roger said that we have one of the lowest crime rates in the city, but unfortunately there are 1 to 2 break-ins per mouth.
Roger talked about our web site, the “Group Email” system, the neighborhood Police/Citizen Patrol program, the Block Captains program, and other board programs/activities. Burt Guerrero reported on the neighborhood “Watch” program. He said that that currently there are about 260 homes out of 850 home and 14 block captains in the area that participate in this program. Marc Lachey talked about the neighborhood patrol program. Carole Rising reported on the hospitality program which gives a gift packet to new residents.
Nominations for new board members: Jack Oestreicher, chairman of the Nomination Committee, described the nomination process. Following all the requirements in the by-laws, the Nomination Committee put forth the slate of new board members. A motion was made and seconded to nominate Roger Abbott and Woody Owens (incumbents) and Larry Wilson each to a 3 year term (Sept. 2010 –Sept. 2012). The membership voted to accept the above nominations with no opposing votes, officially approving the above nominations.
These minutes prepared by Roger Abbott, Secretary GHNA Board
Glenwood Hills Neighborhood Ass. Annual Meeting
Minutes of August 23, 2009 @ 3:00PM
Sunset Canyon Park
The meeting was called to order by President Roger Cook
Board members in attendance: Roger Cook, Roger Abbott, Steve Ciepiela, Nick Manole, Jack Oestreicher, Carole Rising, Woody Owens
Board members absent: Dave Bentley, Dee Acree
A quorum was present as there well over 20 members present
Roger Cook opened the meeting the meeting by introducing the board members.
Roger talked about our web site, the “Group Email” system, the neighborhood Police/Citizen Patrol program, the Block Captains program, and other board programs/activities. Roger mention that our dues where increased by $10 to reflect the increase in police cost. Roger introduced our district 8 councilor, Trudy Jones, who gave a report. Burt Guerrero also gave a short update on the importance of the Block Captain program in controlling crime in our neighborhood.
Nominations for new board members: Jack Oestreicher, chairman of the Nomination Committee, described the nomination process. Following all the requirements in the by-laws, the Nomination Committee put forth the slate of new board members. A motion was made and seconded to nominate Dave Bentley, Carole Rising, Burt Guerrero each to a 3 year term (Sept. 2009 –Sept. 2011).
The membership voted to accept the above nominations with no opposing votes, officially approving the above nominations.
The meeting was ended, followed by the neighborhood picnic.
These minutes prepared by Roger Abbott, Secretary GHNA Board
Glenwood Hills Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting
The meeting was called to order at 3:10 by President Nick Manole
Board members in attendance: Roger Abbott, Dee Acree, Dave Bentley, Steve Ciepiela, Roger Cook, Nick Manole, Jack Oestreicher, Carole Rising
Board members absent: Woody Owens
A quorum was present as there were well over 20 members present. Approximately 37 different households were represented with 6 of these from Calle de Carino as they were interested in a rumor that something was to be built on the empty lot along Tramway behind their property.
Nick opened the meeting and had all board members introduce themselves. Roger Abbott gave an overview of the new website and asked people to sign-up. Nick gave a summary of all of the things we do with the membership dues and encouraged everyone to pay their dues if they hadn’t already. Marc LeChey gave more details about the police patrols that we pay for out of the membership funds.
By-Laws amendments:
Article IV Section 1: add the words ‘residences and’ as shown below in bold.
Purpose: To reflect in the by-laws a long standing policy that neighboring residents can participate in the GHNA if they so desire. This would include such properties as Glenwood Lofts, the section of High Dessert that is just north of Glenwood Hills North, properties in Glenwood Pointe, etc.
For the purposes of these By-Laws, the Glenwood Hills Neighborhood shall consist of units 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 of the Glenwood Hills Subdivision, the Glenwood Hills North Subdivision, and the Tierra Amada Townhouses. Membership in the GHNA shall be open to owners of property in the Glenwood Hills Neighborhood and individuals residing on property in the Glenwood Hills Neighborhood. Membership is also open to residences and businesses located on property that is adjacent to the Glenwood Hills Neighborhood. Each single piece of property or single business shall have no more than one membership in the GHNA.
The membership voted to pass the above amendment with 3 opposing votes.
Article VII Section 2: add the words ‘Website, Block Captain’ as shown below in bold.
Purpose: Recognition of the importance and ongoing need for recently formed committees.
The standing committees shall be Membership, Neighborhood Patrol, Website, Block Captain and Hospitality.
The membership voted to pass the above amendment with no opposing votes.
Nominations for new board members: Steve Ciepiela, Nick Manole and Jack Oestreicher were nominated by the Nominating Committee adhering to all requirements in the by-laws. Their nominations are for 3 year terms (Sept. 2008 – Sept. 2011).
The membership voted to accept the above nominations with no opposing votes.
New Business:
Several questions were raised by members:
· Why does the
o The homes on Trailhead road, east of Glenwood Hills Dr.are part of
· What is the status of landscaping between Sheree and Glenwood Hills Drive?
o The neighborhood is considering paying for cleaning this up and keeping it cleaner
· What can be done about trash behind Smiths’s and the Self-Storage facility? There is a lot of trash especially behind the Self-Storage facility.
o This appears to be an issue with the Self Storage facility and/or the owner of the property (which we think may be Smith’s). The person who asked this question was directed to follow-up with the manager of the Self Storage unit and with Smith’s.
· Is something going to be built along on the empty strip of land on the east side of Tramway between the Giant gas station and
o No. This is state property and it has many utilities right-of-ways on it. There are no plans to build anything on it. We are trying to determine if there is some way to stop vehicles from driving there.
The meeting was ended at 4 pm, followed by the neighborhood picnic.
These minutes prepared by Roger Cook, Secretary GHNA Board
