Bates Area Civic Association

 

Fred Allen did the election

Election of the Chair

Commissioner Joyce Robinson-Paul nominated Commissioner Dianne Barnes for chair; Vote Unanimous.

Commissioner Sylvia Pinkney nominated Commissioner Teri Janine-Quinn for Vice Chair; Unanimous

Commissioner Joyce Robinson-Paul nominated Commissioner Mark Mueller for Treasurer; Unanimous

Commissioner Dianne Barnes nominated Commissioner Joyce Robinson-Paul for Secretary; Unanimous

Fred Allen swore them in

 

5E01 Debbie Smith – Absent

5E02 Christy Love Davis – Absent

5E03 Tim Clark – Present

5E04 Sylvia Pinkney Present

5E05 Joyce Robinson-Paul here

5E06 Teri Janine Quinn here

5E07 Wanda Foster here

5E08 Mark Mueller here

5E09 Dianne Barnes here

5E10 Angela Blanks absent/late arrival

 

COMMUNITY CONCERNS

 

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<!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Marvin spoke about statue – faith hope and charity; surrounded by pit bulls owned by white people; woman sitting near him spoke about neighbors losing their homes; wants to talk about white supremacy.

 

<!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Stephanie Black 302 T Street NE – follow up to commitments made concerning DASH; promises were made – community advisory board has not been formed yet; now that the playground is up…how will it be addressed; Commissioner Clark said DASH was given approval to build the playground. Fence was not compliant so they had to go back and make it right – but they have not met their conditions concerning the community; fence has not been corrected and the advisory board has not been formed; resident wants a date and her Commissioner to email her

 

<!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Michael Henderson asked for the Commissioners to have regular SMD meetings; Commissioner Teri Janine Quinn announced when her next meeting would be Tuesday 1/22 7 pm Mt. Sinai Baptist Church; Commissioner Pinkney said she will have at least two per year whether folks come out or not

 

<!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Commissioners introduced themselves and their SMD boundaries

 

<!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Commissioner Barnes suggested combining SMD meeting with civic association meetings

 

<!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Commissioner Robinson-Paul spoke about Obama placing taxation without representation on his tags; collecting signatures to put statehood on his agenda; Gwen Southerland said the tag should read “NO” taxation without representation; Commission did not seem to agree

 

<!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>President of [The Seaton] condo association – flooding – preventative construction in Bloomingdale? When will this begin? Commissioner Quinn said her recollection was that the first part on T street was going to begin right away; 2^nd street was a later addition

 

<!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Resident spoke about the proposed dog park; where is the petition; Commissioner Robinson-Paul has a petition to sign against the dog park; it’s proposed for a hill at Harry Thomas Rec field

 

Approval of Security Funds/Banking Institution – motion passed to pay

Commissioner Mueller said he is at Capital One every day; Commissioner Robinson-Paul motion to let the ANC5E bank be at Capital One, 2^nd; motion passed

Commissioner Clark motion to pay any reimbursements establishing ANC5E checking account. Motion passed

Discussion of where the meetings are – Commissioner Quinn spoke about the pros and cons of moving meetings versus keeping them in one place. She suggested moving it quarterly

Commissioner Clark asked for a show of hands for where the meetings should take place; most folks voted for the Summit (the meeting was held at the Summit!); it’s free location and it’s in the center of the commission; metro stations are within walking distance

Michael Henderson spoke about the pros and cons of one location versus two; two locations allows you to reach people who do not normally attend farther away; resident asked if we could have two locations; motion passed to have the meetings at the Summit for one year

 

 

There was a long discussion about the budget

 

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<!–[if !supportLists]–>4.<!–[endif]–>Motion passed unanimously

 

Commissioner Robinson-Paul motion to have a webmaster/recording secretary motion passed unanimously

 

They can continue to use the past by-laws and just update them as needed

Commissioner Quinn motion to adopt the 5C by-laws and then form a committee to amend them as needed; march is the deadline; Commissioner Clark said he does not agree with this motion, then changed his mind; motion passed unanimously

 

Councilmember Anita Bonds spoke briefly– This is her home. This is where the rubber hits the road at the neighborhood level; she is in room 408; will try to come by periodically; she just wanted to stop by; she recognized Commissioners she had worked with before

 

Monthly meeting schedule – Motion to continue having it on the third Tuesday of the month (Commissioner Quinn); 2^nd; motion passed; next meeting February 19^th

 

ANC5E OFFICE SPACE – Commissioner Clark asked that they wait on that vote until they can go and look at 150 Q street NE “the Trilogy” first floor next to the FedEx; the space may have a free post office box

 

APPROVAL OF PRINTING COMPANIES WITHIN WARD 5

Want grants to use Ward 5 printers; tabled that item

 

Returning to discussion of a BUDGET

Commissioner Clark motion to approve budget while moving 2000 dollars to other column and hold off on reimbursements until March; (create general fund, etc.) 2^nd; motion passed

 

Commissioner Robinson-Paul resigned as secretary; Fred Allen jumped in and said he wants a union printer in ward 5

 

Commissioner Quinn asked for the date of the next executive meeting

 

Commissioner Barnes said she agrees with Commissioner Robinson-Paul and that she should get paid

Resident asked if each commissioner had time to read the budget ahead of time; answer was yes; there was a very lengthy discussion of how to reimburse people on the commission

Commissioner Clark agreed to take the position of Secretary; Commissioner Quinn motion to elect Commissioner Clark as Secretary. 2^nd; motion passed unanimously