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- Dan needs another map of DeForest area and would like to start walking blocks
- Dan is interested in including the 8th district from South to 56th street and from Long Beach to Atlantic
- We also discussed the need to outreach to this area for neighborhood association meetings and distribution of flyers
- Pressing Issues
- Need to reinstate incorporation
- Flyers
- Javier currently has 4 ladies do the distribution (pays them $10 an hour)
- Javier is planning a big push in the month of February Robert Luna will be coming
- Javier would like to move to a 4 page model, that includes advertising and color printing
- He will be getting us a mock-up draft soon
- He wants to had local business ads to starting paying for the flyer
- He would like to start this in March
- Flyer for This month
- Joni asked that if it could be 2-sided since one side for the newsletter and the other side a large flyer announcing Chief Luna
- Linda and Joni are meeting Saturday morning to put this together
- We need to add information on finding us on Facebook and Nextdoor
- Things to add:
- Dan: Add a section on Helpful hints
- Keith and Joni: Information on Graffiti abatement
- Add upcoming events and speakers
- General promotion
- Javier wants to push Uptown Long Beach
- Javier wants to start an Instagram profile for DeForest as well
- Upcoming events
- Javier: Advertising for trip to Pechanga (turn around trip) for DeForest Park
- Tentative dates are: May 8th or 9th
- Good fundraiser for the neighborhood association
- July 11th – Chili Cook-off and Car show
- Javier plans to put up a sign in DeForest Park announcing the event a week in-advance
- Javier wants to do a Yard Sale
- Yard Sale – April 10th-12th
- Arrange for Good Will to come on Monday to pick up items
- Residents will leave them in driveway or curb
- Upcoming Speakers
- February: Chief Robert Luna (Confirmed)
- Dan will be provided a Gift for Robert Luna
- We discussed if we should allow from us or from the floor?
- Decided we will have visitors fill out index cards with their questions
- Keith will bring some index (3×5)
- March: Port of Long Beach (Confirmed)
- Dan plants to partner with Grant for the CAG meeting
- Dan is considering partnering with Coolidge for out meeting
- April: Update from Parks and Rec on wetlands (Need to Confirm)
- May: May- Rex State of the 9th District (Tentative)
- Email Blasts/Contact sheet
- Javier has contact list from the events he has organized (N~180)
- He will put together a spreadsheet and share this with us
- Dan volunteer to update the sign-in sheet:
- Add Facebook option (Yes or No)
- Add Instagram option(Yes or No)
- Welcome Wagon
- Javier will send us a list of the new houses sold in the area by the second of the month
- Javier will also send a post card
- The Exec board will follow-up with an in-person contact
- Other business
- Create a google address for DPNA, and google drive so we can share and sort documents
- Joni and Keith will do this
- Dan suggested putting our meeting minutes up online
- Javier expressed that Tuesday would be a better meeting day. So our next meeting will be Tuesday February 24th.
