7:00 Flag Salute
7:05 Good News
Dine-Out 90805 SUPER-MEX (5660 Atlantic Avenue)
Presentations – Service Awards Dan Pressburg
- Wrap The Kids
- Officers Chambers and Lee
7:15 The Beat Goes On – North Station Report
7:20 Council Report – Christian Cambridge
7:25 Deforest Park – Andriana
Deforest Wetlands Update – The contractor and Parks etc are in negotiations as the first was going to be increased. The new contractor will hold to his original bid so they will be breaking ground very soon…
7:30 Old Business
- Welcome Wagon Meet and Greet New Neighbors Postcards – Corazon
- Discussion about new property owners and house flippers in Deforest Park – Intro – Spread The Word
7:33 New Business
Introduction/Presenter: Angela Willcocks an artist with a studio on Atlantic Ave. and
59th will be sharing her experience teaching and promoting art in Uptown for the last two years.
7:40 Main Speaker – Tasha Hunter, P-Bid Director – Tasha is the new Executive Director of the Uptown Business Improvement District (BID). She will be explaining to us her role in leading the Uptown P-BID, future plans as well an engaging with us in ways we can partner with the BID to promote our community!
8:00 Q & A
Announcements: Our next Board Meeting is Monday March 21 at 7:00pm…167 R. South St. all are welcome to join us.
Next clean-up is scheduled for Saturday, April 23 (The day after Earth Day)!
A big thank-you to the all the people who came out in February to our first neighborhood clean-up of the year and to the “We Love Long Beach” breakfast. It was definitely a success thanks to all of your hard work and commitment to your community!
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SPEAKERS BUREAU
Our Speaker in April is from the Water Dept. Harry Saltzgaver
Tentatively our speaker in May will be Mayor Robert Garcia
In June – Pat West
**DPNA needs your help!
We are asking for residents to volunteer a few hours a month to help their neighborhood. There are roles for everyone regardless of ability including:
- Event planning committee (music, movies, community socials… etc)
- Fundraising committee
- Welcoming new residents (Welcome Wagon) with Pres, Vice Pres. etc representing DPNA…
- Neighborhood “Green Team” to coordinate clean-ups
If you would like to help with these or other projects send us an email!!!
Public Comment: At this time … As a 501(c)(3) we allow 3 minutes for any public comment regarding non-agenda items in accordance with the Opens Meetings Act .
Adjourn
Reminders and Dates to Remember:
| 7:00AM | Good Neighbors Spires (Del Amo & Cherry) | 2nd Tuesday |
| 7:00PM | Starr King Neighborhood Association Meeting | 1st Wednesday |
| 7:00PM | Grant Neighborhood Association Meeting American Legion Post 560 (59th & Orange) | 2nd Thursday |
| 7:00PM | Coolidge Triangle Association Meeting | 2nd Wednesday |
| 7:00PM | DeForest Park Neighborhood Association | 3rd Thursday |
