North Willow Glen Neighborhood Association
Word of Faith Church
February 25, 2003
7 9 pm
Call to Order: 7:05 pm, Alison England, President
Announcements:
Hummingbird Park dedication occurred Saturday, February 22, 2003 at
the corner of Bird and Fisk Avenues. The tot lot is well received by
residents. Councilman Ken Yeager and other city staff were at the ribbon
cutting ceremony.
Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren is hosting Town Hall meetings on Saturday,
March 8, 2003. Zoe will be appearing at four locations. A flier has
been sent out to local residents. For more information call: 271-8700.
It was mentioned that those interested in the flood control issue may
want to attend.
Item 1: Traffic Calming Measures
Jim Bittner, Bill Harris, Ed Lau, Laura Wells, and Dan Leehy gave a
status report regarding input they received from the October 30, 2002
NWGNA meeting. The plan is 95% complete and is being circulated among
the city departments. Comments will be received in the next 4
6 weeks. Our projects will be combined with the projects of four other
neighborhoods so that the City can receive volume pricing and keep a
consistent quality of work.
The team utilized visual aids to illustrate the proposed changes at
3 intersections:
1. Bird and Hull. The temporary island will become a permanent island
with embossed asphalt at the crosswalk. Evergreen, flowering shrubs
will be planted (pink India Hawthorne).
2. Coe and Delmas. 3 way stop sign installed.
3. Willow and Delmas. The choker feature becomes permanent. The island
becomes raised and longer in length. The curb return radius is tightened.
The walkway bulb out connects the existing sidewalk through the existing
crosswalk. Two crepe myrtle trees with white flowers will be planted
as well as Lily of the Nile and India Hawthorne. Work is proposed to
begin in early June of 2003 and require 18 months to complete.
Item 2: Flood Control
Maria Angeles, Floodplain Manager, Dept. of Public Works, SJ.
Maria distributed three handouts: the flood insurance rate map of the
local area, possible flood insurance savings for properties in FEMA
zone AO, and an elevation certificate.
Maria explained that our area is located in panel 25 and panel 31 of
the FEMA plan.
Areas that may flood were noted in gray. This survey was taken August
2, 1982 before the Guadalupe Parkway was built. Most areas are designated
flood zone AO and would flood 2 feet. Non-shaded area is zone D. This
area is not required to carry flood insurance.
Property owners in a flood plain may file an elevation certificate to
determine if their flood insurance premium may be lowered. The elevation
certificate is used to record property levels. Insurance agents writing
flood insurance policies must also use the form to properly rate many
types of buildings.
Eligible buildings for insurance premium rate reduction must meet two
criteria:
-Structure must be Pre FIRM construction (that is buildings constructed
before a FIRM was created August 2, 1982 for the City of SJ).
-Structure does not have a basement of any type.
Individuals may contact a surveyor to complete the elevation certificate.
It was discussed that the association would pursue the cost to an individual
property owner for a survey. It was also discussed that the association
receive an estimate for resurveying the area. The plan would be for
those interested property owners to contract with a single surveying
company for this group of homeowners so that a volume discount price
can be obtained.
The next steps were discussed:
Obtain estimate to survey the area and update the 1982 FEMA map. Based
upon the inaccuracies of the map and the fact that the survey was completed
before the Guadalupe Parkway was constructed, can the map be changed
to redraw the flood zone? If this cannot happen, then we need to track
the flood control project and review at the project milestones. Very
important to work with Councilman Ken Yeagers office and Congresswoman
Zoe Lofgrens office so they understand support our efforts. This
effort will include all impacted neighborhood associations and local
homeowners.
Item 3: Other Business
A. 4th of July grant. We will know in the next two weeks if we will
receive the grant for the block party.
B. The newsletter grant has been received and deposited in the bank.
C. The proposed date for the NWGNA garage sale is targeted for late
April/early May.
D. For those with email there is a yahoogroups email list: NWGNA@yahoogroups.com.
It was suggested that there be a phone tree to alert residents who do
not have email.
E. There will be a grant writing workshop Tuesday, March 18th, 6:00
8:30 at the United Neighborhoods Meeting Hall. Contact Alison
England for details.
F. There will be a grant writing workshop Saturday, March 8th, 8:30
1:30 pm, at Kirk community Center, 1601 Foxworthy Avenue, SJ.
G. Idea to form a committee to evaluate small project cleanup projects
in the area (example: replace a fence that is falling down, etc.). To
be discussed at next months meeting.
H. Idea to have an informal "meet your neighbors" dinner at
Sangria restaurant. Each person would pay for their own meal. Date to
be determined later.
Item 4: Next meeting agenda
Discuss writing our NWGNA neighborhood plan . Obtain other neighborhood
plans such as the Rose Garden plan to use as boilerplate and modify
to fit our unique needs. Obtain plans from bordering neighborhoods to
see what specifically is occurring in their area and to provide continuity
between their plan and our developing plan.
Meeting adjourned at 9 pm.
That's all, folks!
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