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June 2014 General Membership Meeting

SRG General Meeting Minutes June 4, 2014 Meeting called to order at 7:04 p.m. by President Nancy Kelly Board Members in Attendance: President Nancy Kelly; Past President Jill Weissgerber; Treasurer Alicia Stellhorn; Editor Jackie Parker; Directors Sean Cochran, Michael Pastore, Luann Denten, Beth Bennett, and Jeremy Mehrle

  1. Police Report by Officer Brian Minn

  2. 3-4 daytime burglaries in the past month – suspect in mind and police are working the case

  3. 3 arrests have been made (2 from a robbery last year in which defendants are in sentencing phase; 1 from robbery on 5/22/14 on 1700 S. Tucker

  4. Guest – Casey Kebedoux from Kaboom Playground Project

  5. Need volunteers to help build playground at Boys Club

  6. Announcements

  7. Social at 902 Russell hosted by Paul Sharp & Tracy Pettit

  8. Soulard Concert Series

  9. Old Business

  10. Decorative fencing project around ATT boxes in Pontiac Park approved

  11. Secretary Minutes – Approved

  12. Treasurer Report – Approved

  13. New Business

  14. Volunteer Star Awards presented to Linda Kurdi and Billy Tomber

  15. Committee Reports

  16. Beautification: $10,000+ raised at Molly’s annual fundraiser and a big thanks to Luke Reynolds for hosting; AB & Bosh & Lomb sponsored cleanup at Aboussie Park and the 7th Street median on 6/5/14 – volunteers needed; Garden Tour in 3 weeks and volunteers needed

  17. PRT: Subway is now open; will work with Kaboom on standards for playground shade structure; congrats and thanks to Jay Gibbs for having been in SRG for 31 years!

  18. Communications: Nextdoor allows you to mute users to avoid conversation threads; the new Renessance edition is out

  19. Fundraising: Go Marathon Cheer Station raised $1,000; Tap ‘n’ Run raised approximately $6-7,000; SRG not doing beer booth at Taste of St. Louis due to move to Chesterfield; Oktoberfest (10/10-12/2014) is next fundraiser and has been moved to 7th Street parking lots;

  20. Safety: Next meeting is June 23, 2014

  21. MGI: Volunteers needed for STL Uncorked

  22. Residential Promotion: Deadline for entryway marker proposal is closed and 4 designs were submitted; potluck is Sunday in Pontiac Park – special thanks to Vincent’s Market for donating the ham; Bastille en Vogue will take place on July 13, 2014

  23. Soulard Station: Sound system has been installed

  24. Membership: Annual SRG night at Gateway Grizzlies on August 9, 2014 – tickets for sale Meeting adjourned by President Kelly at 7:55 p.m.