May 2nd Meeting Agenda

Grand Neighborhood Alliance
Meeting Agenda for May 2, 2013
Location: 5105 Jurupa Ave. in the ARC facility next to the Laundromat
6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
6:30     Welcome
Wendy DeBoer and Cynthia Shields, GNA Chair and Co-Chair
6:35     Introductions  
All meeting attendees
6:40     Grand Area Update
Mike Gardner, City Councilman
6:50     Update on Activities in the Grand Area
Officers Dillon and Sturdevant, North NPC POP Team, Riverside Police Department
           
7:05     Riverside Fire Department Response to February Fire
            Discussion of Measure A
            Mike Esparza, Deputy Chief
7:25     Brockton Restriping Project
            City Traffic Engineer Steve Libring

7:50    May 11th Clean-Up and National Night Out

Please e-mail questions and comments to gnariverside@aol.com
For more information about GNA, visit our website at www.grandareariverside.wordpress.com
Save the dates for the 2013 meetings!
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 (National Night Out)
Thursday, November 7, 2013
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February 7 Meeting Notes

Grand Neighborhood Alliance

Meeting notes for 2/7/2013

Update from Mike Gardner, City Councilman

Mt. Rubidoux cross: After much consideration, the city decided to divest itself of the cross. There will be a public auction and the land on which the cross sits will be sold to the highest bidder. The group Totally Mt. Rubidoux is collecting donations to purchase the land, would maintain public access to the cross if successful. The auction will take place in April. It is Mike’s impression that the group that raised the original complaint, American’s United for the Separation of Church and State, does not have an interest in purchasing the land and would be satisfied with its sale to a bidder. The city council was advised to follow this plan rather than fighting through litigation.

Discussed the shootings of two Riverside police officers.

Senior housing complex on Grand Ave.: It will be very similar to the one on N. Orange St. The developers are looking for co-financing. The city has approved the “concept” to build it but the details of the building plan are not yet finalized and are in plan-check.

Bonaminio Park: Grand opening should be at the end of June. Parking lot will open in the next few weeks. It will be lit and there will be cameras in the parking lot to discourage theft, etc.

Question: What can the city do to stop motorcycle traffic on the Santa Ana River trail? It is very disturbing to residents and to horses.

Mike Gardner’s answer:  Call the non-emergency police number and ask if the helicopter is available. Fairly stiff fine if they are caught.

RPD Update by Nancy Castillo

10th Annual Senior Conference is coming up (I will send out more information about this as it becomes available) as is the Police Chief’s breakfast on March 7 at the Mission Inn for the Riverside Police Foundation.

Nancy emphasized how important it is to report anything suspicious to either 911 or the non-emergency police number.

Wood Streets and Riverside plaza areas have been hard hit with thefts, especially of packages and car break-ins.

Samantha Eshelman on graffiti reporting

Samantha gave a great presentation on graffiti, why reporting it is so important, and how reporting has been made very easy with the new application for smart phones.

She spoke about the reasons why people tend not to report graffiti: 1) assume someone else has done it; 2) think it takes too much time to report it; 3) worry about own safety, possible retribution.

Reporting by calling 311 or doing it through the mobile 311 app takes only a couple of minutes at most. Also, when graffiti is reported through the mobile 311 application (by taking a picture of the graffiti) it goes to a database belonging to RPD.

The mobile 311 app is available for free, and through it residents can easily photograph graffiti and send it to the appropriate city division to remove it. More about this application is available here: http://riversideca.gov/mobile311/

***If graffiti is removed within 72 hours of appearing, it tends not to return.***

City of Riverside gets rid of graffiti within 24 hours of its having been reported, on average.

Graffiti removal costs the city 1.3 million dollars per year!!! Residents can have a tremendous impact if they report graffiti quickly, again because it tends not to reappear if it has been reported within 72 hours of being tagged.

In terms of fears about safety of reporting graffiti, 311 does not ask for the caller’s name so reports can be done anonymously.

Wendy DeBoer on Next Door site

Wendy talked about how using Next Door could benefit our area. Attendees seemed to be in favor of giving it a try. She will send out invitations to all GNA members in the next few days. (Update: invitations have been sent through e-mail. If you have not received one, please contact her at gnariverside@aol.com)

 

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February 7 Meeting Agenda

Grand Neighborhood Alliance

Meeting Agenda for February 7, 2013

Location: 5105 Jurupa Ave. in the ARC facility next to the Laundromat

6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

6:30     Welcome: Wendy DeBoer and Cynthia Shields, GNA Chair and Co-Chair

6:35     Introductions: All meeting attendees

6:40     Grand Area Update: Mike Gardner, City Councilman

6:55     Update on Activities in the Grand Area: Officers Dillon and Sturdevant, North NPC POP Team, Riverside Police Department

7:15     Public Works Graffiti Program, Samantha Eshelman, City of Riverside

7:45     GNA Business: Do we want to have a more active e-community?

Please e-mail questions and comments to gnariverside@aol.com

For more information about GNA, visit our website at www.grandareariverside.wordpress.com

Save the dates for the 2013 meetings!

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Tuesday, August 6, 2013 (National Night Out)

Thursday, November 7, 2013

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November 1 Meeting Agenda

Grand Neighborhood Alliance

Meeting Agenda for November 1, 2012

Location: 5105 Jurupa Ave. in the ARC facility next to the Laundromat

6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

 

 

6:30     Welcome, Wendy DeBoer and Cynthia Shields, GNA Chair and Co-Chair

 

6:35     Introductions, All meeting attendees

 

6:40     Grand Area Update, Mike Gardner, City Councilman

 

6:55     Update on Activities in the Grand Area, Officer Michael Dillon, North NPC POP Team, Riverside Police Department

7:10     Neighborhood Livability Program, Greg Priamos, Riverside City Attorney

 

7:30     Sewer Project Update, Public Works

 

7:45     Historic Survey of Mid-Century Homes, Teri Delcamp, Historic Preservation Senior Planner, Community Development Department

 

Please e-mail questions and comments to gnariverside@yahoo.com

For more information about GNA, visit our website at www.grandareariverside.wordpress.com

 

 

Save the dates for the 2013 meetings!

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Tuesday, August 6, 2013 (National Night Out)

Thursday, November 7, 2013

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GNA’s National Night Out on Tuesday, August 7

We will be celebrating this important community event on Tuesday, August 7 from 6 to 8 pm at the very beautiful and shaded area of Old Mill Road. We’ll be around the 5200 block of Old Mill Road, centered between Greenbrier Ave and Mona Bell Ct. Many thanks in advance to all of the GNA members in that area who have offered such kind hospitality in allowing us to use their street for this “block party”! A small section of their block will be sectioned off so that we can fully appreciate and enjoy this lovely part of the Grand neighborhood.

 
The success of this event truly depends on the support of all of us in the Grand neighborhood. I hope that all of you can join us, even if it’s just to quickly pass by to say hello to friends and neighbors. We’ll also have plenty of chairs and tables so you can hang out a while and enjoy the summer evening fun. This really is a great and relaxed way to meet all of the people who make our area grand: neighbors, police, fire fighters, our city councilman and others who represent the City of Riverside. 
 
Contributions of food and drink are welcome. I’ll order a couple of gigantic “flying saucer” pizzas and we’ll have ice cold water on hand. We will be in need of main dishes and side dishes, followed by desserts and snacks. The always incredible Cindy Shields has offered to hand out flyers around the Old Mill Road area. If you would like flyers to distribute in your nook of the Grand neighborhood, please write me and I will find a way to get you some for distribution. I’ve also attached the digital file if you feel it’s easier to print them.
 
Looking forward to seeing you soon!
 
Wendy
 
Grand Neighborhood Alliance website: http://grandareariverside.wordpress.com/
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May 3rd Meeting Agenda

Grand Neighborhood Alliance

Meeting Agenda for May 3, 2012

Location: 5105 Jurupa Ave. in the ARC facility next to the Laundromat

6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

6:30     Welcome, Wendy DeBoer, GNA Chair

6:35     Introductions by all meeting attendees

6:40     Grand Area Update, Mike Gardner, City Councilman

6:50     Update on Activities in the Grand Area, Officer Michael Dillon, North NPC POP Team, Riverside Police Department

7:05     Animal Services, Frank Corvino, Deputy Director, County of Riverside, Dept. of Animal Services

7:30     Senior Housing Proposal, Bill Allen, W.B. Allen Development

7:50     Santa Ana River Adopt-a-Trail Program, Cynthia Shields, GNA Co-chair

Please e-mail questions and comments to gnariverside@yahoo.com

For more information about GNA, visit our website at www.grandareariverside.wordpress.com

Save the dates for the 2012 meetings!

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Tuesday, August 7, 2012 (National Night Out at Old Mill Road)

Thursday, November 1, 2012

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GNA Meeting notes for 2/2/12

Update from Mike Gardner

The new Jurupa Grand Shopping Center owners are working with Riverside’s economic development team. There is a possibility that the space left empty by El Rancho Sol market could be filled by Mommie Helen’s Bakery, a very popular pie-making company currently in Colton. This space could work as a place for baking and shipping pies, with possible small restaurant space.

Owners have also been in talks with 99 cent store, but we don’t know if it will be one of the lower end 99 cent stores or better ones.

Comment: We don’t need a 99 cent store. There is already one close by and attracts wrong element. Our residents won’t be likely to shop there.

Q: Did the new owners by the lot behind the center? A: No, they did not. It is not cheap to purchase that land.

Q: What happened to the dog groomer? A: She seems to have packed up and left.

Q: How can we encourage the new owners to choose the bakery over the 99 cent store. A: A subgroup of the GNA is meeting with the new owners in a couple of weeks and we will share with them our lack of enthusiasm for that option.

Q: Can we write to the owners of Mommie Helen’s to let them know that we are very supportive of their possible relocation to the center? A: Yes, that would be a great idea. [Please send all letters of support to gnariverside@aol.com]

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