C.O.N.A. of South Pinellas County

3 CHEERS FOR THE RED, WHITE, & BLUE

Jul 21, 2000

NeighborhoodGrants

The Neighborhood Partnership Grant Program provides
grants to neighborhood and business associations,
organizations, or groups of residents for neighborhood
improvement projects. The applicants must provide a
match in services, cash, maintenance, voluntary effort,
or supplies.The applicant must also provide for ongoing
maintenance of the project and gather support from the
neighborhood. Applications for grants must provide a
clear public benefit. Previous applications have included
neighborhood improvement projects such as landscaping,
identification signs, neighborhood plans, research,
surveys, and education programs. Projects that are
physical improvements must be in right-of-ways or on
public property. The application must demonstrate
neighborhood support, have the consent of the adjacent
property owners, and be a project that can be permitted
by federal, state, and local regulations. Any necessary
permits will be the responsibility of the applicant. All
applications are due, via U.S. Mail, hand delivery or
delivery service, to the City Hall Annex (440 2nd Ave.
North) by 5:00 p.m., Friday, August 4, 2000. Mail to
Susan Ajoc, City of St. Petersburg P.O. Box 2842
St. Petersburg, FL 33731 and late submittals will not be
accepted.


Neighborhood Link

Call Neighbrohood Link today at 1-888-241-0123,
or contact us via info@neighborhoodlink.com.


TAKE BACK THE SYSTEM: A CANDIDATE'S SEMINAR

Sponsored By
The League of Women Voters
of the St. Petersburg Area
August 5
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies
801 3rd Street South
The League of Women Voters has become increasingly
concerned with the growing apathy of the voting population.
In a project called "Take Back the System" the League has
planned various events to encourage citizens to become
informed and to take a more active role in the political
process. Since voters have made it clear that they are fed
up with politics as usual, the League is offering a way for
candidates to run an efficient and effective campaign that
will also raise the level and quality of political discourse.
The League believes that this seminar will demonstrate how
a candidate who wishes to be a public servant can run an
issue-oriented campaign that will excite the public an
promote better government. If you are interested in
attending or would like more information please call
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
On August 1 from 5 to 8 p.m, cities unite for "America's
Night Out Against Crime." Free food, drinks, music, K-9
demos, youth activities, crime prevention displays.
Location to be announced. A tentative location is: Boyd
Hill Nature Park, 1101 Country Club Way South. For
more information please call Crime Prevention, 893-7128.

SNIPE ALERT!
What you can do to help? Please do not place signs
within the right-of-way, remove signs promptly
when no longer applicable, check with Codes
Dept. for any signage questions at 893-7373
Keep St. Petersburg Beautiful

CONA Board Meeting
July 19 - 7:00P.M.
St. Petersburg Times Building
490 1st Avenue South




Presidents Report

Dear Neighbors,

The 1st Vice President position is open. The current 1st Vice President, Brent Fisher, has announced his candidacy for public office and we wish him luck. If you are interested in this position please contact Teresa McEachen at 823-6390. The new 1st Vice President will take over immediately and serve until January.

At the July Board Meeting we will discuss a problem with interpretation of an association?’s by-laws VS the State Incorporation Rules. This issue has been raised recently in the North Shore Neighborhood Association. The North Shore Neighborhood Association decided that the State Incorporation Rules should take precedence over an association?’s by-laws when it comes to vote out a sitting President. According to these rules an Executive Board can relieve the President for NO CAUSE and can appoint a new President. The State Incorporation Rules give the Executive Board Members the authority on appointing a President and if Association Members disagree with the appointment their only recourse is to vote the Board Members out at yearly neighborhood association elections.

At last month?’s meeting I brought up Tampa Bay Area?’s 2012 Olympic Bid. Ed Turancik will be the main speaker at the July Board Meeting. Ed Turancik is the Chairman of the Board for the Tampa Bay Area?’s 2012 Olympic Bid and will inform us on what is happening with the Olympic Bid. I would encourage all Neighborhood Association Board Members to attend this meeting. This group claims that there is a fifty-fifty chance that we will see the Olympics in our area in 2012. If this is true, it is better we know now what to expect instead of later.

The CONA?’s web page on Neighborhoodlink.com continues to improve each month. Isn't it about time to get your neighborhood site up to date? Communication through Internet is the way of the future and all of our neighborhoods should be using this free information center now.

We have some ordinances, which CONA representatives help craft, coming before the City Council in the next couple of weeks. The ordinance on Probation Offices and Social Agencies should come before City Council at their next meeting. Unfortunately the ordinance on 25 MPH speed limit on residential streets is still held up by the Lawyers and hopefully will come up shortly. We all need to get out and voice our opinion on these Ordinances

Your neighbor, Jim Biggerstaff

City Boards & Committees Vacancies
CONA and The City Needs Your Help Filling These Vacancies!
Committee to Advocate for Persons w/Impairments (CAPI)
1 Regular Member; 2 Alternate Members - (Terms expire 12/31/01)
City Beautiful Commission
5 Regular Members - (1 Term expires 12/31/01; 4 Terms expire 12/31/00)
Civil Service Board
3 Alternate Members - (Terms expire 6/30/01 and 6/30/02(2))
Environmental Development Commission
1 Regular Member Builder/Developer Category - (Term expires 6/30/02)
Housing Roundtable
1 Regular Member Homebuilder/Developer Category - (Term expires 12/31/02)
Human Relations Review Board
1 Regular Member (Disabled Category) - (Term expires 9/30/99)
International Relations Committee
1 Regular Member - (Term expires 6/30/02)
Nuisance Abatement Board
1 Alternate Member - (Term expires 8/31/99)
Planning/Historic Preservation Commission (Engineer category)
1 Alternate Member and 1 Regular Member (Terms expire 6/30/02)



2000Officers
President - Jim Biggerstaff
Disston Heights
327-7355 jjbigger99@aol.com
First Vice President - Brent Fisher
Pinellas Point
867-2026 abfgte@gte.net
Second Vice President - Theresa McEachern
Harbordale
823-6390
Secretary - Conrad Weiser
Edgemoor
522-5008 MAOA1999@aol.com
Treasurer - Libby Steele
Lakewood Estates
867-6916 MPH56@aol.com.
Committees
Budget
Brent Fisher - 867-2026 & Ingrid Comberg - 821-2192
Computers for Our Community
Brent Fisher - 867-2026 abfgte@gte.net
Newsletter
Jan Brami - 827-0011 jan@sunworks.com
Bob Funari - 894-3881 bayside2@gtefcu.net
Citizens Police Council
David McEachern - 823-6390
Parliamentarian
Dale MacKenzie Gross - 323-2730
Stormwater Issues - Rosemary Grasso - 321-7299
Internet Webmaster - Conrad Weiser - 522-5008
Council Liaison - Jim Biggerstaff - 327-7355
Membership
Charles Miller - 576-6867 Skip Brooks -


Time to Renewal Membership for 2000!
Just fill out the C.O.N.A. 200 Membership Renewal Application. Mail it and
Membership fee to PO Box 3529, St. Petersburg, FL 33731 or bring it to the next Board Meeting

Association Name __________________________________________________________________
Address __________________________________________________________________________
Boundaries ________________________________________________________________________
Number of Households ___________________ Numbers of Members _________________________
Meeting Dates & Location ____________________________________________________________
President _____________________________________________ Phone #______________________
C.O.N.A. Representative ________________________________ Phone # _____________________
Alternate Representative _________________________________ Phone # _____________________
E-mail Address _________________________________________________________________

Please Include $25 Per Annum Membership Fee.
Also all members who use CONA's Bulk Mail Permit Number are asking to pay an extra $10.00
which covers the cost of the permit.