Fox Canyon Neighborhood Association, Inc.

Secretary's Minutes

Member's Meeting, Tuesday, January 13, 2003

6:35pm Meeting start, Welcome & Introductions:

Attendace: TWENTY-SIX (26) members, including guests.

Elise w/Councilmember Maddafer’s office
Fernando Reyes w/Rep. Shirley Horton

6:40pm Update/Announcements:
Thanking neighborhood for festive lights.
Offer to share holiday cards.
Letter from City of San Diego RE: Clean-up and thank you from Officer Workman.
City Heights CDC RE: Survey, inventory & what is desired.
Petition for permanent No Parking Street Sweeper Signs 35% completed, so far. Need 75% of signatures for Wightman St. to have permanent street sweeping signs.
FACELIFT 2004: Flyer passed out, and discussion of recipients report. Given by Jim Varnadore who briefed meeting on the following criteria that is necessary to proceed.
1) homes (low income)
2) $$money$$
3) team, workers
Looking for12 to15 homes needing exterior paint, cleanup, and landscaping.
Search Wightman Street for homes. Find 1 & 3 above then #2 will come!!!
Previous Facelifts done in ’97 Loop, “98 Dwight and “99 Lantana

7:00pm REP’s Reports:
Elise w/Jim Madaffer’s office RE: Euclid Elementary School grant $$.
Also Rosa Parks Elementary won grant for school X-ing signs, and safety issues. Each grant is $445,000.

Field closures: City residents to share w/schools or rotate field use to save maintenance costs, etc. Community discussion is inevitable.

Memo from Council: $900,000 towards acquisition of park space in Fox Canyon, Proposition 40.
Council Districts 3, 4 & 7 involved.
Hire local people to perform work

***Councilman Madaffer to attend Feb. Fox Canyon meeting***

7:20pm Fernando Reyes w/Rep. Shirley Horton
Coffee w/Rep. Horton on 29 Jan, Thurs & again on 05 Feb @ 7144 Broadway, Lemon Grove (Jose, is it Chula Vista or Lemon Grove?)

7:25pm PUBLIC COMMENT / ISSUES
The City Heights Town Counsel is currently reorganizing.

ELICHONDO’S:
The Planning Committee will meet on 27 Jan.04
Fox Canyon’s position (decided by vote at meeting) is to bullet
NO MULTI / SUB LEASING clause only.
The Developer / Owner has changing ideas as to the residential and business ratio of Elichondos.
The City Council will discuss parking and traffic issues for the Euclid Ave. property divided by T.Atkins & J.Madaffers districts.
*A lively and interactive long discussion was held on the above.

8:15pm NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS & ACTION PLANNING:
Thomas Vu: comments on graffiti, taking pictures.
Traffic flow on Euclid Ave.: a current traffic study is in existence and Elise is to send us an E-mail summary.

8:20pm CLOSING COMMENTS:
Association Meeting ended and refreshments served.


Submitted by Gretchen Braubach, Secretary Fox Canyon Neighborhood Association