Murdock Neighborhood Association Board Meeting -- Minutes
February 13, 2007

The meeting was called to order at 7:45p by President Larry Murchan at the home of Charles Jones.

Board members present: George Zhu, Cathy Draper, Charles "Chappie" Jones, Larry Murchan, Jenny Hsieh, Gabe Trejo, and Sigi Illes
Excused: Doris Livezey

Welcome

• Tonight our focus is on finalizing the general meeting agenda for Feb. 28th and newsletter creation and distribution
• Agenda Review & Approval
• M/S/A Review & Approve Minutes from 1/10/07 board meeting.

Treasurer's Report

• Balance as of January 31, 2007: $1,602.54
• 2007 Membership is the same: 19 Members -- 7 new and 12 renewed

Old Business

• The following agenda was created based on the topics generated during the last meeting and was finalized collectively by board
• General Meeting Agenda (Feb 28th -- 7:00p social / 7:30p start)
  • Program Introduction (5 m)
  • Keynote Speaker -- Service Representative from PG&E (20 m)
    • Why we have outages
    • Energy conservation tips
    • Questions
  • Open Forum (Total ~ 50 m)
    • Open forum Introduction (5 m)
      • This years goals and committee structure
      • The idea is to gain feedback from our members and find out which items are most important to them
    • Service Committee (10 m)
      • Dumpster Day
      • Leveraged Buying Power
      • Neighborhood Makeover Services
      • Youth involvement - District 1 Youth Advisory Council
    • Safety Committee (5 m)
      • Murdock-Portal (M-P) Traffic
        • Larry met with M-P Principal Leslie Maynes
          • Currently there is only 1 M-P parent helping with traffic direction, we need more help from parents and neighbors
          • Blocked driveways are becoming a nuisance
          • Is there a possibility for a carpool program?
      • Neighborhood Watch
      • Fire and Earthquake Safety
    • Social Committee (5 m)
      • Movie in the Park, can it happen?
      • Chappie: Summer event at La Rinconada?
    • Spaces Committee (25 m)
      • Murdock Park conservation
      • Saratoga Creek Trail
      • Tulip Tree Update
        • Larry: Contact Pete Constant's office regarding city support for tree removal
        • Cathy: Include a tulip tree insert with the MNA newsletter covering background, maintenance, treatment options, trimming, removal, planting, and sidewalks
        • Tree removal should only be an option when treatments have been exhausted with no results
      • Our City Forest Information
  • Benefits of a Neighborhood Association and active involvement (5 m)
  • District 1 Representative Open Forum (10 m)
    • Either Pete Constant or Paul Higgins would be present to give an announcement and answer questions
  • Closing remarks and adjournment (5 m)
• Larry will propose a speaking schedule for the general meeting
• Will be held at Lynbrook High School in the library
• Data projector will be available for PowerPoint slides

New Business

• Murdock Messenger Newsletter
  • Cathy will send polished draft to board for review
  • Newsletter will have the following sections
    • General Meeting Topics
    • Benefits of a Neighborhood Association
    • Membership Application
    • Tulip Tree Insert
    • Board Contact Information
    • Short Survey
  • George has volunteered to be in charge of printing
    • We need approx. 900 copies of the 4 page newsletter
    • The city has sponsored us before through the Foxworthy Printing Center
  • Newsletter Distribution
    • Gabe will work with Doug Johnson to coordinate flyer distribution
    • We hope to have distribution done by no later than Tuesday

M/S/P meeting adjourned at 9:13pm

Next General Meeting
Date: Feb 28th 7:00pm social / 7:30pm start @ Lynbrook Library

Next Board meeting
Date: March 14th 7:30pm @ George's

Respectfully submitted,
Gabe Trejo, Recording Secretary