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Beachwood
Canyon Neighborhood Association
Meeting
Minutes
September
23, 2004
Minutes
and Treasurer’s report tabled until Nov 2004 meeting
Fire
Station 82 Update
– Fran
The
Prop F group is looking seriously at Florentine Gardens for their
relocation site.
Crime
Report
– Bill Sollie:
Circulated
Internet & ATM Crime info to the group.
He
gave us a flyer regarding leaf blowers – It is illegal to use anything
other than electric leaf blowers. He suggested that people give one flyer
to the property owner and one to the gardener.
Sollie
suggested that people report crimes no matter what. There were several new
people so he shared the number to call:
877-ASK-LAPD – his cell phone number is 213-793-0703.
Officer
Sollie works 4/10 four days a
week, ten hours a day and the days are all different. He suggests that
people use the ASK LAPD number mostly if you need attention right away.
One
neighbor said that she called the police because there was an accident but
the phone kept ringing. It was a non-emergency. Sollie doesn’t have
inside info on the phone system.
Fran
asked about the Aggravated assaults on the crime stats. Sollie says they
are mostly road rage.
He
has been getting lots of calls about racing motor cycles in Forest Lawn.
Every Wednesday he has been going there to stop them.
Only
one reported robbery. A man was at Birds, drank too much. He was 6’3”
and 210 LBs and wouldn’t leave, said he had a gun. He also didn’t want
to pay the bill. He ended up getting subdued by the police.
2100
Block of Beachwood, a guy tried to break into a house on Monday at noon.
He was wearing a white NY Yankees hat when he did this – the resident
was home.
Franklin
and Taft (15th of September), the neighbor came home and people
were at the house. The police came, caught the bad guys and found lots of
stolen property.
Missy
asked about the Milk delivery that happens every day in the middle of the
night – they deliver to the school. Sollie will check it out.
A
lady that lives near one of the stop signs on Beachwood says that people
are not even slowing down – she asked for enforcement. West Traffic
complaint unit number is 213-473-0215.
A
man asked about gun fire or fire works heard last Wednesday.
A
lady requested a stop sign on Hollyridge where it meets Beachwood. BCNA
will request this be studied.
20%
reduction in crime over all during the year for Bill Sollie’s area. If
there are crimes, Sollie will share that information with the BCNA group
leaders and other leaders. This grassroots neighborhood activism keeps the
area safe. The bad guys come here because the money is here and the
freeway is close. Money, target and easy escape.
Mail
thefts on the west side. Keep a lock on your mailbox. Postal inspectors
take the report when mail has been stolen.
Property
lines look suspicious at 1954 Beachwood Dr. Larry will check it out. Frank
says that they are allowed to open the area wide for underground parking.
Postal
Problems
– Ed Hayak
Postal
guy accidentally placed an internal yellow notice in Ed’s mail talking
about Ed – it is clearly an internal note but says that Ed complains
about “every **** thing and wants his mail by 1:00 pm. Check mail for
mis-delivery”
Ed
has a lot of complaints that he has generated to the post office. His
first complaint was in 1986. He feels that the post office isn’t
educating the carriers well. They leave packages on the street instead of
ringing his door bell.
Helen
had a suggestion on how to handle this situation. A donation at Christmas
time will get you good service – she also gives the mailman a coke every
day.
Ed
is worried about missing mail and feels that he didn’t get enough junk
mail. He feels this is evidence that his mail is not all getting to his
home.
People
expressed desire to have a postal person at our next meeting to answer
questions. One person suggested that we create a list of questions well in
advance of the meeting.
Byrd
says that by law the post office must leave a slip in your box or at your
door so that you know that you have a package is waiting.
Street
Closures in the area:
Larry
asked about who was impacted by the Triathalon last Sunday. He got caught
in it taking an hour and 45 minutes to get home.
Missy
says that this Sunday is the Franklin Ave Street Fair 11am to 7pm. Traffic
from Beachwood to Bronson is diverted up Cheremoya around Chula Vista to
Bronson and it’s very crowded.
Gower
St. Update:
Jack
Fitzgerald read the City’s letter with their findings regarding the
traffic on Gower between Scenic and Franklin. LADOT determined that speed
humps need to be installed.
He
outlined the impact that this traffic has had on he and his wife who live
right on Gower just below Scenic.
He
is collecting petitions for speed humps and will update us on his progress
in the next meeting.
Adjournment |