General Assembly Meeting April 4th
BPNA GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING
APRIL 4TH 2023 AT 7PM-8PM
WELCOME
New Member Introductions: 8 first time neighbors.
Guest Speaker
Doris. Electric vehicle charging stations. Looking to get electric charges installed in the neighborhood. Will follow up with more information next month.
Abbreviated Crime Report
Officer Jazmon is not in attendance today.
13 reported incidents. 10 larcenies, 2 vehicle theft, 1 residential garage burglary.
Yemenja Brazil Restaurant
Provided information about the restaurant. Prepping for Brazil Day street festival. Food, music, workshops for children, Ju-jitsu (self defense lessons). Showcases Brazilian culture in the community.
ALDERMAN’S REPORT
Dan Guenther
Last meeting officially. Yellow signs going up in the neighborhood with a QR code. The 14th of this month, Counter Public art installation (wind chimes). Ran out of Luminary on Cherokee St. Kick off on Friday is at the new soccer stadium. On the 15th from 10am -11am an artist doing an installation in Benton Park. Musical installation starts at 10am with a wind chime that will be in the neighborhood for a while. Any park issues then contact Dan.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
PARKS COMMITTEE:
*See Dan Guenther section
SAFETY COMMITTEE:
Establishing the Block Captain Program, fundraising, and researching the best option for technology based security (AwareNet, or Flock Safety).
EVENTS COMMITTEE:
First concert The Mighty Pines Sunday May 21st. Lineup being finalized. Excited about the summer. From 4-7pm.
BUILDING REVIEW COMMITTEE:
N/A
GARDEN/CAVE COMMITTEE:
Bill Kranz
Cave mill project, ready to take a robot down into the caves. Going to explore the cave chamber. Trying to stream it live. The back part of the garden they grow 6 varieties of grapes, and hops. Signifying the importance of the neighborhood.
DOG PARK COMMITTEE:
N/A
QUESTIONS
01. Event at Epiphany. Amanda. The church are starting a community dinner program. They had a Wednesday breakfast and it was weekly. So they are doing a monthly dinner. They want to have it before the meetings here, and they are using donations from growers in the area. Starts at 5:30-6PM. It would be quarterly. The breakfast was open to all, although they were offered to homelesss. There will be a donation basket for those that are inclined. First planning meeting is next week on Wednesday.
02. The previously mentioned Tommy Gund event that were looking for T-Shirts ended up exceeding their goal of 100 shirts.
03. The church is still working on air quality initiatives. They are meeting in 2 weeks here Tuesday April 18th. They are investigating the facilities in Sauget. Sign ups during the meeting.
04. Larry Isom NIS
Contact for all city services. Call 622-4800 number. Stray dog, stray cat, derelict vehicle, building code violations. Larry Isom direct line 314-657-1376. They are working on A.I. to help with the CSB phone calls.