Drake Neighborhood Association

Drake Neighborhood Association Board Meeting

Wednesday, Dec 12, 6:30 p.m.

Holiday Inn Express Meeting Room

Board members present (X), term expires as noted
X / Deb Austin (12/31/08) / X / Bonnie Hall (12/31/07)
X / Dean Blum (12/31/08) / X / Bill LaHay (12/31/07) / Jennifer Sayers (12/31/07)
X / Bill Cappuccio (12/31/08) / Eldon McAfee (12/31/07) / X / Marty Schmitt (12/31/08)
X / Trish Davis (12/31/08) / X / Dolph Pulliam / X / Kevin VenHaus (12/31/08)
Lori Fenton (12/31/08) / X / Betsey Qualley (12/31/08) / X / Bruce Wilson (12/31/07)
X / Bonita Crowe / X / Claudia Schabel / X / Barb Freeman
Ed Leedom, NBSD / X / Officer Laura Pascuzzi / X / Vince Rubino

Call to Order

Marty called the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m.

Welcome and Introductions

Todd Dykstra with Des Moines Police Dept. was present to inform the board of the Des Moines Police Departments new initiatives in the neighborhood. Officer Pascuzzi will be out for surgery for at least the month of January, Officer Joe Frentress will be covering for her during this time. DMPD wants to make sure that they are keeping in touch with the neighborhoods, soon we will be able to access crimes in our neighborhood on a monthly basis via the web.

Approval of Agenda and Previous Meeting’s Minutes

There was no meeting agenda, the primary focus of this meeting will be for 2008 planning. Approval of minutes was motioned by Dean and seconded Dolph. One typo under 9E should read “in 2007”. Carried with aye vote.

Neighborhood Based Service Delivery/Nest Update

Officer Pascuzzi & Frentress reported on the Roosevelt meeting. Also Drake is experiencing a lot of vandalism to cars on lots and streets, no suspects at this time. Officer Frentress will be filling in Sgt. Pascuzzi during her leave.

Ed Leedom has been reassigned as of January 1, 2008 to the area of 35th to 63rd Streets. Eric Moore will be handling everything west of 35th Street in the Drake Neighborhood. Marty and Bill have requested that the reassignment not happen because of the knowledge Ed has of the neighborhood, but no change as of this point. The NBSD has decided to cut down on the number of meetings attended and therefore our NBSD representative will only be attending DNA meetings on a quarterly basis.

Treasurers Report

Trish reported on what we spent on all major activities in 2007.

Annual Meeting Report

Four new board members were elected and three current board members were reelected. The board members for 2008 will be:

Deb Austin, Dean Blum, Bill Cappuccio, Bonita Crowe, Trish Davis, Barb Freeman, Bill LaHay, Eldon McAfee, Dolph Pullium, Betsey Qualley, Vince Rubino, Claudia Schabel, Marty Schmitt, Kevin VenHaus, and Bruce Wilson.

Officers for 2008 are:

President- Marty Schmitt

Vice President- Bill LaHay

Secretary- Betsey Qualley (with help from Barb Freeman)

Treasurer- Trish Davis (with help from Deb Austin & Dean Blum)

Recap of 2007 DNA Activities

Thresholds in March