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The regular quarterly meeting was held 7pm Monday May 13, in Person at Round Trip Brewing and remote via ZOOM. After waiting a few minutes for late arrivals (and beer orders) the Meeting was called to Order around 7:10pm. It was a friendly, casual, low-key meeting consisting largely of brief Reports and updates from the various UHNA executives and sub-committee chairs. President Steven Lindsay reported on progress towards 2024 goals, including a very successful Membership Drive and the continued implementation of existing programs, such as eNews & social media messaging, Kilometer kids (completely its 5th year), Adopt a Stream (nearing its 3 year milestone) , Social events such as Playgroup and community service like Teen Committee and the recent Park cleanup. Treasurer Beth Stedman was an apology so President Lindsay delivered an update; UHNA is in good financial health and on track to deliver the approved 2024 budget well within available funds. Communications Chair Eugen Gassman delivered the continuing Survey results, with high satisfaction from respondents. He also emphasized the request that members help reinforce UHNA messaging by engaging on social media, which helps boost the visibility via the algorithm. Also announced was the upcoming quarterly newsletter. NPU-D Rep Eva Nason reported no issues for Underwood Hills currently before NPU-D. The executive meeting is tomorrow night, at which the agenda is set for the upcoming public meeting. She will advise if anything concerning our neighborhood arises. The Beautification chair was absent so the President provided an update on recent activities including some reseeding in the Park and a cleanup in preparation for the Spring Social. Membership Chair Mary Aldrige presented the great results of the membership campaign, yielding 172 paid-up members. The new automated renewal system makes it much easier for members to track payments and remain current. Interim Traffic Chair Rob Wheeler reported his plans to have Zebra stripes installed at stop signs on Defoor Avenue to make it safer for residents crossing that busy road. Teen Committee Coordinator Jan Swink was an apology. The president reported on continuing activities engaging neighborhood teens, particularly leveraging volunteer activities enabling them to earn the required Community Service Hours for graduation. Safety Chair Cynthia Williams was an apology due to attending the Atlanta Community Emergency Response Team training, which runs every Monday night until May 20. This is the FEMA-sponsored program for local communities to be able to help themselves when fire responders are overwhelmed by a major disaster, such as Hurricane Katrina, etc. It is the program that led Cynthia to develop the UHERO program. The firefighters from Station 23 will be at the Spring Social. Cynthia is also hoping to be able to have a fire extinguisher demonstration at the Spring Social. The Family Fire drills continue to be offered. Anyone Interested can contact [email protected] Social chair Chris Lecraw provided Quick Spring Social update - we are looking good for May 18th! Thanks to our sponsors (Melissa Blair shout out!) we have several major costs covered, which should be a healthy boon to our fundraising efforts! More details are available in other posts. In the meantime there are two key needs; -please continue to submit raffle items! add [email protected] to any emails - day of volunteers! Please add your name to the Volunteers sign up sheet. We can always use extra hands to help set up the morning and work the intro tent from 4-6. Playgroup organizer Shane Murphy also reported on the last couple of playgroups until end of term, with a Kona Ice van booked for the final on May 24. Other matters UHNA Member Bruce Kaufman presented information on the Narcan program which is part of efforts to combat the Fentanyl crisis highlighted at the last BCN meeting. Bruce mentioned the story of his daughter's friend that tragically died due to an overdose of unidentified fentanyl. The Narcan nasal dose counteracts narcotics and is available free to anyone after completing a brief training. UHNA will investigate how we can support and implement Narcan availability in the community.
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