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Paving for Progress Update 2.19.2020

2/19/2020

"The following is a brief summary of the upcoming projects in the Chandler Street SW and 20th Street SW area:

2020: Chandler Street between 10th Avenue and 18th Street; intersection of 10th Avenue and Chandler Street
Improvements include pavement repair and resurfacing, water main replacement, storm sewer upgrades and reconstruction of the 10th Avenue and Chandler Street intersection. The intersection is scheduled to reopen before the start of school in August. This project bids as Phase 1-B on 18 March 2020.

2021-2020: Chandler Street between 10th Avenue and around the “loop” to 20th Street, plus 20th Street between the Chandler Street intersections
Improvements include reconstruction of both Chandler Street and 20th Street, including new storm sewer and water main systems. New sidewalk will be constructed from the existing sidewalk at the Jefferson High School entrance to 16th Avenue SW, then connecting to existing sidewalks on 16th Avenue. This project bids in December 2020 or January 2021 as Phase 2."

Lee J. Tippe, PE
Project Engineer II
City of Cedar Rapid, IA
Public Works/Engineering
Phone No.: (319) 286-5816

February 2020 Meeting Minutes

2/18/2020

CANA February 2020 Meeting Minutes | Call to Order: 7:16PM
Attendance: George Heeren, Jeff Wozencraft, Myra Matejka, Jackie MacLaren, Chayton Wendler, Holly Huggins, Ashley Vanorny, Greg Smith, Cory McGarvey, Amy Haney, Annette Lorenz, Nicole Schroeder

Introductions - Welcome to new meeting attendees!
Treasurer’s Report - Nicole Schroeder: Current bank balance is $1,060.52 with no account activity in the last 30 days. Our Playground Project account is currently at $68,781.33 with one final $5,000 grant being deposited. These funds will be transferred to the City of Cedar Rapids bank account for payment purposes prior to the project.
CRFD - Chief Smith: Review of Neighborhood News, including upcoming State of the City Address and Seasonal Job Fair.
SAFE CR - Annette Lorenz: 21 active nuisance rental properties and 80 active nuisance owner-occupied properties in the SW quadrant (not just CANA). No major nuisance properties to report at this time. Annette will report on compliant properties at the next meeting, including CANA properties in question from previous meetings.
CRPD - Lt. McGarvey: Review of 2018 vs. 2019 Police Calls for Service. New officers to CRPD are now on solo patrol. New class of officers begins soon. Lt. McGarvey will be standing in for Lt. Harrison until his replacement is assigned to CANA.
City of Cedar Rapids - Jeff Wozencraft: City is organizing Volunteer Week in April. Events TBA for neighborhoods. Reminder to watch for 2020 Census information coming.
City Council - Ashley Vanorny: CR is 1 of 30 cities in competition to register the most voters in 2020. “Undesign the Redline” initiative beginning in Fall 2020. New City of Cedar Rapids flag will be launching on Citizens Day (June 2020). Current District 5 notices for City Council meetings are being announced on Ashley’s Facebook page. Jackie MacLaren asked about digging on easement on 20th St / Chandler St SW. Ashley did not know anything about this nor did neighbors at the meeting. Nicole Schroeder will follow up on this with Annette Lorenz and Chief Greg Smith.
Myra Matejka: Introduction as Libertarian party for Iowa House District 70
Cleveland Park Playground Project: Review of final designs. Anticipated ground-breaking will be in July 2020.
Safety Fair: Saturday, June 20th from 10am to 1pm at Cleveland Park. More information to come as CANA is launching the “Name The Fair” contest on 3/1.
Cleveland Elementary PTA: Nicole Schroeder attended the Cleveland Elementary PTA to share information about CANA, Cleveland Park Playground Project, and Safety Fair. PTA requested support for classroom snacks from neighbors as well as event donations and volunteers. More information is available on their Facebook page.
Easter Egg Hunt - Ann Haney: Saturday, April 11th at 11am. There will be 3 age groups (4 and under, 5 to 7 years, and 7 to 10 years) with activities beforehand. Ann will be coordinating 3,000 eggs and families will be asked to bring their own eggs. Easter Egg Hunt Planning Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 3rd at 6pm at Central Church of Christ.

Meeting adjourned at 8:22pm.

City of Cedar Rapids Council Meeting 1.28.2020

1/31/2020

"A public hearing will be held to consider the proposed specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the Cleveland Park Playground project (estimated cost is $140,000) (Steve Krug). CIP/DID #PUR1219-135 a. Resolution adopting specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for the Cleveland Park Playground project."

January 2020 Meeting Minutes

1/21/2020

CANA Meeting Minutes 1/20/2020
Call to Order: 7:02pm
Attendance: Nicole Schroeder, Jeff Wozencraft, Wayne Jerman, Annette Lorenz, Greg Smith, George Heeren, Susan Johnston

CRPD / Lt. Tobey Harrison - Review of police stats. At or below 5 year average for 2019. Lt. Harrison made the announcement that he will be resigning from the CRPD effective 1/31/20 as he has accepted a position at Kirkwood Community College. Chief Wayne Jerman spoke in appreciation for Lt. Harrison’s work with the CRPD and in our neighborhood. We will have a new CRPD officer assigned to CANA in the next few months. George shared our appreciation of his service to our neighborhood and our city with Lt. Harrison.
CRFD / Chief Greg Smith - Review of Neighborhood News. Review of 2020 CRFD Safety Programs scheduled for the 4th Wednesday of each month at CRFD. These programs are free and open to the public. Chief Smith spoke on winter home safety, including carbon monoxide safety, space heater safety, and wall plug-ins. So far this winter, they have had 2 carbon monoxide calls.
SAFE CR / Annette Lorenz - Review of Calls for Service since 12/1/19. Calls are reported by quadrant (not neighborhood association): NW had 11 calls and SW had 48 calls since 12/1/19. Annette urged us to monitor neighborhood sidewalk safety and street storage safety during the winter months. George Heeren inquired about motor home parking in public parking lots in our area. Annette commented that it is always a private vs. public parking lot issue, but all suspicious vehicles should be reported to CRPD. George Heeren also shared a concern from neighbor George Jaeger in regards to what looks like an abandoned home with broken windows on 15th St SW. Annette will follow up with George and George on this home.
Treasurer’s Report / Nicole Schroeder - Review of 12/31/19 bank statements, including $1,060.52 in our general savings account and $63,781.33 in our Playground Project savings account. Playground Project savings account has recently had $5,000 check deposited from another grant, so balance should be at $68,781.33. We will be withdrawing funds from this account once the playground project payment is due, per Scott Hock with CR Parks Department.
Playground Project - Update from Scott Hock via email. No other updates at this time.
CRPD Chief Wayne Jerman shared review of 2019 CRPD Crime Stats. He commented that he is pleased with overall reports. Thefts of motor vehicles has increased, due to individuals leaving vehicles unlocked and running with keys inside. CRPD is launching an outreach campaign to help increase awareness and reduce risk. Theft from motor vehicles has increased, specifically guns being stolen from unlocked vehicles. CRPD had 135 applications for their 2020 recruitment period with 100 scheduled to test. They will be hiring 12-15 officers from the academy class with scheduled graduation for October 2020.
Jeff Wozencraft with City of Cedar Rapids shared 2020 census information. Postcards will be mailed to homes and census will be completed online with community census registration locations. Locations TBA. We are encouraged to assist neighbors without internet access to complete the census.
Review of FY21 Work Plan & Q2 Budget Sheet
Nicole Schroeder is looking for neighbors within CANA to put 18x24 signs in their yards come spring to advertise our social media (www.facebook.com/CANA108). We have more engagement on our social media than our email blasts on a regular basis and gives us a better opportunity to share messages quickly to neighbors.
Susan Johnston from Central Church of Christ set up the first Safety Fair planning meeting for Wednesday, January 29th at 6:30pm at Central. Nicole will be contacting the Jaycees and Collins CCU to invite them to the meeting. Susan and George will be contacting SAFE Kids Linn County, CRPD, and CRFD to organize representatives to attend as well.
Cleveland Elementary PTA invited CANA to speak at their February 4th meeting. Nicole and George will be attending, but all CANA neighbors are invited who are interested in learning more about Cleveland’s PTA. Meeting will be held at Cleveland Elementary at 6:30pm. We will be sharing information on the playground project and safety fair.
2020/2021 Events
- Pancake Breakfast - Summer 2020
- National Night Out - August 2020
- Safety Fair - Summer 2020
- Community Garden - Spring 2020
- Movies in the Park - Spring/Summer/Fall 2020 (1/month)
- Easter Egg Hunt - April 2020 (TBD - George is organizing more information)
- Concerts / Performances in the Park - Summer/Fall 2020 (TBD - Nicole is contacting Jefferson High School’s fine arts departments about this)
- Other event ideas?? Please send ideas to CANA board at clevelandpark108@gmail.com

Meeting adjourned at 7:55pm.

Cleveland Area Neighborhood Association receives grant to support playground equipment program from ITC Midwest

12/30/2019

The Cleveland Area Neighborhood Association has announced that it has received a $1,500 grant from ITC Midwest to be used for new playground equipment in Cleveland Park in Cedar Rapids.

Specifically, the grant will be used to help the Cleveland Area Neighborhood Association match the City of Cedar Rapids' park improvement budget for Cleveland Park to ensure that the park is designed to exceed our community's expectations and welcome all children of all ages and abilities to our playground.

“We are thrilled to accept this grant from ITC Midwest, and we cannot express our appreciation enough,” commented Nicole Schroeder, Secretary of the Cleveland Area Neighborhood Association. “The new Cleveland Park playground will expand and make up a larger footprint in the park and include playground features that encourage all types of play with a mix of physical, sensory, and social activities for multiple challenge levels. We are beyond excited to see this project come to life in 2020.”

Through the ITC Charitable Giving Program, ITC Midwest makes contributions to local nonprofits as part of the company’s commitment to the many communities it serves. ITC supports qualified nonprofit organizations whose programs and projects emphasize the company’s focus on education, environmental stewardship, social services, and health and wellness.

“ITC Midwest is pleased to provide this support to the Cleveland Area Neighborhood Association,” said ITC Midwest Area Local Government and Community Affairs Cydney Lovell. “We are grateful for the organization’s work to improve Cleveland Park with new playground equipment to provide enhanced opportunities for recreation.”

The Cleveland Area Neighborhood Association strives to meet the needs of the neighborhood and provide a clean, welcoming environment for our community members and visitors. The association meets monthly on the third Monday at 7pm to discuss city plans, assist with neighborhood concerns, and focus on ideas on how to better the area and connect the city to our neighborhood. The association also focuses on ways to support the city and neighborhood projects and currently includes over 1,200 residences in their neighborhood boundaries.

ITC Midwest LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ITC Holdings Corp. (ITC), the nation’s largest independent electricity transmission company. ITC Midwest operates more than 6,800 circuit miles of transmission lines in Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois and Missouri. ITC’s focus on transmission and grid development drives operational excellence and delivers superior value for customers, communities and other stakeholders.

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November 2019 Meeting Minutes

11/19/2019

CANA November 2019 Meeting Minutes | Call to Order: 7:03pm
Attendance: Nicole Schroeder, George Heeren, Jeff Wozencraft, Denise Klemp, Rose Heetland, Henrietta Mueller, Jackie MacLaren, Lt. Tobey Harrison, Chief Greg Smith

CRPD - Lt. Tobey Harrison - Review of Cedar Rapids Police Calls for Service. Lt. Harrison explained risk for car theft in winter weather. In report, we discussed the robberies number increase. All robberies have resulted in an arrest.
CRFD - Chief Greg Smith - Review of Neighborhood News. Review of home fire safety during winter months. Suggested replacement of furnace filters and annual furnace inspections. Be aware of cooking hazards and space heaters. Review of appropriate recyclables. Denise Klemp and Nicole Schroeder suggested educational materials and stickers for recycling curby be mailed to community. Chief Smith will be relaying our suggestions to solid waste representatives.
City of Cedar Rapids - Jeff Wozencraft - Introduction as new City Planner assigned to the City Neighborhood Associations. Review of City Bike / Scooter program. Review of Paving for Progress updates from last week’s City Neighborhood meeting.
Treasurer’s Report - Nicole Schroeder - Current checking account balance $1,060.52. No change after PayPal balance of $50 transferred in and out to our savings account. Current savings account (Playground Project) balance is $11,279.03.
Playground Project Update - Currently waiting on three checks: $1,000 from Alliant Energy Foundation grant, $1,500 from ITC Midwest grant program, and $50,000 from Hall-Perrine Foundation grant. George will be working with City to receive payment of $6,000 out of our City Budget to put into savings and be included in Playground Project funding. Rose Heetland, Gaylon Heetland, Denise Klemp, Nicole Schroeder, and George Heeren met with Scott Hock and his associates at the Parks Department today. Reviewed budget and CANA’s requests for the playground upgrades. They are submitting Requests for Proposals from playground companies in the coming weeks. Instead of one main structure, we will increase the playground footprint and add two structures in addition to other standalone items and additional swing bays. The net climber has been pre-ordered as that footprint is already determined by the Parks Department’s landscape architect. Everyone is very excited for this to finally come together! George Heeren personally thanked everyone for their contributions of time, talent, and treasure to this project.
Community Information Night - CANA hosted our first Community Information Night last Thursday with the Neighborhood Finance Corporation. Only two in attendance, despite the event being advertised on HooplaNow, Craigslist, and Facebook. NFC did not advertise the event publicly. Jackie MacLaren was in attendance at the event and commented that the information was not clear and the program seems “too good to be true” as they do not offer information from those who have participated in the program. George Heeren is going to relay this feedback to them. George Heeren also mentioned that Carleta Cherry is in the process of obtaining funding from NFC, so he will have her speak to the program as well on feedback.
December Meeting - There will be NO DECEMBER MEETING for CANA. We will resume normal monthly meetings in January, pending weather.
Winter Neighborhood Events - Rose Heetland shared information on the Trinity Lutheran Shoppe & Social on Sat 12/7 from 3-6pm. Nicole Schroeder shared the information for Jefferson High School’s Free Holiday Dinner on Wed 12/18 from 5-8pm.

Meeting adjourned at 7:55pm.

October 2019 Meeting Minutes

10/22/2019

CANA Meeting Minutes 10.21.19 | Call to Order: 7:03pm
Attendance: Nicole Schroeder, George Heeren, Scott Hock, Annette Lorenz, Hannah Myrom, Marlene Hunt, Greg Smith, Gaylon Heetland, Denise Klemp

CRPD - Lt. Tobey Harrison - Review CRPD Calls for Service Report. Holiday shopping safety reminder: keep gifts hidden in vehicles and vehicles/homes locked. Denise Klemp asked how to identify unmarked cop cars parked in neighborhoods vs. unwanted vehicles. Lt. Harrison advised to contact CRPD with inquiry and they’ll be able to radio to determine if it’s an undercover officer or not.
CRFD - Chief Greg Smith - Review Neighborhood News report. City Services Open House last week was a success. Very well attended. Scott Hock commented that it was a nice evening for the community.
George reminded everyone that Coffee with a Firefighter is this Thursday, October 24th from 9am to 11am at the Johnson Avenue HyVee.
SAFE CR - Annette Lorenz - No major updates/reports. 8th Ave Construction will be ending this month and has limited traffic and general calls for service, due to less traffic. Gaylon Heetland asked about an abandoned home on 15th St facing the baseball stadium. House is a mess and he believes that it’s in foreclosure. Annette will be looking into this. Marlene Hunt asked about properties at 1924 and 1920 Chandler St SW as there are young children’s toys and debris in the yards and in the street. Annette thinks these may be rentals. She will look into this and initiate an inspection for safety, if it’s a rental and they have not recently been inspected.
Hannah Myrom with Traffic Enforcement Division - Review of traffic cameras locations and ticketing in Cedar Rapids city limits. Gaylon Heetland commented that non-Cedar Rapids residents have shared with him that they do not appreciate the cameras as they receive tickets for speeding when visiting town. Lt. Harrison commented that they should be alert for signs and the cameras have reduced speeding and accidents, especially on I-380. Hannah Myrom commented that there are two signs per traffic camera and can be referenced on city website.
Treasurer’s Report - Nicole Schroeder - Checking is at $1,060.52. Savings for Park Playground Project is at $9,794.03. Nicole read email we received from the Hall-Perrine Foundation as CANA has received a $50,000.00 grant for our playground improvement project from Nicole’s application and interview. We are now at $79,643.95 with PayPal fees deducted for our total funds raised with that. Everyone was very excited! Nicole also shared Q1 reports sent to the City to those in attendance to review.
Scott Hock with City of Cedar Rapids Parks Department - Scott thanked CANA for their dedication to the playground improvement. Parks Department has received funding for us from Kiwanis and ordered net climber as that footprint is finalized. Meeting will be scheduled to review final equipment requests to include in Requests for Proposals to playground equipment companies. We are doing this in a timely manner to receive proposals back by year-end and finalize numbers/planning to get things ordered ASAP. Planned ground-breaking in late spring or early summer 2020.
Community Information Night with Neighborhood Finance Corporation is scheduled for Thursday, November 14th at 7pm at Central Church of Christ. This is a public offering, but CANA is hosting.
Councilmember Ashley Vanorny was not able to attend, but shared with Nicole Schroeder that she would be interested in hosting another Coffee with a Councilmember in December/January. Nicole will follow up on scheduling this.

Meeting adjourned at 7:37pm.

October 2019 Meeting Minutes

Review Calls for Service, Neighborhood News & More

ATTENTION:
We are 94% to goal for our Cleveland Park Playground Improvement Project! Deadline to donate is November 1st.

September 2019 Meeting Minutes

9/16/2019

CANA September 2019 Meeting Minutes
HyVee Johnson Avenue NW - 9/16/19
Attendance: Nicole Schroeder, Chief Greg Smith, Henrietta Mueller, Denise Klemp, Gaylon Heetland, George Heeren, Jackie McLaren

Call to order: 7:07pm

Treasurer’s Report - Nicole Schroeder - Current checking account balance $1,260.52 after today’s reimbursement in the amount of $558.59 from the City of Cedar Rapids. Current savings account for Park Project is $3,729.93 after deposit of checks from Park Project donations. George makes a motion to donate $200 to BSA Troop 33 for hand delivering letters for Park Project fundraiser last weekend. Open to discussion, no discussion. Vote all in favor, none opposed. Motion passes. Nicole prepared check for $200 for George to BSA Troop 33 scout leader personally.
CRPD - Lt. Tobey Harrison - Not in attendance, no report
City of Cedar Rapids - Councilwoman Ashley Vanorny - Not in attendance, no report
SAFE CR - Annette Lorenz - Not in attendance, no report
CRFD - Chief Greg Smith - Review of Neighborhood News. CRFD is hiring 9 new firefighters effective 9/30/19 and has acquired a new Public Education Specialist to work in the community and schools. October is Fire Prevention Month. Chief Smith advised to keep an eye out for neighbors and check your furnaces for any issues as the weather gets colder and old furnaces start up.
Nicole Schroeder shared the information on the City of Cedar Rapids FY2021 Budget Survey for community members. Those who participate in the online survey and provide their information are entered to win Kathy’s Pies for a year (12 pies).
Henrietta Mueller commented on the sidewalk near Cleveland Park still needing an ADA-compliant ramp installed. Chief Smith is going to look into this.
Gaylon Heetland commented on a dead tree that has been in the Cleveland Park limits for over a year. Chief Smith is also going to follow up on this. Jackie McLaren explained that the city hires contractors each year to take on those projects and replace trees. City is looking to work with Trees Forever and hire at-risk youth to handle tree planting and maintenance in the upcoming years.
Cleveland Park Playground Improvement Project - We are projected to reach about $35,000 in funds outside of any large grants or donations we may receive. George still has a list of contacts to follow up on local donations. Nicole met with Kristin and Echo at the Hall-Perrine Foundation last week and completed their grant application. George is delivering the applications tomorrow and Nicole is emailing the copies. This ask is for $65,000 in addition to the other applications we have outstanding elsewhere for donations and grant dollars. George met with the gal that owns Save-Half Greeting Cards off Edgewood Rd and she would like to put out a donation bucket in her store for us. Denise Klemp would also like to put a sign in her yard to promote donations for our project. Nicole will work on these items.
George again mentioned the Neighborhood Finance Corporation loan program. He would like to host an informational meeting for our neighborhood about this program. We discussed and agreed that November may be the best time for this information session. George will be contacting NFC about this.
Nicole mentioned hosting a community winter event like we have in past years (2018 and prior). Denise commented she liked the idea of a chili cook off. We will discuss this agenda item more in-depth at the next meeting.
Saturday 10/26 is the Central Church of Christ Trunk-or-Treat event. We would like to get CANA involved. There are a few members that would be out of town and unavailable that weekend, but we are going to commit to one vehicle with candy and toys to be distributed to support Central’s youth program and engage our neighbors. We will help promote this event once more information is available to us.

Meeting adjourned at 8:09pm.

9/18/19 UPDATE FROM CITY OF CR REGARDING SIDEWALK RAMPS NEAR CLEVELAND PARK:
"The intersection of 8th Ave SW & 17th St SW is on the DOJ list and the ramps are currently under design. Reconstruction at that intersection should occur in the next few years, I can get more specific information if necessary.
The intersections at 1st Ave SW with 17th St SW, 16th St SW, and 15th St SW, as well as the intersection of 8th Ave SW & 15th St SW are not included on the DOJ list, so those ramps would be reconstructed with any future street projects or in conjunction with our ongoing transition plan.
It appears that there are sidewalk ramps at these intersections, no full-height curbs. If the association has any more specific questions, we'd be happy to try to answer them.
Brenna Fall, P.E.
CIP Program Manager, Public Works
Office: 319-286-5732"

CANA August 2019 Meeting Minutes

8/20/2019

CANA August 2019 Meeting Minutes - Call To Order: 7:02PM
Attendance: George Heeren, Nicole Schroeder, Greg Smith, Gaylon Heetland, Annette Lorenz, Denise Klemp, Rose Heetland, Ashley Vanorny, Lt. Tobey Harrison, Jackie MacLaren

CRPD - Lt. Tobey Harrison: Review of CRPD Calls for Service. Reminder to lock your vehicles! Most thieves that have been apprehended in our area work in teams and primarily benefit from unlocked vehicles. Neighboring areas that have been hit with robberies have had weapons confiscated. School is starting and CRPD has been hosting trainings in the community for schools and businesses for active threat response protocols.
CRFD - Chief Greg Smith: Home Safety Visits by CRFD officials will be able to provide 100 smoke alarms for free to qualifying residents because of a grant that was received by CRFD. Review of Neighborhood News. Citizens Fire Academy is now full for September 2019, but CRFD will host another in September 2020, if anyone is interested.
SAFE CR - Annette Lorenz: No major reports in our neighborhood recently. Reminder to call non-emergency police at (319) 286-5491 with any reports to be investigated. Annette commented that CANA is a great neighborhood with limited nuisance properties and reports in general.
- George Heeren commented on the 17th St SW home it as has been mentioned at meetings before - confirmed that it is being fixed up and rented.
- Jackie MacLaren asked about on-street parking concerns. Lt. Harrison and Annette commented that CRPD will come and tag a vehicle for removal, if reported to non-emergency police / SAFE CR.
- Ashley Vanorny commented that the City of CR has an app with the capability to geotag photos and report concerns to the city.
- Rose Heetland commented that the construction crew that is working along 8th Ave SW on the Paving for Progress project has been great to work with. Construction is still scheduled to be completed by October 2019.
National Night Out Wrap-Up: We hosted about 80 people on Tuesday 8/6 at Cleveland Park. Feedback was great. Plenty of food! Games and crafts, courtesy of Central Church of Christ. We only raised $7 in donations to the Playground Project, but did speak about it with neighbors. Expenses are being reported to the City this week for reimbursement in the amount of $558.69, which includes a few non-National Night Out items.
Coffee with a Councilmember Wrap-Up: We hosted about 15 people at Johnson Ave HyVee last Friday 8/16 in the morning with Councilwoman Ashley Vanorny and Councilwoman Ann Poe. Those who attended specifically came to speak with them. Councilwoman Ann Poe had concerns about the sidewall installation at the home on 17th St SW / 8th Ave SW corner. She is personally looking into this. Councilwoman Ashley Vanorny enjoyed herself and agreed to again host the event in 2020.
Treasurer’s Report - Nicole Schroeder: Current bank balance is $1,260.52. We have $558.69 is checks for recent reimbursement from National Night Out as well as fundraising letters and envelopes and new CANA business cards. George Heeren is submitting the receipts for full reimbursement from the City tomorrow. Remaining bank balance should be $1,260.52 once City reimbursement is received. Playground Project savings account has a balance of $594.93, plus $7 incoming this week from National Night Out donations. This balance includes $500 check from UICCU/Green State Credit Union’s donation.
- Nicole commented that she will be working on documenting prior years expenses to review actuals vs. budgets for 2020 and 2021 projections to enhance neighborhood beautification projects.
- Gaylon and Rose Heetland commented they would like to see funding be used at the top of the Chandler St SW hill near the Jefferson entrance as there will be some business changes along the CANA border that may affect the look of our neighborhood.
- Ashley Vanorny commented that she is personally looking into “Smoke-Free” signs for the park.
Playground Improvement Project & Fundraising: Review of budget and equipment. Currently at roughly 19% funded.
- We have 14 outstanding grant/sponsorship applications. We have been deemed ineligible or declined for many as well, but Nicole Schroeder is continuing to submit applications almost daily. Jackie MacLaren offered to assist with this.
- George Heeren has been in contact with Boy Scout Troop #33. We will be paying them $200 to hand-deliver our fundraising letters vs. spending almost $600 on stamps in the coming weeks. Letters have been printed and folded.
- Nicole Schroeder will be sharing the budget projections to determine what CANA can contribute as a donation to the playground project from our current FY20 budget as well as what may be leftover from FY19. Findings will be shared at the next meeting. We are also looking at scheduling a separate meeting to work on fundraising ideas in the next two weeks.
Neighborhood Picnic This Sunday: Central Church of Christ is hosting their annual Neighborhood Picnic on Sunday 8/25 from 4 to 7pm. They will be serving pulled pork and goat sandwiches along with side dishes to all who come. Neighbors are encouraged to bring desserts and games to share. Set up is at 2pm. If you would like to bring a dessert to share that would be great. If you have any questions, the best person to contact is Susan Johnston at Central Church of Christ.
Neighborhood Finance Corporation Celebration: NFC is celebrating one year in Cedar Rapids with an event on 9/12/19 from 4 to 6pm at 1110 Old Marion Road, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402. RSVP to Taran at twhite@neighborhoodfinance.org by 9/6/19.

Meeting adjourned at 8:15pm.

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