Mayfair Heights Neighborhood Association

Mayfair Heights Neighborhood Association Meeting

Monday, January 14th, 2013

Call to Order: 7:04 pm

Executive — Allison Barta-Bailey and Taryn Evans
Allison and Taryn led a review of the 2012 Annual Report
Allison went over the proposed budget for 2013
- The budget was approved unanimously

Communications — Erin Cooper
Communications is looking for help with newsletters
- Will advertise deadlines
Setting up a Zazzle.com or CafePress.com store for Mayfair Heights merchandise to offset
communications costs
Looking for businesses to sponsor events

Beautification — Marilyn Hanson
Marilyn is considering the possibility of adding a gazebo and benches to the park
Erin has been contacted by a public relations company that is interested in decorating the park
for the holidays
MHNA is applying to be stewards of a Little Free Library that will be placed in the park
- initial stock of books is provided by Barnes & Noble
- participants may take a book and are asked to either bring it back or replace it with a
book of their own
- if selected, MHNA will throw a party on installation day
- houses will be considered as alternate sites
A Lighting Committee was briefly discussed

Philanthropy — Jeannie Garcia
Twelve canvases are at the school waiting to be painted by children
- considering selling them on ebay or at silent auction to raise money

Upcoming Meetings:
Executive Meeting — Monday, February 11th at 7pm, Taryn Evans’ home
Neighborhood Watch Meeting — Tuesday, February 12th at 7pm, location TBD
General Meeting — Monday, March 11th at 7pm, location TBD

Move to Adjourn: around 8:15 pm

MHNA Exec Neighborhood Meeting

Monday, October 8th, 2012

Call to Order:  7:03 pm

Unfinished Business:

Meeting with Suggs Park to discuss Spooktacular

New Business:

Executive – Allison Bailey/Taryn Evans

Good Neighbor Awards from the Neighborhood Alliance

MHNA will buy a banner for the next neighborhood

Issuing challenge to other neighborhoods to cheer at the Good Neighbor Awards banquet

Sidewalk Initiative is moving slow

Water being installed on north end of park

MNHA will get a $1,000 credit on water every year

MNHA will monitor each bill and receive a notification when we are close to our limit, then no                             water for the rest of the year

MNHA looking into purchasing outdoor signs

Treasurer – Kevin Bailey

No changes since September

2 paid dues

Secretary – Open Position

Communication – Erin Cooper

Merry Market

DigiPrint will have a table

Book drive for K-5^th grade

Volunteers for refreshments needed

Making banners to use every year

There will be a press release to advertise

Beautification – Marilyn Hanson

Ed Garcia will spray for weeds starting now

Beautification will pay for chemicals ($250)

Yard of the Month – Tommy Evans

Yard of the Month for October – Halloween decorations

Prize is a local restaurant gift card

Philanthropy – Jeannie Garcia

Uniform buying trip rescheduled

Silent auction of Monroe children’s artwork at Merry Market

Upcoming Events:

Spooktacular – Wednesday, October 31^st, Smitty Park, 5 pm

Merry Market – Saturday, December 1^st, Mayfair Village (former Interior Fabrics location), 9 – 2 pm

Upcoming Meetings:

General – Monday, November 12^th at Kha Zana

Exec – Monday, December 10^th

Move to Adjourn: 7:50 pm

We’d like to extend our thanks to our new neighbor Kasandra Dewbre-Burrows for acting as Secretary at this months meeting.

Neighborhood Meeting

Monday, September 10th, 2012

Call to Order:  7:10 pm

Unfinished Business:

Faucet on the North side of Mayfair Heights will be reinstalled

OG&E Smart Hours and HEEP Audit

MHNA gets $5.00 for each house that signs up for HEEP audit by Friday,

September 14th

Money earned from this will go to MHNA lighting project

New Business:

Executive — Taryn Evans

Spooktacular with Suggs Park

Pre-trick-or-treating party

Events will start at 5 pm

Planning Meeting to be announced

Wassailing

We will be wassailing again this Christmas. Date TBD

Mayfair Heights median park

Allison Bailey is working to get our name on the list for a sidewalk to make the park more community friendly

Treasurer — Kevin Bailey

Total balance $2,291.11

Only expense since last meeting was $71.21 for Sarah’s going away gift

$250 donated to Monroe Elementary’s Uniform Closet

Secretary

The position of Secretary is now open

Communication — Erin Cooper

Newsletters are going out

Merry Market (December 1st from 9am – 2pm)

Creating flyers for bazaar

Renting space in Mayfair Village (former location of Interior Fabrics)

We want the community to know that our neighborhood is investing in this area

Sponsorship from local businesses

Refreshments

Food truck

Starbucks may donate coffee (Allison Bailey)

There will be 16 tables

1 hour to set up, 1 hour to take down

Bring extension cords

We will have a wintry window display, paper snowflakes, etc

We would like to have a giving tree or some other charitable opportunity

Talk to Monroe about sponsoring children

There may be entertainment — a children’s choir or acoustic musician

Perhaps Santa or an elf will stop by to greet the children!

More details at the planning meeting (to be announced)

Beautification — Marilyn Hanson

Two dead holly bushes have been removed

Ed Garcia offered to spray for weeds in the park

MHNA will buy the chemicals

$250 in beautification fund

Philanthropy

Thanks to Marilyn’s sorority and the Literacy Council, Monroe is getting a new library!

Monroe Elementary Uniform Closet

Allison Bailey and Taryn Evans will be purchasing uniforms for donation

Upcoming Events:

Spooktacular — Wednesday, October 31st at 5pm, Smitty Park

Merry Market — Saturday, December 1st from 9am to 2pm, former Interior Fabrics’ location

Upcoming Meetings:

Executive Meeting — Monday, October 8th at 7pm, Taryn Evans’ home

General Meeting — Monday, November 12th at 7pm, Khazana Restaurant

Move to Adjourn: 7:45 pm