Blair Hills Community Meeting - April
17, 2012
The meeting was opened at
7:05 p.m. by Annie Wilson. Barbara Carson read the minutes from the February
meeting which were approved as read. No minutes were taken at the March meeting
because that meeting was devoted to the candidates who were running for
election to the City Council.
Beautification- Marian Kenney has been in communication with Gabe
Garcia concerning the cleanup on Jefferson. He will contact Mark Ridley Thomas'
office about this issue. Marian will ask someone to take pictures of the trash,
weeds, etc. that exist at that Jefferson and Hetzler
area.
Marian reported that Mr.
Schultz stated that if the Bridge Housing Corporation cannot get financing to
redevelop his property, then he will do it himself. It will be the same size
and scale that the Bridge Corporation had planned. The houses will sell at
market value and will not be a low income project.
There was a discussion that
Mr. Schultz needs to clean up his property on the La Cienega side and that this
has been an eyesore for years. Kerri Payne Lue said
that she will contact one of the City Council members about this, and will follow
up with an e-mail and other communication.
Other beautification topics
were (1) The Blair Hills sign on La Cienega needs to be repainted. Kerri stated
that this is not a priority for the City, so we can do this ourselves, and (2) Blair Hills residents can call Culver City if they want big
items to be picked up, such as tires, furniture, a mattress, etc.
The Culver City Green
Space Committee is planning two
meetings which will be held on Saturday, April 28th at 10:00 a.m. and Wednesday, May 9th at 7:00 p.m.
in the Veterans Memorial Building. The goal is to improve the environmental and
recreational open spaces in our parks. The neighborhood residents are
encouraged to attend and contribute ideas for activities that can take place at
the Blair Hills park. We were reminded that if we are
able to get any special equipment for the BH park, it
will be available for anyone to use it, in addition to the Blair Hills
residents.
Several neighbors reported
that a large crowd held activities at the Blair Hills park
on Easter Sunday. This resulted in an overflow of cars parked on the
neighborhood streets. Kerri suggested that we check with the Parks and
Recreation Department before holidays to see what groups, if any, have filed
for permits to use the BH park. If there is over a
certain number of people in the group, a permit is needed.
Public Transportation - Kerri reported that people will be able t o ride the Expo Metro trains free on Saturday, April 28th
and Sunday, April 29th. Beginning April 30th the fare will be $1.50 for each
segment that you ride. For persons who are 62 years and older or disabled, the
fare is 85 cents per segment. A five day pass can be purchased for $5.00 for an
unlimited number of rides during that time. Tickets can be purchased on the
honor system at a kiosk. A $250.00 fee will be imposed if one is caught to be
on the train without a ticket. There is a free parking structure. The trains
are planned to run every twelve minutes..
Political Forum - Kerri stated that the District Attorney election will
take place on June 5th. She is in the process of contacting the candidates to
see if and when they will be available to speak to us at a May meeting. She
will let us know which date is convenient for everyone involved. Antoinette
suggested that we send a thank you letter to Scott Malsin
for being very responsive to the concerns of the Blair Hills residents. Kerri
volunteered to send the letter.
The meeting was adjourned at
8:30 p.m. The date of the May meeting ( the political
forum ) will be announced.
Submitted
by:
Barbara
Carson