2010 arsh annual meeting the year in review the associated residents of sequoyah highlands (arsh)
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2010 ARSH Annual Meeting
The Year in Review
The Associated Residents ofSequoyah Highlands (ARSH)
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ARSH Leadership, 1The ARSH Board officers are elected by general vote. Current officers are:
President Mahlon Harmon
Vice President Tom DeBoni
Secretary Keisha Nzewi
Treasurer Roger Radius
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ARSH Leadership, 2 Board Advisors / Associates
Volunteer advisors Newsletter editor
Board Meetings (bi-monthly) Discuss neighborhood issues Plan events Publish the newsletter
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2009 Activities, 1Community Building Our Primary Goal for 2009
Obstacles Geography “Don’t want to get involved”
Incentives Social cohesiveness Emergency mutual assistance
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2009 Activities, 2The Rock at Golf Links [Mahlon Harmon,
President]
Establishes our neighborhood identity
“Dresses up” entry end of our main street
A good excuse for a party (Thanks to the folks on Elysian Place!)
Photos at www.sequoyahhighlands.org
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2009 Activities, 3National Night Out [Mahlon Harmon,
President]
The Halloween Party [Keisha Nzewi, Secretary]
Thanks to the folks on Donna Way! Photos at www.sequoyahhighlands.org
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2009 Activities, 4Rock Area Cleanup, Plantings
[Sandra Marburg, Board Advisor]
Lighting [Tom DeBoni, Vice President]
Holiday Rock Decorations[Mahlon Harmon, President]
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2009 Activities, 5The Highlander Newsletter [Peg Farrell,
Editor]
Three issues in 2009
More economical to deliver electronically
Content / ads always welcome!
Online at www.sequoyahhighlands.org
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2009 Activities, 6
Welcome Wagon Project [Keisha Nzewi, Secretary]
Membership / Donation Solicitation [Roger Radius, Treasurer]
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2009 Activities, 7The ARSH Website [Tom DeBoni, Vice
President] Contains everything we do, and lots
we’d like to do
Nothing sensitive (no photos of individual homes; or lists of names, addresses, or email addresses, etc.)
www.sequoyahhighlands.org
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2009 Activities, 8CORE Training [Peg Farrell]
Communities of Oakland Respond to Emergencies
Free neighborhood-based, citizen-staffed emergency response training
Demonstrated that communication is crucial to safety
More info and class signups: www.oaklandnet.com/fire/core
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2009 Activities, 9Online Neighborhood Survey
Sparked by CORE Training
Inventory of neighborhood residents, human, and animal
skills, tools, facilities
Online at the ARSH website
Crucial information for emergencies
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2009 Activities, 10Communications / Notification Tree
September Knowland Park fire demonstrated need
Telephone tree, email tree, web announcements
Please tell us how we can contact you!
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2009 Activities, 11Oakland City Liaison
Lots of useful information
Services, names, phone numbers
Oakland Police Liaison
Lots more useful information
Advice, forms, names, phone numbers
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2009 Activities, 12Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council
(NCPC)
Police-citizen organization, run by citizens
Sequoyah Highlands is in Beat 35Y
Meetings held every other month
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2009 Activities, 13Neighborhood Watch Steering
Committee
Police-citizen organization, run by police and city
Meets every two or three months
A more complete Watch is needed for Sequoyah Highland
Classes require a minimum of six attendees
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2009 Activities, 14Two potentially serious issues that
are close to us and worth discussion:
The Oakland Zoo’s planned expansion
The Oak Knoll Naval Hospital’s abandonment and blight
We solicit your opinions on how we should represent neighborhood interests in these matters
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Potentially Serious Issues, 1
Oakland Zoo Expansion [Stefanie Gandolfi & Sandra Marburg, Board Advisors]
Land stewardship questions Neighborhood input not sought or considered Environmental impact not explored Financial management questions not
answered Large structures on the hilltops Light, noise pollution
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Knowland Park, now
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Zoo Expansion - Key Elements
• 17,000 sq. ft. veterinary hospital• Multistory visitor center/restaurant, education facilities,
administrative offices• Playground & campground• Gondola ride w/two terminals, 8 towers up to 60 ft. tall, (total
length 1,580 ft., vertical rise 330 ft.), 15 8-passenger cars• (Shuttles for disabled access)• Naturalistic enclosures for indigenous animals including grizzly
bears, black bears, cougars, jaguars, wolves, bison, elk, eagles, owls, & other raptors
• Elevated walkways for viewing animal enclosures • Outdoor amphitheater
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Knowland Park, afterwards
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Knowland Park, afterwards
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Factors of Interest to Us, 1
Permanent Loss of free access to open space, hiking, vistasTraffic Impacts: Visitorship expected to doubleStill only one main entrance & exit Delays due to increased traffic at the intersection of I-580, Mountain Blvd., & GLR Potential bottleneck in event of emergency (second exit on opposite side for emergency evacuation) Visual impacts: Gondola ride visible from I-580Visitor center & terminal visible from Royal OakAuditory impacts: Noise from amphitheater,
playground, campground, visitor centerMachinery & equipmentAnimals
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Factors of Interest to Us, 2
TemporaryConstruction: Heavy equipment including ATVs, helicopters, cranes, drills, cement trucks, & excavatorsWork including excavating, paving, pouring,
drilling, riveting, & haulingNoise & dust, potential traffic & access issues
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Potentially Serious Issues, 2
Oak Knoll Watch [Sandra Marburg, Board Advisor]
Owner/developer declared bankruptcy Blight and debris left when demolition stopped Squatters living in buildings No working fire hydrants on site Brush not controlled Police unwilling to patrol site
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Oak Knoll, 1
Dangerous materials
Defiant graffiti
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Oak Knoll, 2Club Knoll was
considered a beautiful period
building
It was slated forpreservation and future use
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Oak Knoll, 3 Demolition debris
Trashed structures
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2009 Activities, 15Other things we monitored
Blight and illegal trash dumping
Parking and partying nuisances
Suspicious persons and solicitors
Criminality - burglary/theft, assault
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2010 ActivitiesWe want to hear your opinions about: Our activities Our newsletter Our get-togethers Our involvements with other neighborhoods How we should represent our collective
interests in matters that affect us all How we can serve our neighborhood
interests