It was noted that the minutes from the May meeting were available on the ONA website.

Treasurer’s Report:

• Presented by Tom Tiernon and is attached to the Secretary’s minutes. We currently have 85 paid members (compared to 99 paid members in June 2009). There is currently $31.19 in the checking account and $3,950.97 in the savings account which makes a grand total of $3,982.16.

President’s Report:

• As previously discussed in the Board Planning Meeting, the Oakdale Neighborhood Christmas Tree Sale will be happening this year.
• The July/August newsletter will be distributed soon.
• A fall clean-up day will be planned again this year. The City will provide a dumpster for our use. Volunteers will be needed and greatly appreciated. Date to be determined.

PAPA Report:

• PAPA recently passed new bylaws.
• PAPA will be hosting a Festival at Packard Park on August 3, 2010 from 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. There will events for the kids, food and music. Anyone interested in volunteering for this event should contact Jane Ford at 456-7077.
• Fred Lanahan reported that he has been attending the Direct Action Response (DAR) meetings which is a cumulation of city department heads from offices like planning department, police department, fire department, street department, etc. It is an excellent way to maintain contact with these various entities.
• Mr. Lanahan also attended the initial meeting of the Fairfield Avenue Business and Merchant Association which was formed in an attempt to get some interest in improving the Fairfield corridor. There will be a second meeting for commercial business owners on Saturday, July 31st, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. at Lightenup Wellness at 3501 Fairfield Avenue. As PAPA is requesting each neighborhood association pay dues in the amount of $50 based on their new bylaws, Mr. Lanahan made a Motion to send PAPA $50.00. The motion was seconded and carried. The funds will be used for PAPA neighborhood functions.
• It was announced that there will be a Rudisill Planning Meeting on June 29th at 5:30 at Redeemer Lutheran Church.

Old Business:

• Fred has spoken with Mr. Singh (the new owner of the gas station/convenience store) and he is hoping to begin construction the end of June. Bruce has conveyed to Mr. Singh the complaints of the trash behind the building and that there have been quite a few trucks and other vehicles parked in the parking lot.
• Call the City at 3-1-1 for the following issues: street lights that are out, weed length in violation of Neighborhood Code Enforcement, abandoned cars, potholes.
• The police desk sergeant’s telephone number is 427-1222. You can call this number for non-emergencies such as firework violations or if you observe something suspicious.
• There will not be an association meeting in July. The next meeting will be Monday, August 16, 2010.Submitted by Kristine Lagemann

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The Oakdale Neighborhood Christmas Tree Sale was discussed.  A motion was made to once again hold the sale.  The motion was seconded and passed. 

There was also discussion regarding reviewing and tightening up our current ONA Bylaws as they are a few years old.  PAPA has just adopted new Bylaws which were modeled after Southwest Neighborhood’s Bylaws and the ONA Board decided to review ONA’s Bylaws and PAPA’s Bylaws to see if any changes could or should be made.

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In the absence of the President, Tom Tiernon chaired the meeting.

• The minutes from the April neighborhood meeting were approved as written on the website.
• The Treasurer’s Report was presented by Tom Tiernon and is attached to the Secretary’s minutes. We currently have 78 paid members and $4,132.45 in the account.
• The Great American Clean-Up was this past week. We had a small turnout of 6 people who combed the alleys of Oakdale Association in search of trash and limbs.
• Tom reports that he has no new information on George’s Market on Fairfield. Hopefully by the June meeting construction will have either begun or we will have information regarding the hold up.
• Tom also reports that at this time there is no new information on the sale of Taylor.
• Dirt was delivered in two locations and made available to members of the association. At this time, there is still dirt available at the Oakdale location.
• June 5^th is the date for the PAPA neighborhood garage sales. An add has been purchased advertising this garage sale so there should be a lot of activity in the neighborhood.

NEW BUSINESS: There was discussion regarding the large amount of vacant properties in the Oakdale Neighborhood and what can be done to keep the properties looking nice. There was a suggestion to find out who the property owner is and to send them a letter from the Association requesting them to mow, weed wack, etc. There was also discussion regarding how we can get more homeowners to become members of the Association and attend monthly meetings.

Submitted by Kristine Lagemann

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There were approximately 16 people present.

• The Neighborhood Meeting Minutes were approved as written on the website.
• Tom Tiernon gave the treasurer’s report. There is $3,560.09 in the savings account and $702.48 in the checking account. Last year at this time there were 58 dues paying members and today we have 68 dues paying members.  The treasurer’s report was approved and is attached to the secretary’s copy.
• Mr. Lehman reports the following: The ONA board met on Sunday the 18th and discussed the Christmas Tree Sale, and planting/maintaining flowers on each of the approximate 15 corners throughout the Oakdale neighborhood.  We should start seeing construction action at George’s Market relatively soon.
• Mr. Lanahan and Mr. Tiernon attended a meeting regarding Taylor University where an announcement was made regarding the Leona Group Charter School Corporation signing a letter of intent to purchase portions of the campus. There were no commitments made by the Leona Group.
• Paul Lagemann, a representative of Earth First, the company, vying to be the city’s next trash contractor, gave a presentation about Earth First and answered questions.
• Bruce Stier, who is running for Wayne Township Trustee, spoke about the job and responsibilities of a Trustee. Dick Fishering and Tom Tiernon, both from the Oakdale neighborhood, are also running for Wayne Township Trustee.
• Fred Lanahan reported that the next PAPA (Packard Area Planning Alliance) meeting is going to be this Wednesday. New bylaws for PAPA will hopefully be adopted at that meeting and the Fairfield Corridor Project will discussed. The Fairfield Corridor Project is a project that will organize a business association along Fairfield from Rudisill to Brackenridge and will improve the streetscape.

New Business:

• Mr. Lehman reported that he has been meeting with a few individuals regarding a marketing program for living in the south side of Fort Wayne. The slogan is “Living South and Loving It!” This would simply be a push for good public relations for neighborhoods in our area.
• Dirt Delivery. At this time the board is not sure whether or not they will provide dirt for dues paying members as they have done every year.

Old Business:

• Ryan Stark reported that he has formed an Oakdale Association co-ed softball team. Anyone still interested in playing should contact Ryan. Their schedule will be announced so members of ONA can attend the games and cheer the team on!
• May 15th is clean up day for the neighborhood and possibly dirt day.
• Call the City at 311 if you notice any street lights out.

The next meeting will be May 17, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
Submitted by Kristine Lagemann, Secretary

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Bruce Lehman was not available to attend the meeting so Vice-President, Fred Lanahan ran the meeting.

• Neighborhood Meeting Minutes were approved as written on the website.
• Tom Tiernon gave the treasurer’s report and it was approved.
• Fred Lanahan announced that there would a PAPA meeting this coming Wednesday evening. The organization currently does not have bylaws in place so there will be discussion surrounding creating them. There has been and will be discussion regarding asking each neighborhood association to contribute $50.00 to help fund PAPA events. The creation of a business association along the Fairfield corridor will also be discussed at the meeting.
• DAR (Direct Action Response) will meet this Tuesday. At this meeting members from the individual neighborhood associations will be able to meet with directors of city departments regarding current issues.
• John Haynes reported that at the last SWAP meeting there was discussion regarding street repair and lighting. A representative from the City informed them that is costs $125,000 to resurface a mile of road in asphalt vs. $600,000 – one million to resurface a mile of road in concrete.
• A Homeowner Improvement Project was also discussed. There is a limited amount of funds ($800,000.00) that can be used for maintenance improvements on homes. If anyone is interested in applying for a portion of the funds they need to call the City at 3-1-1 to obtain the necessary forms and make an appointment for an interview. The nice thing about this program is that the homeowner can designate who they want to do the work.
• There was discussion at the SWAP meeting about Rudisill being changed to three lanes of traffic with an addition of a bike lane and that the turn arrow will be returned to the Rudisill/Fairfield intersection. Also, it was noted that the Clinton Street Martin Luther King bridge just north of Headwaters Park would be closed for approximately one year. This will happen sometime later this year.
• The Christmas Tree Committee has been formed and is moving forward with plans to hold the sale this year.
• Fred has contacted Phil Troyer to get an update on the convenience station on Fairfield. According to Mr. Troyer, the owners have obtained the financing and the project is set to begin in the spring.
• There is no new information on the future of the Taylor University campus.
• Master Gardener, Pam Schneider, gave an informative presentation on planting trees, shrubs and flowers and answered questions.

The meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
The next meeting will be on April 19, 2010
Submitted by Kristine Lagemann, Secretary

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