Lindenwood Park Neighborhood Association
Board of Directors Meeting
Tuesday, July 15th at Epiphany Church
Present: Pat Acquisto, Karen Clifford, Sara Davis, John Harris, Milton Murry, Tim Nowell, Greg Roggeman, Lisa Roggeman, Adam Rustige, Jenna Stout, Greg Todd, Jay Unnerstall, Emily Yale, Daniel Hill
Apologies: Bret Narayan
Guest: Aaron Dohogne, Jordan Stretch, Fr. Tom
The Board was joined by 3 guest speakers. Aaron Dohogne introduced a tree planting initiative. The pilot project called the Lindenwood Park Green Corridor will tentatively launch in late 2025 will target the 6200-6500 Fyler blocks. Board Discussion generated questions about MSD rainscaping grants, the minimum amount of trees needed to plant, and sewer involvement. Aaron requested funds from LPNA to buy trees and/or wildflowers. See New Business for Approval.
The second speaker, Jordan Stretch, a cottage baker, expressed interest in utilizing the park building to house his business, Lindenwood Place Bakery. Lisa is connecting with Jordan to set up a tour of the building before advancing further.
Finally Fr. Tom, pastor of Epiphany and St. James reported on his efforts to reinvigorate the parishes utilizing magazines as outreach. He sought a letter of support from the board and ideas for advertisers.
A motion was made to approve the Minutes from May with corrections, by Emily Yales, and seconded by Pat Acquisto.
Neighborhood Meeting: to be held at Watson Terrace Christian Church, September 8, 7pm
- Guest speakers – Suggestions of representatives from Recycling or group from SLACO event targeting activating Missouri voter involvement. Adam was going to reach out to Refuse first.
- LPNA Business
- Elected Officials
- LASM & Machacek
- Lawn & Garden Winners
Aldermanic Report (Dan attended for Bret)
Dan reported Bret is aware of Recycling Bins placed in front of Lindenwood Lofts.
He provided updates on Board Bills 44 and 45, connected to the registration and notification process for Neighborhood Associations. Both passed. Bret voted against both but will work to get neighborhood associations in Ward 4 to satisfy criteria per the bills. Pat noted she would like to see a minimum amount of time a bill needs to stay in committee before going before the Board to allow for neighborhood input.
Board Bill 60 – concerns Accessory Dwelling Units, also known as Granny Suites. There was concern these were being used for short term rentals. This Bill eliminates that usage.
Board Bill 46 – concerns the distribution of Hemp products and/or THC outside the dispensary environment.
Dan mentioned the ongoing issue in the Sheriff’s Department. If removed from office, the interim Sheriff would be picked by the Board of Aldermen.
Emily asked Bret to provide an update on park requests in the budget at the next meeting. The Board noted we moved to Tuesday nights to accommodate Bret and hoped he would be in attendance at future Tuesday night meetings.
NIS Report
Karen reported on the state of recycling in the neighborhood. While rollout carts are not affected, alley dumpsters continue to be an issue. Recycling dumpsters will no longer be picked up as recycling. The centralization of the recycling bins was not accompanied by a press release. A plan for better communication and relocation of bins is in the works.
Karen (still acting director of NIS) provided an update on problem properties:
- 66xx Oleatha – Health department has issued cease and desist – will be cleared out if persists
Committee Reports
Events:
- Trivia Night: Saturday, July 26. 15 tables are currently sold. Pat stated could use a few more sponsors. Setup is scheduled for 2 PM
- Lawn and Garden Competition: Just completed. Winners announced at Membership Meeting.
- Meetup: Next meetup will take place on July 22nd at Chilanguita. After that will be August 26th at Babes. Tentatively Aya Sofia has been scheduled for December
- Lindenwood Live: Final 2 are August 3rd and August 31st. Tim noted he will be away for early August concert. He requested volunteers to put up signs. He would like to form a sign committee and develop sign strategy. Pat and Tom will assist with August 3rd prep. Tim noted the City had no record of concert permits and had to resolve the issue. Greg gave an update on food trucks. He has secured 7 food trucks for upcoming August concerts. Heat and rain issues continue to be a problem with concerts – would like future discussion around scheduling. Tim noted the rising cost of porta potties and washing station. Tim proposed purchasing a portable washing station for concert use.
Motion was made to purchase Washing Station, pending good reviews, seconded by Greg R. Milt noted the LPNA logo should be placed on station to avoid city removal.
- House Tour: Adam noted the committee has been meeting bi-weekly. Currently 9 houses are secured. A large sponsor Mobil On The Run has been secured by Pat.
Beautification:
- Park: Emily specified she would like the status of park projects directly from Bret to help direct Parks Committee work.
- Community Garden & Wabash Garden: Milt and Sharon hosted a group of bikers in conjunction with Seed STL. English Cucumbers and tomatoes are currently thriving. Sharon and Milt need to transition from Wabash Garden and Community Garden. They are seeking out successors.
- Green Team: Next meeting September 6.
Communications:
- The committee is making progress on necessary website updates. The Square Account is up and running. Greg T is updating Shop inventory which can be input into Quickbooks directly eventually. Greg R. recently troubleshooted and repaired a website issue tied to plugin crash.
Membership:
- Welcome Packs for May- July are being distributed in August. 311 current members (up from 293 in May)
- Door hangers were delivered to 700 houses and resulted in 7 new members. They will do more targeted door hangers in Fall and determine if efforts were successful.
Safety:
- Safety Committee is focusing on pedestrian safety and meeting on July 17
Block Captains:
- The block captains are still evaluating their activities
Neighborhood Alliance:
- Board Bills 44 and 45 – Tied to Neighborhood Associations – Neighborhood Alliance will continue to monitor
Century Homes:
- Century Homes sold 8 Plaques and 2 stakes during the Spring Sale. There was a lengthy turnaround period again from the vendor. In planning for the fall sale, the committee will lengthen the specified delivery time to 2 months to prevent dissatisfaction from home owners.
Treasurer’s Report:
- No Treasurer’s Report; to be provided at the upcoming meeting.
- Board approved CD Renewal with all Board approval
Old Business
- Jay’s Book Sales were covered. He has had success so far. It is projected to exceed production costs in the next few sales.
- Status report on final sale of final house to Quik Trip. They now own all properties in the immediate area.
New Business
- Park Building – Tim wanted the status of Rockwell Beer Garden request.
- Lisa noted a local realtor approached her about connecting vacant storefronts with LPNA neighbors. The potential to add Commercial Space Available notes to the newsletter was discussed.
- Motion to allocate $200 to Green Corridor Initiative – Motion by Pat, seconded by Jay
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:07 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Jenna Stout