September 2018 CPCA Neighborhood Meeting

— The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and approval of the minutes from the previous meeting.  Board members Pat Rathburn, Rhonda Kramer, Heather Cunniff, Jodi Perraud, and Virginia Russell were in attendance and a quorum was established.  

—Our FLPD Officers Rodriguez and Cuevas gave us the Neighborhood Crime Watch report for the previous three months.  There were eight residential/business burglaries resulting in one arrest, and nine vehicle burglaries.  There were thirteen stolen vehicles, eight of which were recovered.  Many tickets were written at the stop sign at SW 14th Ct and 9th Avenue and quite a few were residents of the neighborhood.

A neighbor at the meeting inquired about the elderly woman who panhandles at the intersection of SW 4th Ave and Davie Blvd. We were told that very little can be done about panhandlers because the minute they are arrested and walk out of court/jail they go right back to panhandling.  The Mayor and Vice Mayor have placed the homeless issue at the top of their agenda and hope to establish a Homeless Court to handle the problem with more accountability.

FLPD has followed up on complaints by many residents about the people sitting in their car 24/7 at the corner of SW18th Ct and 4th Ave.  We were told that the police have been inside the house and yard and nothing appears to be suspicious.

—Sober Homes: new regulations require that the homes be registered with the City and be certified by the State credentialing agency, and must remain registered at the proper time.  Some have complied with the new regs, some haven’t.  One such home on 14th Ct shut down and became a normal rental.  There are a few different types of sober homes in the neighborhood, with different rules regarding the number of residents allowed.

and the winner is....

Lady Lumps

Gilligan

—The Second Annual Pet Photo Contest was a hit again this year with many fetching photos of Croissant Park pets.  We voted with two vote tickets per member in attendance, the votes were counted by an impartial committee.  The winner this year was a very friendly wire-haired pointing griffon who goes by the name of Eamonn, second place went to a sweet house kitty named Lady Lumps, and third place went to Gilligan, a dog with adorable big ears.  Eamonn will grace the cover of our January 2019 newsletter.  All the pets who entered are winners in our pet-loving Croissant Park.

Jodi Perraud

—Speaking of Croissant Park pets, our Board member Jodi and her neighbors are sponsoring “Bark in the Park”, a block party to promote “neighborliness”, a chance to meet and greet neighbors and to show off your pet in a parade.  It will take place on October 27th from 8am to noon, on SW 20th Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues.  Some organizations representing animal rescue, vets, groomers, an animal trainer for autism will attend.  Watch for more info on Nextdoor.

Heather Cunnif

—Nominations for the 2019 CPCA Board of Directors were taken tonight.  The existing Board will all stay on the slate and we have a new nominee to add, Mario Paz has added his name.  It is not too late to nominate someone you know would enjoy this volunteer service, or perhaps you would like to add your own name to the list.  The vote will be held at the October 30th CPCA Neighborhood meeting.  

—Board member Heather gave us an in-depth explanation of the proposed penny surtax for Croissant Park zoning and how this will impact us.  Heather provided a  handout that includes zoning maps and penny surtax details.  This valuable information can be found at:

www.broward.org/pennyfortransportation/Pages/default.aspx

—Croissant Park neighbors can now pay their annual $20 membership dues with PayPal.  In your PayPal account type in mycroissantpark@gmail.com .

Ben & Riley

—Our newly established “Neighbor of the Month” has recognized Ben Creisher and girlfriend Riley who have recently moved into their new home at 1634 SW 9th Ave.  You may have noticed the fun green and turquoise park bench they constructed out of cinder blocks for the school kids who wait for the bus.  Originally they had purchased a bench, but it was stolen within four hours!!  Riley found do-it-yourself plans for the bench that sits there now.  Nice job Riley and Ben!

If you know of someone in Croissant Park who deserves to be recognized feel free to let us know by email at: mycroissantpark@gmail.com, on Nextdoor (search Neighbor of the Month), or to a Board member in person.

—We hope you received a flyer in the mail this week that features the “Bark in the Park” announcement on the front and a Croissant Park Calendar of Events and the “Neighbor of the Month” photo on the back. This flyer was created by Rhonda and is a handy reminder of upcoming events and CPCA Neighborhood meetings in 2019.

—The Community Center will have their annual Halloween bash on the afternoon of Saturday, October 27th.  If you would like to donate some candy for the event you can drop it off at the Community Center.

—The 50/50 drawing was won by Alan McClung.  Alan donated his winnings back to the Association.  Thanks, Alan.  We also raffled out 2 of our CPCA sturdy cotton canvas shopping bags, won by Paul Ruble and Tami McClung.

Minutes by Virginia Russell- CPCA Secretary
pics by Rhonda