CPCA General Meeting February/ March 2021

 Croissant Park Civic Association General Meeting

February/March 2021

Hello Croissant Park Neighbors,

—A Zoom meeting hosted by our President Pat was attended by Board members Michelle, Rhonda, Jodi, Joe, Larry and Virginia. We had a total of ten attendees.

—FLPD Officer Eric Petrol provided us with the Croissant Park crime report from January to March 2021. There were 6 car burglaries, all in unlocked cars.  3 residential burglaries which included jalousie windows as a point of entry, a side door in a carport as a point of entry, and a bicycle taken from a shed on the property. 3 petty larcenies. Ofc. Petrol said “no shootings in CP neighborhood, while the rest of the City is blowing up”.  All in all, we have an excellent low crime area. He offers reminders that we need to remember to lock our cars.  Also, jalousie windows provide the easiest entry into our homes.   Someone asked about the Wells Fargo Bank incident on S.R. 84 The City of Fort Lauderdale has passed a a few months back. There was gunfire but I did not get the details to put in this report.  Ofc. Pekrol mentioned that most bank robberies occur in “bank follow-outs”, that is when the bad guy follows a bank customer out after making a withdrawal.  Be extra careful, be vigilant. Our crime report team of officers will be working the beach for Spring Break.  They will still respond if you need them.

—We are in the process of bringing our CPCA By-Laws up to date, making some needed changes, namely adding the necessity of conducting our General and Board meetings on Zoom for as long as needed. We hope to have the amended By-Laws available for the members of the Association to vote to approve them at our next meeting in May.  Stay tuned.

—The City of Fort Lauderdale has passed an ordinance requiring landlords to register their name and rental property addresses on a website. Pat is against this ordinance because she believes it is over- reaching.  However, they do need to enforce the ordinances regarding short-term vacation-type rentals.  AirBnB and the like are promoting different systems depending on the various cities, because of the differences from one city to the next. They want to see individual cities enforcing their own jurisdictions, rather than State enforcement.

—Someone asked about the big building being built behind the new fire station.  It happens to be the “affordable housing” that was proposed to our Association over a year ago. One of our Association members, Greg McA, a land-use attorney, has said that we should expect to see more affordable housing coming our way.

—We have all become aware of the danger for pedestrians who attempt to walk on SW 15th Street heading east from 4th Avenue.  There are no sidewalks and the auto body/repair shops just west of the RR tracks park their customers’ cars on the shoulder, forcing pedestrians to walk in the traveled roadway.  

—Our next CPCA General meeting will be the last Tuesday of May. We don’t know yet whether it will be a Zoom meeting or back in our regular spot at the Community Center.  Stay tuned for an announcement. 

--Don't forget to post your photos for the Pet Pandemic Photo Contest!  We will decide the winners at the May meeting.

—Minutes by Virginia, Secy.