Category: Meetings

The Fall Quarterly Meeting of the Eastside Neighborhood Association focused on crime and safety issues currently being experienced within the neighborhood. Staff from the Olympia Police Department presented.

Quarterly Meeting Handouts

Dog waste stations update

• Three installed so far. Six left to install.
• Requires volunteers, along with a call to 811 as placement is in the city right of way.
• Sites have all been vetted by the city.
• Group of stewards and volunteers created on Nextdoor
• Brian volunteered to help. Pat provide marking paint for before 811 is called.

Crime in the Neighborhood

• Nextdoor – Crime seems to be a hot topic. Vehicle Break-ins. Petty theft from properties.
• Members have noted that the “corridors” through the neighborhood have seen increases in unwanted behavior.
• Do we want to push for more OPD presence in ENA? Question to ENA membership at general meeting.
• Nathan has direct contact with Lieutenant Ray Holmes who is the Eastside coordinator.
• Amy Stull has said that Crimereports.com only shows crimes committed that are assigned a case number; “Yes, it shows everything that is assigned a case number and comes directly from our records system. The only thing I can think of is that officers may have decided against writing a case in some instances. That would be their discretion if there was nothing of value taken and no damage to the vehicle.”

Fall General Meeting

• Trying for Wednesday November 5th from 6:30 to 8pm. Sandia is attempting to secure a location.
• In light of current hot topics agenda would be; Crime (Invite OPD rep, Amy stull, mention Block Watch), Success of Dog Waste Station Project, Food Bank Project, Matching Grant Ideas (ie traffic circles).

CNA Meetings

• Both Nathan and Whitney have been attending these.
• CNA has had a recent change in leadership.
• Nathan and Whitney agree that more needs to come from this group. That overall representation is from neighborhoods that are more HOA run than our eclectic neighborhood.
• Nathan suggested we encourage the CNA to push for more community policing and code enforcement than currently offered.

New Business

• Jim Longley formally resigned from the board due to outside commitments. Sandia, Katy, Pat and Whitney all indicated they will not continue with the board after their terms end in February.  All agree we must build on the good work the board is doing.
• Whitney will investigate whether the Nextdoor name for our neighborhood can be altered. If so Sandia would like to have a discussion on whether this will clear the sometimes mistakenly blurred lines between the ENA and Nextdoor. Note: Nextdoor is independent from the ENA and simply a tool that the ENA uses to aid in getting our message out.
• Brian would like to apply for the Community Matching Grant program. He will present and ask for ideas at the next General Meeting.
• Whitney noted that the creation of the ENA Database for tracking membership is long overdue. Brian acknowledged that as the person who is trying to come up with a solution.

Meeting adjourned at 7:30pm
Minutes submitted by Nathan Allan, ENA President