July 7, 2025 Meeting Minutes

July 7, 2025 | EEAC meeting

Steve Johns, President opened the meeting at 7pm and kicked off the meeting with questions of summer and 4th of July plans. Called for an approval of the June minutes. Minutes were unanimously approved. 

Police Report

• Moving to a new system so report looks different than before, will be a few months
• One Breaking and Entering on Kellogg (UDF) 24 cartons of cigarettes were stolen, man was arrested
• One theft on Wilmer, under investigation but there is a known suspect
• Generator stolen on Kellogg from a business, still under investigation 
• CC information stolen
• One theft from Auto Shop, suspects ran off once 

LeBlond Report

• Teen night on Saturday night, 3-11pm with different vendors for nails, hair, barbers at Lincoln and Hirsh rec centers
• CRC has cooling centers when temps become extreme (high 80s - 90s), no membership required, water and AC will be provided

School Report - No report from Principal Wolf

• Superintendent meeting report from Kathy:
  • The building will continue to operate as a school but the current students will be moved
  • K-6 students will be coming from Spencer, a school that is ridden with asbestos and unsafe for the children
  • Riverside elementary students will be going to Mt. Washington School
  • Riverside will continue to operate for one year as the high school
  • This is being done as means to budget issues
  • 70% of students attending Riverview East are coming from outside the East End

Treasurer Report 

East End Area Council Financials - Second Quarter 2025
Check		BEGINNING BALANCE CHECKING	$3,645.94
	4/16/25	NSP 2025 Funding	$10,000.00	NSP 2025
	6/1/25	Urban Agriculture Grant	$871.81	Urban Ag Grant
	6/1/25	AIG Grant	$1,330.00	AIG Grant
	6/30/25	3East Business	$2,610.00	Grant for Spicer Park
			$18,457.75
Debit	5/12	Lowes	$259.71	Urban Ag - Garden supplies
Debit	5/19	HomeBuy	$53.82	Urban Ag - Garden supplies
Debit	5/3	Amazon	$120.68	Urban Ag - Garden supplies
Debit	6/4	Beaver Builder	$89.00	Website - Communications
1234	6/5	Urban Canopy balance of bill	$247.50	Tree study grant
1235	6/1	Steve Johns - PO Box	$192.00	Communications
1236	6/1	JSA Creative LLC	$737.50	Communications
1237	6/4	John Childress - weed control	$1,350.00	Beautification
1238	6/5	Tanya Henderson - East End Day	$2,700.00	Community Engagement
			$5,750.21
		ENDING BALANCE CHECKING	$12,707.54
		BALANCE IN SAVINGS ACCT.	$8,087.21
		TOTAL FUNDS AS OF 7/1/25	$20,794.75

NSP Report

• Continue to use NSP funds, using for neighborhood clean up, community event which used the NSP community engagement funds
• Funds are remaining and have future plans for remains funds to be used for communications
• Final report will be shown to ensure 

Garden Committee

• Michael shared we are working to get one of the fences built, hoping for next week
• Next project will be to beautify the alley to connect all 4 gardens

President Report

• Riverside drive closure 
• WaterWorks line replacement: 
  • Monica and Tim are concerned about the safety of the WaterWorks
  • Light at Audubon moves to flashingSteve will Officer Barry with
  • Late at night people are moving the barricades driving 60mph - will inform Officer Barry - kids are running in the roads thinking that  
• EastEnd day on June 15 was a success
• Spicer Park: Craig is helping move things along, next up is the fencing project
• Shipping container will be a Riverside 
• $2,500 grant for tree planting at Schmidt Field which is part of a larger vision for Schmidt Park beautification 
• Traffic:
  • Steve has been meeting with HOA on the Westend of the East End near Montgomery Inn and putting forward request for new 
• Community Budget Requests:
  • Add signage at Delta underpass to inform trucks they need to go to Stanley to get to Columbia Parkway
  • Motion to Approve:Joe and Seconded by Craig
• No meeting in August,  
  • Motion to Approve by Tim and Seconded by Joe, unanimously approved
• Joe, Terri, Jane are the nominating committee for 
  • Motion to Approve: Craig and Seconded by Kathy