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| Posted August 15, 2009 Summary - BHTTNA/Chesapeake Meeting Date: August 13, 2009 Place: Burton Hill Baptist Church Guests: Kevin Strawser, Public Affairs Supervisor Chesapeake Energy Kevin.strawser@chk.com 817-502-5611 Steven Borum, Petroleum Landman Steven.Borum@yahoo.com 817-386-9070 The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the status of the drilling process in the area represented by BHTTNA. The following is a summary of the presentation by Chesapeake as well as information furnished in response to questions from those in attendance. Kevin Strawser made a Powerpoint presentation which included maps of the area and the drill sites pertinent to residents of BHTTNA. He noted that because of the down turn in the economy this last year and the fluctuation of the price of gas, Chesapeake curtailed much of its leasing and drilling activity in order to assess its current leases and determine which drill sites to develop. Two drill sites of interest to BHTTNA residents have been established, one to be known as Westworth Village and the other as River Oaks. Drilling is scheduled to begin in two months at the River Oaks padsite and is anticipated to begin in the second quarter of 2010 at the Westworth Village padsite. Leases Most owners of property within BHTTNA signed a lease in or close to May 2007. In addition to Chesapeake Energy, Four Sevens and other companies offered leases. Regardless of which company initially held the lease, Chesapeake eventually acquired control of all the companies involved and now holds 95 % of leases in this area. The standard lease entered into by BHTTNA property owners provided for a primary term of 3 years and another bonus payment with the extension of a 2 year secondary term if an extension is needed. If Chesapeake does not exercise its right to drill within the three years or, at the conclusion of that time, exercise its option to renew, the lease will be released back to the owner of the minerals. A lease becomes active; i.e., no longer subject to expiration or an option clause, as soon as drilling commences. It remains active as long as the well is active. Directional drilling cannot pass under property that is not leased nor can a drill site be within 330 feet of the property. In the case of directional or horizontal drilling, a path must be found around the property not leased. This can result in blocking, or greatly increasing the cost of, drilling. The purposes of the surveyors seen in the BHTTNA area during the last few weeks is to mark property boundaries so that drilling can be tracked by GPS. In this way, property/mineral rights of individuals are protected and appropriate distribution of royalties insured. .If a property owner has not yet signed a lease, Steven Borum is currently seeking to enter into leases on behalf of Chesapeake and can be contacted at the above email or telephone At this time standard leasing terms are $1,000 dollars per acre throughout the city. Chesapeake, however, has been cleared to give a $2,500 dollar per acre bonus for the remaining leases in BHTTNA units. Terms also include a 25% royalty. Drilling To date Chesapeake has drilled 1,517 wells in the Barnett Shale at a cost of approximately $3.5 million per well. Of this number, 1,100 are producing wells. It takes about a week to put down a padsite. A well is drilled to 1.5 miles below the surface with lateral drilling ranging anywhere from 1,000 to 8,000 feet. Drilling takes three weeks and is done 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It costs approximately $25,000 a day to drill a regular gas well. To mitigate against the noise of drilling, Chesapeake uses sound blankets to surround the drill site. Chesapeake currently has 18 rigs operating in the Barnett Shale. Wells are drilled through the water source for the Trinity River. To protect against any possible contamination of the water supply for Fort Worth and surrounding areas, surface casing is cemented in place to 250 – 500 feet below the Trinity water source. After the drilling is completed, production of a gas well must be stimulated by pumping a mixture of sand and water into the well. This procedure, referred to as fracing, causes tiny fractures in the rock which allow the gas to escape. Fracing is typically conducted only during the day and takes from 3 – 5 days to complete. The water used in the fracing process, as well as water naturally released from the rock as a result of production, comes to the surface and is stored at the padsite in tanks. It is very salty and must be treated as a contaminated product. It is disposed of in various ways such as trucking it to salt water disposal wells. The Texas Railroad Commission oversees and regulates salt water disposal wells. There is also a test program currently being considered whereby the waste products of wells can be treated so that it can be recycled. After drilling is completed, the rig is removed, a small wellhead (referred to as “Christmas Tree”) remains, as well as tanks to store salt water. The site is fenced and landscaped. Flaring a well is done to determine the presence of natural gas and to ascertain how much gas is initially in the well. This is one of the methods used to determine whether it is economically feasible to put in a pipeline. Pipes can be laid underground or in trenches. If trenched, they must have at least 4 feet of coverage. No production can occur until the pipeline is in place. Wells are monitored electronically from Chesapeake’s office in Oklahoma City. They are monitored around the clock seven days a week and can be shut down instantly from that location. Gas does not seep out into the atmosphere. Unlike oil, there is very little pressure. Further, when gas is removed from the shale, it does not create a void or pocket nor is there any connection between gas well drilling and the earthquakes recently experienced in Cleburne. Earthquakes occur from a much deeper layer than that affected by drilling for gas. Earthquake activity is not uncommon in and around Cleburne and is believed to result from a fault line, identified years ago, running from Oklahoma. Drill Sites Multiple wells, up to twelve, can be drilled from each padsite. Every time a derrick goes up, a new well is being drilled. The following two drill sites will be drawing minerals from leases held by BHTTNA residents. Westworth Village: This site is located on Hwy 183 across the street from the Westworth Village Fire Station River Oaks: this site is at White Settlement and Roberts Cutoff. Drilling at this site is expected to begin September 29, 2009. Residents of BHTTNA participate in one of three unitized or pooled areas. The units are designated as Doug A, B and D, with Doug A being the east-most unit A map showing the area covered by each is attached. [Note: This will be posted as soon as it is received from Kevin] The size of a pool/unit is determined by the unitization provision stated in the leases. The lease states the number of acres that can be unitized. The most restrictive lease in the unit determines the maximum size of that pooled area. Doug A: This unit is made up of 220 acres on the east side of BHTTNA. In total, Chesapeake plans to drill four gas wells in this unit from the River Oaks padsite. Doug B: This unit is adjacent to and west of Doug A. It is made up of 150 acres and current plans call for two well to be drilled from the River Oaks padsite. Doug D: This unit is adjacent to and west of Doug B. It is made up of 150 acres; current plans are to drill four wells in this unit from the River Oaks padsite. [Note: Additional wells may be drilled on these padsites but will not draw minerals from BHTTNA property owners] Production from a well can only begin once a pipeline is in place. Currently, Chesapeake is in negotiations with the Corps of Engineers for a permit to install a pipeline under the Trinity River which will service the River Oaks and Westover Village padsites. Chesapeake will notify lease holders when a well goes on line and will keep BHTTNA updated with regard to the various stages of drilling, fracing, and connection to the pipeline. No trucks or pipeline will go through the BHTTNA area. There was some discussion in 2007 of locating a padsite across the street from Quick Sak on a lease identified as the Van Cliburn Addition. This property is under the jurisdiction of Westover Hills and subject to restrictions that make it unlikely that any development will occur at this location. It is expected that this lease will be allowed to expire. Production/Payout Wells drilled to date in our general vicinity have been strong producers. Such wells can be expected to produce for 20 to 30 years. The best production and, hence, the most payout will be in the first five years. A very complicated and detailed formula is available for calculating payout, but the amount of monthly distribution depends almost totally on the market price of gas and, of course, the cubic feet of gas produced per day. A ballpark estimate of monthly payout is $25- $75 per well. Individuals can expect to start receiving checks approximately three months after the wells are connected to the pipeline. Mineral Rights In buying or selling property, ownership of the mineral rights is negotiable. Persons who purchase or sell property must specifically purchase or sell the mineral rights. A lease of mineral rights relating to that property follows the minerals; i.e. whoever owns the mineral rights has the gas lease. A purchaser of property who acquired the mineral rights should contact Chesapeake in order to update the records so they will receive correspondence relating to the lease including royalties on any production resulting from drilling activities. A seller of property who retained ownership of the mineral rights should contact Chesapeake to update the address to which correspondence and/or royalty payments should be mailed. Except for property bordering on Burton Hill, mineral rights of properties under lease extend to the middle of the street(s) on which the property is located. This is reflected in the calculation of the amount of land under lease contained in the lease contract. Mineral rights of the land under Burton Hill Roadwere retained by O.B. Leonard, the original owner and developer. Playground At the current time, there does not appear to be a written record of an agreement by Chesapeake to make a donation of a playground to BHTTNA. They, as well as BHTTNA, are searching their records for information about whether an agreement was entered into and, if so, the terms of such agreement.
Burton Hills Trinity Trails Neighborhood Association
Minutes
Regular Meeting of November10, 2008
Martin Bernard, president, called meeting to order at 7:00 pm. There were 10 people in attendance.
The meeting agenda was reviewed: a motion to adopt was made by Kathleen Stewart ; seconded by Dean Jones; the agenda was adopted by a unanimous vote. Treasurer’s Report: Dean Jones - – The checking account bank balance at the end of August was $2167.73. Note: The bank has credited our account with the amount they subtracted for the cancellation of a check we wrote to the American Legion. The check was never cashed. Code Enforcement Officer – N/A Old Business: Committee Updates: Yard of the month – Julie Butler was out of town. We have been advised she will continue to perform the duties of the Yard of the Month. Web page – Kathleen has been updating our Web page. The newly formatted web page has additional tabs containing new information and pictures of the neighborhood. Please visit our Web page @ http://bhttna.com for news for our neighborhood association and our community. Newsletter - Amanda has stated she will do a newsletter every two months. Amanda is also looking for any vendor or person that would like to advertise in our newsletter. The cost is $18.00. If a member advertises, they receive a 25% discount. If anyone has any news to be inserted in the newsletter, please notify Martin Bernard or input the information through our web page @ http://bhttna.com and selecting Contact Tab. Bulletin Board - Wanda Spriggs – The Bulletin Board continues to be updated with our neighborhood pictures and news. Oil and Gas Leases – Gary McElyea – a question was posed regarding Mineral rights and water charges. The question came up in light of the fact water is being drawn from the pond on the levy. Jesse will prepare a letter to send to Councilman Carter Burdett regarding whether the gas company drilling site is being charged for their water usage. Environmental Impact – see above for Oil and Gas leases
Street Improvements – Ansley Driverepaving has been completed Beautification – Martin Bernard. Free tree season! I have the information package from the city. Martin stated he had 23 people sign up for free trees. sign up sheet/25 properties! He has have three members signed up so far. We have to have a minimum of 25 people/properties to qualify. Folks are welcome to call {817-738-9363}, e-mail or come by my house { 5505 Fursman Ave.} to sign up for the free tree. The trees need to be planted within 5 ft from the street. COP – Tommy Wade – provided crowd control for the Fall Festival all went well. Need Committee Chair for Fund Raisers- Planning a fundraiser, but are in need of someone to manage the project. A suggestion was made to investigate having bumper stickers o provide to our members. Amanda will be looking into the feasibility of this project and how useful it would be to our neighborhood. Fall Festival – Halloween party – October 31st. We appreciate the efforts of our members: Deanna Ford chaired the committee, Cricket the bounce house, Julie Butler for the light and generator. Other members who made the festival such a huge success: Kathleen Stewart, Amanda and Adam Coleman, Tommy Wade, and Laurie/Jesse Cockerell.. Storage Space - Joanne Paré, has offered a corner of her garage to store items for the Neighborhood Association. No fee will be charged in providing the space. New Business: Christmas and Santa Claus – Ralph has been asked to be our Santa again this year. Jesse will provide the transportation for the arrival of Santa in the neighborhood. Kathleen and Deanna will be preparing the Santa Claus arrival letters which will include places for the children to write down their names and addresses for a responses from Santa. The forms will be given out in the neighborhood by our dedicated newsletter delivery folks. Welcome packages for new arrivals in the neighborhood. Amanda has suggested we provide “Welcome Packages” to new members of our neighborhood. We need to determine what will be included in the packages and how we get a list of addresses for the newly arrived.
Monthly Meeting. A change on to the monthly meeting day was proposed by Kathleen Stewart. The motion was seconded by Joanne Paré and was unanimously approved. The meetings will now be held on the 2nd Thursday of each month. Our next meeting will get our Neighborhood in full swing. We need to know who the block captains are for assisting in providing a list of new residents as they move in to the neighborhood. Election of Officers: Nominations were presented below. President: Adam Coleman Vice President: Deanna Ford Treasurer: Joanne Paré Need nominations for – Secretary A motion was made by Kathleen Stewart to accept the officers listed above. Jesse Cockrell seconded the motion. The vote was unanimously approved.
Posted Oct 9. 2008 Burton Hills Trinity Trails Neighborhood Association
Regular Meeting – Agenda
¨ October 13, 7:00 PM, Amanda @ Adam Coleman’s @ 5528 Volder Drive
· Call to order/Greeting/Updates(Martin Bernard, President)
· Introduction of Guests(Martin Bernard, President) (Fernando Molinar – CE / Sly Gonzales -CE)
· Minutes of September 8, 2008 meeting read and approved. Secretary –
· Treasurer’s Report (Dean Jones, Treasurer)
Old Business /Information
· Committee Updates:
· Yard of the Month – Julie Butler
· Newsletter - Amanda Coleman every two months. If you have any information for the newsletter, please contact Martin Bernard, or the information can be sent to our Web page at http://bhttna.com/default.aspx. Select Contact TAB and input information.
· Web page monitor – Kathleen Stewart
· Bulletin Board – Wanda Spriggs
· Oil/Gas leases – Gary McElyea
· Environmental Impact – ¨ Street Improvements – Bradley Ford- and Martin Bernard drove around neighborhood and fixed/repaired broken curbs! ¨ Trinity River trash can report/update. · Fund Raisers – We need someone to chair this function. ¨ Beautification – Martin Bernard has the sign up sheet for the free city trees. We are not late, the city is behind, and might drag it out until January/February! We need a minimum of 25 signatures/property owners to get in line with the city tree folks. New Business: · Self-addressed envelops in the next newsletter/the November issue for members to send in dues.
¨ Speed Bumps – Volder, Fursman and Dennis Streets at the Roaring Springs. Deanna Ford- Checking with the City.
¨ Fall Festival/Halloween Committee: Deanna Ford update/report, possible committee meeting after regular meeting. Everyone bring a bag of candy to October meeting! Date of the Festival October 31, 2008 Joanne Paré, Secretary Next meeting scheduled October 13, 2008, 7:00 PM, Amanda @ Adam Coleman’s @ 5528 Volder Drive
Burton Hills Trinity Trails Neighborhood Association
Minutes
Regular Meeting of September 8, 2008
Martin Bernard, president, called meeting to order at 7:00 pm. There were 9 people in attendance.
The meeting agenda was reviewed: a motion to adopt was made by Dean Jones; seconded by Deanna Ford; and the agenda was adopted by a unanimous vote. Treasurer’s Report: Dean Jones - – The checking account bank balance at the end of August was $2,641.80. The American legion has not cash their check. We have an outstanding check in the amount of $30.00.
Guest speaker: Code Enforcement Officer, Sly Gonzales, was in attendance. Mr. Gonzales answered various questions and took complaints regarding fences, noise and vehicles. They continue to work open cases in our area. Speed Bump acquisition was brought up again due to cars parked on both sides of the street on Volder, Dennis and Fursman Streets near Roaring Springs Road. The area is a traffic safety issue with all the children that live in that area. Deanna Ford is checking with the city to find out how we go about having them installed. Old Business: Committee Updates: Yard of the month – Julie Butler has been performing the tasks of nominating and awarding the yard of the month. We will contact her so she can provide the names and addresses to Kathleen to place on our Web Site. Amanda included the winners in the newsletter that went out last month. Web page – Kathleen is on vacation until the middle of October. She has been dutifully updating our Web pages and has added Tabs containing new information and pictures of the neighborhood. Please visit our Web page @ http://bhttna.com for news for our neighborhood association and our community. Newsletter - Amanda has stated she will do a newsletter every two months. Amanda is also looking for any vendor or person that would like to advertise in our newsletter. The cost is $18.00. If a member advertises, they receive a 25% discount. If anyone has any news to be inserted in the newsletter, please notify Martin Bernard or input the information through our web page @ http://bhttna.com and selecting Contact Tab. Bulletin Board - Wanda Spriggs – The Bulletin Board continues to be updated with our neighborhood news. Oil and Gas Leases - Question was posed regarding the money for the playground promised by Chesapeake? A member was also inquiring about the contract. Can the contract be re-negotiated at the end of our two years? Martin will contact Gary. Environmental Impact – No comment
Street Improvements –Bradley Ford-and Martin Bernard drove around neighborhood and fixed/repaired broken curbs! Beautification – Martin Bernard. Free tree season! I have the information package from the city. He has the sign up sheet/25 properties! He has have three members signed up so far. We have to have a minimum of 25 people/properties to qualify. Folks are welcome to call {817-738-9363}, e-mail or come by my house { 5505 Fursman Ave.} to sign up for the free tree. COP – Tommy Wade – Need Committee Chair for Fund Raisers- Planning a fundraiser, but are in need of someone to manage the project. Adopt a River Project-
New Business:
Fall Festival – Halloween party – October 31st. Deanna Ford will chair the committee. Cricket will be getting the bounce house. Martin will contact Julie butler for the light and generator. Other members that will be helping Adam Coleman, Tommy Wade, Laurie and Amanda Marholz. Trash Bash Report-
Need donations of Candy for the Halloween party. Please contact Deanna Ford.
Joanne Paré, Secretary
Burton Hills Trinity Trails Neighborhood Association
Regular Meeting – Agenda
¨ September 8, 2008, 7:00 PM, Amanda @ Adam Coleman’s @ 5528 Volder Drive
· Call to order/Greeting/Updates(Martin Bernard, President)
· Introduction of Guests(Martin Bernard, President) (Fernando Molinar - CE)
· Minutes of August 11, 2008 meeting read and approved. Secretary – Joanne Paré
· Treasurer’s Report (Dean Jones, for Suzy Copeland, Treasurer)
Old Business /Information
· Committee Updates:
· Yard of the Month – Julie Butler
· Newsletter - Amanda Coleman has stated she will do a newsletter for the next three months. If you have any information for the newsletter, please contact Martin Bernard, or the information can be sent from our Web page.
· Web page monitor – Kathleen Stewart
· Bulletin Board – Wanda Spriggs
· Oil/Gas leases – Gary McElyea
· Environmental Impact –
· Street Improvements – Bradley Ford-
· Fund Raisers – We need someone to chair this function
· Beautification –We need someone to chair this function trees/wildflowers
New Business:
Speed Bumps –Fursman and Dennis Streets at the Roaring Springs. Need to check with our NPO if this task is doable.
Sepember 20, 2008. The Adopt-A-River program to clean our section of the Trinity River. It’s wonderful to have groups giving back to the community in this way. As a participant in the program, we need your help at the 17th Annual Trinity River Trash Bash. It will take place on Saturday, September 20. The cleanup starts at the Burton Hill playground at 8:30 a.m. and runs till 11:30 a.m. We will meet at the Burton Hill playground. There will be a party immediately following at Rockwood Park located at 701 N. University Drive. The fun and games will last until 1:30 p.m.The celebration will feature a free lunch, t-shirts, refreshments, prizes, and entertainment from the Radio Disney crew. We look forward to seeing your organization represented among the hundreds of people volunteering. Fall festival this year? Has anyone stepped up to man it? We need some suggestions and volunteers! Halloween Party -
Joanne Paré, Secretary
Next meeting scheduled October 13, 2008, 7:00 PM, Amanda @ Adam Coleman’s @ 5528 Volder Drive
Posted Sep 4, 2008 Burton Hills Trinity Trails Neighborhood Association
Minutes
Regular Meeting of August 11, 2008
Martin Bernard, president, called meeting to order at 7:00 pm. There were 9 people in attendance.
The meeting agenda was reviewed: a motion to adopt was made by Dean Jones; Sly Gonzales seconded; and the agenda was adopted by a unanimous vote. Treasurer’s Report: Suzy Copeland’s last Treasurer’s report – The checking account bank balance at the end of July was $2,427.11
Guest speaker: Code Enforcement Officer, Mr. Mollinar. was in attendance. Mr. Molinar is continuing to work on the open cases in our area. Mr. Molinar explained in detail the new Large Animal ordinance that will be starting September 1, 2008. A question was asked about bulk pick up. He stated the bulk pick up is for larger items. The bulk items can be as large as a Volkswagen car. There should not be any tires, no paints, no items in plastic trash bags and No roofing materials. Tree branches can be placed on the curb with weekly trash as long as they are bundled and are not larger than 2x4. Howard Moore asked about the timeframe trash holders can be left out on the curb. Mr. Molinar stated they should be removed from the curb the night the trash is picked up and put placed of sight from the street in the yard. Mr. Moore also questioned him about the “old gas station” and what we could do about getting it cleaned up. Mr. Molinar stated the owner was in compliance and had cleaned up the area as he was directed to do. He also stated the city had come over and mowed the grass. It was a dead end issue as the owner always responds or the city takes care of things and sends him a bill. The owner has put barbed wire on his fence, the tanks have been removed, the old cars were removed (note- as a place of business, he can have 4 cars in the lot), the building is okay and is not substandard. The question also came up regarding cars parked on both sides of the street on Dennis and Fursman Streets near . They feel it is a traffic safety issue with all the children that live in that area. Mr. Molinar stated our NPO should be notified to check out the area. A suggestion was made to have speed bumps put in.
Old Business: Committee Updates: Yard of the month – Julie Butler has been performing the tasks of nominating and awarding the yard of the month. We will contact her so she can provide the names and addresses to Kathleen to place on our Web Site. She continues to be a great ally for those who have been graced with yard of the Month Signs. Web page – Kathleen is on vacation until the middle of October. She has been dutifully updating our Web pages and has added Tabs containing new information and pictures of the neighborhood. Please visit our Web page @ http://bhttna.com for news for our neighborhood association and our community. Newsletter - No new volunteer at the time of the meeting. However, she has since stated she will do a newsletter for the next three months. If anyone has any news to be inserted in the newsletter, please notify Martin Bernard or input the information through our web page @ http://bhttna.com (contact tab). Bulletin Board - Wanda Spriggs – The Bulletin Board continues to be updated with our neighborhood news. Oil and Gas Leases – Per Kathleen- visit our Web page for additional information. She has started a new “Blog” titled “Gossip and Things”. If you have any questions, please send an email or bring your issues up at the next meeting. She has included various links to access the Barnett Shale drilling updates. Environmental Impact – No comment
Street Improvements –Bradley Ford- N/A Beautification - In need of a committee chair- We would like someone to be active in assisting in procuring Trees from the city in the fall and perhaps planting wildflowers in our “adopted area” of the river. COP – Tommy Wade – N/A – updated crime watch August 6, on our web page – Crime Watch Tab- The next COP training is October 11, 2008 (Sat) 0800-1600- for more information, please go to their web page: http://www.chapelcreekfw.org/index_files/page0002.htm Need Committee Chair for Fund Raisers- Planning a fund raiser, but are in need of someone to manage the project. Adopt a River Project Our neighborhood Association has adopted a section of the Trinity Trails River. Our Association is now responsible for a section of the river and to participate in the September 20, Trinity Trail Trash Bash, from 8:30-11:30 am. A liability form must be filled out and given to Martin Bernard. Prior to the clean up. As with any of the clean up projects promoted by the city, we will be provided with T-shirts, trash bags and gloves. If anyone wishes to view our portion of the Trinity Trails River, it can be viewed on web page link: ttp://trwd.com/prod/TRWDweb/App_Pages/AdoptARiver/AdoptMap.aspx Look for and with a click of your mouse …you will see the portion we have adopted for the next two years. We will meet at the Burton Hill School Playground.
New Business:
Treasurer: Suzy Copeland has relinquished her duties as Treasurer of BHTTNA. Dean Jones has volunteered to assume the position until the new officers are elected in January. A motion was made by Joanne Paré to appoint Dean as Treasurer. Kyla Rivera seconded the motion. Dean was appointed by unanimous vote as our new Treasurer. All the books were handed over to her. Susy and Dean will be arranging to meet and go to the bank to sign new bank cards. . Fund Raiser – Joanne Paré suggested we purchase T-Shirts with our Association logo on them and sell them in our neighborhood. Perhaps we could recruit either Boy Scouts or Cub Scouts to assist. Russ Handley suggested that as members pay their dues, they receive one T-shirt free. The BrokenArrowwear.com has T-shirts for sale at a reasonable price and we can have our association logo printed on the front of them. The breaks in prices come at the following intervals, 6, 12, 18, 24, 24, 48, 60, 144, 288, and 500 with varying sizes. We will be checking out the green shirt colors and try to see if they can print our logo in white on them.
Meeting was adjourned around 8:20pm. The September 8th, meeting will be held at the Amanda and Adam Coleman’s residence at 5528 Volder. Please bring a “goodie” dish or some drinks. There are normally between 9-20 people in attendance. If you are in need, please bring some Off, as the meeting will take place outside in their yard.
Joanne Paré, Secretary
Posted Aug 3, 2008 Proposed Burton Hills Trinity Trails Neighborhood Association
Regular Meeting – Agenda
August 11, 2008, 7:00 PM, American Legion on Burton Hill Road
• Call to order/Greeting/Updates(Martin Bernard, President)
• Introduction of Guests(Martin Bernard, President) (Fernando Molinar - CE)
• Minutes of July 14, 2008 meeting read and approved. Secretary – Joanne Paré
• Treasurer’s Report (Dean Jones, for Suzy Copeland, Treasurer)
Old Business /Information
• Committee Updates:
• Yard of the Month – Julie Butler - List of people for June, July, August
• Newsletter - We do have someone that volunteered to write a quarterly newsletter. Her name will be forthcoming???? If you have any information for the newsletter, please contact Martin Bernard.
• Web page monitor – Kathleen Stewart
• Bulletin Board – Wanda Spriggs
• Oil/Gas leases – Gary McElyea
• Environmental Impact –
• Street Improvements – Bradley Ford-
• Fund Raisers
• Beautification – trees/wildflowers
New Business:
New Interim Treasurer nomination: We thank Suzy Copeland for her endless efforts as our treasury this past year. At our last meeting, she stated she has to resign her office. Dean Jones had volunteered to be our interim secretary until the new officers are elected in January.
COP Seminar held on July 26, 2008 was a wonderful event. Martin Bernard, our president won the second “grand prize” – A home entertainment center. Lots of equipment in a 100 lb box. Congratulations to Martin.
Martin would like to request we change banks. During the past year, the customer service we received has not been to our advantage. Does anyone have any suggestions on what bank would take in our business for free?
Joanne Paré, Secretary
Scheduled for Monday August 11, 2008 at the American Legion on Burton Hill Rd @ 7:00 pm.
Posted Aug 3, 2008 Burton Hills Trinity Trails Neighborhood Association
Minutes
Regular Meeting of July 14, 2008
Martin Bernard, president, called meeting to order at 7:00 pm. There were18 people in attendance.The meeting agenda was reviewed: a motion to adopt was made by Kathleen. Stewart; Suzy Copeland seconded; and it was adopted by a unanimous vote.
Bernard noted that minutes of June 9, 2008, meeting had been made available for review at the beginning of the meeting and asked for comments and/or approval. Kathleen Stewart made a motion to approve minutes as presented; Suzy Copeland seconded the motion and the minutes were approved by unanimous vote.
Treasurer’s Report: Suzy Copeland – The bank balance at the end of June was $2,265.02
Guest speakers: Neighborhood Police Officer, Mr. Ochoa and Code Enforcement Officer, Mr. Mollinar. were in attendance.
Officer Ochoa stated a motorcycle and a vehicle were stolen in our areas. There was a Citizen On Patrol Training session held in July, Martin Bernard attended and received his COP Badge. There will be more classes held in the future to activate people to be active in the community and spark awareness. He also stated crime in our neighborhood was down, which is something to be proud of. He also extended an invitation to those who intend or are COP’s, to the COP Seminar at the Convention Center on July 26, 2008.
Mr. Mollinar is working on more cases during the month of June and July. He now has 32 outstanding cases. In addition to clean yard compliance, he has tagged 3 vehicles to have them removed. He is also reviewing the new ordinance regarding oversized vehicles. In regards to animals roaming the area, he stated for people to take pictures of the animals they see roaming freely in the neighborhood, as it helps animal control to identify the animals more readily.
Old Business:
Committee Updates:
Yard of the month – Julie Butler has been performing the tasks of nominating and awarding the yard of the month. We will contact her so she can provide the names and addresses to Kathleen to place on our Web Site
Web page – Kathleen has updated our Web page with additional Tabs containing new information. Please visit our Web page @ http://bhttna.com for news for our neighborhood association and our community.
Newsletter – Amanda Coleman has relinquished her duties as the Newsletter editor. Amanda and Adam Coleman became the proud parents of a baby son, Hudson on July 1, 2008. She stated a volunteer has come forward to write the newsletter on a quarterly basis. The name of the person will be available at our next meeting.
Bulletin Board - Wanda Spriggs – The Bulletin Board continues to be updated with our neighborhood news.
Oil and Gas Leases – Per Kathleen- visit our Web page for additional information. She has started a new “Blog” titled “Gossip and Rumors” . If you have any questions, please send an email or bring your issues up at the next meeting. She has included various links to access the Barnett Shale drilling updates.
Environmental Impact – No comment
Street Improvements –Bradley Ford- N/A
Beautification - In need of a committee chair- We would like someone to be active in assisting in procuring Trees from the city in the fall and perhaps planting wildflowers in our “adopted area” of the river.
COP – Tommy Wade has been providing Kathleen with the Crime Report of our area. The information can be found at our Website. If anyone would like a copy of the police report from the WEB page, please let me know and I will bring them to the meetings.
Need Committee Chair for Fund Raisers- Planning a fund raiser, but are in need of someone to manage the project.
Adopt a River Project
Joanne Pare has spearheaded our neighborhood Association’s adoption of a section of the Trinity Trails River. Our Association is now responsible for a section of the river and to participate in the September 20, Trinity Trail Trash Bash, from 8:30-11:30 am. As with any of the clean up projects promoted by the city, we will be provided with T-shirts, trash bags and gloves. If anyone wishes to view our portion of the Trinity Trails River, it can be viewed on web page link: http://trwd.com/prod/TRWDweb/App_Pages/AdoptARiver/AdoptMap.aspx Look for White Settlement Road and with a click of your mouse …you will see the portion we have adopted for the next two years. Just to note: The area is really being kept up well as it is now, so there is not much to clean up.
Flag Day- July 4th was a big success. Our neighborhoods stated they really appreciated the flags being placed at each house in our area. July – Flags How 'bout them flags! We owe thanks to the following people who took time out of their busy schedules to put the flags in place: Ferris Callan, Vickie Carter, Laurie & Jesse Cockerell, Deanna & Bradly Ford, Phillip O'Brian, Joanne Paré, Crickett & Fritz Quast, Diane Rivera, Wanda Spriggs, Kathleen Stewart, and Bud Willy.
Garage Sale was a HUGE success. We thank everyone that donated items for the sale. The last piece of furniture has been sold. We have some big THANK YOUs to give out -
First - to all those who contributed to the success of the garage sale by dropping off items. You helped raise $1,233 for the neighborhood association--a record amount for our garage sale efforts. We can't express how grateful we were for that fantastic location at 5704 Volder and the generosity of Sondra Whiteley in letting us take over her yard and carport for the event. Along with Sondra's location came her neighbor, Gertrude Eddy, who gave us the benefit of her extensive garage sale experience and kept our spirits up with her buoyant personality.
New Business:
Treasurer: Suzy Copeland has stated, due to medical reasons, she will have to relinquish her duties as Treasurer of BHTTNA. We are looking for a replacement who can take office until January.
Light Replacements: Martin has stated all the lights in our areas have been replaced. Our thanks to the City for their quick response. Lights in the streets help with keeping crime at a minimum.
Fund Raiser – Joanne Paré suggested we purchase T-Shirts with our Association logo on them and sell them in our neighborhood. Perhaps we could recruit either Boy Scouts or Cub Scouts to assist. Russ Handley suggested that as members pay their dues, they receive one T-shirt free. The BrokenArrowwear.com has T-shirts for sale at a reasonable price and we can have our association logo printed on the front of them. The breaks in prices come at the following intervals, 6, 12, 18, 24, 24, 48, 60, 144, 288, and 500 with varying sizes. We will be checking out the green shirt colors and try to see if they can print our logo in white on them.
Meeting was adjourned around 8:30 pm. The August 11th meeting will be held at the American Legion on Burton Hill Road, at 7:00 PM.
Joanne Paré, Secretary
Posted July 13, 2008
Burton Hills Trinity Trails Neighborhood Association
Regular Meeting – Agenda
July 14, 2008, 7:00 PM, American Legion on Burton Hill Road
• Call to order/Greeting/Updates(Martin Bernard, President)
• Introduction of Guests(Martin Bernard, President) (Fernando Molinar - CE)
• Minutes of June 9, 2008 meeting read and approved Secretary – Joanne Paré
• Treasurer’s Report (Suzy Copeland, Treasurer)
Old Business /Information
• Committee Updates:
• Yard of the Month – Julie Butler
• Newsletter - Amanda Coleman (new mother, requests someone take over the newsletter. We have had someone offer to do the newsletter quarterly. If you know of anyone that would like to assist, please let Martin know immediately)
• Web page monitor – Kathleen Stewart
• Bulletin Board – Wanda Spriggs
• Oil/Gas leases – Gary McElyea
• Environmental Impact – Adopt a River Program – Our association has adopted a portion of the
Trinity Trails River, Section 2. Our part of the river is from upper White Settlement Road to lower White Settlement Road Bridge. In signing up for the adoption of the River, we have to take part in a yearly “Clean-Up” in September – Details are forthcoming and will be emailed to our members and we will inserton our Web Page. If anyone is interested in learning more, please contact Joanne Paré @ 817-737-4151.
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• Street Improvements – Bradley Ford-
• Garage Sale. The last piece of furniture has been sold. We have some big THANK YOUs to give out -
First - to all those who contributed to the success of the garage sale by dropping off items. You helped raise $1,233 for the neighborhood association. A record amount for our garage sale efforts. We can't express how grateful we were for that fantastic location at 5704 Volder and the generosity of Sondra Whiteley in letting us take over her yard and carport for the event. Along with Sondra's location came her neighbor, Gertrude Eddy, who gave us the benefit of her extensive garage sale experience and kept our spirits up with her buoyant personality.
• July – Flags How 'bout them flags! Everyone seems to enjoy seeing the neighborhood dress up for the 4th of July and we owe thanks to the following people who took time out of their busy schedules to get those flags in place: Ferris Callan, Vickie Carter, Laurie & Jesse Cockerell, Deanna & Bradly Ford, Phillip O'Brian, Joanne Paré, Crickett & Fritz Quast, Diane Rivera, Wanda Spriggs, Kathleen Stewart, and Bud Willy..
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New Business:
• BHTTNA dues: are now payable for the calendar year of 2008. The amount of the yearly dues is $10.00.
• Fund Raiser - Kathleen Stewart would like input regarding the possibility of creating a Neighborhood calendar. We would need to contact various businesses for sponsorship of placement of adds in the calendar. Each month of the calendar could contain pictures of the neighborhood, both old and new.
• T- shirts - Another suggestion for a fund raiser is to print up some T shirts of our association logo and have a neighborhood sale. We could try and get our scouts in the area to perform the selling task and provide them with a commission of our sales. The broken Arrow charges 3.96 each for youth and 4.96 for adult sizes up to xl.
Next meeting scheduled for Monday August 11, 2008 at the American Legion on Burton Hill Rd @ 7:00 pm.
Posted June 29, 2008 Burton Hills Trinity Trails Neighborhood Association
Minutes
Regular Meeting of June 9, 2008
Martin Bernard, president, called meeting to order at 7:10 pm. There were17 people in attendance.
The meeting agenda was adopted Treasurer’s Report: Suzy Copeland – At the time of this meeting, Suzy has not had access to our account. She could not provide a definite account balance this month. Adam Coleman and Martin will meet with Suzy this week and get signature cards updated with the bank. Guest speaker: Sly Gonzales, Code Enforcement officer attending for Mr. Mollinar. Mr. Gonzales reviewed the 24 cases Mr. Mollinar is actively pursuing to help keep our neighborhood cleaned up. The 24 cases, include mowing grass, junk cars, unlicensed cars, etc.
Old Business:
Committee Updates:
Yard of the month – Julie Butler has been performing the tasks of nominating and awarding the yard of the month. We will contact her so she can provide the names and addresses to Kathleen to place on our Web Site. She continues to be a great ally for those who have been graced with yard of the Month Signs. Web page – Kathleen has updated our Web page with additional Tabs containing new information. Please visit our Web page @ http://bhttna.com for news for our neighborhood association and our community. Newsletter – Amanda Coleman stated she would relinquish her position as newsletter editor in 2009. She stated she will not be creating a newsletter for the month ending in June as she will probably be taking care of her new son. She has again requested someone to please volunteer for the position. Bulletin Board - Wanda Spriggs – The Bulletin Board continues to be updated with our neighborhood news.
Oil and Gas Leases – Per Kathleen- visit our Web page for additional information. Environmental Impact – No comment
Street Improvements –Bradley Ford- The current bond funding did not include any of our streets for repair. Beautification - In need of a committee chair- COP – Tommy Wade has been providing Kathleen with the Crime Report of our area. In addition to our own neighborhood, he gave a gentle reminder for those who are utilizing the Health Clubs and the Malls in our local area. He has stated when parking your car, do not leave anything of value on the seats where it can be seen. The break-in of cars have been for computers, GPS systems and some that had purses left on the seats in full view.
Need Committee Chair for Fund Raisers- Planning a fund raiser, but are in need of someone to manage the project. New Business: Adopt a River Project Discussion was held and presented by Joanne Paré regarding Adopting a portion of the Trinity Trails River. In doing so, our Association would be responsible for a section of the river and to participate in the September 20, Trinity Trail Trash Bash, from 8:30-11:30 am. As with any of the clean up projects promoted by the city, we will be provided with shirts, trash bags and gloves. A map of the area of the river we will be adopting was given to those present. Kathleen Stewart motioned to adopt the portion of River shown on the map. The motion was seconded and approved by all those present. If anyone wishes to view our portion of the Trinity Trails River, it can be viewed on web page link: http://trwd.com/prod/TRWDweb/App_Pages/AdoptARiver/AdoptMap.aspx Look for White Settlement Roadand click your mouse …you will find the portion we have adopted for the next two years.
Upcoming events
Flag Day- July 4th – Kathleen will be checking with Walmart to see if they will donate some flags to our association.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:30 pm. At this time we are not sure where the July meeting will be held. Notification will be sent out and set up around the neighborhood.
Joanne Paré, Secretary
Burton Hills Trinity Trails Neighborhood Association
Regular Meeting - Agenda
April 14, 2008, 7:00 PM, Burton Hill Elementary School
• Adoption of Agenda
• Call to order/Greeting/Updates(Martin Bernard, President)
• Introduction of Guest (Martin Bernard, President)
• Minutes of March 2008 meeting read and approved Secretary – Joanne Paré
• Treasurer’s Report (Suzy Copeland, Treasurer)
Old Business /Information
• Committee Updates:
• Yard of the Month – Julie Butler
• Newsletter - Amanda Coleman (needs assistant/someone to take over in ’09)
• Web page monitor – Kathleen Stewart
• Bulletin Board – Wanda Spriggs
• Oil/Gas leases – Gary McElyea
• Environmental Impact – Joe Bond
• Street Improvements – Bradley Ford- Potholes have been fixed at various locations in the neighborhood. Two street lights have been replaced with one more to go at Ansley and Santa Marie.
• March 29th , Saturday was declared Neighborhood Clean Up We would like to thank everyone that participated. A big thank you to Bradley Ford for taking our collected trash “bags” to the Ft Worth drop off station. We collected 8 full bags of various items of trash and recycled the glass, plastic and aluminum.
New Business:
• BHTTNA dues: are now payable for the calendar year of 2008. The amount of the yearly dues is $10.00.
• Garage Sale – Scheduled for Friday May 9th and Saturday 10th. Please look around your house for items you would like to donate to BHTTNA for the “Sale”. The yard sale will be held at 5700 Volder Dr. We will be picking up items on May 3rd. If anyone has a truck would like to volunteer to assist in picking up bulky items and anyone who would like to assist in the project, please call the BHTTNA @817-740-5678.
• Fund Raiser - Kathleen Stewart would like input regarding the possibility of creating a Neighborhood calendar. We would need to contact various businesses for sponsorship of placement of adds in the calendar. Each month of the calendar could contain pictures of the neighborhood, both old and new.
Next meeting scheduled for May 12th (2nd Monday) @ 7:00pm, Burton Hill Elementary School
Adjourn
Posted April 3, 2008
Burton Hills Trinity Trails Neighborhood Association
Minutes
Regular Meeting of March 11, 2008
Martin Bernard, president, called meeting to order at 7:10 pm. There were15 people in attendance.The meeting agenda was adopted. Minutes of the last meeting as posted on website were approved.
Treasurer’s Report: Suzy Copeland
Previous balance 1517.00.
Amount of checks received: $ 135.00. Total expenses: $104.25 for Newsletters.
New Balance as of March 11, 2008 - 1548.75
Old Business:
Committee Updates:
Yard of the month – If anyone knows where our yard signs are, please call BHTTNA @ 817-740-5678.
Web page – Kathleen has updated our Web page with additional Tabs containing new information. Please visit our Web page @ http://bhttna.com for news for our neighborhood association and our community.
Newsletter – Amanda Coleman stated she would relinquish her position as newsletter editor in 2009 and requested a volunteer to take over soliciting advertisements for the newsletter beginning immediately.
Bulletin Board - Wanda Spriggs – The Bulletin Board continues to be updated with our neighborhood news.
Oil and Gas Leases – Per Kathleen- visit our Web page, Gas Drilling Tab for additional information regarding Oil Lease. We have been informed we will be notified if we are within 600 ft and 1000 ft of the drilling equipment or the drilling. Environmental Impact – No comment
Street Improvements – Please note: Some of our streets are included in other types of funding; voting will be held in May. We need to be mindful of upcoming meetings and events.
Beautification - In need of a committee chair-
The BHTTNA sign topper was replaced on the Santa Clara street sign on March 5th during the snow storm.
New Business:
items to be considered with the street repair on Roaring Springs Road: Install sidewalks or a bike trail/walkway.
Neighborhood Association Yard Sale- we are in need of donated resell able items. Event will take place on Friday May 9th and Saturday May10th. We will be picking up items on May 3rd. If anyone has a truck would like to volunteer to assist in picking up bulky items and anyone who would like to assist in the project, please call the BHTTNA @817-740-5678.
COP – Tommy Wade is determining what information is permissible in of notifying us of any burglaries, graffiti problems in our area. The information will be posted on the Web site and in our newsletter and perhaps emailed to our members.
Need Committee Chair for Fund Raisers- Planning a fund raiser, but are in need of someone to manage the project.
Upcoming events
29 March 2008 Spring Clean up – Bernard asked for volunteers to help with our neighborhood cleanup. The city provides gloves and a supply of bags. All participants also receive a free T-Shirt.
Friday May 9th and Saturday May10th- Neighborhood Association Yard Sale – To be held on Friday May 9th and Saturday May10th. Event will be at 5700 Volder.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:05 pm. Next meeting will be held April 14, 2008 @ 7:00 at the Burton Hill Elementary Auditorium on Burton Hill Road.
Joanne Paré, Secretary
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Posted: March 9, 2008
Burton Hills Trinity Trails Neighborhood Association
Regular Meeting – Agenda --March 10, 2008, 7:00 PM Burton Hill Elementary School
• Adoption of Agenda
• Call to order/Greeting/Updates(Martin Bernard, President)
• Introduction of Guest (Martin Bernard, President)
• Minutes of March 2008 meeting read and approved Secretary – Joanne Paré
• Treasurer’s Report (Suzy Copeland, Treasurer)
Old Business /Information
• Committee Updates:
• Yard of the Month – Julie Butler
• Newsletter – Amanda Coleman (needs assistant/someone to take over in ’09)
• Web page monitor – Kathleen Stewart
• Bulletin Board – Wanda Spriggs
• Oil/Gas leases – Gary McElyea
• Environmental Impact – Joe Bond
• Street Improvements – Bradley Ford
FYI - The city of Fort Worth ran the street sweeper over approximately half of our area. Hopefully they will be back to complete the the street cleaning.
• Sign topper for Santa Clara and Burton Hill Road was replaced on March 6th.
New Business:
Congratulations to one of our own. Adam Coleman – OUR HERO. Adam along with another with another officer saved the life of a driver whose car was on fire in the middle of Interstate 35 West. We are so proud of him.
• BHTTNA dues: are now payable for the calendar year of 2008. The amount of the yearly dues is $10.00.
• March 29th , Saturday, 8:30 to whenever: Neighborhood clean up. Please meet in the parking lot in front of the VFW. T-Shirts, gloves and trash bags will be given out at that time.
• Garage Sale – Striving for May 2008. Please look around your house for items you would like to donate to BHTTNA for the “Sale”. The yard sale will be held at 5700 Volder Dr. Date and time qwill be announced.
• Fund Raiser - Kathleen Stewart would like input regarding the possibility of creating a Neighborhood calendar. We would need to contact various businesses for sponsorship of placement of adds in the calendar. Each month of the calendar could contain pictures of the neighborhood, both old and new.
Note: Association members who signed with Four Sevens have received Oil/Gas lease – IRS Information- Tax Form - Miscellaneous 1099 - Please be aware this income might need to be declared as income when filing your 2007 Income Taxes.
Next meeting scheduled for April 14 (2nd Monday) @ 7:00pm, Burton Hill Elementary School
Adjourn
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Posted: Feb 25, 2008
Burton Hills Trinity Trails Neighborhood Association
Minutes
Regular Meeting of February 11, 2008
Martin Bernard, president, called meeting to order at 7:05 pm. There were18 people in attendance.
The meeting agenda was adopted. Minutes of the last meeting as posted on website were approved.
Guest Speakers in attendance at the meeting:
Charlie Geren, (R). Mr. Geren is running for State Representative in District 99. His purpose in addressing the members of our association was to refute negative propaganda being distributed in the Burton Hill area by his political opponent, Dr. Tom Annunziato. Mr. Geren claims that Dr. Annunziato is distributing campaign material that attacks his position on several issues based on misstating or misinterpreting Geren’s voting record. Geren discussed his political views at some length and then took questions from those in attendance.
Officer Ochoa (817-996-2719) - Reported our neighborhood had random car break-ins. He stated the most important way to protect ones valuables is to make sure you keep your doors locked, both your house and your cars. Do not leave valuables on the seat of your car for people to see when they walk by, it is a temptation for would be vandals.
• Loose animals: Officer Ochoa suggested calling Animal Control during regular business hours. The phone number for animal control is 817-392-3737. Please note, they will not come out after hours.
• Panhandling- There cannot be any begging. It is against City ordinance. Solicitors need permits.
Treasurer’s Report: Suzy Copeland
The balance as of January 31, 2008 was $1,232.00
Amount of checks to be deposited $ 40.00
Dues received through Feb 11, 2008 $ 90.00
Estimated balance on February 11, 2008 $1362.00
Old Business:
Committee Updates:
Yard of the month - Judy Butler contacted Dee Crye for particulars of the tasks she will need to perform. She was told there was 4 Yard of the Month signs. We only know where two of them are. We are asking around for the whereabouts of the missing signs.
Web page –Kathleen Stewart has volunteered to take over updating the Web Page.
Newsletter – Amanda Coleman stated she would relinquish her position as newsletter editor in 2009 and requested a volunteer to take over soliciting advertisements for the newsletter beginning immediately.
Bulletin Board - Wanda Spriggs – no comments
Oil and Gas Leases - Gary McElyea has stated we met our percentage of signed leases as stipulated by. Chesapeake. Chesapeake has stated they will be good neighbors and make good on their donation of funds to our association Kathleen Stewart suggested we form a committee to review the needs of our neighborhood with the funding we will receive from Chesapeake
Environmental Impact – No comment
Street Improvements – As relayed by Amanda Coleman for Bradley Ford, none of the streets in our association made the bond package. However, some of our streets are included in other types of funding. Voting will be held in May, 2008.
Beautification - In need of a committee chair
New Business: The Community Relations Dept. hosted its annual luncheon and awards ceremony for outstanding achievements by neighborhood organizations on Saturday, Feb 9, 2008. Four BHTTNA members attended the luncheon and participated in several informative workshops.
Bernard stated that damage to the city street sign at Santa Clara and Burton Hill had been repaired but that the BHTTNA topper not been located. The City has agreed to produce a replacement sign for $60. Kathleen Stewart made a motion authorizing that expenditure. The motion was seconded and unanimously adopted.
Upcoming events
March 4, 2008 - Voting in the Primaries. Russ Handley urged everyone to not miss the opportunity to vote and participate in the primary process. Our neighborhood will vote at North Hi Mount Elementary School, 3801 West 7th Street.
29 March 2008 Spring Clean up – Bernard asked for volunteers to help with our neighborhood clean up. The city provides gloves and a supply of bags. All participants also receive a free T-Shirt.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:14 pm. Next meeting will be held March 11, 2008 @ 7:00 at the Burton Hill Elementary Auditorium on Burton Hill Road.
Joanne Paré, Acting Secretary
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Burton Hills Trinity Trails Neighborhood Association
Minutes
Regular Meeting of January 14, 2008
Martin Bernard, president, called meeting to order at 7:05 pm. Approximately 20 people were in attendance.
The meeting agenda was reviewed: a motion to adopt was made by K. Stewart; Wanda Spriggs seconded; and it was adopted by a unanimous vote.
Skills and Hobbies: Amanda Coleman passed out more sheets for association members to complete. She explained that as time permitted, she will review and categorize the completed surveys she has received. She will be providing the list to Officers and Committee members of the association to utilize for contacts in upcoming events or as the needs arise.
Bernard noted that minutes of Nov. 12, 2007, meeting had been made available for review at the beginning of the meeting and asked for comments and/or approval. K. Stewart made a motion to approve minutes as presented; Wanda Spriggs seconded the motion and the minutes were approved by unanimous vote.
Treasurer’s Report: Suzy Copeland stated the balance as of January 1, 2008 was $1,176.00. Copies of the Income Statement for 2007 were made available to those interested.
Old Business:
Christmas/Santa Claus was a marked success as reported by Wanda Spriggs. There were many kids who appreciated seeing Santa Claus (Ralph Tullis) come into their neighborhood. The association received 50 letters from the children of the neighborhood for Santa. Between the association, Ms Jones and Brenda Simmons, there were 200 decorated bags filled with candy canes and other treats delivered to families in the area.
Committee Updates:
Yard of the month - Judy Butler will contact Dee Crye for particulars of the tasks she will need to perform.
Web page –Deanna has requested assistance again with the Web page. Kathleen Stewart and Joanne Paré possible members that will be taking over the Web Page, with training provided by Deanna.
Newsletter – Amanda Coleman stated she would relinquish her position as newsletter editor in 2009 and requested a volunteer to take over soliciting advertisements for the newsletter beginning immediately.
Bulletin Board - Wanda Spriggs reported our Bulletin Board outside of QuikSak had to be fixed up again due to vandals. Graffiti had to be removed and the lock had been jammed. Due to consistent vandalism of the Bulletin Board, Wanda is becoming proficient at the repairs needed to keep the Bulletin Board a viable place for our neighborhood. Wanda also stated if anyone has any news they would like to have posted on the Bulletin Board to contact her.
Oil and Gas Leases - Concern was expressed regarding the funding for the playground Chesapeake had stated they would donate to our association if certain criteria were met in connection with the signing of neighborhood gas leases. Martin stated he would contact Gary McElyea to see where we stand with Chesapeake. In addition, Kathleen Stewart suggested we start thinking of what recourse we have if Chesapeake fails to acknowledge its obligation to the neighborhood. Wanda Spriggs stated she would attempt to find out the percentage of residents that signed up with Chesapeake.
Environmental Impact – our previous committee members have stepped down. Steve Spriggs has volunteered to join this committee. We need to determine what impact the drilling will have on our area. We are in need of someone to steer the committee.
Street Improvements - Detailed information regarding the Bond Package and the upcoming improvements listed for our area were provided in the January newsletter.
Beautification - In need of a committee chair
It was noted there a fire was reported in the backs of the houses on Oak Forrest from the mounds to the Nature Trails. Due to the fire and the sight of the fire trucks, comments were made regarding the heavy equipment that consistently utilize Dennis Street to gain access to the levy. The heavy equipment is taking its toll on the roads. Dennis is in dire need of repair.
New Business: Workshops and Awards are being presented by the Community Relations Department. Several workshops will be held on Saturday, February 9, 2008 from 9:00 am to 4:15 pm. They will be held at the Fort Worth Convention Center, 1201 Houston Street. Registration for $5.00 must be completed by January 23, 2008. For registration forms or more information, please contact either Bernard Martin or Joanne Paré.
Upcoming events
Spring Clean up – Dates to follow. The city will give each person who signs up to make their neighborhood look good, will be given a T-shirt, gloves and a big supply of bags.
April – Garage Sale – please start looking for items you would like to donate for our annual garage sale. Other annual events to keep in mind are:
Easter Egg Hunt
4th of July – Flags to fly in neighborhood
Halloween event
Santa, Letters and Candy
Other items of interest:
News to be inserted in our Newsletter, must be received prior to the last Sunday of the month.
Bulk Trash Pick up – normally the dates are listed in the monthly Newsletter
New Neighbor Flyers/Packages- Welcoming new families to the neighborhood. Need ideas for what information to provide in the Welcome Packages.
Block Captains – We are in need of more volunteers for each block.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:00 pm. Next meeting will be held February 11, 2008 @ 7:00 at the Burton Hill Elementary Auditorium on Burton Hill Road.
Joanne Paré
Acting Secretary
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