2010 arsh annual meeting the year in review the associated residents of sequoyah highlands (arsh)

2010 ARSH Annual Meeting

The Year in Review

The Associated Residents ofSequoyah Highlands (ARSH)


ARSH Leadership, 1The ARSH Board officers are elected by general vote. Current officers are:

President Mahlon Harmon

Vice President Tom DeBoni

Secretary Keisha Nzewi

Treasurer Roger Radius


ARSH Leadership, 2 Board Advisors / Associates

Volunteer advisors Newsletter editor

Board Meetings (bi-monthly) Discuss neighborhood issues Plan events Publish the newsletter


2009 Activities, 1Community Building Our Primary Goal for 2009

Obstacles Geography “Don’t want to get involved”

Incentives Social cohesiveness Emergency mutual assistance


2009 Activities, 2The Rock at Golf Links [Mahlon Harmon,

President]

Establishes our neighborhood identity

“Dresses up” entry end of our main street

A good excuse for a party (Thanks to the folks on Elysian Place!)

Photos at www.sequoyahhighlands.org


2009 Activities, 3National Night Out [Mahlon Harmon,

President]

The Halloween Party [Keisha Nzewi, Secretary]

Thanks to the folks on Donna Way! Photos at www.sequoyahhighlands.org


2009 Activities, 4Rock Area Cleanup, Plantings

[Sandra Marburg, Board Advisor]

Lighting [Tom DeBoni, Vice President]

Holiday Rock Decorations[Mahlon Harmon, President]


2009 Activities, 5The Highlander Newsletter [Peg Farrell,

Editor]

Three issues in 2009

More economical to deliver electronically

Content / ads always welcome!

Online at www.sequoyahhighlands.org


2009 Activities, 6

Welcome Wagon Project [Keisha Nzewi, Secretary]

Membership / Donation Solicitation [Roger Radius, Treasurer]


2009 Activities, 7The ARSH Website [Tom DeBoni, Vice

President] Contains everything we do, and lots

we’d like to do

Nothing sensitive (no photos of individual homes; or lists of names, addresses, or email addresses, etc.)

www.sequoyahhighlands.org


2009 Activities, 8CORE Training [Peg Farrell]

Communities of Oakland Respond to Emergencies

Free neighborhood-based, citizen-staffed emergency response training

Demonstrated that communication is crucial to safety

More info and class signups: www.oaklandnet.com/fire/core


2009 Activities, 9Online Neighborhood Survey

Sparked by CORE Training

Inventory of neighborhood residents, human, and animal

skills, tools, facilities

Online at the ARSH website

Crucial information for emergencies


2009 Activities, 10Communications / Notification Tree

September Knowland Park fire demonstrated need

Telephone tree, email tree, web announcements

Please tell us how we can contact you!


2009 Activities, 11Oakland City Liaison

Lots of useful information

Services, names, phone numbers

Oakland Police Liaison

Lots more useful information

Advice, forms, names, phone numbers


2009 Activities, 12Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council

(NCPC)

Police-citizen organization, run by citizens

Sequoyah Highlands is in Beat 35Y

Meetings held every other month


2009 Activities, 13Neighborhood Watch Steering

Committee

Police-citizen organization, run by police and city

Meets every two or three months

A more complete Watch is needed for Sequoyah Highland

Classes require a minimum of six attendees


2009 Activities, 14Two potentially serious issues that

are close to us and worth discussion:

The Oakland Zoo’s planned expansion

The Oak Knoll Naval Hospital’s abandonment and blight

We solicit your opinions on how we should represent neighborhood interests in these matters


Potentially Serious Issues, 1

Oakland Zoo Expansion [Stefanie Gandolfi & Sandra Marburg, Board Advisors]

Land stewardship questions Neighborhood input not sought or considered Environmental impact not explored Financial management questions not

answered Large structures on the hilltops Light, noise pollution


Knowland Park, now


Zoo Expansion - Key Elements

• 17,000 sq. ft. veterinary hospital• Multistory visitor center/restaurant, education facilities,

administrative offices• Playground & campground• Gondola ride w/two terminals, 8 towers up to 60 ft. tall, (total

length 1,580 ft., vertical rise 330 ft.), 15 8-passenger cars• (Shuttles for disabled access)• Naturalistic enclosures for indigenous animals including grizzly

bears, black bears, cougars, jaguars, wolves, bison, elk, eagles, owls, & other raptors

• Elevated walkways for viewing animal enclosures • Outdoor amphitheater


Knowland Park, afterwards


Factors of Interest to Us, 1

Permanent Loss of free access to open space, hiking, vistasTraffic Impacts: Visitorship expected to doubleStill only one main entrance & exit Delays due to increased traffic at the intersection of I-580, Mountain Blvd., & GLR Potential bottleneck in event of emergency (second exit on opposite side for emergency evacuation) Visual impacts: Gondola ride visible from I-580Visitor center & terminal visible from Royal OakAuditory impacts: Noise from amphitheater,

playground, campground, visitor centerMachinery & equipmentAnimals


Factors of Interest to Us, 2

TemporaryConstruction: Heavy equipment including ATVs, helicopters, cranes, drills, cement trucks, & excavatorsWork including excavating, paving, pouring,

drilling, riveting, & haulingNoise & dust, potential traffic & access issues


Potentially Serious Issues, 2

Oak Knoll Watch [Sandra Marburg, Board Advisor]

Owner/developer declared bankruptcy Blight and debris left when demolition stopped Squatters living in buildings No working fire hydrants on site Brush not controlled Police unwilling to patrol site


Oak Knoll, 1

Dangerous materials

Defiant graffiti


Oak Knoll, 2Club Knoll was

considered a beautiful period

building

It was slated forpreservation and future use


Oak Knoll, 3 Demolition debris

Trashed structures


2009 Activities, 15Other things we monitored

Blight and illegal trash dumping

Parking and partying nuisances

Suspicious persons and solicitors

Criminality - burglary/theft, assault


2010 ActivitiesWe want to hear your opinions about: Our activities Our newsletter Our get-togethers Our involvements with other neighborhoods How we should represent our collective

interests in matters that affect us all How we can serve our neighborhood

interests

2010 arsh annual meeting the year in review the associated residents of sequoyah highlands (arsh)

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