Rita Jensen- 6:00PM
Welcome to our New Members & Welcome back to Returning Members
AlaskaUSA Checking = $1,443.76 Weston Park Petty Cash
Grayson Square only contributed funds to Petty Cash in 2019 then someone asked it stop.
2020 City of Phoenix Grant Funds = $39.04 Returned to City
2021 City of Phoenix Grant Funds = $4,904.00 Awarded May 2021/Checks rec’d July 2021
Glenda Ruff – Treasurer = assisting with 2020 & 2021 Grants & Block Watch paperwork. Veronica for her continued efforts helping furbabies.
John J, Carlos, Charlotte, Devon, Guadalupe, James, Marty, Monica, Renee, Yvette for helping to hand out Newsletters.
Could we please see more volunteers from Weston & Grayson to hand out Newsletters? Thank you to all who See Something & Say Something – calling in Police Reports
Crime in Progress call 9-1-1 Crime in Past call Crime Stop 602-262-6151
The KKAD25 campaign continues.
Authority to Arrest to go with GS No Trespassing Signs installed signed by Penny w/RR 2013, Todd 2014, AAMAZ 4/2014 to the present
Authority to Arrest to go with WP No Trespassing Signs installed signed by WP HOA
Organized Bike Rodeo w/City of Phoenix Parks, NSD, Phoenix PD & Lindo Park 20140828
Streets, Council District 8 – Traffic light S 27th Avenue & Broadway from 2017 to 2021 possibly on list for 2022 !
Streets, SRP, Phx PD, NSD – Weeds 2013, 2014, 2015
BW – Lindo / Muriel, Anderson Farms / Reuben,
Parking Lot photo of culdesac – 20190403 – ongoing - need neighbors involved
Loud Parties – ongoing – need neighbors involved
Brian w/PNP – 20190423 donated 6 shirts to PNP we did not need.
Solar security lights for gazebo GS 20200124 email request rec’d,
SRP 20200129 Melissa, Floresco,
SRP 20200130 Tammy, Billy, Luke
SRP 20200131 Lucas
SRP 20200210 Scott
SRP 20200211 Scott
SRP 20200217 Scott
WP/GS Block Watch February 2020 Meeting – Reported cost of add’l street lites for GS gazebo. Advised by attendees GS HOA would not approve. No response from requestor.
Co-Applicant for Grant with Wake-Up program thru Sabis school 2015 to 2019
Getting Arizona Involved in Neighborhoods (GAIN Event) or Spring Social 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016,2018 and 2019
Community Yard Sale November 2019
Angel Initiative (still trying to find contact info for our area) https://itsofaz.com/details/opioid-addiction-treatment-services-in-phoenix-arizona-3-3-4/
Newsletter Distribution
Phoenix Neighborhood Patrol classes posted in meeting, Newsletters and website 26.Called in non-moving Gray GMC Blazer per request of GS resident 20210719 – Phoenix PD
advised vehicle owned by GS resident
27.Phoenix at Your Service (PAYS) GS Litter Removal 20210601 closed – W Parkway 28.Phoenix at Your Service (PAYS) Graffiti Removal pends S 27th Ave & Southern – 20210707 29.Phoenix at Your Service (PAYS) WP Litter Removal 20210707 closed – W Roeser 30.Phoenix at Your Service (PAYS) GS Shopping Cart Removal 20210716 closed – S 25th Ave
31. Phoenix at Your Service (PAYS) GS Vehicles Stacked 20210716 pend – 2449 Broadway 32.Phoenix at Your Service (PAYS) WP Vehicles Stacked 20210716 pend – W Spencer 33.Phoenix at Your Service (PAYS) GS Litter Removal pends 20210719 – W Parkway 34.Streets, Council District 8 – housing – Eden, Liberty and traffic issues
Street Racing – City Code 36-70.1 and 36-70.2 Do call in Reports as Stats = coverage 36.Catalytic Converters (259) stolen in January - protection park back to fence, wall etc
And on level ground. One wheel up on sidewalk makes it easier to steal.
Dust Buster quarterly – 2021-07-01
New Blue Bins dropped off 2021-07-08 & 2021-07-22
Next Bulk Pick Up – Set out Sat 20210904 / Pick up starts 20210913
No Trespassing Signs w/backing = Grant funds received to replace 12 most faded GS&WP
Block Watch Signs = Grant funds received to replace 8 most faded GS&WP
Busnell Radar Speed Gun = Grant funds received – I’ll be taking PNP Radar class
Promotional items (calendars w/WP/GS Blockwatch info and Crime Stop number) = Grant funds received. Will be distributing Dec/Jan. Volunteers are requested.
Rental Storage Unit – for ONLY Block Watch items – went up from $94.67 to $118.33 which means the WP/GS Block Watch is in the hole $231.96 and at a later date I will need to reallocate funds to cover the increase.
The GAIN Event usually takes place in October but this year is unknown. If it is a go I would really appreciate some volunteers to help out. And it would mean GS would need to help with price of food/beverage. Maybe a head’s up at GS HOA Meeting.
There have been some allegations on social media for many months now concerning me, my handling of Grant Funds and not paying vendors. This is my reputation getting trashed and it has to stop.
What you may not know is when the Grant Funds are dispursed they go into a checking account. We are prohibited from withdrawing cash or getting a check card. For those items I need to send away for or order online, I must use other funds. Back in 2008 it was my personal credit card.
Which could get dinged waiting for reimbursement. WP HOA has contributed funds for food for the GAIN Events in the past and got tired of my requests and now auto deposit those funds into the Block Watch Petty Cash AlaskaUSA Fed CU. I use that debit card for online purchases for the Block Watch and then a check is written to me, signed by the Treasurer and deposited back into the Petty Cash. Receipts are kept in both the Grant Fund binder for that year as well as the Petty Cash binder. I have never and would never pocket Grant Funds and resent the insinuations.
All steps in the Grant Application process are meticulously checked and double-checked by me & the Treasurer as well as the Grant Committee. There are pages to complete and lists of acceptable and non-acceptable items. Anything that appears on our Grant Applications from 2008 to the present have been checked and re-checked and approved by the Grant Committee. If either HOA was not included as a Co-Applicant it was because they did not need to be.
I have been accused of doing nothing for crime but keep the Weston Park/Grayson Square Block Watch up to date on crime, Classes, and Events in our area via Nextdoor, email, by Newsletters and also our website. Some believe this to be overkill and of no interest. Since there are 558 homes, not everyone gets their updates the same nor do they require the same information. There are some who are on Nextdoor or have email and some have neither. The Newsletters reach everyone. If there is repetition at times I am sorry. If anyone wishes to contribute ideas on topics, please feel free to contact me. We have had people contribute in the past.
I used to be able to contribute more GS appropriate news but the people have moved. I you wish to supply that info it will be included also. The landscaping article approved by WP HOA that has appeared several times is to let WP residents know it is coming so if they need to replace a tree and 5 bushes they have advance warning as it can be costly.
The Security lights in Weston Park were purchased by Weston Park HOA and have nothing to do with Grant Funds.
I’m going to be blunt. People who do not attend either an HOA Meeting or our Weston Park/Grayson Square Block Watch Meetings and find out for themselves how it works should not make unfounded accusations or help to spread same. Nor about vendors used with Grant Funds. The Weston Park/Grayson Square Block Watch has never not paid a vendor. Another vicious lie.
Hopefully going forward we can work together to make the Weston Park/Grayson Square Block Watch better. I’m not the only one who can call and report crime.
Traffic Complaint hotline at 602-534-7733 Illegal Dumping – Call 602-262-7251
See Something – Say Something RESIDENT DISCUSSION;
(3 minutes each)
Thank you for your interest! If we all work together, we can create safer communities in our neighborhood.
NEXT MEETING: September 23, 2021 6:00-6:50pm