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Minutes of the General Membership Meeting of the Westmoreland Association
May 21, 2012
Officers Present:
President � Walter Mugdan
Sheldon Rosenblum � Vice President
Secretary � Charles Manna
Treasurer � Gary Savage.
Board Members Present
Victor Dadras
Robert Timmerman
Philip Toscano
Peter Reinharz
President Walter Mugdan called the meeting to order at 8:05 P.M. A motion was
made, seconded and unanimously adopted to waive reading of the minutes. (Mr.
Mugdan noted that the minutes were available for review on the Westmoreland
website.) Gary Savage gave the Treasurer�s Report indicating that the
balance-on-hand was $18,487.01 as of May 21, 2012. A motion was made to accept
the Treasurer�s report. The motion was seconded and the report was unanimously
approved.
Also present:
� Captain Jason S. Heurta
� Officer Bill Conway, Community Affairs.
Captain Heurta started his rotation as the C.O. of the 111th Precinct on January
30th this year. He replaces Ron Leyson, who was promoted to the rank of
Inspector and now heads the 110th Precinct. Captain Heurta was the C.O. of the
Impact Zone (sooth of Roosevelt Ave) previous to this position. He was promoted
after a successful tour there.
Captain Heurta reported that the current crime statistics for our precinct
continue to be very positive. There have been no murders and very few violent
crimes. There is a very slight uptick in Grand Larcenies, but the police have
been successful in solving many of the crimes and have arrested the people who
they consider to be the main perpetrators of the crimes. He mentioned that Ford
Econolines and Dodge Caravans seem to be the prime target for thefts. They are
used to help the criminals steal motorcycles.
Walter Mugdan spoke about the two parks in our neighborhood. He reviewed the
history of our efforts to eliminate illegal use and sales of drugs and alcohol
there by locking up the playground after dark. The illegal activity has stopped
for the past several years, but we wanted the police to watch for any such
activity. We have not locked up the playground for several years because the
quality of the people who use the playground has improved dramatically. We just
wanted to inform the Captain of the situation so that if things ever
deteriorate, we still want the option to lock up the playground again. The
Captain seemed to be fine with that.
Discussion with the members of the association followed:
� There is an issue with the Armenian-American Hall located on Little Neck
Parkway just north of the LIRR. There have been parties in the hall on Saturdays
in the past. The noise has disturbed the neighbors when the music continued into
the late night. The captain said that they will respond if and when a neighbor
calls in a complaint. The sound equipment can be confiscated if the noise
continues. Victor Dadras agreed to communicate with the hall owners if noise
problems arise again.
� 254-17 40 Ave. The house is in derelict condition. A neighbor has been parking
two commercial vehicles in the driveway recently. What can be done about the
situation? The Association has complained through 311 on two recent occasions
(the first resulted in a violation being issued, but the vehicles are still
parked there.) The captain says that the property owner would have to complain.
He will talk to an official in the Department of Buildings to see what can be
done about the condition of the building.
� Q: What can be done about dumped and/or long-term parked cars? Call 311 to
complain about the car (or, better yet, call the Community Affairs Officer of
the precinct). The police will mark the car to see if it has moved. After seven
more days, it will be towed.
� Officer Conway remarked that the 311 response record has improved markedly in
the past several years. The local precinct gets notification of complaints that
have been filed with 311 and have to follow-up and respond.
� Captain was asked about modifying the signal at Marathon Parkway and Northern
Blvd to include left turn arrows for vehicles entering Marathon Parkway from
Northern Blvd. He will present the question to the DOT so that they can run a
feasibility study. (Currently, there are left turn arrows for vehicles entering
Northern Blvd from Marathon Parkway only).
Captain Huerta and Officer Conway were thanked for their service to the
community and for their taking the time to meet with us.
Old Business �
Taxi Cabs are disturbing the neighbors on occasion. The boisterous behavior at
the LIRR station, on occasion, late at night has caused concern. We will keep
and eye out and, if necessary, contact the owner of the business.
New Business �
We received an anonymous letter from a member of the Association complaining
that a neighbor is conducting a business out of a house on Glenwood St. A fairly
large quantity of boxes is being picked up and delivered daily by UPS and FedEx.
The address was not disclosed in the letter. Several members surmised the house
in question. We will look into the situation to see if there is indeed a problem
with traffic flow being blocked by the delivery trucks. It is a violation of the
Westmoreland covenants to conduct a business from a house within the residential
section of the Westmoreland development (which is most of the area). However,
there is no actual evidence that a business is, in fact, being conducted at this
location. The situation does not appear to present a significant problem for the
community.
The Westmoreland Association will once again march in the annual Little Neck
Douglaston Memorial Day Parade. Any members or friends who would like to join us
are encouraged to assemble before 2:00 p.m. on May 28 next to the Starbucks on
Northern Blvd. east of the City line.
Our next meeting will be held on September 17, 2012.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 PM.
Respectfully submitted
Charles Manna, Secretary
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