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Upland
Terrace Community Council Minutes
Friday, October 9, 2009
Members in attendance:
Mike Nitz, Kim Gardner, Andy Carbaugh, Robyn Allred, Lauri Hansen, Jessica
Kerr
Members absent: Jessie Keller, Matt Dellos, JaNeanne Dazley
Agenda Items:
1. Drop off/Pickup/Parking- The plan the Council is adopting is aimed
at creating a safer process for children to arrive at or leave school.
It addresses bussing needs, as well as those of pedestrian students, and
those dropped off or picked up by parents. The details of the plan will
be included in a Powerpoint presentation to be shared with faculty, students,
and parents. Andy will present this to the faculty on 10-15-09. The whole
school will see this later and the details will be explained. At some
point the computer file will be made available on the school’s website.
Every source available will be used to educate faculty, students, and
community regarding this new process. The target implementation date is
November 2, 2009.
Information and input has come from many sources including the District
Transportation Department. Curbs will have to be painted and signage ordered.
Parent volunteers and District Police will be used to help initiate the
process.
In a nutshell, the plan as discussed will move the bus drop off/pickup
zone to the area starting at the front door of the school and going around
the curve up to the street. Parents will be asked to drop off and pick
up their children up along the street. The whole distance in front of
the school from Mountainview on the north to the southern border of the
school property will become a ‘load or unload zone only’ during
two key times (8:45 am - 9:05 am and 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm). The area at the
crosswalk will be the exception. All students will be required to use
sidewalks only to reach their ride. Access to the front parking lot will
need to be restricted during those times. Students will enter through
the currently designated doors in the morning, however, bus students will
exit through the main front doors at the end of the day. It is recognized
that unforseen problems may arise and this process may need refining.
The back parking lot and pickup/drop off zone will function as is does
currently.
2. Trust Lands Funds-
Andy provided Trust Lands information which included the Plan and the
Financial Proposal from last spring. The official paperwork on the 2009-2010
budget is due this month. The budget was approved by those in attendance
with the caveat that we readdress certain aspects of it at a later date.
New funds were greater than projected last spring. There was also a carryover
from the 2008-2009 year. The total funding available is $30,749.99. There
are rules on how this funding is to be used. Andy is looking into some
of the possibilities for funding projects the Council included in the
Trust Lands Plan last spring. Possibilities include teacher stipends,
substitutes to help with DIBELS testing, reading and math materials, ten
more ELMOs. The possibility of continuing home access to the website for
SRA/Imagine It has also been mentioned. Currently we also pay for the
literacy aide with this funding.
3. Speed Humps/Sidewalk
update- Upland Drive will not be getting speed humps after all. It is
considered an escape route due to it’s access to the Interstate.
Signs will be posted instead. Sidewalks are in the plans for the east
side of 27th.
Our next meeting will
be November 13, 2009.
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2009-2010 Community Council Meeting Schedule
2009
Nov 13
Dec 11
2010
Jan 8
Feb 12
Mar 12
Apr 9
May 14
All meetings start at 1:40pm in the Media Center
Please contact Mike Nitz at least one week prior to the scheduled meeting
dates at mrnitz@hotmail.com if you have any agenda items for the Community
Council to discuss.
Visitors are welcome to attend.
These dates are subject to change with notification.
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