MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 18, 2019

I. Mark called the meeting to order and introduced the Board members present.

II. Lt. Woo presented a neighborhood police report:

  • Property crime is down 38%
  • The leading crime is larceny – especially from sheds and vehicles
  • There are no major crimes to date
  • He encouraged neighbors to keep sending videos of crimes
  • He mentioned the gunfire reports and the police are trying to track these down; they have mostly been in Forest Hill
  • There is a special program, Light Up the Night which focuses on neighbors keeping on porch lights during dark hours (consider changing to 500 lumens)
  • Lt. Woo is on NextDoor if you need to contact him

III. Lori Markum gave an update on the 1901 Georgia property

  • If the single family home has a 25 foot setback on both Kansas and Greenville, that only leaves 20 feet to build
  • The proposal is a 16 foot setback off of Kansas (9 foot setback reduction)
    • The Board of Zoning Appeals meets on January 2
  • The proposed house is less modern with no rooftop deck. It is more of a farmhouse/craftsman style home.

IV. Greenville/Carter rezoning has to go through the Planning Commission

  • Chris Leesfeld and wife, Jodie are requesting the City to vacate part of the end of the road on Greenville as well as the west alley Carter Street
  • They will live on a lot there and develop the other 4 lots.
  • Concerns about sewage and future development were brought up.
  • Sewer from the end on Carter would cause potential issue and each house would have a grinder pump.
  • Questions were raised about how to mitigate and avoid wetlands and how to get back to original grade.
  • Mark and Chris will plan an organized walk there as a site visit.
  • A public comment will take place at the Planning Commission meeting and then at the City Council meeting.
  • For additional information, please contact a Board member or email info@maymontcivicleague.org for a map.

V. The Greater Byrd Park Geese Management Task Force reported on their plan to limit the goose population in the Byrd Park area. There is a summary report that is available to neighbors upon request (info@maymontcivicleague.org).

VI. Stephanie Lynch, City Council member-elect spoke on several upcoming events and her plans in office.

  • The first week in January there will be an open community member forum/listening session forum for Navy Hill. This will be in collaboration with other civic leagues around the City.
  • Her goal is to provide objective, non-biased education about the Navy Hill project including the VCU study and Davenport study that have been done.
  • She will be at Albert Hill on Wednesday, November 20 from 6:00 – 7:30 pm.
  • She can be contacted at: stephanie.lynch@richmondgov.com; electstephanielynch@gmail.com; and 703-945-4619.
  • Amy Robins will stay on with Stephanie and can be contacted at amy.robins@richmondgov.com or 804-646-5724.
  • There will be a Holiday/Farewell/Welcome Party at the Randolph Community Center on Thursday, December 12 from 6:00 – 8:00pm.
  • A cleanup will be coming up for parts of Harrison and a date is TBD.

VII. The next meeting will be January 20, 2020 at 7:00 pm.