May 2023 Minutes

MEETING MINUTES

Welcome (3 min)	Stephen McBride
Treasurer’s Report (5 min) Month of March Donations (membership): $145 Interest Income: $1.25 Expenses: $24.09 Net Income for the month: $122.16 Statement of FInancial Position Assets: $11,983.81 No Liabilities Total Liabilities and Net Assets: $11,983.81 Any questions can be directed to Treasurer@joneshill.com	Stacey Cordeiro
Police Report (10 min) ● Contact: George.Downing@pd.Boston.gov ● C11CSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/C11cso April 7, Stoughton Street: Police responded to a domestic violence situation that involved possession of a gun April 8, Sumner Street and Stoughton Street: Shot Spot activation and stabbing March 21: Officers responded to a shot spot activation on Sumner Street and Hancock Street April 4: Officers responded to fire on Cushing Ave. 4 Alarm fire and house is a total loss. Cause of fire undetermined and no reported injuries.	Officer George Downing
Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services Update (5 min) Youth Jobs opportunity- applications are now open at Boston.gov/summerjobs April 23 Summer Block in Dorchester at Summer Field on Dot Ave 9am-2pm Questions can be directed to ashley.gomes@boston.gov	Ashley Gomes
Boston City Singers Update	Melissa Graham
112 Sawyer Avenue Developer Presentation
By-Law Q&A and June Meeting Process Stephen walked through the proposed changes, which will be proposed during May’s meeting and on which we will vote in June. We worked with an Attorney from the Harvard Legal Clinic Worked through basic grammatical and consistency errors Classified member resident dues Adjusts voting eligibility Allows members to be removed from membership for a variety of reasons, ie: move out of jones hill, death, member conduct. We will set up a meeting to review the changes in advance of the May GM meeting. All are welcome to attend and provide feedback – either at the meeting or ad hoc.	Stephen McBride
112 Sawyer Vote	Stephen McBride
Committee Reports Social & Outreach Committee (outreach@joneshill.com) 4th Wednesday (Apr 26) – 6p.m. Yard Sale – May 20 9am – 2pm Register Here Planning & Development (planning@joneshill.com) 4th Wednesday (May 24) – 6:30p.m. Greenspace & Friends of Downer Park (downerplayground@joneshill.com) Updates from the City on the dog park (which should then help preserve the rest of the park)	Stephen McBride
On The Hill (5 min) Open Forum or Announcements
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Community Announcements – JHA Events Page Add the JHA Monthly Meeting to Your Google Calendar Click this link to add this event to your personal Google calendar. Invitees are hidden, but the Zoom and invite will show on your calendar so you never forget! Donate to Those Affected by 105 Cushing Fire You can donate directly via GoFundMe or through April 21, we’ll be accepting donations on the back porch of 121 Cushing. You can find a list of items that are needed here. Applications are Open for SPARK Boston Council The SPARK Boston Council is a volunteer leadership and civic engagement council made up of 20 to 35 year olds charged with spearheading the City’s efforts to engage Boston’s young adult population. Applications are due Friday, May 26, 2023. Find out more and apply here. One Boston Day is April 15 One Boston Day recognizes the resiliency, generosity, and strength demonstrated by the people of Boston and those around the world in response to the tragedy of April 15, 2013. Find events and more information here.