Beautification Committee Update

After a busy Spring, we are pretty caught up with our major planting and clean up events. We still need to see if we can come up with a more innovative graffiti removal program than the city’s proposed plan to have volunteers to only work on city property. We would also like to get more volunteers for the FUF tree emergency squad... we currently have four people on the rescue call list. They will need to get trained and set up with equipment before being added to the list. The pruning seminar held by FUF on May 7th at Koshland Park was well attended.

Another item of interest will be following the final phase of Hayes Green (trees are in!) and setting up an adequate maintenance schedule. We need to figure out how Park & Rec’s possible business improvement district and community involvement will bring it all together.

Public Safety Update

The Hayes Valley Playground Perimeter task force subcommittee met on May 2nd with Captain Dillon and the two beat officers working in our community. It was a very effective meeting and new block captains were named for additional blocks, MP 25 “No Trespassing” signs were distributed and good information was exchanged. Some conversation was had regarding the Ivy/Hayes/Gough incidents and channels for further communication established between neighbors and police. The ideal time for more follow up was the Northern Police/Community meeting at the Northern Station on May 12th. Next meeting of Public Safety would have been 6/6/05, but this conflicts with UC Extension meetings, so date will probably shift to Wed. 6/8/05 at Hayes/Buchanan Playground, 7:30 pm.

Captain Dillon will be the featured speaker at the HVNA general meeting July 28th, where the theme will be Community Involvement in Public Safety.