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The Community heard from Wendy Castro at the Mayor's office that the City Council could potentially move to restrict Council Member De Leon's discretionary funding due to his recent censure. This was concerning to many Board members and Stakeholders. VP Emily Spokes asked Ms. Castro to help set up a meeting between our NC and the Mayor so our NC's needs will not be neglected.
CD-14 Alice Roth assured those at the meeting that all scheduled events are going forward as planned including Holiday Turkey Giveaway, Toy Drive and Holiday Parade.
There was a presentation from the City Ethics Department on identifying and understanding lobbying organizations and a presentation by the Department of Insurance and State emergency response and preparedness agencies on Safer from Wildfires Framework.
The main event was the discussion about the new play structures proposed for Garvanza Park that many community members are opposed to, because of its poor design and lack of shade. Craig Raines from the Department of Recreation and Parks gave a short presentation along with illustrations of the structures and listened to Board Member and Stakeholder concerns and complaints. There was discussion about a special meeting with Recs and Parks where more community input could be heard in regards to upgrades to Garvanza Park. Craig Raines welcomed the community input and agreed to come to future meetings with the NC and Community. Many in attendance were grateful for Raine's willingness to engage on the topic. Special Meeting date and time will be posted to highlandparknc.com and announcements will be made.
COMMITTEE NEWS:
The newly formed NPG Ad Hoc committee created well thought out guidelines for the NPG approval process. The board moved to adopt them into the Standing Rules until the end of the current term.
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