FIFTH AND FINAL SESSION

Due to City budget cuts, remaining meetings to
provide input to
the plan have been eliminated in order to try to spend the $100,000
allocated before it is eliminated in the current round of City budget cuts. This was the last meeting. The city planners
will produce a draft plan for review in October.

Once again attendance was disappointing – only 7
households represented, including late arrivals, out of about 500, and no
representatives at all of the business community.

Infinity with tag X01 GKC is one of many
violators
Main topic was how to create a more effective
barrier to prevent people from taking short cuts over the cemetery
perimeter. Trees,
bushes, and planters were discussed. All agreed the warning signs erected
recently have not reduced the problem.

Existing Westminster Heights sign
One member wanted larger and more artistic signs at the
entrances to Westminster Heights, using customized sculpture like that used
downtown between BayWalk and the adjacent parking lot. Another felt the
existing signs, erected earlier this year, are adequate, given the limited
Neighborhood Plan funds available.
The measurement of traffic flow along 5th Ave.
S. will begin after schools start. If the flow is not enough to enable the
City to implement the anti-speeding proposals discussed at the last meeting
immediately, Neighborhood Plan funds may be used to pay for installing the
proposed traffic islands.
It was announced that the south side of 1st Ave.
S. will be changed from Residential Zoning to Commercial Zoning effective
next week. Existing residents will of course be allowed to stay there, but
may find adjacent properties converted to business use.
FOURTH SESSION

Minutes have not yet been received at the
website. Attendance was the lowest ever - only 5 households represented.
The City officials say that apathy on this scale is typical at
pre-planning meetings, then residents object when the plan is published.
TRAFFIC
Additional agenda item postponed from Association Monthly Meeting
Michael Frederick, Manager
Neighborhood Transportation
Department of Transportation & Parking, City of St. Pete presented a first review of the new neighborhood traffic plan.
It was agreed the worst problem was speeding on 5th Ave. S. The preferred
solution was to install traffic islands at 3 points along the street
(planted with trees.) There would be no parking next to these islands and
for 150 feet before and after.
Second priority problem was identified as
speeding on 4th Ave. S. The continuing menace of vehicles being driven over
the grass into Royal Palm Cemetery at the 55th St. end of 5th Ave. was also
raised again. Apparently a cemetery employee has also been observed doing
this.
See handouts on Traffic Study here:
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THIRD SESSION
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SECOND SESSION

Download minutes of May
21 meeting (PDF)
(Minutes say the meeting was on May 24)
KICK-OFF SESSION
April 12 2007

Download
Neighborhood Partnership letter from the City (PDF)
Download
PowerPoint slide show as a PDF
Download Flipcharts
created at the meeting (PDF)
Download minutes of April
26 meeting (PDF)
CITY TEAM PRELIMINARY MEETING
March 22

Minutes with list of
problem areas (PDF)