Homeless, Litter, McKinley Pond and more—East Sacramento Preservation Board Meeting Minutes

East Sacramento Preservation – Board Meeting

Wednesday, January 12, 2022 

Ettore’s Bakery & Café

7:00-8:10 PM

Present

Janet Maira

Rose Luther

Ellen Cochrane

Will Green

Martin Palomar

Cindy Oropeza

 Read Harrison

Amy Gardner

 
1) Approval of November 2021 ESP Board Meeting Minutes

Minutes approved. Moved by Ellen Cochrane, Seconded by Janet Maira.

2) Treasurer’s Report/Fundraising/Membership Information

Will Green gave summary of ESP’s general, and scholarship funds. Report included information from scholarship fundraising efforts. We received many large donations from individuals and businesses. What was lacking was wide membership renewals. All agreed that our membership efforts should be revisited. Cindy Oropeza suggested that we address ESP core values in our outreach to attract more members. It was suggested that June, mid-year, might be a good time to do this and hopefully we could have a large meeting at that time.

3) Scholarship Committee Update

Martin Palomar suggested a timeline be created. Rose Luther and Ellen Cochrane shared that this has been done and that other committee work is under way. Ellen Cochrane will send draft committee information to the board. All are encouraged to proffer ideas and advice.

4) New Officers 2022

A slate was selected for the 2022 officers. The slate will be posted on the website for broad membership input. Officers will take positions at the next meeting unless membership input indicates otherwise. 

Proposed Slate

President – Martin Palomar

Treasurer – Will Green

Secretary – Cindy Oropeza

5) NO2Rezoning – SB9 and SB10

Read Harrison shared that concerned ESP members and community partners met at The McKinley Park Rose Garden with a banner and tables. Information about the issue was provided and signatures gathered to support statewide initiative to revoke SB9 and SB10. https://ourneighborhoodvoices.com is a statewide organization that provides support and information for neighborhoods working to maintain livability

6) McKinley Park – Pond Update

Judy McClaver developed an excellent informational plaque regarding the wildlife. She is shepherding it through the city approval process. Will Green and Martin Palomar met with park officials regarding pond clean up on Friday, January 14, 2022 at the McKinley Park pond. They will brief the group at the next meeting. Sac Walk Safe, a group of neighbors concerned about the homeless situation in East Sacramento and Midtown, will meet at 10AM on January 22, 2022 at the McKinley Park pond with city officials and the community.

7) Mercy Hospital – Homeless Patient Release Policy for Homeless

Several members confirmed that Mercy is releasing homeless, ride-less patients into the neighborhood. Support is needed for these individuals. Will Green and Rose Luther plan to meet with Mercy Hospital officials to discuss the issue.

8) Website Management

Will Green is working with neighbor Sabitre Rodriguez to take over management of the website and social media. 

9) Meeting Location: Consideration of an East Sacramento Meeting Location

ESP will ask Sunil of Compton’s if we can meet in the office space. We are set to meet at Ettore’s for the next two months. 

10) Underpass Homeless, Litter Clean up   
Amy Gardner gave a summary of East Sacramento and Midtown homeless neighborhood clean-up efforts. She and her group, Walk Safe Sacramento, are responsible for the remarkable clean-up of the freeway underpass areas. Anyone interested in joining the efforts to help her with lobbying for City of Sacramento help with the homeless situation in East Sacramento and litter cleanup should contact her at: sacwalksafe@gmail.com.

Thank you to Ettore’s for the meeting space.

Thank you to Read Harrison for the oranges.

The next meeting will be on February 9, 2022, 7pm at Ettore’s Café.