Aug 12, 2020 Minutes

Fell’s Point Resident Association

Members Meeting 08/12/2020

 

12 Aug 2020 / 7:00 PM / by ZOOM

 

ATTENDEES

Not logged on ZOOM- not a voting meeting

 

NOTES/DISCUSSION 

• Introduction of new FPRA Board Members

  • Kim Stanbro, Secretary, and Kate Simms, Asst Secretary

• FPMS Proposal for Visit Baltimore Sculpture (Maureen)​

  • Goal to bring more customers into Fell’s Point with N. Broadway placement; location will be based on Design Review Committee CHAP recommendation; alternately location could be to entice visitors to park in the Caroline St garage

  • Art sculpture would be a temporary installation and the design cannot be changed

  • Design was approved by Bryce Turner, BCT

  • Also seeking approval from the Historic Preservation Society

  • Member questions and comments:

    • Is this appropriate for a public square?

    • Is this safe/ children climbing on it, liability concerns

    • The size is too large for the square:  11’ x 8’​

• Al Fresco

  • (Darin) Traffic plan and street direction changes; working with DOT, Liquor Board, Maj Hopkins, and others about the traffic plan- some roads may need opened up.  For the most part, the businesses agree with the road changes.

  • (Jeff) There is an agreement with DOT that there will be no further changes until after Sept 7.

  • Al Fresco survey can be reached at:  FPALFRESCO.org and encourage as many people to respond as possible; survey will close Sept 7

• Safety Committee (Peter)

  • Concerns over partiers on S. Caroline Street including public intoxication and car racing; noise until 3am

  • The Safety Committee is gathering information and documenting safety issues to present to law enforcement officials

  • Problems in Fell’s Point are minor in comparison to the rest of Baltimore

  • Lack of willingness by residents to call police; documentation will justify need for more resources

  • Block Captains being considered to assist with documenting violations

  • The Safety Committee took the action to meet with the Mayor and Mayor-elect asking about the noise and safety issues 

  • The safety committee strongly encourages residents to call 911 when violations occur

  • Member questions and comments:

    • Lack of police presence

    • Calling 911 for speeding motorcycles and noise issues (22 minutes before police arrived)

    • Pop-up partying is hard to enforce without regular police presence

    • Lack of enforcement for driving while intoxicated

• Community Service (Susan/Nicole)

  • School supply drive occurring through August 22

  • Drop-off locations at Hendersons Wharf, V-No, and others (Su Casa recommended)

  • Items should be new and will benefit Living Classrooms

  • Contact seschaetzle@gmail.com for more information

ACTION ITEMS

1. Create Safety Committee Email Distro (Kim/Jonathon)

   1. Action Complete:  Safetycommittee@fpra.org

2. Add New members to Safety Committee meetings (Kim/Peter)

   1. Action Complete, Aug 13

 

NEXT MEETING:

Wednesday, Sept 2, 2020

7pm by ZOOM