Heritage Neighborhood Partnership (HNP) Tonight’s Agenda (December 1 st ) Speaker: Greg Ajemian (HNP Chair) Tonight’s topics: � Neighborhood Status, Crimewatch, Issues � Discussion of Public Improvement District (PID) � Neighborhood Financing? � Other Business? � Adjourn by 9:00 p.m.
Heritage Neighborhood Partnership (HNP) September 29 th Meeting 1. About 25 in attendance (poor turnout) 2. Discussion of Public Improvement District (PID) 3. Audience overwhelmingly wanted to know more about the PID idea ---- hence tonight’s meeting 4. Also discussed City projects such as hospital district, South Pointe, Big League Dreams, Walnut Creek Linear Park, and SH-360 extension
Heritage Neighborhood Partnership (HNP) Tonight’s topics: � Neighborhood Status, Crimewatch, Issues � Discussion of Public Improvement District (PID) � Neighborhood Financing? � Other Business? � Adjourn by 9:00 p.m.
Heritage Neighborhood Partnership (HNP) STATUS � The HNP was founded three years ago as a volunteer association with no fees. � The HNP is comprised of 19 Block Captains, one of which acts as Chair. � Goal: Three or four meetings for the Block Captains are held each year, while one neighborhood-wide meeting is held each year.
Heritage Neighborhood Partnership (HNP) PURPOSE � Crime watch � Identify and address neighborhood needs � Keep neighbors informed: MISD, city projects, etc
Heritage Neighborhood Partnership (HNP) Crime Watch signage posted at entrances about two years ago
Heritage Neighborhood Partnership (HNP) CRIME WATCH � Signage at entrances was put in place by Police as the result of three well attended (~ 100 each) neighborhood meetings during 2002 and 2003, which established our crime watch association. � HNP maintains contact with the Mansfield Community Police Officer and other neighborhood associations to receive and distribute crime information. � We continue to have low crime rate at this time � The two major crimes that we experience are: a. open garage doors leading to theft b. smash & grab crime on parked vehicles
Heritage Neighborhood Partnership (HNP) COORDINATION � Block Captains are the backbone of the HNP � Block Captains maintain their own street registries; e-mail, phone number � Happenings and information are circulated to Block Captains for distribution to residents � HNP maintains contact with the Mansfield Community Police Officer and other neighborhood associations.
Heritage Neighborhood Partnership (HNP) DOES NOT . . . � No legal standing --- just volunteers � No donations or fees collected � No covenants or deed restrictions enforced � No political stances are taken
Heritage Neighborhood Partnership (HNP) LOCATION � HNP covers 17 streets � HNP includes about 500 homes � Information is being shared with: Heritage Estates Walnut Hills
HNP HNP Boundary
Enchanted Heritage Estates Acres HNP HNP: Vicinity Map Heather Estates Walnut HOA HOA Hills
Heritage Neighborhood Partnership (HNP) ISSUES � Screening wall along Country Club � Entrances along Country Club � Lack of Logan Drive sidewalks � Lack of Man Avenue sidewalks � Lack of Parks in vicinity of neighborhood
Screening Wall HNP HNP: Screening Wall
Heritage Neighborhood Partnership (HNP) SCREENING WALL ISSUES � Wall along Country Club is owned by 13 adjacent property owners (plus one more at each end), each with their piece of the wall that is defined by their property lines � There is no “collective” approach or oversight for maintenance of the screening wall � A wall maintenance issue that is ignored by one property owner may easily spread to impact others � Maintenance repairs will not be consistent along the wall, which will eventually result in an aesthetically poor wall � Wall graffiti may linger on the wall and attract further defacing � City has no jurisdiction with the wall, unless there is a public safety concern
Looking West Along Country Club (At first glance, the walls look fine) South North Side Side Hills of Heritage Heritage Estates screening screening wall wall
Hills of Heritage Screening Wall (Park Dept mows grass between wall and street)
Hills of Heritage Screening Wall (Park Department applies weed control next to wall)
Screening Wall: Weep Holes / Erosion (Note erosion that is exposing the footing) Weep holes that allow water to drain thru the wall Erosion that has exposed the footing for the wall
Screening Wall: Weep Holes / Erosion (2” pipe is discharging something from other side)
Screening Wall: Column (#1) Problems (Brick missing from wall column) Brick missing on column
Screening Wall: Column (#2) Problems (Loose grout at joint between wall and column) Column beginning to separate from wall
Screening Wall: Column (#3) Problems (Stone bricks are coming loose from column) Bricks coming loose on column
Screening Wall: Column (#3) Problems (Stone bricks are separating from column) Column separating from the wall
Eastern Half of Screening Wall (Strong lean towards street) Columns also showing separation from wall Bad Column that is breaking apart
Heritage Neighborhood Partnership (HNP) SCREENING WALL LEANING! � After showing these pictures to a general contractor that works in the area, he stated that the wall is probably leaning and movement of the wall joints located behind the columns are pushing the columns away from the wall � Using a long piece of lumber and a level, the eastern half of the screening wall was found to have a strong lean toward the street � The yards are placing 2 feet to 2 ½ feet of burden on the eastern half of the wall that is most probably contributing to the wall lean, while strong drought has further weakened the soil along the base of the wall � The masonry stones used for the screening wall produce a wall thickness of 5 inches, which probably does not provide enough weight to offset the push of the yards on the wall � A major fix is now needed for this screening wall, before major damage to the wall occurs � The western half of the wall (towards the church) is not leaning and has much less burden on the walls due to adjacent yards
Heritage Neighborhood Partnership (HNP) HERITAGE ESTATES SCREENING WALL � The brick wall for Heritage Estates (south side of Country Club) has some problems developing with columns, but was observed to have no lean � The columns provide all the support for the wall, which is less than three inches thick --- the width of one brick � Several columns are showing significant cracking that need repair to stabilize, before any movement damages the brick wall between columns � The yards are level with the grounds that are on the street side of the wall, which means that no burden is placed on the walls
Heritage Estates Screening Wall (no lean was observed) Columns provide full support for the wall Walls are less than three inches thick; 1 brick thickness
Heritage Estates (Column problems) Screening Wall Support column shows cracking
extensive cracking Support column shows Heritage Estates Screening Wall (Column problems)
punched Wall has through hole Heritage Estates Screening Wall (Wall damage)
Heritage Neighborhood Partnership (HNP) ISSUES � Screening wall along Country Club � Entrances along Country Club � Lack of Logan Drive sidewalks � Lack of Man Avenue sidewalks � Lack of Parks in vicinity of neighborhood
HNP: Country Club Entrances HNP Hillary Entrance Chenille Way Entrance Logan Entrance
Heritage Neighborhood Partnership (HNP) ENTRANCE ISSUES ALONG COUNTRY CLUB � The corner of each entrance is owned by the adjacent property owner, thus each entrance has two owners � Each entrance has a sprinkler system that is driven by one panel box and one electric meter � The electric meter is classified as a commercial meter that carries a $150 per year cost to stay activated. The cost of electricity is minimal. � The electric meter at Hillary entrance is not activated, while the electric meter at Chenille Way is still in the name of David Weekley for now � The water is paid by the City
Hillary Trail Entrance: East Corner (Each corner belongs to adjacent property owner)
Hillary Trail Entrance: West Corner (both corners at Hillary Trail appear in good shape)
Chenille Way Entrance: East Corner (Electric meter is still in name of David Weekley, so irrigation system still runs for now) Sprinkler head
Entrance Sprinkler System at Hillary (This electric meter and sprinkler panel is located on NE corner, but controls both corners) Sprinkler control panel Power switch Commercial electric meter
Chenille Way Entrance: West Corner (the “Hills of Heritage” wall sign for this corner is missing)
Logan Entrance (The Church maintains the median vegetation) (Could a median be a future initiative at the other end of Logan as an entrance for aesthetics / traffic control?)
Logan Entrance: East Corner (The Church does a great job of maintaining their corner and the median)
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