Membership Meeting Minutes-December 11, 2019

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  • Welcome, Virginia Bush, DRCA President
  • DRCA Announcements, Virginia Bush, DRCA President
  • Alexandria Police Report, Capt. Dennis Andreas
  • Alexandria Sheriff’s Office Report, Lt. Sean Casey
  • Land Use Committee Report, Kristine Hesse
  • Alexandria Domestic Violence Program, 
  • New Business
    • Funding Request for Trolley Sponsorship, Lauren Fisher
  • Adjourn (to Pork Barrel BBQ for holiday mixer)

  1. Welcome, Virginia Bush, DRCA President
  2. DRCA Announcements, Virginia Bush, DRCA President
    1. Explained use of scooter on account of ankle surgery
    2. Collection for Domestic Violence Program toy drive needed for DVP Holiday Party on 12/19
    3. Toy drive through Operation Elf organized by Alexandria Sheriff’s Office 
    4. DRCA still needs an Activity Director
      1. 2020 Activities: Chili cook-off and House & Garden Tour
    5. Mount Vernon Avenue Development Plan
      1. Community mmeting at MVCS at 6:30
  3. Alexandria Police Report, Capt. Dennis Andreas
    1. Big driver larceny from auto spiked (nights)
    2. Please lock up and don’t leave valet keys in car
    3. Keep valuables out of sight
    4. Porch pirates on the increase (Use UPS preferences to select best time to minimize exposure)
    5. Traffic report (no targets announced)
    6. Focus on speeding
  4. Alexandria Sheriff’s Office Report, Lt. Sean Casey
    1. Sheriff’s Office Overview
    2. Community Engagement:
      1. Operation Elf (toy drive), started by Sheriff Dunning. Families of Incarcerated  come to gym for holiday party. 178 children
  5. DRCA Committees
    1. Adopt a park, Jonathan Quandt
      1. Cleanups ended in November. Start up again in April 
    2. Land Use Committee Report, Kristine Hesse
      1. No new agenda items,  no meeting
  6. Alexandria Domestic Violence Program, Barbara Sweeney, Social Worker, Alexandria  Department of  Health and Human Services
    1. Overview of DVP
      1. Safehouse
      2. 24-hour hotline
      3. Outreach services:
        1. Storefront on N Pitt
        2. Volunteer program (personal advocates and outreach events)
        3. Sexual Assault Center (also n. Pitt)
        4. Annually, 62 women, 289 children provided shelter
        5. Designed to be shorter-stay (30 day) emergency shelter
          1. 65 days avg stay
        6. Holiday Party
          1. 1st Baptist Church 12/19
          2. Donations of toys, gift cards sought
          3. Lots of support (AFD Santa, cookies from Crystal City hotel, food from Henry Street McDonald)
        7. Ongoing need: Household items
  7. New Business
    • Funding Request for Trolley Sponsorship, Lauren Fisher
      • December 14: Candy Cane Bar Crawl
      • Arlington Nat’l Cemetery buses running from Braddock Road Metro to all venues to encourage participants not to drive
      • Motion by Jon Quandt, seconded by Amy. Motion carried
  8. Meeting adjourned at 7:30  (to Pork Barrel BBQ for DRCA holiday mixer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7:30