November 2021 DRCA Membership Meeting
- Call to order and welcome, 7:02- President Tim Laderach
- Alexandria Police Department-Captain Dennis Andreas
- Good news: City-wide Part 1 crime down 6%
- Burglaries have leveled out but early in year were high
- Del Ray crime down 31% YTD
- Four Part 1: 3 larcenies and burglaries
- E Monroe shoplifting
- 6 crimes at GW middle school
- SRO in school, students are reporting incidents
- Traffic
- North-south routes speeding is a problem
- Turkey Trot
- Prepare for road closures
- December 1
- Registration decals, HOV enforcements resume, checking expired drivers licenses
- Alexandria Sheriff’s Office-Captain Sean Casey
- ASO Overview: Jails, protect courthouse, civil process (eviction notices, serving process), same powers as APD)
- Blankets for Awareness (Domestic Violence, Breast Cancer Awareness), hung in windows at former Bean Creative (MVA and Del Ray Ave)
- Drug take-back program. 351 lbs unwanted meds collected. Not every pharmacy can accept unwanted med.
- Six new deputies sworn in
- Tim: Congrats to Capt. Casey on this month’s election win.
- Land Use Committee-Kristine Hesse
- ASUP for Matt & Tony’s (in former Charlie’s on the Avenue/Fireflies space at MVA and Nelson
- Proposed hours: 7am-12mid (breakfast lunch and dinner)
- Ask: Roof screening
- How to unload and take deliveries (with bus stop in front of restaurant)
- Expanded outdoor seating (Covid demonstrated appeal and need)
- Ask: Improve Landscaping needed (since Charlies closed, neglected)
- Motion from Committee to support ASUP
- Motion carries
- ASUP for Matt & Tony’s (in former Charlie’s on the Avenue/Fireflies space at MVA and Nelson
- Presentation on Development (old Safeway site at MVA and Glebe)
- Plan to construct a multi-phase, all affordable mixed-use community with approximately 475-units at 221 West Glebe Road, 3606, 3610, 3612 and 3700 Mt Vernon Avenue.
- Project Fact sheet
- New business
- Possible DRCA Sponsorship of local BSA troop- Kevin Jahns
- 131 Troop with 40 active scouts
- Some adult volunteers
- First Baptist/King St (85 years old)
- Scouts BS “Boy unit”
- Can’t meet at First Baptist
- Want to keep meeting at Del Ray United Methodist
- Source of volunteer labor for neighborhood projects
- “DRCA Scouts BSA Troop 131”
- Motion: DRCA if needed, we support request for sponsorship, a “pre-approval”
- Motion carries
- Announcements
- DRCA
- Holiday House Decorating Competition
- Collaborating with DRBA
- Houses, but also businesses
- 12/10 deadline to enter
- DRBA
- Turkey Trot
- 11/25 (road closures)
- Expecting 5K runners
- Holiday Pole Decorating
- Looking for volunteers. More Info TBA
- Tree/Menorah Lighting (12/5)
- Candy Cane Bar Crawl (12/11)
- Small Business Saturday (11/27)
- Ladies Night Out (shopping event. More info TBA)
- Windows festively painted in businesses along the Avenue coming soon.
- Turkey Trot
- DRCA
- Adjourned:8:28