May meeting scheduled one week early.

Our group will meet next on Sunday, May 23rd 5:00 - 6:30 pm.

We made this change to prevent scheduling conflicts with Memorial Day weekend.

Hope to see you there!

3rd Meeting Notes

Meeting: 4/28/10, 5pm Washington & 8^{th Ave}

1. Burned home on Washington
1. Per Code enforcement (Sandi Bare SBare@uplandpd.org) - bank has been given a deadline to tear the property down by May 28, 2010, but enforcement concerned that this will not happen. Also learned that owner (the bank) must replace the property with the same type home
1. What is the next step if not torn down?
2. Resend email via website to contact bank manager
2. Additional Street Lighting
1. Per Julie project on E Arrow Hwy this year but will be quite some time before we see far reaching results. Some cities/property owners are required to pay for their street lights via assessment. Contact Bob Critchfield BCritchfield@ci.upland.ca.us
1. Sign Petition
2. Contact public works regarding specific, homes with issues etc. Anthony La ala@ci.upland.ca.us or
3. Schedule a time (next meeting) to go door to door for petition signatures and present at a Upland city meeting
4. Residents notify Edison on non-working street lights - note pole #
3. Campus Bike Trail Crosswalk
1. Julie discussed conversation that she had with Rene, not giving any inkling of change in the near future. Rene Guerrero rguerrero@ci.upland.ca.us (909) 931-4235
1. Send email contact and telephone number for official above, so we can contact him as well
2. Possible PTA involvement based on the close proximity of Upland Junior High and Elementary School, may assist in getting some additional attention
4. Curb Repair
1. The group agreed to contact the city with specific addresses or problem areas, this seems to yield the best result - Anthony La ala@ci.upland.ca.us
1. Need to plan to repair Monique’s curb
5. Fundraising Efforts
1. On hold until need is identified
6. Foreclosed Homes
1. Amanda created spreadsheet of current homes with realtor signs but agreed that there are several abandoned homes with no signage -
2. Email pleasantviewneighbors@gmail.com with property addresses for sale or vacant
1. Julie reference good website to review foreclosed homes, should send via email again TRULIA.COM
3. Group agreed we need to contact appropriate parties for specific issues, including police as well as realtors
4. Also discussed taking it upon ourselves to clean up yards, pick up trash etc.
1. Possible volunteer opportunity?
5. Discussed ideas for possible notifications about our group to realtors
7. New Projects
1. Need to attend Upland city meeting with petition results
2. Incentives/Awards to create community
1. Plant Exchange scheduled for next meeting
2. Yard of the Month
3. Plant Exchange
4. Once a month workshop - May workshop on zero scaping easements
5. Volunteer project or property
8. Flyer Distribution
1. Red-Ida
2. Blue-Amanda
3. Green-Monique
4. Yellow-Irma & George
5. Purple and White-Jay and Lou
6. Orange-Jeanne
7. Turquoise-Julie

3rd Meeting April 25th 5 - 6 pm

Our third meeting is coming up, and we hope we draw as big a crowd as last time. It will be the last night of the Lemon Festival, but we hope you can take some time out to come see what is going on with the group. We will meet at 5 - 6 pm at the Bike Trail Tables on Washington Blvd & 8th Ave. If you want to help distribute fliers please contact us at address below. Some of the things we will go over are the status of

• Demolition of the burned down home on Washington email campaign
• Status of Public Works surveys for crosswalks on Bike Trail at Campus & speed control or extra lighting at the fork of E Arrow Hwy & San Bernardino
• Stone Curb self repair workshop - need location & date
• Emergency Preparedness/Safety Workshop ideas

One of the things we have been busy with is getting a petition online for the Historic Stone Curbs and Street Lights, since these two issues were the most prominent among attendees at the last meeting. Please click on the Petition link to the right to read, sign and comment. When we get 300 signatures we will present the petition to city council members and Public Works. If you know others that live in the area, use the bike trail, have a downtown business, or just simply a concern for the historic appearance and upkeep of our neighborhood - please forward them the petition. We are currently looking for a business location where we can leave a hardcopy of the petition for people without internet access to be able to sign.

We hope you can make it & bring something easy to share for the potluck. We recommend bringing your own chair and an umbrella for shade - hopefully it won't be so hot this time. If you have questions send an email to

pleasantviewneighbors@gmail.com.