Attendance: 12 neighbors, OPD officer D’Andre Vantry (Beat 16), Neighborhood Service Coordinator Renee Sykes, John Quinn and Scott Gaika from proposed restaurant
- Crime Report from NSC Sykes (Data from 7/13/15 to 8/15/15)
- Beat 14Y (Between Lakeshore Ave, Oakland Ave, I-580, Piedmont Border)
- Robberies: 3
- Stolen Vehicles: 3
- Auto Burglary: 3
- Home Burglary: 3
- Beat 16X (Between Lakeshore Ave, almost Park Blvd, I-580, Piedmont Border)
- Robberies: 3
- Stolen Vehicles: 1
- Auto Burglary: 4
- Home Burglary: 0
- Beat 14Y (Between Lakeshore Ave, Oakland Ave, I-580, Piedmont Border)
- Package Thefts
- Neighbors on Trestle Glen and Holman have been experiencing thefts of packages left by UPS and other delivery services.
- Packages on porches are easy to spot from street.
- If you see suspicious activity call the OPD non-emergency number, 777-3333, but not 911 unless you see a crime in progress.
- Possible solutions:
- Use Amazon Lockers. There were references to lockers at the 7-11 at Grand and Mandana, but they don’t appear on amazon.com.
- Deliver packages to work or a PO Box
- Neighbors in the affected need to lead an effort to address the problem. Ideas to consider:
- Look into using homeowners association office as delivery location.
- A neighbor with video cameras could do a sting operation with a fake package.
- Could ask UPS to attend a GLN meeting so neighbors could express their concern.
- Neighbors on Trestle Glen and Holman have been experiencing thefts of packages left by UPS and other delivery services.
- Security in City-Owned Parking Lots – Presentation by Michael Ford from the city
- The city has put in place a $450k contract to add security cameras to the Walker Lot and the Lake Park lot, i.e. under I-580.
- City IT department and AT&T are involved with extending fiber optics to new cameras that will be installed.
- The cameras will be tied into a surveillance center in Frank Ogawa Plaza that is manned at all times.
- In the Lake Park lot, cameras will be put on each light post on the lake side of the lot and at places to watch the exit.
- The Walker lot will be ground and repaved. Electric wiring will also be redone to support the new cameras. Electric vehicle charging will also be added.
- The project could be done in November, but may be a few months later.
- The city is continuing to study adding monthly parker spots in the Trader Joe’s lot.
- Historically, some parkers have abused the two hour limit. After starting to enforce the parking limit using license plate recognition, usage went way down and lots of spots were available.
- However, once they switched to chalking, parkers started gaming the system.
- The city will reassess usage and revise the proposal to add monthly subscription spots.
- The city will soon begin reducing the hourly parking rate in the Walker and Lake Park lots from $2/hour to $1.50 or $1/hour to encourage usage. It might make sense to increase the rate on Saturdays given the farmers market, but that would require changing a city ordinance.
- The city has put in place a $450k contract to add security cameras to the Walker Lot and the Lake Park lot, i.e. under I-580.
- E.W. Trapp’s – New pub at 3320 Grand Ave
- John Quinn, one of two co-owners, and Scott Gaika, an architect, presented plans to open a new restaurant/pub to the left of Walden Pond. The space is currently Better Homes Realty.
- The restaurant would be named after the owner of an historical grocery store chain in Oakland.
- The renovations will reveal a marble facade that is behind wood shingles today.
- They would focus on local beer and food.
- They may be applying for a conditional use permit (CUP) to serve beer and wine.
- UPDATE: In a 8/28/15 email Quinn says they determined they do not need to apply for a CUP.
- Initially, the hours would be 11am to midnight. After a 6 month probationary period the city might let them extend hours; they’d like to eventually extend to 2am.
- They would like to replace the existing tree in front with a smaller tree. Neighbors recommended trimming the existing tree instead.
- UPDATE: In a 8/28/15 email Quinn says they will start by trimming the existing tree and determine if the restored facade will be visible.
- It could open late Spring, best case.
- Contact owner John Quinn with questions/comment: john@latitudepubs.com