ENA Meeting Notes - January 13th, 2025
- Matthew Sisul
- May 12
- 3 min read
Meeting Notes – January 13th, 2025
The Ellendale Neighborhood Association held its general meeting at Abbott EMS (2500 Abbott Place). The meeting announcement and joining/participating information were provided in advance, consistent with the organization’s bylaws (revised July 2015 and adopted November 9, 2015). Additionally, the meeting was livestreamed & recorded via Facebook Live.
The full meeting broadcast can be viewed on the Ellendale Neighborhood Association group Facebook page:
Meeting opened at 7:00PM
● Welcome & Facebook Live Overview
o Jacqi Kamp outlined the meeting procedures for the session so that online participants could submit questions via Facebook chat, or by email, or by text.
o Streaming our meetings via Facebook Live remains quite popular and will be continued indefinitely for future meetings.
o Matt Sisul shared the following courtesy rules for those attending the meeting in-person:
▪ Limit questions to one per person until others have a chance to speak;
▪ If reporting service requests, please provide the address;
● If you do not have the address, please discuss with Matt Sisul after the meeting so that he can assist;
▪ No side conversations during the meeting, please step outside the room for any such discussions.
● Approval of Minutes, September/November Meeting
o Hard copies of the September and November meeting notes were distributed to those attending the meeting in-person. Meeting notes are available on the ENA website. Notices are posted to social media channels & to the ENA email list.
o Motion to approve September and November meeting notes as formal meeting minutes made and seconded; Approved by voice vote.
● Community Reports
o Alderman Bret Narayan (4th Ward)
▪ was not present
▪ If anyone has any questions relating to any legislation to be considered, please reach out to him at:
● (314) 622-3287
▪ Requests for service (such as street lights out, potholes, etc.) can be made directly to Ald. Narayan, or to Brian Kolde (NIS, Ellendale), or through social media channels.
● “24th Ward Citizen Services” on Facebook
● Handouts outlining what to report & the CSB process are brought to every meeting.
o Officer Robert Amesquita (2nd District)
▪ Overall Crime is down
▪ Officer Amesquita went over the crime report for 2024
▪ Question: What about a house with 2 cherry pickers by them on hermitage?
● Officer Amesquita: This was brought to our attention. We had a warrant and searched the house. I will continue to keep working on this and follow up.
o Brian Kolde (Citizens Service Bureau)
▪ citizens are urged to call 911 if they see people entering abandoned buildings
▪ A letter from the city streets director Betherny Williams was read regarding the cities response to the large amount of snow and ice recently
▪ Brian has been working with Officer Amesquita and with Matt Sisul about many of these reported nuisance properties. Some of the issues take time to resolve, as they may involve Housing Court and/or the City Counselor’s Office. Brian meets monthly with Problem Properties Division.
▪ Contact Brian (koldeb@stlouis-mo.gov) for service requests, such as potholes/tree limbs/street lights out. Submitting requests by email works best.
● Guest Speakers(s)
o Mayor Tishuara O. Jones
▪ talked about what she has done her last 4 years in office and what she will be doing for the next 4 years if elected.
▪ Took questions from residents and provided answers.
o Alderwoman Cara Spencer
o Running for mayor. She presented her plan for the city and also took questions from residents.
● Board & Committees Reports
▪ Treasurer’s Report (Joe Nea)
● NO REPORT
● Annual dues are $6 per person, per household; $3 per person 65+; Business dues are $24. 2024 ENA Membership Application forms are available.
o Venmo @Joey-Nea; be sure to specify “ENA dues” in transaction notes
▪ Housing Committee Report (John Yarish)
● QuikTrip at Arsenal/Jamieson town hall announcement
● Saturday at Epiphany January 18th from 3-6pm to voice your opinion about the QT.
▪ Beautification Committee Report (Kimberly Hanvy)
● NO report
▪ SLACO Report (Neal Gilb)
● No Report
● Miscellaneous
o IF ANY
o Check Ellendale website (https://ellendalena.wixsite.com/ellendale) and Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/EllendaleNA.StL) for communication and neighborhood updates.
o Please contact Torrie Dahmen at info.EllendaleNA@gmail.com to signup for our online email list.
Motion to adjourn made by Nathaniel Kamp and seconded by John Yarish. Approved by voice vote.
Meeting adjourned at 8:16 p.m.
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