City Island Civic Association

The September Meeting of the City Island Civic Association will take place on Tuesday, September 27th, at 7:30 p.m. at 190 Fordham Street. We welcome your input and attendance and we need your help.

There is no guest scheduled to speak.

As always, we will have updates from our officers, committeereports on Crime, Development, Quality of Life and Traffic, and anopen public forum for residents to address their grievances.

We will update members on nominations for important officer positions for First Vice President, Treasurer, and Corresponding Secretary.

Per a request at our last meeting, a letter has been sent to the New York City Department of Transportation for the agency to study putting speed humps on King Avenue between Ditmars and Fordham Streets.

An update will be given about the Library Bar recently re-applying for a liquor license. A meeting was held at Community Board #10, the applicant decided not to attend. A motion is going forward to reject this application. The establishment was nuisance abated and the license unable to be reactivated due to the efforts of the 45thPrecinct, Captain Russell Green, and State Senator Jeff Klein.

We will discuss the proposal for a day habilitation program fortwenty-five adult developmentally disabled individuals at 532 City Island Avenue. The program will be operated by Metro New York DDSO. All of the individuals are Bronx residents. A meeting is being scheduled with the provider at Community Board #10 for all those interested in this matter.

We enjoy a close working relationship with the 45th Precinct, here’s an update on crime affecting our community:
•2 cases of death: accidental drowning related to Hurricane Irene, and a death of natural causes
•1 case of assault: off Island male
•1 case of driving while intoxicated
•3 cases of property damage (all auto mobile related)
•1 case of driving with a suspended license

“This year, the City Island Theater Group is thrilled to partner with the City Island Community Center on their annual HAUNTED HOUSE. Since 1997, The HAUNTED HOUSE has been an annual tradition on City Island. People from all over the Bronx come to City Island to experience this scary good time. CITG is looking for volunteer actors to play scary characters in the HAUNTED HOUSE.” Contact the Theatre group at PO Box 45 | Bronx, NY 10464 or information@cityislandtheatergroup.com

Other matters slated to be discussed:
•Update on the Italian Hospital’s Society’s proposal for senior housing.
•Reports of credit card fraud affecting City Islanders
•Late night trespassing onto Pelham Cemetery
•New store opening at Schofield Street and City Island Avenue

Minutes of August 2011 meeting attached