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Central Gardens Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting Monday, May 20, 2013 Monday, May 9, 2016 7: 00 p. m. Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Anchor Center School Anchor Center

Call to Order & Welcome Central Gardens • Neighborhood Association Barrie Simpson • May 2015 – April 2016 CGA President Annual Meeting • Elected Officials • Monday, May 20, 2013 Past Presidents • Approval of last year’s minutes 7: 00 p. m. • Strategic Plan Participants Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School • Honored Guests Anchor Center

Past Central Gardens Presidents Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting 1975 Kenny Wolfe (half year); Claude Draganza (half year) 1976 Dan Wilkinson 1977 Mary Jane Webb 1978 Pat Wall 1979 Madge Clark 1980 Charles Shipp 1981 John Mc. Quiston 1982 Sissie Canale 1983 Becky Barger 1984 Jon Mc. Calla 1985 Jere Fones 1986 Dick Vandermark 1987 John Baker 1988 Susie Fisher 1989 Dan Hoffman 1990 Barbara Vandermark 1991 Mark Vorder-Bruegge 1992 Sandra Palazola 1993 Eddie Peterson 1994 Mary Walker 1995 Ham Smythe, IV 1996 Nancy Willis 1997 Tom Corona 1998 Libby Pritchard 1999 Jerry Palazolo 2000 Mia Henley 2001 Mike Frick 2002 Lila Beth Burke 2003 Alan Catmur 2004 Sharon Burch 2005 Hutton Easley 2006 Susan Rush 2007 Patti Marsh 2008 Ted Morton 2009 Christina Hall 2010 Ken Cummins 2011 Steven King 2012 Nancy Willis 2013 Susie Jabbour 2014 Matthew Domas 2015 Barrie Simpson Monday, May 20, 2013 7: 00 p. m. Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School Anchor Center

Thanks to our Central Gardens Annual Meeting Neighborhood Association Donors Annual Meeting • Grace-St. Luke’s School • • • Muddy’s Bake Shop Central BBQ Joe’s Wine & Liquor Inside Out Gym Monday, May 20, 2013 Midtown Spa 7: 00 p. m. Bhan Thai Art Project Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Strano School Garden District Memphis Heritage Inc. Anchor Center

Thor Kvande Central Gardens GSL Head of School Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting • • Age 2 through 8 th grade Co-ed school Monday, May 20, 2013 for Co-ed 7: 00 p. m. World Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School Identity In the Heart of Anchor Center Midtown

Executive Committee Central Gardens Neighborhood Association • Barrie Simpson – President • Barbara Sysak – Vice President Annual Meeting • • Dan Reid – Treasurer Stephany Goodnight – Secretary Susie Jabbour – Ex Officio Monday, May 20, 2013 Nancy Willis – Ex Officio 7: 00 p. m. Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School Anchor Center

President’s Report Central Gardens 2015 -16 Year of Many Achievements • Fiscally Sound Neighborhood Association • Highly Profitable Home Tour • Membership Numbers Increasing Annual Meeting • New Processes & Procedures • VP responsible for Human Relations – Board & Committee chairs • Board Dashboard monthly highlighting Monday, May 20, 2013 financials and committee activities • External Recognition 7: 00 p. m. • Neighborhood USA Host Neighborhood Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal • Learning from Previous CGA Leaders School • Past President’s Party & Recognition Today • Preparing for the Future Anchor Center • Launch of Strategic Plan for next 3 -5 years

Treasurer’s Report Central Gardens Ending balances of $78, 301. 21 are held at Neighborhood Association Renasant and Sun. Trust. Notable items: Annual Meeting • Ending balance up 40% year over year • Interim period shows cash at $78, 301. 21 • Hired bookkeeper to establish a monthly balance Monday, May 20, 2013 sheet and income statement • Now keeping all financial information in 7: 00 p. m. Quick. Books cloud Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School Anchor Center

Neighborhood Appreciation Central Gardens Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting Former Executive Secretary– Stephany Goodnight for over Former Executive Treasurer – Holly Hagan for over 12 years of service for keeping us financially sound and chairing Annual Meeting 6 years, Home Tour 2 years, and July 4 th 2 years. 4 years of service plus chairing Home Tour and managing our CGA merchandise. Elise & Mike Monday, May 20, 2013 Frick – Hosting the President’s Party & 20 Year Celebration of Holiday Wreath Storage, Put Up, Take 7: 00 p. m. Down & Celebratory Brunch. Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Jeff Dillard – Coordinating efforts with the owner and architect on the new S. Mc. Lean house. School Anchor Center

Neighborhood Appreciation Central Gardens Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting Neighborhood USA Host Facilities – Frank Armstrong & Sponsorships & Advertising for Events – Hats off to Renasant Bank, Fara Captain Claude & Leigh Martin for help in offsetting costs for Strategic Plan, Home Tour, & Neighborhood Events Terry Clark, Beverly Hall/ Dr. Benton Wheeler, Meg & Michael Mc. Cord, Immaculate Conception Cathedral/Monsignor Valentine Handwerker and Hosts for Monday, May 20, 2013 Post Party Michelle Lynn & Emmet Bell 7: 00 p. m. Charlie Lawing – Continued donation of sound equipment Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal for CGA events. School Anchor Center

In Memoriam Central Gardens E. Lloyd Phelps Jr. Neighborhood Association • Lloyd was incredibly faithful Annual Meeting as a support to the CGA Safety Committee attending every monthly meeting Monday, May 20, 2013 • A friend and colleague to 7: 00 p. m. many in Central Gardens Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal • Donate to his passion: The School MPD Fallen Heroes fund www. msclefoundation. org Anchor Center

39 th Annual Home Tour Central Gardens Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting Please thank our SPONSORS: • • • Eclectic Eye Sowell & Company Realtors Lexus of Memphis Methodist Le. Bonheur Healthcare Kitchens Unlimited Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School Dr. Allison Stiles- Pediatrics & Internal Medicine Christopher Cooley, D. D. S. Guidingpoint Financial Group - A financial advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Monday, May 20, 2013 And our Homeowners who graciously open their homes: • • Victoria Van Cleef & Michael Dyer Robert & Anita Beachum Christopher Wood & Christa George Ann Gray & Todd Stapleton Eric Barnes & Elizabeth Crosby Sara Savell Daniel Reid Susan & Todd Love 7: 00 p. m. Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School Anchor Center

Winterfest Sponsors- Thank You! Central Gardens Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting Carriage Sponsors: • Urban Earth by Greg Touliatos & Associates, Inc. • Central Gardens Association • Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal School • Midtown Kroger • Marx-Bensdorf, REALTORS Katie Nichols Cook and Melody Bourell • Patti Sachenbacher, Triumph Mortgage and Fara Captain, Crye-Leike, REALTORS CGA Wishing Tree: John Viser (In honor of Barbara Viser ) Monday, May 20, 2013 Ginger Bread Houses Sponsor: KEF Consulting LLC 7: 00 p. m. Stage Sponsor: Memphis Sound Lab Cookie Station Sponsor: Midtown Kroger Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Donations in Kind: Mulled Wine: Joe’s Wines and Liquor School Santa Backdrop: Immaculate Conception Cathedral School Art Students. The Supplies are donated by Art Center Memphis Anchor Center Hospitality Paper Supplies: Panera Bread

Jim Strickland Memphis City Mayor • • • Central Gardens Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting Sworn in as mayor of Memphis on Jan. 1, 2016, pledging to work toward making ours a safer and stronger city, to lead a transparent and trustworthy government, and to have an administration that applies, in his words, “new eyes to solve old problems. ” Vice chairman of the council in 2013 and as its chairman in 2014. Eight years representing District 5 on the City Council, thencouncilman Strickland became known for fighting for government transparency and public safety. 1982 graduate of Christian Brothers High School, 1986 graduate of the University of Memphis 1989 graduate of the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the U of M. Practiced law at Glankler Brown PLLC from 1990 to 1998, when he began practicing at Kustoff & Strickland PLLC, where he remained until becoming mayor. Monday, May 20, 2013 7: 00 p. m. • Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School Community service has long been a part of Mayor Strickland’s life. He has volunteered with various organizations, such as the St. Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen, and has Anchor Center served on many different community boards, including chairing the Memphis Botanic Garden board of directors. He is a gold life member of the NAACP. Mayor Strickland his wife, Melyne, have two children.

Strategic Neighborhood Plan: Focus on the Future Central Gardens • Over 500 neighbors gave their input into the plan • Listening sessions, online survey, stakeholder Neighborhood Association meeting and a board retreat. • Three main areas of FOCUS were identified- “Pillars”Annual Meeting • Community Building- increase neighborliness through facilitating block and quadrant parties rather than neighborhood-wide-events, more Monday, May 20, 2013 listening sessions. • Green Spaces and Infrastructure- Protect and 7: 00 p. m. enhance to ensure historic nature and beauty of Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal the neighborhood. School • Midtown Relationships- Develop relationships between our neighborhood and other Anchor Center neighborhoods, schools, retail, and other organizations around common issues.

Strategic Neighborhood Plan: Focus on the Future Central Gardens Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting Monday, May 20, 2013 7: 00 p. m. Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School Anchor Center Over 100 folks joined in 4 listening sessions representing all areas of the neighborhood

Strategic Neighborhood Plan: Focus on the Future Central Gardens • Immediate board changes: • We are trying out a new board and committee Neighborhood Association structure to focus on these three pillars. • Creating a new function- ENGAGEMENT, a Annual Meeting method to connect neighbors to neighbors, CGA and the broader community The full plan is available online at: Monday, May 20, 2013 centralgardens. org/strategicplan 7: 00 p. m. Thank you to Renasant Bank for their support! Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Strategic Planning Committee – Barbara Sysak – Chair, School Committee Members – Barrie Simpson, Mia Henley, Holly Hagan, & Anna Holtzclaw Anchor Center

Proposed New Board & Committee Structure Central Gardens Neighborhood Association Pillars Annual Meeting Board President Community Building (Internal Relationships) Annual Meeting Green Space & Infrastructure Arboretum Functions: • Alleys • Medians • Sidewalks • Wreaths • Tree Replacement Executive Committee: Blue Boxes + Secretary & Treasurer Midtown Relationships Landmarks Operations Communications Monday, May 20, 2013 7: 00 p. m. Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School Anchor Center Home Tour 4 th of July Functions: • Facilitate block events/forums • Assess community needs/listening sessions Safety Functions: • Public Schools • Retail • Neighborhood organization Relationship • Zoning and Compliance Finance Engagement (volunteers, members, potential nominations) Functions: • Legal • Merchandise • Sponsorships • Membership • Donor Development • Vendor Consolidation • Nominations

Strategic Neighborhood Plan: Focus on the Future Central Gardens Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting Immediate changes that you can be a part of: • Concentrating on block parties rather than neighborhood-wide events • 95 folks volunteered through the online survey- 21 already engaged for a neighborhood SWEEP in July- an infrastructure initiative. • Parks! A donation to Overton Park Conservancy for the Day of Merry. Making- Join us, Saturday June 4 th • Have a relationship with CEO of Methodist and Principals of Idelwild and Central public schools- get involved. Monday, May 20, 2013 _____________________ 7: 00 p. m. Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School Anchor Center Anderson/Glenwood Block Party

Strategic Neighborhood Plan: Focus on the Future Central Gardens Neighborhood Association • Call to Action- Look on your chair for a card. Want to Annual Meeting connect with any of the three pillars? Give us your contact info and we will connect you! Monday, May 20, 2013 7: 00 p. m. • BE A PART OF THE FUTURE Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal OF CENTRAL GARDENS School Anchor Center

Committee Updates Central Gardens Neighborhood Association All Committee Reports will be available on our website after the meeting at Annual Meeting http: //www. centralgardens. org/centralgardens-annual-meeting Monday, May 20, 2013 7: 00 p. m. Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School Anchor Center

Beautification Central Gardens Neighborhood Association • Wreath Hanging – lots of new volunteers Annual Meeting • Free Tree Program – Planted 15 trees and expanded program to Monday, May 20, 2013 include canopy trees in back yards 7: 00 p. m. • Re-aligning priorities to respond to Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal the results of the listening sessions School • Next Meeting: May 24 at 6: 00 pm Anchor Center

Communication Central Gardens Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting Delivered 18 e. News to +/- 1400 neighborhood subscribers • Successfully filled 4 listening sessions > 100 attendees • Home sales, interviews, events, photos, etc. • Highlighting sponsors • Response rates for e. News are better than industry standards Subscribe on CGA website to receive e. News Partnered with” Midtown Living” 16 page full color newsletter • • Four issues with dedicated Central Gardens articles! No charge to CGA Increased Social Media presence and opportunities Monday, May 20, 2013 • 7: 00 p. m. • Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Added video to website functionality School Anchor Center • CGA Facebook increased “likes” almost 1000 Facebook fans • Premiered paid Ads for Home tour- good response Central Gardens Next. Door- regularly contribute content- almost 1650 neighbors online CGA Twitter and Instagram- yes we are here, too! To sign up for e. News and receive monthly emails about what’s happening in our neighborhood, go to www. centralgardens. org

Landmarks, Zoning and Compliance Central Gardens Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting • CG Landmarks Committee continues to work closely with owners, architects and developers of projects surrounding our neighborhood, to help maintain the overall integrity of Midtown. • Central Gardens Design Guidelines provide rules for external renovations, new building and demolition of existing structures. The Committee is reviewing updates to these guidelines. • The Historic Overlay District in the Unified Development Code (UDC) provides additional protection for all midtown neighborhoods. The Landmarks Committee is working with staff on problems with: • Noise • Short-term rentals (Air B&B, VRBO, etc) • Commercial Adjacent Impact Issues • Monday, May 20, 2013 7: 00 p. m. Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School Current property design guidelines are available on centralgardens. org. Anchor Center

Membership Central Gardens • Neighborhood Association In 2015, 563 members contributed $30, 040 in support to CGA – that’s about 34% of the residents of Central Annual Meeting Gardens • Since January 1, 294 members have joined or renewed for a total of $15, 605 – Thank you! Monday, May 20, 2013 7: 00 p. m. Learn more about the benefits of membership at : Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School Centralgardens. org Anchor Center Encourage your neighbors to join, too!

Safety Central Gardens • Participation in the Memphis Police Citizens Academy • Neighborhood Association Quarterly Central Gardens Neighborhood Watch. • Continued promotion of Phelps subscriptions • Worked with police in the apprehension of several criminal suspects. Annual Meeting • Promotion of Engraving items Monday, May 20, 2013 7: 00 p. m. Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School • Please continue to report suspicious activity to Memphis Police - 636 -4300. Anchor Center

th Parade July 4 Central Gardens Neighborhood Association Despite the rain, it was a fun morning! • Between 200 -300 neighbors participated in the parade. Annual Meeting • The costumes were amazing and very patriotic – from Betsy Ross to dogs with red, white, and blue fur – spirit for our country was evident! Monday, May 20, 2013 • We enjoyed an excellent program, singing, and ate hotdogs, drank 7: 00 p. m. lemonade, and homemade cookies Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal provided by a wonderful group of dedicated volunteers. School • Many thanks to all! Anchor Center

39 th Annual Home Tour Central Gardens September 2015 • Neighborhood Association The 39 annual Home and Garden th Tour was a success drawing almost 1000 people to our historic neighborhood. Annual Meeting • • • Thank you to Opera Memphis as part of their “ 30 Days of Opera” series. Monday, May 20, 2013 7: 00 p. m. And, our Central Gardens app again Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal proved very helpful to promote the tour. School A special thank you to the over 200 Anchor Center volunteers who supported the Home A new feature of this year’s tour a vintage car show! Tour!

Winterfest Central Gardens • Over 500 food pantry items were donated to Immaculate Neighborhood Association Conception and Grace St. Luke’s Church. Jackets Annual Meeting donated to Central Christian Church • The first Wishing Tree Monday, May 20, 2013 • GSL Choir performed 7: 00 p. m. • Santa visited from the North Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School Anchor Center

• • • Springfest Central Gardens Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting About 250 mingling neighbors enjoyed the phenomenal music of the Sassy Jones Band Forty youngsters tried to guess the contents of the “Jelly Bean Jar” Angela Jacobs won the prized gift card Grace St. Luke’s Boy Scouts volunteered to maintain safe conditions for our slide bouncers Mid South Chess taught the rules and ran games all afternoon Certified Arborist, Wes Hopper, led the Level III Arboretum tour Sponsor, Children’s Dental Center, gave away T- shirts, dental care kits, and Frisbees CGA Safety introduced our new engraving pens and Safety Patrol (Phelps Security) info Boys and girls created and carried home Spin Paint Art taught by Art Project of Overton Square Monday, May 20, 2013 7: 00 p. m. Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School We added 10 new members and renewed 32 memberships Anchor Center

Outgoing Board Members Central Gardens Thank you for your committed service! Neighborhood Association • Elizabeth Byrd • Annual Meeting Stephany Goodnight • Holly Hagan • Anna Holtzclaw • Monday, May 20, 2013 Leigh Martin • Sarah Pospisil 7: 00 p. m. • Kay Price Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal • Libby Pritchard School Thank you for your service! Anchor Center

New Board Members Central Gardens Nominations Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting Monday, May 20, 2013 7: 00 p. m. Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School Anchor Center

New Board Members & Central Gardens Officer Nominations Neighborhood Association 2 nd Term 1 st Term • Sheila Noone • Peter Pace • Katie Savage • Lisa Courtney Annual Meeting • Fara Captain • Bert Smythe • • • Leslie Goodwin Jennifer Jacobson Ginny Taylor Monday, May 20, 2013 Robbie Weinberg Executive Team Anne Mc. Carthy 7: 00 p. m. President: Barbara Sysak Eddie Hutchinson Vice President: Kathy Ferguson Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Jack Stimac Secretary: Sheila Noone Jana Larson Treasurer: Dan Reid School Shelley Thomas Anchor Center

Welcome New President Central Gardens Barbara Sysak Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting Gary and I moved to Central Gardens 5+ years ago fully expecting to only stay about 3 years. Central Gardens captured our hearts and is now our home. Three things I know: • An association is all of us • You don’t have to think a like to love a like- One thing we all share: we all love Central Gardens • Our strength is in connecting with each other Monday, May 20, 2013 7: 00 p. m. My goal as President of CGA is to keep those three ideas in mind and help create an environment where we build on our Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal strengths and focus on what we love. School Anchor Center

Door Prizes Central Gardens Neighborhood Association Wonderful door prizes from our gracious Annual Meeting donors! Monday, May 20, 2013 7: 00 p. m. Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School Anchor Center

Central Gardens Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting Monday, May 20, 2013 7: 00 p. m. Central Gardens Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal A Tree Shaded Oasis in the Heart of Memphis School is a Anchor Center Premier Historic District of the Mid-South