Golf Course Terrace Estates Neighborhood Association
I.
History
II.
Contact
InformationIII. Mission
IV. Goals
V. Objectives
VI. Officers
VII. Executive Board Members
VIII. Standing Committees
I.
History
Serving 1700 residences and nearly 5,000
residents, the Golf Course Terrace Estates Neighborhood Association (GCTENA)
was founded in 1992 to enhance the quality of life and sense of community within the
neighborhood surrounded by the Executive Airport/47th Avenue,
Florin Road, Freeport Boulevard, and 24th Street in Sacramento,
California.
Since 1992, GCTENA has hosted quarterly
general meetings and presented countless speakers; distributed tens of
thousands of newsletters and flyers throughout the neighborhood; supported
neighborhood schools, parks, and resources; advocated for the neighborhood at
county, city, and community meetings and with officials; organized Neighborhood
Watch, recruited Block captains; coordinated annual neighborhood National Night
Out events; provided scores of families with presents and food for Christmas;
served hundreds and hundreds of ice cream cones and cups; cleaned up
neighborhood streets; coordinated the resolution of code violations, stopped illegal
dumping; among many other things.
II.
Contact
Information
Email Address:
Web Site:
Unaffiliated Facebook Links:
Unaffiliated Nextdoor Link:
Mailing Address:
Golf Course Terrace Estates Neighborhood
Association
Post Office Box 231576; Sacramento, California
95823
III.
Mission
The mission of the Golf Course Terrace Estates
Neighborhood Association is to enhance the livability and quality of the area
by establishing and maintaining an open line of communication and liaison
between the neighborhood, government agencies, and other neighborhoods.
IV.
Goals
·
Establish and maintain communication
between the Association and:
o
Residents and Businesses
in the Area
o
Government Officers and
Agencies
o
Other Neighborhood
Associations
·
Afford residents an
opportunity for meaningful dialogue about matters which affect liveability and
quality of living.
·
Promote educational,
charitable, and scientific efforts, which will enhance the neighborhood.
·
Facilitate neighborhood
improvements.
V.
Objectives
1.
Publish Newsletter and
Have Quarterly Meetings.
2.
Participate in and
Foster Neighborhood Clean-Up/Code Enforcement.
3.
Support Little League
and School Needs.
4.
Recognize Neighbors
for Outstanding Contributions.
5.
Special Communication
to Absentee Owners.
6.
Have A Minimum of 200
Members.
7.
Maintain
Representation in All Venues.
VI.
Officers
Gloria Abernethy, Chair
Elizabeth Cronin, Vice Chair
Virginia Guadiana, Secretary
Edward Lapp, Treasurer
Dr. Ernest Lehr, Member-At-Large
VII. Executive Board Members
Term Expires November
|
Board Member
|
|
1
|
2015
|
Joyce Abel
|
2
|
2014
|
Gloria Abernethy
|
3
|
2015
|
June Athey
|
4
|
2015
|
Bruce Brummett
|
5
|
2015
|
Elizabeth Cronin
|
6
|
2014
|
Paula Gardner
|
7
|
2014
|
Virginia Guadiana
|
8
|
2014
|
Willard Hart
|
9
|
2014
|
Glora Jones
|
10
|
2015
|
Edward Lapp
|
11
|
2015
|
Ernest Lehr
|
12
|
2014
|
Emma M. McCree
|
13
|
2015
|
Tim Mendonsa
|
14
|
2014
|
Graciela Ross
|
15
|
2015
|
Blanche Scroggins
|
16
|
2014
|
Barbara Shaw
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Student Advisor
|
Vacant
|
|
Joyce Abel also serves as GCTENA newsletter editor.
VIII.
Standing
Committees
Community Services Committee:
·
Develop strategies and
programs to promote membership in GCTENA, and conduct the annual membership
drive and keep a roll of members.
·
Publish the Newsletter
of GCTENA and other publications needed to assist GCTENA. The Newsletter
is a neighborhood newspaper established for the purpose of disseminating
information in a timely manner regarding the activities of the association and
reporting other matters of interest and concern.
·
Seek and coordinate
volunteers to assist the work for GCTENA.
·
Plan, organize, promote
and produce the community events sponsored by GCTENA.
·
Spend GCTENA funds for
activities or projects under its control, as set forth in GCTENA’s budget by
the Executive Committee.
·
Keep a membership
register, showing the names and addresses of all dues paying members.
·
Establish a Nominations
Subcommittee to perform the duties specified in Section 7.4 of these bylaws.
Neighborhood Concerns Committee:
·
Develop strategies and
sponsor programs to respond to issues of concern to the neighborhood, such as
traffic safety, home security, zoning, and improvements.
·
Monitor land use
decisions made by the City of Sacramento and its Planning Commission.
Fund Raising Committee:
·
Assess GCTENA’s funding
needs and develop strategies for raising funds.
·
Research the
availability of outside funding sources to help meet GCTENA’s financial needs;
actively solicit donations, bequests and grants on behalf of GCTENA; and
develop all proposals necessary to secure financial donations/funding from
outside sources.
·
Coordinate with the
Community Services Committee developing fundraising projects or events for the
benefit of GCTENA.
·
Negotiate the terms and
conditions of GCTENA’s receipt of donations, bequests, and grants; and accept
these gifts on behalf of GCTENA.
·
Spend GCTENA funds for
activities or projects under its control, as set forth in GCTENA’s budget by
Executive Committee.
Nuisance Abatement/Neighborhood Watch Committee:
·
Help enforce city codes
that promote safe, healthy and attractive neighborhoods: cars, trucks, auto
dismantling, garage/yard sales, campers, RVs, boats, trailers, garbage, trash,
appliance, and car parts; illegal dumping, weeds, and fences.
·
Report gang and drug
houses, obtain necessary information, and pursue through proper channels to
correct the problem.
·
Coordinate the
implementation of Neighborhood Watch program on as many streets in
the neighborhood as possible.
