Fall/Winter 2014 Newsletter

Upcoming Events
Spring 2015: 10th Annual MMNA Saturday Garage Sale - TBA
Spring 2015: 10th Annual Neighborhood Block Party - TBA
July 2015:     Dumpster Days - date TBA

MMNA is 10 years old and celebrating our successes! Please read what MMNA does for the neighborhood and why we need your continued financial support! Donations can be directed to MMNA Board of Directors (BOD) listed below. MMNA is funded ONLY by donations.

MMNA Promotes Neighborhood Safety and Security 
Mayo Meadow is one of the safest neighborhoods in Tulsa according to Bart Dean, National Crime Prevention Network (CPN) Tulsa Coordinator. 

• Over the last 10 years, MMNA has sponsored Alert Neighbors Meetings, purchased "Alert Neighbors" street signs and "We Call Police" signs for all parts of the neighborhood.
• In 2011 MMNA helped form a Citizens Alert Patrol (CAP) of 10 of your neighbors to patrol the MM neighborhood, giving us higher alert status with the Tulsa Police Dept (TPD).
• MMNA has coordinated with the TPD, City Neighborhood Inspectors, and the Fairgrounds staff to control both parking and property crimes during the Fair and other large events. 

MMNA Encourages Communication Among Neighbors

• MMNA Newsletters
• MMNA funds the printing of a fall and spring newsletter and organizes neighbors to distribute newsletters to every home in the neighborhood (approx. 1,000 residences).
• Provides electronic copies of the newsletter and event notices by request, contact BOD member Larry Synar to subscribe: larrystsa@yahoo.com
• Social Media
• BOD members, Maggie Brown and Shamone Hubbert, administer the MM Facebook page. Our neighbor, Michel Shimp, is a founding member of nextdoor.com. Both sites provide neighborhood awareness, contacts, and updates. 
• Annual Neighborhood Block Party 
• Funding, organizing, and publicizing the annual spring block party, a mixer for the whole neighborhood. Provide surveys at the block party for neighbors' suggestions.
• Business and Special Meetings
• Organizing and publicizing business special meetings to discuss neighborhood needs and projects, i.e. Alert Neighbors, meeting with Fairgrounds staff and TPD. 

MMNA Coordinates Activies for the Neighborhood, Yearly

• Free Dumpsters
• MMNA arranges for free dumpsters each summer for the whole neighborhood. Dumpsters are only provided by the City to neighborhood associations in good standing. 
• Annual Neighborhood Garage Sale
• MMNA purchases a classified ad in the Tulsa World so neighbors can just move their sale items outside without having to advertise individually. MMNA also purchased four banners, designed and installed by our neighbor, Matt Smith, at the four corners of the neighborhood to serve as a reminder about the neighborhood garage sale date. 
• Spring Neighborhood Block Party and Meetings
• MMNA sponsors the spring neighborhood block part, business and special meetings on topics of interest to the neighborhood. 

Keeping our Neighborhood Beautiful and Well-Known

• History and Transformation
• Before 2005, MM wasn't really a place with a name! Our neighborhood was just though of as the "parking annex for the Fairgrounds" or "the neighborhood south of the Fairgrounds"
• The Nidiffer family, owners of the Mayo Meadow Shopping Center, gave permission to use the name Mayo Meadow for the new association, as the old shopping center was being demolished. 
• In 2005, Mayo Meadow became a neighborhood name instead of a shopping center
• While other, smaller associations had been formed in the past, the current association was the consolidation of several small subdivisions and older associations. 
• MM boundaries are from Pittsburgh to Yale Aves, and 21st to 29th St.
• Award Winning Entry Gates at 21st and Pittsburgh and 21st and Vandalia Aves
• In 2006, MMNA BOD members won a Tulsa Vision 2025 Grant. The city paid to build entrance gates from the pink flagstone harvested from the MM Shopping Center before demolition, and to landscape them.
• In 2009, MMNA won a Tulsa Historic Preservation Commission Award for the entry gates project. 
• MMNA funds and organizes a volunteer effort to plant, tend and water the entrance gates gardens.
• Maurie Traylor, former BOD member and professional gardener, designed a year around sustainable growth garden with drought resistance plants. 

If you believe that "Charity Begins at Home," help us keep our neighborhood safe and beautiful with your donation, no matter how small. Donations of any size, as well as questions about MMNA, can be directed to President Jeanie Newell. 2644 S Sandusky Ave, 74114. 

Neighborhood Citizens Alert Patrol Training Meeting

Neighborhood Citizens Alert Patrol Training Meeting - Sept 22

Volunteers Needed for MMNA Citizen Alert Patrol. A training and organizational meeting will be held Thurs night, Sept 22 from 6-8 p.m. at Memorial Baptist Church. MMNA will provide a light dinner for volunteers at 6. Volunteers agree to drive or walk or jog or bicycle or stroll through the neighborhood and report any suspicious activity.

An application will be on the back of your newsletter. The Tulsa Police Dept will do a background check on those interested in participating. The deadline for submitting your application is Sept 15th. If you are interesting in supporting our neighborhood in this way, MMNA welcomes your participation.

At least 14 volunteers will be needed.
Contact the Crime Commission 918-585-5209 or info@crimecomok.org. or Jeanie Newell, MMNA Pres. at 747-6389 with questions

Crime Prevention Follow Up

Did you know that burglaries happen the most between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m?

Crime prevention follow up

Want to learn how to be a block captain?
Anyone is welcome to attend Citizen Alert Patrol Training this Thursday at John Knox Presbyterian Church at 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Next session won't be until fall. So don't miss out!

Safety by the Slice

Want FREE Pizza?
Come out for our CRIME PREVENTION MEETING. Tuesday the 26th @ Memorial Baptist Church. Come at 6 pm for free pizza/drinks with the family and stay for the program at 6:30. Let's make The Meadow a safer place!

Crime Prevention Tip from the Tulsa Police

Thieves have found a way to break into your vehicle which may go unnoticed for several days. They take valuable information and documents. If you have a GPS unit, they now know what you drive along with where you live. The next step may be a burglary of your residence. Here is how they are doing it: Thieves locate a parked vehicle having something of value inside. They use a punch tool on the passenger side door just below the handle to punch a small, almost unnoticeable hole in the door. They then gain access to the mechanism that unlocks the door. They unlock the door not setting off any alarm or creating any noise. Thieves get inside your vehicle and take electronic valuables. They also take a check or two from the middle of the check book and even will take one or two of your credit cards hoping it goes unnoticed. They then get into your GPS and find out what you have listed for "HOME". They'll leave the GPS in the car to reduce the likelihood that you'll realize that your car has been broken into. Already knowing what you drive, they can check to see if you are home and then break into your residence. These types of break ins are going unnoticed for several days. By the time you've discovered the crime, thieves may have already wiped out your bank account. Remove "HOME" from your GPS. Use a local business instead. Here is a security alarm system that you probably already have and requires no installation. Put your car keys beside your bed at night. If you hear a noise outside your home or hear someone trying to get into your house, just press the panic button for your car. The alarm will be set off, and the horn will continue to sound until either you turn it off or the car battery dies. Next time you come home for the night and you start to put your keys away, test it. It will go off from most everywhere inside your house and will keep honking until your battery runs down or until you reset it with the button on the key fob chain.

Be A Good Neighbor

Be part of the good neighbor website access. When you access our website, please download information that may be useful to your neighbors who do not use the Internet. Our newsletter comes out twice a year, but the website is current with neighborhood and City news. Look for the Crime Commission Daily update to soon be on our website if you want to know about crime City-wide.

CRIME PREVENTION MEETING!!!

CRIME PREVENTION MEETING!!! Tuesday the 26th @ Memorial Baptist Church. Come at 6:00 pm for free pizza and stay for the program at 6:30.

Burn Ban In Effect for Tulsa

Monday, April 4, Tulsa County Commissioners passed a resolution creating a burn ban in Tulsa County for the next seven days. After seven days, Tulsa County Commissioners will meet to assess the need for another seven-day burn ban. With the burn ban in effect, the Tulsa Fire Department wants to remind City of Tulsa residents that any kind of outdoor burning is strictly prohibited. In the City of Tulsa, there is a minimum $220 fine for burning. This includes: outdoor grills, fire pits, chimineas, outdoor fireplaces, camp fires, trash burning, etc. The Tulsa Fire Department also wants to remind citizens to not throw cigarette butts outside, but properly dispose of burning cigarettes. The burn ban overrides any previously issued burn permits. Permits will be reissued at no cost once the burn ban is lifted. You can view the map of the current burn bans issued statewide and related laws, by visiting the Oklahoma Forestry website. //

Update

We are working with the Crime Commission to schedule an upcoming meeting to review the creation of a Neighborhood Crime Watch program.
Also, stay tuned for our upcoming garage sale date!

Meeting Rescheduled Due to Weather

BE AWARE Crime Watch Meeting presented by Tulsa Crime Commission & MMNA is POSTPONED due to the 2011 blizzard & additional incoming weather.
MMNA will notify you when the meeting is rescheduled.
We apologize for the inconvenience.

Rescheduled Meeting Details

Crime Watch Meeting Presented by Tulsa Crime Commission & MMNA
Time: 6:30 – 8:00 pm, Thursday, Feb. 10th
Place: Fellowship Hall, Memorial Baptist Church, 2800 S. Yale Ave.
Refreshments will be served

Meeting CANCELLED

MMNA's urgent Neighborhood Watch meeting at Memorial Baptist Church, Thursday Feb 3rd has been CANCELLED.

Due to issues with the facility, the meeting has been postponed. Please check back for then ew date, soon.

ROLL CALL!

We are scheduling our Neighborhood Watch Program meeting (tentatively during the first week of Feb) and need to know how many of you will be planning to attend due to the room sizes available. This way we can ensure there is space for everyone. Please comment below to let us know!

Neighborhood Watch Program

Due to recent events in the neighborhood we will be working to organize a Neighborhood Watch Progam meeting. Please stay tuned as to the date and time. We owuld love to have you there.

In the meantime: visit spotcrime.com. It is a free online daily report of crime in a neighborhood. You just use your address and that way you can see what's going on in the surrounding area. They get the info mainly from TPS's live calls. It helps you see what's going on.

An Invite From the Mayor

I would like to invite you to be part of our studio audience for the second Tulsa Forum.
The Tulsa Forum is a televised program featuring a discussion on various topics affecting our city and local government.
As part of the audience, you will participate by submitting written questions about law enforcement, crime prevention, crime watch programs, statistics or anything related to public safety that is of interest to you.
You would be an important contributor to this forum, which is has the theme of “public safety.” Police Chief Chuck Jordan, Crime Commission Director Carol Bush and Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz will join me on the panel.
The audience will participate by writing questions and submitting them to a moderator. Selected members of the media also will ask questions of the panel.
The program, which is recorded live-to-tape, will air at a later date in November to be announced.
The program will broadcast on TGOV-Channel 24, be available for viewing at www.tgovonline.org and on Tulsa Community College’s Cox cable Channel 21 and on Cox’s “On Demand”.
Where: Tulsa Community College Center 4 Creativity, 909 S. Boston Ave.
When: November 19 from 10 a.m. to 11:45 p.m.
Audience members should arrive by 10 a.m. in order to be seated.
Recording will begin promptly at 10:30 a.m. and will end at 11:30.

RSVP to mayor@cityoftulsa.org.

Best regards,
Mayor Dewey Bartlett

Michelle Allen
Communications Dept.,
City of Tulsa
918.637.8225

Signs. SIgns. Everywhere Signs!

Are You A Good Neighbor?

Excerpts from an article from: http://www.changeofaddress.org/

We all have neighbors that we could really do without, right?
You know the people that I am talking about…
It might however surprise you that to someone else YOU are one of those people that they just can’t stand to have as a neighbor.
So, you might be wondering how you know if you are one such person. Funny you should ask as I find myself in the same predicament. So, after a bit of soul searching and digging in my memory I came up with the following 50 signs that you are a bad neighbor:

Pets – Nobody has an issue with you having a cat or dog, usually if something comes up it is more how you are taking care of the pet or not that becomes an issue like:
You let your dog out of the house late at night or early in the morning and they bark a lot (and loudly).
You let your dog out and don’t quickly let them back in so they scratch and scratch at your door (while barking loudly).
You let your dog go to the bathroom in your yard and don’t clean up (so your yard is a mine field).
You walk your pet but don’t keep them on a leash.
You let your dog or cat roam the neighborhood (because “everyone loves them”).
Your dog has a problem with biting yet you tie them up outside your home for extended time periods.
You let your dog dig holes in your yard making it less than attractive which reflects on the neighborhood.
Your dog is outside so much the grass is worn down from their chain dragging back and forth as they run and bark at people passing by.
You don’t clean up after your dog when they go to the bathroom in your neighbor’s yard.
You let your cat or dog fight with other pets in the neighborhood.

Kids – Who doesn’t love the sound of kids playing and having a good time in the neighborhood? Well you might be surprised… In general it’s not a problem but watch out if you allow one of the following:
You let your kids TP or “egg” other houses in the neighborhood (yes, even if it is one of their “friends”).
You let your kids run wild outside with no apparent adult supervision.
You buy your kids three wheelers, go carts, mini bikes, and other loud and annoying toys and then let them go wherever they please as long as they stay close to home.
You let your kids buy fireworks and allow every Saturday night to be the 4th of July.
You let your kids have lots of parties (even if it’s not on a school night).
If you buy your child all the best toys and then they run around the neighborhood bragging to other kids (usually resulting in those kids pestering their parents for the same type of gifts).
If you let your kids play basketball in the driveway late at night or early in the morning (especially on the weekends).
If your kids leave toys in the neighbors yard all the time….

Yard – Everyone understands that working in the yard is not a lot of fun, but it is important to the overall look of the neighborhood. You could find yourself in trouble with the neighbors if you do one of the following:
You are always late mowing your yard so the grass is always long and always results in you needing to rake.
You always mow your lawn late at night or early in the morning (… that also goes for trimming).
In the Fall if you never rake your leaves because they will naturally decompose.
If you don’t take care of dead grass or yellowing grass in your yard.
If you let your bushes and trees die and never remove or replace them.
If you park 10 cars in your backyard and run a private car dealership or junkyard (whichever you prefer to call it).
If you let your yard get over-run by weeds (yes dandelions included they aren’t pretty yellow flowers).
If you always water your yard (even after weeks of rain).

House – Just like with your yard there are basic expectations that need to be met with your home as well to keep you in good standing with the neighbors.

You could have issues if you…

NEVER, ever wash your windows and it’s clear that they are covered in dirt and other grime.
If you don’t keep your house paint looking decent (if it is chipping, repaint).
If you never wash your house or if you don’t know what power washing your house is… you might have a problem.
If you leave your Christmas lights on your house all year long, people will NOT admire your holiday spirit.
If you like to talk to neighbors about how much bigger/better your house is than their house (give us a break, we know you are awesome).
If your home alarm system goes off ALL THE TIME, you will eventually annoy your neighbors and they won’t come check on you.

Random – There are some other things that can make you a less-than-desirable neighbor that you may or may not appreciate knowing like:
If you park an RV, boat, and five cars in a driveway that is meant for a max of 3 cars.
If you ALWAYS park in the street right behind your neighbor’s driveway.
If you have tons of parties at your house and all your friends park in the street blocking the neighborhood.
If you have LOUD, I mean LOUD parties (even if they are rare).
If you argue a lot with your spouse or yell at your children a lot it tends to make you less popular with the neighbors.
If you like to pull pranks or practical jokes a lot on neighbors it could get old (flaming dog poo, etc.).
If you burn leaves and or other things in your yard (who does that still, seriously…)
If you have a yard sale or garage sale every week (that’s considered a retail shop at that point)


HONORABLE MENTION – PEEPING IN NEIGHBOR’S WINDOWS IS NOT A PART OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH DUTIES!

Tulsa Under Excessive Heat Warning

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued an excessive heat warning. Temperatures combined with very high humidity will result in dangerous heat index values between 105 and 115 degrees over the next several days.

Residents are cautioned to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Symptoms of heat exhaustion include:

• Heavy sweating
• Weakness,
• Being dizzy and vomiting
• Fainting spells
• Getting flushed
• Fast heartbeat
  

There are three cooling stations operating in the city of Tulsa:
Tulsa County Social Services2401 Charles Page BoulevardOperational Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.7 days per week
Salvation Army Center of Hope 102 North Denver AvenueOperational Hours: 24/7
Dennis R. Neill Equality Center621 East 4th StreetOperational Hours: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.Monday through Saturday

It is especially important that kids and animals are not left in a vehicle for even a few minutes.

Tulsa Police Department CompStat Meetings

The next Tulsa Police Department CompStat meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 16, at 9:00 a.m. These department-wide CompStat meetings are held in the TPD CompStat Center located in Police Headquarters at 911 Civic Center Drive. Upon arrival, enter the building from the parking garage through the north-facing doors and take the red elevator immediately inside the building to the second floor. Meeting dates for the rest of the year are listed on the next page.

All department-wide CompStat meetings are open to the public. Operational strategies to address emerging real-time crime trends throughout the city’s neighborhoods are discussed and reviewed by TPD staff at these meetings. While these working operational meetings are open to the public, the floor is not open to public discussion during the individual sessions. Tulsa Police staff, however, will be happy to answer questions before and after the meeting and during breaks as needed. TPD staff may also address the floor during the sessions regarding questions that are submitted during these breaks.

These meetings are an excellent opportunity to address the individual needs of your community and provide much-needed insight into issues that may be unique to your neighborhoods.

If you need directions or further information regarding the Tulsa Police CompStat meetings, please contact Officer Thomas Bell at 918-596-1679 or at tbell@cityoftulsa.org .

2010 CompStat Dates:
Meeting Dates:

July 14th, 2010
August 11th, 2010
September 8th, 2010
October 6th, 2010
November 3rd, 2010
December 1st, 2010
December 29th, 2010