Franklin Reserve Neighborhood Association

We Need Your Voice To Help Our Youth!!!

FRNA Members,

There are approximately 15,000 middle school and high school students enrolled in Elk Grove schools, and they seem to be everywhere – shopping, playing sports, going to one of the two teen centers, walking to and from school, and, of course, just hanging out. But is there enough in Elk Grove for its youth and teens to do? Are they being supported and given opportunities to succeed and contribute to the community?

The newly formed Youth Master Plan Steering Committee, is hoping to find out and put that information to good use. Spearheaded by the City of Elk Grove and several community leaders, the Youth Master Plan Committee has been meeting regularly to create a Youth Master Plan for Elk Grove to ensure that youth and teens and their parents have the resources and support they need. In this vein, the Youth Master Plan Steering Committee has a subcommittee focusing on neighborhood and youth and teen resources. The goal of this subcommittee is to create a network, or safety net, of schools, local government, churches, nonprofits and other community organizations that serve youth and teens.

The City of Elk Grove’s Youth Master Plan Committee will be holding four community forums in November to get feedback on the following issues regarding youth and teens in Elk Grove:

1.     Drug/Alcohol use among teens

2.     Unhealthy lifestyle issues

3.     Awareness of teen resources

4.     Teen safety

5.     Perception of the teen population in Elk Grove

6.     Other concerns and feedback you would like to share

There will be two forums for adults and two for youth/teens. Adults will not be allowed at the teen forums and nor are teens encouraged to attend the adult forums so there can be honest feedback from all those participating. Teens will be eligible for community service credit for attending one of the forums. The dates and times of are:

Adults Only:

November 10, 2008

6:30 PM

Wackford Teen Center

9014 Bruceville Road, Elk Grove, CA 95758

and

November 13, 2008

6:30 PM

Teen Center USA

8978 Elk Grove Blvd., Elk Grove, CA 95624

Teens Only:

November 18, 2008

6:30 PM

Wackford Teen Center

9104 Bruceville Road, Elk Grove, CA 95758

and

November 20, 2008

6:30 PM

Teen Center USA

8978 Elk Grove Blvd., Elk Grove, CA 95624.

We hope to see you there, your participation is the key to our success!

Light refreshments will be served.

Next FRNA Meeting...Come Meet The Candidates!

Have you decided how to vote in the November election for the Elk Grove City Council? Did you miss out on the League of Women Voters forum? Do you have questions for the Candidates running for Elk Grove City Council? HERE IS YOUR LAST CHANCE!!!!

Join us Saturday, November 1st at Roundtable Pizza (Bruceville/Whitelock) and ask the Elk Grove City Council Candidates your questions. The Franklin Reserve Neighborhood Association has invited the candidates that are running for Elk Grove City Council to address your issues and concerns that effect your city. Please join us and ask your questions, as this will be the last time before you get out to vote in this historical election on November 4th 2008.

Please RSVP as soon as possible and spread the word!

DATE: Saturday, Nov 1^st

TIME: 11:00 am

PLACE: Round Table Pizza (Whitelock & Bruceville Rd)

If you have any questions, please feel free to send us an email or give us a call at anytime!

Susan McDonald

www.franklinreserve.org

916 679 4442

Franklin Reserve Members!!! We now have our own column in the EG Citizen!!!

"Life in the Franklin Reserve" is a new column that will be appearing in the Elk Grove Citizen on a regular basis. It is a collaboration between the Franklin Reserve Neighborhood Association and the Elk Grove Citizen to bring you news and stories about your friends and neighbors making a difference in the community, and about family life in the Reserve.

We want your participation!

Please send in any story ideas and input on what you would like to see!

Jennifer Larkin
franklinreservestories@gmail.com
www.franklinreserve.org

Be sure to check out today’s Citizen with our very first story!!! Don't forget to send us your ideas!!! We will need your help to keep this column going!!!

Dedication Ceremony Set for Backer, Sr. Park!!!!

Join FRNA & CSD as we dedicate our newest park!!

You are invited to join in the festivities at YOUR new park!!!! The dedication will include special presentations, a ribbon cutting ceremony, and refreshments.

Place : Stathos Drive and Bilby

Time : 5:30 pm

Date : Thursday, September 18, 2008

Come out and have a GREAT time!!!!

Make Your Mark at the Park!!!!

Here is your chance to, “Make Your Mark at the Park!”

Help create an ocean or butterfly scene for the tile walls at Morse Community Park. We need YOUR help!!!

This art project will include 1,600 hand painted tiles by our community. You can purchase a single tile or multiple tiles to create a larger image. There are tiles for every age group and no art experience is necessary! The talented staff from “I made it!” will be on hand right here at Carroll Elementary to assist you!

FRNA members, let’s consider partnering together to create a tile wall together!!! We can have our children use their fingerprints to elaborate on our logo….together we can create a mark that will be enjoyed by generations to come! Please feel free to contact me at anytime.

What: Paint tiles for the new Morse Community Park (at Bellaterra & Firepoppy)

When: Thursday August 14, 2008 from 2:20 -4:30 pm

Where: Carroll Elementary School

Why: Become part of the community art project and leave a lasting mark for future generations!

How: Purchase tiles for $10 each at the event or pre-order online at E-reg with CSD at www.yourcsd.com course # 20355 or call CSD at 405-5300.

For more information about the CSD and Playground Partners website please visit www.elkgroveplaygroundpartners.com

Let’s get involved…it’s OUR park!!

America’s Night Out Against Crime

Franklin Reserve Neighborhood Association Welcomes You To A Picnic In The Park

Tuesday, August 5 6pm - 8pm

Machado Park 10394 Franklin High Rd.

What is National Night Out? National Night Out is an annual event observed throughout the county when city police departments make visits to neighborhood block parties, community gatherings and discuss ways in crime prevention such as ’neighborhood watch program’.

This year Franklin Reserve Neighborhood Assoc. is partnering with Elk Grove City Mayor, Gary Davis to celebrate the 25th Anniversary for National Night Out at Machado Park.

Local sponsor’s are providing entertainment which include: A Live Band, Dance Troop from “Encore! Studio of Performing Arts, Jump House, Face Painting, and….. ZUMBA! This will be an audience participation.

Pack a basket and blanket for a picnic on the grass and MEET your neighbor’s…..

For more information on this event please contact President: Susan McDonald or Social Chair: Hiromi Eagle Briel

www.franklinreserve.org

a non-profit neighborhood association

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THE SHAUER PARK DEDICATION!!

FRNA would like to thank EVERYONE that came out to join us for the Shauer Park dedication! A VERY SPECIAL thanks to CCSD and FRNA staff and volunteers!! They worked very hard to make this event a success!!

Please take the time to read about the park dedication that was recently featured in the Elk Grove Citizen.

Also, take a moment to view our photos from the event. Enjoy!! Special thanks to Ed Casey for taking these photos.

JOIN US FOR SHAUER PARK DEDICATION THURSDAY JUNE 19!!!
You are invited to join in the festivities at YOUR new park!! The dedication will include special presentations, a ribbon cutting ceremony, and refreshments!!!

Co-Sponsored by:

CSD and Franklin Reserve Neighborhood Association

www.yourcsd.com www.franklinreserve.org

We will have FRNA residents helping out and cooking up hamburgers and hot dogs for all to enjoy!!! All donated by CSD!! Come out, meet your neighbors and have a GREAT time!!!!

PLACE: Stathos Drive and Frank Gregg Way

See you there!!!

Franklin Reserve Neighborhood Association Proposed Ordinance
On behalf of the Franklin Reserve Neighborhood Association (FRNA), I would like to give you more information about an ordinance recently mentioned in the Sacramento Bee that we proposed to the City of Elk Grove. The ordinance would better enable neighborhood associations and citizens to contact residential property owners about the condition of their properties. As proposed by FRNA to the City of Elk Grove, the ordinance would accomplish the following:
Require owners of residential rental property in Elk Grove and the property management companies managing their Elk Grove residential rental properties to register with the City Clerk. The resulting residential rental property registry would include the names and addresses of the owners and their property management companies and would be searchable online only by the address of the property.
Require mortgage lending institutions to register with the City Clerk all residential properties in Elk Grove upon which they have foreclosed within ten (10) days of foreclosure and to post on each property the name of the mortgage lending institution, a contact person for the mortgage lending institution to whom problems with the property should be reported, and the address, telephone number and e-mail address for the contact person.
Require the City to make publicly assessable county assessor property ownership records for residential parcels and units within the City, to be accessible only at the City Clerk's Office or on the City's internet website, searchable online by physical address of the property only.
The proposed ordinance was born of the frustration of FRNA members in trying to reach residential property owners about their properties and, in some cases, their tenants. I personally have had to resort to asking real estate agents and others to find publicly availably but not easily accessible property ownership records for problem properties and tenants in the FRNA area. At this point, the City Attorney is working with the Elk Grove Police Department and the Community Enhancement Department to revise our proposed ordinance into discrete ordinances. However, we do not know whether the City Attorney's draft ordinance will encompass all that our proposed ordinance does. The City Attorney is tentatively scheduled to present the City's version of our proposed ordinance to the City Council sometime in June. We are advising you because we do not know how much time we will have to analyze and, if acceptable, garner support for the proposed ordinance. The Sacramento Rental Housing Association has already approached FRNA with some of its concerns about the proposed ordinance.

As soon as we have the City Attorney's proposed ordinance, we will let you know. Assuming the City Attorney's proposed ordinance is satisfactory to the FRNA membership, we hope to work with other Elk Grove neighborhood associations and community leaders to ensure its passage by the City Council.

Spring Fling!! Thank You Volunteers!!
All,

A HUGE SHOUT OUT to all of those FRNA Members
and Non-FRNA Members that contributed so much to make this event a huge
success! First and foremost, THANK YOU to Carroll Elementary PTA WHO
MADE ALL OF THIS POSSIBLE. Also, a HUGE THANK YOU to the pastor and
membership from Oak Tree Community Church!!

THANK YOU TO ALL MEMBERS AND NON MEMBERS OF FRNA THAT MADE IT POSSIBLE
TO BE A PART OF THIS EVENT!!!

Please take the time to view our photos and enjoy!!

Susan McDonald
Franklinreserve.org
916670 4442