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Neighborhood Newswww.BurbankGardens.org
The Burbank Gardens Neighborhood Association encourages neighborhood participation by working to maintain the historic value, beauty, safety and diversity of our neighborhood. We collect, organize and distribute information pertinent to all residents and provide a unifi ed voice to the City.
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Neighborhood NewsBurbank Gardens
Neighborhood NewsSummer2011
¡Bienvenidos a Este Gran Vecindario!
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TriangleParkWorktoBegininSeptember The Burbank Gardens Triangle ParkCommittee met last month to discussimprovements to the park. Preliminaryplans and options were discussed. Mostimportant is that we need neighborhoodsupport and help, and we hope work willbegininSeptember. TheBGNAhasrecentlycompletedtheAdopt-A-Greenspace process through theCityandclearingofthecentralareaoftheparkwillbeginshortly. Below is a preliminary renderingof the planned walkways, planters andbenches.LisaGrant,ParksSuperintendantand MunicipalArborist for Santa Rosa, isworkingwiththeCommittee. Several details need to be workedout as our plan is a little more ambitiousthantheusualapplicantsfor theAdopt-A-Greenspaceprogram.WehavethesupportofseveralCouncilmembersaswell.
LaborDayWeekendNeighborhood
BBQ!atTrianglePark
Monday,September52-6PM
BringSomethingtoThrowontheBarbieandaSaladtoShare
SoftDrinksProvided
Ithasbeenoverayeartogettothispoint,and,aswithanything,itcanbefrustratingwhentheprocessisslow;however,wekeepthevisionaliveandkeepmovingforward. In the meantime, it still looks like aweedfest and the dumping of furnitureand mattresses really makes the job morediffi cult. Our hope is that if we can clean it upandkeepitclean,peoplewilltakeprideinourlittleparkandthedumpingwillstop. Thankyoutoeveryonewhohashelpedor volunteered to help clean up the park.Themattresseswillberemoved(hopefullyby the timeyou read this), and theweedswillneedtobecutagain. It’s up to us, now, since we adoptedthisland.WecantalkaboutitmoreatourbarbecueonLaborDay.Ihopetoseeyouthere.Ifyoucannotmakeitandstillwanttohelp,contact,IsaacKusterat:
dsa.inspector@gmail.com
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Burbank GardensNeighborhood AssociationPOB 3011SantaRosa,CA95402
Board:BobRuiz,ChairDennisKeeffe,TreasurerLauraFennell,SecretaryMJMurphyIsaacKuster
Our Website:www.burbankgardens.org
Our Newsletter:EditorBobRuizcampanille@comcast.net
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The Editor and the Board reserve the right to edit articles for content or length.
Newsletter Distributors:DanielFlock,MelindaMcCullough,DonnaWells,SusanChurch,CarrieKwasnik,DennisKeeffe,LoriPrior,M.J.Murphy,SoniaTorre,GigHitao,ChrisCarrieri,SaraAnnLarson,LindaAlonso,PiaHamilton,LauraFennell,MikePersinger,IsaacKuster,Bob&KathrunParkerandJudySalerno.
PoliceNon-Emergency(SuspiciousActivity):528-5222Gang Hotline:54�-4264Graffi ti Hotline:54�-�499Homeless Center:525-0226Pet Spay/Neuter:579-SPAYPot Hole Hotline:54�-�871Public Works(Streets,Lights):54�-�881Animal Control:565-7100
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The BGNA Board has aNeighborhoodNewsandInformationEmailList.TheListisusedtocommunicatetoneighborsaboutcrimeandsuspiciousactivitiesinourneighborhood,aswellas, community events and meetingsthateffectus.TheListisnotshared. TobeontheList,pleaseemailtheBoardChair,BobRuiz,at:
campanille@comcast.net
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MeetYourNewBoardMember:IsaacKuster Isaac was born and raised in Calistoga and attended SRJC and Humboldt StateUniversity.HereturnedtotheNorthBayandpurchasedahomeintheBurbankGardensin2008.HeisapublicschoolconstructioninspectorandhasworkedonvariousconstructionprojectsforSRJCandahandfulofotherSonomaCountySchoolDistricts. AsarenterinvariousNorthernCaliforniacities,healwayslivedinolderhomesthatwereclosetothecity’sdowntownarea.Whenhesetouttobuyahome,helookedatallofSantaRosa’sHistoricDistrictsandsettledonahouseonWheelerStreet.Hehasalwayslovedneighborhoodsthathavecharacter,charmandarealneighborhoodfeeling.HeisjoiningtheBGNABoardinordertovolunteerintheneighborhoodandtogettoknowhisneighborsbetter.
Hosted by the City of Santa Rosa inpartnership with the Cultural HeritageBoard.Wantto learnhowyoucanupdateyour older home to be more energy effi cient? This FREE workshop will cover the do’sand don’ts of energy effi ciency measures without losing that historical appeal. Joinus on Monday, August 29, 2011 from 6to 7:�0p in the newly renovated DeTurkRoundBarn,819DonahueSt,SantaRosa.
Energy Effi ciency for HistoricalHomes
The Second Annual Santa RosaNeighborsSummitwillincludeworkshopsandresourcesonbuildinghealthy,safe,andsustainableneighborhoods. Friday,August19at6:�0PMatCityHallwillbeguestspeakerAmaliaAlarconDe Morris, head of Portland, Oregon’s Offi ce of Neighborhood Involvement. Saturday, August 20 at the FinleyCenterfrom9AM-�PMwillbeworkshops,neighborhoodbooths,aResourceFair,foodandfun.Bringthewholefamily. TheBGNAwillhaveatableattheeventto highlight what a great neighborhoodwehaveandhowproudweareof it. Tovolunteer,contactDennisKeeffeat:
drk45@aol.com
New to the Neighborhood?Know Someone Who Is? If you are new to Burbank Gardens,Welcome! The BGNA is the oldestneighborhoodorganization inSantaRosa.For over �5 years, the BGNA has beenadvocatingforourneighborhood,keepingour residents informed, and working tomaintainthehistoricbeautyofthisarea. For more information about theneighborhood, please contact our newWelcome Committee coordinator, LauraFennellat(707)�27-6708orat:
scubalo10@yahoo.com
The Board of the Burbank GardensNeighborhood Association (BGNA) iscurrentlyseekingnewmembers.Membersmust be a resident or business ownerin Burbank Gardens, and should have adesire to “work to maintain the historicvalue, beauty, safety and diversity of ourneighborhood.”
BoardMembersNeeded
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Don’t fret neighbors; the real estatemarket isaquirkything. Iknowwehaveall seen some of the new listings in ourneighborhoodwithpricesbelow$200,000.Itisenoughtomakeusallalittlenauseous. Three things to keep in mind, as wesee these listings, is that in most casesthesehomesarebankowned,orshortsales,thesehomesare invariousconditions,butinmostcasestheyhavehadsomedeferredmaintenance, and those of you who aretaking care of your homes, loving them,living in them, and updating them, thevalueisstillthere.Thisneighborhoodhasimprovedsomuch.
All you need to do is walk down thestreetsandseethewell-tended,manicuredyards and the special artistic touches thatneighborshaveadded.Thisneighborhood,withitscloseproximitytodowntown,willalways be appealing. Buyers are lookingforcharmingneighborhoodslikeours. As we all know, there is somethingveryspecialaboutourneighborhood.Eachofourhomesisuniqueandspecial.Whenyouhaveaneighborhoodwithhomes thatare80-100yearsoldthereareboundtobedifferences in value. When selling yourhome, you need to choose a realtor whoknowsthisneighborhoodwell.
Burbank Gardens Neighborhood Real Estate Outlookby Laura Fennell, Resident, Bertolone Realty
Check out our GoLocal Webpage:sonomacounty.golocal.coop/stories/burbank-gardens
When are Landmark Alteration Permits Necessary?The BGNA Board Meets with City Planner Noah Housh for Clarification Moreandmoreresidentshavebecomeconcerned about the necessity of thespecialLandmarkAlterationPermitsinourHistoricDistrictneighborhoodwhendoingwork on their house. For clarification, the BGNABoardmetwithNoahHoush,SeniorPlannerfortheCity,lastmonth. Mr. Housh explained that for ourneighborhood(andotherHistoricDistrictsin Santa Rosa) certain special permitsare necessary when making alterations.The permit process is governed by CityRegulations 20-58.060 and reviewed bythePlanningDepartmentand theCulturalHeritage Board (CHB). A copy of thedocumentisavailableontheCitywebsite. In summary, there are three levels:Exemption, Minor Landmark Alteration,and Major LandmarkAlteration. Even if
you are Exempt from the special permits,aregularBuildingPermitisalmostalwaysrequired.ItisbettertocheckwiththeCityfirst, before you start work. It will save you timeandmoney. For repairs of existing siding,repainting, installation of rain gutters ordownspouts, installation of window airconditions on a side or rear elevation,demolition or removal of a non-historicbuilding, re-roofing with materials similar totheoriginalera,orreplacementwindowsthatmatchoriginaldesignandmaterials,noLandmark Alteration Permit is necessary;however, a regular Building Permit maystillberequired.CheckwiththeCitytobesure.Saveyourselfalotofgrief. For all other repairs, replacements,demolitions and alterations a Landmark
AlterationPermitislikelytobenecessary.Variancesareallowed.AMinorLandmarkAlteration Permit costs $�48; a MajorLandmarkAlterationPermitcosts$750. FailuretosecuretheproperpermitpriortoworkstartingcouldtriggeraReviewbythePlanningDepartmentor theCHB,andmayincludeapublichearingwhichrequiresapublicnoticeinthenewspaperandalarge,bluesignontheproperty.Thiscouldcostthehomeownerasmuchas$1,500ormoreaswellasconstructiondelays. The City does offer a FREE DesignReviewthroughtheCHBatwhichyoucanbringyourplansinadvanceforadvice. Formoreinformationorforacopyoftheregulations,contactme,BobRuiz,at:
campanille@comcast.net
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