Wednesday, December 4, 2013

City of Dunwoody 3rd Quarter KPI Report on Citizen Focused Activities

http://jkheneghan.com/city/meetings/2013/Nov/KPI%20-%20Q3%20Report.pdf

I have the distinct pleasure of serving on the Dunwoody City Council therefore I attend a lot of meetings, talk to many people (residents & staff) and get more email than the typical Dunwoody resident.  In a spirit of transparency, I attempt to push a large amount of information out into the public domain, be it City agenda documents for your review or videos of items that I think might be of interest.   I try to present information in a semi unbiased fashion though admittingly, I am not always successful of that, but I do try.

At the Jim Riticher meeting on Tuesday the question of the Charter commission documents came up and I have obtained a copy and posted them on my blog and made sure that the information is now easily found on the city's website.  

Many questions / comments were raised during the meeting on the performance of city staff and the performance of the Council to oversee the activities of the staff.   As I was there to listen, I shot video and held my tongue for most of the meeting (except for the sun shade issue which was directed specifically at me - at the 3 min mark of this video).   I didn't contradict anyone of the workload and performance of the city staff but just like I presented the Charter Commission report as requested, I feel it is appropriate to share an item in my possession that discusses the oversight and workload of the city staff.   Attached above is the latest KPI stats on a three month period that the Council received from the City Manager.  

Take a look at the document and remind yourself that the stats only covers a three month period.  After five years of operation, I am still astonished at what we as a community created from scratch and let me tell you that I am very proud of all of the very hard working City of Dunwoody employees without whom this city would not function.   Thank you.

Dunwoody Charter Commission - Final Report

http://jkheneghan.com/city/meetings/2013/Charter%20Commission/Dunwoody%20Charter%20Commission%20Final%20Report%20-%20Signed%2010-11-13.pdf


The final Charter Commission report is 70 pages long but the substantive proposed changes to SB82 are listed above.

The report is available on the city website.   Remember that the City Council was purposely left out of this process as this is a list of recommendations from the citizens to the State Legislature on possible governance changes.  In the end, our State Reps could present and pass what was presented, present nothing if in disagreement, pass nothing presented or present completely different changes and pass what they like.

Appendix B of the report (starts on page 57) lists ideas presented for change but were never voted upon for for formal submission.  Possible additional changes that I have heard in the last couple months since the close of the commission was a cap on debt allowed and moving the Mayoral election to be held during the district cycle vs the at large election cycle.  The ideas listed in the appendix or ideas that are yet to be floated, are all fair game as the ball is in Fran, Tom & Mike's court to do with it as they and the Legislature see fit.

Jim Riticher Town Hall - Dunwoody City Council


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Dunwoody residents attending meeting question city’s direction and city projects

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Brook Run Dog Park makes proposal to stay in place - neighbors ask that it be moved.

http://jkheneghan.com/city/meetings/2013/Dec/BRDPA_Presentation_12-2-13_FINAL.pdf

Proposal Highlights
Redesign of Dog Park (shift it away from Lakeview Oaks / expand forward)
Planting Leyland Cypress & Holly to block views, install EverQuiet Wall
Increase front end of park to be used for small dogs, less congestion, less noise.
Regrade sloping areas with timbers to slow water, Aeration, Deep Root Fertilizing
Mulch trees with wood chips, add irrigation to new plantings,
Water Runoff improvement efforts based on terracing, slowing and directing water.
No park rotation of facilities as no growing ground cover intended.
Little immediate ADA improvements.
City of Dunwoody requested to pay for all improvements.
Friends of Brook Run supportive but not true "stakeholder".
Lakeview Oaks Homeowners Association - is not supportive.

Neighbors Concerns


Email Communication

November 14 - Heneghan to Council
November 19 - BRDPA to Council
November 25 - BRDPA to Heneghan
November 26 - Heneghan to BRDPA
November 27 - Heneghan to Lockridge
November 27 - Jay Pryor to Heneghan and attachment.

Video of Dec 2nd Meeting

The meeting requested by the BRDPA took place on Mon Dec 2nd at 4 pm at the office of the Dunwoody Homeowners Association and lasted close to two hours.  Video was shot but the resolution was set very high therefore conversion and posting will be done as time permits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ASmxg_1eVo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYAsUtwcNis

Next steps

The Dunwoody City Council is scheduled to vote on Monday December 9th on approving the contract for the new dog park at the new location.  The proposal presented by the BRDPA will be discussed and considered.  Depending on the outcome of that discussion, either the contract for the new dog park will be approved or it may be deferred for more discussion or research of the BRDPA proposal.

Friday, November 29, 2013

Dunwoody Police Black Friday Tweet-a-thon

On November 29th starting at 6:00AM the Dunwoody Police Department will be tweeting all calls for service during a 24 hour period.  Follow us @DunwoodyPolice on Twitter and you can keep track of all the action on the busiest shopping day of the year. 

Follow @DunwoodyPolice from the comfort of your home or follow us while you shop to check on crowd and traffic conditions to optimize your time.  Dunwoody Police will have officers on patrol and on hand at several department stores to help ensure a safe Black Friday.

If you have any questions, please contact Officer Tim Fecht at timothy.fecht@dunwoodyga.gov or (678) 382-6917.


Thursday, November 28, 2013

Christmas for Kids - help Dunwoody’s under-privileged children by offering a gift.


The Dunwoody Police Department Christmas for Kids (CFK) program began in 2009 with the goal of bringing our community together to collect new and unwrapped gifts for Dunwoody’s under-privileged children between the ages of newborn to 15 years old.

Once gifts are collected, the Dunwoody Police Department invites members of the community to join our CFK team for a "Wrap-Up Event" in early December to personalize a bag of individually wrapped gifts for each of the 60 or so children who are honored at a private Christmas party later in the month. Santa himself (along with his Elves and perhaps a Toy Soldier or two!) appears at the private event to spend quality one-on-one time with our honored guests and to distribute the gifts personally.

CFK is unique in that the Christmas party is an intimate affair for the pre-registered children and their parents only. Keeping the party private allows our CFK team to focus only on what’s important – the children and the joys of giving.

Christmas for Kids is a community effort and is only made possible by the generosity of our citizens, businesses, and other local organizations.

Important Dates in 2013:

OCT 25-DEC 5, 2013: CFK FAMILY REGISTRATIONS
  • Registrations must be in person at iCare Atlanta located at: 5879-B New Peachtree Rd, Doraville, GA 30340. For questions regarding eligibility contact: Stephanie Stevens or Judith Fletcher at iCare Atlanta, 678/615-3341.
  • NOTE: Family registrations for the private Christmas Party will CLOSE once we reach our 60 qualified children maximum; however, we will continue to accept applications for qualified families through Dec. 5, 2013 for gift assistance (only) subject to gift availability.
NOV 1-DEC 5, 2013: GIFT COLLECTIONS
  • Gift collections (toy drive) at participating CFK Gift Drop sites (see list below). If you are a business interested in participating as a CFK Gift Drop site, please contact Deborah Parsons: deborah@fba.org or 770/234-8347.
DEC 14 2013: CFK WRAP-UP EVENT, 2:00pm-4:00pm
  • Join the CFK Team at First Baptist Church Atlanta for our Wrap-Up Event. Individual and group volunteers are welcome to share some holiday cheer while we "wrap-up" our collected toys for each and every CFK registered child. Contact Deborah Parsons for more info: deborah@fba.org or 770/234-8347.
DEC 23, 2013: EXTENDED GIFT COLLECTIONS AT DPD HQ
  • Dunwoody Police headquarters will continue to collect CFK gifts for families in need through Dec. 23, 2013. Stop by 24/7 to drop your new, unwrapped gifts in our lobby gift drop box.

2013 Participating CFK Gift Drop SitesCFK Gift Box


  • Another Broken Egg Cafe
  • Crossroads Church of Dunwoody
  • Cutie Pies Children’s Boutique
  • CVS Pharmacy
  • Dentistry with a Difference
  • Dunwoody Elementary School
  • Dunwoody Nature Center
  • Fidelity Bank (Dunwoody Village Pkwy)
  • Kingsley Charter Elementary School
  • Mellow Mushroom Pizza
  • Nancy’s Hallmark
  • North Atlanta Memorial Park (Doraville)
  • Peachtree Charter Middle School
  • Picayune Toys
  • Starbucks (Ravinia)
  • Tilted Kilt (Sandy Springs)
  • Vanderlyn Elementary School

Christmas for Kids Past Highlights:

Thanks to each and every one of our volunteers and sponsors for your endless generosity and dedication. The CFK program would not be possible without all of our hard-working volunteers each year including the many members of the Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce, Dunwoody Chamber in Heels, Dunwoody Woman’s Club, First Baptist Church AtlantaI Care Atlanta, Mitzvahman PhotoDouglas Photography and City of Dunwoody staff as well as many other volunteers representing families, businesses and other organizations within Dunwoody.

 

Christmas for Kids 2012

CLICK HERE to see our 2012 Sponsors
  CFK 2012 Wrap Up Event





DPD CFK 2012 Santa
 DPD CFK 2012 Food

Christmas for Kids 2011

CLICK HERE to see our 2011 Sponsors
DPD CFK 2011 SantaDPD CFK 2011 Wrap Up Event