MINUTES OF THE COMMUNITY MEETING OF THE POINT BREEZE ORGANIZATION (PBO) as f Oct 12, 2015 Attending (apprx. 35 in ttal): HAPPY & SAFE IN THE BURRRGH Tuesday, Octber 6, 2015, 7:05 9:00 P.M. Sterrett Schl, 7113 Reynlds St., Pittsburgh, PA 15208 Bard Members: - Officers: Larry Gersn (President); Amy Oriss (VP); Mary Anne Crecelius (Treasurer); Alina Keebler (Secretary) - At-Large: Bea Dheny, Dn Grss, Jen Mic - Nt attending: Maggi Ck Cmmittee Chairs: - Lla Hpper (Marathn/Light-Up Pint Breeze chair) - Jyce Offerman (Prgramming c-chair) - Christina Sahvey (Natinal Night Out chair) Guests: ~25 - Alicia Carberry, Legislative Assciate, Cuncil District 8 - Shawn Carter, Chief f Staff, Cuncil District 9 - Presenters (see belw) - Residents (see separate sign-in list) Pint Breeze Organizatin s Update Activities - PBO Website (Amy) www.pintbreezepgh.rg is up and running Residents are encuraged t visit site fr infrmatin n upcming events - Neighbrhd Blg (Mary Anne) Persnal bservatins n the neighbrhd Residents are welcme t submit entries - Cmmunity survey (Alina) 96 respnses t date Survey t clse Oct. 15; residents are encuraged t respnd - Business & Nn-prfits Listing (Alina) 20 lcal businesses and rganizatins listed t date Residents are encuraged t supprt ur lcal businesses Recent Events - 2nd Annual Prch Challenge & Crawl Annette O Byce chair 14 huses participated - Natinal Night Out Christina Sahvey chair Residents mingled with many lcal public safety, service and gvernment representatives - 5th Annual Neighbrhd Yard Sale Pritee Subramany chair Over 100 huses participated with a great turnut f shppers Thank yu t the vlunteers
Upcming Events - Sat., Octber 17: Pint Breeze Bnfire and Hayride Bea Dheny/Maggi Ck c-chairs Pstpned frm Oct. 3 rd due t weather Begins at 4:00 p.m. Similar activities as in past years, including hayrides thrugh Hmewd Cemetery The Bnfire is the majr fundraising event fr PBO Vlunteers are needed, especially fr end-f-event clean-up: inf@pintbreezepgh.rg - Sat. December 5: Light-Up Pint Breeze Lla Hpper chair Similar t last year s with activities fr all ages Begins at 4:00 p.m. Will take place n Reynlds between Hastings and Gettysburg Vlunteers & dnatins needed inf@pintbreezepgh.rg Being Happy: Lcal Winter Events & Activities Frick Histrical Center - Greg Langel, Media and Marketing Mngr. - Mr. Langel was unable t attend but left literature n the many hliday activities taking place at the Center - Special hliday-fcused turs at Claytn, dinners at the Café, and prgrams fr adults and children Pittsburgh Center fr the Arts Laura Dmencic, Directr - Hliday sale Nv. 14-30 with ver 300 reginal artists and a great variety f arts - Opening receptin n Nv. 13 th - Member s Weekend: Dec. 4-6 with 15% discunt fr members - Three Rivers Film Festival taking place Nv. 6-16, at Harris, Melwd, Regent Square & Waterwrks theaters - Laura will send text fr PBO t share via PBO scial media The Wheel Mill - Harry Geyer, Owner - Indr bicycle park that takes up an entire city blck - Includes muntain biking, BMX biking fr all ages and abilities - Open every day except fr hlidays until 10 p.m. - Special events, especially during the winter, with trail biking grups - Helmets are required; lessns are available Staying Safe Snw Shveling & Heart Health - Jp Offerman, M.D. - Psitive & negative aspects f shveling snw: Light snw shveling is a gd aerbic activity if dne ften and if yu are in gd shape Hwever, heavy snw falls can result in heart attacks especially fr sedentary & ut-fshape men, smkers, and fr thse with risks fr heart disease and wh are verweight. Lwer temperatures make the prblem wrse. - Advice frm the Canadian gvernment n hw t shvel safely: Warm up befre shveling D nt have a big meal r drink alchl immediately prir t shveling Use a smaller shvel s yu re nt trying t lift huge amunts f snw all at nce Take frequent breaks
Dn t feel cmpelled t remve every flake f snw Heed any warming signs fr impending heart prblems such as chest tightness r shulder pain, anxiety, palpitatins, and nausea If yu experience health cncerns, g inside, call 911 and d nt drive yurself t the hspital - Message: Exercise cautin, especially if yu are ut f shape, and dn t feel guilty abut calling 911 if yu experience any warning signs. Better t be safe than srry. Snw Shveling - Reacting t Prblems Raina Lewis, City f Pittsburgh Bureau f EMS - Pittsburgh EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Prir t 1967, plice fficers wuld pick up patients and take them t the hspital Currently a City f Pittsburgh prgram that wrks under UPMC Presby Becming a paramedic takes 2 years f training, similar t a nursing prgram There are ver 150 paramedics, with 13 medic units in Pittsburgh (cuts back t 11 units during the night), 2 rescue trucks and a river rescue truck - CPR classes Able t prvide a 2-hur class t a grup f 5 r mre PBO t cnsider having a CPR class fr residents interested in being trained - Envelpe f Life Standardized frm that prvides life-saving infrmatin t emergency persnnel in an emergency Cmpleted frm shuld be placed n the refrigeratr fr EMS t easily lcate Can print frm frm website, r call Pittsburgh EMS Headquarters at 412-622-6930 t request ne t be mailed, r can pick up at any EMS statin - Other prgrams Health screenings, CPR/AED training, car seat safety checks and mre. Pieces f apparatus fr "shw and tell" events at lcal neighbrhd gatherings, schls and By Scut camps Car seats if yu can t affrd ne - Regarding snw shveling: Make sure t shvel snw as it accumulates rather than wait till there s mre snw and the jb is mre strenuus Snw Angels - Jamisn Cmbs, Prgram Supprt Crdinatr - Started by City f Pittsburgh in respnse t snwmageddn in 2010 & funded thrugh United Way - Pairs vlunteers with elderly r disabled residents t assist with snw remval but cannt guarantee a match; nly had 200 vlunteers in 2014 t cver all f Allegheny Cunty, which is nt enugh - Help available t any Allegheny Cunty resident with a disability r wh is 60 years r lder and lacks alternative snw remval resurces - Vlunteering: pen t anyne wh is able-bdied; yungest s far has been ~12 yrs. ld - T vlunteer r t receive assistance: Call 412-863-5939 Visit http://alleghenysnwangels.rg/ Email manager@alleghenysnwangels.rg - Vlunteers must als: Participate in nline rientatin Sign a release Get a criminal backgrund check
Reprt hurs spent vlunteering (can be dne via an nline frm) - T get the wrd ut abut prgram: Snw Angels can prvide dr hangers r can give PBO a flyer t put n website t print and put n senirs drs Street & Sidewalk Snw Remval - Mike Gable, Directr f Public Wrks - Mr. Gable started as directr in January 2014; first 3 mnths were a test due t a lt f snw (68" instead f usual 46") and insufficient salt strage - Cntrary t what the news bradcasted, the city was nt ut f salt in 2014-2015 winter - Has implemented new effrts: Cllabratin with Allegheny C. t stre back-up salt in Blawnx Snw Plw Tracker: http://pittsburghpa.gv/snw/snw-plw-tracker Allws staff and public t mnitr current lcatin f plws and see their rute Will be enhanced this winter telling when trucks are actually salting, in rute t designated areas r being refilled Can see if it s a private street - Snw seasn: Ges frm Octber 15 t March 31 with winter shifts in place January & February DPW relies n weather service & Intellicast Snw events vary greatly Supervisrs develp a game plan fr each specific predicted snw event Different salts are used depending n temperature Primary rads are dealt with first, then secndary, and finally tertiary. Gal has been t try t address bth primary and secndary rads at same time. 146 vehicles will be ut fighting snw this cming seasn - Residents are asked nt t call 311 during the snw event until plws have had a chance t get ut there. Allw 24 hurs t see results befre calling (48 if a bigger snw). - Sidewalk snw & ice remval: Municipal cde requires residents t clear their sidewalks within 24 hurs after the snw stps Municipal cde prhibits residents frm shveling snw ut nt the street, as it lessens the impact f plwing and salting. Create piles in yur frnt yard. City will start giving ut warnings t thse wh d nt shvel DPW has 6 inspectrs wh culd be used t cite peple wh dn t shvel Residents shuld call 311 t reprt thse wh d nt shvel their walks Residents are encuraged t help elderly r infirmed neighbrs wh cannt shvel their wn walks - Besides ver 100 miles f streets, DPW is respnsible fr maintenance f steps, city-wned sidewalks, bridge sidewalks, bike lanes & sme state rads - Cmments frm audience: Mary Anne: Cmmunity culd create a list f peple willing t shvel fr pay Jamisn: Nw is the time t set up snw remval fr the winter. Dn t wait until the first snw hits t find resurces. Residents shuld talk t lawn services that als d snw remval; churches and lcal schls might be able t prvide vlunteers wh can help. Happy ½ Hur - Attendees had the pprtunity t address persnal issues and questins with presenters and PBO Bard members during this perid - This prtin f the evening was rganized by Jyce Offerman and refreshments and snacks were prvided by the PBO Bard. Thank yu t Jyce!
Next Meetings: - Bard Meeting: Tue., Octber 13, 2015, 7 p.m. - Bard Meeting: Tue., December 1, 2015, 7 p.m. - Bard Retreat: Sun., January 10, 2016, 10 a.m. t 2 p.m. - Cmmunity Meeting #1: Tue., February 2, 2016, 7 p.m. Lcatin TBA. - Cmmunity Meeting #2: Tue., June 7, 2016, 7 p.m. Lcatin TBA. - Cmmunity Meeting #3: Tue., Octber 4, 2016, 7 p.m. Lcatin TBA.