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The street sweeping schedule for the Samarkand Neighborhood is twice monthly.
Sweeping takes place on the first and third Mondays of each month.
There is no street parking from 9:00 AM to Noon on sweeping days.
An archive of meeting minutes and newsletters is now available on the documents page.
________________________  SNA Bylaws  __________________________

For our first year we operated with the bylaws inherited from our predecessor the  Samarkand District Improvement Association.
Thanks to the efforts of Anna DeVore, Jim Smith and Charlie Stapleton we revised and updated the Association's bylaws.
At our October 26, 2006 meeting the Board of Directors formally adopted the new  Samarkand Neighborhood Association Bylaws.
The Association's bylaws can be viewed on the Documents Page.   
Samarkand Neighborhood Association, Inc.
 
Our Association is registered as a California Non-profit Corporation.
By incorporating we have enhanced the legitimacy of our organization and protected the Board and membership from liability issues.  Because of the great expense involved, we chose to not apply for Federal 501 tax status. 
This means that member dues and donations are not tax deductible.  Considering our minimal five dollar membership dues the tax deduction would a mere drop in the bucket.
Graffiti Abatement

Let's all do our part to keep our neighborhood beautiful.  If you notice graffiti in our neighborhood please report it so it is promptly removed.
The Graffiti Hotline phone number is: (805) 897-2513  You can call the hotline at any time to report graffiti.  Please be repared to provide the following information.

1.  Street name, address if available
2.  Nearest cross-street
3   What type structure has been hit with graffiti
4.  Color of structure
5.  Your name and phone number (optional)

If you are reporting graffiti vandalism in progress call 911.  The Santa Barbara Police Department will respond.

If you are interested in becoming involved in graffiti cleanup you can call Looking Good Santa Barbara at (805) 897-2526.

Ed Graper  has published very helpful paper on graffiti removal.
A must read if you want to do some graffiti removal yourself.
"Basics of Graffiti Removal"

SNA Board/Membership meetings are held in the Samarkand Retirement Community's Mountain Room.
The Samarkand Neighborhood has benefited from twice monthly street sweeping.  Clean Sweep has enhanced our neighborhoods appearance and helped keep runoff water from contaminating our creeks.
Sept 11,
SAMARKAND NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
BOARD AND ASSOCIATION MEETING
November 17, 2011  6:00 pm

Location: Mountain Room, Samarkand Retirement Community
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Guest:  No Guest
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AGENDA
  
     
   1.   CALL TO ORDER & WELCOME                John DeVore  
                                                     
  
   2.   ROLL CALL OF BOARD MEMBERS:         Wayne Beckman, John DeVore, Joyce Duncan Falk,
                                                                                    Terry Johnson, Fred Marsic, Jack Meyer,
                                                                                    Jim Smith
  
   3.   APPROVAL OF MINUTES*                        Jack Meyer

   4.   TREASURER'S REPORT:                        Jim Smith

   5.   COMMITTEE UPDATES:
        A.   ZONING:                                        Joyce Duncan-Falk
                      
        B.   ALLIED NEIGHBORHOODS:                John DeVore
                i. Current issues
        C.   TRAFFIC COMMITTEE:                    Wayne Beckman, Jack Meyer
                i.  Cottage Hospital access
                                                                        
   6.   UNFINISHED and NEW BUSINESS:
        A:   Council Candidates Forum  (note for minutes)        
        B.   Sgt. Mike McGrew's Talk  (note for minutes)
        C.   MacKenzie Park Trail  (note for minutes)
        D.   Corporation Update                                 John DeVore
        E.   SNA E-mail Alerts                        John DeVore
        
   7.   OTHER BUSINESS:  Time for discussion of topics not on the formal agenda

   8.   COMMUNICATION:
        A.   CONFIRMATION OF MEETINGS:
                i.   Next meetings:    December 15,2011 
                ii.  Location:  Samarkand Retirement Community, Mountain Room

   9.   ADJOURNMENT
2808 Clinton Terrace.