CCA General Meeting Minutes 7.7.2025

Rochester Police Department (RPD) - Officer Vinny Agnone

There was a shoplifting at Racetrac on Lake Ave. An individual stole food and was arrested.

There was a scam at an ESL ATM. A male suspect approached a female who was attempting to use the ATM, indicated he had forgotten his card and said he would wire her money to pay her back. She withdrew $1,000 and gave it to him. The bank is investigating. Beware of scammers at ATMs.

A man dropped a wallet on Beach Ave. and someone tried to make purchases with his credit cards. The bank notified the individual.

On 6/23 there was an assault on Fleming St. at 2 am. One neighbor assaulted another at a neighborhood event and was arrested.

Between 6/25–6/27, from 3 pm to 2 am daily, an RPD traffic detail between the cemetery on Lake Ave. and the beach distributed 109 tickets for various offenses.

Lake Ave. was recently named “New York’s deadliest road” by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration based on crash data.

On Tamarack St., at an AirBnB, a family from Texas left their motorcycle parked in the driveway and it was stripped between 2 and 4 pm. The owner did not report it to local authorities.

Rochester Fire Department (RFD) Engine 19 - Captain Todd Hodges

No one was present to report from Engine 19; however, Jose reported that they would like to sell shirts and donate the profits to the CCA. Thank you friends at Engine 19.

Northwest Neighborhood Service Center (NSC) - Anna Keller

Anna and staff continue to work on plans for National Night Out. There will be a video game truck and vendors available.

There is grant money available for City residents who need to replace their hot water heater. If you are interested in obtaining a replacement, please contact Katrina, the NW Grant Specialist, between the hours of 10 am – 2 pm at 428-7956.

Sometime around the holiday weekend, there was a “pop up” party in the east courtyard of the Roger Robach Center with loud music and many nearby residents complained. The Sheriff arrived around 8 pm and shut down the event due to the noise ordinance violation. Jose will follow up with the County Parks Dept. regarding “pop up” parties.

CCA Sponsors - Bob Youst

Two Paisan’s Pizzeria and Cafe was recently sold to a couple from Brooklyn with 20 years in the pizza business who were recently featured on the Food Network. Their specialty is Brooklyn-style pizza with thin crust and they are hoping to be open 7 days a week. Let’s welcome them to the community and do our best to make their business a success.

Lake Ontario Microplastics Center (LOMP) - Alonso Ponce (AP3989@rit.edu)

Alonso is a graduate student in Environmental Science at RIT and shared his thesis project with us so we can better understand the negative impacts of litter and plastics on our environment. He is partnering with the Zoo and Walking with Rochester to collect, sort, and record trash data. This data will be used to advocate for better policies and find solutions.

He said data shows that we consume a credit card of plastic each week in what we eat. He is asking us to team up with him and work to help clean up communities like Charlotte and positively impact future generations. Litter, bottles, needles, and discarded junk are ugly, unsafe, and harmful to humans and the environment. Particles of plastic can be detected in human blood.

If you are interested in hosting a cleanup, please contact him at his email address above. He has funding to provide safety and cleanup equipment for all volunteers to use.