TLNA Council
Minutes
June 23, 2005
Present: Cheryl
Wittke, Bob Summerfeldt, Susan Bauman-Duren, Bob Shaw, David Waugh, Pat
McDonnell, Carol Trone
1. 1. Believing that they lacked a quorum, a vote for adoption of May 26, 2005 minutes was not taken. [Note that it turns out that there was a quorum because the bylaws specify that 7 is a quorum.]
2.
No progress reported from those present on Council Committee
work plans.
3.
Pat McDonnell presented the proposed chapter format for the revised
Neighborhood Plan. Each of the 6
main chapters will include a vision statement and a list of goals. Each goal will be further developed in
3 parts: discussion, action steps/projects,
and implementers. The format
was discussed and endorsed by those present.
Pat McDonnell will forward the template
to each chapter lead on the Plan working group.
General discussion followed
regarding desired content for some Plan chapters including:
a. A focus on family
owner-occupancy for Chapter 1, ���Zoning, Land Use & Redevelopment���.
b. For Chapter 6, ���Community
Building���, consideration of a community room, an Atwood-type community center,
and strengthening ties to schools.
c. For Chapter 4, ���Parks���,
discussion of strategies for obtaining funding for public art, such as
wind/sound sculptures.
4.
Susan Bauman-Duren discussed the history and prospects for
using the dollars earmarked for a Tenney Park Monument.
5.
Congratulations offered by all to Carol Trone for earning her
Ph.D. in Educational Policy Studies.
6.
Discussion item: hold
just one Jul/Aug council meeting based on availability of a quorum. Cheryl will poll members to see which
month is better.
7.
Topic for next meeting:
Discussion of multi-neighborhood ���Downtown and East Isthmus Traffic and
Street-Use��� paper was tabled at the April meeting and should be taken up the
next council meeting. Our sister NAs
are proposing a combined meeting with alders Konkel, Olson, Benford and
Verveer.
8.
TID note: meeting
regarding Salvation Army block to be held on 6/28 at 4:00 p.m.
Informal meeting ended at 8:30.
Minutes submitted by Pat McDonnell