Bay Creek Neighborhood Association

BCNA Meeting Minutes for Monday, June 11, 2001

Officers Present: Amy Turner, Candace Pantoga, Jennifer Zahn

Members Present: Darwin Carpenter, Betty Carpenter, Theresa MacDonald, Cyndi Bryan, Kristin Bryan, Kyle Richmond, Ben Kadel, Jim Winkle, Maureen Quinlan, Bob Lockhart, Mike Mack, Gary Amburn, Jerry Bridgman, Julian Alexander (the newest Bay Creek member we know of!), Anonymous

Guests Present: Stephanie Smith, Hearts & Hands Across South Madison

The meeting began at 6:30 pm.

Facilitator: Maureen Quinlan

Minute Taker: Jennifer Zahn

Committee Reports

Treasurer

$908.33 total in our account

$463.81 in membership
$108.82 in newsletter
$245.25 in signs
$85.45 in web site

Contact Person

Documents and news share about the following organizations and events:

WYOU Channel 4 bulletin and programming guide
Urban Open Spaces Foundation
MSCR is celebrating their 75^th anniversary on July 18^th with a party. Pass on the word to current and former employees so they may receive an invitation.
Madison Metro transit enhancement fund; see same subject heading in Additional Discussion Items below.

July 13^th deadline for next issue.
Always looking for pictures, drawings & articles.
Send all to editor Chris Wagner.
Need a layout person, preferably with Quark knowledge.

SMPC

Park Street Forum held last Monday, June 4. Over 200 people attended. Main focus of the meeting was to get people to volunteer on different tasks, from housing to transit to urban design & beautification. Some concern voiced by BCNA member that the Forum’s plan was too general. Ben explained we’re just getting started in this process; it’s all occurring at a very grass roots level, so your suggestions will be heard. To volunteer or get further information, call 261-9928.

Welcome

Will have a meeting before the time of our July neighborhood meeting.

Alder Update

Neighborhood meeting regarding Quann Park remediation will be held in September. Project timing has changed.
Neighborhood meeting regarding Dudley’s, applying or reapplying for a liquor license with a new owner. June 20^th at Neighborhood House.
Wingra Creek Bridge will be completed by June 30^th or earlier.

Web

Nothing to report.
Suggestion to have the giant stinky flower linked to our web site, e-scratch n sniff optional, of course.

Additional Discussion Items

Proposal: Hands & Hearts Across South Madison. Guest Stephanie Smith from our neighboring Arboretum Neighborhood Association and Bay Creek resident Cyndi Bryan proposed the Hearts & Hands project for BCNA consideration [possible link - check back in early July]. In a nutshell, the program uses the arts as a vehicle to bring communities (families, neighbors, surrounding neighborhood members) together on a monthly basis. A more thorough presentation will occur at the July meeting.

Madison Metro Transit Enhancement Fund is open to neighborhood associations. Submit proposal for transit related projects by July 1^st. Ideas include creating ‘historical preservation’ bus shelters, landscaping, improved / beautified trash cans, street light improvements, public art projects, pedestrian and bicycle access programs, signage enhancements, and improved access for people with disabilities. Candace Pantoga will work on a bus shelter with bike rack proposal. We’ll need to raise matching funds, possibly from area businesses.

Take a Stake in the Lakes Clean Up Party is scheduled for Saturday, June 23^rd. Meet at 9 am at the end of O’Sheridan Street to help clean up the bay. Then at noon, move to Brittingham Park for a post-clean-up party. Bring food to share and CDs.

Morningstar Dairy Noise. Currently, a parking lot that is supposed to be used for dairy employee vehicles is actually used to hold refrigeration trucks and trailers, which are extremely loud & disturbing to our BCNA members living in that area. Additionally, some trucks use very loud air horns to open the garage doors. Concerned neighbor Mike Mack would like your suggestions on how to deal with this problem. He has been actively writing to politicos and approaching Morningstar execs to no avail. One suggestion was to circulate a petition for people to sign. Your thoughts?

Next Month’s Agenda Items

Add your agenda item by emailing Jim Winkle

Officer & Committee updates

Metro application update

Hands & Hearts proposal

Quark software purchase for newsletter (talk with Jean Nielsen; SMPC could purchase for BCNA)

Landscaping Around Bay Creek neighborhood signs

Next Facilitator: Candace Pantoga, Steve Davis or Jennifer Zahn, TBA.

Next Meeting: Monday, July 9^th, 6:30 pm at the Baha’i Center, 324 W Lakeside Street.

The June BCNA meeting adjourned at 7:58 pm.

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