Officers,
Members and Guests Present: Jim
Winkle (web), Betty & Darwin Carpenter, Bob Lockhart, Amy Turner (contact),
Judy Amburn, Michael Ulrich, Maureen Quinlan (treasurer), Kirk Elliott
(newsletter), Dana Zemliauskas, Jennifer Zahn (secretary), Mike Ivey, Judy
Robinson, Jeff Swiggum, Ben Kadel, Matt Sloan, Annette Czarnecki, Scott Faust
(guest), Joan Wilson (guest), Rose Brothers.
The meeting began
at 6:30 pm.
Facilitator: Maureen Quinlan
Minute Taker: Jennifer Zahn
Approval
of Minutes
April
minutes were approved. MOTION: Mike Ivey. SECOND: Kirk Elliott. APPROVAL:
Unanimous.
Contact
Person (Amy Turner)
Shared
news and information about the following organizations, documents and events:
·
A
draft letter to send to Romnes Apartments (re: area rep restructuring) was
passed around. Please send suggestions to Kyle Richmond.
·
Free
Mallards baseball game coming up!
·
Neighborhood
planning (5-10 year) process information from Jule Stroicke’s office.
·
Yard
sale scheduled for Saturday, August 24th; rain date Saturday, August
31st. Contact Maureen Quinlan or Amy Turner to get involved with the
planning. Help is needed!
·
BAY
CREEK EVENT!
Take a Stake in the Lakes Wingra Creek clean up is 6/15, Monona Bay
(Bernie’s Beach on Gilson and park at end of O’Sheridan) clean up
is 6/22. Both clean ups begin promptly at 9 am. Mike Ivey and Jennifer Zahn are
the respective organizers. Call if you’d like to dig in!
·
Transportation
20/20 meeting info, MSCR newsletter, Westmoreland Healthy Lawn Team, South
Madison Planning Council minutes, Southern Exposure, new of the south side
(new!), Emergence of Toxic Mold Litigation.
·
The
Art Cat and StageCoach Players will be in our neighborhood this summer.
Newsletter
(Kirk Elliott)
·
New
issue in June.
·
Meet
the new copy editor, Judy Robinson – yay Judy!
Treasurer
(Maureen Quinlan)
·
$1740.58
total in our account
o
$613.96
membership
o
$342.80
newsletter
o
$245.25
signage
o
$85.45
web site
o
$453.12
community grant (Lunch Buddy/Mentor program – rakes and other materials
purchased)
SMPC
(Ben Kadel/Candace Pantoga)
· Contact Ben to get involved in Park Street Partners program.
· 1st issue of south side newsletter is out. Plans include growing this to a small newspaper size.
Web
(Jim Winkle)
· Yahoo is changing its email-forwarding program. We may see a $40/year request coming from the web committee to support our neighborhood email address.
Welcome
(Jennifer Zahn)
·
We
need to create films so MG&E can print the brochure. Cost is $251.98, which
JZ paid out of pocket. MOTION, Rose Brothers: Reimburse JZ for $251.98, pay
$93.60 charge associated with collating brochure into June newsletter. SECOND:
(missed it, sorry!). APPROVAL: Unanimous.
·
EcoTeams
office is closed. More info coming after general meeting of EcoTeams funding
partners.
·
FYI,
Jennifer is moving to Chicago. A new secretary and welcome committee chair will
be needed effective June (preferred) or July 2002.
Alder
(Matt Sloan)
·
Homes
at end of Clarence Court are treating Madison-owned property as their own,
building decks and planting. These areas need to be free and open for public
access. Ideas? Talk to Matt.
·
Quann
Park remediation begins this summer. Watch kiosks for postings.
·
US
Conference of Mayors is occurring mid-June. Creative People’s Resistance
may be setting up encampment at Olin Turville Park. More info coming soon.
·
Notice:
Blues Festival has requested performance extension from 11:00 pm to 11:30 pm.
Concern that since organizers have shown a lack of ability to adhere to the
11:00 pm time, they probably won’t adhere to the 11:30 pm time, either.
·
Greenbush
neighborhood is managing the St. Mary’s development issues.
·
Wingra
Drive and High Street may “secede” from Bay Creek and join
Greenbush.
·
Style
& Grace Salon would like to apply for a mixed use permit, retaining hair
business on 1st floor and housing (town house/row house) for
families. Matt will call a meeting, posting meetings on the Bay Creek calendar
and summarizing this/these meetings at the next Bay Creek Neighborhood
gathering.
Joan
Wilson and Scott Faust presented a proposal to the neighborhood association for
a new coffee shop, Java Detour, at the current Valvoline Instant Oil Change
site, 939 South Park Street (Park & Fish Hatchery). A similar proposal has
been made to an East Washington Avenue neighborhood (East Emerson, I believe).
Another Java Detour location is in Rochester, Minnesota. Joan and Scott
requested a waiver to the 30 day neighborhood notice, so they could appear
before Common Council. Lengthy discussion ensued:
·
Extended
hours extended: 5:30 a – 8/9 pm M-F, 6:30 a – 9/10 p Sa, 7 am
– 8 pm Su
·
No
seating inside, drive through concept
·
Garden/park-like
setting proposed for front with bike racks and walk up window, too
·
Very
involved with community, donating product to runs, walks, school events, etc.
·
Provide
excellent espresso drinks and blended and iced creations
·
Not
currently using Fair Trade coffee, but willing to look into it; does use small
Idaho coffee roaster
·
No
site plan created yet for South Park, we saw the Washington site plan (a
concern for BCNA)
·
Last
minute notice given for agenda item (guests just showed up)
·
No
contact of area neighbors has occurred yet
·
Concern
for our neighborhood-based coffee shops – BCNA wants to support them, not
drive them out of business after we’ve waited so long!
·
Dangerous
intersection, heavy traffic, entry & exit would be difficult
MOTION,
Mike Ivey: Need a site plan; BCNA will not waive 30-day notice. We support the
idea and free enterprise, but are concerned with the process used tonight to
get our attention and approval. Guests should work with Matt Sloan to pursue
this project, going through the proper neighbor channels. SECOND: Ben Kadel.
APPROVAL: Unanimous.
·
Quann
Park Community Garden Plots – An executive board will be elected at the
Thursday, May 16th meeting.
·
Gardening
opportunity – Join other green thumbs on Saturday, May 25th
(May 26, rain date) around the statue at Cargo Coffee to beautify (aka weed)
and plant geraniums.
MOTION,
anonymous: Extend meeting until 8 pm. SECOND: Unknown. APPROVAL: Unanimous.
·
Transport
20/20 commuter rail and trolley comment forms available through Ben Kadel.
·
Wright
Middle School is conducting a Park Street survey. Gifted & Talented program
will tally results.
·
Annette
Czarnecki, a Potter Street neighbor, is starting a Safe Lawns, Clean Lakes
campaign in the ‘hood. She will print yard signs and begin an educational
campaign in the newsletter. May present at the fall neighborhood conference and
hopes get something going city-wide. Also would like to invite a guest speaker
to the September BCNA meeting to present on the safe lawns topic. Already
collaborating with Westmoreland neighborhood. MOTION, Jennifer Zahn: Topic
meeting in September. SECOND: Judy Robinson. APPROVAL: Unanimous.
·
Baha’i
is collecting food for Centro Guadalupe. Bring donations – thanks!
·
June
2nd is the Race Unity Rally at the Capitol. Join in if you’re
interested.
Next
Meeting: Monday, June 10, 2002
Facilitator:
Daina Zemliauskas, 6:30 pm, Baha’i Center, 324 W Lakeside Street.
The
meeting adjourned at 8:00 pm.