West Central Neighborhood Association

Minutes of the Board

February 12, 2008

 

 

 

Board members present:

 

Mike Anderson

Charlotte A. Weybright

Tracy Potter

Mike Walsh

Steve Miranda

 

Guests:  John Simerman, Patrice Hunsberger

 

 

REPORTS

·                     Minutes from meeting of  January 2007, accepted and approved

·                     Treasurer’s Report:  approved (see attached)

·                     Membership:  Individual – 46; Business – 3; Organizations – 1 - total 50

 

PRESENTATION

            Patrice Hunsberger presented an idea for fundraising using the “Green Living Guide”

            The Guide would sell for $15 – the Guide costs $5 so the profit would be $10

 

OLD BUSINESS

 

1134 Nelson Street

 

·                     No buyers yet

·                     Michael Poorman has shown interest

·                     LM loan will be at the Tower Bank

 

ARCH

·                     The ARCH-owned property at 802-804 W. Washington received the requested variances

·                     Gen Com withdrew its application for a cell phone tower at the 1427 Broadway location

 

·                     Motion to hire D. Long by ____, second, T. Potter, motion passes

 

            Jill Downs

·                     Jill’s independent contract was expanded to include historic preservation

 

 

            Website

·                     Kevin Knuth is to manage website – will re-design and will do for nothing

·                     Do we want to switch the work to the new employee

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

            Planning Committee

·         Monday after the general meeting will seek new members for committee

·         City would like for WCNA to carry petitions to ensure historic designation of new area to be added

·         Parking along Washington – VanBuren to Garden

§         Will ask for a vote at the general meeting

·         The city is sending reps to attend the general meeting to discuss the parking and the historic district expansion

 

CEDIT

·         Requests are due by March 15, 2008 – roughly $450,000 to distribute

 

Moody Park

·         Water fountain was again mentioned as well as garbage containers

 

TRF

·         May be possible to arrange walking tours through West Central during the Three Rivers festival

 

OTD

Meeting is March 25, 2008

            1308 Ewing

            802 Ewing

Decision was that 802 Ewing was worth fighting for but not 1308 Ewing

 

            CCW

            Need to get more members

 

Respectfully submitted:

 

 

 

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Charlotte A. Weybright, Secretary

West Central Neighborhood Association