Regent Neighborhood Association (RNA) Board Meeting

October 25^th, 2006, 7 PM

Meeting Notes -

 

Present: Kevin Corrado, David Gundersen, Nancy Webster, Troy Rost, George Hall, Patty Wood

 

Meeting was called to order at 7:20 PM

Minutes from September meeting were approved as submitted.

 

Treasurer’s Report

 

President’s Report

Kevin will be having lunch with the Chancellor. Kevin will be sending thank you letters to the participants in the October 11^th meeting. Steve Brown will be unveiling plans for the Princeton House space. Troy Thiel spoke with Brian Mullins. Brian Mullins is interested in the neighborhood plan and wants to have a meeting before they get too far along in their planning process. Kevin would like to have a more formal process for engaging the Mullins family. The Vilas Neighborhood Association wants to establish a West Side Planning Council that would unify the various neighborhood plan. The Zoning Committee will track. The directory is at the printer and will be distributed in the next several weeks. Kevin also shared a letter from the Daley’s on traffic issues around West High School and their son’s accident.

 

Action Item: Kevin will offer an opportunity for a representative of the Mullins Group to be a part of a stakeholder group for the planning process.

 

Alder and County Supervisor Reports

No County or City Report

 

New Business

 

Old Business

Regent Neighborhood Plan

George gave an update and provided a list of the stakeholder group and its charge. The process will last about six months and there are several stakeholders that need to be recruited. The group will produce a design guidelines for Old University Ave that work for the whole neighborhood. The group will need to establish decision-making process before they commence. Nancy moved and Troy seconded that the RNA accept the stakeholder group and charge. Patty raised the concern that the process could go the wrong direction and, if so, what we would do. The sense of the Board was that the composition will be strong enough to avoid any issues. George reiterated the need to get recommendations on who would be good community members to be on the stakeholder group. The motion was approved unanimously.

 

George also raised the need to raise the $2,500 for the planning process.

 

Spooner-Breese Survey

Nancy gave an update on the meeting with the city. The UW Relations committee would like the RNA to send out a letter to property owners about codes and the effort to improve the upkeep of the neighborhood. Troy raised the need to have the letter and contacts be within the context of long-term plan to maintain the corridor. Kevin raised the issue that the RNA doesn’t want to take the role of mini-police force. Patty discussed that this discussion is two-fold. One, homeowners/landlords need to maintain the properties. Two, there is potential for converting the rentals to single-occupancy homes. The Board is supportive of the letter with recommended revisions. Kevin recommended that the committee get feedback from local property owners.

 

Action Items: The letter will be revised to reflect an emphasis on letting residents know that the city will enforcing the existing codes. The letter will be sent out either this spring or next fall.

 

Committee Updates

None

 

Meeting adjourned at 8:41 PM

 

Respectfully submitted

 

David Gundersen, October 25^th, 2006