Pursuant to prior notice, the meeting of the Board of CIDNA came to order at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 5, 2000, at Jones-Harrison Residence on Cedar Lake Ave.

Present at the meeting were the following directors:

Lisa Beal, Judy Berge, Glenna Case, Bob Corrick, Kathy Hendricks, Angie Lillehei, Ken Moritz, Bob Olson, Marsha Porter, Bengt Sohlen, Drew Sommers, and Desmond Whitney.

Also present were:

Shelia Rawski (CCP/SAFE); Vivian Mason (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Commissioner); Susan M. Reyes (resident of Calhoun Beach Club Apartments); Lisa Goodman (City Council person 7th Ward); Douglas Gardner (Lisa Goodmanís assistant); Carla Egerman (CIDNA resident).

Chair of the CIDNA board, Kathy Hendricks, opened the meeting by introducing Carla Egerman as a potential board member and inviting board members and guests to introduce themselves.

Motion before the board made by Angie Lillehei and seconded by Glenna Case:

The foregoing resolution of the board was passed unanimously by those members who had been in attendance on September 5, 2000.

1. The topic most people wanted to hear about at Lunch with Lisa according to a survey, was homelessness. This will be the topic of discussion at the September 27, 2000 Lunch with Lisa.

2. October 25th Lunch with Lisa topic: School referendum and Library referendum.

3. Brownie Bridge: Money is available to keep Brownie Bridge open during construction. Construction is to begin spring of 2001 and is expected to last 6 months. It will be funded by the city and net debt bonds.

4. Section 8 Tenants Association: Susan Reyes reported that the Section 8 Tenants Association is trying to get their contract honored until 2018. This effort is on-going. Lisa reported that the City will give $100,000 to the CBC to make up the difference between rent the CBC plans to charge for its renovated units and the amount Section 8 tenants are required to pay, as an inducement to the CBC to keep the Section 8 housing until 2018.

1. Safety issues need to be addressed at the Midtown Greenway entrance on Dean Parkway.

2. Cedar Lake Parkway as it intersects the Kenilworth Trail: The park Board has recommended to public works that stop signs be placed on Cedar Lake Parkway as it intersects Kenilworth Trail. Additional signs are to be placed on Cedar Lake Parkway on the blind hill that approaches said intersection, noting the upcoming trail crossing.

3. Dean Green paths are to be paved this fall. Commissioner Mason asked that the CIDNA board talk about the 28th street path across Dean Green. That path would cost between $2,000 and $3,000. Commissioner Mason asked if NRP funds would be available for this expense if the park board doesnít have the funds.

4. Lake of the Isles Renovation Plan. A compromise is "on the table" re Phase I of the Lake of the Isles renovation plan. Commissioner Mason stated that this was in response to a very vocal minority of residents who had heretofore not availed themselves of the myriad opportunities to participate in the process of the design and approval of the Lake of the Isles Master Plan. Commissioner Mason stated that a resolution from the CIDNA board in support of the Lake of the Isles Renovation Plan would be helpful. The Board discussed this at length later in the meeting and decided more information was needed before such a resolution could be drafted.

5. Canoe safety on the lakes: A suggestion was made by board member Drew Sommers that the park board procure "zip" life jackets that would potentially encourage better compliance with the "wearing a life jacket at all times in a rental canoe" policy.

6. CBC/AIMCO Parking/traffic Issues: AIMCO has to date not given any proposed solutions to the 7 issues raised by the park board at an earlier meeting. There is confusion as to what transpired at the closed door meetings with the CBC/AIMCO lawyers. The park board agreed to the removal of barricades at the illegal curb cut and the issuance of a temporary valet parking permit. Drew Sommers agreed to follow up on this issues on behalf of the board. A clarification was made that AIMCO owns the property of the CBC and the apartments, but that McKay and Benson lease the space for the club, restaurants, Dixies, and the valet parking.

7. A suggestion was made that the Park board place signage on Dean Parkway specific to flash flooding on the parkway during heavy rains.

8. Park Siding Park leash law violations continue. A suggestion was made to Commissioner Mason that animal control patrol Park Siding Park between the hours of 7 - 9 A.M. as problems with dogs running off-leash have been reported during these hours.

• Mostly theft from motor vehicles for the month of August.
• There was an attempted carjacking at France Avenue and Lake Street.
• Acura Integras have been targeted for theft.
• A lot of overtime has been involved in photographing and cleaning up graffiti. Graffiti incurs a felony charge for damage to property.
• A board member reported that a male, dressed as a "runner", exposed himself to a young girl along Lake of the Isles Lagoon.

The Board turned its attention to Treasurer, Angie Lillehei, for her quarterly report. After reviewing the Category Detail Report for 6/1/00 - 8/31/00, the following motion was made by Glenna Case, seconded by Ken Moritz, and approved unanimously:

After presentation of the entire financial report, the following motion was made by Marsha Porter, seconded by Ken Moritz, and approved unanimously:

Discussion followed about changing our banking from Wells Fargo to another bank that paid higher interest. Bob Olson volunteered to research banking options for the CIDNA funds. The following motion was made by Glenna Case, seconded by Marsha Porter, and approved unanimously:

Bob Corrick volunteered to follow through on any offers of appreciated stock to CIDNA. This issue will be placed on the agenda for next month.

Tim Springer of the Midtown Greenway Coalition made a verbal presentation to CIDNA and asked for a contribution to the Midtown Greenway Coalition to support the heritage trolley study. The following motion was made by the NRP Committee and approved unanimously:

Ken Moritz presented a resolution to support the Minneapolis Public Library Referendum. The following motion was made by Angie Lillehei, seconded by Marsha Porter, and approved unanimously:

Whereas, the Minneapolis Public Libraries provide free public access to information and other resources for Minneapolis and surrounding areas;

Whereas, the existing buildings are inadequate to serve the needs of the library patrons;

Whereas, The Minneapolis Library Board has placed a referendum on the November 7, 2000 general election ballot;

Whereas, this ballot measure will finance $110 million of construction for a new central library and $30 million for improvements to the community libraries;

Whereas, renovating the existing central library is not an economic alternative and would not serve the needs of its patrons;

Whereas the fourteen community libraries need to be upgraded, repaired or relocated to serve the needs of its patrons;

Whereas the CIDNAís members have been supporters of the Minneapolis Library System and look forward to a stronger relationship in the future;

Whereas the Minneapolis Library Board has been a strong supporter of business, labor and neighborhood groups in the past and looks forward to stronger relationships in the future:

Therefore, the CIDNA agrees to endorse the Better Libraries Referendum by all means at their disposal including articles in their publications to members, letters to the editor, literature distribution, campaign volunteers, and financial contributions (if possible).

Kathy Hendricks reported that the CBC noise issue is progressing toward a solution.

Lisa Beal and Judy Berge reported on progress for the Fall Festival and asked board members to sign up to help. Board members were also requested to hang flyers on neighborhood streets advertising the Fall Festival. Ms. Beal and Ms. Berge also asked the boardís opinion on inviting ROMP (Responsible Owners of Mannerly Pets) to the Festival. The consensus was that this would be a good idea since there are problems with off-leash dogs at Park Siding Park.

A written report was submitted to the board (see attached) by Glenna Case, NRP Chair. An NRP meeting is scheduled for September 19, 2000.

The following motion made by the NRP Committee was entered into the record:

This motion was approved by the full CIDNA board on July 20, 2000 via a vote taken by e-mail and phone. This phone/e-mail vote was necessary because the CIDNA Board did not meet again until September 5, 2000, and it was deemed necessary to get started on the Plan Modification as the Fall Festival is September 17, 2000. The board vote was as follows: 12 yes (David Shirley, Ken Moritz, Lisa Beal, Kathy Hendricks, Bengt Sohlen, Bob Olson, Angie Lillehei, Drew Sommers, Glenna Case, Judy Berge, Bob Corrick, and Marsha Porter), 1 no (Desmond Whitney), and 1 unable to reach (Joe Lombardi).

The business before the board being completed, the following motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Marsha Porter and seconded by Judy Berge:

The foregoing resolution was passed unanimously and the meeting was adjourned at 9:35.

Meetings of the CIDNA board are generally held in the Lake Room of the Jones-Harrison Residence on the first Tuesday of every month. The next meeting is scheduled for October 3, 2000 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting is open to the public.

These minutes were prepared and submitted by Secretary Marsha Porter, with aid in typing by CIDNA Chair Kathy Hendricks, and adopted at the Board Meeting held on __________________, 2000.

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