CEDAR-ISLES-DEAN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
(CIDNA)
MINUTES OF CIDNA BOARD MEETING HELD ON
June 5, 2001
Pursuant to prior notice, the meeting of the Board of CIDNA came to order at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 5, 2001, at Jones-Harrison Residence on Cedar Lake Avenue.
Present at the meeting were the following directors: David Anson, Glenna Case, Bob Corrick, Carla Sariin-Egerman, Charlie Elowson, Kathy Hendricks, David Shirley, Bengt Sohlen, and Judy Berge, Bob Olson.
Also present were: Rodge Adams from Lake Point, Lisa Goodman, City Council; Douglas Gardner, Assistant to Lisa Goodman, City Council; John Brewer, Southwest Journal; Desmond Whitney, CIDNA resident and Variance and Development Committee member.
Motion before the board made by David Shirley and seconded by Charlie Elowson:
MOTION: THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF CIDNA HELD ON APRIL 3, 2001 BE AND HEREBY ARE APPROVED.
The foregoing resolution of the Board was passed unanimously, by those who had been in attendance on April 3, 2001.
LISA GOODMAN’S REPORT
Lisa notified the board of a Charter Commission position, which was open for anyone who cared to apply; the deadline for applying is July 13. The Charter Commission has great influence on priorities within the city.
A meeting will be held at 2:00pm on June 25, 2001 pertaining to the inadequacy of the Calhoun Beach Club Apts. (AIMCO) loading dock to handle the move in-move out needs of its tenants and the consequent disruption to nearby business on Thomas Ave.
The issue of the rail traffic on the corridors and the role of St. Louis Park in absorbing some of this traffic, as it has been subsidized by the City of Minneapolis to do, were discussed. George Puzak has been ably representing the community on the St. Louis Park Rail Commission. It was agreed that it is important to have a multi-neighborhood meeting in the early fall, preferably after the election on September 11th, to inform people of the developments.
FINANCIAL REPORT
Outgoing Treasurer of the Board, Angie Lillehei, presented the quarterly financial report. A motion to accept the report was made by Glenna Case and seconded by David Shirley:
MOTION: THE FOURTH QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORT IS ACCEPTED AS SUBMITTED.
The foregoing resolution of the board was passed unanimously. It was noted that $3,500, previously approved by the Board for plantings at Park Siding Park, remained an outstanding item that needs tracking.
VARIANCE COMMITTEE
The Variance Committee had two requests to report. The first was a request for 3539 Cedar Lake Ave owned by Martin Richmond. He requested a variance of the required setback in order to tear down and rebuild an existing verandah, expanding it across the entire front of the house, and building an expansion of the basement beneath for a bedroom and bathroom. The committee voted "No Opposition" unanimously with the added provision that he will not in the future extended the roof of the verandah up to make an extension of the entire house.
The second matter involved 2639 Sunset Blvd. The owner, John Pollock, was granted a variance by the city for a 25-foot setback. A neighbor, Kathleen Fix, filed an appeal (reportedly with Mr. Pollack’s assent) and contacted CIDNA for its support. It was her desire that the house be set back only 12.2 feet. There was much discussion about the setback because only 12.2 feet would not permit an automobile to be parked off street without infringing on city property. After much debate, the Variance and Development Committee voted for a compromise position of no opposition for a change in the setback if the garage is 19.2 feet or more from the property line, but no support for 12.2 feet or up to 19.2 feet from the property line and so recommended to the Board.
MOTION: THE BOARD ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE VARIANCE AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF:
NO OPPOSITION TO THE MARTIN RICHMOND VARIANCE, AND;
NO OPPOSITION IF THE GARAGE IS 19.2 FEET OR MORE FROM THE PROPERTY LINE AND NO SUPPORT FOR 12. 2 FEET, OR UP TO 19.2 FEET FROM THE PROPERTY LINE FOR THE JOHN POLLOCK VARIANCE.
The board voted all yea’s on the foregoing resolution except for Angie Lillehei who abstained.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH COMMITTEE
It was announced that Charlie Elowson has agreed to Co-Chair the Community Outreach Committee with Carla Sariin-Egerman. The Chair thanked Mr. Elowson and Ms. Sariin-Egerman for all of their work on the Annual Meeting.
FALL FESTIVAL
It was suggested that the Fall Festival Committee be made a permanent Sub-committee of the Community Outreach Committee. As a means of further publicizing the Fall Festival, Judy Berge and Carla Sariin-Egerman agreed to investigate purchasing and getting permission to install a banner for Park Siding Park to announce the upcoming Fall Festival. It was agreed that this should be a reusable banner each year. The next Fall Festival on Sept. 16, 2001.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ELECTION
As Chair of the Nominating Committee, Angie Lillehei presented the slate of officers for 2001-2002. For Chair of the Board, Kathy Hendricks; for Vice Chair of the Board, Glenna Case, and for Treasurer, David Anson. Ms. Lillehei noted that Marsha Porter had resigned the Board and no replacement for her as Secretary of the Board had been identified. The floor was opened for further nominations. No further nominations were made. David Shirley moved the slate as described above be approved by acclamation.
MOTION:THE SLATE OF OFFICERS FOR THE CIDNA BOARD OF DIRECTORS BE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.
There was unanimous approval of the slate.
The Chair then encouraged someone to step forward as Secretary. She indicated that if a Secretary could not be identified, members of the Board would take the minutes in rotation. Bob Olson agreed to serve as Acting Secretary on a short-term basis, but noted that he would be out of the country for several of the meetings.
The following motion was made:
MOTION: CIDNA BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACKNOWLEDGES AND THANKS ANGIE LILLEHEI FOR HER LONG, OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TO MEMBERSHIP OF CIDNA IN HER CAPACITY AS TREASURER OF CIDNA AND CHAIR OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE.
The Chair also directed that the Minutes should show its gratitude to Marsha Porter for her service to the Board as Secretary for the year 2000-2001.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Kathy Hendricks presented the need to hire a NRP coordinator to conduct the evaluation of and administratively conclude NRP Phase I Action Plan and to begin developing and planning Phase 2 of the NRP Action Plan, which requires among other things a great deal of documentation. There was discussion on the difficulty of delineating responsibilities of the NRP coordinator and separating responsibilities of doing services for the Board. Ms. Hendricks stated that this issue had been fully vetted with CIDNA’s NRP staff representative, Carol Jacobson. Since nearly everything the Board does relates in some way to its NRP Action Plan, the program coordinator providing service to the Board is not an issue. Ms. Hendricks suggested funds be appropriated from the street lighting account because the CIDNA Board has voted not to fund this project based on lack of community interest. David Shirley wished to discuss how to formulate Phase 2 planning. Since no funds have been appropriated by NRP for Phase 2 planning, money can come out of Phase 1 funds to support this effort. Angie Lillehei and Bob Corrick expressed concern that the source of the funds was not specified in the original motion. It was recommended that funds not to exceed $30,000 for the coordinator over a period of 2 years, including supplies, be transferred from the street lighting account to supplement existing administrative funds and fully fund the position. The board reviewed the scope of services.
The motion before the Board to hire a program coordinator was brought by the NRP Committee:
MOTION: THE NRP IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE CIDNA BOARD OF DIRECTORS HIRE A PART-TIME, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AS A PROGRAM COORDINATOR TO ASSIST THE CIDNA BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND NRP IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE ON AN ONGOING BASIS IN THE FULFILLMENT OF OUR MISSION. THE PROGRAM COORDINATOR SHALL REPORT TO THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TO THE CHAIR OF THE NRP IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD. THE TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT T IS NOT TO EXCEED $30,000 OVER TWO YEARS WITH THE FUNDS TO BE DRAWN FROM THE STREET LIGHTING STRATEGY.
The following motion was passed with all yea’s, except for David Shirley who abstained.
NRP IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE REPORT
Because the meeting was running late, Glenna Case, Chair of the NRP Implementation Committee, filed her report as a written report and made only a brief oral presentation. Copies were provided to all members of the Board who were present. The report will be attached to the minutes upon approval. She did note that the Lake Street Bridge Railing Project, now known as the 360 Project, was moving forward in cooperation with West Calhoun Neighborhood Council. She also stated that a meeting concerning traffic calming on Sunset Blvd. has been set for her home on June 12th at 6:30 pm. She distributed invitations to members of the Board who requested them. Ms. Case announced that the next meeting of the NRP would be June 19th, 7:00 pm at Jones Harrison Residence.
There being no further business before the Board, a motion to adjourn was made by Bob Corrick:
MOTION: THAT THE JUNE 5 MEETING OF THE CIDNA BOARD BE, AND HEREBY IS, ADJOURNED.
The foregoing resolution of the board was passed unanimously and the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 pm.
Meetings of the CIDNA board are generally held in the Lake Room of the Jones-Harrison Residence on the first Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm. The next meeting will be held on July 3,2001, in the Lake View Room.
These minutes were prepared and submitted by Bob Olson, with additional information provided by Glenna Case.
The minutes were adopted at the board meeting held on_________________, 2001.
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A copy of committee reports will be attached to the minutes.
A copy of the financial report will be attached to the minutes.