South Rose Hill/Bridle Trails Neighborhood Association

Board Meeting

February 11, 2003

Bruce Feuling called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm

Attendees:

Feuling

Greenway

Samdahl

Jones

Anderson

White

McIlwee

Tindall

Seitz

Schuler

Updates

• Houghton Transfer Center- Bruce and others met with  Jane Hague on February 1 at a town meeting. The master plan is being updated with Houghton and Factoria both being studied. A site selection will be made in May. 
• Bruce will miss the May annual meeting
• Ben Franklin School- The plan has been scaled back and the district is submitting a new design to be presented in March. We may need to help the district identify ways to separate bus and car access on the site. Talk to Carter Bagg (architect for state)??
• Picnic- Will be discussed at the March meeting.
• Work Party- Dierdre suggested. Not much discussion.
• Meeting Agenda- suggested to add all key city and county contacts; state representative contacts. Send information to Bruce.
• How to establish a neighborhood position?-   Discussion on this topic was spirited. It was suggested that responses needed within 72 hours should be solicited by 2/3 of those responding on the board.   Bruce will send to Steve Tindall (1) process for neighborhood position, (2) emergency response process.  To be discussed at next board meeting.
• Tree Ordinance- Provide names of up to 3 person to the city. Art Yoeman (?) possible chair. Bruce to follow-up.

Agenda for March

• Nomination of New Officers and Directors

A request for new involvement will be made at the meeting. Current officers should indicate renewed interest to Bruce. Other nominations will be taken at the meeting to be considered by a nominating committee (to be formed).

• Innovative Housing- Jessica will lead a discussion of housing trends in the neighborhood in relation to growth management.  Input may be provided to the city’s current program on innovative housing.
• Traffic Calming- Provide an update on the current process.
• 85^th BAT Lane- Ask input to obtain unified position that supports transit in a meaningful manner.
• City Process- how neighborhoods interact with the city- Ask city planning staff or Lynn Stokesbury to present and discuss.
• Ben Franklin- ask school district to meeting
• Work Party idea- Dierdre to introduce topic
• Senior Council Overview

Dave Ramsay will come in May.

The meeting adjourned at 9:20 PM .

Respectfully Submitted,

Donald Samdahl

Secretary