Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood
Association
General Membership Meeting
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program Office
105 5th Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN
I. �������� Call to Order and Introductions
Kim Motes, Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
II.������� Consideration of agenda, additions
to agenda
There were no additions
to the General Membership Meeting agenda.
III.������ Update from Elected Officials
Board Chair Kim Motes invited local elected officials to give an update on
their work on behalf of the Downtown Minneapolis neighborhoods.� Officials
who gave reports were:
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Minneapolis Council Member Paul Zerby; and
�
Doug Kress, on behalf of Minneapolis Council Member Lisa Goodman,
as her aide.
IV.������ Elections to the DMNA Board of
Directors � 4 open seats
Board Chair Kim Motes
invited representatives from the Minneapolis League of Women Voters to the
podium to moderate the election process.� LWV volunteer Margaret Berg announced
that there are four seats with 2-year terms up for election.�
Berg indicated that nominations
accepted prior to this evening included four current DMNA board members: David
Abele, Dee Cotten, Andy Hauer, and Tom Hoch.� Additional candidates included
the following: Mandy Chan, Ronal Kenmet, Scott Parkin, Cynthia Newsom, George
Rosenquist, and Scott Woller.�
Berg asked the audience
if there were any other nominations in addition to those already accepted.�
Seeing none, she closed the nominations and distributed the ballots.� Berg
asked voters to vote for no more than four people.� Berg indicated that the
LWV would collect and count the ballots, and the new board members would be
announced at the end of the meeting.�
V.������� Crime and Safety Update
The following people gave
reports regarding crime and safety issues and activities in the Downtown East
and West neighborhoods.
�
Inspector Rob Allen, Lt. Michael
Kjos, Lt. Janee Harteau, and CCP/SAFE Luther Krueger:� First Precinct report
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Assistant City Attorney,
Lois Conroy: Update on Panhandling and Trespassing Ordinances
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Minneapolis Downtown Council, Michael McLaughlin: Update on SafeZone Camera Project
VI.������ Downtown Development Update
Land Use Committee Chair Andy Hauer introduced speakers who presented on
the following projects:
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Brighton Development � Park
Avenue Lofts and St. Anthony Mills Apartments: Deidre Schmidt
�
Heritage Development�s The
Wave � Fuji Ya Redevelopment Site: Michael Moriarty and Jeff Arundel
�
Sherman Associates � Parcel F: Brian Gorecki
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Washington Avenue Streetscape Project:� Michael McLaughlin, Minneapolis Downtown
Council
In addition, City of Minneapolis
Principal Planner Jack Byers gave an update on CPED activities.� Byers noted
that he is leaving his position as principal planner assigned to the downtown
area.� Until a new planner is hired, Pamela Miner will serve as the contact
person.� Byers told the attendees that he will miss working with the DMNA
board and on behalf of the downtown neighborhoods.� He will still be working
for the City of Minneapolis, just in a different capacity.�
VII.���� State of the Neighborhood Address
DMNA Board Chair Kim Motes
gave an update on DMNA projects and activities over the past year.� She highlighted
the following:
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Affordable
Housing Fund
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Restorative
Justice
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Skyway Senior Center
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Washington
Avenue Streetscape
�
SafeZone Cameras
Motes also recognized
and thanked DMNA board members:� David Abele, Dee Cotten, Andy Hauer, Tom
Hoch, Gene Nessly, Jodi Pfarr, Carletta Sweet; and DMNA staff person Christie
Rock, and DMNA�s NRP Specialist Barb Lickness.
DMNA Board Chair Kim Motes announced the newly
elected DMNA board members:� Andy Hauer, Tom Hoch, Cynthia Newsom, and Scott
Parkin.� She thanked the other candidates for running.�
IX.������ Adjournment
Being no further business, DMNA Board Chair Kim Motes adjourned the meeting
at 9:00 p.m.�
Signed this ________ day of ________________________, 2006.
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Chair ���
Secretary