Minutes of the Old Market Place Neighborhood Association

24 June, 2002 General Membership Meeting

Attendance

• Members:  Bob Sommerfeldt, Jason Greuer, Knoll Hart, John Sacia, Lee Christiansen, Rudy Hecht, Katy Pritzl, Ilse Hecht, Sarah Basford, Michael Basford, Pat Brenz, Earl Salinger, Keith Cohen, Olesya Minton, and Paul ?.
• Nonmembers:  Patti Coffey and Josh Day.

Introductions

Announcements

• Capital Neighborhood is holding a round table at Concourse on Wednesday night at 7 p.m.   All interested parties are welcome.
• Joseph Starkweather has proposed painting a “Welcome to Tenny-Lapham Neighborhood” sign on the side of the laundry on the corner of Blount and East Johnson.  After some discussion it was decided we needed to see the design before we could comment further. 

Reports: The Housing Committee was the only one that met.  The deferred their comments until the specific proposals were presented.

Housing Proposals for 726 East Dayton: After some discussion it was announced the city had already recommended Habitat For Humanity for the project.  It was decided we would vote on the issue anyway.  Rudy Hecht made a motion to support Habitat For Humanity.  Ilse Hecht seconded the motion.  The vote was 5 in for, 4 against and 2 abstentions.

The Housing Committee wanted their comments added to our minutes:

They recommended not supporting for the following reasons;

1. Under utilization of the lot.
2. Size of the house and the lot.
3. Not offering the adjoining landowner the offer to purchase.
4. Long term is not the best for the area.
5. Drives more cars onto the street.
6. Under utilization of the funds for affordability.
7. Profit from sale at market can be used for affordability.
8. Not appropriate for family.

Informational presentation of proposed development for 27 N. Butler: Eric Minton and John Sutton again explained their proposal and showed a model of the area.  The Housing Committee listed two concerns.  They are worried about the large scale of the project and the use of apartments rather than condominium units.  There were several comments about the excellent presentation this structure gives the neighborhood even though there is no historical significance or architectural importance to the building.  It is a very becoming home in a very public area of our neighborhood.  A motion was made and seconded to approve the project as presented.  The vote was 9 for, 2 against and 1 abstention.

Old Business:  It was decided to ask Tenney Lapham to give a presentation on the sign to be painted on the side of the laundry. 

New Business: 

• Brenda Konkel said there was a instance of beer filled water balloons being thrown at a house.  She wanted to know if anyone knew if anyone was hit with these or if it was happening in other places in the neighborhood.  No other instances were reported.
• Bob Sommerfeldt said he had been asked by Poly Edge, the manager of the Goodyear store at the corner of East Washington Avenue and Blair Street, about the Neighborhood Association supporting her in a move to get North Blair being returned to two way during phase one of the East Wash. Reconstruction.  It was decided to ask her to come and give a presentation to the association.

The minutes of the last meeting were approved with corrections and the meeting was adjourned.

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