Board of Directors
Summit Hill Association
Aug 9, 2007
Members Present: Barrera, Breymeier, Flahaven, Hass, Hedberg, Lucke, Odman, Rathman, Verweij, Wefel, Wichman, White
Members Absent: Clapp-Smith, Lein, Ramberg, Sutherland, Winsor
Others Present: Diane Hilden, Dave Thune, Fran Zamb, John Serrano, John Puckett, Nesi Apostolou, Kip Lundman and Anne Hunt
President called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm SHA stores the meeting’s full proceedings in digital form for a minimum of one year from this date.
Additions to Agenda: None
Approval Minutes: July minutes were not approved as they were not available at start of meeting.
President’s Report
• Annual Meeting and Elections Planning:
Will bring in Ward 2 candidates who are still in play after the primary to draw crowd to SHA election.
• Staff Evaluations update—Please return evaluations before Liz calls you.
• 2008 Goals and Objectives—Roy will send out to committee chairs the goals in place for 2007 to aid in reviewing and evaluating 2008 goals. Have back to Roy by end of Sept for EC meeting.
Punch Pizza Informational Presentation
John Pucket, John Sorrano, Blois Olson
Refer to PowerPoint handout that was distributed at meeting.
Questions posed by SHA Board:
• What happens to commercial parking that is shared? (Odman)
Punch customers will have access to Caribou lot in the eve and night. Caribou, Acropol Inn, Punch will share lot. Punch needs 16 spaces, based on square footage of current old Hazelton building footprint. Caribou needs 8 by code, and then Acropol Inn –with 6 spots behind building. Will be shared parking between 3 businesses.
• Are there other contracts for parking for other businesses to park in these lots? (Flahaven)
There won’t be anymore. Wild Onion and Grand Thai will lose their parking in the lot.
• How many parking places will Wild Onion lose? (Odman)
It is shared, not assigned, first come first serve. Wild Onion customers can also park in Smith & Hawken’s lot. By code they already have enough spaces.
• What will the difference be between Highland and Grand locations?
Same menu, but will have quick service, which is successful at other locations. Order and pay at same time similar to D’Amico
• Question about layout—how to reinforce street line or curbing? (Rathman)
Looked at different options. Caribou deck is successful and Punch’s NE location has front, street facing deck that creates good dynamic. Would lose parking if patio moved to side of building
• What is the clearance of the lot to the east? (Odman)
The clearance is at 6 feet. Code allows zero but has to be a blank wall, without doors or windows that open to it.
• Is this considered fast food? (White)
It is zoned B3. Fast food can be served in a B3.
• Liquor license? (Wichman)
Beer and wine only
City Budget 2008 Presentation
Anne Hunt, Aide to the Mayor and D16 Liaison present to Board
Refer to Anne’s handout
• Mayor meeting Monday, the 16th at 5 pm with leaders of district councils to review budget. All are invited. Room 40A basement of City Hall. Leadership and staff of District Councils
Encourage letter writing campaign, phone calls or emails to Governor’s office opposing LGA cuts
• MN DOT allowing truck traffic on 35E due to bridge collapse –does Anne have update? (Wichman)
Mayor’s office has had one meeting to discuss. 35E not built to handle truck. Could make improvements to it though to handle that truck traffic
Executive Director’s Report
Roy emailed crime prevention update from Diane Hilden. She has organized Aug 29th 6:30 Internet safety meeting at Linwood
New Business
• House Tour ticket house—ticket booth for the house tour. Jet Construction who’s stored for us gratis needs the space, so we need to find home for the house. Discussed options— if we want to keep it, we have to pay for storage. Barrera may be able to store it. Need to find a home for it by end of August.
• Take position on truck traffic on 35E—open to trucks over 9,000 lbs. Wichman requested motion to write letter to uphold federal agreement to not open 35E to trucks. Flahaven 2nd the motion. Letter to state that 35E not designed for trucks. 7 in favor, 1 opposed, 3 abstained. Motion passes.
• Barrera made motion to write to city and state to enforce speed limit. White second. 9 in favor, 1 opposed, and 1 abstain. Motion passes.
• Grotto Stairway barricades—installed after request from neighbor about people parking at top of stairs and creating a ruckus. Dave Thune’s office put barricade up without communication going out. Wichman moved to send letter to Thune protesting closure of staircase. Motion passed. Board agrees that barricading stairs without communication or signage is inappropriate and not the way to handle it.
GABA Report:
Taste of Grand Restyled Oct 4th. Brochure now available online and at some businesses.
Treasurers Report:
2008 budget planning in process
Committee Reports:
Communications: No update
Development:
House Tour -5 homes have committed. Plans to restart SHA cookbook idea.
District 16 Implementation: update in board packet
District Council Collaborative: update in board packet
Environment:
Sam Morgan Prairie planting Sept 8th tentatively scheduled. Fall burn on prairie, may be asking board to spend money on the burn in Sept.
Pedestrian and Traffic Calming:
Update in board packet. Still working on safe routes to school.
Zoning and Land Use:
Update in board packet. Salut discussion. Salut may go to Sydney space.
Announcements
Adjourn: at 8:45 pm.
Submitted by J. Verweij