THIRD WARD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

DECEMBER 9, 2004

• 13 attended at the YMCA; 10 steering committee members present
• Meeting called to order at 7:05 by President Curtis Goodson
• Minutes approved as written
• Treasurer’s report: no change from last month

New Business:

Jim Southworth from the EC Police Department spoke regarding the vandalism that has happened in the Summit Ave. area. He shared that the suspects are 3 or 4 17-18 year old males, not residing in our neighborhood. The feeling is that the suspects are connected with other recent car break-ins in Eau Claire. Police are checking any suspicious behavior after midnight. Officer Southworth recommended Jack Corey as someone who could share information regarding a neighborhood watch with our committee. We also discussed increasing lighting in the neighborhood.

Committee Reports:

• By Laws: committee has not met
• Code Enforcement: will hold meeting after Jan. 1. Garry Sherwood has had frequent contact with the building and codes department.
• Home Ownership: has not met
• Newsletter: Jill has a neighbor who would be interested in writing the newsletter.
• Parks committee: Bob Schwartz has researched block grant information. Block grant application starts in January with a 2 month window. Training for grant writing is available.
• Signs: Curtis is working on this
• Web site: Jill is adding minutes and meeting agenda as she receives them, and has added the Neighborhood Plan. We discussed putting a notice of our website in the newspaper. No action was taken.
• TPPS: Resident parking permit has gone to the city attorney for drafting. Heated discussion again followed. The TPPS committee agreed to meet and put into writing what the proposed permit is. Committee was commended for their hard work, but not all are in agreement with the proposed permit system.

Other reports:

• University information: Mike Rindo was not present.
   
• Eau Claire comprehensive plan: Daryl Tufte will be at our February meeting
   
• DECI- Paula Stolp not present
   
• Discussion Follow-up

  Incorporation: John Hibbard reviewed the benefits of the TWNA incorporating (see November minutes). MOTION: John moved that the TWNA incorporate. The motion was seconded and passed. MOTION made and passed that John Hibbard is the registered agent for the corporation.

  Chamber Dues: We also discussed the issue of the city paying dues to the Chamber of Commerce, which is a lobbying organization supporting TABOR. The city is currently deciding whether to continue paying dues or not. Meeting attendees were encouraged to contact the city council with opinions on this matter.

  Parking Petition: (Sue Miller) Parking in the 300 block of Lincoln Ave. has been changed from 8-5 Mon.-Sat. to 9-4 Mon.-Fri. to put the posting on this block in line with other surrounding blocks.

  Riverbank: permit expired Oct. 31, but work is still occurring. No fines are being applied. Reportedly the material scraped from the river bottom was spread onto University ball fields on Stein Blvd.

  East St. Parking: gravel parking lot was defeated on a 4-4 tie by planning commission. Thanks Garry and Curtis!

Respectfully Submitted,

Anne Risen

1/13/05

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