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Meeting Minutes - October 14, 2003
In Attendance
| | Tom Clifton (CCA), Sharon Willey (SJSU), Ken Podgorsek (CCA), Judy Conner (at large), Nancy Hickey (at large) , Beth Shafran-Mukai (at large), Angela Harper (SJSU), Lisa Jensen (at large), David Dudek (SUN).
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| | Thomas Johnston (PRNS), Greg Peacock (Code Enforcement), Angela O'Brien, Sandy Perry, Jeff Collison, Sandra Sollender, Walter Sollender, Walker Kellogg, Sue Eakins, Steve Rohmer, Kent Gordon England.
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| | David Guitierez (income property)
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Introductions
Minutes
| | Ken Podgorsek made a motion to accepted the minutes as amended. Sharon Willey seconded the motion. The motion was approved by voice vote.
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Neighborhood Improvement Grant Contract and Fiscal Sponsor.
| | Ken Podgorsek presented the proposed contract for the Neighborhood Improvement Grants with the City. This grant program will use money left over from our intial grant program and provide money for both physical improvements and social functions. We are hoping to start granting money in February.
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| | Ken Podgorsek moved that the UNC approves the Contract as submitted and requests that the contract be submitted to the City Attorney for review and be presented to the City Council for approval. David Dudek seconded the motion. The motion was approved by voice vote.
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UNC Financial Report
| | Sharon Willey reported that there were no new expenses in September, so the UNC financial report has not changed. The Dance night fundraiser collected in $908 dollars. Sharon Willey made a motion the procedes of the fundraiser be distributed, with a third of the proceeds going to TEENS and two thirds going to City Year. Ken Podgorsek seconded the motion. The motion was approved on voice vote. Ken Podgorsek thanked Lisa Jensen for helping put on this fundraiser on.
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Nomination of Walker Kellogg to East Campus board position
| | Ken Podgorsek made a motion to appoint Walker Kellogg to the open East Campus board seet that ends in Nov 2004. Nancy Hickey seconded the motion. The motion was approved on voice vote.
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Park Update
| | Sue Eakins provided an update on the Park. Providing a history of the how the funding for the park has developed and the inclusion of Kent Gordon England's involvment.
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| | Steve Rohmer provided a overview of the existing park master plan and some of the details of the park items including the gazebo, drinking fountains, and fencing. Under the existing master plan the project costs are just under $7000 and the park should be finished by August or September. If Kent were to work on the project, the plan would be altered with the City doing the basic work and then Kent adding enhancements later. This wouldn't impact the schedule.
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| | Kent Gordon England provided his proposed upgrades to the park master plan. These included bringing in mature trees, a copper roof on the gazebo. adding butterfly & hummingbird garden, Victorian style fencing, climbing roses, and light standards with hanging flowers. In addition there would be plaques providing history of the original theme park, the Victorian era, local history, and the history of the park itself.
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| | David Dudek provided a motion to support the City working with Kent to provide enhancements to the master plan, and ammended it to request that a revised set of plans be provided to the UNC in the future. Ken Pogorsek seconded the motion and the amendment. The motion was passed on voice vote.
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Proposed Changes to Development Policy on Notification
| | Beth Shafran-Mukai reported on the proposed changes on notification. The goal is to improve the outreach of the on proposals. The policy would provide electronic means to get notification and make sure that proposals are in plain english as well as other languages. The SNI PAC is looking for input from the NACs. The city would to get input as soon as possible, sent thoughts and comments to britta.buys@sanjoseca.gov
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SNI PAC Update
| | Funding is still a problem. Looking at Granting opportunities. Lisa Jensen pointed out that CDBG applications became available today.
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SJ Medical Center Update
| | The coalition is working on the technical advisory committee to guide to the closure study. Still having difficulty with head of Valley Medical Center, who wants the closure study to have a limited scope. Next month three Coaltion members are going to a conference on health care.
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Announcements
| | Suggested that oral communication should be at the top of the agenda. He pointed out that the name of the park was decided by a small group that was very undemocratic with out any input from the neighborhoods. Lisa Jensen described the process and how the UNC discussed it.
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| | UNSCC conference will be on Saturday October 18.
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| | Coyote Creek Trail meeting tomorrow on October 15 and he can't go. We could not find a replacement.
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Motion to Adjourn was made by David Dudek, Ken Podgorsek seconded the motion. Adjorn 8:04 PM
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