Building community and maintaining a great neighborhood to live in.

April 21, 2008 Board meeting

Meeting called to order 7:00

 

Officers in attendance: Margaret Carnegie, Carol Nielson, Linda Jones, Sharon Clark, Arthur Best, Bud Gessel, Mike Stults, Patty Sutter, Kayley Nilan

 

Property next to Costco: Paul Nienaber  and two other brothers and their families came to the meeting.  TheAttorney for the family  spoke regarding the rezone of the property  for the Costco Gas Station

Mediation with the city Wetlands and Storm water management; before there is more building the storm water needs to be addressed.  Currently it is 10 times worse than if in natural state. 

The family and attorney are requesting support  from the association.

Solution: to Drain the land of the collection of storm water , clean out the silt in the drain field area.  The decision makers need to make a decision to solve this problem and not let it keep getting worse.  They hope that we as a neighborhood be a voice of support of the solution. They hope a letter be written to the city informing them that this is an issue for the entire neighborhood  even the City and we have serious concerns. 

 

Survey: On Line on the Neighborhood Website and is ready to be filled out by the neighborhood.

 

A question came up as to how a planner is assigned to our Neighborhood from the city to be a liaison with issues. Margaret was going to find out how the process works.

 

New light to light up the neighborhood sign on the Honda property.  The lights are installed but who will pay for it? Most thought that Honda should be a good neighbor and pay for the lights. An ongoing issue.

 

Mike Stults handed out new forms from the city for compiling hours to put in for the neighborhood Yearly Grant.  Mike would like our hours given to him on a quarterly  basis.

Patty Sutter had questions regarding sidewalks.  Our Grant will cover lights and bump out bulbs on the corners at 100th and Slater.  Margaret sent a letter to the City approving the Slater Traffic Calming plan.

 

Costco Letter: Kayley will create a new letter to the city from the Neighborhood in support of solving the storm water going down 85th to the Nienaber property and others around the area.

 

Council to be here at May’s meeting, there were post cards sent out by city for the neighborhood to send in their question by May 4th. 

 

Forbes Lake Tour: June 25th 5:00 meet at City Hall. Arthur Best will go on the tour representing NRH.

 

Park Place Open house presentation meeting at KPC  6:00 – 8:00 April 22.

 

This Saturday is the Celebrate Sidewalk walk, North Rose Hill is celebrating 9:30 at Woodlands park Gazebo, walk over the bridge and meet Highlands neighborhood and walk on their  new sidewalks to down town .

 

Mike Stults gave the Current balance  $1,639.00.    Expenditures: $308.88 bouncers,  $350 to Reptile man holding until the picnic in July.

 

Betty Lou submitted expense sheet for pick-up sticks in the amount of $63.67 to be used in the neighborhood street clean-up.  Arthur Best made motion to approve the reimbursement to Betty Lou, Kaylee seconded, approved by the board.

 

Meeting adjourned 8:45