Minutes from Dec 3rd, 2008 Meeting

In attendance:

Councilmember Scott Benson
Susan Hensel: Corcoran Resident & Business Owner
Kay Carr: Standish-Ericsson Resident
Ryan Richardson: Northrop Resident
Janice Macau: Northrop Resident
Joe Jones: Northrop Resident
Will Peterson: Northrop Resident
Jeri Elsner: Northrop Resident
Morgan Zehner: Powderhorn Park Resident

Topics:
-Official name change from Cedar Avenue Restoration Project to Cedar Avenue United.
-Noise regulation: Who is in charge of making sure that Mpls conforms to State Environmental Control Agency Standards. MN state statute 116.07: https://webrh12.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/statutes/?id=116.07
-Jury is out on this one. Between now and then we are going to contact Peter McLaughlin at Hennepin County
-Group Organization and roadway segmenting
-We took a long look at the map and divided the roadway into sections taking into consideration land use, businesses, neighborhood feel/age, major streets, bus stops etc. We drew some lines with magic markers. This will be posted on this site soon.
-these segments will help group organizers distribute material and information more effectively as membership grows. It will also give residents an opportunity to reclaim their neighborhood identity as the project progresses.
-Promotional Material: this tied in with the official name change and group organization, as well as this blog.
-The official flier will be done/printed soon for distribution after Jan 1, so as not to get lost in the holiday bustle.
-We discussed briefly the contents taken from Access Minneapolis: 10 year transportation plan and how they [don’t] address problems with Cedar Ave.
-This flier will be available in both printed and digital format in the following weeks.
-Digital Media
-We discussed blog vs. website. This will likely be a topic that continues to be re-assessed.
-The Google group combined with the G-mail account is becoming cumbersome. A website or blog with a subscription option (or RSS feed) is likely a good solution for the time being.
-for now I’m trying blogger and will readdress this when needed.
-If I missed anything that anyone present would like to add, please comment. This is meant to be a community blog and I strongly encourage participation, as long as it relates to the project.

The look of this blog may/will change over the next few weeks as it is being tooled to fit the needs of the group.

Thank you everyone for your interest and participation!