Marcy Holmes Neighborhood Association

To: MHNA Board and General Membership
From: President Kelly Carver
Re: August 19 Meetings Board at 6 pm, General Membership at 7:30
University Lutheran Church of Hope, 601 13th Ave SE, in Heritage Hall

Board Agenda

1. Welcome/introduce new elected board members and adopt appointed members
2. Secretary’s report - membership and renewals, board openings and approve June minutes
3. Treasurer’s Report
4. Committee assignments for board members. All board members must serve.
   1. Zoning & Planning (Meets second Monday, 5 pm)
   2. Events
   3. Fund Raising
   4. Audit
   5. Environment
   6. Housing
   7. other
5. Executive Committee decisions since we last met: (board - summary enclosed)
   1. Letter re: Delta Tau Delta demo permit
   2. MWMO/Kestral Design grant
   3. MN ReLeaf grant applied for
   4. August Environmental Inspections Sweeps
   5. Aquatennial Parade decision
   6. Integrating the Master Plan/ what comes next
   7. Policy for appointed board members
6. Zoning & Planning
   1. Tom De Gree, Wilderoast Café, 518 East Hennepin seeking wine & beer license
   2. Sue Ragu, McDonald’s, seeking support for extended hours (3 am)
   3. CVS Drugstore at the Hardee’s site
   4. Residences with variance requests - 413 5th st SE & 625 8th Ave SE
   5. FYI - live theater and spa/salon in the works at 513 East Hennepin
   6. Brett Naylor, with a scaled down plan for 12th Ave SE/University site
   7. Sorority Fraternity Historic Designation
   8. FERC comments re: Excel Re-licensing and mitigation
7. Meet John Kennedy, Exec. Director of Portland House, and learn about their work, volunteer for their board
8. Re-Allocating NRP money

General Agenda

1. Call to order
2. Approve of June minutes
3. A brief word from council member(s)
4. Council Member ZerbyÕs Amendment to Liquor Zoning/ see enclosed
5. Board decisions made earlier tonight (Committees, Zoning & Planning Items, see above)
6. Project updates - Schafer Richardson, MWMO Watershed Project, Environment Committee, Ardes Johnson & Citizen Inspections/Livability
7. Lisa Cerney, Public Works, with information on next summerÕs road construction on the west side of 35W, similar to current project on east side. A committee is needed to decide how to spend city funds on traffic calming measures and to assist in other decisions.
8. Perry Thorvig, DSU, on the next steps in the Master Plan process
9. Elissa Cottle, NRP update/
10. If no other business, adjourn