23rd Avenue Corridor Action Team

23rd Avenue Resident Engagement Meeting
February 7 , 2005
12-2pm – EBAYC

NOTES

Attendance:

Deb Montesinos, MCO Interim Director
Suzanne Takahara, ESAA
Elena Serrano, ESAA
Robert Hickey, UE
Amber Crabbe, TALC
Deborah Whittle, Self-Evaluation
Suzanne Takahara, ESAA
Lisa Prigozen , EBALDC
Carl Pascual , EBALDC
Jerry Henderson , EBALDC
Don Davenport , SACDC
Derrick Dogan, Self-Evaluation
Mark Burke (23rd-Bank Building Developer)
Alan Wheeler (23rd-Bank Building Developer)

 

Item

Notes

  • Streetscape Design Meeting (Jerry)
  • CDBG for 23 rd Ave tree-planting (Jerry)
  • Alex Pedersen (District 5 City Council office), Robert Hickey, Don Davenport and Jerry Henderson will meet with Gregory Hunter(CEDA) to discuss the Streetscape Design Process on February 11, 2005.
  • CDBG Board will make their recommendation on February 23, 2005 concerning Street Tree funding.
  • 23 rd Ave Plan publication update (Robert)
  • Robert will give an update at the March meeting.
  • Lawrence Peer Match – Brief Sharing (Susanne, Jerry, Carl et al)
  • Jerry noted the networking night – that new employees have to go to each unit to learn about what they do.
  • Suzanne talked about the Movement City cultural center and how it came up from grassroots. LCW recognized the role it played in the community and incorporated it. Also, their org chart is not hierarchical. She also mentioned their database.
  • Carl mentioned their annual meeting, resident organizing and resident leadership strategies. They build community first before asking people to get involved.
  • Laundromat Update
  • Grand opening in the Spring for the Laundry mat
  • Eastside Cultural Center Update (Elena, Susanne)
  • Celebrate Black history with ESAA (Black Poets on February 11th and the Final Friday Cinema: Documentary on Shirley Chisholm on February 25 th).
  • Introduction: Mark Burke, Alan Wheeler, owners of “B of A” building
 Alan Wheeler and Michael Burke are the new owners of the old Bank of America building. They want to build eight market-rate condominiums, to be priced at about $300,000 on up. The condos will range in size from 650 square feet to 1,100 square feet. They are seeking a letter of support from the 23rd Avenue Corridor Work group as they proceed with getting city approval to turn this currently vacant building into market-rate condos. They would want the 23 rd avenue Group support by the end of this week ( Feb 11, 2005 ). Four members of the 23 rd Avenue work-group volunteer to study the issue of whether the entire work group should endorse the project and to contact anti-gentrification advocates for advice. The four members will look at drafting a list of community benefits for the two owners to commit to before the work group decides on endorsing the project.  

 

  • Other:

Self-Evaluation: Team members will be coming to work group meetings. Resident job descriptions are available – please spread the word. We want at least one representative from each work group to sit on interview committee

 

Discussion / Action - 1:00

Item

Notes / Follow-up

  • “2005 Workplan Chart” & “Results Framework – Updated Nov 2004” (handouts)
    • Final review of Performance Measures (2005 Milestones) LINKS to Baseline Data

 

The committee reviewed the latest version of the work plan and got into small groups to narrow their choices of baseline data that will be linked to the proposed performance measures in the current work plan. The goal in this exercise was to find the highest priority baseline data, against which the work group will use to measure the performance of certain activities and actions this year.

Items for Future meetings:

  • Development of 2005 DETAILED Workplan
    • Establish monthly goals for each 23 rd Ave Action Plan strategy (5)
    • Compile timeline / calendar of events & milestones
    • Next 23 rd Ave Townhall?

The next meeting the working group will establish monthly and quarterly goals for the 23 rd Avenue workgroup.

Next Meeting - (2 nd Monday of the month) March 14, 2005 12-2pm, EBAYC?