Powell-Poage-Hamilton Neighborhood Association

Powell-Poage-Hamilton Neighborhood Association **Minutes**

Wednesday September 21, 2016 @6:45 PM Southside Neighborhood Center 1300 6th Street South

**There was an ICE CREAM SOCIAL AT THE PARK @ 6 PM – Before the Meeting**

1. Welcome, Call to Order-6:50

2. Approve August Meeting Minutes-APPROVED

3. Future Agenda items?

a. Keep plaid pantry on the radar

4. Exec Board Update

a. Powell Park – Likely to start construction soon.

a.i. Playground taken out and installed at Springbrook Park

a.ii. Two competitors bidding on playground equipment

a.iii. Shelter to remain as is for now

a.iv. Replacement ballfield to be built on Isle La Plume next to Carroll field

a.v. Will contain

a.v.1. Community gardens

a.v.2. Playground

a.v.3. fence art piece

a.v.4. Multiuse field area

a.v.5. New Trees and picnic tables

a.v.6. Possible Doc Powell Tribute

Co-Chair – Andrew Londre Co- Chair – Angela Manke Treasurer – Phil Ostrem Secretary - Dan Manke Past Chair – Phil Ostrem Powell-Poage-Hamilton Neighborhood Association b. Board position update, Co Chair Andrew Londre is moving out of the neighborhood but will continue to serve the neighborhood on the exec board until he closes on his new home, we will be looking to fill the vacancy at that time

c. Steppin Out In Pink Chalking update- Rained out

5. Poage Park Update/Discussion

a. Things are getting better, though still a challenging situation. Multiple agencies are working together for the benefit of the park, neighborhood, and kids involved.

6. Plaid Pantry Discussion

a. Update on newspaper article

b. Report from a meeting with Shelter Development Corporation

b.i. Still in progress…

b.ii. There will be no residents, no food lines, no overnights

b.iii. Tom Thibedeau is looking to use it as a community resource center for his service leadership students

b.iv. Parking is a neighborhood concern as well as Alley Traffic.

b.v. We all want to be kept in the loop as this project comes into fruition.

b.vi. UPDATE-10/16/2016-still in progress

7. Lighting in Alley ways update

a. Still the responsibility of home owners to light the alley, lights can be put up by calling xcel and adding a fee of 7-20 dollars a month depending on the brightness

8. Potluck idea

a. Discussing whether or not to have a separate potluck or a meeting and potluck combined

9. Other neighborhood social activities for Fall into Winter?

a. Brats at Bakalars to welcome residents of the old Bakalars building

Co-Chair – Andrew Londre Co- Chair – Angela Manke Treasurer – Phil Ostrem Secretary - Dan Manke Past Chair – Phil Ostrem Powell-Poage-Hamilton Neighborhood Association b. Hotdogs and hot chocolate for the opening of skate for kids

10. Newsletter

11. Updates

a. City Council/NRC – Phil Ostrem, Fran Formanek

a.i. Possible library merger with the county library system

a.ii. Looking at phasing out the position of director of public works

a.iii. Budget is through committee

a.iii.1. Public hearing coming up

a.iii.2. Final vote in November

a.iii.3. Levy is going to remain flat

a.iv. 5pm oct 6th Trane Park/All abilities park introduction event

a.iv.1. Tentative opening fall 2018

b. LNDC – La Crosse Neighborhood Development Corporation

c. JDC

c.i. Working on Demo of Farnam property

d. Gundersen

d.i. Parking awareness event

d.i.1. Gave out be a good neighbor cards explaining that part of Gundersen being a good neighbor is to have its employees using the designated lots

d.i.2. Will be doing again soon

d.ii. Looking to install a nice decorative sing on the VIP Trail at south end of lot F

d.iii. Steppin’ out in Pink had over 6000 participants, raising over $300,000 and counting

d.iv. Oct 20th 8:30 to 12:30 there will be a meth and marijuana awareness event in the Viterbo nursing building Co-Chair – Andrew Londre Co- Chair – Angela Manke Treasurer – Phil Ostrem Secretary - Dan Manke Past Chair – Phil Ostrem Powell-Poage-Hamilton Neighborhood Association d.v. Building has begun on the hotel, phase 2 resident housing, and new patient parking lot

12. Other updates?

13. Adjourn-8:14

The PPH Neighborhood Association meets the third Wednesday of the month

Co-Chair – Andrew Londre Co- Chair – Angela Manke Treasurer – Phil Ostrem Secretary - Dan Manke Past Chair – Phil Ostrem Powell-Poage-Hamilton Neighborhood Association

Common Acronyms

NRC=Neighborhood Revitalization Commission: This is a City of La Crosse board, made up of selected recognized neighborhood association members , along with the Mayor and other institutions in the community. Together they work towards revitalization the neighborhoods of La Crosse. PPH treasure/Past President and City Council Member Phil Ostrem is a member of this board.

LNDC=La Crosse Neighborhood Development Corporation: This group has been in a strategic planning phase, but poised to soon be a nonprofit group in the City of La Crosse that will be available to assist the neighborhoods of La Crosse with housing and economic development projects, improving neighborhood livability and marketing the city as a great place to live.

JDC= The Joint Neighborhood Development Corporation (official name is the Gundersen/City of La Crosse Neighborhood Development Corporation) was created by the City of La Crosse and Gundersen Health System with the mission to improve the Powell-Poage-Hamilton Neighborhood on the south side of La Crosse, Wisconsin. The JDC Board of Directors, comprised of the Mayor, two City of La Crosse Council members and three Gundersen Health System Executives. Each entity contributed $250,000 to the organization for the creation of a catalyst development to provide the Powell-Poage-Hamilton neighborhood with a block redevelopment project including a needed grocery store and safe housing.

Co-Chair – Andrew Londre Co- Chair – Angela Manke Treasurer – Phil Ostrem Secretary - Dan Manke Past Chair – Phil Ostrem