York Road Partnership Leadership Committee

Minutes York Road Partnership Leadership Committee March 16, 2005

Present: Jason Canapp, Bill Logan, Bill Miller, Joan Flynn, Karen DeCamp, Dan Ellis, Nancy Maronick Absent: Phil Reely

1. President’s Report:

a. A donation of $113. 27 was made from the City-County Commercial Gateway Charette. b. Fred Furney is now off the Leadership committee. c. The meeting schedule for the YRP and LC meetings was distributed.

2. Treasurer’s Report was deferred – Phil absent

Housing and Neighborhoods Update: a. Neighborhood Resource Guide – Greg Derry having trouble finding much in the way of resources to help low income and elderly fix up homes. b. Bill going to April Friends of Govans Library meeting c. Alhambra Park – Dan monitoring d. Letter on Community Development Block Grants went out – protesting cuts e. HB 470 died (it would have given neighborhood associations standing in BMZA hearings.

3. Commercial Revitalization: Joan working with Streuver Bros. to set a date for YRP night at Belvedere Square.

4. Traffic/Pedestrian Safety: 1st Task Force meeting on bus stops at Belvdere Square has taken place. Task force still looking for MTA reps to attend meetings. Bill Millersuggested that we ask for newer or compressed natural gas buses if buses go through Belvedere Ave.

5. Streetscaping: Fire Hydant Painting – need a project leader. Bill Logan offered to log which hydrants need painting and check with Louise Harris to see if the GBA Cares kids would paint them. Bill Miller and Bill Logan each generously offered to pay the cost for Lou’s kids to paint one hydrant.

6. Other Issues:

a. Bill Miller updated the group on Govans Manor. GHCC has decided to make Govans Manor a pilot project because of problems there with security, problems with non-elderly drug-addicted disabled tenants and management’s ban on meetings of the Golden Age Club. b. Larry Ford no longer with GBA. Reba Hawkins, mid-Govans resident, is the new executive director. c. GHCC’s Cold Spring Commercial District study has a completion deadline of 3/31. d. Dan Ellis reported on the city’s Capital Improvement Process. The Planning Dept has been instructed to pull our capital improvements from SNAP plans and put into 2006 CIP. CIP’s Tom Stosur told Dan that there is nothing from YRP’s SNAP in there. Dan suggested that this may be an opportunity to turn people out for the Board of Estimates or City Council meetings. Bill Miller said we need a list of those YRP SNAP capital projects.

7. Organizational Issues: a. Capacity Issues: A discussion was had about how to mobilize more people in YRP and give neighborhoods a greater voice. Committee members brainstormed a list of people we may want to involve in YRP in some way. Ideas for projects were also discussed. It was recommended that all committee members read through SNAP and prioritize projects that YRP can do without city help. b. The question of whether or not to list committees on the web site was discussed. It was decided to ask Helene Perry to pull that piece off the web site for now. c. Leadership Committee Communications: A discussion was held in response to Phils’ request for more advance notice of committee members’ meetings regarding YRP business that may be regarded as sensitive. Committee members agreed that everyone will make a good faith effort to send an e-mail notification if there is adequate notice of the meeting. d. Nominating Committee: The nominating committee has been formed and consists of the following members: Nancy Maronick, Joan Flynn, Cleveland Morton, Jason Canapp and Alice Bevans.