WEST UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

Minutes of Board Meeting of February 1, 2007

Present: Lori Boston, Gal Witmer, Cheri Wiens, John Patterson, Jan Labate, David Knudson, Caroln Niethammer, Jerry Juliani, Brian McCarthy, Jennifer O’Connor, Judy Sensibar, Chris Nichols, Chris Gans, Joel Ireland, Bridget Werchan, Dave Boston, Barbara Kennedy, Patricia Pinzon-Pitts, Dave Croteau, Matt Williams, Sandra Morse, Vivian Harte

Guests: Steve Shenitzer (Pepper Viner), Bill Viner (Pepper Viner), Wendy Annis, Ricky Williams, Carmen Burns, Isabel Mikelaitis, Jill Bielawski

Issue/Topic	Conclusion	Recommendation/ Action	Follow-Up
Review of Meeting Minutes	The Board accepted the Minutes from the January and February, 2007 Board meetings as written.	Sandra Morse moved and Brian McCarthy seconded to accept the January and February, 2007 Board Minutes as written, and the motion passed unanimously.	N/A
Treasurer’s Report	The Board accepted the February, 2007 Treasurer’s Reports.	Brian McCarthy moved and Carolyn Niethammer seconded to accept the February, 2007 Treasurer’s Report, and the motion passed unanimously.	N/A
Street Fair	Kurt Tallis of the Fourth Avenue Merchants Association brought posters and said that FAMA expects between 300,000 and 400,000 people to attend the Spring Street Fair on March 23-25. Our booth will be at the southwest corner of 5^th Street and 4^th Avenue. There was a discussion about the parking. Vivian Harte passed around a sign-up sheet as well as copies of the FAMA report of the 2006 Winter Street Fair.	N/A	Board members and residents are encouraged to sign up to staff the booth.
Condominiums at 1011 North Tyndall	Steve Shenitzer spoke about their plans for the apartment complex at this address. His company bought the apartments in May, and no one lives there now. They plan to demolish the existing apartment complexes and build modern condos for visiting professors as well as undergraduate and graduate students. They were told by several departments at the UA that there was a need for high-density quality condos. They are thinking they will be 2 bedroom and 2 baths. There is no retail space planned, but possibly they will have a coffee bar. They may have underground or grade parking. Nothing has been drawn, and they haven’t submitted anything to the City. The current zoning is R3 with 3-4 stories allowed at 40’. They will come back to WUNA after they get input from the City and have a design to show us. They will be looking at rezoning. They will try to make the condos blend in with the neighborhood, and they welcome input from the neighbors.	Board members expressed their concerns about the rezoning and the possibility of having more than four stories.	N/A
Crime Trends / Problems with Tucson High Students	Sgt. Sean Cunneely reported that increased car larceny is the only crime trend in the neighborhood. As of the 1^st of April, police will be assigned specifically to our area 24 hours a day. There is a possibility of having a trespass letter for homeowners near Tucson High. Chris Nichols reported that since it has been warmer, the litter has increased. He had a run-in with about a dozen students in the alley who showed him disrespect. The neighbors need more respect from the school too. Speed humps may be coming. Joe Wasiak reported that his car was keyed in his driveway, and when he was gone for a week, someone painted on his driveway. Graffiti abatement cleaned it up today. Richard Mayers said that the Iron Horse Neighborhood Association has been working with the state legislature to address this problem.	N/A	Lori Boston suggested Chris and Mary Nichols and Joe Wasiak work with the Iron Horse Neighborhood Association in contacting the legislature.
Group Forum on Yahoo!	Gal Witmer talked about the problem that occurred last summer that there were some nasty comments made on some postings with no real names. At this time, the group forum is open to everyone. There was a discussion about whether we need more than a username to identify people (an address, their real name, a paragraph describing why they want to be a member?). Some thought the group forum should be restricted to WUNA members, and others thought that more discussion takes place with anonymity. Joe Wasiak said it is a group forum not a listserve. He suggested that we write “Rules of Etiquette” at the top. We could also have these rules written out when we send out invitations to join.	N/A	Lori Boston will send out an e-mail to the Board members with step-by-step instructions on how to become a member of the group forum. Matt Williams, Lori Boston or Gal Witmer can help people get signed up. Matt can do a survey whether people want a moderator and have it open or more restricted.
Membership	Lori Boston would like the membership to increase. Some members took around doorhangers with information about WUNA and our Board meeting.	N/A	Our website and the group forum should be noted in our newsletters. Lori Boston is to get the Board members a list of members so they can know who in their area is a member and who is not. Vivian Harte can make newcomer kits to be given to people who move into the neighborhood.
CCRC	John Patterson reported on the following items: - Emergency Response Preparation: This was detailed at the last CCRC meeting. - Red Tags: The Dean’s Office reported they are now looking at red tags and doing sanctions against students. Of the 12 red tags given out so far, 6 were students, and 1 met the requirements for sanctions.	N/A N/A	N/A N/A
Phi Kappa Psi Letters	Lori Boston reported that the fraternity has letters on their building and that they meet City code. Members of the fraternity helped on our cleanup day and came to our meeting tonight.	N/A	N/A
Business Committee	Matt Williams reported that the Business Committee is reviewing the budget and may be making suggestions regarding our e-mail host and phone. The Committee is reviewing the cost of the Executive Director and her duties and will be making recommendations. There will be a workshop on March 15 at 5:30 p.m. to discuss future projects and the Executive Director position.	N/A	The Business Committee will post dates and times of future meetings on the group forum and send out e-mails to Board members. Vivian Harte will e-mail a chart of time spent on WUNA duties to all Board members.