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Monday, March 25, 2024 NAAA Meeting Minutes
- Approval of January meeting’s minutes
- Old business
- Status of stop signs on Cody and Kensington?Joe G. will update for next meeting
- Mural
- Mitchell Egly will put together a quote and bring it to the next meeting
- NAAA board will work on a plan for funding (such as approaching the city or Parkview or other neighborhood businesses) after we get a quote from Mitchell
- Email newsletter - should come out this summer
- Checker/chess table is up and ready for play - Sarah will look into getting checkers and chess pieces
- Replacement of sidewalks on southwest corner of Anthony and Lake is happening soon
- New business
- Branding by Mitchell Egly
- He could redo the NAAA logo as well as the map '
- The board will provide specs and a budget to Mitchell within a month
- Get input of neighbors for final choice (maybe at a booth during the garage sale weekend)
- Dues? When are we doing these this year?
- Garage sale - when is this? Can we pay for an ad in the paper?
- Start thinking about a neighborhood event for this year
- Kids dart drive smart signs are of interest - keep on the agenda for next time
- Maureen and Joe B. will work together to link social media sites
- Visions Event Center - what type of zoning does that building have? Is the current use compatible with that zoning?
- Sarah will get a contact from Concordia to come to a future meeting to give a talk about their long term plans
- Branding by Mitchell Egly
- NAAA board elections in May
- Next meeting will be May 20 (the 27th is Memorial Day)
- Meeting adjourned shortly after 8PM
- Approved Monday, May 20
Sarah Beiswanger, Secretary
January 27, 2025 North Anthony Area Association Meeting Minutes
- The December meeting minutes were approved
- Treasurer’s Report: $7,143.57 in the bank account
- Old Business
- Community building ideas: yoga in the park once it gets warm; Maureen will take the lead on organizing people to assist neighbors with shoveling or raking
- Pillar repair at Kensington and State: Sarah will contact our insurance company to possibly subrogate the insurance of the person who hit the pillars in November
- Traffic updates: Cheryl is talking with the city traffic engineers to try to slow down traffic on Anthony
- Newsletter sponsors
* Suggested formats/pricing
* Ads the sponsors provide:
* 1/8 page ad: $50
* ¼ page ad: $100
* Guaranteed placement in 2 printed newsletters a year
* List of sponsors
* To be on a list of sponsors in the newsletter and on the website: $25
* Social media promotion: will discuss this again at a future board meeting
- Suggested bylaw amendment: the president of the association cannot unilaterally cede part of the association to another one; instead, the members of the association have to approve it by a majority vote
- This has been posted on the website and will remain there until the next meeting in March
- Todd created new neighborhood maps – Joe will put these on the website
- Sarah will work with Peggy and another neighbor to try to get the final signatures for the stop sign at Kensington and Cody
- Suggested bylaw amendment: the president of the association cannot unilaterally cede part of the association to another one; instead, the members of the association have to approve it by a majority vote
- New Business * ARCH got a grant to produce a self-guided walking tour of our neighborhood; more info to come * We were rewarded a neighborhood marketing grant; Mitchell Egly is creating a design for signs to be placed on light posts in our neighborhood; he will work with the board to get this finalized * Discussion of North Anthony Shopping Center plans was tabled for next time * Joe found another email provider that is cheaper and offers more benefits; he will coordinate switching * Sarah will write a check for 2025 dues to the Northeast Area Partnership for $0.10 x 1020 members ($102) * Sarah will get pricing on the cost to include another page in the printed newsletter
- Good of the Order
- Next meeting is March 24, 2025