Meeting called to order at 6:31 PM via Zoom.
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Welcome and introductions.
- 11 People in attendance.
Approval of February meeting minutes
- Motion made by Tom, seconded by Bernice, and passed without discussion to approve the meeting minutes for February.
Eken Park Playground
Fundraising
- Maggie:
- Redoing Eken Park Playground
- Removing rubber and replacing with wood chips
- Fundraising:
- $3,790 currently (without funds from EPNA)
- https://ekenparknaturalplay.fun
- Donations are tax deductible
- You can send a check
- Installation between Aug. 1st and Oct. 1st
- Please share
Old Equipment
- We have the option to save the old equipment
Eken Park Fest Update
- Kaitlin
- City said not to pull permits yet
- If we pull permits now, occupancy will be limited to current COVID rules, not rules at the time of the festival
- Jim: We don’t want to have to validate vaccinations or something similar
- Narik: Are we planning virtual as backup
- Kaitlin: No
- Tom: virtual was complicated and expensive
Starkweather Creek Bridge (Zach Johnson)
- We have a grant from City of Madison to paint a bridge
- Bridge crosses Starkweather Creek on Commercial at McCormick
- Hopefully happening this summer pending COVID
- Dates:
- Jun 5th possibly
- Saturday after Memorial Day
- Rain day Jun 12th
- Zach asked if anyone had any problems with these dates
- Jim wants to make sure there’s no conflict with other major arts events in the area
- Jun 5th possibly
People’s Bakery
- Provided food for first EPNA block party
- Tom: MPD interrupted block party
- For sale $60k
EPNA Newsletter
- Kaitlin offered to print for low cost
- Bernice we should distribute at public venues
- Also free libraries
- Ask for submissions
- Jim leave some at libraries
- We have done this in the past, possibly mailed
- Ad revenue possibly
- Zach: Some landlords will be easy to track down some nearly impossible
- Ben Shannon may have more information about how to contact some landlords
- Tom: Previous newsletter was called “EPNA Gazette”
Alder Updates
- Oscar Mayer active zoning process
- Changing zoning conditions
- Soon this will go to planning commission
- After approval it will go to common council
- Hartmeyer area is controversial
- “CN” conservation without park features
- E Wash First St. market rate residential development
- Advocating for affordable units
- Currently feedback stage
- Tom asks: Can we get a mobile vaccine clinic near Washington Manor Park?
- Syed will check with PHMDC
- They have tight restrictions
- They declined a testing facility
- Syed will check with PHMDC
Open Comments:
- Joke from Jim: Priest, minister, and rabbit walk into blood bank
- Phlebotomist asks what their blood types are
- Rabbit says I’m probably a “type O”
- Amani Burris
- Running for District 12 County supervisor
- Same Amani that ran for State Senate
- Went to work at Senator Lena Taylors office
- Lives in Carpenter Ridgeway
- Lived for 2 years
- Mom lived in area for 25 years, served community/newsletter
- Married w/ two kids
- https://www.amaniforwisconsin.com
- Jim: thanks for for running
- COVID taught us that we are all impacted
- Used to work 60/70 hours a week organizing for Wisconsin Democratic Party
- Maggie asked Narik about Ella’s Deli
- Narik confirmed there is underground work going on
- Kaitlin: asked Narik if Ella’s Deli is on E Johnson Water Main
- Kaitlin: There was a water main break on Johnson
- Tom: Syed is talking to Madison Water about this
- Tom: Problem houses
- Porchlight
- 901 Oak St.
- Amani thanks for bringing this to her attention
- Zach: Might push for committee for better walking/biking infrastructure after creek project is done
- EG pushing the city to have better crossings on E Wash, Packers, Aberg
- “Bike Blvd.” on Hoard (similar to Mifflin)
Eken Park Neighborhood Association Blog 