HomeMy WebLinkAbout02 07 09 Northeast Urban Renewal Board Minutes, special meeting
NURB Minutes for special meeting called February 7, 2009 (DRAFT)
Meeting was called for by Eric Nelson, President Northeast Urban Renewal Board. In
attendance were Jeanne Wesley-Wiese, Bob Pavlik, Terry Giovanni, Tom Noble, Eric
Nelson, Dan Dohring and Keri Thorpe (City liason). The meeting was called by Eric
Nelson purely to discuss applying for funds through the Park Grant Program. There was
discussion regarding the cash-in-lieu money taken from the area and the northeast urban
district. The question was should the NURB apply for a matching grant to start the park
called the “Triangle Park” but renamed “Depot Park” at this meeting. Eric also presented
the NURB with a list of projected costs for Phase I which include top soil, well, fines and
landscaping. The projected costs were ($) (?) A vote to seek grant in the amount of
$20,000 with matching $20,000 from TIF funds was proposed. A motion was made that
the NURB request to allow allocating $25,000 from the TIF towards parks for 2009. A
second motion was made to proceed with grant application request from the Park
Improvement Program in the amount of $20,000. However, if bids come back at $50,000
NURB will ask for $25,000 from Park Improvement Program. The second motion was
voted for unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Jeanne Wesley-Wiese
Recorder