Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Neighborhood Meeting Results

Notes from Julie Olney:

Three Meetings Suggested
1. Snelling/University/LRT Overview
-To occur ASAP on a Monday evening at Central Baptist, Bethlehem Lutheran,
or Hamline Midway Library
-Invited to the table:
Union Park community, Union Park District Council, Met Council, state
representative (Snelling), Hamline Midway community, St Anthony community
-Discussion:
Centered around a general overview of LRT, including parking, development
changes affecting the neighborhood, business mitigation, construction
timeline, snow removal once the LRT is in, and traffic concerns on the
Snelling/University corner. Include a Q&A session after the presentation.
***-Julie will email a current zoning map of Grid 8 and the vacant housing
list to residents before this meeting occurs.
***-Residents should collect a list of neighbors' contact info to make
communicating this and other upcoming meetings a more efficient process.

2. Traffic Calming
-To occur when it is warmer
-Invited to the table:
City transportation representative, City Council Ward 4 Representative,
Union Park residents, Union Park District Council
-Discussion:
Traffic calming options and extended parking permit options.

3. Crime Meeting
-To occur when it is warmer
-Invited to the table:
Union Park residents, Union Park District Council, St Paul Crime Prevention
Coordinator, St Paul Western District Police Commander
-Discussion:
Crime trends in the area, prostitution at Quest, noise, cruising, other
summer issues.

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