Targeted Investment Neighborhood (TIN) Launch
Saturday,
April 15, 2014
Meeting Minutes of
The mission of the
1. Charlotte Jackson called the meeting to order and
asked for each person attending to give their names and addresses.
2. Officer Kong presented the Neighborhood Risk Assessment.
---there has been NO CRIME since our February 12th
meeting.
---our vigilance in reporting unusual
activities is one of the main
reasons.
---following the tips listed on the
back of the Agenda is crucial
(See list attached below)
---Off. Kong also reminded us about
protecting any copper found on
our houses. Copper has a very high market value, so
professional
thieves
are attracted and can strip it off in a matter of minutes.
---If you leave any metal items outside
that you still want, keep it out
of
sight so scrappers won’t take it.
---He also said that legitimate
“scrappers” will ask before they take
something.
---there will be an opportunity to
have the City pick up large items at
no cost
in May..(See below for information)
--- you can
always call places like Habitat for Humanity, the Salvation
Army, etc., for a pick up if you
don’t want to put large items on
your tree
lawn.
3. Alderman Murphy ..now President of the Common Council.
---discussed the need for legislation
concerning scrap metal...note
Off. Kong’s remarks above.
---up dated information on the Advanced Waste situation
----
move
there…Ald. Murphy expects a long battle in the Courts.
-----
by
September 2014. If they don’t move, the
City will be
aggressive about
getting them out and this may result in a
long court battle.
------“Smell”
reports still need to be reported to the City.
4. Heather Zydek , a master
gardener from Brew City Gardens, a new
business on Vliet St. located next to Eat Cake, provided information on
preparing, planting, nurturing and harvesting our local
gardens.
Some of her suggestions and comments:
----locate the spot in your yard or
space with the most sun exposure
----figure out which veggies you enjoy
eating and use that as the
guide to
what you plant
----you can grow successful gardens
in raised garden beds and
containers
----most of your time will be weeding
and watering your garden, but
the
harvest will make it all worth the time and effort
----don’t plant the same veggies in
the same spot year after year.
Rotate your “crops” as farmers do.
----her shop can provide guidance and supplies
for soil building,
composting,
seeds, and all of the above
5.
----Steve Falsetti,
our “Garden Guy”, gave a brief history of the
development
of our MDNA community garden on 46th and
-----this is the garden’s sixth
anniversary
-----beds
are available for adoption and volunteers are needed
-----no expertise or previous experience
is needed...just an interest in
working
with an easy going group who like to grow stuff
-----an informal organizing meeting will
be held on Steve’s porch on
Sunday, April 13th…or
get in touch with him if you are interested
6.
----MDNA is eligible for twelve 4x8 feet raised garden
beds for half price from the
Organization
----those interested placed their names in a
box, twelve names were
chosen, and those
folks had until Wednesday, April 16, 2014 to fill
out the application
and provide an eighty dollar check
7. Targeted Investment
Neighborhood
------Pat Mueller, our TIN
Coordinator, reported that applications are
beginning
to come in and that she is planning more small
“Block
coffees” to provide information on a more
face-to-face basis.
8. Bloom and Groom
------Pat also reported that the
Association may have to change the
process for ordering, but she would keep neighbors informed and
probably
take orders at the Annual Meeting in May.Organizations
participating
in B and G can only work with Lowe’s. This will
limit
the size of our sale. Pat will work with
the Planning and
Projects Committee to organize
this event. Flowers ordered will
be delivered on May
31st.
--------Pat
asked for help with painting two new garden benches in
the
list or
call her for more information
9. Fundraiser Information
------Sharon Williams reported plans
are being to come together for a
MDNA fundraising activity in late Sept. 2014 at the
------It will be a musical “review” featuring Danny Gokey’s
Sophia’s
Heart “glee”-type teen choir, many of
professional musicians and singers, and the Marcel Guyton
Band.
------Neighbors
will be asked to help sell tickets and provide additional
items for sale
the evening of the performance
------the
next planning meeting is Monday, May 12th 6:30 to 8: pm call
933-6800 for the place…it is
in the neighborhood.
Anyone interested in helping develop this activity please
attend.
10. Neighborhood Clean-Up Day
------The Association is asking
neighbors to come out on Saturday
morning May 10th
to clean up their block, and other
designated areas.
------Meet on 44th and
will
also provide free pick up of many large
unwanted items and
yard waste. See
the next issue of the MDNA newsletter for more
information.
SAVE THE DATE: ANNUAL MEETING
SATURDAY,
MAY 17TH 10:00 TO 12:00
Ideas:
1. Get a phone number from a neighbor if you are coming home and want an extra
set of eyes to welcome you home.
2. You control the traffic in the neighborhood. Take your foot off the pedal
and take a look as you go home.
3. Call 911 for crimes in progress.
4. Use your porch light
– We can’t get a good description if we can’t see.
5. Report suspicious activity immediately. Call the police at 414-933-4444,
then press 9. This is good for quality of life crimes. The suspect is typically
not cited or arrested when there is no victim (calling anonymously does not
help). There are examples of it working where neighbors accept no excuse when a
problem is bothersome.
Parking Enforcement – Chronic
Parking Problems 414-286-8350
Be prepared to have license plate
number, address, description and problem
Report
at any nonworking streetlights to Milwaukee City Electrical (414) 286-3481 24/7. Be prepared to
give an address and location along with the light behavior (I.e. out / on and
off / blinking).
If you believed any trees need to be trimmed to improve lighting around a
streetlight feel free to contact Alderman Murphy's Office. 414-286-3763
Submitted by Terry McCauley
and Sharon Williams