SHNA Board of Directors Minutes - December 15, 2009

Himmel Park Library Meeting Room

Present: Rick Bell, Steve Gilsdorf, Sheila Hoban, Kathi McLaughlin, Sylvia Mungaray, John O’Dowd, Ed Stokes, John Wilder.

Absent: Janett Carbajal, Carolyn Classen, Doug Donahue, Wallis Downer, Gail Schuessler, Frank Soltys.

Guests:, Kim Crooks, Dayna Dempsey.

Meeting called to order by O'Dowd at 7:10 p.m.

Approval of 11/17/09 BOD Minutes: Approved.

Reports of Officers:

President (O'Dowd):

• Discussion re presentations and business to be conducted at the annual meeting 1/19/10. Tentative schedule: Social time 6:30-7:00; Business meeting 7:00-7:30; Tucson Audubon Society presentation 7:30. Hoban volunteered to arrange refreshments, O'Dowd to contact Skip Andre re preparing slate of officers for election.
• Other topics included Cele Peterson's daughter's interest in water harvesting on their property; fire station in jeopardy (15% budget cut); Technicians for Sustainability inquiry re solar technology presentation.
• Treasurer (Gilsdorf): Balance on hand as of December 15, 2009: Operational Fund $13,967; CD (Water Tower Impound Fund) $34,484. MSP that a $100 donation be made to the Tucson Audubon Society.

Standing Committee Reports

• Security: McLaughlin mentioned an incident where, thanks to NW, a suspicious person near her home was reported.
• Land Use/NPZ: LiNC (O'Dowd): 1) The city adopted neighborhood amendment in Feldman, consisting of design manual. 2) Committee formed to look at ordinance vs. mini-dorms.
• Newsletter: Deadline 12/28.
• Membership: Bell reported 69 members paid for 2010.
• Technology: Wilder reported updates on web site. Discussion briefly about number of paid advertisers.
• After discussion, MSP to table the issue re Volunteer Awards until the February meeting.
• CCRC (O'Dowd): 1) Asked Shelton at meeting on 12/5 what will be done for housing for families with children. 2) Met Teresa Olson, aid to Councilman Steve Kozachik.
• Schools, Sam Hughes: Stokes reported 1) Grandparents Day held 12/15 in conjunction with tax credit day a huge success; holiday break 12/18/09-1/4/10; Science Fair 1/12/10; Talent Show 2/5/10. O'Dowd discussed the acoustics in the activity room, will contact Jody Gibbs & Bob Vint about a sound attenuation plan, costs, possibility of bond. THMS: O'Dowd reported THMS receives about $4 million additional funds to remedy past discrimination. It uses these funds for programs to assist at-risk students and for its magnet programs. If TUSD diverts these funds to other programs, the inequity that existed in the past will ultimately reoccur.
• Traffic (Mungaray): Reported proposals for businesses/residences with widening of Broadway in 2011.
• Military Community Relations (O'Dowd): Donahue attended meeting 11/18/09, when the chair of the committee announced that discussion of Snowbird would be postponed to the 1/10 meeting. His impression after attending the meeting and reviewing the minutes on the web the next day is that most of the business of the group is done in subcommittees. SHNA has been expelled from the committee for failure to attend several meetings in succession. Guest Crooks, who has been attending the meetings, participated in a discussion that followed. She stated a group, formerly called Tucson for Sound Solutions, is planning to get more actively involved in this issue.

Meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.

Minutes prepared by Maxine Fifer, Tucson Office Professionals, 5250 E. Pima #131, 325-7721