Prior to the October Board of Directors meeting, there was a 30-minute presentation from representatives from HyVee, as well as management from the Westgate Mall. Plans were unveiled for an 80,000 ft. 24-hour grocery store to be located south of TJ Maxx, replacing current occupants. HyVee is an employee-owned company with 54,000 employees in 8 states. It was noted that there are currently 31 tenants at Westgate.
Present: J. Sweet, M. Silbernagel, D. Lamb (presiding), T. Jarvis, R. Rotter, J. Sherwood, F. Stautz, J. Gary, MJ Armstrong, C. Robida
1. Minutes: The Minutes of the September 15, 2008 meeting were approved as distributed. F. Stautz moved approval with a second from J. Gary.
2. Treasurer's Report: R. Rotter reported a balance of $9,500.00 in the treasury.
3. Neighborhood Watch: C. Robida reported that he would be scheduling a Question and Answer session with our neighborhood officer in January or February at the new Sequoya Library. This would be a good chance for neighbors to come and ask questions of the Madison Police Department. An announcement will be made in the January newsletter.
4. Annual Meeting: D. Lamb reported that the Annual Meeting is scheduled tentatively for Monday, November 17. She hopes to confirm and e-mail board members. An announcement will be made in the November newsletter. She is still waiting to confirm Jim Sewell, Wisconsin Historical Society as the speaker.
5. Neighborhood Plan: D. Lamb reported that she and Charlie Quagliana met with Mark Bugher of the Research Park for fiscal support of the Neighborhood Plan. He was asked for $10,000 to support the plan and they hope to hear mid-December if the funding will be granted. The third public meeting of the Neighborhood Plan will be moved from November to January. D. Lamb reported that the committee hoped to have a draft for the city in February 2009.
6. Announcement:
-Santa visits will be announced in the next newsletter and a special mailing will happen.
-The Mayor's Roundtable will be held Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Warner Park Rec. Center.
-The November newsletter should be distributed the week of Nov. 3.
-It was noted the "soft opening" of the Sequoya Library branch will be Nov. 10 with a grand opening slated for the end of November.
-MJ Armstrong discussed a recent letter regarding the transmission lines. She will pursue further discussion with Carousel Bayrd.
-A need to recruit area directors for the board still exists.
7. Adjournment: Motion made, seconded, and passed to adjourn the meeting.
Craig Robida
Vice President (substituting for Charles Bunge, secretary)
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