MIDVALE HEIGHTS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION AREA DIRECTORS’ MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY January 23, 2024, 6:45 pm Meeting held in person and via Zoom. Present: J. Cardin, B. Roe, J. Walter, K. Walter, C. Gibbons, T. Jarvis, D. Beilke, J. Okech, C. Wacker, G. Fischer, J. Lager, K. Reuter-Krohn, C. Kreimendahl Also present: Jesse Czech, Conner Cowling 1. Cardin called the meeting to order at 6:47 p.m. Introductions followed. 2. Neighbor Exchange website: Czech and Cowling described their private effort to develop a website administration group to assist neighborhood associations in running websites, possibly collectively with the City. Services would be priced at reasonable hosting/administration levels of perhaps $300/month. They may offer us and others a demo video with more details. Discussion followed especially from Jarvis about his doubtful future as our tech guy. For now Okech may assist him with our existing website. 3. Minutes: November minutes approval. Motion/2nd. Motion carried. 4. Welcome Packet: Gibbons and Walters discussed streamlined process to get welcome materials to new neighbors. Lagers and Wacker agreed to work with them on this. 5. Upcoming Events: Segoe Concerts–Noted that Raihala is scheduling bands already. Questions about whether to raise band compensation. WIDE Radio–Wacker reported that they are doing neighbor interviews which are set to air at 5 pm on Sundays. Will be available on demand also. Needs suggestions for more interview subjects/people. Picnic–Cardin garnered consensus for 6/20 picnic date with 6/27 rain date. 6. Announcements: Blood Drive–Next one is April 11 at Sequoya Library. Road “Diet”–City will reduce auto traffic lanes on Mineral Pt Rd between Midvale and Speedway. A road diet on this street would consist of reducing down to three travel lanes (one lane in each direction plus a center left-turn lane) with marked buffered bike lanes. All on-street parking would be permanently eliminated along this stretch. Additional public meetings to follow. Hilltop Dr. Sidewalk–Neighbors were successful in lobbying to construct a missing sidewalk there at City’s expense. Meeting was adjourned at 8:23 p.m. Submitted by C. Kreimendahl, Secy.