MINUTES

FREMONT NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL MEETING

October 27, 2003

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Alan, John, Toby, Ben, April, George, Dick, Pete, Julia

TREASURER’S REPORT: Quadrant- $8,600 in money market, ~$1,500 to go into checking

SOIL $15,300

Block 40 $30,900

Quadrant $29,000 in CD,~$400 checking

$39,000 committed to CHIIP

~30 deposits for new members to be added

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

PARKS: Slippery slope park (AKA Ernest Park) Plans submitted to DCLU, 4 month timeline so construction moved back to spring.

COMMUNITY CENTER: Dan Carras, architecture student researching for community center project. Site analysis of BF Day steamplant site.

BICYLCE ROUTES: Fremont Bridge approaches project started design, coordinate with Bridgeway redesign. Mid 2005 after WASD bridge.

Phase 1: 9 month. No car lane closures but bike will be closed, sidewalks narrowed.

Phase 2: close ½ of bridge, 5-10 weekend closures.

Community open house next year, interested in community input on lighting.

Opportunity for realignment of bike lanes on Evanston and 34^th. Toby will write letter to advocate for bike lane. Fremont Bridge approaches project started design, coordinate with Bridgeway redesign. Mid 2005 after WASD bridge.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING: Sue Kerry, architecture student

Revised purchase and sale agreement committee scheduled in Dec.

Would like to make funding application in April.

Meeting adjourned