Davis Islands Neighborhood Planning Task Force

Working Meeting Minutes
August 25, 2003
HCC Vision Center

Present: Shelia Spicola, Dennis Cavanaugh, Charner Reese, Lee Medart, Lorraine Smith, Gary Brown, Renee Meehan, Phyllis Pacyna, Rhoda Fleming and Pam Tyon. Planning Commission Advisors: Rose Petrucha, and Terry Cullen

Absent: Jeffrey Siewert, Lisa DeVitto, Renae Tvedt (excused)

Call to Order

Meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm. Quorum was noted.

Minutes for August 11, 2003 meeting were approved.

Chairman reported that the City sent Jack Morris to speak to the DICA board about the changes in the plan for the DI Marina. Gary Brown suggested that the Task Force have a representative at each of the DICA board meetings. Designate a series of representatives; if Charner can’t make the meeting then a second representative is assigned, a third representative is assigned so that we always have a representative at the DICA board meetings.

Phyllis reported that the meeting with the Mayor had been set up for September 11th at 2 pm. Terry Cullen spoke up and indicated that he had some ideas for the meeting and would like to discuss them with Phyllis before the meeting.

The City needs to “partner” with neighborhoods as part of their service delivery and communities that have plans in place are given first preference for implementation. The term the Planning Commission is promoting is “Community Capacity Building”.

Phyllis commented that city staff members that would be at the meeting were Mark, Elton, and Shannon. Terry suggested to Phyllis that she could make some suggestions that could form an Administrative Policy. That is part of the idea that the city has that neighborhood plans are raising expectations.

They are developing subtly a defensive posture which is saying before you even get up there to bounce it back at you that they are not going to do anything but you come in with the position that you are looking for community capacity building and creative ways to partner and unlock expertise capabilities within the city which we have never had before. All of a sudden you’ve gone around that defensive posture and you’ve come up with a creative idea and she is very receptive to that sort of thing. Gary suggested that Phyllis write up an agenda and circulate it to the Task Force members. The Chair suggested that Phyllis give Terry a call and discuss the meeting more fully.

Waterfront Property Association’s goals and objectives were sent to Task Force via email. The Chair commented that she thought that it was excellent communication from the group.

Lisa mailed the application for a grant from the County for administrative costs.

No Report on the Adalia Group.

Unfinished Business

Gary and Charner were the recorders for the discussion.

Discussion was on the Comments from the surveys. The comments were all read to the group and discussed as to what “values” were heard in the dialog. Attached to these minutes are the values that were drawn out in a “Mind Mapping” design by Terry. Also attached is the write up by Gary of the previous meeting’s values.

Next Meeting

Scheduled: September 8th 6:30 pm, Tennis courts.

Meeting was adjourned at 9:13 pm.