May Meeting Minutes

May 18, 2008 Meeting Minutes

Present:
Brandon Adams, Jason Dodge, Joe Donovan, Julie Esch, Lisa Fohey, Ed Haydin, Meg Miller, Scott Miller, Linda Nikcevich (Alderman, 1st District), Dan Romfoe, Matt Stippich, Julie Terwelp

Updates

Linda reported that Nancy Welch and the alder people from districts 1 and 5 are working to pull some focus on this area by possibly funding a position solely focused on North Avenue / East Town. Linda has offered to provide us the opportunity to read the document.

Core Values

Active community (friendly and social)
Walkable (to parks, schools, shopping and dining)
Business and residents committed to a way of life that is environmentally conscious (has a compact footprint)
Accessible to new entrepreneurs and established ones alike
Safety
Vibrancy
Clean and well maintained
Hometown atmosphere
Economically stable/profitable
Destination for entertainment
Businesses with a niche
Neighbors and Businesses know and support each other
People are connected
Bicycle and alt. transportation center or hub for Milwaukee
Easy access
Services and amenities for neighborhoods
Environmentally savvy

Vision

Aesthetics (benches, sidewalks, etc.)
Kid-friendly (exciting and vibrant)
Self-contained community (celebrations e.g., July 4th, Stroll the Avenue)
Stable
Unique (has niche businesses)
Environmentally savvy
Quality businesses (in the right price range)
Benches
Trees
Comfortable, welcoming bus stops
More walkable
outdoor seating
entry / gateway

Vision Statement

East Tosa is a progressive urban community offering niche shopping and dining experiences interconnecting with vibrant, established neighborhoods.

Businesses of Interest

Based on survey results, the following businesses will be solicited to consider a move here.

Tracedero
Café Lou Lou
La Fuente
Il Cucina
Thomasos
Café Hollander (Billy Robinson)
Whole Foods
Sciortinos
Winkies

Next Steps

	Point Person	Due Date	Completed
Meet with Becky (intern) to provide background and lay groundwork for working together	Meg	5/19/2008	5/19/2008
Complete sales piece with buying power information and resources section (includes available properties and financial resource options).	Becky Meg & Nancy	5/30/2008
Create a Resource Sheet to include: Available properties for rent with contact info Available properties for sale with contact info Financial resource list including city and county block grant info and any incentives Contact information for NANA, WEDC and the city	Becky	5/30/2008
Build complete list of all business and property owners	Becky Lisa	6/16/2008
Set meeting date to share vision and work of NANA with businesses and property owners. Also to be discussed during this meeting, BID, organization Business and Merchant’s association.	Becky Working with Lisa, Meg, Jerry, Becky and Lutheran Home for location	7/25/2008
Gather contact information about “businesses of interest” and provide to NANA members to begin solicitation.	Becky	6/16/2008
NANA reps to divide up list of “businesses of interest” and begin solicitation	Meg Looking for some people interested in helping on solicitation	June – August
Research various business group formats including fee-based business groups, BIDs, etc. Would like to bring these ideas to June meeting	Becky Lisa, Nancy, Jerry, Brandon
Hold meeting with core members of NANA with community development skills to design and visually layout streetscape from 60^th-76^th in order to have a visual from which to work in addresses long-range planning, ordinances, etc.	Meg Ed, Kevin, Julie, Carolyn E, Becky?	7/10/2008