GGNA Board Meeting Minutes

Meeting Minutes by Carl Wasielewski

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Attendees include Sally Hamaan, Bryan Hill, Michelle Taufmann, and Carl Wasielewski.

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Due to the White Sox Playoff Game, the meeting was held at the home of Carl Wasielewski, as the Bob Inn was likely to be to crowded. The First order of business was to discuss the development at 2214 N Rockwell. Members of the Zoning Committee had met with Alderman Manny Flores to discuss the curb cut and front driveway of that building and future developments. The Alderman agreed that a large garage right in the middle of the property was not the best form of development, and will set up a future meeting with the Department of Planning to figure out the best way to control curb cuts in that area, with a preference for side driveways, if there are to be any at all. The developer of 2214 was at the meeting and said he built it the way he did because that was what the city would have required. He would have built a side driveway if the city had required that. The developer kindly agreed to pursue changing his driveway permit to have as little concrete as possible, and as little diminishment of parking on the street as possible. The Board will send a letter affirming this positive development.

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The Board then discussed publishing letters from GGNA in as wide a venue as possible. It was resolved that in the interest of greater public input, all letters from GGNA would be circulated on the GGNA listserve, and possibly published on the website.

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The board then discussed the Neighborhood Bowl, that will take place at the Fireside Bowl some time in early November. This will be a great way to bring the neighborhood together, celebrate a small business in the area, and raise a little bit of money for GGNA. Sally will speak to the owner of the fireside about dates and prices to rent the place out for a night. GGNA will then host a planning meeting to put the event together, most likely Tuesday, October 18th.

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The Board also discussed when elections should be held for new board members. According to Bryan, each year, three new board members are elected. It was decided that the usual meeting on the second Tuesday in December (the 13th) would not be too close to Christmas, so we could do it then. It would be a nice event to follow up on the Neighborhood Bowl.

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Sally then mentioned she had just found a flyer stating that Alderman Colon was having a meeting about an upzoning of two properties in the northern most block of GGNA, between Altgeld and Logan. While officially a part of GGNA's boundaries, that area is part of Alderman Colon's ward, so our usual zoning committees standards (worked out with Alderman Flores) does not apply. It was resolved that, at a minimum, the information from the flyer should be publicized on the listserve, and that GGNA should work to be more active in that immediate area.

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The meeting adjourned at 8:00. Sadly, the White Sox were down by three runs.