GROVE PLACE ASSOCIATION

Minutes of the Meeting of Members

Held at the YMCA

March 23, 2003 at 4:00 p.m.

List of Attendees Attached

Sign Up Sheet

Thanks to the YMCA for allowing us to hold our meeting in their facility.

Secretary’s Report

Paul Pineo.

Treasurer’s Report

Elta Green reported that the Grove Place Association has $6,951.53 in the bank. There will be a full report next month.

Standing Reports

a.                 Art

Judy Gregory, Wendy Undercofler and Janet Fink have joined Roz on this committee. They are looking into funding for the sculptures at East Main and Scio.

b.                East End Festivals

Rev. Linwood Garrenton reported on a meeting of the East End Business Association with the city. The mayor stated that no neighborhood will have more than one festival per year. The East End can have two this year but only one in 2004.

c.                 Membership

A new membership list is available.

d.                Sector 5

There is no report,

e.                 GPA Web Site

We can tell how many hits the web site receives but not how many people are making the hits.

f.                   Conservation

Foot patrols on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. will be increased. Jim has talked to a city contractor about installing video cameras in the two areas where cars have been broken into.

g.                Rochester Police Department

Lt. Tom Belcher reported the crime statistics for the period of February 19 -- March 18, 2003. Our neighborhood is the safest in the city.

Events of Interest Around the Neighborhood

a.                 Proposed By-Laws

A third revised draft is available. Contact Paul with any comments.

b.                 The Grove Place Brochures

A proof of this brochure was passed around for the attendees to look over. We can order 500 for $550.00 or 1,000 for $600.00. We need to check with Marge Bergeson to see how many copies she wants to use when she shows homes in this neighborhood. A motion was made, seconded and passed to print 1000 copies and not to exceed $600.00.

c.                 Fire Department’s Third Annual Awards Dinner

This dinner will be held on April 25^th.

d.                 Cultural District Townhomes

Craig Jensen reported that five of the nine townhomes have been sold. The four remaining ones are on the back, facing Grove. Anyone interested in the remaining townhomes needs to act now before the framing is finished. They will have more options.

e.                 Block L

Pat Tobin reported on the Sagamore on East development proposed for 130 East Avenue. Craig Jensen is the architect on this project. Re/Max is the realty group. Mr. Tobin showed us what each floor would look like. The top floor (7^th) has three penthouses with 3,300 square feet.

f.                    

The former Xerox print shop at University and Windsor will have a new tenant as of April 1^st. It is a telemarketing firm.

g.                 Gloria Marie Weyerts

has two entries at the Gallery at High Falls. Her entries are of the Grove Place neighborhood.

Next Meeting

The next Grove Place Association meeting will be held on the fourth Sunday in April - April 27^th.

Beautification Proposals

Myra Buonocore, Kathy Parse and Gloria Weyerts reported on several areas that need work to make them match the rest of the neighborhood. The city has assigned someone from the forestry department to work with us. The city will remove dead trees and treat and prune diseased trees. Mark Colburn will upgrade street gardens, which includes removing weeds, composting and mulching. Forty-five areas on Gibbs and Windsor Streets have been identified as needing work. Ten ivy slips will be put in the gardens. This work will cost $1,500.00 but this is a one-time expense. The fifteen planters will cost $25.00 each to be replanted. Wilmer would be hired to do maintenance on the gardens. He will be hired in June. Mark’s work would be finished by July 15^th.

A motion was made and passed for Mark Colburn’s contract and for Wilmer’s contract. We will have one clean up day in the spring.

The Proposed Transit Station in the Sibley Building

This proposal is an alternative to the bus station at Main and Clinton. The City paper is running an article this week about the alternative proposal and Mayor Johnson mentioned it in his State of the City address. This proposal would cost $5 - $7 million vs. $90 million for the transit station at Main and Clinton. This proposal would have seating areas, an information area and retail space. An escalator would be installed so people could use the food court on the second floor. An existing building, Sibley’s, would be used and so buildings would have to be demolished. The area in the Sibley building being considered is currently vacant. This plan is compatible with current and future downtown housing development. There arc no relocation or condemnation costs. This plan also builds on the previously developed Main Street transit corridor. The transit center at Main and Clinton would offer office space. There is currently a 17% vacancy rate in this type of office space in Monroe. County. The food courts in the Sibley Building and in Midtown Plaza are currently underused.

 

Today’s reception will be held at Jim and Sue Bovay’s.