Hope to see you on Thursday!

You’ll want to pick up your Tunnel Pass to successfully navigate the weekend marathon traffic. $5 with proceeds to the Community Club and the Rowing Club

Order of Business, 7pm, Upper Lafayette 

Call to Order & Welcome

Presentation and action on the minutes of the previous meeting

Presentation and action on the treasurer’s report

Reading of all communications received- Invite from West Duluth Business Incubation Project Send ideas to gowestduluth@gmail.com, 218-591-1645, William McGiffert

Report of the Committees

Watch

1. Officer Ethan Roe, DTA DPD officer

Ms. Buck,

My name is Ethan Roe and I’m an officer with the Duluth Police Department.  I recently took a position working with the Duluth Transit Authority.  I understand that you work with the Park Point Community Club, and I would like to attend a meeting if possible.  I would only need 5-10 minutes (or more if your club members want) to talk about my new job, and answer any questions or concerns your club members might have about the DTA and bus related safety.  If you have any questions, please let me know.  Thank you for your time!eroe@duluthmn.gov; cell: 218-269-6445

2. Update from City Planning’s Street End Study Group,Park Pointers on the group are Judy Dwyer, Bob Swanson, David Poulin, Chelly Townsend, John Schmidt, Kinnan Stauber-Next week’s meetings are cancelled – Tentative site visits in early July

3. Pontliana Woods update from Gay Hooper, please write or call city councilors and the mayor to preserve these woods as a park. This is the wooded area between Bayshore care facility and Harbor Point Circle. Watch for a resolution for city council action soon.

4. Piping Plover picture from the end, thank you to Nancy Olson for this picture.

Seen at the end of Park Point, Nancy Olson photographer

Rummage Sale– Thank you to Dave Lavamaki

Art Fair-Volunteers please call Diane Gould 727-4067, June 27-28 are the dates

Youth– Program update

Sunshine-Pam Griggs

Environmental- Monofilament collection-Pam Griggs

Program- Dave Poulin

Breeze

Hospitality

Discussion and action on unfinished business

Discussion and action on new business

• St. Andrews By The Lake is hosting a Neighbors Night Out celebration with help from the Lafayette Community Edible Gardeners

Neighborhood Night Out at St. Andrew’s By The Lake

August 4

Who are our neighbors? The community of St. Andrew’s invite you, the community of Park Point, our neighbors, to celebrate Neighborhood Night Out with us on Tuesday, August 4^th from 5:00 to 7 p.m. Hamburgers, brats and hot-dogs along with all the fixings plus side dishes, desserts and beverages will be provided. Come join us rain or shine. Optional eating inside or out.

Have you ever wondered what the inside of St. Andrew’s looks like? The Church will be open for mini tours. Musical entertainment will be provided for your enjoyment.

DSSA seeks grass trimming help and gas grill, contact Tim Ingersoll @ sailingforall@gmail.com

Waterfront Director of Duluth Superior Sailing Association

www.SailingForAll.org

Take a friend sailing……….From Tim, “Speaking of friends…..a great way to grow the organization is to personally invite someone down to go sailing with you. Any fully paid member can bring a non-member friend to the pier. Your friend will be asked to fill out a waiver and purchase a $10 daily membership. You might be surprised at how many of those friends decide they’re interested in sailing! It’s your way of sharing the joy and helping to grow our membership.”

Adjournment

Upper Lafayette, 7pm, June 11

Cory Leinwander Assistant County Assessor will come down and explain how the new Park Point land valuation model was created and answer general taxation questions about Park Point etc.

Please contact the appraiser, Anne Sims,726-2303,SimsA@stlouiscountymn.gov with specific questions about your personal property.

LeinwanderC@stlouiscountymn.gov,  218-726-2307 is the contact information for the assessor. If you send your questions, he will bring the answers to the meeting or contact you if you can’t make the meeting.

Legislation re. the sale of bayside lots on Park Point down near 38th from Feb. 2014

Underwater lots on the bay, what can you do on this property? Why has the tax value gone up so high on these properties?

Underwater lots from DNR 6.2015

Plan on picking up your PP Tunnel Pass at this meeting. Tom Rauschenfels will be selling passes for $5 with proceeds to the community club and the rowing club.

Street End Study Group Next Meetings:

Sky Harbor Runway Re-alignment Outcome

5a Short is the preferred alternative (same alternative considered the ‘preliminary’ preferred alternative last fall)

Details here.

If you would like to view these documents in hardcopy or cd form, please give me a call. 525-1764.

Here is airport planner’s contact info:

Kaci Nowicki  |  Planner
SEH  |  3535 Vadnais Center Drive  |  St. Paul, MN 55110-5196
651.490.2085 direct  | 651.894.2508 cell | 651.490.2150 fax
www.sehinc.com
SEH—Building a Better World for All of Us™

Seeking Volunteer to Deliver the Breeze in the  1600-1800 block area.

Please contact editor Natalija if you would be willing to help out.

ppbreezeeditor@gmail.com

Hope to see you on May 21 at Lafayette!

Order of Business

Call to Order

 Presentation and action on the minutes of the previous meeting

Presentation and action on the treasurer’s report

Reading of all communications received

Report of the Committees

Environmental- Tree planting report

Art Fair- Diane Gould, posters and bookmarks to distribute

PPCC Street End Working Group now on City Planning’s Study Group will present update on process & meeting dates and times

Watch Committee- Officers can’t attend tonight due to training but Officer Craig Lindberg sent the numbers of calls, stats at the meeting.

Discussion and action on unfinished business

Second vote to approve Breeze Managing Editor Contract, info in Breeze

Smelt Parade- Check out this fun footage of the smelt parade

Discussion and action on new business

Tax information presentation and questions on June 11 at 7pm, Lafayette, County Tax Assessor will come down to explain the new tax evaluation model used on Park Point. Please send your questions to parkpointcc@gmail.com so the appraisers have a heads up about the information they bring down to share with us.

Bridge Lift Schedule Summer of 2015– check it out and plan accordingly.

Park Point Tunnel Pass- Al Robins and Tom Rauschenfels

Monofilament Collector- thanks to Pam Griggs as our founding volunteer

Adjournment

PPCC is a supporter of this event. Thanks to all involved and congrats to the Smelt Queen! 2pm Sunday-meet at the grassy plaza behind Maritime Museum at the Aerial Bridge

Our annual tree planting weekend is THIS WEEKEND, May 15-17. Please give a call to Dick Gould @ 727-4067 to make a plan to pick up and plant our trees.

Pontliana Woods in the Reader

Questions about your property values? 

Call the County Assessor:

Duluth Assessor’s Office
St. Louis County Courthouse
100 N 5th Ave W #212
Duluth MN 55802
Phone: (218) 726-2304

Office hours are 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding major holidays

Lower Duluth Appraiser is Anne Sims, 726-2303.

Water Maintenance in May, see info here. Park Point Water Maintenance

Our trees will arrive on May 15 and we need volunteers to plant them.

Please call Dick Gould 727-4067 to schedule tree pick-up. Thanks to Dick for facilitating Park Point tree planting  for years!

This year we will be planting red and white pines and white cedars. 

Looking ahead- monthly meeting on May 21, the 3rd Thursday of the month. Hope to see you there.

20150512_May_Breeze_2015.pdf

Urban Planning Student Project Presentation and Working Group Meeting

A group of UMD students will share their analysis and recommendations for Park Point in their presentation:

Collaborative Planning
The Politics of Public Parks

All are welcome, 7pm, Lafayette on Tuesday May 5th

City Planning Street End Study Group starts May 6th

City of Duluth Planning Street End Study Group convenes on Wednesday, May 6th, 4:30pm, Room 303, City Hall. Keith Hamre and Planning Dept. will be facilitating the group.

Judy Dwyer, Bob Swanson & David Poulin are PPCC’s representatives moving forward in the process via Club resolution.

Hamre’s request to PPCC

City Planning Tier 2 Study Group Format

City Planning’s Roster of Participants April 30 2015

Summer Youth Program 2015  at Lafayette

Park Point Summer Youth 2015- Yes, summer is coming!

It’s once again time for Summer Fun at the Park Point Summer Youth Program
Lafayette Square: 3026 Minnesota Ave.
Program dates: June 8, 2015 thru August 6, 2015
8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Monday thru Thursday

Fees: $400.00 for 1st child in family (entire 9 week program)
$300.00 for each additional child thereafter per family (entire 9 week program)
Or……..
$60.00 per week ( 4 consecutive days in a row: Monday thru Thursday)
$20.00 per day
********Bus fare for field trips is included in the above fee. Field trip costs are the
responsibility of the participant********

First priority will be given to Park Point residents and their relatives as the program is subsidized
thru the Park Point Community Club.

Remaining openings will be filled by a lottery based on the postmarked date of the completed registration form.

Please mail completed registration form to:

Registration form (pdf).

Park Point Summer Youth Program
PO BOX 16326
Duluth, MN.
55816-0326

************Please DO NOT send payment***********

Registration is open NOW thru MAY 15. Notification of status will be sent via email.

We look forward to hearing from you,

Park Point Summer Youth Program Committee

Questions: please email Joy at: 1234jfouts@gmail.com

Club Mission:

The purpose of the Club is to work for the betterment of the Community and the welfare of its residents.

Agenda items:

Second vote on support for Run, Smelt, Run– Jim Ouray, $300 as proposed.

Breeze Editor proposal, contract with Natalija Walbridge, PPCC executive board recommends a one year contract.

Park Point Working Group proposed resolution for public access, the resolutions from the group have been updated since the April Breeze, see below.

1. That the City council amend Resolution 14-0262R to remove section (d) that endorses the Tier 2 beach access system, and repeal City Resolution 14-0476R which requires a collaborative study to determine which a6 street ends would have been chosen;
2. That the public access be protected, with the current working group involved in the process of developing a public access plan that respects the environment, and the needs of both residents and visitors.
3. Until a community based plan can be developed, the moratorium on street end vacations should continue.”

Park Point Working Group

Hope to see you at Lafayette on Thursday evening!

20150408_April_Breeze_2015.pdf

35th annual Park Point Rummage Sale, dates are June 12 and 13, 2015 with contact number 218-729-8925