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

Depending on when you read this, there is now a membership list on the right side of the website under documents of interest.  If it is the year 2030, then I doubt it’s still there.

20150323_March_Breeze_2015.pdf

1 – Link to prospective 9-story Park Point hotel update

http://www.cdinduluth.com/the-blog/2015/2/24/nine-story-hotel-project-back-on-the-boards-for-park-point

2 – Next Planning Commission Meeting:

Meeting Time and Place:

• Second Tuesday of every month
• Council Chamber, City Hall, at 5:00 p.m.

Agenda Item PL 15-025 Variance from Mu-W Height Limit at 1001 Minnesota Avenue (under previous name) Island Inn and Suites (now called Park Pointe Inn)
Source: http://www.duluthmn.gov/media/307205/Mar-2015-Pending-Items.pdf

3 – Info on how to communicate with Planning Commission in a timely way – from Planning Director Keith Hamre:

We send the Planning Commissioners a packet of information with the Staff reports a week in advance. Also, we send the Commissioners an email the Friday prior to the meeting with any additional updates. So, if we receive a letter or email by next Monday it will be mailed to them on Tuesday and incorporated in to the Staff Report. The only time communications are handed out the day of the meeting is when we receive them over the weekend prior to the meeting or the day prior. So, I hope this outlines the timing. If you have any correspondence please send it to myself, Charles Froseth and Steven Robertson. We will ensure that the correspondence is sent to the Planning Commission and most importantly noted in the public record with the Commission.

Keith Hamre <khamre@DuluthMN.gov>

Charles Froseth <cfroseth@DuluthMN.gov>

Steven Robertson <srobertson@DuluthMN.gov>

Hopefully things will warm up for tomorrow.

Questions/comments to Dawn 393-4219 or Dave 722-1511

Social at 6:30pm Upper Lafayette

• Mike Sawinski from the Duluth Superior Sailing Association and the Duluth Boat Club will be back to share info and take input about the new proposed boating facilities at the current DSSA site and at 13th and Minnesota Ave.

• Sharla Gardner, City Councilor for District 3 is planning to stop by to check- in/ clarify/ answer questions about the City Council resolution that was printed in the Feb. Breeze. The City Council has requested that PPCC send representatives to study “Tier 2” recommendations for the Park Point Small Area Plan under the guidance of City Planning.

• Bylaws update committee– we could use more help. Thanks to Dave Poulin, Liz Mackay and now John Sargent who has offered to assist with contract and grant review language additions for the bylaws.

• Elections will be held at Lafayette- Jeff Cox sent a note confirming that the State Primary will be held at Lafayette on Tuesday, September 15; the General Election will be held at Lafayette on Tuesday, November 3, 2015.

• PPCC seeks new secretary, thank you to Deb Strange for your service and best wishes with new opportunities

Hope to see you on Thursday at Lafayette!

Exec. Bod notes from 2/15 /15 meeting at Lafayette, lower 4pm

The executive board is seeking a secretary, Deb Strange has stepped down as PPCC secretary. Thank you, Deb, for your work for our community.

The Breeze Editor, David Bacchus is seeking training assistance with Adobe InDesign desktop publishing. He is hoping for assistance with layout of the Breeze and guidance/education for a couple months. Also seeking assistance for the hardcopy opt out list monthly and ideas/brainstorming on how to temporarily tell the delivery folks not to drop a copy off. Thanks for your patience here as process is transferred and refined. ppbreezeeditor@gmail.com.