Meeting on Thursday July 17, 6:30pm social & 7pm program & meeting

 HI, Hope to see you there!

All are welcome; would love to see our newest neighbors and our “oldest” neighbors too. 

Program:

The Plight of the Plover:
Efforts to restore the St. Louis River Area of Concern and the role of the Piping Plover Project
Thursday July 17th, 7:00 PM
Please join staff from the St. Louis River Alliance for an informational talk on the Piping Plover Habitat Restoration Project and the work being done to revitalize the St. Louis River and river estuary as an Area of Concern. The presentation will cover the current status of projects and outreach efforts being conducted to protect, restore, and enhance the St. Louis River.
Project Manager, Kris Eilers, will be there ( Park Point resident), and Sarah Glesner will be giving the talk along with board member Bill Majewski.

Special guest will be Marie Zhuikov, lifelong Duluthian who writes about Lake Superior science for her day job with the Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute. In the evenings she writes eco-mystic romance novels that are set on the lake. Plover Landing is her second novel, and it’s a sequel to Eye of the Wolf, which was set on Isle Royale.

Author of “Plover Landing” and “Eye of the Wolf” eco-mystic romance novels.

Agenda items:
Old business:
Second vote needed for $500 expenditure for NNO gathering on Tues. Aug. 5th at Lafayette.
Update on the plans for this event.
Progress on recreational lane/curb/boulevard/sidewalk repairs that we discussed at June meeting.   The 2 worst areas of the recreation lane near the Episcopal Church having been repaired. Judy Dwyer will report.
New chairperson for Rummage Sale – still seeking leadership here
New business:
1)Youth Committee needs new chairperson
2)Exec. committee met and recommends changing our regular monthly meeting date so City Councilor would be able to attend future  meetings, current conflict exists due to City Council obligation for councilors.
Future motion will likely read something like  “Motion to amend the PPCC Bylaws to move the regular meeting of the PPCC to the 3rd Tuesday of the month. ” Exec. committee recommends a thorough read & review of bylaws for other appropriate updates and existing typos as well.
City Council will be contacted to see about best date to facilitate participation by councilor.
Exec. bod looking for membership’s feedback on moving forward with bylaw review and meeting date to change in the future.
3) Park Point 5 miler on July 18th, Minnesota Ave. closed at 6:15pm from 23rd to the end of the Point, Friday, tomorrow.

4)Meeting notice:

Meeting to discuss potential amendments to the Park Point Tier Two Access Points, agenda pending, Tuesday, July 29, 2014  from 5pm to 7pm in Room 303 on the 3rd floor of at City Hall. Please contact John Judd with questions:

John E. Judd, III

Senior Planner

Planning Division

City of Duluth

218-730-5580

jjudd@duluthmn.gov

 

See you then on Thursday!
Dawn

 

July Breeze

Please join us at 6:30pm, June 19 for our next meeting, social followed by meeting

Agenda for June 19
Guests: Kaci and Allyz from SEH
Project Update re. Duluth Sky Harbor Airport Runway Obstruction EA/EAW
Please call Kaci in advance of meeting with questions.
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

Resolutions from the executive committee that will move forward for membership vote:
Motion to approve expenditures of up to $500 for Aug. 5  Neighbors Night Out Community Gathering at Lafayette.
 Discussion items:
  • Art Fair Volunteers needed
  • Report on the Youth Program
  • Repair of the boardwalk leading to the beach from upper Lafayette
  • Speed indicating signs along Minnesota Ave. – Is there data to support effectiveness of speed signs?
  • Video surveillance at the end to stop cars ripping up the fields
  • Street condition where contractors have done work- who is responsible and who to call?
  • Please call Diane Gould to volunteer for the Art Fair, 727-4067.
  • Art Fair dates:June 28th and 29th, 2014| 10am – 5pm at the end of Park Point, Duluth Minnesota.
Resolutions from the May 15 PPCC meeting:
The Park Point Community Club has passed the following four motions regarding the Park Point Small Area Plan.
Last fall the club passed a motion opposing the vacation of street ends.  There were about 30 members present at  the meeting and no one spoke in support of vacating the street ends,
At the May 15, 2014 meeting, 3 motions were passed by the club. 
        1.  The Club opposed moving the S-Curve.
           2.  The Club opposed City Planning’s Tier 2.
   
        3.  The Club supported the strategic placement garbage cans and recycling containers on Park Point where they are needed.
Update on Park Point Scientific and Natural Area
Thank you to neighbors Dennis, LeAne, Susan & Joanne for following this issue.

From the DNR

The outcomes have not been decided at this time. We are expecting to have the results by the end of June and they will be posted on our website here: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/snas/uses.html. We’ll send you a note when the outcomes are posted.

Thank you for your inquiry.

 Kelly Randall,sna.dnr@state.mn.us

SNA Outreach Coordinator

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From Dennis Hoelscher:

Attached photo taken from Park Point, 2014 May 22.  Named “Mother Ship and Babies”

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June Breeze

PPCC Annual Tree Planting Saturday,May 17, 10 am at the Beachhouse

HI, Please bring a shovel and a bucket.

Tree Planting 101

Lorax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Suess

 

 

Last night’s election results:

Dawn Buck, President

John Sargent, Vice president with support from outgoing VP Jake K.

Deb Strange, Secretary

Al Robbins, Treasurer

 

Meeting tonight to elect officers for 2014-2016, Thursday, May 15

Social at 6:30pm, Lafayette.

Thanks to Sally B. for these fox photos. There are five kits: Lucky, Cutie,
Sweetie, Bob, Billy and Billy Bob named by Edward and Isaac B.

photo 2 Fox kits in May

 

 

 

 

 

MN Attorney General’s office response to inquiry about right of ways

HI Neighbors,

After participating for over a year on the Park Point Small Area Plan, I had remaining questions about use of the platted right of ways on Park Point.  Here is the response I received Saturday from Ms. Lori Swanson’s legal team.

Perhaps this information  will help resolve conflicts and provide clarity for planning on Park Point and in our greater community where water accesses are highly valued by neighbors.

Attorney General’s response Baldwin Supreme Ct. 1944 Krebs Supreme Ct 1942 Plats from AG Town of Florence Supreme Ct 1935 Vacation from AG

2008 Supreme Court Case re. 40th access on Park Point, Bolen v Glass, Supreme court case

2014 Members as of 5.01.14

Jake Kapsner writes:

“Thank you, members of the 2014 PPCC!

To be added the membership list, please submit $5 per person with name, address and email contact to: Park Point Community Club P.O. Box 16326 Duluth, MN 55816-0326. C/O PPCC VP
2014 Members as of 5.01.14

Anderson, Brooks
Anderson, Lyle & Rose
Baert, Jer
Ball, Lee
Ball, Rick
Beechler, Lynn
Bennett, Lee
Bentfield, Lynn & Bill
Bernick, Charles
Besser, Harriet
Bjerklie, Janine
Blevins, Kerrianne
Bohlmann, Dick & Bunny
Boit, Ian Kiprono
Borg, Kathryn
Boynton, Bob & Sandy
Brostrom, Stephanie & John
Brown, Barbara
Brown, Susan
Bruno, Fred
Buck, Dawn & Ted
Bushey, Ron & Tahirih
Cantoni, Georgina
Carmack, Bob & JoAnn
Catanzarite, Kathy
Chadwick, James
Christensen, Evonne
Cooper, John & Pat
Cragin, Allen & Tiffany
Crain, John
Crain, Marylou
Curtis, J C
Dacey, Cornelia
Dartanyan, Alan & Cheryl
Dunlap, Ellen & The Neighborhood Fox
Dunleavy, Pat & Gloria
Dwyer, Judy Anne
Elden, Mark
Ellison, Tom & Joanne
Feiro, Bob & Mary
Feiro, Dolores
Fierek, Robert & Maria
Fisher, Harry & Pat
Forrest, Barbara
Fortier, Susan
Freimuth, Don
Gaidis, Mike & Mary
Gallice, Ritch & JuAnn
Glass, Gary
Goldish, Bob & Selma
Goldish, Melanie
Gooder, Bill & Katie
Gould, Dick & Diane
Grasso, David
Griggs, Patricia & Brown, Susan
Griggs, Tom & Pam
Grover, Brian & Mary
Gruba, Jim
Haavik, Dave
Hadland, Jerry
Harrison, Heidi
Harrison, Helen
Harrison, Judy
Harsha, Nate
Hoelscher, Dennis
Hughly, Red and Mary
Hunter, Renee
Jackson, Ken
Johnson, Denny & Sue
Johnson, Gary & Joanne
Johnson, Steve
Kapsner, Jake & Tamburro, Carla
Kelleher, Dianne & Kevin
Kendall, Alden
Kerns, Carolyn
Kerns, Gale, & Jeri
Kerns, Gordon
Kerpe, Rom & Mary
King, Steve & Anita
Kollodge, Ken & Kathy
Komrska, Roberta
Kondrath, Carol
Kulke, Lois
Kuszler, David & Berthel, Lisa
Kuszler,Pay & Shelley
Larson, Donn & Donna
Lavamaki, Dave & Diane
Lent, Bob & Carole
Lindskog, Lois
Lovestrand, Jim & Karen
Lundgren, Muriel
Lunning, Bruce & Stephanie
Lyle, Tom (& Gloria)
Mackay, Tom & Liz
Malyuk, E George
Margitan, Marie
Maynard, Carleen
Maynard, Joel
McDonnell, Coral
McMillan, Jheri
Meagher, Jerry & Harriet
Medlin, Joe
Medlin, Mike and Debbie
Mock, Rachel
Murray, Jim and Judy
Neinstadt, Anita
Nelson, Brian (& Marcia)
Nelson, Gilbert & Janice
Nelson, Glorian
Nelson, Rebecca
Newman, Robb & Deb
O’Neill, Danny
Olson, Lynnette
Olson, Nancy
Olson, Rod, Pat & Tricia
Ouray, Jim
Parish, Anne
Pauley, Peter & Jo
Paulson, Jeanette
Pederson, Doug
Pederson, Jane
Pegg, Lyn Clark and John
Peters, Susan & Bob
Peterson, Greg & Jenny
Peterson, Lynn
Peyton, Beryl
Poulin, Dave
Presley, Betsy
Price, Jack & Ann
Puglisi, Frank & Marian
Quackenbush, Mary Anne
Ralph, Charlene & Chuck
Rauschenfels, Tom & Kris
Redman, Tracy
Reierson, Shirley
Remer, Dennis & Lora
Renken, Arlene
Robins, Al & Sheryl
Roettger, Jeremy
Roland, Lily
Rolle, Phil (& Sharon)
Roise, Charlene
Ross, Alex
Ross, Dan & Mary
Rutherford, Bruce & LeAne
Rys, Jim, Nancy & Joe
Sahlberg, Kathy
Sargent, John & Ruth
Schmidt, Carolyn Agin
Schmidt, John
Schmidt, Susan
Schwartz, Leigh & Debbie
Scott, Brian & Schwartz, Jessamy
Sedgwick, John & Nancy
Sherman, Phyllis
Shimmin, Charlene; Lemmerman, Don
Shimmin, Dale ; Kaim, Ethelyn (Lynn)
Silver, Bill & Barbara
Slattery, Jim
Slattery, Sue
Soderlind, Bente & Henriette & Pernille
Stuermer, Jeff & Laura
Swanson, Bob
Tanttari, Jacob & Kaye
Timm, Evelyn
Trolander, Judy
Townsend, Rochelle
Trela, Joe
Vanderwerp, Mary
Wagner, Rachel & David Johnston
Walbridge, Natalija
Wallerstein, Dan & Michele
Walstrom, Michael
Ward, Tom
Wegner, Mr Lynn
Wehner, Berni
Welles, Mac
Wickstrom, David & Beverly
Witrak, Gudrun & Geof
Young, Joyce

Please note that every effort was made to include all memberships submitted as of May 1, 2014. If you feel you’ve been erroneously omitted from this list, please accept our apologies and contact the 2013-2014 PPCC vice president at jakekapsner@yahoo.com”

May Breeze