Minutes of the Board of Directors

of the East Central Neighborhood Association

2 May 2010

The meeting was called to order at 6:10 pm at Blood-n-Fire Ministries (300 N. Madison)

Board Members Present:

Board Members Absent:

Members Present:

1. Ball, Bob

Guests:

1. Frankel, Bruce

2. Malitz, Deb

Minutes:

• MSP April 2010 minutes as presented

Announcements:

• Lengthly discussion of letter to Muncie Board of Public Works regarding the upcoming Christian Festival to be held on E. Washington St. outlining our concerns regarding the preparedness of the sponsors and the potential precedent of E. Washington street becoming a default “festival” space in the city.

• MSP motion to approve letter as amended during preceding discussion and to have Annie sign on behalf of the association.
  
  

Committee Reports:

• Finance

  • balance $3870.01

  • $15.82 electric bill (sum of both bills)

• Program

  • Spring Rummage Sale scheduled for 22 May 2010 in the Noblitt lot (NW corner of N. Vine and E. Main) and at homes through out the neighborhood. 8:00 – noon

  • Ice Cream Social in Washington Park. Sunday 11 July 2010 from 1-4 pm

• Membership

  • preliminary discussion of ideas to increase membership in the association

• Advocacy

  • Spring neighborhood clean-up scheduled for Saturday 15 May 2010 from 8:00 – 11:30 am. Meet at the Noblitt lot

• Weed-n-Seed

  • Annie reported that the Muncie Council of Neighborhoods is struggling with attendance at its meetings. Very few other neighborhoods seem organized enough to send a representative on a regular basis.

  • The new MPD weed-n-seed liaison officer is Jason Todd. His e-mail address is: jatodd@munciepolice.org

Old Business:

• Request made to update the ECNA web site with details of the 2010 OWSF

• Next OWSF organizational meeting will be on Thursday 6 May 2010 at 6:30 at 232 N. Monroe.

• Discussion of table proposal from DeWayne for money to purchase a water tank for a pickup truck bed to be used to water plantings in the neighborhood.

• MSP motion to approve up to $425 for the purchase of the water tank.

• Annie reported that she was mistaken when she reported at the April meeting about the fee for having a booth at the Minnetrista Farmers Market. The fee is $10/day or $90/year. Discussion of benefits of each option. By consensus the per week option was selected.
  
  

New Business:

• Discussion of our participation with one of the Summer Movie Nights downtown. By consensus we agreed that we should inquire about the possibility with the organizers of the events.

• Brief discussion of what we should do about the lights on “Marie's” tree.

• DeWayne reported that a youth was seen walking down Washington Street and peering into parked vehicles.
  
  

The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 pm