Agenda - May 2009

PEOPLES FREEWAY COMMUNITY COUNCIL
MAY AGENDA
Thursday May 7th 2009
7:00 PM at the Horizonte Center 1234 South Main St (Cafeteria)

Welcome & Introductions - Bill Davis/Chair
Announcements - Bill Davis/Chair - the big one being upcoming elections
Redevelopment Agency - DJ Baxter/Executive Director - discussion of
mass transit in the district including a potential street car line
Salt Lake CIty - Lisa Harrison/Mayors Community Liaison
Police Report - Detective Christiansen

#1 - Elections in November - the Chairperson (me) and the Vice chair
(Liz) have both indicated that when our terms expire in October. We
have both decided not continue in those roles. Liz has a really good
excuse - she is expecting!!!!! A big CONGRATULATIONS to her and a
hearty thanks from me personally and I'm sure from most of the
community. Her life is taking dramatic turn especially in terms of
having free time and we all wish her the best. She has indicated that
she still plans on attending as an interested community advocate and
we look forward to seeing her and the new arrival.
I also have an excuse although not as a good of one. My life is just
too filled up with things. I have publicly expressed my frustration
with feeling like I'm not able to do this job to the extent that I
feel the our district deserves. If I agree to do something, I want to
do it well and I don't feel I have able to do that. Between some
personal problems (both my parents have passed away in the last few of
years), owning and running a couple of businesses and some other
volunteer civic commitments, it is time for me to pass the baton to a
willing community advocate. I plan on continuing on as a board member
(assuming I'm re-elected in October) as I am still interested in
contributing to my community.
Also we have been short a board member for the past couple of years.
We are supposed to have a 5 member board and we have had only 4. All
five positions will be open and up for election.

So now is the time to start considering becoming more involved with
your community. This is how one has input into what happens around us.
There are several requirements for being a board member some formal
and others not, as follows:
1) You must be a resident of the Peoples Freeway Community Council or
own and run a business within the boundary. If you are getting this
email, you probably are. This is one of the formal ones.
2) You must have an interest in improving your community
3) Having a keen interest in local current events.
4) Attend one hour long plus meeting per month.

There are numerous concerns and issues that can impact us both good
and bad. Such as:
1) preserving our residential core and preventing inappropriate
development within it.
2) a potential street car line passing thru the district.
3) commercial development on the Third West Corridor
4) Main Street bike lanes

So please consider this call to service and come to the next meeting
to express an interest or nominate someone that you think would .
There is not a large time commitment