SCPNA QUARTERLY MEETING
Date/Time: July 23, 2015 @ 6pm
Location: Terminal Brewhouse (3rd Floor)
Agenda/Minutes
1.) Welcome
2.) Voice of Southside: Introduce yourself, where you live, and answer the question, “What
would you want to see in your ‘hood?”
3.) Budget and Membership Report
a.) SCPNA Budget to date - $4,472.70
b.) Membership numbers - (in process)
4.) Guest Speaker - Adam Kinsey
- Updates on Choo Choo Hotel & Track 29
- Renovations include updated hotel rooms, new seafood restaurant and music venue
opening in September 2015
5.) New Treasurer & 2016 Board Nominees
a.) We are in need of a Treasurer to finish out the 2014-2015 term. Please email your
recommendations to sscowart@gmail.com
b.) We are in need of nominees for the 2016-2017 SCPNA executive office. Please email your
6.) Neighborhood Developments
a.) New Chinese Restaurant - building behind Terminal; opening next year
b.) Feed Co. Table & Tavern - new restaurant in the Craftworks building; opening on August 4th
c.) Grants Auto Glass - 50 apartments & office spaces, 40 parking spaces; being built by GreenTech homes
d.) Package Store @ 17th & Broad - opening in September
e.) SouthSide Storage Building - construction beside Pilgrims Pride Processing Plant
7.) Neighborhood Priorities 2014-2015
a.) We are still working on the Craftworks building. Mural painting on the St. George Building
with River City Co. & Kevin Bates will be August 1st.
a.) in process
- Complete Streets (Bike Lanes/Crosswalks on Main/Speed Control)
a.) still in the works
b.) suggestions from members -
- neighborhood parking system - Fort Wood is a good example of successfully implementing
a residential parking system with stickers for residents’ cars. We will need to complete a petition
and follow guidelines to get it started. Need to get a hardcopy of the petition from Councilman
Anderson.
a.) please email suggestions to sscowart@gmail.com
a.) Lloyd Longnion - update
a.) working on more trash cans throughout SouthSide; copied Councilman Anderson on
previous emails to Tony Madewell
a.) please email suggestions to sscowart@gmail.com
a.) planted over 60 trees in November 2014; there may still be available funds for more trees per
Gene Hyde
8.) Estimate 590 Phillips-Creasey
- This is a work estimate for updates to landscaping @ Water Tower Park. The cost will be $1500.00. We need
votes from members on whether or not to proceed.
9.) Updates/Concerns From SCPNA Members
- Chocolate City - Pastor Calvin Keller, Cornerstone Church, spoke of concerns with loud music in the
church parking lot and street adjacent after venue closes. Please report any incidents to Lt. Foster.
- EMT Station - siren use in the neighborhood is an ongoing issue. Steps to correct the issue?
- Pole down in roundabout @ 17th & Cowart St - we are forwarding our emails to Councilman Anderson
for assistance.
10.) Next Meeting - October 3rd - SouthSide Block Party - Time: TBA
