The November meeting of the Vilas Neighborhood Association will be held this Wednesday, November 20th, at 7pm at HotelRED.
Call to Order
Approval of Minutes
Announcements
· Special thanks to HotelRED for making the meeting room available for our use this evening.
· Communications.
o A reminder that our neighborhood web site is at www.vilasneighborhood.com.
o Email address for the VNA – vnapresident@gmail.com.
o The Vilas Ink newsletters are now being posted on the web site at https://www.vilasneighborhood.com/vilasink
New Business
1. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERSHIP. The Vilas Neighborhood Association hereby announces the date of the Association’s annual meeting to be at 7pm on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at HotelRED. The annual VNA Council elections shall occur at that meeting, as governed by the VNA Charter. https://www.vilasneighborhood.com/vnacharter
a. Dues. To cast a ballot in the VNA Council election, you must be a current 2019 member of the Vilas Neighborhood Association. If you need to pay your dues for 2019, or wish to renew for 2020, please arrive prior to the meeting, or renew online at https://www.vilasneighborhood.com/take-action. Dues are $20 per household, or $10 per individual. A household membership allows up to two adult members of the household to participate in the election. Members must be present at the annual meeting to participate in the election. Renew your membership today!
b. The Nominating Committee of the VNA puts forth candidates for the four VNA Council seats up for election this year. If you wish to make a nomination, please contact Lee Lazar at cyborglenis@yahoo.com.
c. Please note that, pursuant to Article 5, Section 6 of the VNA Charter, “…additional nominations may be made at the annual meeting at the written request of ten or more members.”
2. Regent Revitalization Project. Per Jason Ilstrup, President of DMI: “The group is getting back together to discuss our past projects, recent activity on Regent Street, proposed new projects and how this group can potential move forward. There is a lot of interest amongst this group to continue our discussion from years past.” Tuesday, December 10, 5pm at HotelRED.
3. Friends of Lake Wingra’s Salt Education Forum. “Friends of Lake Wingra is working with some UW grad students who have put together a blueprint for a more salt conscious UW campus. They are trying to spread the word with the public and we would like to have a public session for them to share this info. Would Vilas be interested in co-hosting? Co-hosting is just helping share the event with your neighborhood and having a representative there.”
Existing Business
1. Treasurer’s report – Pat Scheckel
2. Vilas Ink newsletter – Pat Scheckel
3. Social report - Lee Lazar
· VNA Holiday party
4. VNA Directory & Block Captains – Roz Woodward & Sarah Bahauddin
5. Nominating Committee & Elections Update – Lee Lazar (with Gera Bodley, Mary Clare Murphy, and Eileen Thompson)
· 2019 VNA elections operations – talk through the election plan
6. Joint Campus Area Committee (JCAC) report – Liaison - Doug Carlson
· No report this month
7. VNA Zoning Committee report. – Lea Jacobs
· Alcohol Density Impact Report
· Discussion of past VNA positions on alcohol licenses
· Path forward for VNA
8. Vilas retail news and updates
9. Vilas Park Master Planning – (VNA reps: Wendy Fearnside, Ann Rivlin, Lee Lazar)
· Resident Resource Group first meeting was Nov 6th, 5:30-7pm
10. Edgewood Liaison committee report – (Liaisons - Jon Standridge and Sarah Bahauddin)
· Liaison meeting report – Sarah, Jon
Other Business
Adjourn