VNA Council Agenda – ANNUAL MEETING –
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
7:00 PM – HotelRED
Council Members
Term ending - fall 2019
Chris Kelly (President)
Craig Stanley (Past President)
Karie Krantz (Secretary)
(One position vacant)
Term Ending – fall 2020
Pat Scheckel – (Treasurer)
Ben Biltz
Sarah Bahauddin
Lea Jacobs
Agenda
Call to Order
Approval of Minutes - Approved
Announcements
Special thanks to HotelRED for making the meeting room available for our use this evening.
Communications.
A reminder that our neighborhood web site is at www.vilasneighborhood.com.
Email address for the VNA – vnapresident@gmail.com.
The Vilas Ink newsletters are now being posted on the web site at: https://www.vilasneighborhood.com/vilasink
New Business
1. Dues. To cast a ballot in the VNA Council election, you must be a current member of the Vilas
Neighborhood Association. If you need to renew your membership, 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!
2. VNA Council Elections
President’s comments – Chris Kelly
Introduction of election instructions, introduction of nominee slate – Lee Lazar (Nominating Committee Chair) and Mary Clare Murphy (Election Operations)
Call for additional nominations. (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.”)
Candidate introductions
Balloting (may take multiple rounds). (The Council may discuss other agenda items while votes are counted.)
Announcement of results. The new Council terms begin upon adjournment of this evening’s meeting.
Results:
44 ballots cast
4 selected on first ballot: Hans, Jim, Wendy, and Karie
Existing Business
1. Treasurer’s report – Pat Scheckel
$1,400 which includes dues from Holiday Party and bill for Holiday Party
2. Joint Campus Area Committee (JCAC) report – Liaison - Doug Carlson
Re-design of south end of football field
More premium seats, but an overall decrease in seating capacity by 3,000
Newspaper article: https://madison.com/wsj/sports/college/football/updated-renderings-show-latest-concepts-for-camp-randall-stadium-renovation/article_98c006fb-cb13-5d42-b5ad-224c89427e64.html
3. Edgewood Liaison committee report – (Liaisons - Jon Standridge and Sarah Bahauddin)
Liaison meeting report – Sarah, Jon
No agenda items at last 3 meetings
Edgewood focusing on Master Plan repeal
Master Plan repeal to be on the City Council agenda for January 7th .
Will allow for public comments (written or 3-minute verbal)
Council voted to re-submit VNA position:
The Vilas Neighborhood Association wants to see the Edgewood Master Plan maintained. The VNA believes that the key to keeping Edgewood and the neighborhoods involved in the Master Planning process long term is finding a compromise solution to the athletic field issues. We urge our District 13 Alder, the Plan Commission, the Mayor, the City Council, the neighborhood associations, and Edgewood, to work together to find a compromise and resolve this situation.
Other Business
Adjourn