Inter-Neighborhood Council
Making Better Neighborhoods
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Minutes of Meeting of April 23, 2002
MEMBERS PRESENT
Cheryl Sweeney Northgate Park NA
Sabrina Lamar Trinity Heights HA
Fred Lamar Trinity Heights HA
Lynn Kohn MHNA
Johnea D. Kelly Duke Park NA
Dale Stouch PVHA
Michael Shiflett WHHNA
Robert Larson Grove Park
John Dagenhart Trinity Park NA
John Compton Old North Durham NA
Fred Foster, Jr. Old Farm
Patricia Stubbing Lakewood Park NA
George Gloren Jr. Sedgefield Street
Lynwood D. Best City of Durham
Jennifer Albright Tuscaloosa-Lakewood NA
Fred L. Mowry Colony Park NA
Administration and Announcements
President Johnea Kelly opened the meeting.
Program
The program was given by Mayor Bill Bell. He noted that at the City Council retreat, the goals identified for this year were:
· Reduce crime
· Assure balanced quality growth
· Fiscal responsibility
· Increased police visibility.
Along with these goals, Mayor Bell said he would also strive for afterschool programs, continued downtown revitalization and inner city redevelopment. He also pointed out that the American Tobacco project wouldnt work without tax credits and good tenants and that projects such as this take a great length of time to reach commencement. Councils strategy at attracting developers back into the City would require better land use plans. This is something Staff is working on and should have concrete suggestions in 60 days. These would include a streamlining process for inner city development. This tied into his vision for downtown Durham in conjunction with TTA. To be a destination, downtown must have arts, entertainment and housing and incentives to draw the entrepreneurs who would create them. He also mentioned that the City had no control over the NC DOTs plans in relation to their effect on surrounding neighborhoods.
New Business
Needed policy changes were discussed relating to notification from Planning to neighborhoods who stood to be impacted by zoning decisions. Mike Shiflett made a motion that a letter be sent to Frank Duke, head of Planning, requesting: 1. website notification, 2. email notification, and 3. public workshops on the planning and zoning process. This was seconded by John Dagenhart and passed unanimously.
INC membership dues of $25 per neighborhood are now due for the upcoming year.
The meeting adjourned at 8:50P.M.
