NAC 11 Meeting
January 16, 2007
Frederick, MD City
Hall
NAC
11 members present: Ken Eidel, Mike Olson, Elin Ross
Also
present: Stephanie Davis (Community Outreach Specialist), Mark DiOcampo (Planning Department), Tim Davis (Planning
Department), David Koontz (Alderman), Greg Stockdale
(Police Department)
Others
present: Ricardo Bairan, David Demiray,
Sebastian Ojanguren, Kluane
LaBelle, Chris Hodge, Rebecca Lee, Mike (?-3rd
Street)
Police
Report
Officer
Stockdale passed around Daily Bulletin (see last month’s minutes). The Police Department (Directed Patrol Unit)
has arrested a graffiti artist who has been a prolific tagger
downtown. Bicycles on Market Street
continue to be a problem and Officer Stockdale mentioned an anarchist group
that organizes rides periodically (illegally).
Ms. Lee offered congratulations on the Department’s attaining the second
phase of accreditation, which places the Frederick Department in the top tier
of U.S. police departments.
Development/City
Presentations
Tim
Davis, Regarding Parking Fee in Lieu of Payment and Downtown Parking Task
Force—Task Force—makes recommendations to planning, sanitation, etc…regarding
downtown parking issues. They are
looking for citizen involvement on the task force to attend meetings and help
with recommendations (3 people volunteered)
Fees
In Lieu—an alternative way to fund downtown parking
where business owners pay (the City) for parking spaces that they cannot
provide on-site. Calculations have been
based on construction costs and are currently set at $19,000 per space. However, no money has been collected and the
Task Force and Planning Department have revised the figure to $5,000 per
space. A hearing will take place on
January 18th at 7:00 pm to make a final decision
Site Plan Review/David Demiray, Regarding
renovation of 104-106 North Market Street (formerly Velvet Lounge). Plan will provide a visually pleasing rear
façade to building (handout) The project is still in the review process and is
due to be completed by May 2007 if all plans are approved.
Discussion
of All-NAC meeting and Purpose and Mission of NAC
Stephanie
and Elin shared some of the discussion that took
place at the All-NAC meeting in December including: ideas about combining NACs with similar demographics and issues; the purpose and
mission for the NACs (to be addressed by the Mayor’s
office in the next couple of months); the potential for volunteer projects for
NAC 11 (to be addressed as an agenda item in February); and the concerns about
NAC Board membership and the disconnect between
applicants and the NAC and then the NAC and the Mayor’s office.
Discussion
of NAC Funds for 2007
Elin will talk to Karen Norman regarding matching funds for trash-can
replacement (will report at next meeting)
Resignation
of Ken Eidel as NAC Chairman—it was decided that
while NAC Board applications were on hold until the Mayor’s office and
Stephanie looked at the purpose and mission that NAC 11 would function without
a chairperson temporarily. The members
and Stephanie will develop the agenda, Elin will
continue to take minutes and the meeting chair will be determined at the time
of meeting itself.
Meeting
was adjourned, next meeting will be held on February 20th.