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items were discussed regarding the structure of the Historic Glenwood-Brooklyn Neighborhood Association. procedures. We all agreed in principle to a 3-"tiered" approach to voting: Day-to-Day decisions - things like: meeting times, speakers, changes in meeting dates, other "housekeeping" types of issues. These "Level 1" decisions can be made by the Council Leadership Committee (currently 3 members) and do not need to be approved by the full Council. Issues or decisions that affect the Association - things that required expenditure of funds (Tour of Homes, Pancake Breakfast, etc.) or that affect the running of the Association itself, such as choosing new representation on the Leadership Committee or other Committees. These "Level 2" decisions require agreement / voting by the overall Council (currently 15 members). Procedures and guidelines to be determined, such as: is a quorum of council representatives needed for the decision? What constitutes a quorum? etc. Issues that may have wide-ranging and/or long term affects on the Neighborhood overall - things like a Neighborhood position represented to the City Council (such as a "Bickett Place" type of issue). "Level 3" voting and decision procedures were discussed at length. Discussion centered around: Who has the right to vote? One vote per property or one vote per person? Landlords and tenants vs. homeowners - do they have equal say? Voice vote (i.e., must be present to vote) vs. "absentee" or mail-in/write-in voting? Do we institute a dues-paying system that then gives the dues-paying resident the right to vote? If so, do we provide a "grandfather" clause of some type for elderly and/or long-term residents? Do we have an "expulsion" clause for under-performing absentee landlords? Ernst, Jan Johnston, Jill Averitt) would work with Jeff Roberts to draft a set of by-laws that will be presented at the next Neighborhood Association meeting. The proposed by-laws will be posted for discussion and a vote at the May 1st meeting. Associations now that we have a State Charter for the combined Association. The bank accounts for the two former Associations need to be merged into one. There is approximately $1,000 of money between the two former groups. and voting discussion noted above, that the Historic Glenwood-Brooklyn Neighborhood Association will charge an annual dues of $5.00 per individual. The $5.00 dues will provide voting rights to that individual. The dues is payable during the month of May, and must be paid to Mary Ann Turner, Treasurer. Dues can be paid by cash or check (made out to "Historic Glenwood-Brooklyn Neighborhood Association"). Dues may be paid in any of the following ways: cash, make sure the name(s) are included!) Bring to the next meeting on May 1st Bring to the Pancake Breakfast on April 13th. Bring to the June meeting on June 5th paying dues by this date will not be allowed Association voting rights for the subsequent 12 months. Residents aged 65 and over are "grandfathered" and do not have to pay dues. everyone on the Peace Street Streetscape Plan and the North Boylan Development Projects, currently before the City of Raleigh Planning Commission. The Planning Commission will make a recommendation to the City Council on the North Boylan Project on May 21st. There is a Joint CAC (Hillsborough/Cameron Park) meeting on April 30th to discuss the North Boylan Project, and Phil has received agreement from the CACs that Historic Glenwood-Brooklyn can have input into the Joint CAC resolution - however, the way to have a voice in the resolution is by having representation at the meetings. As a neighborhood, we need to think through what we want this neighborhood to look like - and we need to participate in the CAC meetings. Business Meeting Agenda: - Discussion of Auction in the Park - Neighborhood response on North Boylan Project |