CTRA Board of Directors’ Meeting Minutes approved 6/6/05
April 29, 2005 (May Meeting)

Meeting was called to order at 3:15 p.m. by President Kathy Durham.  In attendance:  Kathy Durham, Hollis Radin, Larry Kavinoky, Betsy Friebel (left at 4 p.m.), Alexandra McFarland, and Erika Enos (arrived at 4:30 p.m.). Absent: Paula Sandas, Nicole Thom/Sheila Kothari, and John Mark Agosta.
 
The Minutes from the April 8, 2005 meeting were accepted.

OFFICERS' REPORTS

Treasurer: An addition $50 contribution was received and we now have approximately $4000 in our account. A formal treasurer’s report will be made quarterly.

Secretary: Email correspondance to the board was reviewed.

Communications Director: Next issue of e-news will be issued after the Council decision on the Mayfield Agreement.

Social Coordinator: Absent. No new date has been set for the picnic (original scheduled for April 23) which was cancelled due to rain.

BOARD PRIORITIES/MAJOR DISCUSSION ITEMS
 
Mayfield Agreement (Kathy):
The Board discussed the the Community Information Meeting held on April 26th. The City Council decision is scheduled for May 2nd. The CTRA Board requested that John Mark or Paula speak on behalf of the board at the Council Meeting, reaffirming the Board’s previous position paper on the development, acknowledging neighborhood concerns regarding traffic, and commenting on the benefits of maintaining a good working relationship and an ongoing dialogue among the interested parties.

Stanford (Alexandra): Current issues are 1) street parking availability near the Marguerite stop on Stanford Avenue; 2) the Munger dorm to be built on campus, and 3)Changes to the train and Marguerite schedules.

Zoning (Erika): We did not have a representative at the meeting last Wednesday.

Board priorities: Priorities for the coming year will be discussed at the next meeting.

NEXT MEETING: Monday, June 6 at 7:15 p.m. at Kathy’s house.

Submitted by Hollis Radin, Secretary