The Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association, Inc. passed the following resolution:
WHEREAS, the Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association, Inc. is the recognized neighborhood of Downtown East and Downtown West by the Minneapolis Community Development Agency; WHEREAS, the Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association, Inc. exist to benefit the residents of Downtown East and Downtown West; WHEREAS, participation of residents of Downtown East and Downtown West, whose knowledge of the needs, aspirations, and conditions of the area is essential to the effective improvement of the City of Minneapolis; Do hereby call upon the Mayor of Minneapolis - R. T. Rybak, the thirteen City Council Members of Minneapolis, the Planning Department of the City of Minneapolis, and the Planning Commission of the City of Minneapolis to provide the following in the "E" Block Project bounded by Hennepin Avenue, North 6th Street, First Avenue North, and North 7th Street in Downtown Minneapolis----- One: Public Bathrooms OPEN 24 HOURS per day on the First Floor and the Second Floor; Two: ENCLOSED GLASS EXTERIOR ESCALATORS; Three: All areas of the PROJECT HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE; and Four: Insure TIME SQUARE SIGNAGE on the exterior of the buildings. Passed by unanimous vote by the Board of Directors of the Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association, Inc. on Tuesday, July 9, 2002 with Council Member Paul Zerby in attendance. Andrew Hauer Downtown West --- timothy connolly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ann Berget suggested Block E is criminally boring. > > What a generous characterization! > > Linda Mack's article referred to the material EIFS. > At > a recent Z&P meeting where De La Salle High School > was > proposing an addition to their building making use > of > EIFS, they were shot down by the Heritage > Preservation > Commission. > > Beyond aesthetic considerations there are questions > as > to how durable this material will be. It was > referred > to as a "stucco like" surface. We all know what old > stucco in need of rehabilitation looks like. It can > be > restuccoed though or painted. Can this be done with > EIFS? > > The main benefit of EIFS(surprise, surprise)is cost. > On the De La Salle project I think the figure used > for > covering two sides of the building addition with > EIFS > as opposed to brick or stucco was $600k. > > As Richard Damico said in a Strib article referring > to > Block E, the best thing about the building might be > how easily it will be demolished. > > Our List Manager asked "what can or should be done > about the circumvention of plans submitted to the > Planning Commission?" > > Aren't there such things called Certificates of > Occupancy that would prevent the opening of the > facility? > > Are plans submitted to and approved by the Planning > Commission and Z&P of the City Council contractually > binding? > > If McCafferty essentially wants to cheap out on the > construction I say let's play hardball. I'm not an > attorney but I'm thinking that if what was implied > by > Linda Mack's article is true I would love to go into > court against McCafferty Interests if for no other > reason than the pretentiousness of their name. > > Someone also said "is McCafferty pulling a > Brookfield > on us?". > > They must not remember that Dan McCafferty, prior to > establishing his own "Interests" was the Midwest > Regional Manager of the predecessor company of > Brookfield, BCED. He was well known around town in > development circles before Brookfield tapped him as > their white knight to "save" the Block E project. If > you will recall he was Brookfield's second or third > proposed partner. > > These guys could make one feel positively warm and > fuzzy about Ray Harris. At least when Ray screws the > city the money stays here. > > Wade Russell said we should look to the Mayor for > the > lead on this deal; that he rode into office on the > promise to change the old way things are done in > this > city. > > Hah! > > Does anyone read history in the city? > > As much as I might personally like the Mayor, he was > always part of the problem. The Downtown Council of > which he was Development Director for a time worked > hand in glove with Brookfield and you should read > the > gushing words the Mayor had for Ray Harris. > > To sum up my thoughts: "Screw McCafferty" and tie > him > up until he makes good on the approved plans and > find > the guy(s) who turned a blind eye and let McCafferty > move ahead and audit their bank accounts. > > Approve the underground ramp and let it open in the > meantime and start filling the city's coffers. > > Tim Connolly > Downtown West > Breathlessly awaiting the opening of Block E > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Sign up for SBC Yahoo! 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