IRAQ WAR DBR responds: First, love or hate Zimmerman, the fact that he makes rallies in his City Council schedule isn't a strong argument. It's no secret that Zimmerman isn't the most effective councilmember.
Non-traditional? Yes. Unconventional? Yes. Creative problem solver? Yes. Seedy dresser? Absolutely! Ineffective? No way. In response to Derek Burrows Reise's misguided and misdirected assertion "It's no secret that Zimmerman(n) isn't the most effective council member," judge for yourselves. I offer the following list of items -- albeit incomplete -- that Council Member Dean Zimmermann has either taken the lead on or played a significant role in accomplishing during the past 3-1/2 years. AND yes, he's managed to include attendance at anti-war/pro-peace rallies into his always crowded schedule, as well as numerous regularly scheduled community and neighborhood meetings and all manner of special 1-2 time meetings around issues of importance to constituents of Ward 6. I suppose that if he walked on water some folks would find fault with that too. HOUSING & MIXED USE PROJECTS * Lofts on Arts Avenue * 3rd Ave Condominiums * Greenleaf Lofts, 2000 Nicollet Avenue * Artists' Quarter Lofts * Jerry Thompson's residence/auto repair shop, 2601 Pleasant * 1829 & 1835 Park Ave - condominiums * Collaborative Village * Children's Village * Many Rivers, 1404 E Franklin Ave * Village in Phillips - Franklin Station Town homes * Self-Sufficient Urban Indian Communities Initiative: 18 lots reserved, 7 homes underway * Little Earth renovation * 28th & Bloomington town homes * East Phillips Commons, 2900 Bloomington * Cedar28, 2750 Cedar Ave * 2850 Cedar Ave * A multitude of single-family house lot sales - I will have exact # Monday On the way... * Le Parisien, 2309 Lyndale Ave S * Corson's Corner, 113 E 26th St * Eat Street Flats, 5 E Franklin Ave * Corridor Housing Initiative: Spirit of the Lakes Independent Senior Housing, 13th & Lake * City of Lakes COMMERCIAL PROJECTS * Antiques Minnesota -> Plaza Verde * AZIA * Children's Theater * City-County Credit Union * Cliché * PPL headquarters * Franklin Bakery * Franklin ArtWorks * jP American Bistro * Snyder's * MIA * People's Garage * Gas station at 28th & Lyndale/Changed city design for gas stations * Clausen's Service Garage * Preserved money-wiring exchange businesses for immigrant communities OTHER BUILDING-RELATED PROJECTS * Renovation of Franklin Library * Transfer of ownership of American Indian Center CRIME & SAFETY * American Indian Safety Council * Restorative Justice expansion * 3rd Precinct CLEAN * Civilian Review Authority: appointments subcommittee, ongoing workgroup for improvements * Championed increased safety equipment for Mpls. taxis ENVIRONMENT * Arsenic Triangle clean-up * Community gardens * Clean Air Resolution (Xcel coal -> gas) * Lead clean-up * Sustainability chapter in Minneapolis Plan * Fleet conversion to bio-fuels (E85 & biodiesel) * Neighborhood Regeneration Station/organics collection concept * Noise abatement at Qwest, 2120 3rd Ave S * Phillips Community Energy Co-op * Stormwater utility, duplex fee changes * Water monitors in multi-unit buildings MOBILITY, TRANSPORTATION, TRAFFIC * Critical Mass * PRT plan * Authored resolution urging negotiation to end 2004 transit strike * 1st Ave So. changed from 1-way to 2-way * NE Whittier parking study * Stevens Square critical parking changes * Access to Franklin LRT station from Cedar Ave S Full Disclosure: I am married to Dean Zimmermann and am his #1 fan. I guess that shows. Jenny Heiser Whittier REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
