Minutes Below for Northside PRIDE's March Meeting:

Block Grant Info:
While our target area was publicized to be included again this year, the specifics in the PJ article were sorely lacking.  No mention of promised infrastructure improvements that we were promised 2 years ago.  Consensus was that we will have to await further information.  The CDBG meeting was the same day as our‘s.  PRIDE will compose a letter, requesting that that city uphold their previous commitments to the PRIDE infrastructure improvements.

Landbank:
PRIDE will submit a detailed report to the appropriate persons.

Gardening & Seed Starting  Activity:
Seed starting activity was tabled.  Date for opening of our gardens will be dependent on the weather.  Ruth will make contact with gardeners from 2013 & try to find additional neighbors who would like to participate in 2014.  Ruth has the 2013 list and will make contact with them.
Ruth & Don will compose an invitation form for 2014 garden participants.
We should try to locate all of the water-lock keys for re-distribution this year.  Don & Ruth have the master key to the lock.
Was resolved that we should issue press release regarding the opening of our community garden to encourage more neighborhood participation.  PRIDE will handle the press release using last years tree planting activity.  Need to schedule a day to fill in the low spots in our upper lot using soil from last years box soil.  Don requested some assistance maintaining our lots.  The steep bank between lots has become difficult for mowing! Contact Mary Maxwell to make sure that PRIDE is still covered under their blanket insurance policy for our neighborhood gardening activities.  Additionally, personal injury waivers should be required to be signed again this year by all participants.

Spring Clean-Up:
Was resolved that PRIDE should again conduct its annual Trash-Bash to coincide with Jamestown's annual Spring Clean-up.

Additional Note:  The Grant St. area will be featured in the 2014 Audubon Secret Garden Tour July 12th.  PRIDE will make a concerted effort to have everything cleaned up & presentable.  Garden tour attendee’s will most certainly be walking thru our garden plots.
Future intentions for Guest Speakers:
We would like to schedule Fred Larson, Vince, & Maria De-Joy.  PRIDE will coordinate with them.  Meeting is projected to be the 1st Wednesday of May.  Will have a meeting in April to determine questions to be asked of them. 

Open Discussion:
P.O. Box rental Continuation: 
Question by member as to whether we should continue renting the P.O. Box at $62 per year?  Yes motion by ***, 2nd by ***; motion approved.  Possible Inclusion of North side of Falconer St.?
Current by-laws would preclude membership.  PRIDE would only allow non-voting status
@ this point.  Will discuss at a later date.
Meeting adjourned upon motion by ***, second by ***.

Minutes submitted by Northside PRIDE