Next Planktown Meeting/Meeting Notes

[Joshua Kent]

Hello Planktown Neigbors,

Below are the meeting notes from the meeting on July 17th.  Emphasized at the meeting was the importance of our next meeting.   A meeting to help prepare the festivities and outreach around Parking Day (September 19th, http://www.parkingday.org/).  So put the meeting on your calendar:  Tuesday September 9th, 12:30 (location to be determined).   In the meantime check out our new website: http://planktown.wordpress.com/ and email with any comments.

thanks
Josh

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Meeting Notes
July 17th

The meeting included an informal discussion about the following:

Misc.
-  Vandalism has been a troublesome issue. Electric Works is seeking for an effective manner in which to deter vandalism in area.  Further discussion needed.
-  Tree planting is scheduled for Fall 2008. Depending on amount of work needed, one or several trees may be planted. Depending on how far the money will go. Cahil/ Mercy possibly working together to expand planting along Mission Street.

Parking Day:
- September 19, 2008 – Nothing definite planned, but the theme could be centered around Planktown. The next meeting will cover the details regarding Parking Day.  Preliminary ideas: 1) Bring planks to reenact historic landscape,  2) Fliers and paraphenalia advertising Planktown Neighbors. 
- Music studio planning  on playing music via speakers or having an artist perform.
-  Use parking day to create momentum and generate interest for Planktown.
- Determine number of people participating in local area and ways to connect each group. 
- Look into the possibility of involving the bar, Shine, they may be interested in getting involved.


Website:
- Beta version of site launched:  http://planktown.wordpress.com/   Launch site officially at Parking Day. 
- Add to Western Soma network and other neighborhood groups.
- Tie into Electric works and other neighborhood activities taking place.
- Add music studio into list of participating groups.

On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 9:18 AM, Joshua Kent <josh...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Reminder!  Planktown Neighbors meeting this Thursday from 12-1.   We plan to discuss our new  website, planting trees, committee updates and other current and upcoming initiatives. See below notes from our last meeting for more info.   Location Mercy Housing (suite 300).  Thank you Ramie for providing us space.
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> See you there!
> Josh
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> On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 5:06 PM, brook jensen <brook....@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Hello Neighbors,
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>> Here are the meeting notes from last weeks meeting. Be sure to sign up to the Planktown google group for more details about the next meeting.
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>> May 22, 2008 Planktown Meeting Attendees:
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>> Brook Jensen
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>> WRT
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>> 575-4722
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>> bje...@sf.wrtdesign.com
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>> Andrew Haskin
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>> WRT
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>> 707-480-3867
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>> aha...@sf.wrtdesign.com
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>> Josh Kent
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>> WRT
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>> 575-4722
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>> jk...@sf.wrtdesign.com
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>> Dan Awad
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>> Pizza
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>> 431-0800
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>> Jake Tobias
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>> WRT
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>> 575-4722
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>> jto...@sf.wrtdesign.com
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>> John Gibbs
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>> WRT
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>> 415-575-4722
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>> jgi...@sf.wrtdesign.com
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>> John Dunlap
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>> ClementinaSF
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>> 415-518-3854
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>> jo...@johndunlap.org
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>> Steven Leeds
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>> SF friends mtg house
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>> 415/756-7469
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>> sixty...@yahoo.com
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>> Linda Schanfein
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>> Art House
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>> 415-552-2183
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>> Larry Pettit
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>> SF friends mtg house
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>> 415-595-8581
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>> Thanks to everyone who came to last Thursday's meeting at the Art House!  Thanks to Linda for hosting.
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>> The meeting included an informal discussion about the following:
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>> -         The need to formalize our sub committees. We proposed breaking into smaller groups of people that were interested in addressing some of the Planktown group's objectives (identified in the last meeting), then reporting back to the larger group at the next meeting. These are open groups, so if you feel like joining any of them but missed this meeting feel free. Some of the proposed subcommittee groups included:
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>> o       Website Committee – to set up/maintain a Planktown website where neighbors can easily get in touch with each other, post bulletins and read about upcoming Planktown events.
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>> §         Committee members: Josh Kent (WRT) & Andrew Haskin(WRT).
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>> o       Government Committee – to communicate our concerns about trash & graffiti in our area and make them aware of our group.
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>> §         Committee members: Linda (Art House), Steve (Friends), Shirley (nominated- Solomon), Richard Lane (nominated- Electric Works).
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>> o       Street Tree/ parks trust grant Committee –
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>> §         Committee members: John Dunlap (Clementina), Brook Jensen (WRT), John Gibbs (WRT), Ramie Dare (Mercy Housing).
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>> -                     The Friends Meeting House group has a small grant that they would like to donate to Planktown.
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>> -         Future Goals & Actions
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>> o       Hear from subcommittees and move forward on respective goals July 2008.
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>> o       Hold a neighborhood tree planting party fall 2008.
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>> o       Create a 2008 Planktown Park[ing] day park on Mission.
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>> -         Goodbyes:
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>> o       Both Kearstin Dischinger and Brook Jensen will sadly be leaving the Planktown neighborhood group. Kearstin was instrumental in getting this group formed and was involved through her volunteer position at the Bike Kitchen which is moving to the Portrero Hill neighborhood.  Brook will be having a baby in August and will be moving soon-there-after out of the area. Both Kearstin & Brook promise to stop by for Park(ing) day in September!
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>> -         Next meeting will be Thursday, July 17th, 12:00-1:00, with pizza!
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