November 2022 Meeting Minutes

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• Jeri called meeting to order at 7:01pm EST

  8 attendees

  Bruce Coville: update on ReThink 65/70

  ● ReThink Coalition mission has expanded to include the South Split work

  ● In coalition with 9 other neighborhoods and ~30 community partners

  ● 9 underpasses/bridge problems between here and Moore Street

  ○ Primary concern for UHNA

  ■ Hanna Ave bridge would be torn down and rebuilt

  ■ No access 12-13 months

  ■ If they are going to rebuild the bridge, ask for as much as possible:

  ● Make it safe

  ● Full bicycle access

  ● Sidewalks

  ● DPW has said it must have lights, sidewalk, bike lanes

  ○ Sidewalk on one side, 10ft space on the other side of

  traffic lanes

  ■ Bridge should be a gateway into the community

  ● Along Troy west of Garfield Park is supposed to be upgraded with sidewalks

  ● Pleasant Run parkway system being expanded past Bluff Road and down to Troy - will

  connect to Ellenberger Park

  New officers are still needed.

  Treasurer Report:

  Balance is $1313.89

  Includes check deposit of $100 from September, cash deposit of $100 from November - both

  donations.

  Additions to previous minutes:

  *sign the minutes in the future

  Michelle Strall Salinas from last meeting

  Update SoIndy Trunk or Treat

  CELL at UIndy (Center of Excellence in Leadership & Learning)

  Minutes approved pending changes

  UIndy Update (Andy)

  ● Dates

  ○ Monday December 12 finals week begins

  ○ Saturday December 17 Winter Commencement (125 students walking)

  ○ Friday December 23 campus closed
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• eri called meeting to order at 7:01pm
• ○ Campus will reopen Tuesday January 3

  ○ Tuesday January 17 students return

  ○ Pack the House Basketball Saturday January 21 1pm Womens 3pm Mens

  ● Football team made playoffs but games will not be at home

  ● Interesting few months for the university - lower enrollments than seen in the past

  ○ Resizing the university - some departments may be downsized (will be next

  semester before details are known)

  ○ Look at being a smaller institution - stay around 4000 students

  ○ Ongoing search for President

  ○ No concern that there will be any long term impact to the University

  ○ Renovating existing dorms - not planning to increase campus housing

  ● Bill Nye event was well attended - 2000 attendees

  ● Question from Ruth: How can we know what is happening on campus

  ○ Is there info from marketing

  ○ Andy will put together a monthly email of events - send to UHNA mailing list

  ● Christmas concert coming up

  ● Rental complaints - multiple phone calls this semester

  ○ Draft statement put together to send to student renters, admins, coaches, etc by

  the end of the semester

  ○ (copy of letter provided - give feedback to Andy via email)

  ○ Student discipline cannot be disclosed due to confidentiality reasons - but

  complaints are going on their permanent records and can have real world

  consequences

  ○ Add student complaint reporting process to Spring Newsletter

  ○ Media event on campus today to educate on the process of reporting overdose

  alcohol events without repercussions

  ● School 65

  ○ UIndy wants to keep the school open in the community but University doesn’t

  have the financial ability to buy the school and run it

  ■ Open to developing collaborative partnership to keep the school open

  ■ Conversations underway with IPS, school board, innovations operations,

  university to keep the school in operation (school board vote on Thursday

  11/17 night)

  ■ Regardless of vote on Thursday, collaboration on School 65 ideas will

  continue

  ○ Jeri reached out to Paige at School 65 after the last meeting - no response on

  how things have progressed

  Sociology Updates:

  ● Student working on analyzing interviews

  ● Colleen will update Jeri with findings as they are available

  ● Property cards database has been updated since last meeting

  Website Updates:
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  ● Do we want to maintain a website?

  ○ If we want to keep a website, we need a plan to update it

  ● Colleen feedback that website is good idea for permanence and control of content

  ● Next steps:

  ○ Find a platform and update the look and feel

  ■ Karen pays for the current website

  ■ Goal is to have website updated for Spring

  ○ Need an IG account for the neighborhood

  Grant Update

  ● Application submitted for 3 8ft tables, 2 8ft benches, lots of solar lights

  ● Will update as more information is returned

  INHP housing repair information

  ● Carson Heights may qualify

  ● $400,000 available - income qualifications - first come, first served

  ● Jeanette Smith from SoIndy - Ruth and Jeri on call as well - got signs about INHP

  program

  ○ Ruth to share sign with Debbie Patterson

  IRA Program

  ● Share link to https://www.rewiringamerica.org/app/ira-calculator

  SoIndy

  ● SEND Housing Meeting - job search out for full time neighborhood builder

  ○ Share job description

  ● Shelby Street Business Development - new business in former Books & Brews -

  Comedy Sportz is now open (only Friday/Saturday right now)

  ● SoIndy Trunk or Treat

  ○ Not well advertised to community but great community service vendors were

  there - only two families attended

  ● Nigel considering joining SoIndy board as UHNA representative

  ● Collaborative Spirit Award - INRC - Debbie request to vote for her neighborhood

  (positive impact neighborhood)

  ● Proposal due December 5 for storytelling videos

  Meeting adjourned 8:27pm

  Meeting Minutes: Rachel McElwain