{"id":809,"date":"2019-09-21T12:19:56","date_gmt":"2019-09-21T16:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ldna01852.org\/?p=809"},"modified":"2019-09-21T12:20:05","modified_gmt":"2019-09-21T16:20:05","slug":"august-2019-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ldna01852.org\/?p=809","title":{"rendered":"August 2019 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LDNA 8\/26\/19<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7 PM, LTC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Present:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carolyn Alphen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jack Moynihan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sam Litvin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meeting called to order at: 7:02.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Opening greeting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Approval of minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Approval of June 2019 minutes:&nbsp; Made by Sam and 2<sup>nd<\/sup> by Carolyn;\napproved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Treasurer\u2019s Report<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $840.29 balance in\naccount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Police Report<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(No police report this month)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Michael Round, Co-chair of the Kinetic Sculpture Race, will talk about the race, and take questions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>9\/21\/2019, all day event; streets close around 8:00\nam.<\/li><li>Opening ceremony at 11:00; race starts at 11:30.<\/li><li>starts on Market St&nbsp; &#8212;&nbsp; continues\non Middle St toward Tsongas Arena mud pit, then across river through UML north\ncampus and into the neighborhood. Then on to heritage state park to prepare for\nthe river portion.<\/li><li>At 1:00 or 1:30 the race will enter the river.\nThen race back to end the race back on Market Street.<\/li><li>After party and awards at Warp &amp; Weft.<\/li><li>Lots of businesses have been very supportive of\nthe race.<\/li><li>Race is just under 6 miles; looking to extend in\nfuture years. <\/li><li>Looking for volunteers and donations.<\/li><li>Access to Roy Garage via Middle Street ONLY.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Henri Marchand, Lowell&#8217;s\nDirector of Cultural Events, will speak about upcoming events in the city.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>New canalway cultural district guide pamphlet<\/li><li>New downtown dining guide<\/li><li>Kerouac festival schedule has been published<\/li><li>New public art projects<ul><li>New sculpture in Hamilton Canal District<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>New murals on retaining walls at JFK plaza<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:H.marchand@lowellma.gov\">H.marchand@lowellma.gov<\/a>&nbsp; to be added to mailing list<\/li><li>Go to likelowell.com for calendar of events;\npublic can post events<\/li><li>Concrete games available to play at keoac park.<\/li><li>Blues &amp; brewes festival at JFK plaza<\/li><li>Lowell Irish festival at the Auditorium and\nelectric car event at heritage park.<\/li><li>City of Lights parade on Nov 30<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Andres Gonzales, Lowell Health\nDept, Syringe Collection Programmer Coordinator introduction.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Operating since late April.&nbsp; Call if you spot a syringe laying around.<\/li><li>Working with canal cleaners, schools, youth groups,\nother city agencies, etc\u2026<\/li><li>Will pre-clean areas used for various events\nsuch as outdoor movie nights, street races, etc\u2026<\/li><li>DO NOT pick up syringes yourself or throw\nsyringes in the trash&nbsp; &#8212;&nbsp; call for a pickup.<\/li><li>Doesn\u2019t only pick up syringes, but also\ndispenses information on resources for addicts.<\/li><li>Over 5000 syringes collected in first 5 months\nof program.<\/li><li>After hours, syringes are picked up by Trinity\nAmbulance service.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Joanne Marcos of LNHP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>National Park Lands Day 9\/28\/2019 is a big\ncleanup of park grounds and canals.<\/li><li>Working with City to clean up canals, both of\ntrash and invasive species, etc.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>8\/25 was 400<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of first\nlanding of enslaved Africans.<\/li><li>Working on series of programs to mark anniversary\nof 19<sup>th<\/sup> amendment, Woman\u2019s voting rights.&nbsp; 2020 is 100th anniversary.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>General Information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Councilor Leahy:&nbsp; Central Street\njersey barriers will come down for the winter, will try again to start the work\nin the spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mayor Samaris: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>8\/27 will be ribbon cutting on new garage in\nHamilton District.<\/li><li>Wynn development will start on two new building\nnext year.<\/li><li>City taking steps to deal with traffic issues\nthat will be caused by all the simultaneous construction that will be happening\nover the next few years.<\/li><li>City council will be taking up the decision to change\nthe voting system.&nbsp; Presentation on the\noptions given at senior center is available for viewing on the city website.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miriam Perkins:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>LDNA HOA Meeting planned for September \u2013 will send out doodle poll for date.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shawna:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>City is looking for people to join a monument committee.<\/li><li>City is looking for people to participate in re-constituted\nCrimeStoppers program.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Meeting Adjourns at 8:12.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LDNA 8\/26\/19 7 PM, LTC Present: Carolyn Alphen Jack Moynihan Sam Litvin Meeting called to order at: 7:02. Opening greeting Approval of minutes Approval of June 2019 minutes:&nbsp; Made by Sam and 2nd by Carolyn; approved. Treasurer\u2019s Report &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $840.29 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ldna01852.org\/?p=809\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[152],"class_list":["post-809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-minutes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ldna01852.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ldna01852.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ldna01852.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ldna01852.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ldna01852.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=809"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ldna01852.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":810,"href":"https:\/\/www.ldna01852.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809\/revisions\/810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ldna01852.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ldna01852.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ldna01852.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}