BPA Board Meeting Minutes – provisional until voted on at next Board Meeting : Jan 15, 2013
Attendees: Markus Fromherz, John King, Lydia Kou, Art Liberman Gwen Luce, Lynnie Melena, Doug Moran, Linda Elder
Absent: Nancy Hamilton, Christian Kalar (arrived but due to family issue had to leave during #3.)
Guests: Greta Olbrich (Barron Park School PTA President), Winter Dellenbach (BP resident – LaPara), Bob Moss
1. Agenda Additions: None.
2. Minutes for October 16, 2012: Approved unanimously. Art proposed that future Board meeting minutes be posted on the website after email changes, but before final approval at the next Board meeting.
3. Buena Vista Mobile Home Park (BVMHP) Redevelopment (Lynnie and Art)
At the last meeting we voted to host a community meeting to which we would invite the developer, Prometheus, to present their plans. Lynnie and Art met with the developer. For a summary of the meeting, see Update on Buena Vista Mobile Home Park. Art and Lynnie also posted on the website recent information from Curtis Williams (City of Palo Alto Planning Department Director), Update: City Process on BV Closure Application.
The timing and format of the community meeting needs to be clarified. Markus pointed out that the issue of the proposed development and closure of the BVMHP are really two distinct issues and should be handled in separate meetings. Doug motioned that we not plan a meeting about the closure until we hear from the people at BVMHP or other supporters and that we should plan to have the community meeting on the proposed development before the City Council study session on the Prometheus’ pre-application. Art seconded it and added that we set the date by email. Approved unanimously. Mary Ann Welton notified us that she may have a conflict of interest and cannot facilitate the community meeting regarding the proposed development. The Palo Alto Mediation Program Project Sentinel would be another option meeting facilitator. Winter will pass the information along to the BVMHP residents/organizers. The tenants are organized and meeting regularly with the help of concerned supporters in the community. Greta said that the Barron Park School (BPS) PTA facilitated the use of BPS rooms for these meetings. Remarkably, 16% of the students at BPS live at BVMHP.