Check below for the minutes, recorded by Secretary/Undergraduate Outreach Coordinator Keely Hill, from each meeting of the Crescent City Shapers. This includes both General Meetings and meetings of the Officers for each term.
MINUTES OF THE GENERAL MEETING
OF THE
CRESCENT CITY SHAPERS
2009-2010
October 29, 2009
- Changes
- None
- Happy Hour Update
- November 6th 8 p.m.
- Mid City: Finn McCool’s
- Dr. Lance Hill
- Action Coalition
- November 6th, 6-8p.m.
- Evening of Antiracial Organizing Strategies
- Millenburg Hall Room 351
- RSVP: jadevalc@uno.edu
- Canned Goods:
- Working on a common place to house canned goods
- Push the canned goods
- Community Outreach
- Saints Volunteers to meet to Millenburg Hall Parking Lot
- Young Planners Network
- Eric
- Twenty students through Urban League to do mapping project
- Event for students to display/show work
- Teach a class at the Urban League
- Alexis is working on one
- Planning 101
- Figure out where to start/what to do with course
- Feel free to participate, help teach, make your own class, help with the development of Alexis’s potential course
- Recruit Undergraduates
- Keely
- Talk to Dr. Haughey, push undergraduate involvement
- Get a hold of Undergrad email list
- Get connective with other active undergrads
- APA Updates
- Had lunchen the other day, was not an active event for our organization, need to be more aware of activities
- Fund students for national project
- Business Cards
- Set up online purchase by next week, if not accomplished by then, then start selling by word of mouth
- Panel
- Building Trust in Our Community and Urban Planning: Critical Perspectives and Open Public Dialogue
- Action Committee/CCS
- Planners each present ten minuet presentation
- Big question and answer portion
- November 20th 6-8p.m.
- Transit Oriented Drinks
- Date moved to November 13th
- Alexis is out of town this weekend, but will actively organize event
- Currently working on route design
- Three stop event
- Bulldog, Balcony Bar, ect
- Running event similar to herding cattle
- HBCU
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- Recruiting, creating awareness about both graduate and undergraduate urban planning/studies programs
- Undergraduate recruitment also with the Urban League
- Think Greek, set up event with sororities and fraternities to recruit from HBCU colleges as well as UNO
- Create two pamphlets: undergrad, graduate
- Raise awareness about scholarship money, other incentives to choose planning program
- Potential movie night
- Persuade undecided students
- Thesis Final Project Workshop:
- Finishing program, struggles with completing final project
- Help students flesh out their projects
- Require participants to send in abstracts prior, send out those documents as a pre event reading assignment as to come with some pretense about other students projects
- Group projects together so individuals can focus on projects similar to their own
- Roughly 30 potential students
- Hassle Michael Powers
- Push the sale of T-shirts
- Publicity
- Get Driftwood to cover our events, follow our actions
- Funding
- Get info/set up from Michael Powers
- Basket Ball Night
- St. Bernard Project
- UNO build potentially end of February
- Keep involved with other events in the mean time, 9th ward and Gentilly recovery specifically
- Connect with individual Gentilly family for build, allow for a more personal connection with the event
- Their office is in Chalmette, Keely will be scoping it out/ working with them soon to see what their experience is really like
October 22, 2009
- Faculty meetings once a month, send questions you have for faculty to Angela so she can discuss for them
- Spring Schedule
- Ask Dr. Haughey if he can attend faculty meeting
2.APA
- More APA volunteers for lunches
- Cost currently too high for most students to attend
3. Lunch and learn
- Linda Jackson
- Young Audiences
- Bridgette
- Try and get late next week
- Definitely two events in November
- Richard Campanella
- Billy Fields
- Bob Becker
- Have everyone email two names, try to schedule out the year
- Bring your own lunch at lunch and learn
4. Volunteer Outreach
- Linda Jackson L9W Homeowners Association
- Volunteer at Saints/Hornets games
- Second Harvest- can drive
- Elderly persons also for can drive
- St. Bernard Project in progress
APA/YPN
- What neighborhoods have recovered the best for high school age students
- What neighborhoods are struggling
- Ask what the kids want
- Create data and information for review to gain a better understanding of what is needed/not needed
- GIS
5. Networking
- Why are you not finishing the program
- Minority disparity
- Graduation/retention
- Cross campus event, dillard SUNO
- Learn about graduate program
- Event for students
- Handouts and pamphlets about the program
- Daren Acosta
- Create a subcommittee of other students, set up for next semester
- Spring event
- Make ourselves a presence on other peoples campus
- Show how cheap the program is
- Need more minorities in the program overall, need more minorities in planning/urban design
6. Business cards
- Should be completed within next month
7. Happy hour/ next month location
- Mid city?
- Do some research, gather thoughts
8.Graduate final project/thesis workshop
- Grad students
- To help move along in the thesis process
- Question/answer
- Group time
- Professional development
- Resumes, cover letters, ect
- Geared at second year MURPS
- But anyone allowed to attend
- Two day event
- Create a sense of community, moral
- First day thesis focus, second day professional development focus
- Friday/Saturday
9. Transit Oriented Drinks
- Nov 20th
- Map it out, where we’re going, what type of transit is available
- Magazine bus, canal st. street car,
- Three stops: magazine, downtown, and up the way
- Email suggestions
Check below for the minutes, recorded by Secretary/Treasurer Ryan Galvin, from each meeting of the Crescent City Shapers. This includes both General Meetings and meetings of the Officers for each term.
MINUTES OF THE GENERAL MEETING
OF THE
CRESCENT CITY SHAPERS
2008-2009
July 26, 2009, 5 to 7 pm
Participants: Michael Powers, Rosie Lacy, Nicole McCall, and Matt Mourning (by phone)
Proposed Schedule through October
August 10th- Positions/Descriptions Due
August 11th – Proposed Pre-Semester Meeting
August 22nd- 1st day of school
August 25th – Orientation
August 29th – Kickoff Party at 4 pm at Avenue Pub
September 4th -Nominations due & ballots posted
September 9th – Ballots due
September 12th – Party- new officers
October 1st – new Positions in effect
Job Descriptions Due August 10th
-Notes for Individual positions
-Secretary – need to know expenses and revenues for the year and balance sheet
-Social – scheduling Social events on a continual basis; annual events including TOD, ugly sweater party, annual picnic
-APA- responsibilities – dividing into 2 positions
-Education- Lunch and Learn, other activities?
-Outreach – How can students become engaged w surrounding community
-President –What is role?
Executive Committee Pre-Semester Meeting on August 11th 6:30 pm
-status of securing Avenue Pub for monthly meetings
-results from research on possible election format
-Discuss orientation
-Create a flier to be distributed at Orientation
-update/ wrap-up bylaws
Kick-off Happy Hour Party – August 29th, 4 pm
Avenue Pub – can help us demonstrate that we will bring paying customers
Backups – Bridge Lounge, Handsome Willies
Orientation – August 25th
-Discussion: Conference, volunteering, and elections
- Pass out flier and info about nomination ballots
-August 25th – Matt, Melissa, and Nicole (?)
Elections – close Sept 9th
-Each officer should write up a job description
-Research how votes can occur electronically
-if not feasible figure out election committee
-Qualifications – President- should be 1 year membership w CCS
Party – Sept 12th
- At Avenue Pub
-Training w new officers
New Positions Effective- Oct 1
January 23, 2009
5:30 PM
Garage’s Pizza
Members Present
Becky Houtman
Brent Trancitina
Brian Baldwin
Chandra Lilly
Darin Acosta
Jason Stopa
John King
Katie Gunnell
Kendric Perkins
Lando McCall
Larry Massey
Matthew Mourning
Matthew Pierce
Melissa Ehlinger
Michael Powers
Nicole McCall
Ron Chauvin
Rosanna Green Ballinger
Rosie Lacy
Ryan Galvin
Troy Nassar
Will Curry
Also Attending
Dr. Marla Nelson, Faculty Advisor
Dr. Renia Ehrenfeucht, Assistant Professor
John Marshall, NORA
Ariana Tipper, NORA
I. Call to Order and Introduction
Michael called the meeting to order at 5:55 pm.
II. Presentation by John Marshall and Ariana Tipper from the New Orleans Recovery Authority
John discussed what NORA does and mentioned that they are looking for interns.
Ariana talked about her background and her work with the Lot Next Door program. She mentioned that one of the benefits of working at NORA was that she got implement policies.
John offered to meet with students who are interested in NORA or who want to talk about course work. He said the door is always open at NORA to students. NORA is trying to get funding for summer graduate interns.
III. Introduction of the CCS Executive Officers
Michael Powers is the President.
Rosie Lacy is the APA Liaison.
Ryan Galvin is the Secretary/Treasurer.
Melissa Ehlinger is the Chair of the Social/Fundraising Committee.
Nicole McCall is the Chair of the Education Committee (which plans the Lunch and Learn series).
Matthew Mourning is the Chair of the Outreach Committee.
IV. Committee Presentations
Matthew said the Outreach Committee is working on ways to get students out into the community. He asked for ideas for volunteer opportunities or out-of-town excursions to be sent to him. He announced a volunteer opportunity on January 24th helping rebuild a house on Dauphine Street.
Matthew mentioned that the blog is up and running. CCS announcements can be found there as well as meeting minutes.
Nicole discussed the schedule for the Lunch and Learn series. She said that there are still openings and asked for ideas for additional speakers.
Melissa asked people to let her know when there are interesting events around town. She will post them to the blog. She mentioned the possibility of a trip to the bayou and said more information would be forthcoming.
Rosie said UNO had 12 student volunteers at the APA State Conference. The National Conference will be April 25th – April 29th. There are lots of opportunities for students to become involved. Rosie said the state APA will help as much as they can with funding for students who want to attend the conference. The 2010 National Conference will be in New Orleans.
Matthew announced that CCS would like to set up a meeting calendar for the semester. He asked if Fridays at 5:30 p.m. worked for people. People said that it did.
Matthew mentioned that the Hollygrove farmer’s market is just getting started. He told people interested in learning more about it to contact Michael.
V. General Comments
Darren Acosta said that his friend is trying to bring someone from RUST to New Orleans. People can contact him if they are interested in donating $10.
VI. Adjourn
At 6:45 PM, Melissa made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Matthew seconded the motion and the motion carried unanimously.
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November 12, 2008
5:15 PM
Milneburg 351
University of New Orleans
Members Present
Katie Gunnell
Matthew Mourning
Melissa Ehlinger
Michael Powers
Rosie Lacy
Ryan Galvin
Ron Chauvin
Jason Stopa
Also Attending
Dr. Marla Nelson, Faculty Advisor
I. Call to Order
Michael called the meeting to order.
II. Discussion of APA Recommendations for a Student Organization
Michael outlined the APA’s requirements and recommendations for establishing a student organization. These include: securing the cooperation of a faculty advisor, appointing a student to serve as liaison to the metro and state APA chapters, placing meeting minutes on file at the university, forming committees, being a visible organization on campus, attending APA chapter events, recruiting APA members, and contributing articles to the APA newsletter.
Michael pointed out that there is also an elected regional student representative to the APA. Anyone interested in applying for the position must submit their name by December 1, 2008 for the January ballot. The regional student representative must attend regional meetings and report back to the state representatives.
Marla noted that, in the past, the student organization has appointed state and metro APA liaisons and coordinated social events. She also mentioned that there is a bank account for the organization and that she would research the amount of money in it and how it might be accessed.
III. Formation of Committees
Through discussion and consensus of the members the following committees were decided upon: Education / “Lunch and Learn”, Social/Fundraising, and Outreach. Committee chairs will be responsible for regularly attending Crescent City Shapers meetings and reporting on the activities of their committee
In addition, the following positions were decided upon: President, Secretary/Treasurer, and APA Liaison.
There was discussion about potentially creating a position of Vice President and Liaison to the University. It was generally decided to wait to see if such a position was needed.
IV. Nomination of Officers
Rosie was nominated as APA Liaison. Michael asked for a motion to elect her. A motion was made, seconded and passed unanimously.
Nicole McCall (while not present) was nominated as Chairperson for the Education / “Lunch and Learn” committee. Michael asked for a motion to elect her. A motion was made, seconded and passed unanimously.
Melissa was nominated as Chairperson for the Social/Fundraising committee. Michael asked for a motion to elect her. A motion was made, seconded and passed unanimously.
Matthew was nominated as Chairperson for the Outreach committee. Michael asked for a motion to elect him. A motion was made, seconded and passed unanimously.
Ryan was nominated as Secretary/Treasurer. Michael asked for a motion to elect her. A motion was made, seconded and passed unanimously.
Michael was nominated as President. A motion was made to elect him. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
V. Adjourn
At 6 PM, Melissa made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Katie seconded the motion and the motion carried unanimously.
