B*PAC Meeting March 26th, 2011

B*PAC
Buttercup Park Advisory Council
Quarterly Meeting
Saturday…March 26, 2011
Margate Park Field House
9:30-11:00am

You are invited to our first meeting of the New Year:

Agenda to include:

• Nomination & Election of new officers:
• Preview of the design for the new Buttercup Park
• Collection of yearly dues: $10
• Treasurer report
• Activity report
• New business

We hope to see you!

…in the words of Alderman Mary Ann Smith
“People who use the Parks…Own the Parks”

It’s your park…your community…take ownership!

New Buttercup Design

Feel free to leave your thoughts on the new Buttercup Park design, courtesy of the Buttercup Park Advisory Committee, in the comments section below.

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Buttercup Design Proposals

The Buttercup Park Advisory Committee has been hard at work improving Buttercup, making it a safer and more inviting place to play.  Below are two proposed redesigns of the park, based on community input from a charette held earlier this year.  Please take a moment to review the two designs and leave your thoughts in the comments section.

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In a New Light: What Makes a Neighborhood Well?

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Buttercup Charette meeting notice

B*PAC

Presents

Buttercup Playlot Redesign Charette

Saturday, June 5, 2010

10 am – Noon

Margate Park Fieldhouse

You are invited to join the *Buttercup Park Advisory Council as we put our creative minds together to create:

• A new design for the Buttercup Park

• A new design to improve the sightlines and safety at the Buttercup Park

• A new design to incorporate more community involvement at the Buttercup Park

• A new design to bring pride and positive attention to the Buttercup Park

• A new design to become greener at the Buttercup Park

• A new design to have our children play on updated equipment @ the Buttercup Park

If you would like to be part of this creative and innovative process…please reply by email to

PC @…. gudsmile2@yahoo.com…. by June 1^st

Light refreshments will be served….

Somerset Place Pictures

Somerset Place: The Past and The Present

Opened in 1920, as one of Chicago's multi-story apartment hotels

Troubled Areas

Below are a list of trouble spots within Uptown.

# Location: Issue/ Strategy/ Status/Update Options (Contact)

1: 4940 Winthrop: Drugs, gun fire on street, code violations, bad management practices. Pursuing landlord in court. Strategic Task Force reviewed building, many violations, court date expected early November 08. (10/14/08) Followed in Housing Court: 11 code violations, full compliance (February ’09).  Continuing to monitor. (Dana Fritz)

2: Sheridan & Lawrence: Liquor, loitering, aggressive panhandling, trash (10/14/08). Vote Dry (No one in charge). Police camera installed Spring ‘09.

3: Sheridan & Gunnison: Shootings, gang presence, drug dealing. Cameras, Neighborhood walks. Park layout changes. School renovation. Boys & Girls Club cameras out to bid, McCutheon cameras installed, Fall ’08. (10/14/08). Neighborhood watch (Ed Kuske), McCutheon School (Nancy Meyerson),  Sheridan Road Task Force organized for beautification and retail improvements (Dana Fritz) (11/21/09)

4: Buttercup Park: Gang presence, loitering, drinking. Redo park with redo of McCutheon school – more community facilities, better site lines. In planning – goal: Spring ‘09, maybe Spring ‘10.  (10/14/08) (Doug Fraser)

5: Somerset Nursing: Drug Rehab/ Nursing facility. Building in rough shape. Tenants misbehaving outside. Police/CAPS/Alderman met with Somerset 9/18/08, management trying to work with community, for full minutes of meeting email: Dana Fritz. Facility shuttered 11 March 2010, future uncertain (more information)

6: Winona & Winthrop/Kenmore: Gang presence, drug sales.  Sheridan & Kenmore police camera installed Spring ’09. Phone tree to call 911. Organize neighborhood watch. (No one in charge)

7: Goudy Park: Rowdy teenagers late nights, possible drug dealing, vandalism. Police patrols. Outreach to school. Better neighbor contacts. Improve lighting. Exterior cameras. Phone tree to call 911. Organize neighborhood watch. Target nearby bad buildings. (No one in charge)

B*PAC meeting announcement

The ButterCup Playlot Advisory Council (B*PAC)

will meet on

Thursday, March 25, 2010

7pm

Officers will be elected

Meeting dates will be established

Nominations are open until March 19th

Nominees are:

President….PC Gooden-Smiley

Vice President….Dustin Hamilton

Treasurer….Mary Soeding

Secretary….OPEN***

Please reply to PC at goodnsmile@comcast.net if you are interested in nominating someone

or joining the advisory council…an application for membership is here

Sheridan Road Task Force

At a meeting held November 14th, 2009, community residents gathered to come up with ideas to help improve Sheridan Road between Lawrence Avenue and Foster Avenue.  The Sheridan Road Task Force (SRTF) is a group of volunteers, community organizations, and elected officials working together to improve Sheridan Road.  There are three working committees within the SRTF. For more information about a particular committee, use the links and emails below.  For other information about the SRTF, please contact sheridan@actionuptown.com.

Business Development Committee (BDC)
Next meeting: t/b/a
Primary contact: sheridan@actionuptown.com

Buttercup Park Advisory Committee (BPAC)
Next meeting: March 25th, 2010
Primary contact: sheridan@actionuptown.com

Temporary Public Art Committee (TPAC)
Next meeting: March 18th, 2010
Primary contact: sheridan@actionuptown.com

The SRTF is supported by Uptown neighbors, the Gunnison Block Club, the Margate Park Block Club, the Argyle-Winmore Block Club, the Carmen Winona Block Club, Uptown United, Uptown Business Partners, Alderman Helen Shiller (46), and Alderman Mary Ann Smith (48).