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Project Paths (last updated Apr 29th)

City Approval

• Historic Commission
  • Submitted application on Apr 27 for May 13 Commission hearing (TOM)
    • Need 8x17 drawings (DONE)
• Right of Way / DPW
  • Noel Perry Meeting - (DAN Setup meeting on Thur)
    • Public Right of Way w/ utility access
    • Restrict to Pedestrians
    • Minimize legal requirements
    • Business entry access
  • Designation possibilities
    • Vacate -> becomes private property...relocate utilities
    • Vacate with utility easements
    •  ?? Susan McBride idea
    • Pedestrian Mall
• Petition et al
  • UCCA Maintenance Agreement - UCCA...Meeting set with Sue Mosey for Weds @ 10am (TOM)
  • Neighbors need to signoff on the petition (Neil)
    • Dan will provide sample from parking meter petition (Dan)
  • Neighborhood letter of understanding
    • Trash
    • Damage by property owners...repair
    • Bulk pickup
    • Length of agreement
    • ingress / egress
    • Emergency access

Alley Design

• Surveying
  • David C. Adams and Sons - Paul (313) 538-1222 ... start week of May 3rd (TOM/DAN)
    • Authorization Form to Start - to be emailed to Tom and Dan
• Architectural drawings - Mike McClear
• DTE Field Work
  • Setup meeting with Al Fields + Service Planners (JOHN)

Funding / Budgeting

• DTE
  • Received approval letter from DTE
    • Need to establish money flow (TOM)
• UCCA
  • Proposal to foundations @ $40k level
  • Confirm $20K funding level

Organization

• Partners
  • Determine relationship with Detroit Youth Builders (4/29)

Media

• Detroit News
  • Blogging: Neil, Peggy (Video),
• GG Wiki

Green Alley Next Meeting 4/1

• Schedule
  • Apr 19 Permit from city (targeted for April 12)
  • May 10 Lighting install
  • May 17 Paver /Pavement install
  • Jun 1 Plant install (community)
  • Jun 1 Community Recycling Center Christening
  • Jun 5 Opening Ceremony
• City of Detroit Matters
  • Sink Hole - Sue in sending in request
    • Dan and Tom at Water Dept on Monday
• Design Open Points
  • Lighting layout
• Materials
  • Lighting - Test lights to be installed April 6 - 8th)
  • Tuff-slab Pavers / Remaining bricks - order next week
  • Plants - Order ready for pickup on May 20th
• Contractors / Equipment
  • Jeff Klien - Final contact signing April 8th @ 10am
  • Redford Cement - ready to go
  • Contract signing
    • Contract
    • Liability Insurance forms: named insured
    • Workman's Comp Ins
    • Surety Bond
    • Initial Invoice
• Communications
  • Contractor group
  • Neighbors - April 9th 3 - 5pm
    • Reverend Drew permission for the use of parking area for staging
  • UCCA / Funders (UCCA sent report)
• Funding
  • Colin Hubbell Foundation Application: date + time - Annemarie (attendee)

Green Alley Next Meeting 3/25

• Schedule
  • Apr 19 Permit from city
  • May 10 Lighting install
  • May 17 Paver /Pavement install
  • Jun 1 Plant install (community)
  • Jun 5 Opening Ceremony
• City of Detroit Matters
  • Permit Fee - DPW + Jose Abraham
  • Sink Hole
• Design Open Points
  • Lighting layout
• Materials
  • Lighting - Test lights are in / install for testing / finalize locations
  • Tuff-slab Pavers - order next week
  • Plants - Order ready for pickup on May 20th
• Contractors / Equipment
  • Jeff Klien - Assured of getting Surety bond
  • Redford Cement - ready to go
• Communications
  • Contractor group
  • Neighbors - set date
  • UCCA / Funders (UCCA sent report)

Green Alley Next Meeting 1/21

• Schedule
  • Apr 19 Permit from city
  • May 10 Lighting install
  • May 17 Paver /Pavement install
  • Jun 1 Plant install (community)
  • Jun 5 Opening Ceremony
• City of Detroit Matters
  • John's conversation with Traffic - Ashok Patel
• Design Open Points
  • Lighting - Conference call with CEO of Relume..they are trying to come up with another design by Friday
  • Signage
  • Phase II
• Materials
  • Bollards - Done
  • Pavers Done...need to be blasted clean...tested and it works
  • Plants (order is in to Wildtypes)
  • Open Grid Pavers - Turf Slab need to order
• Contractors / Equipment
  • Requirements
    • Must have a City Right-of-Way Bond ...pretty easy 10 minute deal
  • Contractor
    • Jeff Klyne?...Classic Landscaping + licensed subs (Meet on Monday @ 2pm)
  • Equipment
• Communications
  • Neighbors
  • UCCA / Funders (UCCA sent report)

Green Alley Next Meeting 1/14

• Schedule
  • Apr 19 Permit from city
  • May 10 Lighting install
  • May 17 Paver /Pavement install
  • Jun 1 Plant install (community)
  • Jun 5 Opening Ceremony
• City of Detroit Matters
  • Permit Process
  • John's conversation with Traffic
• Design Open Points
  • Lighting
  • Concrete Surface ... exposed aggregate
  • Signage
  • Phase II
• Materials
  • Bollards - Done
  • Pavers Done...need to be blasted clean...tested and it works
  • Plants (order is in to Wildtypes)
  • Open Grid Pavers - Turf Slab need to order
  • Lighting ?
  • Signage ?
• Contractors / Equipment
  • Requirements
    • Must be City bonded
  • Potential contractors
    • Jeff
    • Jim
    • Traditional
  • Equipment
    • Have access to a portable crusher
    • Great back hoe guy...Chuck ... $80/hr
• Communications
  • Neighbors
  • UCCA / Funders

Next Week 4/29

• Meeting on the April 15th @ 6pm - Email to owners(w/ website, meeting date, brief update) (Peg/Helen)
  • Over the plans
  • UCCA + DTE Proposals - Funding Status
  • Trash / Recycling Approach (Dan)
  • DTE Pole movements
  • Schedule / Synergy w/ other projects
    • City Approval - Commission meeting
  • Communications going Forward
• 11am on Apr 16th @ Susan McBride's office
  • Zack's 3D images
  • Overall Design Board picture
  • UCCA proposal
  • Lighting proposal
• April 18th @ 11am - Grounding Breaking @ MCBW
  • Zac 3D tour (Dan)
  • Green Alley posters + key green features writeups (Tom)
  • Historic Pavers (Tom)
  • Al Fields - DTE?
• Web Page is being finalized
• April 8th - Letter from w/ Cliff Snyder Harley Ellis Survey + Engineering (x-section) company (Neil/Tom)
• Budget & Sourcing (Tom)(Dan budget / trash compactor)
• City of Detroit Strategy (water dept?) (John)
• Estimates from the of Landscape Co (Neil)
• City Activities
  • 11am on Apr 16th @ Susan McBride's office
  • Water Dept
    • Field review on April 15th
    • They don't feel there is any sewer leaks
    • Will repair any significant damage if found
• Identify utilities in ROW - Detroit maproom guy...phone, water, storm, DTE, Detroit Public Lighting? (Dan call MISS-DIG)
  • Red (Electrical foundations for above,) orange (telephone / TV?) yellow (No gas)
  • Water and Sewer?
  • No gas
• Signage idea (Tom)
• Media Contacts
  • Detroit News
  • Model D - Kelli C.
  • Metro Times - Rebbecca

Tom -> Neil

• Sketch and Budget spreadsheet

Historic Commission Meeting with Susan McBride (notes)

• Green Garage
  • need to consider getting sidewalk at parking lot
  • Noel Perry
  • kiosk and flag
    • need to look at scale, materials, signage
  • building signage
    • need to get Charles' file up and decide on signage
  • might want us to reuse current windows
  • create sketch for solar panels
  • go to historic commission mtg with 2 sketches: one with panels and one without
  • get more details on windows
  • might stain cinderblock
  • set back sidewalk 1 ft off property line
• Green Alley
  • Ashok Patel - Traffic Engineering
  • closing and using for easement only
  • do we want to keep alley open?
  • might want to consider getting it vacated
  • Canfield Lofts needs exit strategy - need document
  • need to get on May 13th meeting at City County Building - register by April 27th
  • petition to close it
  • maintenance agreement needed - Sue Mosey as contact
  • surety bond to repair damage
  • include agencies we've been working with
  • clerk->Noel Perry->agencies

Next Week 4/22

• Meeting on the April 15th @ 6pm - Email to owners(w/ website, meeting date, brief update) (Peg/Helen)
  • Over the plans
  • UCCA + DTE Proposals - Funding Status
  • Trash / Recycling Approach (Dan)
  • DTE Pole movements
  • Schedule / Synergy w/ other projects
    • City Approval - Commission meeting
  • Communications going Forward
• 11am on Apr 16th @ Susan McBride's office
  • Zack's 3D images
  • Overall Design Board picture
  • UCCA proposal
  • Lighting proposal
• April 18th @ 11am - Grounding Breaking @ MCBW
  • Zac 3D tour (Dan)
  • Green Alley posters + key green features writeups (Tom)
  • Historic Pavers (Tom)
  • Al Fields - DTE?
• Web Page is being finalized
• April 8th - Letter from w/ Cliff Snyder Harley Ellis Survey + Engineering (x-section) company (Neil/Tom)
• Budget & Sourcing (Tom)(Dan budget / trash compactor)
• City of Detroit Strategy (water dept?) (John)
• Estimates from the of Landscape Co (Neil)
• City Activities
  • 11am on Apr 16th @ Susan McBride's office
  • Water Dept
    • Field review on April 15th
    • They don't feel there is any sewer leaks
    • Will repair any significant damage if found
• Identify utilities in ROW - Detroit maproom guy...phone, water, storm, DTE, Detroit Public Lighting? (Dan call MISS-DIG)
  • Red (Electrical foundations for above,) orange (telephone / TV?) yellow (No gas)
  • Water and Sewer?
  • No gas
• Signage idea (Tom)
• Media Contacts
  • Detroit News
  • Model D - Kelli C.
  • Metro Times - Rebbecca

Tom -> Neil

• Sketch and Budget spreadsheet

Meeting 4/1

• Email to neighbors / owners(w/ website, meeting date, brief update) (Peg/Helen)
• Letter from w/ Cliff Snyder Harley Ellis Survey + Engineering (x-section) company (Neil/Tom)
• Budget & Sourcing (Tom)(Dan budget / trash compactor)
• City of Detroit Strategy (water dept?) (Dan)
• List of Landscape Co (Community Garden List from Sue Mosey)(Neil)
• Set up Susan McBride - Historic District Commission (Tom/Peggy)
• Identify utilities in ROW - Detroit maproom guy...phone, water, storm, DTE, Detroit Public Lighting? (Dan call MISS-DIG)
• Signage idea (Tom)
• Communications sheet (Dan)

Meeting 3/25

• Communications sheet (Dan)
• Email to owners(w/ website, meeting date, brief update) (Peg/Helen)
• Meeting w/ Cliff Snyder Harley Ellis Survey + Engineering (x-section) company (Neil/Tom) (DONE)
• Funding Position (Tom) DONE
• Mayor Office Meeting (water dept?) (John)
• DTE Proposal submitted + Lighting Plan (John / Tom) (DONE)
• List of Landscape Co (Community Garden List from Sue Mosey)(Neil)
• Set up Susan McBride - Historic District Commission (John)
• Identify utilities in ROW - Detroit maproom guy...phone, water, storm, DTE, Detroit Public Lighting? (John call MISS-DIG)

Meeting 3/18

• Communications sheet (Dan)
• Email + Handout to owners (Peg/Helen)
• Survey + Engineering (x-section) company (Neil/Tom)
• Budget & Sourcing (Tom)(Dan budget / trash compactor)
• Mayor Office Meeting (John)
• DTE Proposal submitted + Lighting Plan (John / Tom)
• List of Landscape Co (Community Garden List from Sue Mosey)(Neil)

Meeting 3/11

• Management
  • Workplan
  • Weekly meeting
  • Earth Day event

• Lighting Proposal
  • Meeting Thurs - 3/12 @ 1pm with Full Spectrum Solutions in Jackson MI
  • DTE Proposal

• Overall Funding
  • Met with Sue Mosey - unofficially committed
• Survey Company
  • Jim Sears - Metco
  • Joe Gallagher - Jacobson & Assoc 734-414-7200
  • Neil - Harley, Ellis, Devereaux...Meeting on Thurs @ 1:30pm

• City Approval
  • Rick Gyer and Rick Bowers meeting @ 5pm @ MCBW

• Other Meetings
  • Dwight Fowler

Green Alley Workplan