[OldNorth] IMPORTANT--FW: CO-OP Bldg - update

[Andrew P. Wallace]

Important info about the Co-op's planned development activity is discussed
in the email below.

In a nutshell, they are planning to tear down the duplex diagonally across
the street from the Co-Op.

In its place, they propose a structure on ONE lot with the following:
-40 person conference room
-4 offices
-2 three bedroom apartments
-1 one bedroom apartment
-4 off-street parking places

The proposed structure is essentially 3 floors, and it covers almost the
entire lot.

Again, please read the email below.
Andy Wallace



-----Original Message-----
From: spectral mindustries [mailto:mindlab at specmind.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 9:47 PM
To: tscross at ucdavis.edu; awillson at pacbell.net; apwallace at ucdavis.edu;
iagardner at ucdavis.edu; vlcross at ucdavis.edu; szumski at dcn.davis.ca.us;
winterety at sbcglobal.net; Susan E. Bennett
Subject: CO-OP Bldg - update


Dear Old North Davis Neighborhood Assoc. and neighbors -

Wrye and I attended the Co-op Board meeting on Monday night for the
discussion about the new buildings they plan to build on 6th Street and G.
The overall sense we were left with is that the Co-op Board perceives the
project as good for the Co-op and good for the community. They do not
believe the proposed new buildings are controversial.

We heard from one member of the Co-op Board privately that the project will
not be brought before the general Co-op membership because the Co-op by-laws
do not require it. Further, the same board member told us privately, that it
would be extremely unlikely for the Co-op board members to attend any
meeting with the neighbors, including any future meeting that might take
place with the members of the Old North Davis Neighborhood Assoc. They seem
to be taking a very hands-off approach and are deferring to Eric Stromberg,
the Co-op General Manager.

Although there was lip-service, thanking Wrye and I for expressing our
concerns about the proposed project, it was very clear to Wrye and I that
our concerns are not being taken very seriously. They seem to think that
Wrye and I are solitary complainers, and they can't imagine why anyone would
seriously object to the plan.

Could you please transmit a message to fellow members of the Old North Davis
Neighborhood Association that it is very important to register their
concerns in writing about the project with the Co-op Board, the General
Manager (Eric Stromberg) and the Davis Planning Commission, attention ASAP.
(We've set forth the e-mail addresses for these folks below, and the Co-Op
Board members also have boxes at the Co-op to receive hard-copies of your
letters.)

If a "community-friendly" organization like the Co-op is willing and able to
take the first step at super-sizing our neighborhood, it will establish a
terrible precedent and send a signal to other, less friendly, commercial
builders that they can pretty much do whatever they'd like in our
neighborhood. It's a shame that the Co-op leadership is so eager to place
its interests above those of its own neighborhood, and also appears willing
to keep the general Co-op membership in the dark.

See you on the sidewalks,
--Richard, Wrye and Finn
704 Sixth Street
753-9662

CO-Op Board E-mails:

<erics at daviscoop.com>; <jacross at dcn.org>; <ericndeb at pacbell.net>;
<lucasf at dcn.davis.ca.us>; <jli at davis.com>; <ithyphallic at hotmail.com>;
<bemurray at afes.com>; <markpun at mindspring.com>; <scottf at davisfood.coop>;
<elfiran at ucdavis.edu>; <bsanderspurves at yahoo.com>; <joanjmpr at aol.com>;
<slries at dcn.davis.ca.us>; <rullrey at infostations.net>; <awolin3952 at aol.com>

Davis Planning Commission:
530-758-5660 (FAX)
Contact: Katherine Hess, Planning and Redevelopment Administrator
23 Russell Blvd.
Davis, CA 95616