by Anna Pratt Board members, volunteers needed; Brian Coyle expansion; Bohemian Flats Day Aug. 6 PRESIDENT’S REPORT Several spots on the WBCC are open to neighborhood residents. Volunteers are also needed on a separate board that will examine riverfront redevelopment. There is also a vacancy on the District Collaborative Council that is “designed to facilitate neighborhood participation in shaping the direction of future Central Corridor light rail development” according to a statement on the WBCC website. Anyone interested in joining the boards should contact the WBCC . CIVIC ENGAGEMENT REPORT Eduardo Cardenas, a representative from the Philips’ neighborhood-based Waite House Community Center, introduced the idea of a shared civic engagement project with the Brian Coyle Center. A Waite House project will center on registering new voters and hosting political candidate forums, but Cardenas said he is hoping to incorporate other community initiatives of interest to West Bank residents. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORT City Council member Cam Gordon expressed concern for safety in the area, pointing to the recent fatal stabbing of a 20-year-old man on the West Bank. Gordon suggested the neighborhood group consider getting beat cops to supplement regular police patrols of the area. (32 new officers have been hired to patrol the Minneapolis Police Department’s “Sector 2” which includes the West Bank, he said, adding that four others are on the w ...
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