Brown Recommended for N. Main Group
At its May 23, 2012 meeting, the Ann Arbor public art commission (AAPAC) unanimously recommended that Connie Rizzolo Brown be nominated for a position on a task force to study the corridor along North Main Street and the Huron River. That recommendation will be forwarded to mayor John Hieftje.
The task force was established by the city council at its May 7, 2012 meeting, with membership to include the following: one member of the park advisory commission, one member of the planning commission, one resident representing the Water Hill neighborhood, one resident representing the North Central neighborhood, one resident from the Old Fourth Ward, one resident representing the Broadway/Pontiac neighborhood, two business and property owners from the affected area, and one member of the Huron River Watershed Council.
At its May 21 meeting, the two sponsors of the resolution that created the task force – Ward 1 councilmembers Sabra Briere and Sandi Smith – proposed adding three additional representatives: a member of the city council, someone from the boating/fishing community of river users, a representative from the Huron River Citizens Association. Tony Derezinski (Ward 2), who also serves on AAPAC, then proposed an amendment to add an AAPAC member to the task force. The AAPAC addition was passed by council on a 6-5 vote. [See Chronicle coverage: "Positions Added to North Main Task Force"] Appointments are expected to be made at the council’s June 4 meeting.
At AAPAC’s May 23 meeting, Derezinski told commissioners that “basically, we need someone at the table.”
The task force is charged with delivering a report to the city council more than a year from now – by July 31, 2013 – that describes “a vision to create/complete/enhance pedestrian and bike connection from downtown to Bandemer and Huron River Drive, increase public access to the river-side amenities of existing parks in the North Main-Huron River corridor, ease traffic congestion at Main and Depot at certain times of a day and recommend use of MichCon property at Broadway; …”
Earlier than that – by the end of 2012 – the task force is to make recommendations on the use of the city-owned 721 N. Main parcel.
Brown has served on AAPAC since early 2009, and has chaired the commission’s projects committee. She is a principal of Rizzolo Brown Studio, an Ann Arbor architecture firm.
This brief was filed from the basement conference room of city hall at 301 E. Huron, where AAPAC held its meeting. A more detailed report will follow.
Props to Trevor for some Total Market Burn.
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The corresponding city code:
Chapter 82 LITTERING AND DISTRIBUTION OF HANDBILLS
7:92. Litter in public places or upon private premises.
No person shall throw or deposit litter in or upon any street, sidewalk, park, or other public place, or upon any private premises, except in waste receptacles or in officially designated refuse disposal sites.
(Ord. No. 14-64, 3-30-64; Ord. No. 63-78, 11-6-78)
7:94. Litter thrown by persons in vehicles.
No person shall throw litter from a vehicle.
(Ord. No. 14-64, 3-30-64; Ord. No. 63-78, 11-6-78)
:97. Distributing handbills or newspapers.
No person shall throw or deposit any handbill or newspaper upon any sidewalk, street, park or other public place except for drop-off distribution points for newspapers to be delivered the same day as distributed. However, it shall not be unlawful for a person to hand out or distribute a handbill or newspaper to any person willing to accept it.
(Ord. No. 14-64, 3-30-64; Ord. No. 63-78, 11-6-78; Ord. No. 15-02, § 4, 4-15-02)
7:103. Owner to maintain premises free of litter, handbills and newspapers.
The owner or person in control of private property shall at all times maintain the premises free of litter, handbills or more than three days accumulation of newspapers. Provided, however, that this section shall not prohibit the storage of litter in authorized private receptacles for collection.
(Ord. No. 14-64, 3-30-64; Ord. No. 63-78, 11-6-78; Ord. No. 15-02, § 5, 4-15-02)
“Garbage piling up on sidewalks”? Bit of an overstatement here? I was expecting Calcutta.
The Ann Arbor Journal people were at the art fair, and I asked the guy at the both about this complaint – unwanted newspapers being delivered and considered trash. His take was that newspapers have first amendment protection, and so it is a protected status to be able to deliver them. Also, he said anyone who doesn’t want the free delivery (they have a small area now) can call Washtenaw News and ask to be skipped. You can also ask to be included. He also said he has heard no complaints or a single negative comment about the Ann Arbor Journal, including the delivery method. I don’t know who delivers the other ad pieces, such as pictured here. It should be possible to stop it.
I found the Journal boring, I read it part way through and then forgot to finish. I’ll try and give it another go.
Just reporting his comments. It will be interesting to see how this all plays out in the next few months.
The “Food, Fun & Fitness” paper that Trevor photographed is a publication of the A2News, so I’m guessing that’s the last one of those. However, I believe AnnArbor.com plans its own version of a Total Market Coverage product for households that don’t subscribe to their print edition (the same group that FFF is delivered to). Guess they should be prepared for more Total Market Burn.