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Community Meeting May 17, 2017 Cathedral of St. John Atrium
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Dave Reid, President, Cathedral Square Friends
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Community Meeting May 17, 2017 Cathedral of St. John Atrium 1 Dave Reid, President, Cathedral Square Friends 2 Introduction Who We Are Board of Directors Additional Advisors Greg Patin Dave Reid President Kim Morris Ed Beckard
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Additional Advisors Greg Patin Kim Morris Emily McElwee Board of Directors Dave Reid – President Ed Beckard – Treasurer Mariiana Tzotcheva – Secretary Carl Baehr – Board Member Sharon Woodhouse – Board Member Dan Taylor – Board Member Eddie Sturkey – Board Member
Introduction – Who We Are
Local Residents, Business Owners, Neighborhood Organization Leaders
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Introduction
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Yesterday
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Today
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Tomorrow
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Get Involved
Agenda
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Introduction – Our Mission
The mission of Cathedral Square Friends is to support, maintain, and enhance Cathedral Square as a historic public gathering place.
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First Community Meeting Started Cathedral Square Friends Wisconsin Non-Profit Corporation Filed for 501 (C) (3) tax exempt status Today’s Community Meeting
Introduction – How We Got Here
December 2015 January 2016 May 2016 March 2017 May 17, 2017
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For local parks:
A volunteer, citizens group that assists, augments, and compliments the
efforts of Milwaukee County Parks and other local organizations
Works to build a local support community, create plans, and fundraise Addresses items that are above and beyond those included in normal
maintenance, design, and operations by Milwaukee County Parks
Milwaukee County Parks has approximately 40 such organizations
Introduction – “Friends” Role
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Owner/custodian of Cathedral Square Responsible for physical maintenance – lighting,
lawn care, tree planting, landscaping, snow removal
Leases the Square to local organizations and groups
for events
Introduction – Milwaukee County Park’s Role:
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Introduction – Other Local Organizations’ Roles:
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- East Town Association
- Milwaukee Downtown (Business Improvement District No. 21)
- Downtown Neighborhood Association
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Introduction – Roles: Working Together
Elected Officials Local Organizations
Cathedral Square Friends
Local Residents Local Businesses Local Institutions
Educational, Civic, Religious
Cathedral Square
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The History of Cathedral Square, by Carl Baehr
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The Square Today, by Greg Patin
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Weekly Use of Square in Summer
Today
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Special Event Use of Square
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- Sprecher Beer Garden
- NFL Sunday in the square
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Special Event Use of Square
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- 9 11 Memorial Event
- w/ Milwaukee Symphony
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Non-Event Use of Square
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- Casual use of Square
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Today – Current Condition
- Improvements needed
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Today – Current Condition
- Need for permanent facilities
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Today – Current Initiatives
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- Major wear, eroding lawn area, dirt, mud
- Uneven surface, tripping hazard
Terrace Area (Perimeter of Square)
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- Paver bricks
- Decorative concrete
- Other comparable
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- Details on tree boxes
Terrace Area (Perimeter of Square)
Potential
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Landscape Details and Design Lacking
- Lack of any fine level of finishes
in or around the Square
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Flower Baskets on Light Poles
- Add plantings to the Square
- Exploring hanging flower
baskets at perimeter and at paths
Potential
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- It’s the oldest playground in
the parks system by 11 years.
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Existing Playground Is Outdated
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- The playground is not only popular
during events, but with the increasing number of families who live downtown.
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Playground Is Heavily Used
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Potential
New Playground Design and Equipment
- Playground funding by Milwaukee
County
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Tomorrow
Comprehensive Master Plan
The featured guest speaker was architect Chris Socha of TKWA/Urban Lab, who gave a presentation
- n the process of creating or re-creating public spaces. He gave multiple examples of how this has
been accomplished in other locations, and then focused on other efforts currently in discussion in
- ther parts of downtown Milwaukee. The conclusion of Chris’ presentation brought the
conversation back to the idea of a longer term vision for the square. A vision that would be built upon public community input and carefully looking at the needs and goals for the space.
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Cathedral Square Friends, Inc. is a Wisconsin nonstock corporation. Currently, donations are not tax deductible. Join Donate Volunteer
Get Involved
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Website: http://cathedralsquarefriends.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CathedralSquareFriends/ Email: info@cathedralsquarefriends.org Online survey: http://cathedralsquarefriends.org/#survey
Get Involved – Contact Us
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