Riverwest Neighborhood Association Minutes: Dec. 10, 2002 YMCA CDC – Riverwest Invocation was given by Alderman Mike D’Amato. Announcements: Lena’s Grocery opened on Holton Street. The Riverwest Park Trust Planning Committee meeting was postponed until January 6 at 5:15 p.m. at COA. The future of RNA: The chair led a discussion of the future of RNA. Topics included membership, voting and finances. Tess Reiss distributed a draft membership form. A revised copy will be available at the next meeting. It was noted that other community groups such as East Village Association have bylaws available on the Web. Jay Kirk will send a draft copy of RNA bylaws to Jan Christensen and Tess Reiss. If possible a draft set of bylaws will be sent to the email list. It is hoped that this will facilitate a discussion of the bylaws at the January meeting. If successful, it could be considered for final approval in February. It was agreed that the bylaws should contain a mission statement and a provision indicating that membership is restricted to those who reside in Riverwest. The next RNA meeting will be held on January 14th, 2003 at the YMCA CDC — Riverwest Office at 604 E. Center St. Riverwest Currents – Volume 2 – Issue 1 – january 2003