University Heights Association
                               Board Meeting
                         Wednesday, April 14, 1999
                             Approved Minutes

I.  Preliminary Items
     A.  Call to order: 7:09 pm.  Board members in attendance were
     Danny Hernandez, Brian Ruhm, Don Hancock, Clay Campbell, Ron
     Fuss, Marlene Brown, David Miertschin.
     B.  Introductions:  Others in attendance were:  Mark Dalen,
     Bailey Ruhm, and Charles Watts from the Silver Hill
     Neighborhood Association, and Andy Lenderman.
     C.  The agenda was approved.
     D.  The minutes of the March 10, 1999 meeting were approved as
     presented.
     E.  Financial Status:  Interest in March is the only change.
     F.  Open Forum:  Charles Watts mentioned that the new owners
     at the former Circle K location were family members and Silver
     Hill had asked them to take out their payphones because they
     can be used from drug calls.  Danny suggested that Smith's get
     a better bike rack.  There appears to be a commercial activity
     at the southwest corner of Princeton and Silver.  No progress
     on ABC Rental.

II. Action items--None.
               
III. Discussion items
     A.  Block Party.  It was agreed to do a joint fall party with
     Silver Hill, tentatively scheduled on Saturday, August 28 at
     Heights Community Center.
     B.  Spring cleanup.  The dumpster is reserved at the corner of
     Vassar and Garfield, volunteers will gather at the church at
     9 on Saturday and clean up the alleys.
     C.  Silver Avenue Task Force.  David reported that the next
     task force meeting would be on Saturday, May 1 to come up with
     proposals for a neighborhood meeting on May 19.
     D.  Newsletter.  Danny and Mark have been getting articles. 
     The newsletter will have three pages the same and the fourth
     page will be just for Silver Hill or UHA.  Silver Hill wants
     400 copies.
     E.  Cats and animals.  Marlene has talked with City Animal
     Control.  The neutering clinic is finished for this year.  
     F.  Y2K.  Marlene reported that the City's website
     <www.cabq.gov> has little information.  She discussed the
     Cassandra Project which has a videotape that could be used,
     and Clay showed the Utne Reader Citizen's Guide to Y2K. 
     General agreement that UHA could spend some money to help
     provide resources for neighborhood discussions to allow people
     to become better informed and to get to know each other
     better.
     G.  Office of Neighborhood Coordination.  Clay picked up the
     handbook that the City has for neighborhood association board
     members.  Agreed that we would not have ONC representatives
     come, but we could duplicate the handbook as necessary.

IV. Information items
     A.  Co-President's Report-None.
     B.  Secretary/Treasurer-None.

V.  Concluding business
     A.  Next meetings:  Wednesday, May 12 at 7; Wednesday, June 9
     at 7.
     B.  Adjournment: at 8:15 p.m.