Cam Gordon is the name of that councilman. Rebecca Field
Sent from my iPhone > On 26 août 2014, at 02:17 PM, Rebecca Field <rebeccafiel...@gmail.com> wrote: > > City Council Member was at the Governor's office this morning and he did > indicate to me that the Council may be interested in pursuing other options > and considering any suitable alternatives. I suggested he speak with Matthew > Anderson and Joanna Eckles. > > Rebecca Field > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 26 août 2014, at 02:08 PM, Susan Gilmore <sgph...@mninter.net> wrote: >> >> Hello! I absolutely love these brainstorming ideas! I would buy a brick or >> two for sure. Plus of course we need to think about the stadium on non game >> days and what could be done to the glass to make it less of a bird target. >> If the Vikings are so worried about the stadium aesthetics during the game >> perhaps they would be willing to compromise on the glass on non game days >> using curtains or artistically soaping, etc. Really great brainstorming! >> >> Man I would be willing to put thousands of those small stick-on bird >> reflectors all over the glass too!!! Kidding of course. >> >> But I do keep going back to the fact that our taxes paid for a much larger >> share of this stadium than the Vikings have put in. I strongly think us tax >> payers should have a say in this too. >> >> So with this brainstorming do any of you feel we should send ideas like this >> to Gov Dayton, the Vikings, the City Council, etc. To me this is brilliant >> food-for-thought that should be discussed. >> >> Susan >> >> >> Susan Gilmore >> http://www.susangilmorephoto.com/ >> 763-545-4608 >> mobil 612-382-1171 >> >> >> >> >> >>> On Aug 25, 2014, at 11:11 PM, Gordon Andersson wrote: >>> >>> I like this idea. It does seem that there would be a way to reduce >>> collisions during the rest of the year (or migration period) except for the >>> 4-5 hours, eight days a year that the football games are played. I also >>> like the buy a brick idea, which has symbolic value, including the reality >>> that people will buy a paving brick not just to see their names engraved, >>> but to save some birds from dying for human sports. >>> >>> gordon >>> >>> From: Matthew Johnson [mailto:narijohn...@yahoo.com] >>> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2014 9:26 PM >>> To: Susan Gilmore; gpanders...@msn.com; mander...@audubon.org >>> Subject: BrainStorming - Re: [mou-net] Vikings stadium issue >>> >>> Hello, >>> If the regular glass is installed, what about other mitigating options for >>> the remaining 357 days >>> when the stadium is not in use, or during peak migration? >>> External impact reducing netting >>> Exterior curtains solid, or printed >>> Interior curtains solid, or printed >>> Artistically soaping the windows >>> >>> I suppose it could be, that the standard glass plus the change to the >>> glass, would be the same price as the better fritted glass. >>> >>> Matthew R Johnson >>> St Paul >>> >>> From: Susan Gilmore <sgph...@mninter.net> >>> To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU >>> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2014 3:10 PM >>> Subject: Re: [mou-net] Vikings stadium issue >>> >>> Thank you Matthew, Gordon and Jim! >>> >>> I admit I have been really worrying over this entire issue and every >>> time it comes to mind I feel sick. I will do another round of emails >>> and calls to all the important decision making people and hope many >>> others do too. >>> >>> I am thrilled there are 73,000 names on the petition which is being >>> presented tomorrow to Gov Dayton. Is this presentation open to the >>> public? If so where could I meet and what time? Is it going to be >>> covered by local media? >>> >>> Thank you! >>> >>> Susan >>> >>> >>> Susan Gilmore >>> http://www.susangilmorephoto.com/ >>> 763-545-4608 >>> mobil 612-382-1171 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Aug 23, 2014, at 10:24 AM, Anderson, Matthew wrote: >>> >>> > Thanks Gordon. Very good, passionate, clear points. >>> > >>> > And thank you Jim. You were able bring to light some new, mportant >>> > information. >>> > >>> > MSFA did not share either the murky glass issue or that the glass >>> > had been ordered when they called on July 17 to tell an Audubon >>> > board member (after 14 months of negotiation) to say no to bird-safe >>> > glass. MSFA did not clearly say this in their public statement in >>> > July in response to us going public with their decision to not >>> > choose bird-safe glass. And MSFA did not share any of this with the >>> > score of reporters who have called over the past 4 weeks. >>> > >>> > All this leaves us wondering - what's the real story, what really >>> > happened and when? We may not ever know. >>> > >>> > What we do know is this: >>> > - We spent 14 months negotiating with them privately and >>> > respectfully around the issue of bird-safe design and construction >>> > until they told us no July 17 (at the time they told it was because >>> > it would cost $2.5 million and that was the reason) >>> > - They will be including Audubon's lighting recommendations in the >>> > operation of the stadium - and that's a partial but real victory for >>> > birds >>> > - Tens of thousands of people rallied to support this particular >>> > case of bird-safe design and construction and in doing so put the >>> > overall cause of bird-safe glass on the radar screen in a way we'd >>> > never seen locally or nationally >>> > - Bird-safe design and construction enjoyed the support of local >>> > groups, the Minneapolis City Council, state legislators, sports-talk >>> > show hosts, architects and many others locally and nationally >>> > - The MSFA may still find itself coming under scrutiny under the >>> > Migratory Bird Treaty Act but that will be years out because we'll >>> > need to wait until birds actually collide and die >>> > >>> > We are disappointed that birds are being valued less than the >>> > aesthetics for a few thousand fans on 8 Sundays a year who happen to >>> > look up from the football field to look back towards the Minneapolis >>> > skyline. >>> > >>> > We are going to deliver 73,000 petition signatures Tuesday to >>> > Governor Dayton. >>> > >>> > We see Governor Dayton as one of our last, best chances and we're >>> > going to take it. >>> > >>> > Thank you to everyone who has done so much to make this one building >>> > bird-safe and to bring the issue of bird-safe design and >>> > construction to the fore. >>> > >>> > Sincerely, >>> > >>> > Matthew Anderson >>> > >>> > -----Original Message----- >>> > From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of >>> > Jim Williams >>> > Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2014 9:16 AM >>> > To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU >>> > Subject: Re: [mou-net] Vikings stadium issue >>> > >>> > Information about the stadium-glass issue can be found in my blog. >>> > >>> > Jim Williams >>> > Wayzata >>> > birding blog at >>> > www.startribune.com/lifestyle/homegarden/blogs/Wingnut.html >>> > >>> > >> ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
