April 17, 2010

11th Annual Meeting 04 - 17


April 17th, 2010
Oliver Presbyterian Church, 2647 Bloomington Ave. S.

9:30 – 10:10            BREAKFAST, MEET NEIGHBORS, CHECK INFO TABLES

10:10-10:15              WELCOME
                        INTRO INFORMATION
·      AGENDA
·      REMINDERS ABOUT BALLOTS
·      NOMINATION APPLICATIONS

10:15 – 10:25   SPEAKER: BOB ALBEE: PHILLIPS COMMUNITY CENTER POOL- Bob explained the challenges to saving the pool and how that turned into saving the whole building. He explained the Phillips Parks Community Unitiative, in which each Phillips Neighborhood sent a representative to work on coordinating all our efforts for all the Phillips Rec. and Community Facilities.

10:25 – 10:40   EXPLANATION OF THE ELECTION PROCESS, NOMINATIONS,
  NOMINATION SPEECHES
No one was nominated from the floor. The slate was adopted unanimously.
New Board Members are Tim Chancey, Mahamed Cali and Hannah Leider,             Accepting another term are Jennie Bjorgo and Carol Pass. Continuing for the             second year of their terms are Mary Gonsior, Rosie Cruz, Linda Leonard, and             Earl Simms.
DOOR PRIZE           

10:55 – 11:10            NRP- EXPLANATION – Q AND A
                       
11:10 -  11:30         DOT-MOCRACY for PHASE ONE REVIEW AND COMMENTS: Folks put their dots on the EPIC projects they like the most and felt benefitted the neighborhood the most. Then neighbors filled out a survey to determine past successes, current difficulties and future want/needs. This is part of our Phase  One Review and Citizen Participation, also a beginning of future planning.
DOOR PRIZES
11:35 – 11: 50   WHAT IS PHASE 2 ? Q AND A, PRE-PLANNING, 
                           CHOOSING PREFERENCES. A question came up, could we submit                                     proposals for Phase 2 now? The process of required neighborhood decision-  making was explained.  Phase 1 Review and a Participation Agreement must be  created and accepted. Then the neighborhood must determine its priorities,  bearing in mind that Housing is to use 70% of the funding. Then each proposal   submitted must be looked at for compliance and conformity to NRP and the neighborhood plan. And then voted on by the membership.
DOOR PRIZE
                                               
12:00                         ADJOURN