June 5th, 2010 10:00 am -11:45 am
Welna Hardware
Attendance: Tim,
Hannah, Mary, Mahammed, Linda, Carol, Earl
Absent: Rosie and
Jennie
10:00 Introduction:
· Approval of Agenda
· Minutes from EPIC
Board Meeting 5/7/2010
10:10 Announcements
· East Phillips Park
Cultural and Community Center is being built, much is still precarious.
Mary is going to help with
oversight. Brad and Carol have been taking pictures.
· Phillips Community Center Walk-Through, June
7th, Monday, 5:00-7:00 pm
· EPIC General Membership Meeting, June 14th
· NCEC meetings.......in place of NRP @
powderhorn, wed. June 9, 6 pm; We received one million dollars for Phase One NRP and $490,000 for
Phase 2 NRP. The new plan is only $40,000 per neighborhood. Brad has argued for need-based
allocations instead of housing units where there are few children. Family size,
percent of children, etc. is a better set of criteria
· Stewart Park Soccer Field......6 pm
Thursday, june 10
10:15 EPIC rep on the Garden Board: Appoint Tim
Chancy, Carol Pass (alternate)
10:15 East Phillips Park Cultural
& Community Center Situation: Brad
· Pollution Issue –
What happened?? We have a county
grant and a state grant. There is a debate about whether or not the state will
let us have the money. The problem is that we have to build right now. Judd on park board staff gave info to
the commissioners that they voted to continue the project. Judd is backpeddling
but asking us for NRP money. Karen Clark and Peter McLaughlin might be able to
resolve the grant problems within two weeks......the debate is about when the
contract was signed and the project. We might have to fund the commercial
kitchen and space.
· NRP Dollars –
Toward the building?? We have $490,000 but 70% must go for housing. We only
have $150,000 for youth, employment, crime, etc. and we don't have the Phase II money available
yet. We might have to fund this.
10:30 Phillips Community Center:
A way forward with Bob Albee
·
What is Phillips Community Parks Initiative?
·
The 4-Phillips Neighborhood's (plus Waite House) Proposal
for Retention and Use: MOTION
Public
Walk-Through
It
is very elusive what programs 'for the neighborhood' might mean.
Funding involves
Freeport West.and clinics using insurance money.....Allina, Childrens, etc; are
part of the Wellness Group with diabetic associations; Pillsbury United is
strong and firm; The Public Community Section is undefined for leadership. Some
space would be free and some rented. Lisa is going to put together detailed
budget proposals. She is a consultant hired by Pillsbury.
MOTION : The EPIC Board endorses the Phillips
Community Center Proposal in principle subject to review of the final proposal
and details. [LL and MC]
10:45 2600 17th Ave Proposed
Apartment Building, Other Developments
We would have to
mount concerted objection to 20 units for singles. We need to collect
information and data about impact; variances; information about Alliance
Housing
We
need to know the zoning; we need to find out the plans and variances needed; we
need to know the city contact and why wasn't the community notified about 4
properties.........there is no review process.......We must door knock......
·
What do we think? Action?? .
·
--- Can Currie Building; Wakiagan; other Tramp Camp
settings........for police records
·
--Carol can get
zoning together about variances
· Apartment at 2908 16th,
Phoenix Development--could get gov't money and fix it. Loren Bruggeman
would
try to control the building for the benefit of the neighborhood. It was
7 units but is down to four units.
·
Greenway site--Dean Dovolis of DJR and Loren might
be able to help. Dean will do some checking and have some conversations. He
would need 48 units with family space.
11:00 Election of Officers took place by agreement
Carol
Pass as President
Mary
Gonsior as VP
Hannah
Lieder as Secretary
Mohammed
Cali as Treasurer
11:20 Xcel Energy's High Voltage
Transmission Line Routes &
Substations:
· Negotiated Settlement--lines
will be buried and down E 28th St.
We are debating the exact location. It's going to cost households about
$1 a month for some years........still being negotiated
· 100,000 for Solar on EP Park Center roof. It would reduce the utility cost. Maybe
they would help with the pool.
· Tim Springer wants them to
help get grants and Tim is writing something about "work with" under
Carol's pressure.
11: 45 Adjournment
