September 4th, 2010, 10:00 am
Welna Hardware
Present: Carol
Pass, Mary Gonsior, Earl Simms, Jenny Bjorgo, Tim Chancey, Linda Leonard, Rosie
Cruz
Called to Order:
10:30 am
10:00 Introduction:
· Approval of Agenda (JB, TC) passed
10:10 Announcements
· EPIC General Membership Meeting, September
13th
· NCEC Informational Meetings- Thursday,
September 9th, 6-8 pm, Van Cleve Park
Thursday, September 30, 6-8 pm North Commons
Park
· Clean Sweep – Saturday, October 9th
· Garden Harvest Party – Probable Date,
Saturday, October 16th
· Garden Harvest Party – Probable Date,
Saturday, October 16th
10:15 East Phillips Park
Center: Update,
Floor Colors, Kitchen Money, Rain
Gardens, final excavation. We hope
there is no problem with additional pollution.
Still on track for building completion this
year. January to be Open-House, February begin programming. The big things
left: excavating for the three rain gardens and the parking lot. Encouraging
Park Board to get into the grant writing procedure for next year in case we
find pollution and have to postpone these items. The fields have $200,000 for
renovation which is not enough. Will only remove the asphalt trail. Park Board
is renegotiating cost of hauling pollution away - we are very close to buying
the kitchen components, and we still need about $15,000; less than before; we
are getting closer. Several current partners are involved with healthy food and
nutrition. Still need to find a floor color that doesn't clash the awning.
10:30 Phillips Community Center: New Floor Plan,
Issues with the RFP and PUC/Waite House, A waiting game
Directors read Bob Albee's report on the Phillips
Community Parks Initiative August 2010, and reviewed updated floor plans.
Parties interested in PCC met again on Aug. 31, and learned that Pillsbury
United - Waite House didn't need all the space they were requesting. This led
to a determination and decision that it wasn't in the interest of the community
to allow one tenant to sublease; and instead reinforced commitment to work
together as partners to implement a PCC that serves all the community. Cecil
Smith (VV), Brad and Francisco (WH) met to figure out what is the bottom line
for PUC/WH. Based on the concern that PUC/WH might go off on their own and ask
for all the space at PCC, VV plans a meeting
MOTION:
(JB, TC) Passed
Whereas the idea behind the coalition of four
neighborhoods and PUC/WH and Wellness Center is to present a very strong,
united front to the Park Board so that we can actually control the PCC
building, and whereas it has recently become questioned whether PUC/WH is still
on board, therefore EPIC joins the neighborhoods in preparing to write letters
withdrawing support for PUC/WH, but only if PUC/WH withdraws from the unified
coalition.
10:45 2600-2606 17th Ave. PROPOSAL FOR
APARTMENT of 20 UNITS of HOMELESS
HOUSING by Alliance of
the Streets. Drug activity there. Met Council grant? Gary Schiff’s position?
MOTiON: letter to Met. Council
EPIC
will write a letter to Met Council objecting to this proposal. We are supposed
to have a tour of Alliance's buildings. Tim, Linda and Carol will coordinate on
a tour.
11:00 NCEC Guidelines: MOTION: Number of Housing
Units Irrelevant in deciding money dispersal
Distributed
guidelines (also sent by email.)
MOTION: (CP, JB) Passed
EPIC opposes use of
numbers of housing unit for funding allocations by NCEC Guidelines.
11: 15 Board Member Duties-
Responsibilities: Hannah’s resignation
MOTION:
(LL, The motion failed for lack of a second.)
EPIC
will not accept Hannah's resignation from the board, but remove her from the
office of Secretary.
MOTION:
(JB, RC) Passed with one opposed
EPIC
will accept Hannah's resignation and will seek a replacement board director.
FINANCES
Clean Sweep – Saturday, October 9th
MOTION: (JB, ES) Passed
EPIC will provide
$300 toward purchasing T-shirts for Clean Sweep.
FANS - Teen
Development
Students participating in
their program receive $1,000 grants to attend college. Four components of
program address known factors affecting college attendance (pregnancy, jobs,
etc.) Depending on finances, they will admit student from 8th grade through
11th grade. Ideal length of program is four years.
Motion: (MG, TC) Passed
EPIC will provide $1,000
in 2010 for the FANS program.
Minutes from EPIC Board Meeting 8/7/2010
(JB, TC) Passed
Board Duties and Responsibilities
Reviewed Bylaws page 9,
Duty of Loyalty.
11: 30 Adjournment
