April 7th, 2012, Saturday, 10:00 am
East Phillips Park Cultural & Community Center, 2307 17th
Ave S
EPIC web address: http://www.eastphillips-epic.com/index.html
Office: 2536 18th Avenue S.,
Minneapolis, MN 55404
10:00 Introduction:
· Approval of Agenda (JB, MG)
· Approval of Minutes from EPIC Board Meeting, We worked with Mike Dean on redistricting plans.
10:10 Announcements:
·
EPIC Membership Meeting: Thursday, April 12th, 6:30 PM, the East
Phillips Park Center,
· EPIC
Annual Meeting, Saturday, April 28th, 2012, 9:30 AM; East Phillips Park Center
10:20 Redistricting
Outcome…Our New Ward 9- Q
and A
EPIC
distributed a copy of the approved districting map.
10:50 Phase II Housing Contract with
CEE-
Doug Wise,
· Housing Rehab
Loans – Loan Pool - $90,000.00, Lottery??? Discussion about contents?
· Home Buyer Loans –
Loan Pool $32,000.00
· Emergency Repair
Loans – Loan Pool $18,000.00
· Foreclosure
Assistance Loans – Loan Pool
DEFERRED LOAN
PROGRAM (HOMEOWNER REHAB) we want to include this in the name.
· Doug told us that
CEE cannot do a lottery for these loans. How can EPIC ensure that non-English
speakers and immigrant households can successfully apply for these loans?
Discussed several options, including hiring Doug w/translators to “hand-hold”
residents through the application process.
· Doug will talk
with CEE to find out what resources they can provide. A lottery is more fair,
and EPIC really wants to pursue this option.
· Decided to remove
the “match”, due to the financial climate. Therefore, the 50% income limit is
moot.
· We prefer to
require repayment of loan upon refinancing. Doug will find out more about this
from CEE.
· EPIC wants to
review the list of improvements that are allowed by MHFA Fix Up Fund.
HOMEBUYER DEFERRED
LOAN PROGRAM
We
prefer to require repayment of loan upon refinancing. Doug will find out more
about this from CEE.
EMERGENCY DEFERRED
LOANS
· Program intent:
Doug will check with CEE to determine whether CEE will follow criteria stated
in EPIC’s intent statement.
· Interest rate: too
complicated to administer – agree to use 0%.
· We prefer to
require repayment of loan upon refinancing. Doug will find out more about this
from CEE. (Drop “or within 5 years.”)
· What is the
process for applying for emergency loans in light of the $100 inspection fee.
FORECLOSURE
ASSISTANCE LOANS
PRG
has money for foreclosure counseling and assist in obtaining funds, and has an
80% success rate. Consider providing funds through PRG as “last resort”
foreclosure assistance. Doug will write up a proposal; may have CEE administer
if it is a loan program. Other possibility would be a grant program, and no one
would have to administer it.
BUDGET
· Is the $15,000
admin fees a “cap”? Are the fees on page 2 included in the cap.
· Admin service
fees; Doug will bring additional questions to CEE:
o $425 fee
o $100 fee
o $6 per month fee
12:00 Garden Use
Agreement
Brad
distributed changes to the Garden Use Agreement: Gardeners agree to give up
plot if plot fee is not paid by 2nd weekend in June.
12:05 Running Wolf
Agreement
Agreement
is completed and ready for signatures.
12:10 EPIC Annual
Meeting: Plans so far:
· Contracted with
Shirley to do food
· Room reserved
· Ad in Alley
botched, E-News Ad out, Door-to-door needs a little translating, flyering will
happen
· Music to be
arranged
· Board Members
whose terms continue: Mary Gonsior, Linda Leonard, Earl Simms, Chiffon
Williams, Steve
Struthers, who wishes to run again? Jennie Bjorgo? Rosie Cruz? Carol Pass? ?? Slate??
· Door Prizes??
· Other?? Speaker??
Shirley’s
Memorandum of Understanding
Will
write a new agreement for making arrangements for food for annual meeting.
Help Needed on
Friday
Setting
up tables
Food
Table
decorations
Rosie
will bring about 4 students
Help Needed on
Saturday
Clean
up (Brad has to attend a meeting immediately after the meeting)
Rosie
will bring about 4 students
Door Prizes
Only
a few are already arranged
Roger
Beck (Mary will contact)
12:15 Land Use
Issues: Already have these issues: Smith Foundry, Bituminous Roadways,
NOW 2600 17th Ave. Alliance Petition
How
do we get action from our Council Member?
Several residents, who have written letters and emails to Gary S. to support neighboring
residents’ efforts to see the 2003 Minneapolis Plan and Greenway
plan for this area, implemented in this
neighborhood, that is, the removal of heavy industrial activities at these sites. Bituminous Roadways.
Smith Foundry,
· Get the people together: 2850 Cedar, Steve’s block club, 28th
& Cedar building.
· Alliance Project
Petition
Get
as many signatures as possible and return to Carol.
12:20 Adjournment
