East
Phillips Park Cultural and Community Center
EPIC web address: http://www.eastphillips-epic.com/index.html
Office: 2536 18th
Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN 55404
Present (board): Carol Pss, Linda
Leonard, Mary Gonsior, Chiffon Williams, Jenny Bjorgo, Earl Simms, Rosie Cruz
Not Present (board): Jose-Luis
Villasenor,
Members: Brad Pass, Alfonso Cruz, Sherdl
Kordian
10:00 Introduction:
Approval of the Agenda- passed
Approval of Minutes from 1/
5 2013 EPIC Board Meeting – passed.
10:10 Announcements:
·
EPIC
Membership Meeting: Thursday, February 14th, Valentine’s day, 6:30 pm, the East
Phillips Park Center
·
Phillips
West Winter Fest – February 7, free dinner at 2400 Park Ave. Lutheran Social
Services.
·
Website
expansion
10:15 Greenway Heights
Apartments:
Progress….Improved
design…Still working on design concerns. Carol showed some pictures. Working on
additional grants. Power line post right in the middle of the development. We
will seek help from Xcel Energy. The developer asked if we could put up some
funds to help leverage County grant to help with balconies…This could use dollars
already contracted in Phase II. It is ‘bricks and mortar’ money. EPIC funds for
the Balconies, would need to come from Phase II NRP, we could
use Home Buyer Dollars, exactly $35,000, and replenish this fund later with CPP
dollars.
Home buying is slow at present and there is a current City program that we
could use if necessary. EPIC could
do a plan modification and replace this money later. Board decided to float
this with the community.
Motion: Help
with funding for the Balconies. $35,000, contingent on approval of a community
supported design with balconies, money to come from Phase
II NRP Home Buyer to be replenished with later CPP dollars (MG, JB) Passed.
Solar Station in Powderhorn.
Jenny B will research what this is, and report next month.
10:40 A-POD Budget – Latino Diabetes Outreach, Project and Final Budget amount already approved, Board Motion needed for small changes to budget. Add
wording to clarify that EPIC’s partnership is “collaborative”, and contingent
on participation by EPIC residents. Working on sharing cost for simultaneous language
translation equipment…streaming interpretation. Linda is still researching equipment and cost.
Motion:
EPIC accepts final
budget and scope of service with amendments, and will give $2,500 toward the
A-POD budget. (JB, LL) Passed.
10:55 Housing
Programs: Brochure in Spanish, Report on meeting with CEE and Doug. Committee?? Who should,
would help? Door knocking and explaining. Some people are intimidated by the form. Hand holding and helping with the form will be necessary. Jenny and Rosie try to help Spanish speakers. The housing grants are moving very slow, but program is good. Marketing needs to be figured out.
11:10 East Phillips Basketball- 18 – 25 ???
Management and recruitment. Figure out program with Travis and Paul. Brad
mentioned starting a Sports Council like some of the other Parksrks. They do
fund raising. Needs and coaches were discussed..Travis has recruited a couple
of guys. Funding support?
11: 20 Youth Soccer Saturdays – See Flyer –
Funding Support.
Motion: EPIC will provide funds of up to
$1,000.00 for equipment to start a spring soccer program with emphasis on
serving EPIC children, ages 5-14. (LL, JB) Passed.
11:30 We need a new Board Member and an office for EPIC…Thoughts?? Board member would sserve until the Annual Meeting.
Sherdl
Kordian is interested in serving as a board member, and the board will recommend him
to the membership. (CP, JB) Passed.
11:50 Adjournment at Noon
