April 5, 2014, Saturday, 1:00 pm
East Phillips Park Cultural and Community Center
EPIC web address:
www.eastphillips-epic.com
Office: 2536 18th
Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN 55404
“The world needs
dreamers and the world needs doers,
but most of all
the world needs dreamers who do.”
Present board members: Linda
Leonard (chaired), Carol Pass, Rosie Cruz, Ali Macalin, Jenny Bjorgo
Absent board members: Earl
Sims, Sherdl Kordian, Mary Gonsior
Members: Brad Pass
1:00 Introduction:
· Approval of Agenda -Consensus
· Approval of the March 1st EPIC Board Minutes; These minutes
are nonpublic from a closed meeting
about
grievances.
1:10 Board Training: Discussion: Barry
Rogers, Possible Board Training Consultant;. U Notre Dame degree in accounting
and finance; CPA; with multicultural affiliations. Turned in a proposal. We
want him to send us information about the content and time frames and cost of
various components of Board training.
What materials will he provide? He is familiar with NRP. We could ask
for training about Robert’s Rules of Order too. The city NCR office is an
option. Maybe both? We could ask to get through the vagueness of a lot of
rules.
1:20 East
Phillips Commons Project, 2931 : See Elevations, seek buyer. We looked at the floor plan and
elevations. There is space for two small businesses and living quarters on the
second floor. The price is $275.000 for the larger proposal of 3 bedrooms; It
may be $175,000 for the other smaller option.
Board members are going to look for buyers.
1:30 Problem
Properties - Deposition of 2527 18th Single Family House:
Jenny made a motion to support Linda Leonard purchasing the
property from the city. Linda recused herself from the vote for conflict of
interest. Motion passed after a second from Rosie Cruz.
1: 50 CPP
Budget for 2014 and Priority Plans
-
We looked at a proposed EPIC operating budget from 2005. It’s clear that we have saved a
lot of money by being a volunteer organization. We looked at a possible EPIC 2014 operating budget. We
took a guess at what we might budget for minimal financial staff and office
supplies and events, outreach, and programs. HABITAT and PRG would be options
for housing and empty lots if the community wanted to do that.
We looked at a chart of the priority plan process. Should use
the Annual Meeting to survey for Priority Plans.
2:15 Annual
Meeting: EPIC
Slate, Food Donations
April 12. There are 5 positions open. Carol, Rosie, Jenny, Laura Dale
and Gloria R and someone on E 26th want to run. Rosie will ask
Sherzad if he could help as he did last year. Shirley Heyer offered to do food.
Motion: Carol moved to offer Shirley Heyer $250 to arrange
Annual Meeting breakfast. Rosie second, Passed
2:30 EPIC’s
current position regarding Grievances : the meeting will be closed at this point.
Any
visitors would be asked to leave but there aren’t any.
This part of the business meeting is confidential and not for
public report.
· The Grievance Process
· Our response
· City Involvement
· Current Situation
2:40 Adjourn
