03-09-2017, 6:30 – 8:50
Phillips Park Cultural & Community Center, 2307 17th Ave
S.
EPIC web
address: eastphillips-epic.com
Office: 2536
18th Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN 55404
Phone: (612) -280-8418
Board Roster: Jenny Bjorgo, Rosie Cruz, Laura Dale, Mary Gonsior, Linda Leonard, Carol Pass.
Board Members Present: Rosie Cruz, Laura Dale, Mary Gonsior, Linda Leonard, Carol Pass,
Board Members Not Present: Jenny Bjorgo (E),
Members: Brad Pass, Sandi
Mason, Marian Gabvan, Jolene Jones, Cassandra Holmes, Linda Vermillion, Julie
Ellis, Margaret Kirkpatrick,
Halima Abdi, Michael Green, Tom Harris, Susan
Harris
Guests: Shirley Heyer, Ed Burke, Cora Peterson, Carrie Aspinwahl, Mahamed Cali, Nathan Van Wylen, Pamela
Ellis, Johan Ellis
6:30 Social Time/Greetings and Introductions
6:30 Social Time/Greetings and Introductions
6:45 Approval Proposed March 9 Agenda:MG, LD
Approved as amended.
Approval of General Membership Draft Minutes from February 9th: LD, MG,
Approved as amended.
6:55 Announcements
Approved as amended.
Approval of General Membership Draft Minutes from February 9th: LD, MG,
Approved as amended.
6:55 Announcements
o
Little Earth announcement: CA thanked EPIC board for welcoming all the residents
of Little Earth to the meeting. Little Earth residents are going to increase their
participation in EPIC. We have some resources that we can share with EPIC, and
we want to learn the process and participate in EPIC.
.
First Garden Meeting of the Year. Gardening will be starting a month earlier this year. March 11, this Saturday, 9:00 am at the East Phillips Community Center. Come if you want to garden. Some open plots.There are 33 plots total.
. Next EPIC Board Meeting will be April 1st, 2017, Saturday at the Park 10:00 am to 12:00 noon.
. Next EPIC Board Meeting will be April 1st, 2017, Saturday at the Park 10:00 am to 12:00 noon.
o
Next EPIC
Community meeting will be April 13th, 2017, Thursday at the Park 6:30 to 8:45 pm.
o
Community Connections Conference 2017
Saturday, April 1st, 8:00 - 3:00 at the convention center. Registration is now open. This is a
Free Conference for us, paid for by the Neighborhood Community Relations Dept.
Many of the Workshops will involve getting input from folks. It’s also our
board meeting day?? What to do?
o Annual Meeting- Saturday, April 22 – 9:30 AM
at the Community Center- We are
seeking additional board members. Members of the East Phillips Improvement
Coalition seeking election to the Board of Directors, whether
nominated by themselves or another person. You can find Applications online at EPIC website: www.eastphillips-epic.com. Click on “About EPIC”. See
the application forms -middle of page. Turn in completed application forms to
any EPIC board member.
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Summer
Festival, Sunday, June 25, 2017. Planning
meeting on Tuesday, March 28 at 11:30 am. Lunch is served.
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Phillips Pool groundbreaking March 28th. See the Alley for more information.
Provide landscape design and maintenance for clients with disposable income. The cufrrent site of the business was renovated from an old gas station, and there was a lot of remediation of toxic chemicals. 62% of employees live in East Phillips and 48% use public transportation or bike to and from work. Have been working for 3-4 years to address parking concerns and will probably cost $.5M with no public funds. The plan was approved at the city hearing and there were no residents present who opposed the plan. The building will have 3 stories. 1st floor will be a workshop where materials will be stored. The 2nd floor will be an open mezzanine. The 3rd floor will be a residence, where owner can stay when he is in town (owner lives in Vermont.)
The existing house on the site was a victim of a past fire, and is not salvageable. Company is committed to staying in the neighborhood and has developed a traffic plan to address traffic on 27th St. There have been many accidents at the intersection of 27th and Cedar and Company would be happy to work on issues with community to prevent congestion and traffic problems.
The proposal needs to go to zoning, and then to the city council. Groundbreaking is expected sometime in July and to be occupied by March 2018.
7:25 EPIC sponsorship - EPIC/KALY Radio Station Programming Partnership, 2017.
Mahamed Cali
MC has a history with EPIC and
actually served on EPIC’s board a few years back. When granted a license for
the radio station, the planners wanted to work in partnership with the
communities that supported them in their efforts to gain the station.
This is the first Somali American
radio station in the US, and the largest, oldest Somali-American community. The
radio is 24 hours, you can listen at home or in your car. In both English and
Somali, mostly Somali. Broadcasting events and news. Seeking a partnership with
EPIC to advance the mission of EPIC and to underwrite the sustaining costs of
Somali-American radio programming. The leadership of SAC KALY Radio has
developed a diverse board. The proposal will add a bullet to provide quarterly
financial reporting. See Memorandum of Understanding for support of $10,000 in
2017.
Right now the station is
partnering with the city of Minneapolis, Metro Transit, Minneapolis schools and
library, University of Saint Thomas; about 10 partners. Partnering with MPR and
BBC to learn about funding the station, and this will be aired live.
The station is a nonprofit and
cannot promote politics, or businesses; they must follow FCC regulations. Tower
is located at 301 E. Lake St.
Board Recommended Motion: EPIC approved the SAC Kaly Radio LP 101.7 proposal
to underwrite sustaining costs for the remaining months of 2017 for KALY Radio
programming.
MOTION: Accept
the memorandum of understanding, and the board motion: JJ, MG, Approved.
7:55 Support for a Greenway Extension down Minnehaha/Hiawatha corridor
across the river on the Shortline Railway bridge. Cora Peterson
Concerns for some East Phillips residents would be displacing the scrap yard; this is a source of support for some of EPIC’s residents.
Board Recommended Motion:
Approve and support the Greenway Extension & Shortline
Railway bridge river crossing.
MOTION: Send a letter of support for the Midtown Greenway Coalition and Min Hi Line Coalition in their work to advance a Greenway Extension down Minnehaha/Hiawatha corridor across the river on the Shortline Railway bridge. LL, MK. (9) Approved with (2) opposed.
8:15 EPIC sponsor
Summer Youth Program for East
Phillips kids -Julie Graves
The Waite House’ goal for the summer is achievement; they want to create low cost or free academic opportunities to
Last year EPIC supported the program.
About 98% of students remained in the program throughout. The feedback on twice a week field trips, and meals, were the highest rated activities for East Phillips participants; both programs are a source of much of the cost. Kids are assessed at intervals during the programming period.
Can EPIC provide more money? Waite House wuld like to carry forward through school time with programming for these kids.
Board Recommended Motion:
$5,000 memorandum of understanding Spring and Summer, 2017
MOTION: Support youth programming for East Phillips kids with Waite House Summer Youth Program. LL, LD, Approved.
8:25 Annual Meeting Planning and recruitment of
Board Members: We need volunteers to help. Also EPIC needs New Board Members. Nominations for the Board:
Members
of East Phillips seeking election to the Board of Directors, whether nominated
by themselves or another person, find Applications
on line at EPIC website: www.eastphillips-epic.com.
Click on “About EPIC”; see middle of the page for Application forms. Turn in
completed application forms to any EPIC board member soon.
Individuals seeking to serve on the board must be
eligible for EPIC membership and must have attended at least one general
membership meeting during the year previous to the annual meeting.
Nominations can come from the floor, but application
forms are also available online.
Planning meeting for food: Contact Brad Pass
Pancake breakfast (Brad has appropriate licenses.)
Solicit donations for food, decorations, etc.
Mary will serve at the welcome table.
Setup on Friday
Michael will provide plates, napkins and utensils
Tom will provide tablecloths
Door
prizes. Mark Welna; others?
8:55 Adjourn
