March 3rd, 2018, 10:00 am -12:00
East 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: Rosie Cruz, Laura Dale, Mary Gonsior, Tom Harris, Cassandra
Holmes, Linda Leonard, Carol Pass, Marc Trius, Linda Vermillion.
Board Members Present: Laura
Dale,
Mary Gonsior, Cassandra Holmes, Linda Leonard, Carol Pass, Linda Vermillion. Rossie Cruz
Board Members Not Present: Rosie Cruz (E), Tom Harris (A), Marc Trius (resigned.)
EPIC Members: Brad Pass, Michael Green, Alfinso Cruz
Guests: Shirley Heyer
10:20 Introductions: Meeting as a committee of the whole
· Greetings and Introductions
· Approval of Agenda: LL, LD, Approved.
· Approval of Board Minutes from March 3, 2018: LV, LD,
Approved.
10:15 Announcements:
· General Membership Meeting, April 12th, Thursday, at
East Phillips Park, 6:30 to 8:45 pm Anyone who wishes to run for EPIC Board and
has never attended an EPIC meeting would need to attend this meeting to qualify.
(See EPIC Bylaws)
· New
Phillips Aquatics Center Open House Week, April 11 - 17! Register for aquatics
programs and tour the Center.
· Hi-Lake
stakeholder working group meeting, Wednesday April18th, 3rd precinct, from 1-2
pm
· **Annual
Meeting will be 9:30, April 28, 2018**
· SummerFest will be June 24, 2018
10:30 EPIC 2018 Meeting Schedule:
Thanks to Brad for putting together our annual
calendar.
10:31 EPIC Board Role
Marc Trius has resigned from the EPIC board.
Expiring terms:
Rosie Cruz, Laura Dale, Carol Pass,
Non-Expiring
terms:
Mary Gonsior, Tom Harris, Cassandra Holmes, Linda
Leonard, Linda Vermillion.
· Annual Meeting: Sign up to help
· Board Elections: Who wishes to run? Recruit some board
members
Anyone who wishes to run for the board needs to attend
one meeting in the previous year. Recruit people who actually want to
work/serve.
Reviewed Annual Meeting Preparation and What to Bring
lists:
1.
Add “bring member
eligibility list”
2.
Volunteers for
kitchen help and setup should come on Friday evening, and then by 8 am on
Saturday.
11:05 Next Steps for EPIC
· 2017 Annual Report: almost completed
Include the Community Garden, Roundabout and
One-way, Little Earth playground,
Did we include clean sweep, NNO, Pow Wow?
· CPP Application for next round of EPIC Funding:
MOTION: EPIC approves the 2017 Community Participation
Program Annual Report. LD, CH, Approved.
CP is working on writing our CPP Application for
Funding through 2020.
11:16 Request for support for Little Earth Pow Wow
MOTION: EPIC will partner with Little Earth Residents’
Association for the annual Mother’s Day PowWow and will provide funding of up
to $999.00 for non-food assistance. EPIC will be listed as a sponsor in all
marketing materials. MG, LD, Approved.
11:29 VW award meeting with MPCA
Postponed
due to weather. Will reschedule.
11:30 School
Bus Project Report
Kelly
Trius researched the name of all the bus companies. We are sending a letter to
the companies and will start monitoring, reporting on performance and notify
the companies of their speeding or careless drivers. The list will be handed
out to specific people to take notes on the bus driving.
11:31 Urban Farm Projects
· Project Funding: we have a bill before the legislature
for $3 million to actually build the project not just plan.
· The project group is seeking money from both private
sources and the state and anywhere to achieve this project. Goal is $10M.
· Business and Development Plans: Each group is writing
a business plan including financial sustainability.
· Funding use issues - we are working out the spending
process… it's pretty involved and we are trying to avoid needing an advance
· Board Members should join some meetings
We are working on getting an advance of funds from
DEED. It would be helpful for board members to come to some of the EPNI
meetings.
LL suggested a potential new partner for the project:
Roots for the Home Team.
Our collaborators are:
Minnesota Sustainable Development Group (MNSDG)
DJR
Architecture (DJR)
Little Earth Residents Association (LERA)
Tamales y Biciletas (TyB)
South East Homes (SEH)
Somali Recovery
East
Phillips World Café and farm Store (EPWC)
East Phillips Improvement Coalition (EPIC)
11:24 Swimming Program Planning
To find out more about programming you must make an
account with the Minneapolis Park Board. You can access pricing information.
Adults can join for $45 per month. Swim lessons are $7 for ½ hour, or $28 per
4-lesson session. They have various type of classes listed, and scholarships
are available, however, LL could not find information about application
procedures.
· How can EPIC help overcome obstacles to our children
participating?
· Little Earth might be able to use vans to transport
children to sessions.
· How can EPIC influence the Park Board to respond to
neighborhoods who fought to save these pools and invested in them to serve our
communities?
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Attend the Grand
Opening – EARLY! Ribbon cutting
o
If you don’t have
a computer/internet, you can’t sign up.
o
What if you don’t
speak English?
MOTION: EPIC will request an invitation to the ribbon cutting
and request a voice on the stage. LL, CH, Approved.
