January
5th, 2019, 10:00 Am -12:00
East Phillips Office, 2433 Bloomington 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, Abah Mohamed, Carol
Pass, Linda Vermillion.
Board Members Present: Rosie
Cruz, Laura Dale, Mary Gonsior,
Cassandra Holmes, Linda Leonard, Abah Mohamed, Carol Pass,
Board Members Not Present: Tom Harris (A), Linda
Vermillion (A).
EPIC Members: Brad Pass,
Michael Green
Guests: Shirley Heyer
10;00· Greetings and Introductions
· Approval of Agenda, MG, LD, Approved with change to order
of agenda items
· Approval of Board Minutes from November 3rd, 2018: LL,
LD, Approved
· (December meeting was waived to attend MPCA
update/training meeting.)
10:10 Announcements:
· General Membership Meeting, Jan. 10th, Thursday, at East
Phillips Park, 6:30 to 8:45 pm
· Next EPIC Board Meeting, February 2nd at the EPIC
office, 10 AM Saturday morning
· Valentine's
Day (Feb. 14, EPIC General Membership Meeting)
· Green Zone
Board - Monday, Jan. 7th; applications are due if you want to sit on the
Southside Green Zone Board
10:15 Board Vacancy
Nominations:
· Sarah Santiago
· Steve Sandburg
· Little Earth Candidates from last April
o
Jodi Vermillion
o
Shontal
Lesjeunesse-Mishou
Mary will write a letter to be sent to Tom and Linda
V.
10:38 Admin. Contract and Youth Programming amendments
MOTION: Approved an amended budget for NRP funding agreement
per handout with changes. (working off copies of NRP Action Plan-Phase II, move additional $25,000 from 1.1.2. Foreclosure Assistance to new Admin Contract and move $7,000 from 2.2.1.3. and $10,000 from 2.2.1.4. to new Youth Programming Contract.) MG, RC, Approved.
10:48 Update on East
Phillips Indoor Urban Farm:
Reviewed and
discussed EPNI & Community response to Minneapolis City Council Action and
CM Cano’s Staff Directive.
· Possible new space on Minnehaha along with space in
Roof Depot site (See Map)
· Implications for EPIC (different neighborhood,
different legislative district, different Ward)
· Staff Directive
· EPIC's response - Attorney?
MOTION: Support the response of EPNI & Community to Mpls.
City Council Action. MG, CH, Approved.
Discussed the following additional items.
· Need to review EPNI bylaws and 501(c)(3)
o
Attendance
o
501(c)(3)
application in process
o
Financial
oversight
· Internal issues
o
10:45 Schedule for next year, changes?
· Holidays
· Annual meeting
o
Saturday, April
27, 2019
· Garden Meeting Schedule – 2019 (first two Saturdays 9
am)
o
March 2, Abah
o
March 9, Abah
o
April 6, Laura
o
April 13, Rosie
o
May 4, Mary
o
May 11, Mary
· SummerFest
o
June 23, 2019
11:56 Adjourn
Whereas the EPNI Founding Member organizations and the EPIC Community have worked for three decades to end over-industrialization in a densely populated residential neighborhood and end the resultant health damaging pollution resulting in asthma, ADHD and cancer in the East Phillips neighborhood, and
Whereas the Minneapolis City Council Action fails to adequately address the needs of the community for a positive economic and environmental future,
Therefore, EPNI Board and Community offers the following required amendments to the 12/7/2018 Hiawatha Maintenance Facility Council action and CM Cano’s Staff Direction:
