January 10th, 2019, 6:30 – 8:50
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,
Linda Vermillion, Abah Mohamed
Board Members Present: Laura Dale, Mary Gonsior, Cassandra Holmes, Linda Leonard, Carol Pass, Linda
Vermillion.
Board Members Not Present: Rosie Cruz, Tom Harris, Abah Mohamed
Members: Brad Pass,
Guests
6:30 Social Time
6:48 Greetings and Introductions
Minutes: tabled
the October minutes – moved them to the January meeting, LD, MG Approved
Approve
the minutes from December 13th, 2018: MG, LD, Approved
Agenda: Approved with addition of funding request
7:00 Announcements
· Next Board meeting February 2nd
· Next GMM meeting February 14th
· (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women) MMIW March is
also being held on Feb. 14th, starts at the Indian Center at Noon.
o
(Another March
will be held in St. Paul on Jan. 19th at 10:30 am, meeting at the
Western Sculpture Garden, across from the Sears parking lot.)
· Application forms are available to serve on the
Southside Green Zone committee
· Swimming lessons are open, and there are scholarships
available through EPIC funds.
· Training pool opens at 8 am, and you can ask for a
neighborhood rate.
7:11 Funding
request
Jolene
introduced Mackenzie with SCOUT, A program at Little Earth, who presented a
request from Scout for funding to support sending 3 community members to
participate in Peacemaking Training with Center for Court Innovation with the
Red Hook Peacemaking program in Brooklyn, NY. The Peacemaker program is a form
of restorative justice, through community-based conflict resolution and crime
reduction.
MOTION: EPIC will write a letter of support for the SCOUT
program and this opportunity. EPIC will approve reimbursement of $999 towards
this project, provided funds are available. MG, LL, Approved.
EPIC
will support SCOUT in seeking funding from local businesses and organizations.
7.50 The Annual Meeting: April 27, 2019
The EPIC Board is trying
to fill two seats on the board right now,
and applications for filling these positions are being accepted now. The
board will meet to discuss at their Feb. meeting. Applications are also being
accepted to join the board at our Annual meeting on Saturday, April 27,
2019.
· MG presented information
about board membership
· Applications were
distributed, and are also available online.
· Q&A included days/times
of meetings, and a schedule of EPIC meetings was distributed.
8:05 The All-Neighborhood Conference, Should EPIC
participate??
The event is held on
Feb. 2nd (8 am – 4 pm) and is the same day as the EPIC board
meeting. Held at the Minneapolis convention center. We could have a table if we
have folks who will help.
Everyone in the city is
invited, food is provided, and there are lots of tables from neighborhoods,
other organizations, etc. There are workshops to attend and a couple thousand
folks attend every year.
8:15 Update on the Indoor Urban Farm
The East Phillips Indoor Urban Farm Project – An
UPDATE by Brad Pass, two handouts were distributed:
· The history of EPIC’s efforts to reduce pollution and
develop the Indoor Urban Farm Project
· The Minneapolis City Council Action and CM Cano’s staff
directive
o
not one mention
of mitigation of pollution affecting EPIC residents
o
no solution for
the existing congestion of traffic at this site affecting EPIC residents
o
electric trucks
don’t exist (they lied at the public works meeting, saying that and they
laughed at the ways and means meeting saying, “they don’t make these trucks
electric.” Audience members said there are electric forms of these trucks
o
A new committee
HAC (replacing the former committee GAC)
o
We have not heard
back from CM Cano regarding having these meetings
· The EAST Phillips Neighborhood Institute (EPNI) Board
and Community Response
o
Presentation by
Brad Pass
MOTION: EPIC WILL support the response of EPNI & Community to Mpls.
City Council Action. MG, CH, Approved.
EPIC will seek a pro-bono lawyer to provide services
to stop the city from proceeding with their plan in its present state.
· MG has two firms she can connect with
· LL proposed attorneys that assisted EPIC children who
were affected in the 35W bridge collapse
· Other lawyers?
8:49 Adjourn
