EPIC
Community Meeting Draft Minutes
March 10, 2022, 6:30 – 7:30
East Phillips Park Cultural &
Community Center, 2307 17th Ave S.
EPIC web address: eastphillips.org
Email: sarah@eastphillips.org
Office: 2433 Bloomington Ave., Minneapolis, MN
55404
Phone: (612) 354-6802
Board Roster: Laura Dale, Mary Gonsior, Cassandra Holmes, David Ingold, Shontal Lajeunesse, Steve Sandberg, Earl Simms, Karen Townsend, Nikolas Winter-Simat
Board Members Present: Nikolas Winter-Simat, David Ingold, Steve Sandberg, Laura Dale, Karen Townsend
Board Members Not Present:
Members: Gloria, Amy Luciano, Adriana Garcia, Devika Ghai
Guests: Kat Hoffman, DuSusan
6:30 Welcome
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Vision
and Mission
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Intros
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Group
Agreements
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Respect each other; aim for kindness
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Respect each other's time; aim for
brevity
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Respect the agenda; aim for unity
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Own your words, actions, and reactions;
aim for peace
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How
to become a member
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Chat
Sarah or email sarah@eastphillips.org with your email address and physical address (to verify you
live in East Phillips)
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All
members are allowed to vote on EPIC decisions and motions
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Agenda
Approval, NWS, LD, Approved
Minutes Approval, NWS, LD,
Approved
6:45 Feature Presentation//Community Discussion
topic: Strategic Planning - Devika Ghai
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Strategic
plan is giving EPIC a direction
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As
we brainstorm: What do I want to be involved in? What will strengthen the
community? What is a good use of EPIC’s money?
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Document for break out rooms
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More
ideas?
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There
will be a Google Form requesting input
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Interested
in being more involved in this process? Want to join the Vision Committee?
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Put
your name and contact information in the chat
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April
Community Meeting
7:20 Announcements
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The
Annual Meeting is March 26 from 10-11am join online (link to join at eastphillips.org) OR in person at East
Phillips Park!
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Join
us to hear what EPIC has been up to over the last year, learn about EPIC’s
financial condition, participate in the board election and hang out with your
neighbors
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For
those joining in person please wear a mask and light breakfast snacks will be
provided
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Next
Board Meeting will be: Saturday,
April 2 from10am-11am join us online (link to join is at
eastphillips.org)
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Board
Meetings are open to the public
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Next
Community Meeting will be: Thursday, April 14 from 6:30-7:30 at East Phillips
Park and online (link to join is at eastphillips.org)
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EPIC
has a housing program! 0% interest! Fix up your home or buy a new home in East
Phillips – Check your email for the brochure or go to: mncee.org/east-phillips:
Programs for East Phillips Residents | Center
for Energy and Environment (mncee.org)
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If
you smell a foul odor around Smith foundry or Bituminous Roadways call 311 to
report
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Write
down your incident number
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EPIC
will be creating a Micro Partnership Program to provide funding to neighbors to
do a variety of things - help to create this program!
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Chat
Sarah or email Sarah@eastphillips.org
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Vote
for your
favorite sculpture to be created at the top of the ramp to the Greenway on 18th
Ave! The last day to vote is March 31, 2022. Vote at midtowngreenway.org
o East Phillips Listening Session with Jason Chavez (our council member) will be March 24 at 6pm
o EPIC is hiring! EPIC needs your help to
effectively communicate with all of our neighbors in East Phillips! We are
hiring two outreach workers - multilingual Phillips neighbors are highly
encouraged to apply; the deadline to apply is March 31st. Learn more and apply
at eastphillips.org
o East Phillips Doorknocking for Overdose Prevention Site
A group of East Phillips neighbors and
harm reduction groups have been gathering to envision solutions to the overdose
crisis in our community, especially focusing on the possibility of creating an
overdose prevention site. We're very early in the process, and we want to talk
with as many neighbors as we can to get their feedback.
Join us for a short training to get ready
to talk with neighbors about harm reduction and our dreams of an overdose
prevention site in the neighborhood. Then, join us on the doors!
Our goals for doorknocking are to:
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Learn where neighbors are at (with regards to an overdose
prevention site) and take in their feedback
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Build people’s knowledge of Harm Reduction
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Share a sense of hope, energy, investment - neighbors have a
voice
● To get
interested neighbors directly involved in the group/process of developing a
site
Training:
Tues,
Mar 15
4:30-5:30pm
Via
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84939590592?pwd=RnVRRkIybG9YTThDVlRBL21TTlhoZz09
First doorknocking shift:
Saturday,
Mar 19
noon-2pm
location
TBD - we'll meet somewhere in East Phillips
*Feel free to come even if you can't attend
the Tuesday training! We'll make sure everyone has a buddy and offer a short
training for new folks.*
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View the Monthly Financial Statement here
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EPNI
Update!
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Council
voted to rescind the Hiawatha Expansion Project
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EPNI
has until June 30th to provide a viable plan for the site
7:25 Community Decisions
MOTION: The EPIC board and members approves of
using $16,094.78 of NRP-I funds for our CEE housing programs, NWS, LD, Approved
7:30 Adjourn
