EPIC
Community Meeting Draft Agenda
May 12, 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: Mary Gonsior, Cassandra Holmes, David Ingold, Shontal Lajeunesse, Steve Sandberg, Schuyler Sellars, Karen Townsend, Nikolas Winter-Simat, LR Young
Board Members Present:
Board Members Not Present:
Members:
Guests:
6:30 Welcome
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Vision
and Mission
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Intros
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Agenda
Approval,
Minutes Approval,
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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) OR use the sign up sheet for those joining in person
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All
members are allowed to vote on EPIC decisions and motions
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Announcements
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Next
Board Meeting will be: Saturday,
June 4 from10am-11am at the EPIC office and 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, June 9 from 6:30-7:30 at Cedar Field Park
(rain location is East Phillips Community Center) or view online (link to join
is at eastphillips.org)
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The topic will be: Michelle Howard from Solid Waste and Recycling about disposal options and costs for illegally
dumped materials, as well as graffiti and litter
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EPIC
is still looking for a Somali speaking Outreach Worker - 4 hours per week,
$21/hour. Learn more and apply: Outreach Worker Job Description
(eastphillips-epic.com)
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View
the Quarterly Financial Report (or online 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
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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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May
22nd - Community event about the Roof Depot Site at East Phillips Park
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June
11 - Ward 9 Safety and Wellness Resource Fair
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Goal:
highlight the work that community is doing to keep us all safe and healthy
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June
25 - East Phillips Carnival at Cedar Field Park (rain plan is East Phillips
Park) - join us for games, food, music, tug of war contests, fashion show,
Environmental Justice Science Fair 12-4pm
o The
EPIC board approved the use of $6,000 of NRP Phase II funds towards fencing at
the NELC playground to contribute to the safety of the children at the center
as well as the surrounding neighbors, moving $5500 from the employment
readiness program to the assure safety in public spaces, MG, StS, Approved
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Requires 21 day notice
to community, will reaffirm vote via email after 21 day period, please contact Sarah@eastphillips.org
if you have any concerns about this
6:40 Updates: Report on Safety Survey from a
couple months ago
1) Safety survey results
a) Presentation (will also add to EPIC
website)
b) Proposal based on
feedback:
i)
Create safety group
(1) Use input from survey
to help form group agreements, set the tone for what the values are, how the
meetings are run and who to involve
ii)
Publish safety information in EPIC e-news
iii)
Invite CPS on either quarterly basis OR
as needed basis
(1) When invited use input
from survey as a grounding and expectation for CPS and for community - what
residents would like to see from a space talking about safety
6:45 Feature Presentation//Community Discussion
topic: Use of EEF funds
1) Community Gathering infrastructure - NACDI
partnership proposal
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This is in our Equitable Engagement plan
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Other funding for this: $25,000 from Midtown Community Works and $5,000 from the
Minneapolis Foundation
MOTION: The board approves the use of $35,000
towards the NACDI/4 Sisters Community Gathering Infrastructure Project, NWS, StS, Approved
**This requires 21 day
notice and feedback from at least 25 residents - the majority will need to be
in favor
2)
Microgrant Program:
Proposal for the EPIC Microgrant Program
MOTION: The EPIC
Board and community approves of the use of $30,000 of Equitable Engagement Funds
towards the Microgrant Program as outlined in the proposal
**This requires 21 day
notice and feedback from at least 25 residents - the majority will need to be
in favor
3)
Undesignated EEF Funds: Proposal for use of undesignated Equitable Engagement funds
MOTION: The EPIC board and
community approves of the use of up to $105,000 of Equitable Engagement funds
to be used for the slate of projects and programs outlined in the proposal
**This requires 21 day
notice and feedback from at least 25 residents - the majority will need to be
in favor
7:30 Adjourn
