EPIC
Community Meeting Draft Agenda
June 9th, 2022, 6:30 – 7:30
Cedar Field Park 2500 Cedar Avenue
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)
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All
members are allowed to vote on EPIC decisions and motions
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Announcements
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Ward
9 Safety and Wellness Resource Fair on Saturday, June 11 from 1-4pm
o
East
Phillips Carnival is Saturday, June 25 from noon to 4pm at Cedar Field Park
(rain location is East Phillips Park)
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Join
us for music, food, games, recycled art making, tug of war contest and more!
o
Next
Board Meeting will be: Saturday
,July 9 (note this is one week later than usual due to the 4th of July weekend)
from 10am-11am, view online (link to join is at eastphillips.org)
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Board
Meetings are open to the public
o
Next
Community Meeting will be: Thursday, July 14 from 6:30-7:30 TBD and online (link to join
is at eastphillips.org)
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This will be our larger community
meeting, join us for food, music, healing services and a processing discussion
circle facilitated by Sam from Nonviolent Peaceforce
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We will be trying a hybrid model - in
person and online. Location is to be determined
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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
o
Join
your neighbors in cleaning up trash on your block for 20 minutes every Saturday
anytime between 9am and 11am!
6:40 WEI free classes - Sandra
6:45 Feature Presentation//Community Discussion
topic: Michelle Howard from Solid Waste and Recycling about disposal options and costs for illegally
dumped materials, as well as graffiti and litter
7:05 Questions for presenter
7:10 Strategic planning process
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Share
strategic plan and brief overview of the process that has gotten us to this
point
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Any
questions?
● Will be sharing at
Carnival
7:20 EPNI/Roof Depot Update
7:25 Community Decisions
MOTION:
7:30 Adjourn
