August 9th, Monday – 6:30 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.,
Holy Rosary Church Board Room was locked up
Meeting moved to 2536 18th Ave S because
church locks were changed
6:30 Introduction:
·
Greetings
and Introductions Tim Chancy; Mary
Gonsiour, Cary Ann Johnson, Linda leonard, Carol Pass, Margaret Kirkpatrick,
Jenny Bjorgo Brad Pass, Muhammed Cali, Rosie Cruz , Earl Simms. Guest Joe
Spangler; quorum is present with TC, MG, LL, CP, JB, RC; MC, ES
·
Approval
of Agenda; JB and TC moved to approve the agenda. Approved
·
Approval
of Minutes from EPIC General Membership Meeting, June 14th
·
Minutes were approved as submitted. we asked for an update on motions.
·
Linda and Carol both spoke with the mayor and
the chief at a meeting at Stewart park about extended hours and youth curfew.
We could all do more to encourage officials to take action to prevent youth
crime.
·
Money was moved from the defense fund to pay
Paula M
·
NEW BUSINESS brought up by Cary Ann.
Motion: Margaret made a motion seconded by Jenny to
send photos, description of the event involving children and a swat team along
with the neighborhood's request to investigate and report back. Passed
Cary Ann was the witness. Rosie:there is collective
action that people might join with.
Motion:Margaret and Jenny made a motion for the board
to consider a policy and procedures about EPIC referring police and citizen
conflicts to the appropriate authorities. Passed
Motion:Cary Ann and Margaret moved that copies of our
motions and work for sure go to the City Council and Mayor. Motion Passed.
6:40 Announcements
·
Next EPIC Meeting,
Monday, September 13th
· 2600 17th Ave. Alliance Project, Community Development Committee Agenda
A
Standing
Committee of the City Council, Regular
Meeting, August 11, 2010, rescheduled
from
8/10/2010) 1:00
p.m. - Room 317 City Hall
· Parade of gardens: East Phillips showcases
our garden, August 21st, Saturday, 10:00 am
· Clean Sweep, October 9th, Saturday start
planning to clean you block
7:00 East
Phillips Park Center: Update
kitchen still not funded, nor rain garden
NRP
Dollars – Toward the building?? EPIC is getting another $50,000 in Phase 2 NRP.
Spend it for the kitchen.?? Motion: For review and future vote, To use up to $75,000.00
NRP money for kitchen, when we receive Phase 2. And inquire about access
to this now. Motion by MC and JB to use the $75 for the kitchen.
Discussion:
Carol is concerned about the lengthy two month process to get these funds and
to see if we can access
it. It may barely cover the fire suppression and air exchange let alone the
stove.
Motion
JB, MC Passed
The kitchen is plumbed and wired for appliances and commercial use and we've
received a commercial refrigerator and microwave. The range hood and stove are
still needed. We've been asked to consider a kiln and there is a special place
with wiring for one. The kiln must
be accepted for the donor to give the fridge and micro. Music recording
equipment also may be donated.
The
Plan:
21 organizations signed up to provide programming. Park board doesn't have money to put in
programming. Of 21 partners, 14 or
15 submitted to park staff, MPRB will show what they are anticipating for programming
to create scheduling,
7:20 Phillips Community
Center: Update, Brad. A waiting game. Effort to save and
restore the pool, Waite House & Neighborhood
Proposals. Discussion
Motion: EPIC
reasserts we join the other Neighborhoods in their efforts to save/restore the
pool in its entirety and to support the unified neighborhood proposal for the
PCC first agreed to at previous meetings of EPIC. Passed
Discussion:
Waite House has not let us see their proposal. The Phillips Community
Parks Initiative proposal has been sent to the whole neighborhood. We have
stayed with our initial agreement to unite together with the other
neighborhoods and partner organizations to try to keep access for all the
people in Phillips. The unity we had hoped for and tried to achieve with the
proposal did not happen very well.
West Phillips and several organizations did not stay on board, so things got
fragmented. EPIC has opposed
control by one big organization.
Waite House wants a single Master Lease, which places the whole building
under their control. There is no pool in south central Mpls. LL, MC, Passed
unanimously.
7:35 2600-2606 17th
Ave. PROPOSAL FOR APARTMENT of 20 UINTS of HOMELESS HOUSING
by Alliance Housing.
EPIC voted overwhelmingly at a very large
meeting to oppose this project. The question is: Do residents have any say in
what happens in our own neighborhood??
Motion: The EPIC board will work to develop a
maximum of 2 one or two family buildings at this location, and request
that
Alliance Housing Inc. pursue this goal to house families at 30% or less of area
medium Income.
The
EPIC Membership does not oppose homeless housing on the corridors where it is
zoned for this, but actively opposes
any Alliance Housing Inc. for 19 transient monthly efficiency units at the
2600 17th Ave. location. CJ, JB, Passed
unanimously.
Motion: EPIC
supports neighborhood stabilization program NSP funding for city approved both
non-profit and for-profit groups seeking to restore foreclosed properties and
more help from the City with our foreclosures. MC,JB, Passed unanimous.
Rep.
Karen Clark arrived, Yeah!!
8:00 Pollution Issues return: The
MPCA has been requested to do the Cumulative Impact Study required by the
Clark/Berglin Law. The Met. Council is apparently suing to be allowed to put
their paint spraying facility in the half-mile radius disallowed in the law.
EPIC has a fear that, if the study is completed, the law will cease to stop
additional polluting facilities from coming into the Phillips neighborhood.
Motion: The EPIC Board will request that
Representative Clark and Senator Berglund to amend their law to state that if
the existing cumulative level of pollution plus the new additional pollution of
a new facility will raise a pollutant to a toxic level, the facility cannot be
permitted. This includes additional micro-particles of 2.5 and smaller.
all in favor no oppose no obstaining CJ, TC. Passed unanimously.
8:50
Meeting adjourned.
