August 7th, 2010, 10:00 am
Welna Hardware
Attendance:
Linda
Leonard, Rosie Cruz, Earl Simms, Jennie Bjorgo, Mohamed Cali, Carol Pass, Tim
Chancey
10:00 Introduction:
· Approval of Agenda,
Approved
· Minutes from EPIC
Board Meeting 7/3/2010, Approved
10:10 Announcements
· EPIC General Membership Meeting, July 12th
· Parade of gardens: East Phillips showcases
our garden, August 21st, Saturday, 10:00 am
10:15 East Phillips Park
Center: Update,
Brad Pass discussed current progress, cited the grants received for the
asbestos pollution issue. Brad wrote County grant for $261,000, Carol Pass
/Rep. Clark worked on State grant for $300,000. Both were received. Commercial
kitchen is still partially unfunded. We received donations of a commercial
Refrigerator and Microwave. Also received donation of a pottery kiln.
10:30 Phillips Community Center:
Issues
with the RFP and Waite House, A waiting game. EPIC co-submitted with our
partners in the Phillips Community Parks Initiative: Ventura Village, Midtown
Phillips and the Wellness collaborative, which includes several area clinics
and other health related organizations. West Phillips opted out of this group
project. Freeport West opted in, but submitted a proposal of their own anyway.
Mpls. Swims submitted their own proposal but is also included in the larger
neighborhood proposal. Our effort at unity did not fare well and this could
have a major impact on how our proposal is received.
10:30 2600-2606 17th Ave. PROPOSAL FOR
APARTMENT of 20 UNITS of HOMELESS
HOUSING by Alliance of
the Streets. (See attachment.) What now?? There will be a meeting on their
funding next week. 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??
The
neighborhood believes that we need to keep the zoning and preserve the
residential family neighborhood culture on the inside of the neighborhood. The
perimeter is another matter.
11: 00 Bylaw issues,
Communication, Membership contact, Fiscal Agency – What are issues and
1.
One
challenge is the fact that the board has a rule that we must be united in
public about proposals and motions. One board member has submitted a proposal
to the Minneapolis Park Board in contrast to the proposal the neighborhoods
submitted in unity, which was supported by the board and membership.
2.
Carol had
copies of the Bylaws and the Roberts Rules of Order book so that we could talk
about policies and practices. We began going through these. We also discussed
what ‘Conflict of Interest’ is and how to treat members of the board in
meetings and elsewhere. Fiscal agency was brought up. EPIC can incubate
programs and they can spin off into organizations. Staff requirements for full
fiscal agency for other organizations are too great for EPIC at present. We
started going through Roberts and some of the board documents The discussion
was lively.
3.
Tim
proposed that we have a coffee meeting for informal discussion and analysis of
these issues. We agreed.
4.
Board
members agreed to share contact information, but did not wish to share this
with the whole neighborhood. They
also wanted some ethics regarding use of contact info.
11: 30 Adjournment
