EPIC 13th
Annual Meeting Agenda
April 28th,
2012
East
Phillips Park Cultural & Community Center, 2307 17th Ave. S.
EPIC web address: eastphillips-epic.com
Office: 2536 18th Avenue S., Minneapolis,
MN 55404
Attendance:
Directors- Jennie Bjorgo, Linda Leonard,
Mary Gonsior, Carol Pass, Earl Simms, Steve Struthers, Chiffon Williams, Rosie
Cruz
Members present: Mary Grace Alton, Jessica B. Binod,
Mahamed Cali, Pat Christensen, Karen Clark, Peggy Clark, Ulises Contreras,
Alfonso Cruz, Allen Cruz, Angela Cruz, Aheda Elliot, Joani Essenburg, Alondra
Espejel-Cano, Pat Fleetham, Candelaria Gama, Joaquin Garcia, Aisha Gomez,
Harmaya, Mohamed Hassan, Leroy Jeffers, Al Johnson, Carrie Anne Johnson,
Elizabeth Johnson, Kala Katel, Sagar Katel, Margaret Kirkpatrick, Gloria
Kordian, Sherzad Kordian, Audrey Marie Leonard, Mary Juanita Leonard, Juan Cruz
Mestizo, John Mortenson, Maxwell Mortenson, Dill Motey, Lal Motey, Ignazio
Melendez, Don Olson, Omnata, Amy Pass, Brad Pass, Carol June Leonard, Francisca
Pass, Gabriel Pass, Mir Poudal, Ganga Ram, Jason Rochey, Mickey Scheu, Cheryl
Morgan Spence, Natalie Fuentes Torres, Shoui Tsai, Jose-Luis Villasenor, Scott
Vreeland, Cedric Wash, Pat Welna, Erica Wieds, Annie Young, Doug Zimmerman
Guests: Shirley
Heyer, Peter McLaughlin, Jana Metge, Doug Wise, Mario Espinoza, Mark Welna
9:30 – 10:10
BREAKFAST (Great Food thanks to Shirley Heyer), MEET
NEIGHBORS,
10:10-10:15 WELCOME-Brad
Pass as MC
INTRO
INFORMATION
·
AGENDA, DISCUSSION OF THE ELECTION
·
NOMINATION APPLICATIONS, REQUIREMENTS/OBLIGATIONS OF A
BOARD MEMBER These were described. The need to be an EPIC Member and have attended at least
one meeting.
10:15 – 10:30 EPIC’s
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. These were listed by Brad Pass, Hannah Lieder, Carol Pass
FUTURE
GOALS.NRP PHASE II ACTION PLAN See EPIC Report
·
RESTORING THE PHILLIPS COMMUNITY CENTER POOL
·
MORE PROGRAMS FOR EVERYONE,
ESPECIALLY KIDS
·
FINISH THE EAST PHILLIPS PARK CENTER BALL FIELDS, HOOPS
·
HOUSING, IMPLEMENTING PHASE II PLAN. REHAB LOANS, GREENWAY HEIGHTS
APTS.,
·
HELP PEOPLE IN FORECLOSURES.
10:30 – 10:35 OTHER
SPEAKERS The EPIC Board Members were introduce
Earl Simms, Chiffon Williams, Mary Gonsior,
Linda Leonard, Steve Struthers, Jennie
Bjorgo, Rosie Cruz and Carol Pass,
DOOR PRIZE-Brad- gift
from Ingebretsen’s
10:35 – 11:00 EXPLANATION OF THE ELECTION PROCESS,
·
NOMINATIONS were called for from the floor, Al
Johnson nominated himself. The EPIC Slate was Rosie Cruz, Carol Pass, Jennie
Bjorgo and Jose-Luis Villasenor
·
NOMINATION SPEECHES were given by each candidate
·
BALLOTS were explained and handed out
·
VOTING took place.
DOOR PRIZE 11:45 Brad – drawing for Gift from Welna’s
11:00 – 11:20 EPIC
AFTER NRP AND REDISTRICTING, Q & A
THE NEW 9TH WARD & THE
NEW NRP/CCP (MAPS, FUNDING)
11:25 - 11:30 RESULTS OF VOTING – new Board Members are:
Jose-Luis Villasenor, Rosie Cruz, Carol Pass, and
Jennie Bjorgo
FINAL DOOR PRIZE –Brad
assisted the drawing for the Webber Grill, which was won by Audrey Marie
Leonard
11:45 ADJOURNMENT
