When: Tuesday, July 29th
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Where: Bethlehem Lutheran Church (4100 Lyndale Avenue S)

Please click here for Hennepin County’s website for the construction.

Thank you community artists, community volunteer support, and visiting Walldoggers! The murals are amazing works of art, memories of our neighborhood’s history, and symbols of how much can be accomplished when people work together. The powerful images that now line Nicollet Avenue are such a gift to both the Kingfield and Lyndale neighborhoods, that words cannot express how proud I am to be a part of this project and support this work of the community.

Sarah Linnes-Robinson, Executive Director
Kingfield Neighborhood Association
kfna@email.com

See the more of the murals at www.walldogs.lyndale.org

All you have to do is click on the map under photo galleries to see each individual site.

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Family Friendly Art Activities
MLK Park (4055 Nicollet Avenue)
1 to 5 pm
Join us for family friendly art activities from Leonardo’s Basement, the Minnesota Opera Company, and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts - Art in the Park. The event will also feature musical performances from Minneapolis City Council Members Elizabeth Glidden and Scott Benson and the Minnesota Opera Company as well as a performance by Franko Master Hypnotist.

Walldogs on Nicollet Block Party
Zion Lutheran Church (128 West 33rd Street)
5 to 11 pm
The Walldogs on Nicollet Block Party will celebrate all the work the artists and volunteers have done to complete this amazing project. The event will feature gyro dinners, a beer garden, and the drawing for the winners of the Walldogs raffle. The event itself is free with a $5 suggested donation. Food and beer are extra.

The entertainment lineup for the night is:
5:00 to 6:00 pm - Threshold
6:00 to 7:30 pm - Cornbread Harris
7:30 to 8:30 pm - Artist Celebration, during the artist celebration we will recognize the lead artists for the project and auction off the mock-ups of their mural designs.
8:30 to 10:30 pm - Curtiss A and the Jack’s of Fate

Volunteer Opportunities

We need your help to make this project a success! Below is a list of volunteer opportunities, let us know how you would like to help!

Volunteer Orientation
Monday, July 21st
LNA offices 3537 Nicollet Avenue
7:00 to 8:00 pm

Join us for a short orientation on everything that is happening for Walldog volunteers. We’re encouraging everyone who is volunteering to come to this session. If you haven’t signed up for a specific shift, just show up, and we’ll get you signed up.

Volunteer Shifts Still Available July 24-27.

Having great volunteers to help with support, set-up, and clean-up are integral to the success of this project. If you haven’t yet signed up, don’t worry, we’ve got a job for you. Some of the roles we need to fill include:
Runners to help bring materials to mural sites
Set up for the Saturday Family Friendly Arts Fest and Walldogs Block Party
Server and Food Prep volunteers on Saturday at Walldogs Block Party
Information/Registration Table volunteers
Volunteers to sell raffle tickets
Greeters
Clean-up on Sunday
For more information on volunteer opportunities click here.

To volunteer contact - Julia Modest at juliamodest@gmail.com

/ 612-750-6180

More Mural Designs

To help get everyone excited we wanted to send out a second batch of mural designs. One of the great things about this project is that all of these murals will be painted in 4 days.

You can see pictures of these and the other sites, find out more about the artists, and see what the themes for each mural will be by checking out our website.

Fun Ways to Help Out!– Here are a couple of simple ways to help the Walldogs out!

Walldogs Raffle
To help raise funds for the project and to show off some great stuff from our local business community, we’re holding a Walldogs Raffle. The grand prize will be a wine cellar worth at least $800 of wine and beer donated by community members.

So grab your favorite bottle of wine or that six pack of special micro-brew that you think everyone should try, sign it, and drop it off at the LNA Office (3537 Nicollet Avenue) - which also happens to be the same place you can buy your raffle tickets for $5 a piece.

Second prize will be $200 in cash. Check out the raffle page on the website to see more great raffle prizes.

Tell a Friend
As much fun as this project is going to be, wouldn’t it be more fun to help out with a friend. Help us out by inviting your friends and family to join you in taking part in this great community event.

The Walldogs on Nicollet is a joint project of the Lyndale and Kingfield Neighborhood Associations. We genuinely hope you will help make this project a success and our neighborhoods a better place to live.

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Thanks, Joanna, and everyone at KFNA wishes you the best!

Want to check out the menu for Grand Cafe? You can find location, hours and menu at their website .

Board members attending: Jobylynn Sassily,Tom Parrent,Jeff Shaw,Chris Sur,Chris DeParde,Karen Pieper,David Buchanan, David Saddoris, Marie Wolf

Elizabeth Glidden

Discuss urban partnership:

- Topic was congestion relief for 35W

- MNDOT will be beefing up shoulders, installing HOV lanes, bus lanes, re-striping from 42^nd St to Lake St.

- New info: Sound walls will be installed from 32^nd St to 42^nd St. This is a major issue for residences close to the project and noise complaints may be received.

- The time frame for these projects has been compressed and they are projected to be complete by 9/09. This has become a fast moving project.

- Neighbors may be given opportunity in choosing type of sound walls installed

- Does the KFNA board have any thoughts on these projects?

- The door is open to hear KFNA concerns.

NRP Update:

- Elizabeth has a lot of questions

- TIF districts may be re-starting going forward for 10 years.

- City of Minneapolis is only participant. School districts, Parks, and Hennepin Co. will not participate.

- Elizabeth’s question is the amount of money that will be generated by the city portion. This amount will be known by June or July this year. The City of Minneapolis has to O.K. spending and has to be given local consent.

- Frame Work for the Future-Life After NRP – Present plan is for more comment and purpose definition. Citizens need to vote on different components. Chris Sur commented that we need to re-craft frame work. Tom Parrent will look for updates.

Officer Arneson

- Gave crime update: Increase in burglaries by career burglars of unsecured property. Kingfield is a target rich, high value environment

- Across 5^th Precinct crime is down 12% except for theft.

- Arneson discussed the Automated Pawn System which tracks your items by serial number. This is pat of “Target in Blue” program. She also described that DNA pick-up has resulted in several arrests and leads to slam dunk convictions of criminals.

- Felony is down by a great deal in Kingfield. She did not site percentages.

- One board member mention that shots were fired on the 37/3800 Block of 1^st Ave. Arneson did not have information on this event.

- “Shot Spotter” has picked up shot fired in 3^rd Precinct. 3^rd/4^th Precincts are most active areas for shots fired.

- Chris DeParde asked about the cost of “Shot Spotter” - $30K and are installed in areas where a high number of shots are fired.

- Arneson could not comment on the shots fired by MPD officers on 4200 Block of Wentworth pending on going investigation. She directed us to the report by the MPD Public Information Officers press release. Community comments of the event can be sent to Arneson and she will forward to the appropriate party.

- Sarah Linnes Robinson mentioned that she has notice some graffiti.

- Arneson asked if the board had any comment on crime activity at 38^th St and Nicollet.

Heidi Eschenbacher

- Heidi is U of M Graduate student and will work on Farmers market as part of a grant received from CURA. She will provide vendor assessment, patron assessment, and market study.

Secretary Report

- Approved secretary report with exceptions. Will get final approval via e-mail.

4307 Wentworth Presidents Letter

- Tom Parrent will e-mail final draft of letter for board approval via e-mail

Block Club Task Force

- Tom Parrent suggested Block Club Task Force meet after June 9^th board meeting. Karen Pieper volunteered to hold meeting at her home. Michael Vanderford will be asked to attend and present Block Club initiatives to the Task Force for their consideration.

Treasurers Report

- Sarah Linnes Robinson will review Quick Books with KFNA Board next month.

News Letter

- Sarah Linnes Robinson reported that the news letter is in production for the next issue. Thor and Martha are resigning but will stay on to train replacements. Sarah informed the board that Joanna Halstrom is asking the board how we should handle this situation. Sarah asked whether we should cut the news letter. We need to review the goals of the news letter. Sarah said the quarterly pattern works and volunteers are available. The format could change and the next meeting of the news letter committee is 6/26. Jobylynn felt that Martha and Thor did not feel appreciated and that board members needed to have more input. Jeff said he could fill the gap when Martha and Thor resign.

CPaS

- Tom Parrent attended last CPaS and explained its new committee status. The meeting was not well attended by neighbors. One Van Nest neighbor attended. Chris D also attended. Both Tom and Chris reported that the committee is still looking for a chair.

- NNO: $350 to $500 cost for ice cream provided to block events. We need more board participation and six board members volunteered to deliver ice cream on Aug. 5^th.

Compostable Serviceable Products

- David Saddoris presented Recycle-aholics that will offer a grant to KFNA if we partner with this group. Dave Buchanan offered his concern regarding working with “for profit” organizations. He said this could be a problem in the future. Where is the line for dealing with partnerships with “for profit” organizations? This issue will be discussed at the next executive committee meeting.

Farmers Market

- Jobylynn said the FM was rockin’. It is well attended.

Walls Dogs

- Sarah reported that out of town artists will be here soon.

- Site managers are available.

- This is a major organizing effort

- Tom Parrent will read Wall Dogs minutes again

40^th and Lyndale Status

- Dave Buchanan asked for up date and Tom Parrent will give update at next board meeting.

Adjourn

- Jobylynn moved to adjourn and Chrisd seconds

- Approved to adjourn