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Ward 8 Information Session Hosted by Councilperson Elizabeth Glidden Regarding Various Proposed Minneapolis Park & Recreation Funding Proposals
Tuesday, April 12th, evening
Sabathani Center, 310 East 38th Street, Room J, Minneapolis
With the participation of Ward 8 neighborhoods Bancroft, Bryant, Central, Field, Regina, Northrop, Kingfield, and Lyndale.
Join Council Member Elizabeth Glidden, City Finance Staff and your neighbors for a discussion of proposals that have been made in recent weeks to fund park infrastructure, including funding options and impacts.
Three proposals for funding Minneapolis Parks have been introduced publicly:
- Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board’s Referendum Proposal, which would provide $15million per year for 20 years
- Proposal by Council Members Barb Johnson and Lisa Goodman, that includes a guaranteed minimum of $10.5 million per year for 20 years, a $3 million per year increase in operating revenue, and one time funding of $1.5 million. Potential funding sources and impacts of this proposal are yet to be discussed by the City Council.
- Proposal by Mayor Hodges and John Quincy, for $300 million over 10 years in parks and city roads capital investment. The proposal would fund, annually, $10 million in park capital maintenance and $20 in roads maintenance, and result in a levy increase of 1.4% per year.
Many residents have contacted me to express support for our world-class park system, and I believe that the funding needs for maintaining park infrastructure are real. Outstanding questions still must be addressed and publicly reviewed, including identifying financial impacts and trade-offs if a special funding stream is dedicated to the Park Board for a period of 20 years. Impacts on other city funding priorities are also important to understand, such as the City’s infrastructure maintenance gap for streets and roads.
The City Council may be asked to vote on the Johnson/Goodman proposal as soon as mid-April, and your feedback is important. Please send questions or comments to Elizabeth at (612) 673-2208 or elizabeth.glidden@minneapolismn.gov.
The Johnson/Goodman proposal is scheduled for a public hearing at the City Council’s Committee of the Whole on Wednesday, April 13, 10:00 am, at City Hall, 350 South 5th Street, Room 317 (Council Chambers).
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KFNA Board Meeting
Wednesday, April 13th, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
MLK Park, 4055 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis
Community Conversations and Open Forum at 7 PM, followed by Special Presentations from Mary Altman, City of Minneapolis’ Public Arts Administrator with information on the reconstruction of the 40th Street Bridge including the incorporation of art in it’s design, and Sarah Larson of the Landon Group who is seeking feedback on the design of a new Senior Housing Complex adjacent to Sabathani.
These conversations followed by the regular KFNA Board meeting. The community is invited to stay if they are interested. Childcare is available from 6:45-8:15 PM but we need you to reserve a space and letting us know your kid’s names and ages by contacting KFNA Executive Director Sarah Linnes-Robinson at sarah@kingfield.org.
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Ben Glaros Guitar Student Showcases
Ben Glaros, guitar instructor at the Center For Performing Arts at 3754 Pleasant Ave S. is hosting two fun performances by his students right here in Kingfield. Come enjoy some great music and cheer on Ben's students as they share their talents with the world! Both events are free and open to all ages.
Youth and Teen Student Showcase
Butter Bakery and Cafe, 3700 Nicollet Avenue South
Saturday, April 16th 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Teen and Adult Student Showcase
Driftwood Char Bar, 4415 Nicollet Avenue South
Wednesday, April 20th 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
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Hands-On Gardening Sessions at the ‘MLK Donation Garden’
Wednesdays (on the 3rd week of each month), 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
April 20th, 2016 through September 14th, 2016
MLK Donation Garden, 4055 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis
Regular Class Sessions will include: Hennepin County Master Gardeners will guide you through an entire vegetable growing season until harvest time, addressing all your home garden questions. Sessions will feature hands-on activities working the common communal plot at the park. At the first meeting, participants and Master Gardeners together will determine a schedule for helping in the garden at times outside the scheduled sessions. Produce grown will benefit the food shelf at the Aliveness Project, a nonprofit organization serving community members living with HIV/AIDS.
In order to register for this FREE class visit www.minneapolisparks.org or phone the park at 612-370-4908, or attend the Kick-off event on 3/9!
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Celebrate Earth Day at MLK Park with a Park Clean-Up, Compost Lesson, & Fix-it Clinic!
Saturday, April 23rd, 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
MLK Park, 4055 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis
Three ways to Get Involved!
Between 9:30 AM and 12 noon, and check in at the registration table. A site coordinator will provide you with gloves (if you need them, or you may want to bring your own) and bags, and will instruct you on where to pick up and where to leave trash.
OR...you can also bring your own plastic bag and walk FROM your house TO the Park and collect whatever trash you find on the way—leaving it with the Staff at the Park so we are sure to weigh it with all the other “goodies” collected so we get an accurate total of the clean-up effort! You could do this on your way to either of these other two events!
Between 11 AM- 2 PM, Minneapolis Solid Waste & Recycling staff will be on-site to answer your questions and help sort items into garbage, recycling, and organics recycling containers. They will have an organics display, as well as free stickers and kitchen pails to those who sign up to participate in the organics program! They’ll also be able to help you determine what other materials you can divert for recycling through drop-off programs from your home.
Lastly, from 12 noon to 4 PM….Toaster won't toast? Lamp won’t light? Pants need mending? The Fix-It Clinic helps residents return broken household appliances and clothing to usable condition. With free help from skilled volunteers, residents get assistance with disassembling, troubleshooting, and fixing their items, while learning new skills and gaining empowerment.
Are you a “fixer”? Volunteer fixers are always needed! Volunteers have skills in soldering, electronics and electrical repair, computer repair, sewing, or general tinkering, and have a strong desire to teach people. To volunteer contact nancy.lo@hennepin.us or at 612-348-9195.
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Register now for the 18th Annual KFNA Rummage Sale
Thursday, May 19th, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
The 18th Annual Kingfield Rummage Sale will be held on Saturday, May 21, 9 AM to 2 PM. The cost to participate is $10 per household or $25 for an entire block, which helps KFNA promote your sale. As always, KFNA will print and distribute rummage sale maps in the neighborhood and online, as well as market the sales with signage and social media.
If you’re shopping the sales, stop in at Butter Bakery Café, Curran’s Restaurant, ColorWheel Gallery, Nicollet Ace Hardware, or Royal Grounds the day of the sale to pick up a map, or check out kingfield.org the day before the sale to plan your route.
Registration forms are available online this year. Completed forms are due by 9 PM on Tuesday, May 17th. If you have any questions regarding the event or registration please email KFNARummageSale@gmail.com.
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Nicollet Avenue Public Art Community Mosaic Workshops
Saturday, April 30th & Saturday, May 7th, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (you do not need to attend both)
MLK Park, 4055 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis
It’s spring, and birds are popping up on Nicollet –bird sculptures, that is.
- Workshops will be limited to 32 participants each; call or email KFNA at 612.823.5980 or info@kingfield.org to reserve your place at the table!
- Children as young as 6 are welcome, but each youth 12 or younger must be accompanied by an adult who also participates in the workshop.
As part of the City of Minneapolis’ Art in Public Places program, Twin Cities artists Ben Janssens and Marjorie Pitz, with input from a neighborhood public art committee, designed art for the 10-block stretch of reconstructed Nicollet from Lake Street to 40th Street. Gateway sculptures with an aviary theme can be seen at 40th and 36th streets, and sculptural bird stools and benches are being installed at six locations this spring.
These benches and stools on Nicollet are not yet complete, however; as part of the design the birds’ wings have been left blank, for community members to fill in. Mosaic artist Lori Greene has been working with students at Ramsey Middle School to create designs for the wings, and she will be running two community workshops where participants will transform these designs into colorful mosaic wings.
Register here!
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PorchFest 2016!
Thursday, June 16th, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Attention neighbors, musicians, and porch owners!
This is a call to SAVE THE DATE for Kingfield PorchFest! Last year, this first-time event took the neighborhood by storm, featuring over 40 musical performances on 25 Kingfield stages! The weather near solstice was gorgeous, the music was resplendent, and attendees and musicians alike were giddy with excitement to see and hear the talent of their neighbors in their very own neighborhood.
For anyone who missed this event last year and is wondering, “What is PorchFest?”--PorchFest is an evening of music, walking, and summer. On a single summer evening, musicians will perform acoustic music at their respective homes or at a porch location donated by a neighbor, while others stroll through the neighborhood, enjoying the sounds.
We have a need for musicians, amateur and professional, and for porch venues. If you are willing to perform music, provide a porch, or both, please utilize the online application form that will help us match musicians with hosts and porches, to better coordinate, map, and promote the sounds of the evening!
Sign up as a Musician or Host (or BOTH!) here!
Questions? Contact KFNA Executive Director, Sarah Linnes-Robinson at sarah@kingfield.org or 612.823.5980.
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