KINGFIELD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

BOARD MINUTES

11/8/06

Members Present:  Thor Anderson, Darrell Gerber, Shawna Gibson, Peter Hallstrom, Martha Ingram, Arthur Knowles, Ben Kristensen, Erik Lindseth, David Saddoris, Diana Schleisman, Niki Valens, and JobyLynn Sassily.

Members Absent: Mark Hinds

Staff Present: Sarah Linnes-Robinson

The meeting was called to order at 7:04 P.M.

No one availed themselves of the Community Forum.

Secretary’ Report: Approved with corrections.

Treasurer’s Report: Approved. Sarah informed the Board that we are no longer subject to full audits.

Committees and Task Forces:

Redevelopment and Zoning: – Westrum’s Tavern’s had  a non-compliance hearing with the city (regarding outdoor seating and liquor/food ratio) .  The results of this meeting are not yet known.

Crime Prevention and Safety: – All neighborhood walking teams will meet at the park.  Walking teams will map areas where additional lighting might be needed.

Bike Task Force: – This is just forming.  Six residents have shown interest in developing ways to encourage biking in the neighborhood.

Projects:

Transportation: – Citizen participants will be needed for the Lyndale Avenue 10 Year Transportation Plan.

Art to DI for: – 25 youths submitted art for the show.

40th and Lyndale Task Force: – The Task Force organized a meeting, which will be held on November 15th.

Lighting Petition: – The lighting petition for Lyndale has been submitted to the city.

Old Business:

BFIP: – After general discussion, Diana moved that we accept the new BFIP and transfer $50,000.00 to the program. Martha seconded the motion and it passed without dissent. Darrell moved that all BFIP grants should go through the Redevelopment Committee. JobyLynn seconded the motion and it passed without dissent.

New Business:

Farmers’ Market: – Sarah requested that the board form a Task Force to plan the future of The Farmers’ Market and its funding for the next 3-5 years. The Task Force would meet for 4-5 months and report to Board in the Spring 2007. Darrell moved that such a Task Force be established with hoped for membership of Sarah, Joanna and Maura, one food vendor, one craft vendor, 2 Board members, a representative of a local business, a neighborhood resident with extensive knowledge of farmers’ markets, and a Master Gardener.  Diana seconded the motion and, after discussion, it was passed without dissent. The President then appointed JobyLynn and Thor to serve as the Board’s representatives on the Task Force.

NRP Policy Board Elector: – Martha moved that Arthur be named Kingfield’s NRP Policy Board Elector for 2006. Niki seconded and the motion was passed dissent.  Arthur abstained from the vote.

Phone-a-thon: – JobyLynn moved that the Board (such members as may be available) hold a phone-a-thon, on December 6th from 7:00 to 8:30 P.M., to contact past donors neighborhood association and encourage their continued support. Diana the motion and it passed without dissent.

December Board Meeting: – Board members were reminded that the December meeting will be short, to be followed by a party with coffee, snacks and treats. All members are encouraged to bring a friend or neighbor, and invitations will also be sent out to neighborhood donors.

Walldog Project: – Sarah informed the Board that she has met with Lyndale Neighborhood about partnering to bring the Walldog Project, which is a national collective of traveling mural painters, to our neighborhoods next summer. .  The aim of the project is getting 6-8 murals added to our neighborhoods in August of 2007. Niki moved that the Board have Sarah explore this opportunity and see about lining up interested businesses. Darrell seconded the motion and it passed w/o dissent.

Stormwater Project: – Dave moved that the Board authorize creating and signing a letter authorizing a proposal for a grant from LCCMR for the neighborhood stormwater program.  Diana seconded and the motion was passed without dissent.

Stipend payment: – As this discussion concerned Pete’s wife, Joanna, Pete left the meeting at this point. The question was whether to pay Joanna’s stipend for the of her maternity leave. The Board policy is not clear on this point. The recommendation of the Executive Committee is that we do pay the stipend for the period in question. Niki moved that Board accept the recommendation of the Executive Committee. JobyLynn seconded, and the motion passed without dissent.  There was discussion of the policy going forward, and whether the stipend, originally meant for possible health care, should be added to the base salary.  Erik volunteered to look into the matter and make a proposal at a future Board Meeting.

Arthur moved to adjorn at 8:52 P.M.

KFNA Board Secretary:  -  Peter Hallstrom
KFNA Board President:  -  Erik Lindseth

Kingfield Neighborhood Association

Board of Directors Meeting

October 11, 2006

Minutes
Board members present: Dave Saddoris, Niki Valens, Shawna Gibson, Peter Hallstrom, Mark Hinds, Martha Ingram, Erik Lindseth, Darrell Gerber, Diana Schleisman, JobyLynn Sassily

Board members absent: Arthur Knowles, Ben Kristensen, Thor Anderson

KFNA staff present: Joanna Hallstrom, Sarah Linnes-Robinson, Maura Bosch

Meeting called to order: by Erik Lindseth at 7:08

Community forum:
Annie Olson, a new staff person at Martin Luther King Jr. Park introduced herself to the board and citizens present.

Matt Perry, President of the Nicollet-East Harriet Business Association gave an update about the group which formed through joint support from Kingfield and East Harriet Neighborhood Associations.  They have been active since March with momentum growing.  Part of the focus of the group is to encourage neighbors to shop locally.  Mr. Perry expressed his gratitude on behalf of the Association for KFNA’s support.  He provided a handout about the Association.  Meetings are held the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7:00 AM at Curran’s Family Restaurant.  New businesses are welcome.  Mr. Perry will update the KFNA board again in early 2007.

Secretary’s Report:
Dave inquired if we have a list of board members present from the last meeting and noted there were no signatories at the bottom of the minutes.  Dave also inquired about notes in the minutes about Erik moving.  Erik responded that he doesn’t typically move and that this was a procedural error.

Minutes were revised to change the block addresses on the first page from “42nd to 41st” First Avenue to “42nd to 43rd” First Avenue.

Minutes approved.

Treasurer’s Report:
Sarah handed out a new balance sheet.  The change is that we’re now showing liabilities.  She also handed out a revised revenue and expense statement.  The next step is to align the budget with the revenue and expense sheet.  The board will now get this additional information each month in the board packet.  Sarah can address individual questions regarding expenditures before each meeting, as needed.

It was noted that the King Bridge Partnership received funds that were residuals from a $50,000 McKnight grant.  Our contribution to this project is using our staff and board time and expertise to manage the fund.

Redevelopment Committee Report:
None

NRP Committee Report:
None

Green Committee Report:
Sarah gave a brief update on the stormwater project.  We now have 4 approved sites with contracts signed.  These include 3 residential sites, and 1 commercial site.  We still need to secure 1 additional residential site and 1 commercial site.

King Bridge Partnership:
We will not be seeing meeting minutes from this group as they will be working on more projects independently and meeting as a group less frequently.  Niki inquired about Weissman’s involvement in this partnership and Mark explained his interest in the project and willingness to help out.  The group is hoping for innovative design.

Farmer’s Market:
Joanna handed out a report in addition to the survey received in the board packet.  Joanna also introduced Maura Bosch who was the onsite market coordinator.

Joanna noted that the new location of the market this year is great and thanked Sarah and Erik for working to negotiate the space.  The group is still working on filing the public market license for the new space.  The market will continue operating under a temporary use permit even with the zoning code revisions that occurred this year.

Joanna and Maura reported that this year they turned away a couple of produce vendors and that spots in the market are getting competitive.  Many vendors want to participate which is good news.  Maura reviewed how vendors are selected, a process that primarily takes into account past participation in the market and maintaining a balance of goods available.

JobyLynn inquired about verifying that products are grown and/or produced locally and volunteered to go on site visits next year to ensure vendors are in compliance.  Joanna reported that in the application process, vendors are required to list their location including acreage, show a map, list crops and more to be considered.

JobyLynn also asked about a CSA option, and Joanna suggested that this be discussed in a smaller forum.

Joanna would like the market to expand next year to get a wider variety of vendors, suggesting that a berry vendor be included.

Darrell asked if in the market survey respondents were asked about where they came from (live in the neighborhood, driving by, etc.).  This was not asked.

Maura also reported that the 60 yard signs advertising the market were very popular and that they ran out quickly.

Joanna reported that the success of the Midtown market is due in part to the advisory board they have.  She urged the KFNA board to take up the issue of an advisory committee again.  There has been a marketing committee for the market, but not an advisory committee.

Mark asked where we are on the budget for the market.  Joanna and Sarah said that they have never included administrative staff time in the budget for the market, but besides that, the market is breaking even.

Darrell asked “what is sustainable” and can we continue the market without partnering with other neighborhoods.  Sarah commented that KFNA staff doesn’t view the market as sustainable as it is currently because already KFNA staff feels it needs more attention than they can give.  She feels is needs year-round attention.

Erik asked the people involved in the market put together recommendations for the board to review.  Sarah said that we haven’t had the right group to address issues yet and that the market needs broader support.  Some of the issues that need to be explored are: communication and who is the client of the market?  Who are we trying to serve?

Erik suggested that a task force be formed to look at the market.  Sarah agreed and said the first step is really to determine the goal of the market.  Mark commented that the task force needs board members on it.

The item was tabled and put under New Business on the agenda.

Crime Prevention and Safety:

Shawna went through the highlights of the meeting minutes and asked for guidance on when a task force becomes a committee.  She was told that regular attendees are a sign that a group is ready to move from personal issues to committee work.  She was also told there are not really benefits to being a committee over a task force other than the ability to declare membership which would allow you to limit voting on potentially contentious issues.

Dave asked for clarification within the meeting minutes about when to call 911 about noise.  The minutes had conflicting information.  Shawna stated that as she recalled, residents should call 311 about noise if there is an issue during daytime hours.  If it is after 10:00 PM, the noise may violate noise ordinances and in that case 911 should be called.  This is information that Officer Tom Thompson provided to the CPaS group.

Transportation:
No report

Art to DI for:
No youth submissions have been received for the 10/29/06 show.  Numerous organizations and schools have been contacted but there is not participation.

Plans for the adult art show are moving along and donations for layout, printing and more are coming in.  A mailer will be sent after the first of the year.  Artists who have participated before will be contacted earlier.

Newsletter:
The next meeting of the group is 10/24 at Café Tempo.  Martha will send out a reminder email.

Old Business:
Nothing to address

New Business:
40th and Lyndale Task Force (added to the agenda at the meeting)

Steve Brandt and Matt Perry asked for $175.00 from the KFNA board to pay ½ of the cost of a mediator to lead a community meeting next month to address the issues at 40th and Lyndale.  They will also be asking the East Harriet neighborhood board for $175.00.  A 40th and Lyndale task force of 6 people, 3 from East Harriet and 3 from Kingfield have been meeting to discuss operational issues.  Most of the work has been focused on SuperAmerica.  They would like to explore a long term plan for this intersection and need community input.  A city-wide program called the Great City Design Team sponsored by the Mayor and the American Institute of Architects was just announced to address issues such as 40th and Lyndale and the community meeting could serve as a starting point for this process.

JobyLynn asked if the other neighborhood has committed to this.  Perry responded that they haven’t met about this yet.  Mark gave the board some background on this issue as he served on the task force until recently.  He confirmed that past community meetings have drawn 100-200 people and have been volatile.

The board expressed concern about a variety of issues including: How will you advertise the meeting to area residents (flyers); who is the mediator you want to hire (Leonard Lang); is the time line reasonable to pull together a meeting like this; how does the timing relate to the new AIA opportunity; who should be involved in future task force meetings; will the task force be asking KFNA for future money.

Erik noted that in the future these types of issues need to be addressed and discussed by the Redevelopment Committee who should then make a recommendation to the board.  Erik asked that this process be respected as we only have two hours once a month to meet as a board.

Shawna moved to grant the $175.00 to the task for to pay for half the cost of mediation services for a community meeting in November aimed at involving citizens in the preliminary “visioning” process for the corner of 40th and Lyndale.  The motion was seconded and the motion carried unanimously.

“38” Funding Recommendation

Mark made a motion to grant the Lander Group 2 grants of $12,500 each for the redevelopment of the building on the corner of 38th and Nicollet as the “38” project.  Shawna seconded the motion.

Niki asked what the original dollar amount was that was requested, and Mark reported that this is a lesser amount.  Darrell asked what a redevelopment zone program is and Sarah responded that it is a matching grant for business improvement.

Martha pointed out a typo and noted that the program guidelines for the Business Façade Improvement Program are from 2002.  This is the fund from which one $12,500 grant would come.

There was discussion about the merits of reopening a contact and moving funds.  Martha said this raises red flags and that we should not be accepting projects piecemeal and then moving money to accommodate them.  Mark said that the Redevelopment Committee’s rationale for this process is that this is a unique opportunity and situation.  Erik asked Sarah if there was a different way to do this.  She reported on the alternative process and said that it would take about 6 months to do.

Erik summarized by asking for two decisions to be made: 1. do we want to reopen the BFIP program and 2. do we then want to open up this grant to others as well?  Mark commented that our discussion and decision is really about process and the group agreed.  Niki motioned that we reopen the BFIP program, put $12,500 in it now but that it is subject to additional funds, that we moved the date on the redevelopment zoning contract, send a letter to Lander inviting them to apply for the grant, application be reviewed by the Redevelopment Committee who would then make a recommendation.

The motion was changed after Martha said she would not support this as it was and suggested that we eliminate the portion of moving the $12,500 into the fund until we know if we have additional money to use toward the BFIP.

The motion was changed to: reopen the BFIP and Redevelopment Zone contracts, move no money to the BFIP fund, rewrite the BFIP program guidelines, refer to the NRP committee to research additional money, and bring the recommendation to the KFNA for discussion in November.  The motion carried unanimously.

Yemaya:
Martha moved to adopt the first amendment as it was presented to the group in writing and JobyLynn seconded the motion.  Motion carried.  Niki abstained.

Meeting adjourned.

KFNA Board Secretary – Peter Hallstrom
KFNA Board President – Erik Lindseth

Kingfield Board Minutes

September 13, 2006

King Park

Board Members: Dave Saddoris, Arthur Knowles, Eric Lindseth, Thor Anderson, Darrell Gerber, Joby Lyn Sassily, Diane, …

Public Attendees: Elizabeth Glidden, Sarah, Jake, etc. (I didn’t get the names of everyone)

Community Forum:
* Councilmember Elizabeth Glidden – Kingfield has been active in transportation in the past and there are opportunities coming for continued involvement. She gave an update on the BRT meeting held last spring at King Park and developments since. Metro Transit will work on the transit station so it is less affected by MnDOT funding problems with the Crosstown project. She and Rep. Frank Hornstein had a meeting with the MetroTransit people who are starting to work on the project in order to discuss the community involvement process. The initial idea is to have a community advisory committee. As a neighborhood located adjacent to the proposed BRT station, Kingfield will have an opportunity to nominate one or more members. Something more defined will come back later. Timeline is being developed now. Design to finish about March but may be extended to allow more community input. Will need some neighborhood recommendations for reps in about a month or two.
* Neighbors on 1st Ave between 42nd and 41st – Suspicious activity has been witnessed along their block. They have noticed more frequently than normal occurrences of cars and people who shouldn’t be there. They have received mixed signals from the police who sometimes send them to 311 when they call 911. They were referred to the Safety Committee to discuss this more. A policeman will be at the meeting to help work out something. Arthur updated some of the past concerns from neighbors with customers at Pump n’ Munch and Westrums. Thor also suggested connecting with the walking groups.
* Same people also asked a question about putting in speed bumps along their street to help with speeders. Councilmember Glidden asked them to send her an email and she’ll outline the process and costs. Sarah communicated that KFNA has typically been opposed to speed bumps since they usually transfer traffic to adjacent streets that are no more designed for increased traffic volume than the one of concern.

Reports:
* Secretary
o Saddoris revisions – Dave and Martha’s request should be in the secretary section of the minutes instead of Community Forum. Action Items – MPHA – Mark Hinds ‘moved’ not ‘approved’.
o Moved by Arthur and seconded by Sassily as amended. Passed unanimously.
* Treasurer
o Saddoris– In the Balance sheet section, should the Total Assets and Total Labilitys and Capitol match? Sarah, they never do because of the accounting method we use (Cash instead of Accrual).
o Sarah – The Income statement is a new format they are trying. This should help them track better where different expenses and incomes occur especially with respect to NRP monies. Will continue to work on it and make sure that everything is allocated correctly.
* Committees:
o Redevelopment
+ Dave had comments about the minutes not accurately reflecting what happened during the discussion with Lander’s. This will be taken it up at the next redevelopment meeting. Sarah will work out how the money for the Lander development will be reallocated to be made available. The board will want a presentation from Redevelopment and/or Lander at the next meeting or whenever it comes before the board for a decision.
+ John Ibis ahs been working with the City on the three lots south of Mulroys. The closing is Saturday, September 29th. He’s looking at a dance studio on first floor with three apartments above. He is still working through the city process and there are some doubts that it will eventually work out before closing. There are issues with the zoning requirements. MPHA is still looking at finding funding to put in 5 single family units on the site if it is still available. They are looking into high-density corridor funds but it may not be high enough density.
o NRP – Haven’t met. We can start allocating Phase II monies.
o Green – No questions
o King Bridge – No meeting. Sarah will meet with Mark next week to discuss his availability for this committee now that he has begun work as the Executive Director job at the Lyndale NeighborhoodAssociation.
o Farmer’s Market – No new developments on availability of electricity. Vendors appear to be happy with the market. This year has been hard to tie the market and the rest of KFNA together. Options will be considered during the year-end reevaluation. Eric asked about the City’s investigation into zoning for neighborhood farmer’s markets. Sarah will look into it and report back.
o Crime Prevention and Safety Taskforce – Arthur, went to two of the meetings and remembered that there were plans for a letter to Pump n’ Munch from the neighbors and KFNA. He wanted to know the status of that. Sarah had not heard about it but will have Joanna check into it. If the taskforce wants to move forward with the letter it will need to be approved at the next board meeting. We were reminded that we also wanted to consider changing it to a standing committee from a taskforce. Arthur suggested that we leave it as a taskforce to see how it firms up. Eric will bring an idea to the committee about having low interest loans or grants for motion sensing lights to improve security and deter intruders. Sarah will get this to them to discuss at a future meeting.
o Transportation
+ Lyndale avenue – Volunteers doorknocking and working block clubs to get signatures to include lighting into the corridor improvement project. Need to get 65% to go directly to downtown. Would need board recommendation from the bordering neighborhood associations to move forward if enough signatures are not collected.
+ PSC – Update on Street Car from Darrell. The portion of Nicollet south of Lake street has not been included on the final list of prospective routes. It may be possible for later phases. A significant factor was the location of Kmart at Nicollet and Lake. Other factors were the lack of a logical terminus and low density of development. Gerber has recommended that the contractors refer to the corridor development plans filed with the city that reflect neighborhood and city plans to increase transit oriented development along the Nicollet corridor.
o Art to DI For – Youth show is scheduled for October. Been in contact with most Southside art teachers. No takers, yet, on doing a youth project. Adult Show in March.
o Movies – Not going to happen this year but there is interest. Will try next year. Lake Country, Park, and Victors are interested. Getting the equipment will be the most expensive part.
o Newsletter – Has recently been distributed. Reports back are that it is good.
o NNO – People were out even with the rain. We delivered lots of ice cream.

Old Business:
* Policy Reviews and Recommendations
o Personnel Policy
+ Diana moved and Arthur seconded to approve.
+ Thor asked if there was anything that the Executive Committee thinks should be discussed. Eric said nothing in particular and gave a quick overview.
+ Diana moved an amendment to add ‘, honoraria, or gifts’ immediately after ‘…any payment’ in Section 11. Thor also moved changing paragraph 19 to 10. Amendment passed unanimously.
+ Policy approved unanimously as amended.
o Email Policy
+ Gerber moved and Sassily seconded the reworked email policy.
+ Sarah thinks that #3 opens up some ambiguity and increases the breadth of what can be included. She is fine having the discretion but wants to make sure that the board is aware of this. Arthur suggested passing as written and see how it works in 6 months.
+ Dave moved to strike ‘It is news about initiative or issues of interest to KFNA or’ and change ‘it’s’ to ‘its’. Seconded by Diana. Amendment passed unanimously.
+ Dave asked why is number 5 about open area parents is there. Sarah answered that since there is no area school in Kingfield we are an open area and it has been important to communicate to parents their options and the rules. Moved to change number 5 to ‘It concerns Kingfield as an Open Area for public schools’ by Diana. Seconded by Sassily. Amendment passed unanimously.
+ Eric moved to change the second paragraph to ‘The KFNA board of directors or its designee has complete discretion to post timely submissions that meet one or more of the following guidelines:’ Seconded by Sassily. Amendment passed unanimously.
+ Main motion to pass as amended passed unanimously.
o Financial Policy
+ Moved by Saddoris and seconded by Sassily to postpone to the next meeting.

New Business

* Stormwater Scope of Service
o Review given by Sarah. Based upon a standard format for use of NRP funds. Reviewed by Green Committee and NRP Committee. Lays out how NRP monies will be used for the project.
o Arthur moved and Joby Lyn seconded approval of the document.
o Dave moved to strike the extra‘the ‘ in Page 9, first paragraph. Before Kingfield… Typographical error correction thus not voted on.
o Contract approved as amended unanimously.
* Stormwater participation agreement
o Moved by Dave, seconded by Joby Lyn.
o Sarah overview – The agreement that KFNA will sign with the selected property owners. Lists condition the final project will abide by and that they need to pay a $500 participation fee up front. Changes since Green meeting: liability insurance language, right to file a lien language to ensure final payment, and language about receipts and time log requirements for owner work.
o Fix typo of added ‘)’ at end of 5.
o Agreement passed unanimously.
o The documents will be signed by the KFNA board president representing KFNA when they are completed.
* Yemaya Mural Loan Agreement
o Moved by Arthur, seconded by Joby Lyn.
o Sarah overview – Not sure exactly what will happen with the mural right now. They want to reissue the loan agreement to give them more flexibility on where the mural can be placed so that it won’t remain off and on the ground for too long. They also want to increase the timeframe of the agreement.
o Dave questioned whether this should be the loan agreement or an amendment to the original agreement to reflect that changes in circumstances and options.
o Eric moves to postpone discussion to October unless necessary to take up earlier by email vote. Diana seconded. Passed unanimously.
* Donation letter
o Adoption moved by Darrell, Joby Lyn seconded.
o Suggestion to postpone and allow Eric to perform modifications and suggestions by the board.
o Dave suggested adding ‘Sustainable’ to second paragraph. Strike ‘for five years’ from 1.
o Suggestion removing ‘rehabilitation funding’ from 7.
o Darrell suggested shortening the list down from 11 to 3 to 5 items. The thought is that they can be trimmed.
o Darrell suggested that it should be aimed more at what money will be used for. Diana disagreed that people will get that out of it as it is.
o Passed unanimously to pass to Eric to edit with board intents.
* Lucky Girl sign
o Somebody wants to donate the Lucky Girl sign to KFNA to auction off. Not sure about ownership, yet.
* December board meeting
o Bring a friend to recruit to the board.
o Can get them plugged in earlier before the April meeting.
o Can have a meeting and party.

Meeting adjourned  by unanimous vote.

Kingfield Neighborhood Association

Board Meeting

July 12, 2006

Board Members Present: Thor Anderson, Darrell Gerber, Peter Hallstrom, Mark Hinds, Diana Schleisman, Martha Ingram, Arthur Knowles, Joby Lynn Sassily, Niki Valens, Dave Saddoris

Board Members Absent: Shawna Gibson, Ben Kristensen, Erik Lindseth

Others Present: Sarah Linnes-Robinson, Elizabeth Glidden

Call to Order & Community Forum

Darrell Gerber called the meeting to order.

Elizabeth Glidden talked about the Southside Get Out the Vote, Mayor pre budget meetings, and the city attorney’s desire to pursue a test case regarding graffiti.

Dave Saddoris would like the minutes from the May meeting to reflect that a letter was sent to Steve Poor.

Martha Ingram requested that the word “have” be replaced with the word “asked” in the June minutes, page 2, under New Business.  Minutes were approved with stated changes.

Sarah Linnes-Robinson mentioned that the year end closing is still in progress.

Reports

Secretary: No report

Treasurer: No report

Redevelopment and Zoning: No report

NRP
Arthur Knowles stated that Wayne Anderson from NRP passed away.  Because of this tragic loss, Arthur hopes to recruit new members.

Green
Sarah Linnes-Robinson mentioned that the applications for the stormwater project are due Monday, July 17th.  Darrell talked about the success of the Hazardous Waste Collection Day.

King Bridge Partnership: No report

Farmer’s Market
Mark Hinds suggested looking into purchasing a generator.  Per Sarah Linnes-Robinson, the site should have electricity available.  She will follow up on this issue.  Seating for food was also brought up as a possible addition.  Thor Anderson mentioned that custom Tye Dyed T-shirts may be a nice item to have.  The IRV table is present on Second Sundays.

Crime Prevention and Safety
Westrum’s has not been as problematic lately.  There are issues with the Pump ‘N’ Munch.  They will be invited to the next meeting.

Transportation
The July meeting was cancelled.  Elizabeth Glidden said that there was no update on BRT.

Art Project TF: No report

Newsletter
There is a meeting on July 25th.

Action Items
MPHA

The issue of the $10,000 request has not been taken up yet.  Redevelopment will discuss the situation.

Policy Reviews and Recommendation (KFNA Personnel Policies)

Pete Hallstrom motioned to review, Diana Schleisman seconded.  Arthur Knowles pointed out a typo on page 2, section 5.  “Manage” should be changed to “managed”.  In addition, the language should be changed on page 1, under Employee Classification, to include leave at the discretion of the Executive Director.  Sarah Linnes-Robinson mentioned that it may be beneficial to explain unpaid leave in the letter of employment as well.  Also, Pete Hallstrom recommended the policy reflect flexibility with leave.  Mark Hinds approved with amendments, Joby Lynn Sassily seconded.  Sarah Linnes-Robinson suggested we withdraw our motions and refer the policy to the Executive Committee, and so it was done.

National Night Out
Sarah Linnes-Robinson requested board members to volunteer to travel around to the parties and scoop the Kingfield Ice Cream of Rhubarb Crisp.  There are 10 parties registered so far, and 20 are expected.

KFNA Festival
The festival is piggybacking with the Aquatennial this year, and will be held Thursday, July 20th, from 6pm-8pm.

Meeting adjourned at 9:00 PM.

Board minutes respectfully prepared by Diana Schleisman.

KFNA Board Secretary – Pete Hallstrom
KFNA Board President – Erik Lindseth

Kingfield Neighborhood Association

Board Meeting

June 2006

Present: Thor Anderson, Darrell Gerber, Shawna Gibson, Peter Hallstrom, Mark Hinds, Martha Ingram, Arthur Knowles, Ben Kristensen, Erik Lindseth, JobyLynn Sassily, Diana Schleisman

Others: Sarah Linnes-Robinson, Kathy McGillivray, SWJ, John Plifka.

Absent: David Saddoris, Niki Valens

Lindseth called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m.; there was no business raised in the community forum.

Linnes-Robinson opened the meeting with a report on the duplex at 23 W. 38th Street.  This was originally proposed by Public Housing as an affordable duplex with one handicapped-accessible unit.  Public Housing applied to KFNA for $10,000 and received the grant, largely because of the accessible piece.  KFNA later allocated an additional $10,000 when poor soil conditions on the site were discovered.  The duplex was completed late in 2005, and does not contain an accessible unit.  Discussion followed between KFNA, the City, Public Housing, and MCDA to determine how to proceed – no retrofitting for accessibility is possible; Public Housing has offered to seek another site and build an accessible unit there, but not necessarily within Kingfield.  MCDA has recently sought signatures for payment on the $10,000 grant contract.  Downtown NRP has recommended that we sign.  Linnes-Robinson recommends that we don’t.

John Plifka from Public Housing attended the meeting and responded to the report.  Plifka was in charge of construction and remodeling, but not policy.  He reported that MPHA ran into problems with accessibility immediately because of the problematic terrain (steep slope) and the fact that the street is a snow emergency route.  Therefore, building an accessible unit in this location was impossible.

Several board members questioned how the design got as far as it did without noticing the grading issues, and why there was no communication with the Redevelopment Committee when the design was changed.  Plifka was unable to address the lack of communication.  He did report that MCDA is actively looking for other sites and would welcome recommendations.  Stated that a signed agreement to build an affordable unit in exchange for the $10,000 is reasonable.

Motion to refer the contract to the Redevelopment Committee carried unanimously.

Hallstrom reported that board members should sign up to take minutes on the circulating sign-up sheet.

Reports:
Secretary’s report.  Approved with following changes: “motioned” changed to “moved;” “She suspects drug related” should be changed to a complete sentence.

Treasurer’s report.  Approved.  Staff is now printing standard reports instead of custom, which seems to have fixed discrepancies in the numbers.

Redevelopment committee.  Hinds reported that the “38” development is undergoing extensive redesign.  The residential market has slowed, and no residential units are now being planned.  Instead, office/commercial spaces will be built.  This will entail a redesign of the housing component of NRP Phase II and accompanying plan modification.

NRP: no report.

Green: Gerber reported success in finding compact fluorescent bulbs to be given away for hazardous waste drop-off event.

King Bridge Partnership: no report.

Farmers’ Market:  Sassily reported that the farmers’ market opening went well.  The committee is still seeking a CSA.

Crime Prevention and Safety: no report.

Transportation: Gerber reported that the streetcar study is moving forward.

Art: the committee has determined to separate the youth show from benefit events in the future.

Newsletter: Anderson reported that the latest issue is out.

Old business:
Linnes-Robinson reported that a new bookkeeper has been hired – Lois Epstein.  She is working on updating reports.

New Business:
Stormwater contract: Gerber reported that Saddoris and Linnes-Robinson have EOR to submit a new contract.  This resulted in an increase of $2500 over Kestrel, but EOR seems more responsive and innovative to work with.  The contract total is $32,353.  Gerber recommended approval.  Because of the switch in service providers, the contract stretches into next year – design to take place over the winter, with implementation in spring 2007.  Motion to approve contract carried unanimously.

Committees: Linnes-Robinson described committees as per the bylaws.  Lindseth named chairs (see committee list).

Gerber moved to accept the committee list and chairs – motion carried unanimously.

MNIS membership: Minneapolis Neighborhood Information Systems has certain specified membership requirements.  The Redevelopment Committee looked at these and recommended membership.  Linnes-Robinson is slated to be KFNA’s representative, with Hinds as alternate.  A motion to accept these appointments carried unanimously.

Meeting adjourned at 9:00.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Martha Ingram.