Kingfield Neighborhood Association

KFNA Board Meeting 1/14/09

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In attendance: Tom Parent, JobyLynn Sassily, Marie Wolf, Chris Sur, Chris DeParde, Diana Schleisman

 

Meeting called to order at 7: 10pm – No Quorum

 

Community Forum – No comment

 

Secretaries Report – Last meetings minutes not submitted. Will vote on acceptation in February. Chris Sur will keep March meetings minutes.

 

Treasurers Report – Reviewed balance sheet. No comments from board members. The city is behind in payments and as a result, KFNA needs to stay current on reimbursement requests. Wall Dogs: Sarah is trying to calculate in- kind donations, as one of the final financial piece of the project. The final financial piece is determining with LNA the allocation of staff time for each organization.  Sarah Linnes Robinson acknowledged she donated a great deal of her time on this project by her own choice; Tom Parent recognized and thanked her for her efforts. KFNA will share any profits or losses accrued from the project with the LNA. It appears that the project will break even with no losses to KFNA, except for staff time on the project.

 

Chris DeParde asked how our new book keeper arrangement was progressing. Linnes-Robinson said that both Lois and Neela had worked together in December for training purposes.  Tom Parent said that the transition was supposed to be seamless and KFNA was not to be paying for the book keepers training. Linnes-Robinson said the situation has worked and she has not needed to provide any training, and normally that would be her role; she will also make sure that Lois understands that her future bills as a contractor need to fall within the range of those of her bills as an employee did. 

 

Also: The direct mail campaign received $5,250 in contributions representing 170 households. The unemployment claim that Sam put in will be appealed and the hearing will be on February 3rd. KFNA offered Sarah Linnes Robinson any support she made need.

 

Committees and Task Force:

 

CPaS – Community initiated grants were discussed at the last meeting.

 

38th & Nicollet – KFNA is organizing a stakeholders meeting at Michael Lander’s building.  February 5th at 10:00am. Theissen Building tour will follow.

 

CIS – Mark Loesch Trial – Sarah Linnes Robinson will compose draft from her personal perspective as a friend and as an employee of KFNA.  She will offer KFNA an opportunity to add their name.

 

Art Show – On track for March 21st at Rau Barber.

 

Craft Resolution for NRP Project/ Neighborhood Community Engagement Commission:  KFNA needs to determine an individual to attend the meeting in which process will be established to appoint neighborhood reps to the commission.

– Designate individual(s) to attend.

– KFNA will get one vote

– No quorum to approve resolution but could be approved through e-mail vote.

– We will send all KFNA interested parties to this meeting – 3 person delegation

with one vote. Question is who will cast vote. Marie Wolf suggested sending 3         reports from individuals and vote. Top vote getter gets the vote, second is the alternate. The resolution needs to be out by January 30th.   

 

Website – Tom Parent says we have good traffic. When he Googled Kingfield, KFNA site came up number one. Board members need to comment on website usability to Sarah Linnes Robinson.

 

Block Organizing Groups – Sarah Gleason has started to identify block leaders but is finding that most are not organized. “Eyes on the Street” project will utilized KFNA website and also the website will be used to invite people to the next CPaS meeting. JobyLynn and Sarah G will meet before the February board meeting to develop a rough draft for a block welcome packet.

 

Experience Southwest “XSW” website – Linnes-Robison asked the board for guidance regarding the follow-through on the board’s vote last year to give the Nicollet East Harriet Business Association $750 for the website.  The vote was based upon the site including all Kingfield businesses; it has been updated with most businesses we have told them are not there, but Linnes-Robinson does not feel it should be KFNA’s job to tell them who is not present.  Additionally the usability of the site is not good—names have to be spelled precisely, businesses can’t be searched by categories, focus is too broad.  Board will look at site to determine if it is useful to KFNA and will follow up on this topic in the next meeting so KFNA Staff is not the one making the call on if and or when KFNA will provide funding on this project.  

 

KFNA History Project – Topic for March board meeting.

 

Adjourned at 9:00pm                                       

 

KFNA Board Minutes 9/08

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Kingfield Neighborhood Association

Board Meeting

SEPTEMBER, 2008

7 PM MLK Park

 

7:00     Call to Order and Community Forum
            Attendees: David Buchanan, David Brauer, David Saddoris, David Potosky, Marie Wolf, Chris Sur, Chris De Parde, Mark Brandow

 

7:15     Strong Schools Strong City Referendum Presentation and Q & A with Sharon Henry-Blythe.

            Vote was held on whether to support and endorse the referendum.

            Vote In Favor: David Brauer, Marie Wolf, Chris Sur, Chris De Parde, Mark Brandow

             Vote Against: David Potosky

              Abstain: David Buchanan, David Saddoris

 

7:35     Reports

·         Secretary approved minutes with no questions or concerns

·         Treasurer

o   Year End Report

o   How to Read the new financial report, Lois Epstein, KFNA Bookkeeper

New report by QuickBooks was presented June and July (new fiscal year) by Lois Epstein.  Board made comments on format and important information, Lois Epstein will modify.  New report was approved and new format commended for being easier to read and understand.

           

7:50     New Business

·                     HR Policy Amendment Recommendation

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    • Stipend removal – all references to stipend will be removed from HR policy.
    • Adjusted compensation of Kingfield Director (Linnes-Robinson) to account for HR policy change.  Rate of pay adjusted to reflect the removal of stipends from employee payments from October and on by adding $1.44 per hour to salary.  Hours from beginning of year through September will be paid at this additional rate to adjust for period when stipend ends.

·                     Funding for Nicollet East Harriet Web Site was requested by Mark Brandow for the Experience Southwest Site, which will list all southwest businesses.  Mark added that getting a plug for the Kingfield Farmers’ Market might be a possibility. Mark also noted that the NRP Committee had identified a strategy were funds could come from; Linnes-Robinson confirmed that there was money in a strategy for supporting businesses that could be used for this but it would require a board vote.

 

Linnes-Robinson stated that most Kingfield businesses she had searched for on Experience Southwest were not listed.  Brandow asked that the names be sent to him of these before the next business association meeting.  The board voted to approve the spending of $750 contingent on the listing of the additional sites. 

 

8:20     Old Business

·         SMACC Proposal – not discussed

·         Walldogs Report – Walldogs might break even.  Two events remaining (one an income-generater, Eating For Art, and the other an expense, Volunteer Thank You Party) and two grants outstanding.  David Brauer asked what would happen if money received was over the cost of the Walldgos project.  Linnes-Robinson stated that was unlikely since the final expense billed to the project was staff time and paying for this expense in full would most likely use up any “profits”; she also stated that the agreement with LNA was all costs and profits would be shared equally. Brauer wanted to be sure that if there were profits the spending of them would be brought back to the board .  Linnes-Robinson agreed to research the exact woding of KFNA’s Agreement with LNA on this matter.

·         Website Updates Posting again—David Potosky discouraged by the lack of updates by other board members.  Asked that other members participate.

·         Hiring of a Project Organizer Linnes-Robinson posted position with goal of interviewing select applicants after Sept 25

 

8:30     Committees and Task Forces:

o   Redevelopment and Zoning

o   NRP

o   Green

o   Newsletter

o   King Bridge Partnership (update provided in writing)

o   Farmers’ Market

o   Crime Prevention and Safety (CPaS)

o   Bike TF

Projects

o   Walldogs

o   Transportation (Access Minneapolis Report:10 Year Plan and BRT)

o   40th & Lyndale

 

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Upcoming KFNA events:

 

2nd Annual Eating for Art

Thursday October 2

Local restaurants are donating a percentage of their sales this day to KFNA for community art projects including tieing up Walldogs and the art show 2009.  Plan morning breakfast at Curran’s or Anodyne, grab a mid-morning treat at Butter, have lunch on the patio at Victor’s, and then dinner at El Paraiso and know that up to 31% of your tab is going directly to your neighborhood association—the more you eat then better we’ll look! 

 

Harvest Hoedown

Friday, October 3 from 6-10:30

Leonardo’s Basement, KFNA, Corner Table and Anodyne are hosting a block party on E. 43rd Street between Nicollet and 1st Ave on PM.  This will be a family event. Tickets will cost $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 6+. Tickets proceeds (donations) will support the Kingfield market; food sales will be kept by the partnering restaurants. 

 

From 6-8 PM Kingfield neighbors will play in a bluegrass jam band. From 8-10 PM an organized band will play music for folk dancing. There will be a dance caller to demonstrate dance steps and call dances.

Our hope is that this will become an annual event.

 

KFNA is putting $750 toward this event through a Community Initiated Grant.

 


Kingfield and Bryant neighbors –

 

There is a small amount of $ ($15,000) in the 2008 capital budget of the City designated for the 40th Street pedestrian bridge.  I had asked our staff for more explanation on what these funds could be used for, after conversation with Kingfield board members.  Below is Don Elwood’s response.

 

How would you like to proceed?  Let me know your thoughts and we’ll move forward.

 

Elizabeth Glidden

Eighth Ward Councilmember

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From: Elwood, Don R.
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 12:43 PM
To: Glidden, Elizabeth A.
Cc: Kotke, Steven A; Hamilton, Heidi J; Yuzna, Jack S.
Subject: RE: Capital budget – $15,000 for the 40th Street Pedestrian Bridge

 

 

CM Glidden,

 

The 15K was put in the budget to provide Capital money to make an interim connection for the River Lake Greenway across 35W until a future plan for 35W is programmed. These $$ could be used for striping, way finding signs or other elements. At this point the plan for 35W is long term at best.  The money could be used for planning purposes or to conduct a study.

 

One option would be to put this project on our Federal Priorities list with IGR and use the 15K on the interim solution.

 

Don 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KFNA Board Agenda 9/08

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Kingfield Neighborhood Association
Board Meeting AGENDA
SEPTEMBER, 2008
7 PM– MLK Park

7:00 Call to Order and Community Forum

7:15 Strong Schools Strong City Referendum Presentation and Q & A

7:35 Reports
• Secretary
• Treasurer
o Year End Report
o How to Read the new financial report, Lois Epstein, KFNA Bookkeeper

7:50 New Business
• HR Policy Amendment Recommendation—Stipend removal
• Related adjusted pay raise to account for above HR policy change for Linnes-Robinson
• Funding for Nicollet East Harriet Web Site request

8:20 Old Business
• SMACC Proposal
• Walldogs Report
• Website Updates
• Hiring of a Project Organizer

8:30 Committees and Task Forces:
o Redevelopment and Zoning
o NRP
o Green
o Newsletter
o King Bridge Partnership (update provided in writing)
o Farmers’ Market
o Crime Prevention and Safety (CPaS)
o Bike TF
Projects
o Transportation (Access Minneapolis Report:10 Year Plan and BRT)
o 40th & Lyndale

*****
Upcoming KFNA events:

2nd Annual Eating for Art
Thursday October 2
Local restaurants are donating a percentage of their sales this day to KFNA for community art projects including teeing up Walldogs and the art show 2009.  Plan morning breakfast at Curran’s or Anodyne, grab a mid-morning treat at Butter, have lunch on the patio at Victor’s, and then dinner at El Paraiso and know that up to 31% of your tab is going directly to your neighborhood association—the more you eat then better we’ll look!

Harvest Hoedown
Friday, October 3 from 6-10:30
Leonardo’s Basement, KFNA, Corner Table and Anodyne are hosting a block party on E. 43rd Street between Nicollet and 1st Ave on PM.  This will be a family event. Tickets will cost $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 6+. Tickets proceeds (donations) will support the Kingfield market; food sales will be kept by the partnering restaurants.

From 6-8 PM Kingfield neighbors will play in a bluegrass jam band. From 8-10 PM an organized band will play music for folk dancing. There will be a dance caller to demonstrate dance steps and call dances.
Our hope is that this will become an annual event.

KFNA is putting $750 toward this event through a Community Initiated Grant.

Board Meeting Minutes 7/08

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KFNA Board Meeting Minutes 7/9/08

Meeting called to order by Tom Parent at 7:05pm.

Board Members in Attendance: Marie Wolf, Chris DeParde, Jobylynn Sassily James, Robin Bipes, Chris Sur, Tom Parent, David Brauer, David Buchanan, Jeff Shaw, Karen Pieper, David Saddoris.

Board Members Absent: David Potosky, Mark Brandow

Community Forum

– Monica Hofe and Beth Larson were introduced as CPaS co-chairs.

– Samantha Loesch and Molly Hanson informed the board of their intent to open Kings Wine Bar at 46th St and Grand Ave. They need a liquor license and a parking variance. They are also experiencing some zoning issues with un-related businesses on the same property with may delay the opening. They hope to open their business this fall.

-Brain Cornell – MLK Park Director reported that over 100 people attended the “Bee” movie last month and will show “Night at the Museum” in September. Fundamental soccer is going very well with over 30 kids and 8 parents participating. Brian felt that the KFNA website works well to get information out to the neighborhood regarding park events. The July 24th KingPark Festival will “go green”.

New Board Member Appointed

– David Brauer made a motion to elevate Robin Bipes from board alternate to board member. Chris Sur seconded the motion and Robin was voted as the newest board member unanimously.

– David Saddoris questioned the percentage of board votes to elevate a board member. Sarah will research questions and make a recommendation for clarification to the bylaws at the next Annual Meeting.

David Brauer made a motion for Arthur Knowles to become second alternate to the board, behind the remaining alternate, Diana Schleisman. David Saddoris seconded the motion and it was carried by the full board.

Secretaries Report

– David Brauer moved to approve and Chris DeParde seconded. Motion based and minute from 6/11/08 board meeting were accepted.

Treasurers Report

– May, June, July, and August reports will be presented at the September board meeting for approval. The year-end will be in Peachtree, and the current year will be in Quickbooks. The bookkeeper will be in attendance to field questions from the board and help the board in understanding how to read the new financial reports.

Farmers Market

– Resignation of Market Coordinator: David Nicholson, farmers Market Committee Chair and David Brauer reported that Sheila Delaney has resigned as the Farmers Market Coordinator. David Brauer reported that Sheila felt she could not serve the needs of KFNA and Farmers Market duties. Sharon Nygren was offered as a replacement candidate for Sheila. Moving forward, David Brauer will get clear expectations from Sarah Linnes Robinson as to the needs of KFNA with regard to record keeping and collection of vendor fees. Continued discussion was held around the question of continuing this position into the future.

– David Brauer and David Nicholson reported that the Farmers Market would like to break from KFNA and go independent for the future sustainability of the market. They would like to commit to the current Kingfield location for next year and move independently as a “South Minneapolis” Market in 2010. Sarah Linnes Robinson gave her perspective on the market which include: making the market known as a KFNA market; insure a revenue stream for KFNA; insure that proper paper work and record keeping is maintained. She has struggled with these points through the past years. Sarah felt Sheila did have time for these KFNA priorities. She is unsure if hiring a new employee for this position is the right thing to do. JobyLynn felt that work on Sundays at the Farmers Market was too much for one person.

David Buchanan made a motion and then withdrew it to appoint the Farmer Market Committee to select a new coordinator. Tom Parent made a motion that the Executive Committee discuss this at the next Exec meeting. This was withdrawn. David Brauer moved that the KFNA board authorize the hiring of Farmers Market Coordinator to be mutually determined by the KFNA Executive Committee and the Farmers Market Committee chair under the same terms and job description as before. Motioned carried unanimously.

SMACC

– Jim Spensley spoke on behalf of SMACC. They need younger group of people to become involved in their organization. Jim reports there are more over flights in Kingfield and there is no reason for this. There is supposed to be no take offs from runway 35 over the city. This happened last year and there was no public outcry and flights continued this year.

– SMACC revised mission statement has is away from noise issues to safety and economic development concerns.

– They need more collaboration from people around the airport. Organizations may join and appoint a liaison to SMACC. Organizations can serve as a director, committee chair, and a voting member. They are soliciting for membership that costs $25.00. Tom Parent suggested KFNA look at the SMACC website.

E-Mail Policy Change

– The board reviewed an addition to the e-mail policy “…free and open to the public”. Chris Sur moved to accept change. David Saddoris moved to add “…held by Kingfield member”. The motion carried 6 aye / 3 nay / 2 abstentions.

Hiring Project Organizer

– The board reviewed the Project Organizer job description. Sarah would like to keep this person close to a half time position, the goal being to level work between Project Organizer and Executive Director. Sarah would like to eliminate the stipend due to recording issues. David Brauer moved to increase pay for this position to $17 – $19 per hour based on experience. Robin made an amendment to change the motion to “start at $17 and up based on experience”. The motion passed 9 aye /1 nay.

– Chris Sur moved to accept job description and Chris DeParde seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

Foreclosure Lit Drop

– Tom Parent will head up a foreclosure information lit drop at 10AM on July 19th at Butter. The goal is to lit drop the 92 blocks of Kingfield.

Wall Dogs

– Sarah asked for Wall Dog volunteers to do various jobs on July 17 and July 26th. Food / site management / painting jobs are available.

– Sarah will e-mail WallDogs budget to board. The budget is $80k and a $7,000 deficit has accrued. KFNA share is $3,500. Walldogs is running a raffle ticket promo to eliminate this deficit.

KFNA Summer Fest

– Sarah asked for volunteers to help out July 24th for the KFNA Summer Fest. Jobs will include manning the KFNA information booth.

Block Club Task Force

– Michael Vanderford, West-of-King Block organizer, presented ideas to organize and develop strong block clubs through out Kingfield.

– Tom Parent and Chris DeParde created an action item list that KFNA can move forward with regarding block organization. These actions will include:

– Ice Cream scooping on registered blocks on NNO.

– Block organizational lit drop at each block party to include blank block map template and benefits of organizing a block club.

– Additional role of KFNA will to provide communication infrastructure by use of website and maintaining block club leader list.

Meeting Adjourned

– Meeting was adjourned by Tom Parent

Minutes prepared by Chris DeParde, KFNA Sectary.

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Approved by KFNA Board on 9/10/08.