1. Safety and Community Building in Our Neighborhood

1. KFNA Board Meeting, October 13, on Zoom

2. Redevelopment

1. Community Redevelopment Committee Meeting re Housing Development at 3536 Nicollet, Wednesday October 20, 6:30 PM, on Zoom (request a link to the meeting)

3. Greening & Health

1. Parents Urge MPS to Offer Outdoor Lunch at All Minneapolis Public Schools for a Safer & Healthier Environment: See the petition
2. The Donation Garden at MLK is Put to Bed for the Winter (after providing a weekly connection and education point for neighbors and donating 113 pounds of fresh produce to The Aliveness Project this season!)
3. “Reserve 107: Reconciliation on the Prairie”; a Free Virtual Film Showing by Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership Institute, Tuesday October 19, 6:30 PM, Register here.

4. Community Connections

1. CFPA Celebration, Wednesday October 13, 6-9 PM indoors at 3754 Pleasant, proof of recent COVID testing or vaccination required to attend!

5. Election Education and GOTV

1. Learn About All 3 City Charter Amendments from Groups Advocating on Each Side of Each One, Saturday AM October 16, Online & In Person Option, Learn more here!
2. In Kingfield We Take Voting Very Seriously; Get Your Kingfield GOTV Yard Sign
3. Minneapolis Redistricting Work Group, Tuesday October 14, 5-6:30 PM
4. Volunteer to Greet Neighbors in Election Day (or fuel their election fever by baking cookies!) November 2, all day at MLK park. Sign up here!

Questions about the content of this eNews? Contact KFNA Executive Director Sarah Linnes-Robinson

1a) KFNA Board Meeting

Wednesday, October 13th, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

On Zoom

Community Forum is the chance for any resident or property owner to bring their question or concern to the KFNA Board. This month the KFNA will also be discussing the three Minneapolis Charter Amendments, as well as outreach plans for building community this winter.

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2a) Community Redevelopment Meeting regarding Housing Proposal at 3536 Nicollet

Wednesday, October 20th, 6:30 PM -7:30 PM

On Zoom: For the meeting code please email sarah@kingfield.org and put ‘3536 Nicollet Meeting’ in the subject line.

Kingfield & Lyndale Neighborhood Associations are hosting a community meeting regarding a new 196 unit housing development project being planned for 3536 Nicollet Avenue in the Lyndale Neighborhood. The Kingfield Neighborhood Association (KFNA) Redevelopment Committee and Lyndale Neighborhood Association (LNA) Housing Committee had the opportunity to review the developer’s proposal in mid-September. The committees are now hosting a special committee meeting via Zoom to allow interested neighbors to learn about the project and ask questions of the developers, Sean Sweeney and Jeff Hall of Hall Sweeney Properties. Neighbors and property owners within a block of the project have been notified by direct invitation.

Although it would be our preference to hold this meeting in person, due to COVID safety procedures and a lack of meeting spaces open that will allow for social distancing at this time, this virtual meeting will need to suffice. Please submit any project questions you have BEFORE the meeting so we can ask them, and the project architect, to cover these in the presentation. For questions, please email sarah@kingfield.org and put ‘3536 Nicollet Meeting’ in the subject line.

The meeting will be held on Wednesday October 20, 6:30-7:30 PM. To get the code to attend the meeting please email sarah@kingfield.org and put ‘3536 Nicollet Meeting’ in the subject line. You will receive an email with a link to join the meeting. If you have emailed questions about the project as outlined above, we will be sending you the meeting link as well.

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3a) Minneapolis Public School Parents Urge the District to Adopt Outdoor Lunch as Plan A

Please review and consider signing the petition (also in Espanol | Hmoob | Soomaali) urging MPS to consider a districtwide policy for outdoor lunch to lower the risk of transmission of COVID-19, resulting in a safer environment for staff and students and likely fewer disruptions to in-person instruction.

3b) Thank you Master Gardeners and Neighbors!

The Donation Garden at MLK is Put to Bed for the Winter (after providing a weekly connection and education point for neighbors and donating 113 pounds of fresh produce to The Aliveness Project this season!)

3c) “Reserve 107: Reconciliation on the Prairie”; a Free Virtual Film Showing by Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership Institute

Join Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership Institute online on Tuesday night Oct 19 for a FREE screening of “Reserve 107: Reconciliation on the Prairie”. Learn more and register https://buff.ly/3BtokRC

This Month's Feature Film: Reserve 107
For decades, stories have spread throughout the village of Laird, Saskatchewan. It has been said that First Nation descendants of an old treaty have visited shopkeepers and town officials. The First Nations that came to the town, starting in the 1970s, insisted that a treaty signed between their people and the government of Canada states the land of the locals actually belong to an Indigenous First Nation. But when a group of Mennonites and Lutherans in the town of Laird discover that the land they live on is in fact the former reserve of the Young Chippewayan First Nation, they are forced to acknowledge the history that has brought them to their present confrontation.

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4a) Center for Performing Arts (CFPA) Celebration

Wednesday, October 13th, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

3754 Pleasant, Check in and entrance on 38th Street

Join us to celebrate the Center for Performing Arts completing construction with community, food, and (of course) the arts! Mahto Peta Toispaye Drum group and poet Halee Kirkwood open, followed by food and a cabaret of performances.

*Rain or shine: indoor event. Those attending must provide a completed COVID-19 vaccination card, with their final dose at least 14 days prior to the event, or a negative COVID-19 test result from a test taken 72 hours or less prior to the event. Masks are required inside CFPA for this event.

info@cfpampls.com, 612-821-9202, Facebook event

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5a) Charter Education Forum

Saturday, October 16, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Mayflower Church, 106 E Diamond Lake Road

Can’t make this time? The video will be saved and streamed from here, after the forum!

On November 2nd, Minneapolis votes on three charter amendments that will determine the future of public safety, rent control, and the structure of our local government. Learn about all 3 City Charter Amendments from groups advocating on each side of each amendment at a public forum occurring on Saturday October 16th from 10am-11:30am at Mayflower Church (106 E Diamond Lake Rd, Minneapolis, MN 55419) or streaming live.

Register to attend in-person or to get the livestream link.

If attending in person, masks are required and so is proof of vaccination! We will be limiting capacity to maintain safe distancing.

At this public forum, the Charter Education Team, a partnership of Southwest Minneapolis Neighborhood Organizations, is hosting six speaker advocates in favor of and opposed to each charter amendment. Each will give a short speech, will make their case, and will help you decide which way to vote.

Confused about the City Charter & the Proposed Charter Amendments? Missed the Sept KFNA Board meeting with City Clerk Casey Carl? Watch the presentation on Kingfield’s YouTube Channel!

5b) In Kingfield We Take Voting Very Seriously; Get Your Kingfield GOTV Yard Sign

Sign up to have a voting-reminder yard sign planted in your lawn!
Want to help place yard signs in others yards? You can also check “Yes” on the form to help distribute them!

5c) Minneapolis Redistricting Meeting

Tuesday, October 14th, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

The public can watch sessions on:

• Minneapolis City Council TV
• Minneapolis YouTube channel
• Comcast Channels 14 and 799

The process of redistricting in Minneapolis has begun. Using 2020 census data, the Minneapolis Redistricting Group, composed of the nine-member Redistricting Advisory Group and the Minneapolis Charter Commission, will complete new ward and park district boundaries by March 29, 2022. More information on Redistricting can be found at: minneapolismn.gov/redistricting.

Public input is a vital part of this process and the Redistricting Group holds public listening sessions. Anyone may sign-up to speak. Sign-up forms are available online and must be completed at least 24 hours in advance of the listening session. The Office of the City Clerk will email a phone number and conference code to join the meeting by phone.

5d) Kingfield Annual Polling Party!

Tuesday, November 2, ALL DAY!

MLK Park

To volunteer to greet neighbors or bring firewood or cookies, Sign up here!

Kingfield Neighborhood has a great voting tradition, and KFNA hosts an all-day, outdoor polling party at MLK Park to greet ALL neighbors and thank them for voting with hot coffee and tasty treats! All of Kingfield...and only Kingfield…votes at MLK Park so you are sure to bump elbows with many neighbors, old and new! Sign up to be part of the fun!

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