Meeting Minutes

Date: July 16, 2019

Called to Order: 6:34PM

Presided by: Joel Federer (President)

Note taker: Sara Fulton-Koerbling

Board members in attendance: Tyler Mulcahey, Sara Fulton-Koerbling, Donte Mearon, Patty Grabski, Brett Anderson, Ryan Antkowiak, Lauren Anderson (Coordinator) Adam Miller, Michael Kootsikas, Adriana Dobrzycka

Others in attendance: Rachel Ireland-Henry (Accountant), Ira Jourdain, MPS Board member, Nikki Fredericks (Park director), Stephanie Vigen
Board members absent: Judy Vecere

July 16, 2019 Agenda 

6:30pm     Welcome & Introductions

6:35pm        Guest: Ira Jourdain, Minneapolis Public Schools Board Member – MPS Comprehensive District Design

• Transportation
  • Driver shortage/recruiting
  • Real time transit app
• Referendum-$30 million
  • $18 million: General fund allotment—staffing, curriculum, health care coverage
  • $12 million: Technology fund
• State Budget Funding
  • General Fund 2% State Funding Increase, $176 increase per student across the district, a little over $10 million overall
  • Math Development/Fund Balance
    • New math curriculum, last updated in 2007
      • Call for parents to review curriculum will be uploaded to the district website
• Comprehensive District Design
  • Overview school pathways, current plan options, programming
    • Tire mulch 95% replaced across the school pathways, Armatage to be finished by end of 2019
    • Children in district 6, 85-95% of students attend their assigned district.
      • Working on student counts, class sizes, and integration
      • Potential change in attendance boundaries—information coming jan/feb 2020
      • start times will be adjusted in SY 2021
      • Washburn high school CTE move to Minn North HS
  • option 1-no changes
  • option 2-divide the city into two sections—more school choice
  • option 3-divide the city into four quadrants-fewer transportation issues
  • Community engagement and timeline
    • Board meetings, last Thursday of the month at the Davis center
    • Will be attending community events throughout the summer

7:05pm     Park Update:

• Sports registration open—soccer and flag football increased age levels increased
• Ice skate request: enough funds to acquire 2 pairs of each size of skates, repair and sharpen existing skates.
• Pickle ball lines put in at Kenny and started a pickle ball league. Two courts: $425 for installing lines.

7:15pm     Summer Festival Final Details

• Screen printing
  • Single design running on two screens
    • Tote bags and pricing for byo shirts
    • Motion for the board to purchase screen printing paint, extra screen, and tote bags for $400. Motion approved.
• Event volunteer schedule
  • Two shifts during event. 3:45-5, 5-7:15, not including set up and tear down.
  • Two ANA tables
• Board t-shirts
  • Outsource printing or print inhouse during training. Deadline to order is this week
  • Motion for the shirt to include the logo and ‘armatage’ on the front, up to $14/shirt. Motion carries
  • Motion for the shirt to not include the logo, but text of armatage. Motion fails.
  • Motion for the board members to wear personal shirts with ANA board buttons in lieu of printing shirts. Motion carries, and overrides previous motion to print shirts.
• Zero waste (Green Team)
  • 3 zero waste stations, 2 volunteers per station, 2 different shifts. Extending call for volunteers from Green Team and Next door to fill spots.
• Tables and raffles
• 21 18×24 lawn signs at freeway exits, high traffic areas, Patty and Tara C. to install on 8/1
• Set up and take down
• Lawn games-locate: frisbee toss, giant jenga, baggo, bocce,
• Face painters confirmed, 5 food trucks confirmed.

8:00     Other Business

• Move to spend $750 on PHP upgrade for ANA website. Motion carries.

8:10pm        President’s Report

• Updated park plan is out. Provide feedback to Lauren if you haven’t already
• Neighborhoods 2020 neighborhood boilerplate language. Motion to approve language submitted and post publicly so residents can contact their representatives. Motion approved.
• Board Potluck Celebration-two dates, August 25th or August 18th. Final date announced by Friday

8:10 pm     Minutes – approved via email

Treasurer Report – financials emailed

8:15 pm     Committee Updates

• Green Team:
  • Save the date for Mpls Litter Be Gone Clean-up – Oct 5 Mark your calendars
• Mini Grants:
  • Approve 2019 Grant Recipients
    • • Three proposals, with recommendation to approve two
        • • Thermo-camera to complete energy audits
          • Mural with community participation, with mural location confirmed.
      • Motion to fund thermo-camera mini grant at $594. Motion carries.
      • Motion to fund $1000 for mural mini-grant pending approved location in Armatage. Motion carries.

8:25 pm        Coordinator Update

• Business facade grant application: 2211-2215 54th street. Environmental review completed. Estimated $11k,
• Washburn Tot Lot Celebration date & volunteers August 22nd 5:30-7:30
  • Motion to approve up to $250 for Popsicles and bubbles, compostable cups and water. Motion carries.
• NCEC Elections
• No ANA meeting in August
• Lauren out of town 7/16-7/23

Meeting adjourned at 8:37 pm