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04-15-10 Agenda Connection Project AGENDA Meeting of the Envision Connection Project Executive Board Golden Valley City Hall Council Conference Room April 15, 2010, 7 pm 1. Approval of the Minutes of March 25, 2010 2. Proposed Community Foundation/Non-Profit a. Transitional Board b. Next Steps 3. Bridge Building Activities a. Lilac Planting - April 12 meeting b. Ice Cream Social - July 19 c. Dog Park d. Buckthorn Busting e. Garden Club f. Neighbors Helping Neighbors g. After School in the Valley h. Volunteers in the Valley I. Memorial Day Parade J. Quarterly Meeting - June 4. Valley Days 5. Communications 6. Recruitment of Members to the Executive Board 7. New Business - Golden Valley's 125 Year Anniversary 8. Future meetings May 13 June 17 July 15 August 19 September 16 October 21 November 18 December 16 9. Adjournment Envision Connection Project Board of Directors Meeting Minutes March 25, 2010 Present: Sharon Glover, Jim Heidelberg, Linda Loomis, Philip Lund, Dean Penk, Marshall Tanick and Blair Tremere Absent: Helene Johnson, and Luke Weisberg (GVCEF Representative) Staff: Jeanne Andre The meeting began at 7:20 pm in the Council Conference Room. Approval of Minutes Tremere/Penk moved to approve the minutes of Fe carried. ry 25, 2010, as presented. Motion Proposed Community Foundation/Non-Profit A group including Sharon Glover, Heleq~~ohnson, PhilipU4l4!l'ld, Dean Penk, DeDe Scanlon, Blair Tremere and Luke W i$~erg met to discuss tl1~transition to/creation of the proposed Golden Valley Communit ndation. ~pott Grayson and Diane Nimmer were unable to attend. The group hopes tom~et five times in the next three months to set up the Foundation. The iqitial meetingf on discussion of the mission of the foundation and steps to set including I ationship to the City Council, the Connection Project Board, G , GVHSF and other organizations. Participants took on tasks to report back at the nex etingi.D!3an P as asked Jeanne Andre to provide the participants el!3c ic copie docunlents d for earlier Connection Project discussions, inc vervi A corporation and By-Laws. on April 12. Focus will be on soliciting donors ki volunteers. ne Andre provide Dean Penk with contact information for Marshall Tanick is seeking sponsors for an estimated budget Do r ed that the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board has estab h Citi en's Advisory Committee and requested a representative from Go Council appointed Damon Struyk. She suggested to Mr. Struyk that he pre f a dog park to the Advisory Committee. Buckthorn B inda Loomis noted that the Hidden Lakes Homeowner's Association has oted buckthorn busting in that development. Garden Club - Linda Loomis reported on a xerioscaping demonstration project the group is pursuing on right-of-way at Winsdale Avenue and Mendelssohn Road. The club is conducting a multifaceted plant sale to raise funds for this project, including individual presales up to March 31 and retail sales of nursery and donated plants at Golden Valley Days. Neighbors Helping Neighbors - Jeanne Andre reported that this project is highlighted in the most recent version of CityNews. It is hoped that the project will be more broadly used in 2010. The City is waiting to hear if it will receive Community Development Block Grant Funds to help pay for materials needed for improvements requested by low-income homeowners. Envision Connection Project Board of Directors Meeting Minutes March 25, 2010 - Page 2 Volunteers in the Valley - Dean Penk has had trouble determining a time that the group could get together. He has been in touch with Jenny, Marshall, Hilde and DeDe. Memorial Day Parade - Jeanne Andre reported that John Geise is proceeding with his proposed parade on Memorial Day, starting at Seeman Park and ending at City Hall. Bridge Builder Quarterly Meeting The group suggested the next quarterly meeting be held at the new Byerly's Community Room. June 26 was suggested as the preferred date, with June 19 as a backup. Dean Penk will check on the room availability. Valley Days Philip Lund reported that he has sent invitations t roups to participate in the community section of the festival and a few mOF t be added. He will need to reevaluate the set-up if all of these groups pa~icipa~;?me activities, such as the Golden Valley Garden Group plant sale wi! '.e at the GCjlden Valley Shopping Center. The organizers are seeking ways to dr re partioipants,emd Highway 55 visibility could draw people to the event. In t ifficult economic tim~~, the organizers are seeking more, smaller donations to e the lo~s of larger d tions. Members discussed the foe festival. It was suggested t events. Some ideas included activities and helium balloons t canopy that he cOLJ.lgbe .utilized rojectlBridge Bui der activities at the c Planting and other Bridge Builder activities, stakes in cones with various aWrDe()ple. De enk noted that he purchased a groups at'tlne festival. ersary celebration could take. Members awardees and kicking off the new foundation ril 15. The meeting ended at 8:40 pm.