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2-16-12�_ ►0• Envision Connection Project Executive Board February 16, 2012 7 pm, Brookview Community Center, Conference Room Board of Directors: Shep Harris, Chair, Lynn Gitelis, Sharon Glover, Jim Heidelberg, Cindy Inselmann, Helene Johnson, Philip Lund, Dean Penk, Mike Schleif, Marshall Tanick, Blair Tremere Staff Liaison: Sandy Werts. 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Agenda 3. Approval of the Minutes of January 19, 2012 4. New Business • Election of Vice Chair 5. Old Business • 2012 Goals • Resolution 6. Community Foundation Update 7. Bridge Building Activities • Bridge Builders • Envision Award • Going Global/Cultural Exchange • Ice Cream Social • Valley Days • Lilac Planting • Neighbors Helping Neighbors Update • Commonplace Web Platform* • Garden Club • Farmers Market • Valley Volunteer Day 8. 125 Anniversary • Time Capsule • Hall of Fame 9. Communications 10. Recruitment of Members to Executive Board 11. Upcoming Meetings — Mar. 15, April 19, May ? — Brookview Conference room 12. Adjournment * Articles with asterisks may not be current topics. If you have business to bring up — let us know at the time the agenda is approved. January 19, 2012 Directors Present: Directors Excused: Staff Liaison: 1. Call to Order Minutes Envision Connection Project Executive Board 7 pm, Brookview Community Center, Conference Room Shep Harris, Chair, Sharon Glover, Jim Heidelberg, Helene Johnson, Philip Lund, Dean Penk, Mike Schleif, Marshall Tanick (7:57 pm), Blair Tremere Lynn Gitelis, Cindy Inselmann Sandy Werts. The meeting was convened at 7:10 pm by Blair Tremere and turned over to Mayor Harris. 2. Approval of Agenda A motion to approve the agenda as presented was made by Tremere and seconded by Schleif. The motion was approved unanimously. 3. Approval of the Minutes of December 15, 2011 Motion: It was moved by Penk and seconded by Johnson to approve the minutes as written. The motion was approved unanimously. 4. New Business • Board Leadership — Harris discussed changing the resolution for the Envision Connection Board of Directors at the Council Manager meeting. He does not believe the mayor needs to be the chair. However, the council asked to see what the board wants. The consensus was that the mayor does not need to be the chair; however, the board wants a direct liaison with the council. Harris would be one of two liaisons and would not be at every meeting. Tremere said the original challenge to the council from the Envision proceedings was to find ways to get the community connected. This has been the ultimate challenge to the Envision board. A new resolution would give the council an opportunity to refresh the mission and responsibilities of the Board. Heidelberg asked how much independence does Envision have from the city and at the same time, how much involvement from the city is there in Envision. Lund said there is a symbolic connection to the city. Penk said the Community Foundation came about because the city cannot fund everything. Harris said in going forward, he would like to go back to the council and change the bylaws to have the chair elected by the board and have a liaison from the city council. Harris thought this would take about two months to resolve. • Developing Goals for 2012 — Harris would like the Board to develop goals for 2012. He sees it taking two meetings, the first to brainstorm and the second to come to consensus. Johnson brought up the Sister City/Cultural Exchange that has been discussed at previous meetings. The purpose is to celebrate and connect the cultures in Golden Valley. She would like to get people together as soon as possible. The first step is to find the key contact from various immigrant groups. She would like to have a larger gathering at the end of February. Harris presented his suggested Envision goals. Suggested Goals include: o A Neighborhood Association Pilot Program Harris said he campaigned on strengthening the neighborhoods. He would like to start a Neighborhood Association Pilot project around 3 or 4 neighborhoods, possibly in conjunction with the police and commissions. o General Outreach opportunities ■ Concert in the Park Music selection Committee ■ Community Advisory Council ■ Quarterly Town Hall Forums o Calendar Opportunities ■ Based around holidays o Sister -City Relationship o Continue 125th Anniversary Activities o Miscellaneous opportunities ■ Bike Tours ■ City Council Challenges for Charity Lund pointed out that there are three organizations: • Envision — which is the think tank. • Community Foundation — which will develop funding opportunity for community projects • Bridge Builders — the "troops." Lund would like to build the membership in Bridge Builders. He said there are a lot of great ideas, and a lot of energy but a shortage of help. Penk sees the Bridge Builders as a "community center for community action" Lund suggested that there be a Bridge Builder chair on a yearly basis. Harris would like to see the commissions and council come together on a yearly basis. 5. Community Foundation Update Penk said the first four months of the year will be spent raising funds to distribute later. Committees are being formed and other business is being taken care of. A marketing program is in place and a notice will be in the January -February issue of the CityNews. A comment was made that the Envision Board should develop a request for funds to the Foundation. Johnson suggested that the Hall of Fame should be sponsored by the Foundation. Lund said he is looking for one single idea such as an electronic kiosk. Tremere suggested that there are one or more people in the community who can produce and fund the kiosk. 6. Bridge Building Activities • Bridge Builders — The Bridge Builder quarterly meeting is January 21 from 10 am to noon at the Breck School. Penk will prepare the agenda. Tanick said that Breck will give an overview and tour. Tanick said that the agenda should contain an item of how the Bridge Builders will reach out to youth. • Envision Award — The application is available to download on-line. Werts will ask for it to be set up so it could also be submitted on-line. Although nominations could be submitted anytime, Werts suggested that there be a published quarterly deadline which might get people to think about submitting nominations. She suggested March, June, September and December. One suggested nomination could be the Market in the Valley. • Ice Cream Social — Werts referred to a report on the Ice Cream social she put in the packet. She said it was underfunded by $310 in 2011. Tanick said the Ice Cream social can be used as an opportunity to promote the Community Foundation and Bridge Builders. Tremere said the Committee needs to know the city's commitment for covering program shortfalls. • Going Global/Cultural Exchange — discussed earlier in meeting • Valley Days — no report. • CommonPlace Web Platform — Penk said that he tried to reach Jeremy Foreman, but has not heard back from him. He said when Foreman left he said he would be just a phone call or e- mail away. Werts said that there had been a message from Foreman on CommonPlace. A Bridge Builder Feed is still needed. Tanick and Lund said they would be happy to add to the feed once it is set up. • Lilac Planting — Werts said that the committee is meeting on Monday, February 6. • Garden Club • Farmers Market • Valley Volunteer Day 7. 125 Anniversary Recap • Council Recognition — the Council recognized the members of the 125th Anniversary Committee at the January 17 meeting. • Thank you from Don Byerly — a copy of his letter to Nancy Azzam is in the packet. • Committee Social — Tanick is hosting an appreciation for the Committee on February 11. • Last Organization Article — Article about the Golden Valley Women of Today is included in the packet 8. Communications • 2011 Donations — a list of donations to the Envision/Bridge Builders projects is included in the packet. 9. Recruitment of Members to Executive Board 10. Upcoming Meetings — Feb. 16, Mar. 15, April 19 — Brookview Conference room 11. Adjournment A motion was made by Tremere to adjourn the meeting at 9:15 pm. It was seconded by Glover. The motion passed unanimously. Werts, Sandy To: linda.loomis@comcast.net abject: RE: Minutes of the Feb. 7 Lilac Planting Planning Team Meeting From: linda.loomis@comcast.net[mailto:linda.loomis@comcast.net] Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 3:46 PM To: Werts, Sandy Subject: Re: Minutes of the Feb. 7 Lilac Planting Planning Team Meeting Hi Sandy, I am coordinating community group booths for the farmer's market this year. I would like to have a group represented every week and I am giving the Lilac planters first shot. You can also add this to the agenda for Envision - if they would like to have a booth for Envision, or Bridge Builders, Valley Volunteer Day, or any of the other initiative they have - they can combine them all into one booth if they like, I would just like to get as many dates set up as I can. Linda