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6-28-12AGENDA Envision Connection Project Executive Board June 28, 2012 730 p.m. Brookview Community Center, Conference Room Board of Directors: Shep Harris, Chair, Blair Tremere, Vice Chair, Lynn Gitelis, Sharon Glover, Jim Heidelberg, Cindy Inselmann, Helene Johnson, Philip Lund, Dean Penk, Mike Schleif, Marshall Tanick, Staff Liaison: Sandy Werts. 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Agenda 3. Approval of the Minutes of May 10, 2012 4. Reports and Updates A. Ice Cream Social a. Sponsors b. Distribution of Signs and Promotion Materials c. Envision Booth? B. Envision Award Application C. Farmer's Market Booth — July 22, August 19, September16, October 9 D. 125th Anniversary Events E. Bridge Builder's June 23 Meeting 5. Old Business • Development of recommendation for City Council on Envision Board role and on 2012 program priorities (Request by City Council at April 10 meeting, minutes attached; review of Council Resolution No. 07-35; review 1-19-12 Mayor's suggestions) 6. Communications • Announcement from CommunityMatters • Envision Minnesota 7. Other Business 8. Future Meetings — July 19, August 16; September 20 9. Adjournment * If you have business to bring up — let us know at the time the agenda is approved, and it will be inserted at the appropriate place on the agenda. MINTUES Envision Connection Project Executive Board May 10, 2012 7 p.m. Brookview Community Center, Conference Room Board of Directors: Blair Tremere, Vice Chair; Sharon Glover, Cindy Inselmann, Helene Johnson, Philip Lund, Dean Penk, Mike Schleif, Marshall Tanick, Blair Tremere Directors Excused: Lynn Gitelis, Jim Heidelberg Directors Absent: Shep Harris, chair; Marshall Tanick Staff Liaison: Sandy Werts. 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 7:12 pm by vice chair Tremere 2. Approval of Agenda The following items were added to the agenda 6. b. Letter from City Council on Human Rights Commission Task Force 4. c. Bridge Builders The agenda was approved as amended 3. Approval of the Minutes of April 19, 2012 Motion: It was moved by Schleif and seconded by Penk to approve the minutes as written. Motion Carried 4. Reports and Updates A. Golden Valley Days Lund presented information about Valley Day and booth assignments for community organizations. Lund would like to sign up people for CommonPlace at the event. Schleif volunteered to work at the CommonPlace booth. B. 125th Anniversary Events • Hall of Fame — Tremere reported that they are still working on a location and design for plaque. • Time Capsule — the Time Capsule will be buried on Sunday, June 24 at the first official day of the Market in the Valley. It will be located to the right of the front door of City Hall. C. Bridge Builders Lund said there is now a Bridge Builder Feed on Common Place. The Golden Valley Country Club is available June 16 or 23. The board selected June 23. Penk will contact Tanick about the date. 5. Old Business • Development of recommendation for City Council on Envision Board role and on 2012 program priorities (oral report of April 10 Council -Manager meeting; review of Council Resolution No. 07-35; review 1-19-12 Mayor's suggestions) Tremere opened the discussion saying he would like to use the form of Resolution 7 — 35 and eliminate those points not applicable, revise where necessary and add new points as applicable. The Board reviewed the Mission and Responsibilities. A suggestion was made to add a list of accomplishments. Werts will compile the suggestions and send them out to the members to review. Discussion will continue at the next meeting. 6. Communications Board and Commission Dinner Reminder — The Board and Commission Banquet is on Wednesday, May 30. Letter from City Council on Human Rights Commission Task Force — Werts distributed a letter that the Council would like sent to the Bridge Builders. Werts will send out to the list she has. Penk asked if she would scan the letter and send it to Tremere and Penk. 7. Other Business -None 7. Future Meetings — June 21; July 19, August 16 June Agenda items • Golden Valley Days • Ice Cream Social • Farmers Market • Envision Award 9. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 8:56 pm GOLDEN DQE n • m MONDAY, JULY 16 7 PM R 8roAvieuv n4 large sAelter FIRSTIOHN PHILLIP SOUSA MEMORIAL BAND IN CONCERT FOLLOWED BY ICE CREAM SOCIAL WITH SEBASTIAN JOE'S rain or Ainer THIS FREE EVENT IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH: t ��IN��TING F �rolav"a11e�E BOARD OF DIRECTORS valfs �te?.�!�; SHARE YOUR. PURCHASE GOLDEN VALLEY MU65 AN D T -S H I RTS PROCEEDS BENEFIT PROPOSED PERFORMANCE VENUE AT BROOKVIEW PARKAND THE GOLDEN VALLEY HUMAN SERVICES FOUNDA710N. CAW ionAw and NAME OF NOMINEEC I TYPE OF NOMINEE LO ndividual Group ADDRESS DAY PHONE EVENING PHONE E-MAIL (Optional) WHAT WAS DONE? (Please include general timeframe and location.) ija t Pre s i CQ P,v�`'' - 00+ TOwLko f Qeo j --vi 0-o �0-tcl ct- P e HOW DID THIS BENEFIT GOLDEN VALLEY? WHICH OF THE SIX ENVISION CATEGORIES DID THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT ADDRESS/ENHANCE? ODevelopment $( Community Engagement O Transportation 'Environment O Recreation O Government "NAMEOF �.� Anda lt,o o f c�v `dub DAY DPHNI r K EVENING PHONE ADDRESS E-MAIL (Optional) 800 G\f P-0 lewt -7 0ts� Nu��.- Mw We would like to nominate the Golden Valley Garden Club for an Envision Award. Originally started in 1939, it is the longest active organization in the community. One of the first projects of the club was landscaping Highway 100. Special attention was given to a little park named Blazer Park at what is now the intersection of Loring Lane and Turners Crossroad. The club successfully approached the Minnesota Highway Department. They also sold lilacs door to door to help finance the beautification of the park. Lilac planting continued until the Highway became known as "Lilac Way". The club was also responsible for the launching of Golden Valley's annual "Lilac Festival". The club continues today with monthly lunch meetings, raising money to support community efforts and helping beautify the city by planting the bowls of flowers in along Winnetka Avenue North and in front of City Hall. In 2009 an evening unit of the garden club was formed to allow gardeners who work or are otherwise not available for daytime meetings to become active with the club. The evening group has focused on education of its members and has been responsible for many community garden projects. The evening unit has weeded public rights of way along Winnetka Avenue South. The club assisted with the purchase of plant materials in the downtown area of Golden Valley. They have planted perennials in the circles in the median of Winnetka Avenue North in front of McDonald's and the circles at the intersection of Golden Valley Road and Winnetka Avenue North. This spring they held free gardening classes through the city's Park and Recreation Department. They are financially backing a demonstration garden on the City Hall campus for the farmer's market — Market in the Valley and also have a demonstration garden near Plymouth Avenue and State Highway 169. Both units of the club have supported the Annual Lilac Planting Project by providing volunteers for both the planting of materials and maintenance of the areas. They also have hosted lunch for the volunteers for the past two years. Council/Manager Meeting Minutes April 10, 2012 — Page 2 referred to a PowerPoint presentation and explained the traffic study process, including: data collection, evaluation, education, enforcement and potential road modifications. After Council discussion, Clancy explained that after the Neighborhood Traffic Safety Committee has had a chance to review the data this item will be brought back to the Council for further discussion. Envision Connection Project Executive Board Tom Burt explained that the Envision Connection Project followed the completion of the citizen -driven Envision process. He stated that staff is requesting that the Council review the role and responsibility of the Board and give direction if the desire is to continue the Connection Project. The Council discussed how the Golden Valley Fund, the Golden Valley Foundation, the Envision Connection Project and Bridge Builders fit together and thanked the Board for all of their work. After discussion the Council Consensus was that it would be helpful to hear a presentation from the Connection Project Executive Board about what they've done and any proposed goals, needs or recommendations they have before the Council makes a decision whether to go forward. Use of City Resources for Community Events Tom Burt stated that as the City enters budget discussions for 2013 he is asking Council to review and prioritize the list of community events. He said he would like the Council to decide to what extent the City should be involved, what resources should be used, what fees should apply and what is the criteria to be identified as a City -sponsored event. The Council discussed the need to prioritize community events, the current fees charged for community events and if the City or the community should take more of a leadership role in community events. Burt noted that this item will continue as part of future budget discussions. Request Dispatch Services from Hennepin County Sheriffs Office Stacy Carlson noted that the City is in the second year of the dispatch contract with the City of Edina. She said she is looking for direction from the Council whether the City should continue its dispatch services with Edina or if staff should pursue receiving dispatch services, with a potential cost savings, through the County. The Council discussed the willingness and capacity of the County to potentially include Golden Valley in their dispatching, the potential cost savings, and the service the City would get from the County. After discussion the consensus was to move forward with the request for dispatch services from the County. Tom Burt said he would bring a resolution for the request to the next regular City Council meeting. DWI Forfeiture Administrative Fee Stacy Carlson stated that the City is not currently charging an administrative fee to cover seizure, storage and forfeiture costs when returning a forfeited vehicle to a financial institution with a valid security interest or lease as allowed by State Statute. She said she Envision Connection Board of Directors A. Mission The Executive Board shall advance specific implementation strategies for the Connection Project that meet the following objectives: 1. Promote the ideals of the Envision Connection Project by engaging and empowering the citizens of Golden Valley and encouraging them to participate in the community. 2. Connect people, groups and resources that are inspired by particular vision to strengthening the Community. (We used another word than that, but I couldn't read what 1 wrote.) 3. Encourage interaction among city, city staff and Envision volunteers and other citizens on ways to advance the vision. 4. Sponsor events and activities to involve more people in advancing the vision and its continuous renewal 5. Create a community —wide sense of progress toward the vision. Others — Facilitate new ideas and contributions in an ongoing community discussion about what the future can be. Empower Create Value Werts, Sand From: Andre, Jeanne Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 11:26 AM To: Blair Tremere (btremere@msn.com); Dean Penk (vochio@yahoo.com); Heidelberg, Jim; Helene Johnson; James Heidelberg; Johnson, Helene; Loomis, Linda; Luke Weisberg; Lynn Gitelis (lynngi2@gmail.com); Philip Lund (philiplund@msn.com); Sharon Glover; Tanick, Marshall Cc: Werts, Sandy Subject: FW: Important Announcement from CommunityMatters This collaborative might be a source of inspiration and grants for Envision. From: CommunityMatters [mailto:info@communitymatters.org] Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 11:24 AM To: Andre, Jeanne Subject: Important Announcement from CommunityMatters Join the CM Partners for a Conference Call on Civic Infrastructure! Thurs. June 28,4-5 PM EDT Important Announcement: National Partnership Launch Hundreds of you have shared and connected at our conferences. And more than a thousand of you have made our conference call series a huge success. Today we're thrilled to announce the next phase of CommunityMatters: a national partnership of seven organizations with the common goal of building strong communities through the improvement of local civic infrastructure. The newly -formed CommunityMatters partnership aims to equip community members to strengthen their places and inspire change. This group champions the notion that people have the power to solve a community's problems and shape its future. The alliance facilitates connections, provides education and infuses inspiration at the local level. These seven leaders will collaborate on projects and advocate for a new paradigm that takes a systemic approach to community building and planning. The organizations and disciplines currently included are: • Orton Family Foundation—public engagement and community planning • Deliberative Democracy Consortium—deliberative democracy and education • Grassroots Grantmakers—resourcing the citizen sector • National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation—public engagement and innovative group processes • New America Foundation—quality of life and open government • Project for Public Spa ces—placemaking for communities • Strong Towns—economic development and land use "We're thrilled to see the CommunityMatters partnership come to fruition," said Bill Roper, President and CEO of the Orton Family Foundation, which inspired this initiative. "We know that our collective impact will far exceed what any one of us can accomplish individually. Each partner brings distinct perspectives, talents and networks." The strength of the alliance lies in the collective potential for broad social impact through the connection of typically isolated organizational endeavors. Comm u nityMatters relies on its partners to continue the work for which they are renowned, sharing their experiences and building a learning community. The partners believe that this agile, collaborative approach will help shift the field and create culturally and economically vibrant places to live and work. READ MORE > and share the press release JOIN A CALL > on Strengthening Civic Infrastructure, and tell us what it means to you. Thursday, June 28, 4-5 pm eastern with the CommunityMatters partners. CHECK OUT OUR PARTNERS > online and read about the amazing work they each do. SPREAD THE WORD on Twitter and Facebook. Copy and paste the messages below to share. TWEET: @communitymttrs launches new national partnership to build local civic infrastructure and strengthen communities http://bit.ly/Lz392d FACEBOOK: Comm u n ityMatters just launched a partnership with seven national organizations to build local civic infrastructure and strengthen communities. Read more and tap in! http://bit.ly/Lz392d VISIT: communitymatters. org CONNECT: CONTACT: info@communitymatters.org Envision Minnesota Walijasper shares ideas on how to create thriving communities Beer and urban sustainability don't appear to have much in common. But sipping on American -brewed beer at Summit Brewing Company in St. Paul, local author and sustainability activist ]ay Walljasper made a connection. Americans think they can't create either of them. "American beer was [once] like American cheese," Walljasper said at Envision Minnesota's May 30 member celebration. "We just didn't have a knack for that." But Americans can make both great beer and great cheese, he said. All it requires is a little self- motivation. And they can also make create great communities. Walljasper shared his ideas about how to create thriving communities at the kickoff event of Envision Minnesota's 2012 education series called "Creative Placemaking." Formerly known as 1000 Friends of Minnesota, the nonprofit Envision Minnesota has been advocating for sustainable housing, transit, and urban planning policies since it was founded in 1998. )ay Walljasper, author of the Great Neighborhood Book and All That We Share: A Field Guide to the Commons, speaks at the Envision Minnesota event. 25 ways to create a thriving community Walljasper is a sought-after speaker on creating great neighborhoods and protecting common public spaces. He shared many of his ideas, saying that just one action can be a starting point within a community: *Give people something to do together. This can encompass anything from biking, to sitting, to eating, or socializing. Walljasper gave examples he had seen across the country and the world, where having an activity brought community members together. • Remember the elderly and the youth. Establishing parks with playgrounds for children, and benches for the elderly to rest on or paths that are easy to navigate, because these features help create a place that is welcoming to all people. •"What's good for a dog is good for us." Walking the dog is a way to get out and interact with other people and explore your community. • Become a loyal local customer. • Smile and greet other people. • Make places safe. Make sure street lighting is adequate, for example. • Reclaim the front yard. By hanging out in the front, people have the opportunity to interact with others passing by. • Provide transit. In order for people to enjoy a community, they need to have a way to get there, first. Creating efficient and affordable transit is pertinent, but Walljasper said giving it a favorable reputation for people of all socio-economic backgrounds is just as vital. In all, Walljasper gave 24 different tips for creating a thriving community - he let the audience choose a final tip that applied to their community directly. One woman said her neighborhood has a Facebook group to keep updated on each other's lives, and they use a large swan lawn ornament as a signal for a neighborhood gathering at that house. Others gave ideas they had seen in other places, such as exercise equipment at bus stops in Spain. The audience was interested and engaged in the discussion. "It all resonates," said Carreen Heegaard, a member of Envision Minnesota's Board of Directors. "You could say 25 ways, or you could say 100. The flipside is that most of these examples are from other places. That's where Envision Minnesota comes in." Heegaard, of St. Paul, said that she hopes Minnesota can develop a stronger sense of community within its cities and discover there are many ways to convene and celebrate the public. About 50 people of all ages gathered to hear Walljasper's talk. Despite limited resources, it's a `time of opportunity' "Even though it's a time of limited resources, it's a time of opportunity," said Envision Minnesota's Executive Director Sally Wakefield. Wakefield said she hopes guests take Walljasper's words into consideration in their own communities. Envision Minnesota's unofficial motto is "We help Minnesota grow without wrecking the place." This tied into Walljasper's speech as well with the idea of better utilizing already -developed areas. "Less than 1% of our natural resources remain," said Wakefield, "so we support systems that provide for our people while protecting the environment." Rather than creating a new space, sometimes -communities thrive by revitalizing a run-down place or creating a better reputation for that area. "Any place where people gather is a place," Walljasper said.