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12-19-13 Connection Project Board of Directors Agenda Packet AGENDA Envision Connection Project Executive Board Regular Meeting December 19, 2013 7:30 pm Golden Valley City Hall, 7800 Golden Valley Road Council Conference Room 1. Call to Order* 2. Approval of Agenda** 3. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes — November 21, 2013 (5 minutes) 4. Work Plan and Budget • 2013 accomplishments (40 minutes) • 2014 work plan (20 minutes) • Budget management (10 minutes) 5. Projects and Council Updates (20 minutes) • Bridge Builders • January Quarterly Event • Envision Award • Don Brown 6. New Business (10 minutes) 7. Upcoming Meetings • January 16, 2014 • February 18, 2014 • March 20, 2014 8. Adjourn *Meeting will not be held without a quorum. ** To add something to the agenda, mention it at the time the agenda is approved. MINUTES Envision Connection Project Executive Board November 21, 2013 7:00 pm City Hall Council Conference Room Directors Present: Lynn Gitelis, Mike Berger, Helene Johnson, Philip Lund, Dean Penk, Wendy Rubinyi (arrived at 7:25pm), Mike Schleif, Blair Tremere Directors Absent: Jim Heidelberg, Sharon Glover, Cindy Inselmann, Marshall Tanick Other: Sue Virnig (Staff Liaison-temp) 1. Call to Order Chair Gitelis called the meeting to order at 7:22 pm with a quorum. 2. Approval of Agenda Schleif moved the approval of the agenda and Penk seconded. Motion carried unanimously. 3. Approval of October 17, 2013 Minutes Penk noted correction to the minutes to include 5 peopie will be presented with the VISI award. Schleif moved the approval of minutes with that correction and Tremere seconded. Motion carried unanimously. 4. Work Plan 2014 Work Plan and Budaet The 2014 Budget was reviewed along with brainstorming ideas for the 2014 Work Plan. The following work plan was created by all present. Envision 2014 Work Plan 1. Promotion of the City's Envision Guide ("Brown Book") 2. Process Development For: a. Budget b. Donations 3. Volunteer Coordination 4. Bridge Builder a. Training b. Quarterly events c. Minutes-Articles for Newsletter 5. Plan Summit for Budget 2015 6. Support Ongoing and New Initiatives a. Marketing 7. Think Tank Catalyst 2013 Work Plan and Budaet Members were to work on the 2013 accomplishments for the next meeting. Along with those accomplishments, Bridge Builders, The Connection Project, and the Community Foundation should be defined with standard operating procedures. 5. Projects and Council Updates Bridqe Builders Penk informed the committee about Live in the Valley Events (LIVE). Amy Clemens contacted Penk about a group she had started for people that live/work in Golden Valley to come together. The first meeting was at the Good Day Cafe. VISI Award Penk, Tremere and Berger will review the nomination for the next VISI award. Global Golden Vallev Johnson reported that the Global Golden Valley event with the Armstrong students brought in 50- 60 people. 6. Future Meetings The next meeting will be Thursday, December 19, 2013, 7:30 pm, City Hall Councii Conference Room. 7. Adjournment Moved by Tremere and seconded by Penk. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:55 pm. Lynn Gitelis, Chair ATTEST: Sue Virnig, Staff Liaison-temp Visi Award Nomination #7 Your Name * Linda Loomis Email * linda.loomis@comcast.net Address * � 6677 Olson Highway Golden Valley, Minnesota 55427 United States Day Phone Number * (763) 545-4659 Evening Phone Number Are you nominating an individual or a Individual group?* Name of Nominee * Don Brown Nominee's Address � 1408 Independence Avenue North Golden Valley, MN 55427 United States Nominee's Phone Number * (763) 545-9518 Nominee's Email Address Name of Nominated Group * Address of Group or Group Representative * Phone Number of Group or Group Representative * Email of Group or Group Representative What was done? Include general timeframe and location. * Mr. Brown has been the epitome of"can do" resident of Golden Valley. I first heard of Mr. Brown before I was elected Mayor when he encouraged the city council to make the Highway 169 corridor more beautiful. Since that time he has planted shrubs and other plantings along the frontage road to enhance the beauty of his neighborhood. He has voluntarily mowed the grass of the TH 169 Right of Way and enlisted other neighbors to help him with his work. As I was running for Mayor of Golden in 2001 I more formally met Mr. Brown. He can often be found at the MacDonald's restaurant on Medicine Lake Road and that is where I met him. He told me about a project he was working on with MacDonald`s. Mr. Brown told me he was concerned with the trash he found blowing around his neighborhood that was from MacDonald's as well as other trash. He had encouraged MacDonald's to provide him with gift certificate that Mr. Brown handed out to school bus drivers. The drivers would hand out the gift certificate to students who picked up trash on their way to the bus stop and the drivers would then collect the trash on the bus for later disposal. He also developed an adopt a hydrant program that he brought to the city in order to keep fire hydrants clear of snow in the winter - thus reducing the response time for fire fighters called out to winter time fires. He has been known as Mr. E-85 and has been known to use refined waste cooking oil to fuel his car. He is an original thinker and is always looking for ways to engage the community around to keep Golden Valley strong. This are just the efforts that I am aware of, I am sure that there are many others in the community that would have more to offer about Mr. Brown. How did this benefit Golden Valley? * Mr. Brown has demonstrated his care for the community of Golden Valley in looking for simple solutions to problems he identifies in the community. His many ideas always involve connecting others in the community for the common good. 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