City of Mpls Public Works invites you to a meeting regarding the Central Avenue NE Bicycle Corridor Study, which goes from the Mississippi River to 37th Ave NE. Input and feedback welcome-
Thursday July 30th, 2009
7 – 8 pm
NE Library
Sunday June 21, 2009
Annual Solstice River dance event on the Stone Arch Bridge.
Starts at 8:30 pm
We still need volunteers to care for the Marcy-Holmes Community Garden, 10th Ave SE & 8th St SE.
Call the office to sign up for a week of watering, deadheading and weeding and take away a bouquet as your reward! 612-623-7633
2009 Marcy Arts Gala short film is on Youtube!
See the school’s rock band, starring several neighborhood kids, at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc76YTZwXhA
Spread it around - good publicity for the school and neighborhood!
Donations Sought for Mill City Farmers Market Re-Sale Event
The Mill City Farmers Market is seeking still-useful tools, bikes, household goods, garden supplies, jewelry, art and books that can be sold at the Mill City Farmers Market Re-Sale event to support the market.
For more information, call Linda at 612-333-1747. Bring your items in at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 20, 2009.
Historic Main Street Walking Tour
Saturday, June 27, 2009
11 am
Stroll through Minneapolis’s oldest neighborhood with a Mill City Museum guide, who will highlight the rich past and exciting future of historic Main Street. The tour will focus on life in the village of St. Anthony, changes along Main Street throughout the years, and such landmarks as the1855 Upton Block, 1858 Martin & Morrison Building, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, the Pillsbury A Mill and the Chalybeate Mineral Springs.
This tour will begin and end at Pracna Restaurant, 117 Main Street S.E.
Visitors are encouraged to visit Mill City Museum before or after the tour (museum admission included in the price of the tour). Fee: $12 adults, $10 seniors and college students, $8 children 6-17 and MHS members. Includes museum admission.
Reservations required; call 612-341-7555.
Movies in the Park – Marley and Me
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Time: dusk
Father Hennepin Bluffs Park
420 Main Street SE
The heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family in the making and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life.
Concert before the movie features Patchouli performing modern acoustic power folk.
Visit http://www.minneapolisparks.org/default.asp?PageID=1072 for a complete list of outdoor summer movies, dates and locations.
There will be no MHNA Board meeting, nor will there be a Land Use Committee meeting, in July 2009.
To: MHNA Board and General Membership
From: President Arvonne Fraser
Re: June 16 2009 Meetings
* Board at 6 pm
* General Membership at 7:30 pm
University Lutheran Church of Hope
601 13th Ave SE
Board Agenda (6 pm)
1. Call to order, approve agenda
2. Approve May minutes
3. Treasurer’s Report
4. Nominating Committee report
5. Committee reports
Executive Committee
Safety & Livability
Land Use Committee
6. Any other updates or business/schedule a July meeting?
General Membership Agenda (7:30 pm)
1. Welcome and call to order
2. Approve March minutes
3. Board actions from earlier this evening
4. Elections - We have 4 officers and 5 directors seats open. Nominations will be taken from the floor.
5. Wrap up of the year from committee chairs including certificates of appreciation to MHNA members who did outstanding work on our behalf
6. A few words from CM Diane Hofstede including the outlook for the city given the results of the legislative session and the budget crisis.
7. Update on University District Alliance activities
8. Any other updates or announcements
Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association
415 4th Ave SE #209
Minneapolis, MN 55414
On July 1, 2009 the MHNA office will be moving to the first floor in Marcy Open School. Our phone and email may be temporarily disrupted around then.
We will be sharing the office #116 with the Community Ed staff, right across from the main office. Please stop by when you are visiting Marcy.
We hope MHNA members will attend the Annual Elections meeting
Tuesday June 16th, 2009 at 7:30 pm.
Several outstanding members are running for the board seats and we will
also accept nominations from the floor. Remember, to vote you must be a current registered member. We will be checking picture ids to make sure you are who you say you are and you are also a current resident. If your picture id does not match your address, you may bring an original bill for utilities that includes your name, address in the neighborhood and has a due date of 30 days of election day. Students can also use a student photo id, along with registration or fee statement with current address.
We’ll also be giving out awards to members who have done great things for MHNA this year.
New Rental License Standard
The City Council has passed an ordinance requiring an inspection, along with a fee of $450, for all changes of ownership of rental dwellings.
From CM Cam Gordon’s newsletter:
Future Funding for Neighborhoods TIF Plan up for review and approval. The proposal to establish a new tax increment financing (TIF) district to help pay off Target Center debt and fund neighborhood revitalization activities will be coming up for review, possible amendments and final approval this summer.
The Plan can be found at
www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/cped/Consolidated_Redevelopment_TIF_Plan.asp
The plan calls for a Consolidated Redevelopment TIF District to be established in accordance with the legislation many of us worked hard to get passed in 2008. I am a strong supporter of the TIF district and believe that it is essential to future funding of neighborhood controlled planning and revitalization efforts. I support funding Target Center debt relief, (which will lighten the load on property tax payers) and neighborhood revitalization equally and will fight hard to ensure the neighborhoods get their share. The
district will be comprised of all of the property currently located within 15 existing TIF districts that are due to terminate on August 1, 2009. Maps and a list of parcels that are in the District are included in the TIF Plan. The TIF Plan is being reviewed by the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners, the Minneapolis Board of Education, the City Planning Commission, neighborhood organizations and other interested parties.
The official public hearing for this will likely be at the Community Development Committee on Tuesday, July 21 at 1:30 pm in Room 317 City Hall.
The City Council is expected to consider the proposed plan on Friday, July 31, 2009. The Council can approve, amend or reject the proposed plan.
Comments are due by noon July 20 to be part of the official record.
If you or your organization would like to meet to discuss the Consolidated TIF District, if you would like paper copies of the TIF Plan, or if you have any questions, you can contact me or Jeff Streder, at (612) 673-5130 jeffrey.streder@ci.minneapolis.mn.us
Second Precinct Inspector Robert Skomra retired recently. His replacement has been named, he’s Lt. Bryan Schafer, who starts as the commander of the 2nd Pct on Monday June 15, 2009.
The Minneapolis City Council is recognizing Inspector Bob Skomra on Friday, June 12 at 9:30 am for his many years of service to the City of Minneapolis Police Department. Please come and wish him well! The city council chambers at 9:30 AM.
A new restaurant is opening midmonth on East Hennepin.
Butcher Block, in the former Fugaise spot, will feature a menu with steak, seafood and pastas.
The restaurant will stay open until 4 a.m. with a special night-owl menu.
OXCART CLOTHESLINE ART FAIR
A Rapids, Reins and Rails event
Saturday, June 20, 2009 (rain day: Sunday, June 21))
1 – 4 pm
Ard Godfrey House, Chute Square, University and Central avenues
See a real oxcart and learn more about the role it played in early riverfront transportation and commerce. Admire kids’ artwork inspired by oxcarts and oxen. Explore the Ard Godfrey House, the oldest house in Minneapolis, and discover the role the Godfrey family played in the city’s history. Free (but donations are welcome).
For information:
612-813-5300, www.ardgodfreyhouse.or
15th ANNUAL STONE ARCH FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
Saturday & Sunday, June 20 & 21, 2009
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Historic Main Street, Water Power Park and Hennepin Bluffs Park
The 15th annual arts festival will feature 250 juried artists’ booths, four performance stages for music, a Culinary Arts Quarter, Art of the Car Display, Youth Arts Quarter and Beer and Wine Cafe. FREE for all ages.
For information, including a list of the artists and full performance schedules: www.stonearchfestival.com
MISSISSIPPI RIVER CHALLENGE
Saturday-Sunday, July 25-26, 2009
4 PM
The Twin Cities stretch of the Mississippi River
The Mississippi River Challenge is a one- or two-day canoe or kayak event on the amazing Twin Cities stretch of the Mississippi River. This unique paddle was begun in 2004 by Friends of the Mississippi River to foster appreciation of the Mississippi River in the Twin Cities region and raise funds to protect it.
Learn more at their website:
www.fmr.org/participate/events
Pratt Summer Body Shaping/Body Building
Tues & Thurs mornings, 7:45-8:45 am
May 26 – July 30, 2009
Choose your dates and prepay @ $5 per class, Or Drop In @ $6 per class
Pratt Gym, To register contact:
Connie Balcom, 612 339-5133, or conniebalcom@comcast.net
Celebrate July 4th with a Boom!
The historic Minneapolis Riverfront District is once again the site of the 2009 July 4th celebration, “Red, White and Boom!” This year’s event, presented by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and Riverfront District, will be better than ever with great entertainment, children’s activities and delicious summer foods. The spectacular fireworks show concludes the event at 10 p.m.
NEW THIS YEAR! Quality street entertainers are being sought to add to the vibrancy and excitement of this event. Street performers, commonly known as ‘buskers,’ are encouraged to submit an application for the opportunity to share talents and perform in front of thousands of visitors along the riverfront before the fireworks.
For more information on the event and to download the Buskers application, visit
http://www.mplsredwhiteboom.com
