Stone Arch Festival of the Arts 2010
Stone Arch Festival of the Arts.
Save the Date!
June 19-20, 2010.
Stone Arch Festival
Stone Arch Festival of the Arts.
Save the Date!
June 19-20, 2010.
Summer Concerts at Father Hennepin Bluffs Park
Concerts at the scenic Father Hennepin Bluffs Park are held at 7 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, May 31 through Sept. 1, in the bandstand on the northeast bank of the Mississippi River near the Stone Arch Bridge.
The park is also one of the riverfront sites for the Minneapolis Red, White and BOOM Fourth of July celebration, which features family friendly entertainment and a spectacular fireworks display. Be sure to check out the special Native American Thursday evening music and movie events July 22 – Aug. 12. All concerts are free, and everyone is welcome to attend. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, picnics, and since concerts may go on rain or shine, keep an umbrella handy. For the most up-to-date schedules, performing artists, and parking information visit www.minneapolisparks.org – Activities & Programs – Outdoor Concerts, Movies, Plays and Dance.
Help build a Peace Labyrinth
Experts Sought to help create a “Peace Labyrinth” at Marcy Open School
Volunteer experts in the brick laying, landscape drafting, and graphic arts are needed to assist in the launch of the Labyrinth campaign. Contact Jackie Dekker Travis: Jdekkertr@aol.com.
The Soap Factory Wants Your Films!
Submit to the Ten Second Film Festival
Submission deadline: June 1, 2010
The Ten Second Film Festival, which drew 3000 eager movie-goers last year, is the film festival for both the amateur and immature; the talented and the unfortunate; the virtuoso and the accidental artist. Anyone can submit a film!
Films should be emailed to tensecondfilmfest@gmail.com
Ten Second Film Festival (submittal deadline)
Submit to the Ten Second Film Festival
Submission deadline: June 1, 2010
The Ten Second Film Festival, which drew 3000 eager movie-goers last year, is the film festival for both the amateur and immature; the talented and the unfortunate; the virtuoso and the accidental artist. Anyone can submit a film!
Films should be emailed to tensecondfilmfest@gmail.com
Thank You for Spring Jam cleanup
Thanks to MHNA Board Member Holly Engle and the University YMCA for cleaning up and raking in the neighborhood recently. University Student Liaisons also held a clean up after Spring Jam. Thanks all!
Plan the Future of Minnesota’s Water Resources and Parks & Trails
Do you have an opinion on how and where Clean Water Land and Legacy investments should be made? Your voice needs to be heard on two of the four funding areas: Clean Water Fund and Parks & Trails Fund. Planning work is underway and is relying on citizen input to help shape funding for the next 25 years.
Clean Water Fund
Where do you think the balance should be between investment in improving polluted waters vs. protecting waters that are still healthy? Answer this intriguing question and more on an online survey. Your responses will help to shape future funding for Minnesota’s waters.
Parks and Trails Fund
Join fellow citizens and share your opinion on the vision and priorities for Minnesota’s regional and state parks and trails. Your input will play a part in the 10- and 25-year Parks & Trails Legacy Plan. 16 regional meetings will be occurring in May and June. Five regional meetings will be held in the Twin Cities metro area, including one at MPRB Headquarters, 2117 W River Rd, on Tuesday June 15, 2010 at 7 pm. To view more information, including a full listing of meetings, click here.
Live Near Your Work
Selling your home? Or Have a quiet apartment you would like to rent to mature adults? Check out the Livenearyourwork.net website. Listing there is free and easy to do.
Livenearyourwork.net is a project of the University District Alliance.
Third Ward CARE meetings
Third Ward CARE meetings scheduled:
May 19th and June 16th, 2010
7 pm
Center for Families
3333 4th St North.
Hosted by CM Diane Hofstede to address your concerns about problem properties, foreclosures and safety. All are welcome.
Mississippi River Field Guide
Friends of the Mississippi River’s Mississippi River Field Guide gathers historical fact and folklore, information about ecology, natural history and industry, and tips for the river explorer or recreational user. Browse this site for interesting and fun facts about the Twin Cities area or use it as a guide for your own river adventure.
For information:
annual Plant Swap and Pot Luck (June 7)
Neighborhood gardeners and wanna-be gardeners are invited to the annual Plant Swap and Pot Luck
Monday June 7, 2010 — 6 pm
Arvonne Fraser’s home
821 7th St SE.
Bring a dish to share and any extra plants or seeds to trade or give away. Beverages and utensils provided.
Sixth Avenue Greenway Native Planting Day (May 22)
On Saturday May 22, 2010 at 10 am, residents of Minneapolis’ Marcy-Holmes neighborhood will be planting native vegetation along the boulevards of the Sixth Avenue Greenway. The Greenway, which runs from University Ave SE to Main St SE, connects this bustling university neighborhood to the Mississippi River and the Stone Arch Bridge.
The boulevards are planted with native wildflowers and grasses with long roots that help prevent runoff into the nearby river. They also help anchor soil and provide wildlife habitat — butterflies thrive here! Plants will be provided through a generous grant from the Home Depot Foundation. The Home Depot Foundation’s Building Healthy Communities grant program supports the work that local nonprofit organizations, public schools and other community organizations are doing to improve the physical health of their neighborhoods.
A group of neighborhood volunteers, with assistance from the National Park Service, Mississippi Watershed Management Organization and the city’s Neighborhood Revitalization Program, has been tending these gardens since 2001.
For more information, or to volunteer on May 22nd, contact the Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association at 612-623-7633 or office@marcy-holmes.org.
VOLUNTEERS REALLY NEEDED!!!
Thank You to volunteer gardeners
Thanks to all the gardeners who helped prepare the 8th Street Community Garden for summer blooming:
Melanie Burns, Cindy Johnson, Ardes Johnson, Mary Kay O’Hearn, Steve and Merrick Smela, Paul Buchanan, David Rittenhouse, Ekow Addo.
Volunteers are still needed to care for the garden this summer- especially from mid-June to mid –July. Contact the office if you can take a week.
Community meetings to help transition from NRP
The new Neighborhood Community Engagement Commission and Neighborhood Community Relations Department will be meeting with neighborhood groups soon to help transition from the NRP process.
Public meetings are also scheduled throughout the city and the closest to us is:
Thursday, May 27, 2010
6 – 8 pm
Van Cleve Park, 901 15th Ave SE.
Community meetings to help transition from NRP
The new Neighborhood Community Engagement Commission and Neighborhood Community Relations Department will be meeting with neighborhood groups soon to help transition from the NRP process.
Public meetings are also scheduled throughout the city and the closest to us is:
Thursday, May 27, 2010
6 – 8 pm
Van Cleve Park, 901 15th Ave SE.
Thank You to cleanup volunteers
Thanks to all who took part in the annual Earth Day Riverfront Clean Up, especially Kelly Muellman and Alicia Uzarek, our U student site coordinators. They did a great job and along with 75 other volunteers collected over 1000 pounds of trash.
Thanks also to Aveda Institute students, Gopher Towing and U Transfer Students who helped make this a successful event. See you next year!
From MPRB: This year’s event was another great success! Between the 38 clean up sites throughout the city, about 3,000 volunteers joined their friends and neighbors on Saturday, April 17 and removed more than 15,000 pounds of trash from our neighborhoods. Though 15,000 pounds is a lot, City and Park Board staff were happy to see that it was half as much trash that was collected during the 2009 event and are hopeful that it is a sign of growing environmental consciousness in peoples’ minds.
This event would not be possible without the strong support from dedicated volunteers who coordinate clean up sites as well as local businesses and organizations that support the event through financial and in-kind contributions.
Thank you again for helping keep Minneapolis a beautiful place to live, work and play!
Residential Energy Program
New Residential Energy Program Coming to the University District Alliance Neighborhoods!
Learn how to reduce your energy use and save money!
The University District Alliance is proud to introduce Community Energy Services, a partnership with the Center for Energy and Environment, CenterPoint Energy and Xcel Energy. All homeowners of 1-4 unit owner occupied residences in Cedar Riverside, Marcy Holmes, Prospect Park, and SE Como are invited to participate in one of the workshops.
Community Energy Services Provides:
· FREE educational workshops to teach homeowners how to lower their energy use and save money;
· Installed materials that may include: low flow showerheads, setback thermostats, compact fluorescent light bulbs, gasket seals, door sweeps, faucet aerators, pipe wrap and more to help participants save now;
· Customized home energy visits from 2 energy experts who will spend an hour and a half with homeowners in the home installing materials and performing diagnostics including a blower door test. Up to $400 in services and materials for a co-pay of only $30.
· Personalized energy use inventory for the last 12 months and feedback for the next 12 months;
· Information on financing, incentives and rebates.
Workshops will be held on:
Thursday, May 20, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Oren Gateway Center Room 113, Augsburg College (610 22nd Ave. S)
Saturday, June 5, 2010
10 a.m.
First Congregational Church of Minnesota (500 8th Ave. SE)
Monday, June 14, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Van Cleve Park (901 15th Ave. SE)
Reserve your spot at one of the workshops by contacting Kyle Boehm at 612-219-7334 or kboehm@mncee.org. Childcare provided at all workshops.
Funding for this project was provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR).
Residential Energy Program
New Residential Energy Program Coming to the University District Alliance Neighborhoods!
Learn how to reduce your energy use and save money!
The University District Alliance is proud to introduce Community Energy Services, a partnership with the Center for Energy and Environment, CenterPoint Energy and Xcel Energy. All homeowners of 1-4 unit owner occupied residences in Cedar Riverside, Marcy Holmes, Prospect Park, and SE Como are invited to participate in one of the workshops.
Community Energy Services Provides:
· FREE educational workshops to teach homeowners how to lower their energy use and save money;
· Installed materials that may include: low flow showerheads, setback thermostats, compact fluorescent light bulbs, gasket seals, door sweeps, faucet aerators, pipe wrap and more to help participants save now;
· Customized home energy visits from 2 energy experts who will spend an hour and a half with homeowners in the home installing materials and performing diagnostics including a blower door test. Up to $400 in services and materials for a co-pay of only $30.
· Personalized energy use inventory for the last 12 months and feedback for the next 12 months;
· Information on financing, incentives and rebates.
Workshops will be held on:
Thursday, May 20, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Oren Gateway Center Room 113, Augsburg College (610 22nd Ave. S)
Saturday, June 5, 2010
10 a.m.
First Congregational Church of Minnesota (500 8th Ave. SE)
Monday, June 14, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Van Cleve Park (901 15th Ave. SE)
Reserve your spot at one of the workshops by contacting Kyle Boehm at 612-219-7334 or kboehm@mncee.org. Childcare provided at all workshops.
Funding for this project was provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR).
Dandelion Day Sunday, May 16, 1 – 4 pm
Ard Godfrey House, Chute Square, University and Central avenues NE
The annual Dandelion Day celebration features face painting, dandelion necklaces, tours of the historic house, free recipe booklets and Godfrey House buttons for the kids. The Ard Godfrey House is the oldest wood frame house existing in Minneapolis. This Greek Revival-style home was built by millwright Ard Godfrey in 1848, near the corner of Main Street and Second Avenue SE. The house was moved several times before arriving in Chute Square Park in 1909. Ard Godfrey helped build the first dam and sawmill which put the waterfall of St. Anthony to use in 1848. He was also the first Postmaster in the village of St. Anthony. His wife is credited with bringing dandelions to Minnesota, as she did import dandelion seeds from Maine, which would be useful in her recipes for such things as Dandelion Bread and Dandelion Tea. The house will be open Saturdays and Sundays in June, July and August, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are welcome. Click here or call 612-813-5319 for more information and directions.
City, U of M groups partner to address noisy, unruly parties near campus
Making noisy and unruly parties a thing of the past is the goal of a new partnership to improve livability near the University of Minnesota. The “Southeast Strategic Compliance Team†includes the City’s Regulatory Services Department, the Minneapolis Police 2nd Precinct, the Fire Department, City Council members, University of Minnesota Student Affairs, the University of Minnesota Office of Student Conduct, and the University District Alliance. The team’s goal is to strengthen already existing partnerships and effectively coordinate resources to educate people and change behaviors.
“By being proactive with education and enforcement with properties, we will strengthen confidence and relationships in the community,†said City Council Member Diane Hofstede, who represents some of the neighborhoods near the university. “Our goal is to educate folks about being positive landlords, tenants and homeowners so we can eliminate noisy and unruly parties in the area and encourage a culture of responsible party activities.â€
The team works to improve neighborhood livability by working with property owners and residents who are habitually in violation of ordinances. Tougher enforcement of those ordinances is one way the partnership is making a difference in the neighborhoods. Some of the enforcement tools include:
Warning letters
Administrative citations
Rental license inspections
Rental license revocation
In addition to enforcement, public education is a key way the team is combining its resources to reach out into the community. Public education that’s been done so far includes:
In April, the Strategic Compliance Team went door knocking in the University area to distribute information.
Educational materials have been created to build awareness among property owners, tenants and homeowners on the importance of using 311 and 911 to request city services and report problem properties, suspicious activity, or crimes.
The team also held a town hall meeting in April to educate community members about the City’s new social host ordinance. The meeting was well-attended by U of M students. The new social host ordinance:
· holds individuals (the social host) legally responsible for hosting or permitting a party on their property where persons under 21 years of age possess or consume alcohol regardless of who supplied the alcohol;
· applies to situations where the social host knows that alcohol is being possessed or consumed by those under 21 years of age; but
· does not apply to conduct solely between an underage person and his or her parents in the parents household and legally protected religious observances.
The Southeast Strategic Compliance Team will continue to build on and evaluate its efforts to curb noisy and unruly parties as it moves forward with its work.
Land Use Committee: May 11, 2010 Minutes
Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association
Minutes—Land Use Committee
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
University Lutheran Church of Hope
601 13th Ave. SE, Minneapolis
5:30 p.m.
Members Present: Arvonne Fraser, Bill Huntzicker, Ardes Johnson, Kelly Phillips, Larry Prinds, Jo Radzwill, Bo Sherman, Paul White
Guests /Presenters:
· Mike Cronin, Holiday Stores
· Amanda Novak, Common Bond
· Steve Korngable, MS Society
· Harry Maghakian, Andrew Riverside Church
· Len Biggs, Andrew Riverside Church
· Jim LaValle, Doran Companies, 1209 Fourth Street SE (Heart of the Earth School)
· David Graham, ESG Architects, 1209 Fourth Street SE (Heart of the Earth School)
· Sulmaan Khan
· Lee Hibbard, Miniapple Montessori
1. Mike Cronin came before the committee seeking support for a new sign at the Holiday Station store at 107 6th St SE. The proposal is for an electronic message center or reader board. The sign would be similar in size to the existing sign and would replace the current message board portion of the sign with an electronic sign that would change every 8 to 12 seconds. The sign would be located in place of the existing sign on Central Ave. There would be no movement within each of the messages. The sign would have an ambient light sensor and the manager could control the brightness of the sign. They are seeking a conditional use permit for the sign and a variance to make the sign free standing. The committee asked whether the sign would be able to display public service announcements that might benefit the neighborhood.
ACTION: The Marcy-Holmes Land Use Committee unanimously recommends support of this new signage and the conditional use permit and variance required with the request that public service announcements be allowed as a service to the neighborhood.
2. Amanda Novak of Common Bond (a 501-C3 organization) appeared for the committee seeking support for a change in the Andrew Riverside Project. Because of the economic climate financing for this project as previously approved for mixed use affordable rental housing, Common is seeking to amend the proposal to have 50% of the units within the development set aside for persons with physical disabilities (MS, Parkinson’s, arthritis, etc.). The project will remain the same except that all residential units will be accessible. As result of this change, the project will house a mix of seniors and disabled citizens – all will be lower income residents.
The project will contain space for the Andrew Riverside Church, will be managed by Best Care, and will have on-site management (full-time during the day with an on-site caretaker), medication management, room scheduling for community space when available. Each of the 39 units will have one or two bedrooms and will rent for $500 – $850 per month. The plan is to begin construction in spring of 2011.
Steve Korngable from the MS Society spoke to the success of the new Kingsley Commons project serving the MS population.
Committee members expressed concern regarding the safety of disabled persons crossing streets – particularly crossing University Ave SE in order to catch the bus toward the University. Larry Prinds suggested that developers request that the DOT replace the sign that says “No Right Turn on Red†on the off ramp from 35W south onto Fourth St SE. This would allow a little more time for pedestrians to get across the street.
ACTION: The MHNA Land Use Committee unanimously recommends that the MHNA send a letter supporting the Andrew Riverside project and that the neighborhood supports Common Bond applying to the City of Minneapolis for a tax credit for affordable housing for the revised project.
3. Jim LaValle of Doran Companies and David Graham of ESG Architects presented plans for 1209 Fourth Street SE, the Heart of the Earth School Site. The HPC acted at its April 6 meeting to approve a certificate of appropriateness to demolish the Heart of the Earth School. The abolition and the sale of the property will enable the American Indian community to repurpose and re- vision of the legacy of its culture in the historic preservation of the Frey Mansion on Fifth St SE which will serve as a museum for the preservation and furtherance of the culture. Doran and ESG will be involved only in the development of the school site. Other architects and consultants have been engaged on behalf of the committee for the Frey Mansion.
The plan for new construction includes a five-story 102 unit market rate apartment complex with 1 ½ floors of underground parking (104 parking stalls). The building will be a mix of one, two and three bedroom units. There will be onsite management.
The building design has been redesigned according to some of the comments made by committee members at the April 13 land use meeting. Judging by the comments the new design is quite an improvement. There will be 200 spaces of secure bike and scooter storage. Green development practices will be included as will streetscaping and public real improvements.
There was much discussion regarding the differences between R-5 zoning and the OR zoning allowances. Major differences were between maximum lot area ratio standards and maximum floor area ratio standards. There are differences in height requirements between the two types of zoning. In both types of zoning, height variances can be changed by conditional use permits for extra height. The Planned Unit Development is sought so that some of the infrastructure that is being built for the apartments can be shared with the mansion / museum.
Land use approvals include:
1. Site plan approval
2. Replat
3. Phased Planned Unit Development for the entire site
4. Conditional Use Permit for 102 Dwelling Units
5. Rezone from R-5 to OR3
6. Interior side yard setback variance of approximately 2.5 ft.
Approval schedule:
1. Committee of the Whole of the Planning Commission 4/29/2010
2. Public Hearing of the Planning Commission 5/24/2010
3. Zoning and Planning Committee of the City Council 6/10/2010
4. Full City Council 6/18/2010
The plan is to have the development ready for occupancy in 2011.
ACTION: The MHNA Land Use Committee unanimously supports this development, but has reservations about the zoning change. We support the development with the stipulation that the neighborhood be reassured that the mansion will be protected.
Meeting adjourned.
License Application Hearing for Lush LLC
From: Inspector: Michele Olds, 673-5484 Email: michele.olds@ci.minneapolis.mn.us
Public Hearing Notice
Date: Monday, May 10, 2010
Time: 5:00 P.M.
Place: University Lutheran Church of Hope at 601 13th Ave SE in Fellowship Hall
Purpose: To present information and solicit comments on the following license application:
Applicant’s Name: Lush, LLC
Trade Name: Lush
Address and Location: 990 Central Avenue Northeast
Phone: 612-670-0094
Current License: On-Sale Liquor with Sunday Sales, Class B
Requested License: Expand current licensed premises to increase outdoor seating area to accommodate 61 people.
Nature of Entertainment: No entertainment is allowed in the outdoor area.
Off Street Parking: The parking requirements have been met.
You are invited to be present and to express your opinions and/or present such in writing.