Apply to be a Neighborhood and Community Engagement Commissioner

url:	http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/ncr/NCEC_election.asp
contact:	Cheyenne Erickson 612-673-2052 cheyenne.erickson@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

Applications are being accepted to serve on the City of Minneapolis’ Neighborhood and Community Engagement Commission (NCEC). This commission was created to work with the Neighborhood and Community Relations department to provide overall direction on the City’s community engagement efforts. Through the input and work of the Neighborhood and Community Engagement Commission, residents, community and neighborhood organizations will play a key role in enhancing and shaping how the City engages its residents.

The Neighborhood and Community Engagement Commission also advises the Mayor, City Council and other City Departments on community issues and needs related to community participation and the City’s community participation system.

The Neighborhood and Community Engagement Commission is comprised of 16 voting members. Two members are appointed by the Mayor, 5 are appointed by the City Council and 1 is appointed by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. The remaining 8 members are elected through the neighborhood elections process.

Applicants with diverse backgrounds such as race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies are strongly encouraged to apply.

There are multiple opportunities to be a NCEC commissioner. You can apply through the City’s open appointments process, through the Minneapolis Park and Recreation’s open appointments process or through the Neighborhood Elections process.

City’s Open Appointments Process:
There are 1 Mayoral and 2 City Council positions up for re-appointment through the City’s open appointments process. To apply, please go to: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/boards-and-commissions/. The deadline to apply is Friday, April 29, 2011

Neighborhood Election Process:
This year, neighborhood districts 1, 3, 5 and 7 are up for re-election through the neighborhood elections process. To apply, please go to: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/ncr/NCEC_election.asp. The deadline to apply is Friday, May 20, 2011.

Minneapolis Park and Recreation Appointments Process:
This year, there is one position up for re-appointment through the Park and Recreation open appointments process. To apply, please go to: http://www.minneapolisparks.org/default.asp?PageID=52&prid=1489. The deadline to apply is Friday, May 13, 2011.

In addition to the NCEC, nearly a dozen other City boards and commissions have openings this spring. To learn more about these opportunities and how to apply, please go to: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/boards-and-commissions/

Additional questions can be directed to Cheyenne Erickson by calling 612-673-2052 or emailing cheyenne.erickson@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

Community Power Grants Available

Information Sessions:	Wednesday, May 4 4:30 – 5:30 pm Hennepin County Environmental Services Building Visitor's Center 417 N 5th St Minneapolis, MN 55405
	Thursday, May 5 12:00 – 1:00 pm Roseville Public Library Community Room 2180 Hamline Ave N Roseville, 55113
2011 Guidelines	Request for Applications Word version Request for Applications PDF version Request for Proposal--By invitation only: Request for Proposals Word version Request for Proposals PDF version
Deadline:	Request for Applications for this funding are due by May 24th, 2011.
url:	http://www.rethinkrecycling.com/grants

GRANT FUNDING AVAILABLE for community-based waste reduction, toxicity reduction, and recycling projects! Non-environmental groups are the focus of the program. Past recipients include neighborhood organizations, schools/youth organizations, faith communities, immigrant organizations, arts groups, senior citizen organizations, and many others in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

Community POWER (Partners on Waste Education and Reduction) is a project of the Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board that supports innovative, community-based approaches to waste reduction. For 10 years, Community POWER has educated and actively engaged over a half million residents of the six-county metro area in waste reduction by partnering with non-environmental organizations and schools. $158,000 is available, supporting projects up to $12,000 each.

Request for Applications for this funding are due by May 24th, 2011.

The Request for Application is available in a Microsoft Word or PDF document and can be downloaded at http://www.rethinkrecycling.com/grants.

Two free, information meetings regarding the grants will be offered on May 4th and 5th. See details on page five in the Request for Applications document.

The Project Manager, Laurie Gustafson, is happy to discuss your ideas and answer any questions. Contact Laurie Gustafson at CommunityPOWER@Rethink.Recycling.com or 651-252-1487. If you are unable to read the two attachments to this email, please request a copy through an alternative means by contacting CommunityPOWER@Rethink.Recycling.com.

Laurie Gustafson
Community POWER Program Manager
Phone: 651-252-1487
Email: CommunityPOWER@RethinkRecycling.com
For more information, visit www.RethinkRecycling.com
Community POWER is a program of the Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board.

Blue Print for Action: Youth Violence Prevention Conference on May 27

When:	Friday, May 27 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Where:	University of Minnesota McNamara Alumni Center 200 Oak Street SE
Keynote speaker:	U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder

The event will highlight the Blueprint for Action’s success in reducing youth violence and engage the community on additional strategies to address youth violence.

For Questions about the conference please contact Bass Zanjani at 612-673-5438 or bass.zanjani@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

To RSVP for the conference, please contact Diane Haugesag at 612-673-2907 or diane.haugesag@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support
250 South 4th Street – Room 510
Minneapolis MN 55415

Multi-Modal Transportation Panel on April 14

When:	Thursday, April 14th 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (social time & networking 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm)
Where:	Plymouth Congregational Church 1900 Nicollet Ave S
Contact:	CLPC at 612-874-9002 or loveloring@gmail.com
Sponsored by:	Citizens for a Loring Park Community and Stevens Square Community Organization

The following panel will briefly present their work as individuals, and then engage in discussion facilitated by Cara letofsky:

• Gail Dorfman, hennepin County Commissioner; Chair, “Complete streets” Task Force; Chair, southwest lrT Community Works project
• Jan Callison, hennepin County Commissioner; southwest Transitway advisory Committee; hennepin County representative on the Transportation advisory Board of the Met Council
• Peter Mclaughlin, hennepin County Commissioner; Chair, hennepin County regional rail authority; Chair, Counties Transit improvement Board
• David Frank, director of Transit development, City of Minneapolis; president of North loop Neighborhood association
• Robert Lilligren, Vice president, Minneapolis City Council; Minneapolis representative on the Transportation advisory Board of the Met Council
• Frank Hornstein, Minnesota state representative

Several resource booths and display will be on exhibit from 6-7 pm

Sponsored by Citizens for a Loring Park Community and Stevens Square Community Organization

For more information, please contact CLPC @ 612-874-9002 or loveloring@gmail.com

This is a follow-up event to the panel discussion conducted on January 20, 2011 as part of Loring Park Neighborhood Master Plan Process, held at the Basilica of Saint Mary. The event was an update regarding the state of multi-modal transportation investments in Minneapolis. We will continue the discussion per the overwhelming request and interest in this topic.

Is there funding for actual implementation? What kind of a timeline are we looking at?

Has timeline and implementation been delayed in lieu of the State/Federal budget situation? How has this impacted projects in place and those in the future?

How do public partners work together for a complete transportation system including streetcars?

What are the lessons learned from Central Corridor LRT that we could use on Nicollet should a Streetcar happen? We do not want to lose the character of "Eat Street" and price our local businesses out. What do we do?

How do all of the various multi-modal transportation projects coordinate and communicate in their development and throughout their implementation?

Thanks to Plymouth Congregational Church for hosting this event!

Exhibits: Anna Flintoft, City of Minneapolis Public Works (available for technical questions regarding Nicollet Streetcar); HOURCAR; Transit for Livable Communities; Nice Ride; Alliance for Sustainability; Urban Compost Initiative; McKinley CSA; Midtown Greenway Coalition; Locally Grown Food/City of Mpls.; Shaun Murphy/15th St. & Park Gateway; Access Minneapolis; Hennepin County Transit & Interchange Project

This event is made possible thanks to the Bob and Nancy Anderson Family Fund of the The Minneapolis Foundation, Neighborhood Revitalization Phase II dollars, and the Plymouth Church Neighborhood Foundation.

Invited Neighborhoods: Stevens Square Community Organization, Citizens for a Loring Park Community, Harrison Neighborhood Organization, Elliot Park Neighborhood, Inc., Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association, North Loop, Whittier Alliance, Lyndale Neighborhood, Kingfield Neighborhood.

Music By: Rich Pagen

City-wide meeting for NCEC Elections on April 16

When:	Saturday, April 16 9:00 a.m. &ndash 11:00 a.m.
Where:	Windom Park (Northeast) Recreation Center 2251 Hayes Street NE
attachment:	voting options
url:	http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/ncr/NCEC_election.asp

Friday, March 25, 2011

Neighborhood and Community Leaders,

There will be city-wide meeting on April 16th to determine election procedures for electing neighborhood Representatives for the Neighborhood and Community Engagement Commission (NCEC). Neighborhoods will once again decide on how the election process will be conducted. The Neighborhood and Community Relations Department will be assisting with the election process.

This year, neighborhood districts 1, 3, 5 and 7 are up for re-election through the neighborhood election process (Click here for map). In addition, 1 Mayoral, 1 City Council and 1 Park Board position are up for re-appointment through the City’s appointment process.

The purpose of the April 16th city-wide meeting is to identify and discuss selection procedures to promote diversity on the commission and to adopt a uniform election process. Procedures determined this year are likely to create the framework for future neighborhood elections. The meeting details are:

Saturday, April 16, 2011
9:00a.m. to Noon
Windom Park (Northeast) Recreation Center
2251 Hayes Street NE
(Click here for map and directions)

The agenda for the day will be as follows:

9:00a.m.	Registration
9:15 a.m.	Welcome and Introduction
9:30 a.m.	Review of options, promoting diversity, voting rules and district caucuses
10:15 a.m.	Voting
10:45 a.m.	Results

Attached you will find 3 voting options that were developed by the Selection/Diversity Task Force of the NCEC. Also attached are suggested election procedures. Your neighborhood representative will have the opportunity to vote on these and other possible options. Please note, if you have other options you would like to see considered on April 16th, please send them to the NCR office at Community.Engagement@ci.minneapolis.mn.us, by Monday, April 11,2011. We will send out a final set of options to all neighborhood representatives before the meeting.

To encourage greater participation and dialogue, each neighborhood is asked to send a representative who is empowered to vote, bylaws permitting, on behalf of the neighborhood. If your neighborhood organization has more than one neighborhood you may send a representative from each of the neighborhoods your organization represents. An individual can represent one neighborhood. Each representative will get one vote for each of the items.

If you have not sent the name(s) of a Representative and alternate to the NCR office, please do so by Monday, April 11th. You can send names to: Community.Engagement@ci.minneapolis.mn.us.

Anyone can attend the meeting but only the eligible representative may vote.

For further information, please go to the 2011 NCEC Neighborhood Elections website:
http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/ncr/NCEC_election.asp.

If you have any additional questions you can email them to:
Community.Engagement@ci.minneapolis.mn.us.

Thank you,

David Rubedor
Director, Neighborhood and Community Relations Department
331 2nd Avenue South - Room 220
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401
612.673.3129
david.rubedor@ci.minneapolis.mn.us
www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/ncr