November 21st at ICCM (1812 Park Avenue South, Minneapolis 55404). Meet on the second floor.
1. Crime & Safety update
2. Update on Peavey Park meeting about the benches and artwork in the park
3. Equitable Engagement:
• Report from working group
• Sponsoring tables at event
• Other engagement strategies/ideas
4. Annual Meeting
• Board nominations
• Barriers to board recruitment
5. Board training
6. Meeting decorum
7. Old business
Wednesday 13th, 2024 – 7:00pm
ICCM (1812 Park Ave) AND ZOOM (includes phone in option)
ICCM: MASKS OPTIONAL ZOOM: PLEASE MUTE WHEN NOT SPEAKING
Times listed are estimates and are not “times certain”
7:00 Introductions/Correspondence
7:10 ACTION: Approval of November 13, 2024 proposed agenda
7:15 ACTION: Approval of October 9, 2024 minutes
7:20 ACTION:
Recommendation 2411-1: To move the November committee meetings to November 21st and the December committee meetings to December 19th.
Recommendation 2409-3: Approve 1) Ventura Village Financial Policies and Procedures Manual and 2) Ventura Village Policies and Procedures document. (See link to the document below)
7:30 CCP/SAFE Crime & Safety – Update
7:50 City Council – Update
8:15 Committee Reports
1) Wellness, Gardening & Greening (Meets 5:30 p.m., Last Thurs. of the Month – TBA)
2) Community Engagement (Meets 5:30 p.m., Last Thurs. of the Month – TBA)
3) Parks (Peavey/PCC) (TBA)
4) Crime & Safety – (Meets 5:30 p.m., Last Thurs. of the Month – TBA)
5) Housing & Land (Meets 5:30 p.m., Last Thurs. of the Month – TBA)
6) Executive Committee
7) Treasurer’s Report (NCR/NCEC)
8:25 New Business and Old Business –
8:30 ACTION: Adjourn
**Interested in serving on our board? Our elections are in December at our annual meeting. Let us know if you’re interested by November 27th by mail, email, phone or by notifying a current board member.**
Ventura Village invites and encourages participation by all. If you require an accommodation in order for you to fully participate, or if you require this document in a different format, please let us know at least five days in advance by emailing villageventura@gmail.com, or by calling 612-548-1598
October 31st at ICCM (1812 Park Avenue South, Minneapolis 55404). Meet on the second floor.
Minutes of the September 11th, 2024
Ventura Village Board of Directors Meeting
The meeting was called to order at 6:04pm by Chair Marti Maltby
Present: Elizabeth Ihde, Steve Dreyer, Marti Maltby, Patti Peterson, Kellen Gustafson, Nardal Stroud
Excused: Thor Adam, Rico Morales
Unexcused: Bashe Said, Ray Peterson
Motion: (Ihde/Dreyer) To approve the agenda for the September 11, 2024 meeting. Passed
Motion: (Dreyer/Gustafson) To approve the minutes for the June 12, 2024 meeting. Passed
Motion: (Ihde//P. Peterson) Recommendation 2409-1: Demand that the city enforce businesses to pick-up their trash within a two block radius of their business. Motion then withdrawn after some discussion. Tabled until next month.
Motion: (P. Peterson/Ihde) Recommendation 2409-2: To draft a letter that Ventura Village has no interest in merging with other neighborhoods. Passed
Motion: (P. Peterson/Dreyer) Recommendation 2409-3: Approve 1) Ventura Village Financial Policies and Procedures Manual and 2) Ventura Village Policies and Procedures document. (Both can be found on Ventura Village website). After discussion a motion (P. Peterson/Dreyer) was made to table this recommendation to next month. Motion to table passed.
Motion: (Dreyer/P. Peterson) Approval of MOUs for Equitable Engagement Implementation. Passed
Motion: (Ihde/Dreyer) Receive and file the financial report. Passed
Adjourned due to time
