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September 2024 Board Minutes and Financials

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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 Motion then withdrawn after some discussion.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

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September 2024 General Membership Minutes

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Minutes of the September 11th, 2024
Ventura Village General Membership Meeting

The meeting was called to order at 7:02pm by Chair Marti Maltby
Those present at the meeting introduced themselves. Throughout the meeting 14 members attended. No one was present to give the CCP/SAFE Crime & Safety Update. No one attended from the City Council.

Motion: (Dreyer/P. Peterson) Approval of the September 11, 2024 proposed agenda. Passed (9 yes/0 no/1 abstain)

Motion: (Watson/Dreyer) Approval of the July 10, 2024 minutes. Passed (6 yes/0 no/4 abstain)

Recommendation 2409-1: Demand that the city enforce businesses to pick-up their trash within a two block radius of their business. No one made a motion to take this recommendation up for discussion or a vote

Motion: (Watson/Ihde) Recommendation 2409-2: To draft a letter that Ventura Village has no interest in merging with other neighborhoods. Passed (12 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

Motion: (Watson/Ihde) Adjourn at 7:52pm. Passed (11 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

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HOPE Community

Hope Community October Events

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Information from Hope Community‘s Food, Land and Community newsletter

  • Tuesday, October 8: Herbalism and tea-making workshop with Bisharo, 4-6pm at the Rose Garden (1900 Portland Ave). Come make yummy homemade tea with us! Bring your own mug if you can.
  • Tuesday, October 15: Jam-making workshop with Simone from 5:30-7:30pm at the Jourdain (511 E. Franklin Ave). Simone will lead us in making and canning homemade strawberry jam with local strawberries! Participants will get to take home a jar of jam. Please RSVP to help us with planning: https://hope-community.ourpowerbase.net/canningworkshop. 
  • Tuesday, October 22: Regular weekly garden night from 4-6pm! Help us clean up the gardens and put the gardens to bed for the season.
  • Saturday, October 26: Fall Harvest Festival from 10am-12pm at the Rose Garden! Join us for food, garden work, face-painting, music, and fall festivities. All are welcome!

October General Membership Proposed Agenda

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Wednesday 9th, 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 October 9, 2024 proposed agenda 

7:15 ACTION: Approval of September 11, 2024 minutes 

7:20 ACTION:

Recommendation 2410-1: To approve the expenditure of up to $500 for shirts for the “Bus Stop Guardians”.

Recommendation 2410-2: To support the expansion plans (as presented) for the Our Saviour’s Shelter.

Recommendation 2410-3: Move that Ventura Village uses the same budget for 2025 as 2024 for the NCR application.

Recommendation 2410-4: If the city will accept the 2024 Equitable Engagement Application without revisions to be used for 2025 then we won’t submit changes. But if we have to submit a 2025 revised application then we accept Ray’s submission. 

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 

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.

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