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November 2024 General Membership Minutes

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

The meeting was called to order at 7:00pm by Chair Marti Maltby
Those present at the meeting introduced themselves.Throughout the meeting 13 members attended. Kali Pliego (CPS) and Lt. Carroll (MPD) gave the CCP/SAFE Crime & Safety Update. Council Member Osman gave the City Council Update.

Motion: (Watson/P. Peterson) Approval of the November 13, 2024 proposed agenda. Passed (11 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

Motion: (Watson/Dreyer) Approval of the October 9, 2024 minutes. Passed (7 yes/0 no/3 abstain)

Motion: (Watson/Adam) Recommendation 2411-1: To move the November committee meetings to November 21st and the December committee meetings to December 19th. Passed (9 yes/0 no/2 abstain)

Motion: (Watson/R. Peterson) 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). Passed (8 yes/0 no/2 abstain)

Motion: (Watson/P. Peterson) Adjourn at 7:44pm. Passed (8 yes/0 no/2 abstain)

October 2024 General Membership Minutes

Minutes of the October 9th, 2024
Ventura Village General Membership Meeting

The meeting was called to order at 7:01pm by Chair Marti Maltby
Those present at the meeting introduced themselves. Throughout the meeting 13 members attended. Kali Pliego (CPS) and Lt. Carroll (MPD) gave the CCP/SAFE Crime & Safety Update. Council Member Osman gave the City Council Update.

Motion: (R. Peterson/Watson) Approval of the October 9, 2024 proposed agenda. Passed (10 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

Motion: (Watson/Adam) Approval of the September 11, 2024 minutes. Passed (8 yes/0 no/2 abstain)

Motion: (Watson/Adam) Recommendation 2410-1: To approve the expenditure of up to $500 for shirts for the “Bus Stop Guardians”. Passed (10 yes/0 no/1 abstain)

Motion: (Ihde/R. Peterson) Recommendation 2410-2: To support the expansion plans (as presented) for the Our Saviour’s Shelter. Passed (10 yes/0 no/1 abstain)

Motion: (R. Peterson/Watson) Recommendation 2410-3: Move that Ventura Village uses the same budget for 2025 as 2024 for the NCR application. Passed (11 yes/0 no/1 abstain)

Motion: 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. No one moved the motion as stated above. A new motion for 2410-4 was made that reads: (R. Peterson/Watson) “Move to submit the online Equitable Engagement Application for 2025.” Passed (8 yes/0 no/2 abstain)

Motion: (Ihde/Stellmach) Adjourn at 8:14pm. Passed (9 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

September 2024 General Membership Minutes

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)

July 2024 General Membership Minutes

Minutes of the July 10th, 2024
Ventura Village General Membership Meeting

The meeting was called to order at 7:03pm by Vice-Chair Elizabeth Ihde
Those present at the meeting introduced themselves. Throughout the meeting 11 members attended. Lt. Carroll (MPD) and Kali Pliego (CPS) gave the CCP/SAFE Crime & Safety Update. Khalid Mohamed gave the City Council Update.

Motion: (Watson/Ji. Graham) Approval of the July 10, 2024 proposed agenda. Passed (8 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

Motion: (Peterson/Ji. Graham) Approval of the June 12, 2024 minutes. Passed (10 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

Motion: (Peterson/Ji. Graham) Recommendation 2407-1: To request that Council Member Osman vote in favor of raising police salaries. Passed (9 yes/0 no/1 abstain)

Motion: (Watson/Peterson) Recommendation 2407-2: To ask the City to stop enabling the encampment along Franklin Avenue under the Hiawatha (Highway 55) bridge and to send copies of this request to Hennepin County, MN Department of Transportation (MDOT) , the Metropolitan Council, and the Governor’s office. Passed (10 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

Motion: (Ji. Graham/Watson) Recommendation 2407-3:To reallocate uncontracted NRP Phase II funds as follows:

a) Reallocate $14,799 from 1.2.1 Homeowner Fix-up Grant Program to Phase II Plan Implementation

b) Reallocate $1,096.75 from 1.2.10 Banners along Franklin Ave. to Phase II Plan Implementation

c) Amend Ventura Village Contract 25585 to add $15,895 (above funds) to the “Supplies” line item of the Phase II Plan Implementation budget Passed (10 yes/0 no/1 abstain)

Motion: (Watson/Peterson) Action: To ask the Metropolitan Council to temporarily stop placing bus shelters on Franklin Avenue until the crime problems taking place at the current shelters have stopped. Passed (11 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

Motion: (Ji. Graham/Watson) Adjourn at 8:18pm. Passed (11 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

June 2024 General Membership Minutes

Minutes of the June 12th, 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 17 members attended. Lt. Carroll (MPD) gave the CCP/SAFE Crime & Safety Update. No one attended from the City Council office.

Motion: (R. Peterson/Ji. Graham) Approval of the June 12, 2024 proposed agenda. Passed (15 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

Motion: (Ji. Graham/Dreyer) Approval of the May 8, 2024 minutes. Passed (11 yes/0 no/4 abstain)

Motion: (R. Peterson/Stellmach) Recommendation 2406-1: Ask that 1019 East 21^st Street be declared a disorderly house under Minnesota State law due to drug dealing, off-leash pit bulls attacking people, property crimes committed by people dealing and buying drugs, and threats to neighbors and that Ventura Village contact the County and City attorneys about enforcing the law, ask the police to conduct an investigation and contact other politicians who can intervene to stop the criminal activity. Passed (17 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

Motion: (P. Peterson/Ji. Graham) Recommendation 2406-2: Support Norway House in organizing a meeting of all stakeholders to develop a comprehensive program that pools resources to change the perception and behavior of people causing the problems around Chicago and Franklin Avenues. Passed (17 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

Motion: (Adam/Stellmach) Recommendation 2406-3: (Amended to) Send a letter to Council Member Osman asking him to intervene in getting the benches “the thrones” and the trellis removed from the Northeast corner of Peavey Park. In addition, remove the bus shelters on the North and South sides of Franklin Avenue at 10th Avenue. Passed (17 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

Motion: (Ji. Graham/R. Peterson) Recommendation 2406-4: Allocate $500 total to support a socializing component for the following groups: Franklin Avenue clean-up club, graffiti removal club, 911/311 email tree, movie night club, and crime prevention club. Passed (11 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

Motion: (Adam/P. Peterson) Recommendation 2406-5: Cancel the July 2024 committee meetings and the August 2024 board and membership meetings. Passed (12 yes/0 no/4 abstain)

Motion: (Watson/Dreyer) Recommendation 2406-6: Hire a professional consultant to conduct board training at a maximum cost of $3,000. AMENDED (Ji. Graham/Adam) TO: Hire a professional consultant to conduct board training at a maximum cost of $3,000 and request that the trainer provide documented (written or digital) training materials for future use. Amendment passed (15 yes/0 no/0 abstain). Motion passed as amended (15 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

Motion: (Ji. Graham/Adam) Recommendation 2406-7: Pay the monthly electric bill for up to 5 lights on Xcel Energy-owned poles as part of a trial program for a year to improve lighting and safety. Passed (16 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

Motion: (Ji. Graham/R. Peterson) Action: To support ICCM’s request for a permit for their annual event taking place August 15th in ICCM’s Life Center parking lot and August 16th in Peavey Park. Passed (14 yes/0 no/2 abstain)

Motion: (Ji. Graham/Stroud) Adjourn at 8:03pm. Passed (14 yes/0 no/0 abstain)