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December 2023 General Membership Minutes

Minutes of the December 13th, 2023
Ventura Village General Membership Meeting

The meeting was called to order at 7:01pm by Vice-Chair Elizabeth Ihde
Those present at the meeting introduced themselves. Throughout the meeting 12 members attended. Lieutenant Carroll and Crime Prevention Specialist (CPS) Kali Pliego gave the CCP/SAFE Crime & Safety Update. No one from the City Council office attended.

Motion: (Adam/Watson) Approval of the December 13, 2023 proposed agenda. (11 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

Motion: (Adam/P. Peterson) Approval of the November 8, 2023 minutes. Passed (9 yes/0 no/2 abstain)

Motion: (Morales/Adam) Election of Vacancies for Board of Directors

Nominees: Kellen Gustafson, Lorna Hammonds, Ray Peterson

Lorna Hammonds declined to run. The others were voted on as a slate. Passed (12 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

Motion: (Adam/R. Peterson) Recommendation 2312-1: To adopt the attached Problem Solving Implementation Work Plan and allocate $2,000 to help begin the implementation. Passed (12 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

Motion: (R. Peterson/Morales) Adjourn at 7:43pm. Passed (12 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

November 2023 General Membership Minutes

Minutes of the November 8th, 2023
Ventura Village General Membership Meeting

The meeting was called to order at 7:05pm by Chair Marti Maltby
Those present at the meeting introduced themselves. Throughout the meeting 11 members attended.

Motion: (Rich/Dreyer) Approval of the November 8, 2023 proposed agenda. (11 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

Motion: (P. Peterson/Ihde) Approval of the October 11, 2023 minutes. Passed (10 yes/0 no/1 abstain)

Motion: (R. Peterson/Ihde) Recommendation 2311-1: Due to reports from the city that the benches are unsafe and cannot be repaired, Ventura Village supports the Park Board’s request for the city to remove the seating area and the archway at the southwest corner of Franklin and Chicago Avenues. Passed (11 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

Motion: (Ihde/R. Peterson) Recommendation 2311-2: Move to send a letter to Becky Alper asking what the Park Board is going to do to get the field at Peavey Park back in use. Passed (11 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

Motion: (Benson/DeLaurentis) Adjourn at 8:23pm. Passed (10 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

October 2023 General Membership Minutes

Minutes of the October 11th, 2023
Ventura Village General Membership Meeting

The meeting was called to order at 7:04pm by Chair Marti Maltby
Those present at the meeting introduced themselves. Throughout the meeting 12 members attended.

Motion: (Watson/Ihde) Approval of the October 11, 2023 proposed agenda. Passed with Recommendation 2310-2 removed due to it being a duplicate motion with 2310-3 (11 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

Motion: (Watson/Adam) Approval of the September 13, 2023 minutes. Passed (10 yes/0 no/1 abstain)

Motion: (Ihde/R. Peterson) Recommendation 2310-1: Approval of 2024 Application for Network and Equitable Engagement Funds. Passed (11 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

Motion: (Ihde/R. Peterson) Recommendation 2310-3: NRP MOTION: Move that Ventura Village request that the City of Minneapolis approve extension for Ventura Village NRP Contract 25585  to December 31, 2024. Passed (11 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

Motion: (Ihde/R. Peterson) Recommendation 2310-4: Move to support the sale of the Dundree to Clare House and Southside Harm Reduction. Passed (11 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

Motion: (Ihde/Watson) Adjourn at 8:26pm. Passed (11 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

September 2023 General Membership Minutes

Minutes of the September 13th, 2023
Ventura Village General Membership Meeting

The meeting was called to order at 7:04pm by Chair Marti Maltby
Those present at the meeting introduced themselves. Throughout the meeting 16 members attended.

Motion: (Adam/Rich) Approval of the September 13, 2023 proposed agenda. Passed (10 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

Motion: (Ihde/Dreyer) Approval of the July 12, 2023 minutes. Passed (11 yes/0 no/2 abstain)

Motion: (Ji. Graham/Ihde) Adjourn at 8:23pm. Passed (12 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

July 2023 General Membership Minutes

Minutes of the July 12th, 2023
Ventura Village General Membership Meeting

The meeting was called to order at 7:03pm by Chair Marti Maltby
Those present at the meeting introduced themselves. Throughout the meeting 19 members attended.

Motion: (Rich/Dreyer) Approval of the July 12, 2023 proposed agenda. Passed (12 yes/0 no/0 abstain)

Motion: (Watson/Dreyer) Approval of the June 14, 2023 minutes. Passed (9 yes/0 no/4 abstain)

Motion: (Watson/Dreyer) Recommendation 2307-1: Amended at the Board meeting to read: Ventura Village submits to NACC the following summary of concerns titled “Ventura Village concerns regarding the proposed Native American Community Clinic proposed development project” and we request for NACC to provide Ventura Village with a response to our concerns. Also removing the second sentence under building design and adding “We would like the City of Minneapolis to conduct a traffic study of East 21st Street that would evaluate the impact of adding traffic from the proposed development as well as traffic from the Aldi grocery store onto East 21st Street.”

-Substitute motion made (Ji. Graham/Ja. Graham) Ventura Village opposes the proposed Native American Community Clinic development project as presented because our concerns have not been addressed and sends a list of those concerns. Substitute motion passed (18 yes/1 no/1 abstain)

Motion: (Adam/R. Peterson) Adjourn at 8:27pm. Passed (19 yes/0 no/0 abstain)