 On May 1, the Metropolitan Urban
Indian Directors (MUID) and the City sponsored a kick-off celebration for
American Indian Month in Minnesota. The celebration included a parade,
community speakers and a feast. Community events celebrating American
Indian Month continue through the end of May. Learn more here.
 Over 125 people attended last week’s Downtown Neighborhoods 2020 gathering, and a hearty group met outside under a tent on Saturday for the Northside Neighborhoods 2020 discussion. These were the first of five gatherings focused on the future role of neighborhood organizations in Minneapolis. Attendees shared a delicious meal and then broke out into smaller “café” style conversations.
The sessions are jointly hosted by area neighborhood organizations, the Neighborhood and Community Engagement Commission (NCEC) and NCR. These “neighborhood cafes” discussions are aimed at answering three questions:
- What services, opportunities and information should neighborhood organizations provide?
- What are characteristics of an effective neighborhood organization?
- How can neighborhood organizations empower engagement?
These questions were developed by 37 participants at a day-long workshop on the Art of Hosting Conversations that Matter.
The dialogues are a first step in developing recommendations for the Minneapolis City Council on the future work of neighborhood organizations through a process of respectful and inclusive community engagement.
Two sessions remain:
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South – Thursday, May 4th - 5:30pm to 8:30pm - Abubakar-As-Saddique Islamic Center - 2824 13th Ave So. - Registration
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Southwest – Monday, May 8th - 6:00pm to 8:00pm - Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park - 4055 Nicollet Ave So. - Registration
Participants are welcome to attend the session that best fits their schedule.
For more information and future engagement opportunities, please check the Neighborhoods 2020 Web-Site for updates.
 On April 20th, the Hawthorne Neighborhood Council (HNC) celebrated the culmination of a two year Health and Wellbeing initiative. The results of this initiative include the publishing of a Community Remedies book and a Youth and Elders conversations video. Both efforts were born out of a series of community gatherings using Art of Hosting facilitation to bring residents together to talk about what Health and Wellbeing in their community looks like to them. From that engagement the two initiatives were created and worked on by community members over the course of the last two years. The Remedies book is available from HNC and the Youth and Elder videos can be viewed online.
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 Photo Credit: Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
April 22nd was celebrated worldwide as Earth
Day. In Minneapolis, many neighborhood groups celebrated with a
neighborhood volunteer cleanup. The annual Earth Day effort was led by
the Minneapolis Park Board in collaboration with Minneapolis Solid Waste and
Recycling. Several Minneapolis neighborhood groups helped with engaging,
supporting and recruiting volunteers. The cleanups were be centered around the Mississippi,
lakes and park land. Volunteers gathered to pick up garbage, meet their
neighbors and share beverages and treats. Event sponsors provided trash
bags and gloves. Prospect Park
Association had over ninety volunteers in collaboration with Surly Gives a Damn.
The North Loop Neighborhood Association organized a clean-up along Washington
Avenue and several other locations. There were also several cleanups
continuing the week after Earth Day such as Beautify
Bottineau and Powderhorn Park hosted a clean-up on 38th and
Chicago. For more information visit the MPRB
Earth Day Cleanup Web Page.
The Minneapolis Capital Long-Range Improvement Committee (CLIC) is beginning work on the 2017 CLIC Report. This report recommends to the Mayor and City Council a portion of the capital improvement projects requested by departments, boards and commissions for the five-year period 2018 - 2022. For this period, Capital Budget Requests totaling over $988 million have been requested. A majority of the projects are Public Works related such as bridges, roads, sidewalks, streets, streetlights, traffic control, bike and pedestrian projects, sewers, water, etc. A smaller portion of the requests are related to parks and public buildings.
There will be a joint public hearing of the CLIC and the Planning Commission on May 11th where participants will be able to review and comment on project proposals and give feedback to CLIC members.
Public hearing information:
Thursday May 11th – 6:00pm-8:00pm – RM 319 City Hall (Joint Public Hearing with CLIC and Mpls. Planning Commission)
Past CLIC Reports
PW Capital Project Maps
 The Standish-Ericsson Neighborhood
Association (SENA) seeks a full time
executive director.
The
SENA board of directors is completing a strategic plan to guide the
organization for the next two to three years. Draft strategic areas of focus
are Operations & Infrastructure, Community Engagement & Community
Building, and Local, Small Business Environment.
The
primary work for the ED will be to fulfill the goals and objectives of this
plan, including supervise and manage day-to-day operations, spearhead efforts
for collaboration and fundraising, and support build upon local businesses.
Proposals
/ Applicant Resumes and Cover Letters are due by Friday, May 5.
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