HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.25.19CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS
Regular Meeting of the Falcon Heights - Community Engagement Commission
City Hall
2077 West Larpenteur Avenue
AGENDA
March 25 at 7:00 P.M.
A. CALL TO ORDER:
B. ROLL CALL:
Reider _X__ May_X__ Kohn_X__ Johnson_X__
Larrabee_X__ King_X__ Stegman _X___
COUNCIL LIAISON
Gustafson_X__
STAFF PRESENT:
Lor_X__
C. Approval of Minutes:
January 28, 2019
• A spelling error on page 2.
King 1st Moved
Larrabee 2nd Moved
Approved 7-0
D. DISCUSSION
1. Spring Together
• Flyer #1 received majority of the vote, Staff will edit the address and create an
event on Facebook.
• Will discuss activities in April’s meeting.
• CEC Table/Informational – Staff will get the table runner and cloth. CEC voted
for 36” runner and moved the “(CEC)” to a new line and center. Staff will
provide a picture in the next meeting.
2. Neighborhood Liaisons
• Dena sent emails to liaisons and city staff sent letters to the ones that do not have an email address.
• Twelve responded yes, 18 answered no and 53 did not respond. Staff will do a follow up.
• Rick met with Kris and found that there are liaisons at 1550 Larpenteur, and CTC but none at Fry.
• Apartment residents move in and out of the city, and it will be hard to track it down. Should we ask the caretaker/manager on site to be a liaison?
• How to recruit more? Put it on E-news with a small summary and bullet points.
• The city needs to have a quarterly event for liaisons.
• Create a neighborhood event tab on city website - this will help create community
connection and conversations.
• Rick, Julie, and Katie will work together on neighborhood liaison introduction for
E-news and social media.
3. Neighborhood Watch Program
• Neighborhood Liaison/Block Captain/Watch all focus on community building.
• CEC would like the roles to be separate and have clear goals.
• The budget impact will be $75 per signs, and total estimate amount will be
$2,500. Falcon Heights will have 32 signs.
• CEC moved to support the neighborhood watch program as an aspect of engagement and not just the signs.
4. Youth Programs
• City Administrator wants youth programs to revolve around “Cultivating a Caring Community” and would like CEC to brainstorm ideas.
• Examples: mural, Rec on the Go, and summer programs. The city would like to bring reading time at City Hall green space, kickball tournament at ICS, sports equipment shed at Curtiss field
• CEC want to see more winter events, door knocking with youth, and art programs.
E. INFORMATION/ANNOUNCEMENTS
• On Friday, the city sent out the weekly newsletter with March 27’s agenda packet.
Councilmember Gustafson will be appointed as mayor.
F. ADJOURNMENT: 8:45PM
Kohn 1st Moved
King 2nd Moved
Approved 7-0
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Shirley Reider, Commission Chair
Dated this 25th day of March, 2019
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Amanda Lor, Staff Liaison