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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Packet 11.20.23CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS Community Engagement Commission City Hall 2077 West Larpenteur Avenue AGENDA November, 20 2023 at 6:30 P.M. A. CALL TO ORDER: B. ROLL CALL: Cooley-Kistler____ Ebbesen____ Lindstrom____ Stockford____ COUNCIL LIAISON: Councilmember Wehyee___ STAFF PRESENT: Van der Werff___ C. PRESENTATION: D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 1. July 17, 2023 Community Engagement Commission Meeting Minutes E. AGENDA: 1. Neighborhood Liaison Handbook and List 2. Human Rights Day/ Winter Coat Drive 3. Snowman Kits F. INFORMATION/ANNOUNCEMENT G. ADJOURNMENT: 1 BLANK PAGE 2 CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS Community Engagement Commission City Hall 2077 West Larpenteur Avenue MINUTES October 16, 2023 at 6:30 P.M. A. CALL TO ORDER: 6:37 PM B. ROLL CALL: Cooley-Kistler _X_ Ebbesen _X_ Lindstrom _X_ Stockford _X_ COUNCIL LIAISON: Councilmember Wehyee STAFF PRESENT: Van der Werff_X_ C. PRESENTATION: D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 1. September 18, 2023 Community Engagement Commission Meeting Minutes Cooley-Kistler motions to approve the meeting minutes; approved 4-0 E. AGENDA: 1. Neighborhood Liaison Handbook and List Ebbesen wants to continue going over the liaison handbook with the other commissioners to make edits. The commissioners discuss ideas for community activities to create connectivity within the city that also don’t require a lot of planning, such as a s’mores day, sidewalk art, pumpkin carving, snowman competitions, etc. The City could help organize and have pictures in the newsletter or on Social Media. Ebbesen suggest for each commissioner to bring 5 activities to the next meeting that are not complicated to organize. Stockford suggest that Spire might have scarves available for snowman kits. Stockford wonders how the Neighborhood Liason Program can tie into the City’s Strategic Plan. Van der Werff will locate the plan and see how that can match up. Van der Werff adds that she invited Kris Grangaard to the next commission meeting as Grangaard was one of the originators of the Neighborhood Liaison program and has a wealth of information and history about the program and the commission. Van der Werff mailed out letters to current liaisons in the listing to collect responses. 3 2. Human Rights Day Stockford wonders if the Community Engagement Commission is part of the Minnesota Department of Human Rights as some commissioners received an email from the director looking to increase communication. Van der Werff suggests adding the state information to the Falcon Heights Website as a resource for residents. Van der Werff has been in contact with the Falcon Heights Elementary School regarding a Human Rights Day event. The school’s Families for Equity Committee is wanting to continue planning their own event. She suggests we could still hold a vaccine clinic for Human Rights Day or hold a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) training session for the community. The City has been partnering with Third Sphere to provide DEI training for staff. The session could be at City Hall. Van der Werff will reach out to Third Sphere to get ideas on a community session. 3. Winter Coat Drive Van der Werff informs the commission we can have a Winter Coat Drive at City Hall. The conference room will be available for storage after the elections are done as equipment is currently stored there. The commission could select a Saturday in December to hold a coat drive and the City can help facilitate and promote it. F. INFORMATION/ANNOUNCEMENT Stockford informs the commission of a list of events that are being held by the Lions Club. All proceeds will benefit the Keystone Community Services Foodmobile program. G. ADJOURNMENT: 8:05 PM Ebbesen motions to adjourn; approved 4-0 4 BLANK PAGE 5 Item Neighborhood Liaison Description The goal of the Community Engagement Commission is to review and update the Neighborhood Liaison Handbook. The current online version was last revised on May, 2020. The Neighborhood Liaison List on the Falcon Heights website was last updated on March, 2020. Staff has reached out to the list to confirm who is still interested in being a neighborhood liaison and received an answer from 1/3rd of the list. Staff wrote and mailed interest letters to neighborhood liaisons. The updated list is attached. Suggestions made by Chair Ebbesen: Goals: Curate relationships with neighbors to create safe spaces, safe streets and a welcoming community. Be a communication conduit between the city and your neighbors to help keep residents informed of important city updates and notify the city of concerns among a given neighborhood. Identify individuals throughout the city that have already or are willing to develop a neighborhood network. What does a Neighborhood Liaison do? Help connect residents in your neighborhood by gathering and sharing contact information amongst neighbors. Find ways to connect neighbors through gatherings of any size. These could include Night to Unite, block parties, cookie exchanges, happy hours, etc. Receive and share regular updates from the city about upcoming city meetings and events, safety alerts and other news. If concerns or issues are raised in the neighborhood the Neighborhood Liaison can send information to the city. Does it take a lot of work to be a Neighborhood Liaison? Absolutely not! Many neighborhoods already have one or some people who already are connected on their blocks or neighborhood. We’re just hoping to connect with those individuals to be a point of contact for the city. Meeting Date November 20, 2023 Agenda Item E1 Neighborhood Liaison Handbook and List Attachment Neighborhood Liaison Handbook Neighborhood Liaison List Submitted By Elke van der Werff, Administrative & Communications Coordinator 6 There may be occasions to gather liaisons to share concerns or success stories as a group but there will not be more that 3-4 voluntary meetings each year. What kind of information is the city looking for? The only contact information that the city will request is that of the individual(s) who volunteer to be connected with the city as a liaison. Any information gathered among neighbors will not be sent to the city, only shared with neighbors. How will the city support the neighborhood liaisons? The city will recommend communications, communication techniques and occasions to create neighborhood gatherings throughout the year. For some events the city may supply kits or supplies to help facilitate events. Budget Impact N/A Attachment(s) Neighborhood Liaison Handbook Updated Neighborhood Liaison List Online Action(s) Requested Review and continue to identify needed updates of the Neighborhood Liaison Handbook and Neighborhood Liaison List 7 First Name Last Name Address Zipcode Phone Email Neighborhood Reached out to confirm Andrea LaDouceur 1776 Albert st n 2197795570 andrea.ladouceur@gmail.com Northeast Quadrant yes Barbara Brokopp 1849 Holton Street 55113 (651) 307-1490 bbrokopp@gmail.com Northeast Quadrant Beth Mercer-Taylor 2231 Folwell Ave 646-2925 bethmt@umn.edu University Grove yes Bruce Mielke 1506 Crawford Ave 651-492-3918 bruce.mielke@comcast.net Northeast Quadrant yes Cari Kokotovich 1896 Sheldon street 55113 (651)408-5677/ (651)406-5061 cmkokotovich@gmail.com Northeast Quadrant Carol A Johnson 1530 Larpenteur #105 55113 644-7621 cjohnson19174948@gmail.com Falcon Heights Town Sq. courtney billing 1457 Iowa Ave West 55108 6512712756 courtney.billing@gmail.com Northome Darla Burbach Lindquist 1847 Simpson Street 55113 (612)889- 8113/(651)646-1413 darlakbl@gmail.com Northeast Quadrant Dena Larrabee 1358 Larpenteur 55113 651-226-8298 dena.r.larrabee@gmail.com Northome Don Pitlik 1841 Arona St 55113 (612)201-3585 dcharles4@me.com Northeast Quadrant yes Erin Kaufenberg Reichelt 1759 LINDIG ST 55113 (612)396-1515 erin.reichelt@gmail.com Fairview-Lindig-Tatum yes Geogriana May 1477 California 651.792.6558 gmay@umn.edu Northome yes Jane Bykowski Jill Bartyzal 1791 Tatum St 6123666037 Jilleo@gmail.com Fairview-Lindig-Tatum no Julie Stegman 1860 Snelling 55113 920.676.3758 julie.kaye.stegman@gmail.com Northeast Quadrant Karen Kloser 1596 Northrop Street 643-0876 klose004@umn.edu University Grove Maybe Kari Kilbride 1522 Idaho Ave W 644-2379 karikilbride@mac.com Northome yes Katie Kohn 1929 Summer 55113 651.276.2586 kathryn.kohn@gmail.com Falcon Woods Kim Johnson 1359 Iowa 55108 612.597.9318 kdj763@gmail.com Northome no Kris & Tom Grangaard/Prather 1777 Simpson Street 647-4419 ktbd4@comcast.net Northeast Quadrant yes Linda Barnes 1828 Moore Street 644-0758 lindabarnes7880@yahoo.com Falcon Woods yes Marva Ballentine 1893 Snelling Ave 55113 651-646-4485 Snelling West no Michael Baker 1530 Larpenteur #314 55113 612-280-0584 Mdb_991@outlook.com Falcon Heights Town Sq. Michele SWANSON 1901 ARONA ST 55113 Northeast Quadrant Michelle Vojacek 1915 Arona St 55113 651-324-3338 Vojacek4939@msn.com Northeast Quadrant yes Michelle Cone 1907 Snelling Ave 55113 tacone430@gmail.com Snelling West no Mike Tracy 2007 Garden Ave 55113 795-8023 Falcon Woods yes Mona McGarthwaite 1412 Idaho Ave W 646-2188 mehowley@hotmail.com Northome yes Pamela Becker 1905 N. Albert ST 55113 651-894-4998 pjbecker55113@yahoo.com Northeast Quadrant Peter Lindstrom 1505 Idaho Ave W 917-2977 plindstr@umn.edu Northome yes Rice'Davis 1407 California Ave W 644-4602 mimosamom@aol.com Northome yes Rick Wagner 1595 Northrop Street 55108 644-1202 wagne003@umn.edu University Grove Roger Aiken 1589 Hollywood Court 55108 644-8318 rogeraiken@creedproject.org Hollywood Court Sallee Dawson 1864 Simpson St 612-868-2454 salleedawson@centurylink.net Northeast SHERI LANGEVIN 1865 Holton St 55113 Northeast Quadrant no Stephan Kistler 2211 FOLWELL AVE (651)895-6203/(651)645-7706 stephanfkistler@gmail.com University Grove yes Sue Majerus 1381 Iowa Ave W 55108 917-9544 surejam2000@yahoo.com Northome Active 8 Item Human Rights Day Description The Community Engagement Commission started conversations about this year’s Human Rights Day at an earlier meeting on July 17, 2023. The CEC will continue planning the Human Rights Day Event. Staff suggest holding the Winter Coat Drive as a Human Rights Day Event and moving the DEI community session to a later date in January. Budget Impact TBD Attachment(s) N/A Action(s) Requested Continue discussions about this year’s Human Rights Day Event. Meeting Date November 20, 2023 Agenda Item E2 Human Rights Day/ Winter Coat Drive Attachment N/A Submitted By Elke van der Werff, Administrative & Communications Coordinator 9 BLANK PAGE 10 Item Human Rights Day Description The Community Engagement Commission started conversations about providing Snowman Kits to create a competition and connectiveness in the City for during the colder winter months. Budget Impact TBD Attachment(s) N/A Action(s) Requested Continue discussions about having a Snowman Competition. Meeting Date November 20, 2023 Agenda Item E3 Snowman Kits Attachment N/A Submitted By Elke van der Werff, Administrative & Communications Coordinator 11