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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCEC Meeting Packet 6-30-25CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS Community Engagement Commission City Hall 2077 West Larpenteur Avenue AGENDA June 30, 2025 at 6:30 P.M. A.CALL TO ORDER: B.ROLL CALL: Julie Ebbesen____ Denise King____ Sarah Caflisch____ STAFF PRESENT: Elke Johnson___ COUNCIL LIAISON: Melanie Leehy____ C. WELCOME D.APPROVAL OF AGENDA E.APPROVAL OF MINUTES: •April 21, 2025, Community Engagement Commission Meeting Minutes F.AGENDA •Unfinished business 1. Apartment Outreach •New Business 2.Ice Cream Social G.INFORMATION/ANNOUNCEMENT H.ADJOURNMENT: Next Regular Meeting is on Monday, July 21 at 6:30 PM 1 CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS Community Engagement Commission City Hall 2077 West Larpenteur Avenue AGENDA April 21, 2025 at 6:30 P.M. A. CALL TO ORDER: B. ROLL CALL: Karen Cooley-Kistler____ Julie Ebbesen____ Curt Stockford____ Rebecca Leighton____ Denise King____ STAFF PRESENT: Elke Johnson___ COUNCIL LIAISON: Melanie Leehy____ C. WELCOME D. APPROVAL OF AGENDA • King would like to add Nite to Unite to the Unfinished business knowing that we will most likely cover in a future meeting o Motion to approve with above mentioned additional – Cooley-Kistler o Unanimously approved E. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: • March 17, 2025 Community Engagement Commission Meeting Minutes o Motion to approve - Ebbesen o Unanimously approved F. AGENDA • Unfinished business 1. Apartment Outreach a. Progress on calls i. Thank you to Cooley-Kistler for efforts in calling apartment managers ii. Messages were left but no calls have been returned iii. Other communications are in the notes on the agenda iv. Johnson – it appears that the v. Cooley-Kistler was pleasantly surprised that the property managers were pleasant and willing to hear what we b. Johnson communicated that St. Anthony has given Ice cream coupons to apartment managers or block captains 2 c.King wonders if we can find a service (Kleinman or Metro Services) to help get or fund ice cream that can be dropped off at the apartments d.Stockford suggests going with what is available which appears that it is the coupon that St. Anthony has to offer. e.Cooley-Kistler asks if we are deciding not to hold a Nite to Unite event at City Hall f.Knight, Johnson and Stockford agree that City Hall is good idea but we can look at possibly making use of the space at a different date, reminding that the original purpose of engaging at the apartment residence at their location. g.Knight – as a part of the reaching out we will mention that we are focusing on Nite to Unite and we will offer assistance or ideas to help them plan h.Stockford – if there are residents who are interested in planning a Nite to Unite event have them call city hall and we can suggest resources. i.Next steps – we will be doing another round of calls with follow up e- mails 2.Juniper a.Stockford having trouble connecting with Juniper. They are playing phone tag. Will continue to b.Interested in knowing if there needs to be a sponsorship (organizational or financial, etc). When they are looking to schedule c.Knight suggests inviting the Juniper representative to our next meeting. 3.Dog bags and bag receptacles in Community Park a.Knight – need to clarify b.Johnson – spoke with Parks & Rec commission. It is on the agenda for the park commission already and it is part of the renovation plan. c.This is now resolved on the Community Engagement Commission agenda •New Business 4.Spring Together a.Johnson would like to understand what the CEC would want to do at Spring b.Ebbesen suggests a table and recruiting c.Stockford would like to handout information for Nite to Unite d.Knight suggests that people that want more information can sign up to receive more information e.Ebbesen will man the information table focusing on recruitment and Nite to Unite information f.Cooley-Kistler will be available for set-up g.Knight will be available to help clean-up and tear down h.Stockford is not certain of attendance for the event 5.Other Business 3 a.Stockford has connected to with the Roseville Superintendent to recruit for a student commissioner. Elke will be the contact. b.Johnson knows that Wassenberg is also working with the school district also c.Stockford suggests possibly connecting with a local scouting group or similar organization. d.Commissioner Leighton has submitted her resignation e.Cooley-Kistler will be attending the May meeting but will be resigned after that meeting. Will be willing to help during the possible fall event G.INFORMATION/ANNOUNCEMENT H.ADJOURNMENT: 7:22 PM •Motion to adjourn – King Next Regular Meeting is on Monday, May 19 at 6:30 PM 4 ITEM FOR DISCUSSION City of Falcon Heights, Minnesota __________________________ Item Apartment Outreach Plan Description Based on recent discussions, it has been identified by the Community Engagement Commission there should be more outreach to apartment dwellers to cultivate a sense of belonging in Falcon Heights. CEC has started discussions around an apartment outreach plan. Commissioners have identified that they should write up a script that can be used to reach out to apartment managers and owners. Commissioner Karen came to City Hall and made contact with several apartment managers. Commissioners then discussed doing another round of reaching out and encouraging apartment managers/owners to participate in Night-to-Unite. Budget Impact N/A Attachment(s) Action(s) Requested Staff suggest continuing the discussion for apartment outreach. Meeting Date June 30, 2025 Agenda Item Apartment Outreach Attachment Apartment Outreach Notes Submitted By Elke Johnson, Administrative & Communications Coordinator Apartment Outreach Notes 5 Rental Property Address Manager's Email Notes 1510 Larpenteur Ave sobaniad@gmail.com No common room. Recommends group meeting. Can send event posters 1530 Larpenteur Ave. W. (Falcon Heights Town Square Apartments)jpexa@capreit.com; mgr-falconheights@capreit.com 1550 Larpenteur Ave W (Falcon Heights Town Square Apartments)jpexa@capreit.com; mgr-falconheights@capreit.com 1707 Lindig St arnold.kubei@metrocareservicesmn.com 1466 Larpenteur Ave. W.arnold.kubei@metrocareservicesmn.com 1472 Larpenteur Ave. W.arnold.kubei@metrocareservicesmn.com 1486 Larpenteur Ave. W.arnold.kubei@metrocareservicesmn.com 1830 Larpenteur Ave mark@sagstetterproperties.com Left VM 1855 Larpenteur MKUKUSKA@KLEINMANREALTY.COM 1845 Larpenteur MKUKUSKA@KLEINMANREALTY.COM 1687, 1697, 1707, and 1717 Fry St mkukuska@kleinmanrealty.com 1496 Larpenteur Ave brandieh@apmsmn.com Left VM 1504 Larpenteur Ave ljacobs@kleinmanrealty.com 1634 Snelling Ave ljacobs@kleinmanrealty.com 1642 Snelling Avenue ljacobs@kleinmanrealty.com 1561 Idaho Ave. N.ljacobs@kleinmanrealty.com 1800 and 1818 W Larpenteur Ave lexmarproperties@aol.com; chad.falconview@gmail.com Mostly international students. Host their own NTU party. They have a common room in each building. Can send posters to property manager. 1750 Larpenteur Ave (The Hendrickson)hendricksoncm@peakliving.com They have a common room. Host their own NTU party. 1490 Larpenteur Ave N/A No common room 1707 Tatum tbrama@comcast.net No common room. Want to host annual BBQ for NTU. 1688 Arona lakecarlson@gmail.com 1511 Larpenteur lakecarlson@gmail.com 1710, 1720, 1730, 1740 Larpenteur Ave larpenteurmanor@pmsi.biz; knhurley@pmsi.biz Left VM 1667 Snelling Ave N (Amber Union)fcuenca@hbgltd.net Left VM Building is vacant, will be occupied in 45 days. We should reach out then. No common room. Would like a group meeting. Can send event posters. Left VM No common room Private residents, no common room. Can send individual mailings to each apartment. 6 REQUEST FOR ACTION City of Falcon Heights, Minnesota __________________________ Item Ice Cream Social Description Ice Cream Social will be held hosted on Thursday, July 17 at City Hall from 5:00 – 7:00 PM. This is an opportunity to discuss what kind of presence/activity the commission would like to have at Ice Cream Social and to discuss outreach for the event. Budget Impact N/A Attachment(s) N/A Action(s) Requested Staff recommends starting a discussion around an activity and outreach for Ice Cream Social Meeting Date June 30, 2025 Agenda Item Ice Cream Social Attachment N/A Submitted By Elke Johnson Administrative & Communications Coordinator 7