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Welcome to the Oct 2014 edition of Marcy-Holmes' Items of Interest!
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MARCY-HOLMES NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION's
 Items of Interest • October 2014
500 8th Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612.623.7633

Executive Director
Melissa Bean
office@marcy-holmes.org

Communications
Chris Lautenschlager
staff@marcy-holmes.org
 

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MHNA Membership
You can join the Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association or renew your membership online! For details, go to http://marcy-holmes.org/get-involved/membership

Our General Membership Meetings meet quarterly on the 3rd Tuesday in January, April, June, and October.

Upcoming MHNA Meetings
Land Use
Tuesday Oct 7, 6pm
University Lutheran Church of Hope
601 13th Ave SE

"Save Our Shade Trees"
Tuesday Oct 14, 6:30 pm
Andrew Riverside Church
403 8th Ave SE

MHNA Board & General Membership Meeting
Tuesday Oct 21
Pracna on Main
6 pm (Board Meeting)
7:30 pm (General Membership)

Transportation
Wednesday Oct 22
7 pm
Andrew Riverside Church
403 8th Ave SE

Football at TCF Stadium
Vikings
10/12 vs. Detroit (Noon)

Gophers
10/11 vs. Northwestern (11 am)
10/18 vs. Purdue (11 am)

Volunteer Opportunities
City of Minneapolis Elections and Voter Services needs your help!
Is an efficient, fair election on November 4th, 2014 for Minneapolis important to you? You can help protect voters' rights, serve your community—and be paid to do it (you can also choose to volunteer your hours on Election Day instead). Join America's largest simultaneous one-day team in the nation! 

Apply HERE, or contact Jilla Nadimi if you have any questions!
Jilla.Nadimi@minneapolismn.gov

Conservation District Ordinance Meeting


The Conservation District Ordinance is coming before the City’s Zoning and Planning committee on Thursday October 9th. This new ordinance is intended to help support grassroots efforts and allow property owners to organize to better conserve physical aspects of highly valued areas of the city through the use of guidelines tailored to protect desirable characteristics of older areas that may not qualify for historic district status. The committee meets at 9:30 am at City Hall. 

35W Update


The Marcy Holmes Neighborhood Association challenge of sound walls along I35W continues to have consequence.
As many of you know, MnDOT undertook a policy committee to review its regulations. On Sept 23rd the committee recommended a change in MnDOT’s rules for voting to approve/not approve a noise barrier. The text of the proposed change is below: 

B.  Modify policy as follows: If greater than 50% of available voting points are received, use simple majority of those points cast to determine build or don’t build barrier.  If less than 50% of available points are received, re-solicit the non-voters.  After second ballot, less than 25% of the total possible points gathered through both solicitations have responded, then the wall does not get built.  If greater than 25% of the total possible points have responded through both solicitations, use simple majority.

We all deserve a pat on the back for enlarging the public’s input into the governmental rules that govern so many things. And a special tip o' the hat to board member Dick Kavaney who represented MHNA so well at these meetings.
 
If you are wondering about the retaining walls now being constructed along northbound lanes…We, too, were taken aback to see the destruction of all the mature plantings that our neighborhood volunteers had put in 20 years ago.  We held several meetings with MN Dot & Hennepin County about how to move forward and get back to our naturalized plantings. Several board members and a neighborhood Master Gardener suggested a plant, vine and tree list, which has now been approved.  Many of the plants and trees will go in yet this fall; the rest in spring. 

RFP distributed by Marcy-Holmes and the Dinkytown Business Alliance


The Dinkytown business district and the broader Marcy-Holmes neighborhood in which Dinkytown resides have resources for marketing and communications planning and implementation. A joint Dinkytown-Marcy-Holmes task force is soliciting proposals from marketing and communications professionals to create and implement a marketing plan for Dinkytown, and to create a communications action plan for Marcy-Holmes. 

For additional information and to view the full Request for Proposals, please go to: http://marcy-holmes.org/images/documents/RFP_for_Dinkytown_and_Marcy-Holmes_Communications_and_Marketing_Services.pdf

Special Shout-Out to some Volunteers


Many thanks go to Craig Harris, for his continued work with the Dinkytown and Marcy-Holmes Communications Committee, and for helping out draft a new Request for Proposals.

We would also like to acknowledge the efforts of Barbara Camm and Hung Russell, who have stepped up terrifically on our Land Use commitee.

Tickets on Sale for Unhinged in the Haunted Basement!

Soap Factory, 514 2nd St SE
September 27 - November 2

This year in The Haunted Basement, Unhinged is an all-new adventure in terror. Click HERE to purchase tickets. Unhinged presents a terrifying world where each patron chooses his or her own fate. Explore sprawling, surreal environments and find surprises lurking behind each turn. With no map, no guide and no hope, where will you turn? Who will you trust? For more information click HERE.

2014 Minneapolis Underground Film Festival

St. Anthony Main Theatre, 115 Main Street SE
October 1 – 5, 2014
 
The Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul will sponsor and host the 2014 Minneapolis Underground Film Festival in early October. Film highlights include the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival opener NAS: Time is Illmatic by director One9. The feature length documentary film delves deep into the making of Nas’ 1994 debut album, Illmatic, and the social conditions that influenced its creation. Also premiering at the festival is Joseph Hillel’s prescient documentary portrait of Haiti’s ongoing reconstruction Ayiti Toma: The Land of the Living and writer/director Eddie Mullins pre-apocalyptic comedy Doomsdays, which follows the misadventures of Dirty Fred (Justin Rice) and Bruho (Leo Fitzpatrick), a pair of free-wheeling squatters with a taste for unoccupied vacation homes.

The full slate may be seen at www.mplsundergroundfilmfest.com. Tickets are available on The Film Society’s website: mspfilm.org and at the St. Anthony Main Theatre box office.

RIVERFRONT ISSUES

NE Minneapolis River Cleanup

Saturday Oct 4, 9 am
Start at Keegan’s Irish Pub, 16 University Ave NE

You’re invited to join the NE Minneapolis River Cleanup. Gather at Keegan’s from 9 to 10:30 am for Kegs and Eggs and to register. The cleanup will run from 11 am to 1 pm, followed by an after party from 1 to 5 pm at Keegan’s, where each participant will receive a token for one free Shift Beer. For information: http://www.keeganspub.com. All proceeds from new Belgium Beer sold that day will benefit the North East Business Association River Clean Up Fund.

Central Riverfront Regional Park Master Planning


Care about our premier Mississippi riverfront park, from Bridge 9 and the Stone Arch Bridge all the way to Plymouth Bridge? 
 
We want you to comment on priorities from the draft plan, including: better gateway to Marcy-Holmes at the Stone Arch Bridge; making people walking and cycling more important than cars on Main Street (while maintaining access to businesses).  
 
Although the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) wrapped up its last decision-making meeting for the Central Riverfront Regional Master Planning project, there are two more opportunities to see the plan's final draft before it goes to the required 45 day open comment period.

On October 7 there will be a final review with the CAC held at the MPRB Headquarters, starting at 6pm. Like all meetings, this is open to the public.

Then, on October 9th, there will be an official Open House to reveal the draft plan to the public. This will also take place at MPRB Headquarters. 
http://www.minneapolisparks.org/default.asp?PageID=1396

Mississippi River Trail Task Force Meeting

Monday Oct 13, 2014
Time and Location TBD (please contact office@marcy-holmes.org)

This task force is improving access from all University neighborhoods to our Mississippi River, particularly near the Dinkytown Greenway and between the Stone Arch Bridge and the University of MN.  A plan for improving signage and installing kiosks will be done by year-end.  

CREATIVE PLACES & GREENSPACES

Sixth Avenue Walk and Care Opportunity 

Sunday Oct 12, 2014, 3 - 5 pm
meet at University Ave and 6th Ave SE

Sixth Avenue Greenway walk and care opportunity.  Join us on the Sixth Ave Greenway to do some trimming, preparing for winter; leaving perennials in place helps the winter birds and wildlife survive, while making it look cared for.
 
The Students for Design Activism will be assisting us with a plan for more areas, getting us ready for spring planting. 

Save Our Shade Trees Task Force - Meeting Details 

Tuesday Oct 14, 2014, 6:30 - 8 pm
Andrew Riverside Church, 403 8th Ave SE

Please come to the Save Our Shade Trees Task Force meeting and invite others interested in helping with this neighborhood priority:

DRAFT AGENDA
Overview of MHNA-adopted Save Our Shade Trees Plan, Tier 3
MPRB review ash removal and replacement plans
Rainbow update on ash tree treatments
Task force address landowner education, fundraising, tree highlighting, tree care for replacement trees and other aspects of plan implementation;
Funding and staff support requests for 2015 Community Participation Plan/Action Plan
Next steps and/or meeting schedule for Task Force

GENERAL MILLS
As General Mills owns the property next to a large number of 2014 treatment trees, we need to develop a strategy to engage them directly. If you have contacts at General Mills, please bring that information to the meeting. Thank you!

Please contact MHNA Office for map, tree treatment list and plan. The plan refers to options for treatment, and the MHNA board voted to adopt Tier 3.

SE LIBRARY NEWS & EVENTS

The Future of the Southeast Library 

The following are dates for community meetings being held for the Southeast Library Project, which are aimed at public engagement toward creating a vision for a future Southeast Library. These meetings are being held in addition to the Advisory Committee meetings and are open to the public. You may want to include them in your Items of Interest newsletter.

Saturday Oct 18, 2014,  9:30 - 11:30 am
Van Cleve Recreation Center
901 15th Avenue SE
 
Monday Oct 20, 2014, 6 - 8 pm
Marcy Open School Media Center
415 4th Avenue SE
 
Saturday Oct 25, 2014, 9 - 11 am
Brian Coyle Community Center, Community Room
420 15th Avenue S
 
Thursday Oct 30, 2014, 7 - 9 pm
Luxton Recreation Center
112 St. Marys Avenue SE

Click HERE for a list of other events and classes taking place at the SE Library.

SPECIAL EVENTS and OTHER NEWS

12th Annual Harvest Festival at First Congregational Church

Saturday Oct 4, 9 am - 4 pm
First Congregational Church, 500 8th Ave SE

Come for the stuff...join them for lunch.This is a great tradition in the neighborhood offering fantastic baked goods, collectibles and vintage items, fine linens, dishes, kitchen items, artwork, books, DVDs and CDs and professional clothing at bargain prices. First Congregational Church, 500 8th Ave SE. 

If interested in helping with the sale, please contact Maggie George. 

Marcy-Holmes Resident Book Launch!

Thursday Oct 9, 2014 7pm
Common Good Books, 38 S. Snelling Ave, St. Paul

One of our neighbors, Lisa Westberg Peters, is launching her new book, Fractured Land: The Price of Inheriting Oil. Her book explores how her family's connections with the recent oil boom in North Dakota. 

NE Harvest Gala 

Thursday Oct 16, 2014, 6 - 10 pm
Solar Arts Building, 711 15th Ave SE
 
In a celebration of the strength and bounty of the local food movement, the
Northeast Minneapolis Farmers Market is excited to announce the third annual Harvest Gala. Proceeds from the event will be used to fund the activities and mission of the Northeast Minneapolis Farmers Market. More info can be found here: http://www.northeastmarket.org/

League of Women Voters Special Meetings


Please consider attending a League of Women Voters Meeting:
• Education Forum, October 29
• Campaign Finance Reform, November 25
• Healthy Legacy Forum, Feb 12, 2015
• Healthy Legacy discussion, March 24, 2015
• Parks, April 28, 2015
 
Please call or email Susan Anderson ((612) 331-1117 or susan331@mac.com)  for information regarding location.
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