Holland Neighborhood Improvement Association

NEighbors Sale Weekend: Friday, May 10th & Saturday, May 11th

HNIA — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:44:12 +0000

Don’t miss a weekend of garage and yard sales across six of the neighborhoods of NE Minneapolis. Over 150+ sales are anticipated for this year. Neighborhoods included this year are Audubon Park, Columbia Park, Holland, Marshall Terrace, Waite Park and Windom Park. Sale maps will be available the week prior to the sale at the Eastside Co-op and other area businesses, and also on windompark.org. Save your map for special offers through May at area businesses. For sale info and updates visit windompark.org and facebook.com/NEighborsGarageSaleWeekend or call Andy at 612-710-3018.

Metro Blooms Raingarden Workshop: Saturday, April 27th at Audubon Park

HNIA — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:28:29 +0000

Metro Blooms Raingarden Workshop
This three-hour session hosted by Metro Blooms combines the content of their A and B workshops. Participants will learn about watershed management, stormwater runoff, and raingarden basics including design, installation and maintenance of raingardens using native plants. In the second half of the session participants will receive hands-on assistance in planning a raingarden project. Attending this workshop will make Holland residents eligible to apply for reduced-cost raingarden through HNIA’s 2013 Raingarden Program. This is a great first step toward designing and installing a raingarden at your home this year!

When: Saturday, April 27th at 10:00 am
Where: Audubon Park, 1320 29th Avenue NE, Click here for a map of the workshop location.
Cost: $15.00

Medallion Public Arts Connector: Supporting Local Businesses and Public Art & Education

HNIA — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:59:18 +0000

The Medallion Public Arts Connector is a new initiative to connect local residents and business to raise funds for public art and education projects in Holland and throughout Northeast Minneapolis. Each Medallion turned into a Participating Business translates into a direct donation for public art and education!

The first public art project to be funded will be the James Brenner Light Array, slated for the SE corner of the Edison parking lot. Subsequent projects will be chosen by HNIA’s board, in collaboration with community members, local businesses, and local artists!

Check out the MPAC Facebook Page to see how these Medallions are being used in the community to support local businesses and raise funds for public art! Make sure to “like” MPAC’s Facebook page and ask to be sent a medallion so YOU can participate in this exciting new initiative.

List of participating businesses:
612Brew – Adelita’s – Barley John’s Brew Pub – Bill’s Construction ($100) – Central Avenue Liquors – Central Avenue Carwash – Central Lock & Safe – Chimborazo – Crescent Moon …Bakery – Diamonds Coffee Shoppe – Eastside Food Coop ($25) – Elsie’s – Good Carma – Grumpy’s NE – INDEED Brewing Company – JAX Cafe – Liberty Tax (free consultation) – Maeve’s – Marino’s Deli – Maya Cuisine – MM Handyman Services ($100) – Modern Cafe – Mother Earth Gardens – Nuff – Red Stag Supper Club – Rock Solid Companies (none) – Sen Yai Sen Lek – SignMinds ($85) -Stanley’s – Stinson Wine Beer Spirits.

HNIA Annual Meeting: Thursday, May 9th at 7pm

HNIA — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:59:38 +0000

HNIA Board Elections: This year, 5 of the 9 HNIA board seats are up for election. Three of those directors are not seeking reelection. We have a terrific crop of potential new and returning board members – come out and help us fill the 5 seats and keep the past year’s momentum going!*
Neighborhood Vote: After several months of research and discussion at both the Board and neighborhood levels, the HNIA Board of Directors proposes to allocate $60,000 for the purpose of developing a Small Area Plan for the Holland Neighborhood – but we need YOUR final approval to take this next step in the process. You will be presented with a ballot question that reads, “Do you authorize HNIA to transfer $60,000 from the budget strategy “Acquire Blighted Housing (1.1.A.3)” to the budget strategy “Master Planning and Implementation (4.2.A.1)?” * We will take a few minutes to summarize what has been presented at previous meetings.
A Year-in-Review in Holland: Come hear about what HNIA has been up to since last May’s Annual Meeting, and a recap of the 2013 Hotdish Revolution. We will also present our plans and hopes for the coming year!

Celebrating the Arts, Community, and Schools at Edison High School

HNIA — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:38:53 +0000

Join us on Thursday, April 11th at 3:15 p.m. in Celebrating the Arts, Community and Schools at Thomas Edison High School

Here is your chance to be part of a really cool initiative. Specifically, we need your help assembling Medallions! All ages welcome! We are working to help James Brenner, a renowned Northeast artist, construct another masterpiece! James Brenner? Masterpiece? Who and what are we talking about? Right around Edison High School you probably have noticed the backstop named Innovation, Double-Flux on the NW corner of the basin, the backdrop to Edison’s electronic billboard, and In-Flux near the wading pool in Jackson Square Park. All of those are James Brenner’s works. Just like those masterpieces, it will take a village to raise the next Brenner art project – the Medallions are the physical tool that will help us do it. We have all the parts. We just need your help in putting everything together.

While we are assembling the Medallions we want to discuss the project with you, answer questions and, most importantly, hear your ideas about the Medallion project and public art in our community. Note some information about the initiative “MPAC” and the Medallion below.

This is time sensitive as the Holland Neighborhood Improvement Association intends to unveil the project on Sunday, April 21, 2013, at the 9th annual Holland Neighborhood Hotdish Revolution.

Can you help? We need you…

Thursday, April 11th from 3:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

R.S.V.P. by emailing kurt@rocksolidcos.com or calling Kurt Nowacki @ 612-227-6163. Yes I can attend ____ and I am bring ____ of guests

What is the Medallion Public Arts Connector?

MPAC is a psychographic, creative, synergistic, quantifiable, collaborative and comprehensive marketing & public relations initiative – connecting residents, local businesses, organizations, and artists in the common work of raising funding for public/community arts projects and education. The central piece, the Medallion, is a small art piece that travels the community, touching the hearts of stakeholders, serving as the key to building community connections, and empowering individuals to take action collectively!

The release of the Medallion editions will be staged. The first edition titled “In Flux” will be limited to a run of 1500 and will be launched at HNIA’s Hotdish Revolution on April 21, 2013.

How Does it Work?

HNIA and other connecting organizations will distribute Medallions to stakeholders at a one to one ratio. The representative distributing the Medallion will verbally explain MPAC and supplement the explanation with a MPAC informational brochure, which will include a list of participating businesses. The stakeholder is encouraged to patronize the listed businesses and to turn in his Medallion at point of sale. HNIA will retrieve the Medallion from the business. With the help of a connecting organization, a replacement Medallion will be distributed to the stakeholder, thereby completing the process and allowing for the cycle to be repeated.

Each individual Medallion will be stamped with a unique number. When a Medallion is distributed, HNIA will log the name, contact info, and Medallion number of the recipient stakeholder. When the Medallion is turned in to a participating business and subsequently retrieved by HNIA, the number stamped on the Medallion will make it possible for HNIA to know what stakeholder is in need of a replacement.

Each participating business will make a donation to HNIA on a per Medallion basis; this means that each Medallion turned in by a stakeholder will translate to dollars earned for art! Participating businesses will set minimum purchase requirements for accepting Medallions at point of sale.

Take Holland Neighborhood Survey for NRP Phase II

HNIA — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:36:48 +0000

Take Survey Here

Welcome to the Holland Neighborhood Improvement Association’s (HNIA’s) NRP Phase II Priorities Neighborhood-wide Survey! Where do you think things are headed in the Holland neighborhood? What should Holland look like 10 years from now? Tell us by Friday, April 5, 2013, by returning the paper survey you received in the mail or answering the questions online at http://msuitelink.com/hnia. Don’t forget to fill in your contact information on the survey to be entered into a drawing for one of twenty $25 gift certificates from local area businesses. Don’t delay – somebody has to win so it may as well be you!

Hotdish Revolution 2013

HNIA — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:24:58 +0000

Join us for this year’s Hotdish Revolution on Sunday, April 21st from 4:00-7:00 PM at St Maron’s Cedars Hall (602 University Ave NE)! New this year is a NE Brew District Beer Tasting ($10/flight of four samples). We have commitments from Northgate, Indeed, 612Brew, Dangerous Man, and Barley John’s. Also new this year – a slew of mayoral candidates in addition to our regular motley crew of celebrity judges!

HNIA General Meeting: Thursday, March 14th at 7:00 PM

HNIA — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:47:15 +0000

Join us this Thursday, March 14th at the Firefighters Hall and Museum (664 22nd Ave NE) at 7:00 PM for the monthly Holland General Meeting. This month’s meeting will include a special discussion about the possibility of developing a small area plan for the Holland neighborhood. A small area plan documents a medium to long term vision for land use and development goals in a designated area. Andrew Dresdner from an urban planning consulting firm, the Cunningham Group, will be at the meeting to talk about how Holland may benefit from this kind of project. The HNIA board is considering bringing this project proposal to the neighborhood for a vote at the May General Meeting. Please attend this Thursday to hear more details about this potential project that could guide the neighborhood and help us take advantage of the amazing opportunities that have lined up for our neighborhood!

Other agenda items include:

NRP Phase II Update: A Survey is Coming to Your Mailbox this Month! Find out more details at the March meeting.
Hotdish Revolution Update
2013 Community Garden Update
And Much More!

Volunteer Opportunities Around Your Neighborhood

HNIA — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 19:16:51 +0000

HNIA would like to thank all who participated at the HNIA Ice Cream Social and Volunteer Fair on August 9th. It was great to hear about all the fantastic volunteer opportunities around the neighborhood. Below is a list of organizations who participated. Check out their websites for more information on how you can get connected to their activities this year. These organizations rely on their hard-working volunteers to serve the community. We encourage you to join the many who help make this a better place to live, work, and visit.

Edison High School: Volunteer
Eastside Meals on Wheels: Volunteer
Eastside Neighborhood Services: Volunteer
ArtShare: More Info or Email
Northeast CDC: More Info

HNIA Board Minutes, July 2012

HNIA — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 19:10:33 +0000

Directors Present: Adelheid Koski, Joe Truax, Kurt Nowacki, Ginny Sutton, Dan Scoggins, Lily Vaughn, Hans Schumacher,

Staff Present: Sean O’Neil

Absent with regrets: Chris Thomas, Doug Werner

The meeting was called to order by Adelheid Koski at 7:02 p.m.

Kurt made a motion to approve the agenda; Ginny seconded. Carried.

Kurt made a motion to approve the minutes from the June 21 board meeting; Ginny seconded. Carried.

There was no treasurer’s report due to a mix-up with receipts. In August, we will have reports for May and June, and possibly July.

Bank Signers. Adelheid made a motion to approve Ginny Sutton, Lily Vaughn, Adelheid Koski and Joe Truax as signers on HNIA’s US Bank checking account. Kurt seconded. Motion carried. The four signers will need to meet at the bank with a copy of these minutes to certify and record the group of signers on the account.

Metro Blooms. Eleven people have signed up so far for the 2012 Rain Garden program with Metro Blooms. Dan made a motion to extend HNIA’s contract with the city and Metro Blooms through 2012 with an infusion of funds from HNIA of $10,000; Kurt seconded. Motion carried. We have the understanding that any unspent funds from this contract will be returned to HNIA after Dec. 31, 2012.

HNIA Outreach.

Holland Postmaster Concept. Kurt introduced and explained the postmaster concept. Kurt offered to head-up an outreach committee. Sean suggested that we become clear about how the NRP Phase II steering committee and the outreach committee and the board would work together on outreach. Ginny made a motion that the board form an outreach committee and charge it with developing the Holland postmaster concept, to be reviewed by the board at the August board meeting. Lily seconded; motion carried. Kurt and Hans volunteered to be on the new committee.

Hollander Newsletter. Kurt made a motion to authorize staff to move forward with production of a newsletter to be distributed in the August 15th issue of the Northeaster newspaper. Ginny seconded; motion carried.

Facebook. Adelheid will get the Muppet movie (August 8) and the rain garden program info onto our facebook page.

Flyer. Kurt made a motion authorizing the creation of a flyer publicizing the Muppet movie and the rain garden program, to be distributed at Jackson Square Park and elsewhere. Hans seconded; motion carried. Ginny will create the flyer with info received from Dan, Sean and Adelheid.

“Map” Postcard. Sean will look into the costs to revise and print a new map postcard.

NRP phase II and CPP submission. Dan reported on the July 12 NRP steering committee meeting. Adelheid agreed to serve on the committee going forward, and Doug Werner will be asked to serve as well. The committee was charged with reviewing HNIA’s 2012-2013 Community Participation Plan as drafted by staff, completing it, and submitting it to the NCR.

Habitat for Humanity. Dan presented a timeline and outreach plan for HNIA’s support for a Habitat development at 2523 Washington St NE (see attached proposal). With a minor change to the timing of the third and fourth steps, Dan’s motion to approve the proposal was seconded by Ginny. Motion carried.

Artshare’s Life Size Book project. Kurt moved and Hans seconded that HNIA donate $250 outright to Artshare for the Life Size Book project, and furthermore that HNIA match up to $50 any donation from any other NE neighborhood, up to a total donation of $500. Motion carried.

Edison BBQ. Adelheid moved and Hans seconded that HNIA donate $250 outright to a Foundation to support the 6th Annual Edison Barbeque, and furthermore that HNIA match up to $100 any donation from the NE neighborhoods of Waite Park, Windom Park and Audubon Park, up to a total donation of $550. Motion carried.

Adelheid moved that we push the Jackson Square Park item to the August board meeting agenda. Hans seconded; motion carried.

August general meeting. Email Sean and/or Adelheid with any ideas you have for topics for the August general meeting.