Date: 6/9/2020
Time: 6:00 PM Location: Zoom Conference/Audio Officers: Rachael Stigsell - President; Jonelle Olson - Vice President; Felisha Johnson - Treasurer; Amanda Podemski - Secretary; Debbie Isabel-Nelson - Neighborhood Coordinator 6:05pm Welcome ● Rachael Stigsell 6:10 PM Treasurer Report ● Not Present Felisha Johnson 6:15 PM DPD Officer Report? ● Officer Forsythe is still currently reassigned. 6:25 PM Garden Club ● Sign at the entrance? ● Watering- take, need trailer hitch, use trailer, fill in the hockey shed, water until water is gone. One time a week. If really hot, twice a week. Amy Johnson 6:35 PM Parks and Rec ● Not present Nick Budnik 6:40 PM Neighborhood Church Updates ● United Protestant ● Good Hope ○ Grill and chill- waiting to see what others will be comfortable with ○ Can’t open doors until the city opens GFCC after July 6 ● St. James/ St. Elizabeth Online mass, Online classes Wed Daily masses with social distancing rules 6:50 PM General Topics ● Banners switched out - Rick Flaherty & Nancy Thompson ○ We will look to see if there are more once we are allowed in the building again. ○ Might be some in GFC ● Thank you to those who have been picking up garbage in the neighborhood ○ Bob and his crew ● Zoom Meeting continue in July ○ Keep as first Tuesday - July 7th - building might be open - TBD. ○ Maybe do an outdoor meeting ● Social Distance activities ○ Online Bingo ○ Drive up ice cream night ○ FB threads ○ Community Clean Up- cancel or reschedule for Fall? Maybe we just catch someone to pick it up and take their picture and post it or something? ■ Encourage others to pick it up ■ Maybe if people do some pick up, drop their garbage bag and pick up the ice cream. Maybe just do a dumpster ■ From the city, we can supply garbage bags, rubber gloves ■ Slogan or something to put out for the neighbors- encourage others to keep our community clean. ○ Beautify MP for summer ■ One thing to do each month. ■ Fliers went out for each month ■ Catchy name: Clean Sweep? ■ Make it inspirational and empowering ● Community Garden update ○ Plant giveaway was success!! ○ We got a few people interested in renting a plot and helping get it going. ○ However, we need more interest and support. We are still working on this. ○ Buckets- get seed potatoes and plant in the buckets - show people how to do that - use that for another year ○ Continue as an annual thing - kick off to gardening season ○ Maybe add this to the Flower Fest ○ Hanging basket giveaway ● Would still like to put out a newsletter. ○ Ideas - let me know if you have any ideas as to what should go in there ○ Wait until Fall ● Softball - not happening this year ● Soccer- still going on ● TBall - Not happening this year ● Lunch for kids 5-18 (see below) ● Spirit Valley Youth Center - ○ Information available at www.valleyyouthcenters.org 7:10 PM Open Floor ● Signs on corner - look into the laws and see if we can get a kiosk sign- see if Nick knows the answers to this; Janet Kennedy? ● JJs - was concerned about having a sign on the corner but not being allowed to. ○ Similar to Lincoln Park sign with ALL the businesses? ○ There is a Lincoln Park Business association- maybe talk with the other businesses. ○ Figure out as a community how to maybe have a sign where all the businesses in MP are on the sign. ○ Maybe there is another location for signage? - on the GFCC land? ● Should we wait until later to talk about national night out at a later date? Yes 7:30 PM Adjournment Website: https://morganparkduluthmn.weebly.com/ Free Bagged Breakfast/Lunch Available Through Summer Available weekdays to Duluth students 18 years of age and younger. No paperwork necessary. June 8 – June 30, 2020 - A new bagged meal pickup schedule begins, includes several school locations and several bus hubs, see below. July 1 – August 21, 2020 – The distribution schedule will change again to meet USDA Summer Meals program requirements, schedule TBA. School Meal Service 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Homecroft Elementary, 4784 Howard Gnesen Road Laura Macarthur Elementary, 720 N. Central Avenue Lester Park Elementary, 5300 Glenwood Street Lowell Elementary, 2000 Rice Lake Road Myers- Wilkins Elementary, 1027 N. 8th Avenue East Piedmont Elementary, 2827 Chambersburg Avenue Stowe Elementary, 715-101st Avenue W – Side Entrance Ordean East Middle School, 2900 E. 4th Street Bus Hubs (Look for the School Bus) 9:50 AM 88th Ave West @Hilton Street 10:14 AM 9428 Grand Ave/East Entrance Lower Side 4 ways if on Grand 10:55 AM 3614 Grand Avenue Wheeler Field 12:13 PM 500 West Superior Street Downtown Library 1:28 PM Lismore and Mcquade Road Check out Duluth Public Schools child nutrition website for any updated information at: www.isd709.org/departments/child-nutrition/summer-meals Download the Free Meals for Kids App from the Google store or for your Android. Or you can google search Free Meals for Kids near me to get a list of schools in Duluth who are providing bagged breakfasts/lunches for the summer
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