minneAppleseed: Hope, Family, Education, Economics, Environment

No minneAppleseed Meeting on 4/10!

Tim Eian — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:56:59 +0000

Please note that there will not be a minneAppleseed meeting on 4/10. Meetings will resume with an Appleseed House project meeting on 4/24.

minneAppleseed Meeting today

Tim Eian — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:08:35 +0000

Papa’s Pizza, N 42nd Ave and N Thomas Ave - 11.30 AM.

minneAppleseed Meeting today, 11.30 AM

Tim Eian — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:50:15 +0000

The minneAppleseed meeting will be held today¬†at Papa’s Pizza on¬†4159 Thomas Avenue North, Minneapolis.¬†The minneAppleseed meeting will be an open meeting focusing on developing five leadership teams.¬† The five teams are Hope, Family, Education, Economic, and Environment.¬† The two most developed are the Hope team, primarily working with churches and other prayer ministries, and the Environmental team who has been developing the Appleseed House project.
There have been items that overlap between the different teams, creating excitement and synergy, which is good.

The Agenda for the meeting:

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Greetings and general updates—–10min
Update on apple seed house and¬†Eco¬†Village—–10min
Update from¬†Hawthorne¬†board presentation—–10min
Update from the Hope Team—–5min
a)¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†Pray for peace event
b)¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†Christmas outreach
c)¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†Alfa weekly dinner
Design—–20min¬†
Next Steps—–20min¬†
Sponsorship Development—-15min

Hawthorne Housing Committee Meeting tomorrow, 12/3/2008

Tim Eian — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:02:00 +0000

Jeff Skrenes invited us to give a brief update on the Appleseed Project at tomorrow evening’s Housing Committee Meeting. The meeting will be held at 7PM at Farview Park. Directions.

Meeting with CPED this morning

Tim Eian — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:56:26 +0000

We met with representatives from CPED this morning in an effort to learn about how to acquire a lot for the Appleseed House project. I summarized the procedure as I understand it based on today’s meeting below:

Generic CPED Procedure for purchasing a City-owned lot, as recorded on 12-2-2008

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Make an offer to purchase, attach financing
CPED has a list of available lots, if needed
Select a general contractor (not mandatory)
Pick a lot
Submit site plan on survey, floor plans, and elevations for a schematic design review
Select a buyer (not mandatory)
CPED to notify neighborhood group of purchase
Neighborhood group has 45 days to deliberate and comment to CPED
CPED writes report for City Council’s Development Committee. Meetings will include the neighborhood group and council member
City Council has 10 days for a review
Documents are presented to the Mayor for signature
Deposit a check for the purchase
Work with real estate staff on questions or concerns
Signing of redevelopment contract
Outline time frame for project from start to finish
Closing

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Typical process lasts 90 days from start to finish, including 45 days of neighborhood review.

“A change in the air”, Appleseed House on TC Daily Planet

Tim Eian — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:28:05 +0000

Twin Cities Daily Planet published an article on TE Studio and the Appleseed House project. You can read the entire article at this link.

Story of Stuff

Tim Eian — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:10:36 +0000

http://www.storyofstuff.com/

minneAppleseed Meeting today at KFI

Tim Eian — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:34:27 +0000

Please join the group for our next meeting at Karges Faulconbridge on Friday, November 21, at 11.30 AM.

Appleseed Flyer

Tim Eian — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:18:43 +0000

We made an Appleseed Flyer for tonight’s Hawthorne Neighborhood Board meeting. The flyer is a 3-panel folded brochure. Appleseed Flyer

Hawthorne Neighborhood Board Presentation Slideshow

Tim Eian — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:15:37 +0000

Please use this link to download the slideshow that Joel, Sean, and I gave to the Hawthorne Neighborhood Board tonight.