20/20 Cold Spring Vision Team

April 12, 2005 8:00AM

COLD SPRING 20/20 VISION TEAM
STEERING COMMITTEE MINUTES
April 12, 2005 8:00AM

Present: Duane, Mark, Betty, Carrie, Ken, Nadine, Kay

Agenda was approved. Discussion on getting minutes out and who is keeper of the minutes. We have a problem with documentation, working off action plans, develop a letter of inquiry, by-laws must involve civic items.

Finalize Thursday evening agenda:
Review action plan worksheet
Short presentation regarding funding process (hand out will be provided)
Need for publicity and developing a recognizable logo. Need short-term funds
Small groups to develop multi-dimensional concept. Prioritization will be based on goals and plan presented by the Minnesota Design Team

Discuss Plan of Attack to create 20/20 Annual Report for IF
Carrie worked with us to provide information on the Action Plan Sheets - City has extra sheets
Larry has quite a bit of the information needed to complete most of them.
April 28 reunion with IF two people are able to go. They will give a verbal update of our program
Duane and Ken will represent us
Duane is attending a regional HCP group meeting (St. Joe, Cold Spring, Avon, and Rockville). He reported that an intern has been retained to create a combination website.

In the short-term we need Funding, IF Report completed and prepare for the Design Team follow-up visit.

Task Force Reports
Arts & Culture: Short-term - Band starts up in May/June, play for Hometown Pride, work on Lion's Park dedication, and plan Arts in the Park for Hometown Pride Days. Create historical center to include community center.
Long-term - Invite 10 communities to create video and judge at Quarry Cinema; form Hispanic Band to have Latin dances and other ethnic events. Needs a coordinator eventually to manage all the activities.
Wish list - Buy St. Boniface parsonage for small theatre, community events, historical society.

Land Use: Haven't met since November 30, waiting for chance to have an evening meeting with Larry and Mike Kathman. Boundaries need to be defined.

Social Action: Had conference call with Karl Samp (IF) with questions about impasse with Stearns FIA. If won't fund us if we're not associated because of sustainability risk. If gives $7500 max to counties, we might get $1000-$2000 - very discouraging. Twelve of their 13 members were there, they're moving backwards in their plan. Up to 1000 people needing help with basic needs, narrower focus (10% of original plan) publicity, ID volunteers, referrals. Nadine suggested 3 plans - Ideal to Bare Bones. Ask for funding for ideal from numerous sources. Carrie suggested we start slow and show successes - funders might fund based on the successes. Nadine should ID possibly funding sources to go to instead (B4 Thursday night).

Tourism: Temporary hold on Kiosk due to finances. Chain of Lakes magazine printed this week. Duane will bring copies for Thursday if they're done. Chamber dropped their paid director position. Duane suggested shared position between chamber and 20/20. Carrie cautioned that IF may not fund many hours for a staff person. She showed example of a city map (Buffalo) with highlighted parks and trails. HCP might fund part of it. Duane does maps of communities like that.

Natural Resources: St. Joe is willing to help with letters regarding wellhead protection. Would include Avon, St. Joe, Rockville, Cold Spring, and Richmond who would work together on Forum on Trails. St. Cloud is having an Environment Inventory done to show how developer can develop in specific areas.

Duane requested we encourage task force members to attend Thursday night. Betty asked whether 20/20 could fund a day-long Faith in Community Workshop. There is no money available.

Next meeting at 8:00 AM for follow up to the 4/14 meeting.

Next monthly meeting is 5/10 at 8:00AM.


Kay Cook