Gather for our 2024 Annual Meeting, where we will open board elections, discuss neighborhood initiatives, and hear from our local leaders. We’ll have some pizza and refreshments—please bring a potluck dish to share!
2024 Annual Meeting
Thursday, Oct. 17 • 6 PM potluck social, 6:30 PM meeting
St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church, Terrace Room (3450 Irving Ave S)
Or join via Zoom at 6:25 PM
agenda
6:00 – 6:30 Potluck Social
6:30 – 6:40 President's Welcome
6:40 – 7:10 Local Leader Updates
Marion Greene, Hennepin Co. Board Chair & D-3 Comm.
Meg Forney, Minneapolis Park & Rec Board President
Judy Shields, Uptown Association Board
7:10 – 7:20 Neighborhood Safety Update
Insp. Christie Nelson, MPD 5th Precinct
Crime Prevention Spc. Faith Randal, MPD 5th Precinct
7:20 – 7:30 2024 Good Neighbor Award Announced
7:30 – 8:20 Treasurer & Committee Reports
8:20 – 8:30 Board Nominations + Voting Begins
8:30 – 9:00 Q&A, Discussion, Networking
Elections & Voting
Whether you plan to attend in-person or virtually, please register for the meeting below. You may register at the door if attending in person, but we would ask that you pre-register online for planning purposes. Registration is required in order to vote.
Voting eligibility is limited to:
East Bde Maka Ska residents 18+.
Business owners/lessees of real property in the neighborhood.
Designated representatives of nonprofits, educational organizations, or governmental organizations in the neighborhood.
East Bde Maka Ska neighborhood boundaries are Lake St, Hennepin Ave, 36th St, and E Bde Maka Ska Pkwy. Voting takes place via an online ballot that is emailed after the Annual Meeting ends, and remains available for 24 hours. Each attendee who is eligible to vote will receive an email with instructions on how to access the ballot once the ballot becomes available.
*If there the candidates are uncontested, a vote by acclamation can occur at the meeting to approve all those nominated. In the event of this, a message will be posted here and emailed to our subscribers.
Voting will open after the meeting online. You must register in order to vote.
Board elections
Board elections opened and closed at our Annual Meeting! We had 7 seats open on our Board, and received fewer nominations. Since the seats were uncontested, a motion from the floor was made to accept all applicants as Board members - this was accepted, as uncontested positions rendered an election moot. This motion passed, so all of them will become Board members! Our new Board and officers, who will be elected by the new Board soon, will be published in a forthcoming e-newsletter.
There are still open seats on our board! If you are interested in participating, please complete a Board Nomination:
2024 good neighbor award
Thanks to all who submitted nominations for the inaugural Good Neighbor Award! Neighbors who care for one another and are committed to the community help make East Bde Maka Ska a great place to live, work and play. We’ll celebrate these individuals at our Annual Meeting!
All eligible nominees will receive a certificate and informed of who made the nomination. The Good Neighbor of the Year Award winner, selected by the East Bde Maka Ska Neighborhood Association Board, will receive a placard and $25 gift card to a neighborhood business of their choosing.
Special thanks to Pizza Lucé Uptown and Kowalski’s Uptown for their generous, delicious donations!
