Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Support Board of Directors and Committee

• Provide support to board of directors, executive committee and six planning committees
• Maintain annual planning calendar
• Coordinate meetings, events, programs and activities
• Staff and coordinate materials for meetings
• Maintain member lists on Outlook, Excel and Access

Events and Community Meetings

• Provide assistance through coordinating annual events
• Create or coordinate community meeting and event publicity
• Help coordinate annual community meetings
• Coordinate event volunteers
• Work with other HPDL organizations, neighborhood organizations, city and county departments
• Obtain business donations
• Track all income and expenses for fundraising events

Finance

• Maintain accounts receivables and payables each month on QuickBooks
• Coordinate QuickBooks backups and quarterly reports with accountant
• Organize year end reports, tax filings and budget projections with HPDL and NRP accountant
• Prepare for annual audits as needed
• Maintain NRP and CPED contracts and reimbursements
• Work with board and committees to create and track annual operating and committee budgets
• Record income and make deposits

Communication

• Serve as main contact for organization via phone, email and mail correspondence
• Help coordinate and distribute quarterly newsletter and HPDL Contact drops
• Send community announcements, newsletters and crime alerts through email and forward to web designer

Administrative/ Office

• Maintain office supplies, equipment computer programs
• Retain board, committee and NRP hard copy and electronic files

Experience and Qualifications Requirements

• High school diploma or GED; bachelor’s degree preferred
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access) and QuickBooks
• Experience with basic accounting and budgeting practices
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong organizational skills with good attention to detail and time management skills
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Experience with any of the following is a plus: volunteer recruitment, event planning, grant management, community organizing or fundraising
• Availability to work varied hours from week to week. Hours are flexible but some evenings and weekends are required.

Interested applicants should submit their resume and cover letter to hpdl1991@gmail.com

In this issue:
Home Tour
Area C/Zone 3
Census Jobs
Project 8
Brush with Kindness
Nokomis Healthy Seniors
From the Chair
HPDL Board 2009-10
Meet Your Neighbor
From City Hall
McGruff
Karen Pritz
Frost Fest

Frost Fest attracts an eager crowd. © Scott Traczyk

If you and your kids have a bad case of cabin fever, then it’s time to join us as we celebrate our Minnesota existence! The 13th Annual Frost Fest will take place on Friday, January 29 at Pearl Park from 6-8 pm. Kids Dance DJ will spin some hip and groovy kids’ music while their partners in dance do some wild moves.

Some additional activities will include coin medallion hunt (bring your flashlights and warm winter gear!) door prize drawings, face painting, the cup cake walk, indoor games, craft creations, and WII competitions. Don’t worry about making dinner before you get the kids out of the  house, because food concessions will be available for purchase. This fantastically fun event is brought to you by the volunteers and staff of Pearl Park, the Pearl Improvement and Recreation Council and the Hale, Page, and Diamond Lake Community Association.

For further information on Census jobs including a practice test, please go to the website:

www.2010censusjobs.gov

To be considered for hiring, please call toll free to 1-866-861-2010 and ask for an appointment at a “testing session.”  If you are also interested in a supervisory position, then also request an appointment for the “supervisor test.”

HPDL offers very low interest loans – at 3% – for both single family and owners of multiple unit properties in the neighborhood. Participants’ income cannot exceed 150% of the area median income. Eligible improvements include corrections of housing code violations, energy efficiency improvements, sound insulation improvements, and improvement of the physical condition of the property to enhance livability. Recreational or luxury improvements are not eligible. The term of the loans is 5 years and can range from $500 – 5,000.

Emergency Deferred Loan

What happens to low-income folks whose furnace dies in the middle of winter or whose roof is leaking? This program hopes to address such problems. If the house may be uninhabitable, extremely dangerous or capable of causing severe health problems, and if the resident’s income does not exceed 50% of the area median income, then this program may be able to help. Loans are forgivable if resident stays in home for five years. Maximum loan size is $5,000.

Accessibility Deferred Loan

Residents with a long-term disability and who lack the resources to make accessibility improvements to their homes may apply for this forgivable loan program. Income limit is 110% of the area median income and the minimum loan size is $2,000. The maximum loan is $7,500, but if the resident’s disability was incurred while in the United States Armed Forces, that resident may apply for a loan up to $15,000. Many state and county programs may apply for home accessibility improvements, so residents are encouraged to pursue these sources first or in conjunction with an HPDL loan. Loans are forgivable after 7 years if the resident retains ownership of the property for the duration of that time. Examples of accessibility improvements are: widening doorways, installing automatic door openers, lowering counters, or exterior modifications such as installing ramps and stair lifts.

For more information about these Programs, call the Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation at (612) 722-7141.

In this issue:
From the Chair
Annual Meeting
Treasure Hunt
Picnic in the Park

18th Annual Picnic in the Park- Jo Jo the balloon guy

The 18th Annual Picnic in the Park was a great success, and a very special event for our community. We would like to extend a huge “thank you” to all of our sponsors— Kowalski’s, Fat Lorenzo’s, Mike’s Corner Store, and PIRC, for helping to make the event a wonderful evening of fun and community togetherness for the Hale Page Diamond Lake Neighborhood.

The weather was picture perfect—despite a few sprinkles here and there—and everyone brought their appetites! The music was loud and lively, and kept folks tapping their toes. Jo Jo, the balloon guy, was a big hit with the kids.

Neighborhood businesses, nonprofits of all kinds, and churches shared information with picnic-goers. Be sure to join us next year for the 19th Annual Picnic in the Park!

Building Community Committee

Committee members are needed to help plan and organize events throughout the year such as Frost Fest, Picnic in the Park, and Halloween at Pearl Park.  Commitee members:

• Determine the games, attractions and activities featured at the events
• Help obtain volunteers
• Create and distribute event publicity
• Obtain supplies and prizes
• Setup and tear down on the day of the events

Crime Prevention and Community Safety Committee

This committee is responsible for promoting and supporting block club development in the neighborhood and providing information and education to residents and business owners in order to promote personal and property safety. The committee currently meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm. Committee members are also involved in planning and organizing a community meeting in March and providing information at other events throughout the year.

Environment Committee

This committee combines environment, gardening and transportation activities previously handled by multiple committees. Some things committee members may do:

• Stay informed on traffic and airport is- sues affecting the HPDL neighborhoods
• Attend community meetings related to transportation or environment issues
• Help obtain gardening supplies and maintain community gardens

Please contact the HPDL office at (612) 824-7707 or office@hpdl.org if you are interested in volunteering for any of these committees.