Northside Green Zone Task Force
The Northside Green Zone addresses the environmental justice overburden in North and Northeast Minneapolis and designs and implements a plan of action to improve environmental and population health, and social, economic and environmental justice. The Northern Green Zone includes the Northside neighborhoods of Hawthorne, McKinley, and Near-North, and the western portions of the NE neighborhoods of Marshall Terrace, Sheridan, Bottineau, and St Anthony West.
The Taskforce is made up of members who live, work, worship, or play within the Northside Green Zone and have an interest in the Northside Green Zone goals.
- Nine seats are filled by Northside and Northeast community members with one of the following experiences: interest in environmental justice, expertise in climate resiliency, impacted by cumulative pollution, expertise in green manufacturing or environmentally friendly business practices, or expertise in education/youth oriented work.
- Six seats are filled by community members who are active members of the Environmental Justice Coordinating Council.
- Four seats are filled by non-voting representatives from City departments that work in impact areas related to the Northside Green zone goals.
Task Force members are selected by a selection committee of City staff, City Council offices,
and representatives from the Environmental Justice Coordinating Council.
Seat # | Name | Term Start | Term End | Appointing Authority | Membership Requirements |
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1 | Akia Vang Apply Now | Jan 1, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 | City Coordinator | Voting community member |
2 | Yolonde Adams-Lee Apply Now | Jan 1, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 | City Coordinator | Voting community member |
3 | Anita Urvina Davis Apply Now | Jan 1, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 | City Coordinator | Voting community member |
4 | Joanne Goddard Apply Now | Jan 1, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 | City Coordinator | Voting community member |
5 | Georgianna Yantos Apply Now | Jan 1, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 | City Coordinator | Voting community member |
6 | Linnae Nelsen-Seys Apply Now | Jan 1, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 | City Coordinator | Voting community member |
7 | Larry Morris Apply Now | Jan 1, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 | City Coordinator | Voting community member |
8 | Michelle Shaw Apply Now | Jan 1, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 | City Coordinator | Voting community member |
9 | Andrew Larson Apply Now | Jan 1, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 | City Coordinator | Voting community member |
10 | Roxxanne Obrien Apply Now | Jan 1, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 | City Coordinator | Voting EJCC member |
11 | Michael Chaney Apply Now | Jan 1, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 | City Coordinator | Voting EJCC member |
12 | LesLee Jackson Apply Now | Jan 1, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 | City Coordinator | Voting EJCC member |
13 | Jackie Taylor Apply Now | Jan 1, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 | City Coordinator | Voting EJCC member |
14 | Chavez Bronson Apply Now | Jan 1, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 | City Coordinator | Voting EJCC member |
15 | Vanessa D Willis Apply Now | Jan 1, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 | City Coordinator | Voting EJCC member |
16 | Julianne Leerssen Apply Now | Jan 1, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 | City Coordinator | Non-voting City of Minneapolis representative |
17 | Jim Voll Apply Now | Jan 1, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 | City Coordinator | Non-voting City of Minneapolis representative |
18 | Anthony Taylor Apply Now | Jan 1, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 | City Coordinator | Non-voting City of Minneapolis representative |
19 | Markeeta Keyes Apply Now | Jan 1, 2019 | Dec 31, 2020 | City Coordinator | Non-voting City of Minneapolis representative |