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.
Members are selected by a committee of City staff 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 | Jan 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2024 | Other | Voting community member |
2 | Audua Pugh | Jan 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2024 | Other | Voting community member |
3 | Terinda Love | Jan 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2024 | Other | Voting community member |
4 | Joanne Goddard | Jan 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2024 | Other | Voting community member |
5 | Georgianna Yantos | Jan 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2024 | Other | Voting community member |
6 | Roxxanne O'Brien | Jan 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2024 | Other | Voting community member |
7 | Lars Morris | Jan 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2024 | Other | Voting community member |
8 | Michelle Shaw | Jan 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2024 | Other | Voting community member |
9 | Vacant | Jan 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2024 | Other | Voting community member |
10 | Jayda Pounds | Jan 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2024 | Other | Voting EJCC member |
11 | Michael Chaney | Jan 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2024 | Other | Voting EJCC member |
12 | Leslee Jackson | Jan 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2024 | Other | Voting EJCC member |
13 | Hillary Thomas | Jan 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2024 | Other | Voting EJCC member |
14 | Vacant | Jan 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2024 | Other | Voting EJCC member |
15 | Vacant | Jan 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2024 | Other | Voting EJCC member |
16 | Vacant | Jan 1, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 | Other | Non-voting City of Minneapolis representative |
17 | Vacant | Jan 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2024 | Other | Non-voting City of Minneapolis representative |
18 | Anthony Taylor | Jan 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2024 | Other | Non-voting City of Minneapolis representative |
19 | Markeeta Keyes | Jan 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2024 | Other | Non-voting City of Minneapolis representative |