Neighborhood Planning Council 1 - Post-Franklin

POST/FRANKLIN NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING COUNCIL Thursday Dec 1, 2016 Chair Diana Quigg called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. at CA Board Room. Attendance: Members Present: Cindy Fritz, James Moreno, Diana Quigg, Yvonne Powell, William (Jon) Hazel, with John Cash, Linda Carmona and Pat Shellenberger via phone. Members Excused: Katie Hubbard and LaMarr Mingle Guest and Visitors: Ofc. Burke BCPD, Tommy Engel – Code Compliance City of Battle Creek Additions and Deletions to the Agenda: None Approval of Minutes: Motion for approval of November Minutes was made by James and seconded by Yvonne. Motion carried. Correspondence and Announcements: Historic District Meeting has been moved to Dec 12 and the Zoning Board for December has been cancelled. December 7 Commission Mtg. is the public comments to the City Commission on Community Block Grants, Chris Lussier is asking for NPC members to speak and reminding those that signed up in October to be there. City traffic camera views are available online. Go to the website: www.battlecreekmi.gov and navigate to Your Government, Public Works, Engineering and scroll to bottom of the page for the Trafficland link. Lunch with Mr. and Mrs. Clause on Dec 3 at Secondary Missionary Baptist Church, there is a $3 donation. Committee and Staff Reports: Police: Officer Burke distributed police. There was a B/E on Thanksgiving which involved teens. He said it was quite involved. Questions on speeding on Main St were discussed. If there is not going to be a Speed Study then we would like police presence to inforce posted traffic speed. Code: Tommy distributed the monthly report. He reported that Yard Waste pick-up is done at the end of this week. The following properties were given to Tommy to investigate: 75 Post – Mattress at curb for 2 weeks 38 E. Kingman – Mattress at curb for 2 weeks 263 Main St. – Mattress at curb for over 2 weeks 247 Main St. – Front yard parking 374 Main St. – Is this a store house for a business? After reporting about mattresses Tommy informed us of the change of policy by Waste Management of the proper way to place mattresses at the curb. They must be wrapped in plastic. Beautiful Battle Creek Award: The following was nominated for Beautiful Battle Creek Award. They are: 16 Walnut Motion was made by James and seconded by Jon. It was approved. If you see a property that you feel deserves a BBC Award you may nominate that property, all that is required is the address. The council will then vote and the address is submitted to City Neighborhood Planning Office, who then proceed with the issuing of the Award. Note – once we submit the addresses the City takes control of the process [Type here] and we have no say when an address will be awarded. If any member should have a question regarding an address that was submitted they need only ask and the inquiry will be made to the City and the outcome will be documented in the minutes. Membership: None Commissioner Comments: None. Kate Flores sent her regards that she was not able to attend. Battle Creek Public Schools: None – It was noted that there was no representation again. Old Business: Todd Gerber from Public Works will be here to speak in January. New Business: It was suggested to the Chair and Vice Chair that we get addresses of all Beautiful Battle Creek and send them a letter to invite them to our council meetings. We also discussed La Marr Mingles membership and it was suggested we send a letter to the City Manager about the conflict of interest. A motion was made by Yvonne and seconded by James that we send the letter to the City Manager. It was approved by all. Members Comments: Diana wished all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. All be safe and see you in the New Year. Public Comments: None Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m. Next Scheduled Meeting: Jan 5, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the CA Board Room. Respectfully Submitted by Cynthia Fritz, Recording Secretary [Type here]