Neighborhood Planning Council 3 - Central

Coburn / Roosevelt / Territorial / Wilson Neighborhood Planning Council - NPC 3 Meeting Minutes Thursday June 12, 2014 1. Call to Order / Time Convened: A meeting of the Battle Creek Coburn/Roosevelt/Territorial/Wilson Neighborhood Planning Council was held at the Michigan Tile & Carpet Community Room in Battle Creek, Michigan on June 12, 2014. The meeting convened at 7:03 pm with council chair Gloria Mansfield presiding. 2. Attendance: Call to attendance by sign-in. Members: Gloria Mansfield, Cynde Foster, Phyllis Hopkins, Robert Ashley, Ryan Lothschultz. Absent, Excused: Chad Curtis, Joel Fulton, Matthew Marble, Tim Conlogue Absent, Unexcused: NONE City Commission: Lynn Ward Gray City Staff: Interim City Manager, Susan Bedsole. Police Officers, Tonya Wilt & Kurt Roth. Guests: Serena Long 3. Addition or Deletions to the Agenda: None 4. Approval of the Previous Minutes: No Quorum. 5. Correspondence and Announcements: Gloria Mansfield presented city planning commission correspondence, Historic District commission correspondence, typical neighborhood council interest correspondence and other announcements to the council and guests. 6. Speaker: Serena Long with Chemical Bank spoke about their programs, products for mortgage and neighborhood housing solutions. 7. City Staff Reports: Police Department: (Reported at start of meeting) BCPD Crime Search Reports distributed by Susan Bedsole. Officers Tonya Wilt and Kurt Roth gave an oral report of recent public safety and police department updates to the council. Officers Wilt and Roth also answered questions. Council members and guests engaged in an open discussion of public safety and police department issues. Code Compliance: Susan Bedsole distributed Code Reports, gave an oral report of recent code issues to the council and answered questions. Council members and guests engaged in an open discussion of city code issues. 8. Committee Reports: Commissioner Reports: Commissioner Lynn Ward Gray spoke to the council and guests about up-coming issues before the commission, including food trucks, ethics in meeting committee, NPC quorums, city manager search, city budget, city employment, downtown business development, youth advisory board and her show, “Keeping You Informed”. Commissioner Gray also answered questions. Council members and guests engaged in an open discussion of issues. Area Schools: There was no representative from Battle Creek Public Schools or The Lakeview School District present at this meeting. Membership (new additions/deletions): Ryan Lothschultz reported the special addition of Serena Long and Patrick Barnett to the NPC as effective members beginning with the August meeting. Beautiful Battle Creek Award: None Reported. 1  Businesses: No Business / District report. 9. Old Business: Robert Ashley reported the desire to canvass and survey the SW Capital Ave corridor from Fountain St to Territorial Rd in relation to the Zoning and Planning Department presentation at the April Meeting. 10. New Business: The council had an open discussion on the possible restructure of the NPC name, boundaries, by-laws, agendas and quorum issues. The council has decided to continue discussions in future meetings. 11. New Business tabled for future meetings: Discuss Quorum issues, and potential restructure of name, boundaries, by-laws and agenda . 12. Public /Guest Comments: None 13. Members Comments: None 14. Adjournment: Motion to adjourn by Phyllis Hopkins and supported by Gloria Mansfield. Motion carried with unanimous vote. Meeting adjourned at 9:05 pm. Next Meeting: August 14, 2014, Michigan Tile & Carpet Community Room, 99 East Columbia Avenue, Battle Creek, MI 49015 2