Neighborhood Planning Council 3 - Central

Central Neighborhood Planning Council - NPC 3 Meeting Minutes Thursday September 11, 2014 1. Call to Order / Time Convened: A meeting of the Battle Creek Central Neighborhood Planning Council was held at the Michigan Tile & Carpet Community Room in Battle Creek, Michigan on September 11, 2014. The meeting convened at 7:01 pm with council chair Gloria Mansfield presiding. 2. Attendance: Call to attendance by sign-in. Members: Gloria Mansfield, Cynde Foster, Phyllis Hopkins, Timothy Conlogue, Matthew Marble, Ryan Lothschultz, Patrick Barnett, Serena Long. Absent, Excused: Joel Fulton Absent, Unexcused: Chad Curtis, Robert Ashley City Commission: Mike Sherzer City Staff: Community Development: Chris Lussier & Helen Guzzo. Code Officer, Elijah Martin. Police Officer, Tonya Wilt. Guests: Stacy Helmboldt, Catherine LaValley 3. Addition or Deletions to the Agenda: None 4. Approval of the Previous Minutes: Motion by Cynde Foster and Support by Timothy Conlogue to adopt the previous minutes dated August 14, 2014. Members discussed. Motion carried with all members vote in favor. 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: Chris Lussier and Helen Guzzo of Battle Creek Community Development gave presentation, distributed surveys and received input from the council and guests. 7. City Staff Reports: Police Department: (Reported at start of meeting) BCPD Officer Tonya Wilt distributed Police Reports, gave an oral report of recent public safety and police department updates to the council. Officer Wilt also answered questions. Council members and guests engaged in an open discussion of public safety and police department issues. Code Compliance: Elijah Martin 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 neighborhood and city code issues. 8. Committee Reports: Commissioner Reports: Mike Sherzer spoke to the council and guests about up-coming issues before the commission, including The Rebecca Fleury as new city manager, the city manager search process and progress at festival market square construction. Commissioner Sherzer also answered questions. Council members and guests engaged in an open discussion of issues. Area Schools: Stacy Helmboldt, New Principal of Coburn Elementary of Battle Creek Public Schools spoke to the council. Stacy also answered questions. There was no representative from The Lakeview School District present at this meeting. Membership (new additions/deletions): There were no new additions or deletions to members. 1  Beautiful Battle Creek Award (Residential and/or Business): Residential: For the Month of September is 353 Surby, the home of Mark Stirle. Businesses: No Business / District report. 9. Old Business: None 10. New Business: None 11. New Business tabled for future meetings: Continue discussion of Central Neighborhood Planning Council – NPC 3 by-laws and agenda structure. . 12. Public /Guest Comments: None 13. Members Comments: None 14. Adjournment: Motion to adjourn by Patrick Barnett and supported by Phyllis Hopkins. Motion carried with unanimous vote. Meeting adjourned at 9:05 pm. Next Meeting Scheduled: * SPECIAL LOCATION * October 9, 2014 at 7:00 PM Battle Creek Regional History Museum, 307 W Jackson St, Battle Creek, MI 49037 Secretary, Ryan Lothschultz . email: ryan.lothschultz@yahoo.com . mobile: 269.832.9179 2