Neighborhood Planning Council 3 - Central

Central Neighborhood Planning Council - NPC 3 Meeting Minutes Thursday November 13, 2014 1. Call to Order / Time Convened: A meeting of the Battle Creek Central Neighborhood Planning Council was held at The Michigan Tile and Carpet Community Room in Battle Creek, Michigan on November 13, 2014. The meeting convened at 7:00 pm with council chair Gloria Mansfield presiding. 2. Attendance: Call to attendance by sign-in. Members: Gloria Mansfield, Cynde Foster, Matthew Marble, Ryan Lothschultz, Joel Fulton, Patrick Barnett, Serena Long, Phyllis Hopkins, Timothy Conlogue. Absent, Excused: Absent, Unexcused: Chad Curtis City Commission: City Staff: Code Officer, Elijah Martin. Police Officers, Perry and Roth. Guests: Jim Donahue 3. Addition or Deletions to the Agenda: None 4. Approval of the Previous Minutes: A motion to approve the previous meeting minutes of September and October was made by Patrick Barnett and supported by Tim Conlogue. Council votes in favor and motion carries. 5. Speaker: Jim Donahue of upcoming business, Battle Creek Books, spoke to the council, city staff and guests about his personal history and of his business. 6. 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. 7. City Staff Reports: Police Department: (Reported at start of meeting) BCPD Officers Perry and Roth distributed Police Reports, gave an oral report of recent public safety and police department updates to the council. Officers Perry and Perin 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, city staff and guests engaged in an open discussion of neighborhood and city code issues and solutions. 8. Committee Reports: Commissioner Reports: There were no commissioners present at this meeting. Area Schools: There was no representative from Battle Creek Public Schools or The Lakeview School District present at this meeting. Membership (new additions/deletions): Beautiful Battle Creek Award (Residential and/or Business): Residential: 75 S Woodrow the home of Penny L. Wass 1  Business: 736 SW Capital Ave – Etheridge DDS. Businesses Report: None reported 9. Old Business: None 10. New Business: Patrick Barnett reported on zoning input, place making study and collaborations with the City of Battle Creek on the SW Capital Ave Corridor. A motion made by Patrick Barnett with support by Joel Fulton for use of the $1000 NIBC grant to be used for branding and grant writing for the Central Neighborhood Planning Council. The council voted unanimously in favor and motion carried. A motion made by Patrick Barnett with support by Joel Fulton for the Central Neighborhood Planning Council Election nominations to be held at the January meeting. The council voted unanimously in favor and motion carried. 11. New Business tabled for future meetings: Central Neighborhood Planning Council – NPC 3 by-laws and agenda structure. . 12. Public /Guest Comments: None 13. Members Comments: None 14. Adjournment: 8:48 pm. Motion to adjourn by Cynde Foster and supported by Matthew Marble. Council unanimously voted in favor. Next Meeting Scheduled: December 11, 2014 at 7:00 PM Michigan Tile & Carpet Community Room, 101 E Columbia Ave. Battle Creek, MI 49015 Secretary, Ryan Lothschultz . email: ryan.lothschultz@yahoo.com . mobile: 269.832.9179 2