Neighborhood Planning Council 3 - Central

Central Neighborhood Planning Council - NPC 3 Meeting Minutes Thursday May 12, 2016 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 May 12, 2016. The meeting convened at 7:00 pm with council chair Patrick Barnett presiding. 2. Attendance: Call to attendance by sign-in. Members: Ryan Lothschultz, Gloria Mansfield, Phyllis Hopkins, Matthew Marble, Patrick Barnett Absent, Excused: Joel Fulton, Cynde Foster, Timothy Conlogue Absent, Unexcused: City Commission: Mike Sherzer City Staff: Chris Lussier Guests: Kim Plested, Jim Haadsma, Catherine LaValley 3. Addition or Deletions to the Agenda: None. 4. Approval of the Previous Minutes: None. No Quorum 5. City Staff Reports: Police Department: None. No Officer Present. Reminder: Police non-emergency line number is 269.781.0911 Code Compliance: Chris Lussier distributed Code Reports, gave an oral report of recent code and other city related issues. Chris also answered questions. Council members, city staff and guests engaged in an open discussion of neighborhood and city code issues, other business and solutions. Committee Reports: Commissioner Reports: Commissioner Mike Sherzer gave an oral report of recent and up-coming issues for the city and city commission including economic plan, corridors, budget meeting, Police Department building and potential mileage increase dedicated to capital improvement, priority based budgeting. The commissioner answered questions and council members and guests engaged in an open discussion. Area Schools: Catherine LaValley from the Battle Creek Public School Board gave an oral report of recent and up-coming issues for the district including Elementary restructuring, town hall meeting about utilizing vacant facilities, the alternative high school, the Southwestern project, student reassignment to buildings and transportation. Catherine answered questions and council members and guests engaged in an open discussion. There was no representative from the Lakeview School District. Membership (new additions/deletions): A motion by Ryan Lothschultz with support by Matthew Marble for the addition of Kim Plested as a council member by meeting the required attendance. Motion passes with all present voting in favor. Beautiful Battle Creek Award (Residential and/or Business): Residential: 90 Spring St Business: 744 Capital Ave SW Businesses Report: None 1  Placemaking Committee: Patrick Barnett, update on the B-cycle Station for Old Lakeview and the corridor workshop. 6. Old Business: A motion by Gloria Mansfield with support by Ryan Lothschultz for the approval of use of the $1000 Community Development Corporation Grant to be used for beautification on the Capital Ave SW corridor. Motion passes with all present voting in favor. 7. New Business: None 8. New Business tabled for future meetings: 9. Speaker: None 10. Public /Guest Comments: The Council and guests engaged in an open discussion. 11. Members Comments: Gloria Mansfield on Land Bank and water utility. Phillis Hopkins on contact between citizens and proper government authorizing entity for concerns. Matthew Marble on functionality and sustainability of the NPC Patrick Barnett on effectiveness and functionality of the NPC 12. Adjournment: 8:20 PM 13. Next Meeting Scheduled: REGULAR MEETING Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 7:00 PM Michigan Tile & Carpet Community Room, 101 E Columbia Ave. Battle Creek, MI 49015 Secretary, Ryan Lothschultz . email: npc3centralbc@gmail.com . mobile: 269.832.9179 2