Neighborhood Planning Council 3 - Central

Central Neighborhood Planning Council - NPC 3 Meeting Minutes Thursday March 9, 2017 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 March 9, 2017. The meeting convened at 7:00 pm with council chair Patrick Barnett presiding. 2. Attendance: Call to attendance by sign-in. Members: Patrick Barnett, Gloria Mansfield, Ryan Lothschultz, Cynde Foster, Phyllis Hopkins, Joel Fulton Absent, Excused: Timothy Conlogue, Scott Edwards Absent, Unexcused: Kim Plested City Commission: Mike Sherzer, Susan Baldwin City Staff: Officer Derek Walters, Chris Lussier, Jacqueline Slaby Guests: Jake Smith, Ron Sweet 3. Addition or Deletions to the Agenda: None. 4. Approval of the Previous Minutes: None, No Quorum 5. City Staff Reports: Police Department: BCPD officer Derek Walters distributed Police Reports, gave an oral report of recent public safety and police department updates to the council. The officer also answered questions. Council members and guests engaged in an open discussion of public safety and police department issues. Reminder: Police non- emergency line number is 269.781.0911 Code Compliance: Chris Lussier distributed code reports, gave an oral report of recent code issues, and 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: Mike Sherzer and Susan Baldwin Spoke to the council and guests about recent and up- coming issues for the city commission including recent emergencies in the area, sanitary sewer inspections, budget decision, development in vacant buildings, medical marijuana, animal ordinance, potential city election dates change. Council members, city staff and guests engaged in an open discussion. Area Schools: There was no representative from the Lakeview School District or Battle Creek Public Schools. Membership (new additions/deletions): None Beautiful Battle Creek Award (Residential and/or Business): Residential: 8 John R Business: 71 S 20th St. Annex Investment LLC Businesses Report: The council made note of recent closings and openings of businesses 1  Placemaking Committee: None 6. Old Business: None 7. New Business: None 8. New Business tabled for future meetings: None 9. Speaker: None 10. Public /Guest Comments: The Council hear comments from Jake Smith, County Commissioner, Jacqueline Slaby, and Ron Sweet. Council members, city staff and guests engaged in an open discussion. 11. Members Comments: Gloria Mansfield on recycle-rama. Phyllis on 35 years since township merge with city. Joel with condolences for Patrick. 12. Adjournment: 8:38 PM by Joel and Cynde 13. Next Meeting Scheduled: REGULAR MEETING Thursday, April 13, 2017 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