Neighborhood Planning Council 3 - Central

Central Neighborhood Planning Council - NPC 3 Meeting Minutes Thursday May 11, 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 May 11, 2017. The meeting convened at 6:59 pm with Council Chair Patrick Barnett presiding. 2. Attendance: Call to attendance by sign-in. Members: Gloria Mansfield, Cynde Foster, Phyllis Hopkins, Scott Edwards, Joel Fulton, Timothy Conlogue, Patrick Barnett, Ryan Lothschultz Absent, Excused: Absent, Unexcused: Kim Plested City Commission: City Staff: Chris Lussier Guests: Jake Smith, Shevy Rocho, Jessica Gilbert 3. Addition or Deletions to the Agenda: None. 4. Approval of the Previous Minutes: A motion by Cynde Foster with support by Joel Fulton for the approval of the meeting minutes from January, February, March, and April 2017. Motion passed with all members present voting in favor. 5. City Staff Reports: Police Department: None. There was no BCPD officer present at meeting. 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: None with city. There was no commissioner present at meeting. Area Schools: There was no representative from the Lakeview School District or Battle Creek Public Schools. Membership (new additions/deletions): A motion by Ryan Lothschultz with support by Tim Conlogue for the resignation of Kim Plested from the council membership. Motion passed with all members present voting in favor. 1  Beautiful Battle Creek Award (Residential and/or Business): Residential: 306 Lakeview Ave Business: 778 W Columbia Ave Businesses Report: The council made note of recent activity of businesses Placemaking Committee: None 6. Old Business: None 7. New Business: A motion by Joel Fulton with support by Tim Conlogue for a move to offer a letter of support to Linda Linke’s grant application for a fence to place around the drain pond on the Circle-K property. Motion passed with all members present voting in favor. 8. New Business tabled for future meetings: None 9. Speaker: Jessica Gilbert and Shevy Rocho, with the Humain Society of South Central Michigan spoke to the council and guest about animal policy, their dog park, social media presence, volunteering, dog classes, and animal control. Jessica answered questions and the council and guests engaged in an open discussion. 10. Public /Guest Comments: Jake smith, County Commissioner, spoke to the council and guests. The council and guests engaged in an open discussion. 11. Members Comments: The council and guests heard comments from Scott Edwards, Gloria Mansfield, Phyllis Hopkins, and Partick Barnett. 12. Adjournment: 8:15 PM by Ryan and Cynde 13. Next Meeting Scheduled: REGULAR MEETING Thursday, June 8, 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