Neighborhood Planning Council 3 - Central

Trinity Neighborhood Center 10 W. Bidwell St. Battle Creek MI 49015 Minutes of January 12, 2023 CALL TO ORDER/TIME CONVNED : 7pm ATTENDANCE: MEMBERS: Tim Conlogue (chair), Bob Kist (co-chair), Cynde Foster (secretary),Cari Briggs, Trudy Hall, Gloria Mansfield, Tim Cole, Carla Berner Jack Montague, Pastor Janet Wilson. Jerry Dill, Jake Smith EXCUSED: Al, Berner, Elisha Hodge, Bryan Mayes, Penny Dill CITY STAFF: Ted Dearing, John Hart (BCU), Commissioners-Jake Smith, Sherry Sofia, Chris Simmons, Code Officers Kim Brown and Yolanda Johnson PD Officers Ben Shippell and Justin Force GUEST: Sally Goss ADDITION OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA; None APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES; Motion by Gloria Mansfield 2nd Cari Briggs to approve the Minutes of November 10, 2022 and December 8, 2022 Carried CITY STAFF REPORTS; Police Department: Officers handed out Crime Reports and answered any questions/concerns. Code Reports: Kim Brown (our new Code Officer) handed out reports. Her email is klbrown@battlecreekmi.gov COMMITTEE REPORT; Commissioner Report: Each Commissioner talked about City Activity. We have a new Interim Police Chief (Baggley). Their will be a open house for Chief Blocker’s Retirement at the PD’s Community Room on January 24th from 4-6pm. A revisit of the Marijuana Ordinance as we get more (if changed exisiting businesses would be grandfathered in. There will be a workshop about Community Development Housing (5:30 pm) before the January 17 City Commission Meeting. Schools-BCPS and Lakeview Districts: None Membership (new additions/deletions): None Beautiful Battle Creek Award (Residence and/or business): R-132 W. Goguac Business Report: The City Commission approved Marijuana Business at 327 Capital SW OLD BUSINESS TO BE FINALIZED; To set up the Calendar Meetings for 2023 Motion Gloria Mansfield 2nd Trudy Hall that “no meetings in July & December” 2023 Carried NEW BUSINESS; ELECTION OF OFFICERS AT THE FEBRUARY MEETING NEW BUSINESS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS; JOHN HART WILL BE OUR SPEAKER FOR FEBRUARY SPEAKER; Ted Dearing and John Hart Downtown Development Authority – Plan Amendment 2022 handouts were given out. This plan had not been updated in 30 years. The boundaries were expanded Beyond the core downtown area to the south, west, north, east, capital ave sw corridor, and Columbia ave. Projects were discussed..example of housing on old Kmart site and River Restoration. PUBLIC/GUEST COMMENTS; Sally Goss asked if the flooding concerns are being considered with the river restoration Project. Ted replied it is still in talks with the Army Corp of Engineers. MEMBERS COMMENTS; Gloria mentioned that there is a lot of BC information given on Saturday mornings (8am) on WBCK sponsored by Lakeview Ford ADJOURNMENT TIME; 8:15pm by Bob Kist 2nd Jerry Dill Submitted by NPC3 Secretary Cynde Foster 269-964-2037 NEXT MEETING IS FEBRUARY 9, 2023 at TRINITY NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER 10 W. Bidwell St. Battle Creek MI 49015, 7pm ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD JOHN HART WILL BE OUR SPEAKER