Neighborhood Planning Council 5 - Urbandale

Urbandale Neighborhood Planning Council #5 Council Minutes – February 13, 2012 Meeting at Christ United Methodist Church 65 North Bedford Road Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM by Robert Whitfield, chair. Attendance: Robert Whitfield, Chair; Dale Stratton; Nate Zanotti; Mason Mayo; Darlene Mayo; Sara Schmanske; Rebecca Runyon; Joshua Fausey; Officer Adam Pembrook; Chris Love; John Hennik; David Moore; Stan Beckwith; Joe Britvec; Barbara Beckwith; Mary Lou Ramon; Deborah Owens; Fred Bachman; Dennis McKinley; Jim Baldwin; Mayor Susan Baldwin A moment of Silence was observed. Previous Minutes: The minutes from January 9, 2011 were approved by a voice vote. Correspondence: Notification of a Battle Creek City Commission meeting on 3/6/12 to discuss how to disperse the remaining CDAC funds; Don & Rosemary Vinkmulder notified the council of their move to Colorado. Police Report: Officer Adam Pembrook updated the group on the reduction in police cars patrolling Urbandale. The reduced patrols will have 2 officers per car until July. Guest Speaker: Brenda Hunt – Battle Creek Community Foundation. The presentation was to inform the community of the available funding of grants for the purpose of Healthy Neighborhoods. These funds can be used to encourage communities to engage in their own wellness. To get involved requires an orientation which assists in the preparation of a budget proposal to access the funding. She also discussed the process for establishing funding at the foundation for the purpose of an individual or group endowment. Commissioner’s Report: Mary Lou Ramon dispensed the updated listing of the Urbandale NPC membership as well as the Battle Creek City Commission resolution to add Deborah L. Gregory as a member of the Urbandale NPC. Mayor Baldwin discussed the planning meeting to discuss the city’s capital improvement plan as well as the use of the NSP2 funding. School Report: Deborah L. Gregory discussed the upcoming board meeting on February 20, 2012 as well as the reduction in revenue to the district resulting from Governor Snyder’s budget proposal Code Report: Written report by Dennis McKinley as well as answered council questions. Membership: Excused absence for Carl Brockman Beautiful Battle Creek Award: The award went to 114 Kellogg reported by Dale Stratton. New Business: Chair Robert Whitfield recommended Fred Bachman as a new member of the council; Guest speaker for March will be Kyra Sychinga from the Battle Creek Urban League Adjournment: Chair Whitfield adjourned the meeting at 8:00 PM Respectively submitted by: Deborah L. Gregory, Secretary