Neighborhood Planning Council 5 - Urbandale

NOTICE OF MEETING Urbandale Neighborhood Planning Council #5 (Christ United Methodist Church 65 Bedford Rd) Monday June 11, 7:00 PM Email: lordstrong84@gmail.com Phone 269-245-9708 1. Call to Order: Meeting was called to order by Co-Chairman Hal Longman at 7:03PM. Pastor Steele gave the invocation. 2. Attendance: David Moore, Sara Schmanske, Kathy Antaya, Pat Graw, Curtis Roberts, Johnny Vick, Catherine LaValley, Paula Scarbrough, Beverly Case, Brian Steele, Mary Lou Ramon, Hal Longman, Gloria Zanatti, Excused Absences; Robert Whitfield, Rebecca Runyon, Walt McIlroy, Deborah Owens, Fred Bachman. 3. Chair Notes/Announcements/Correspondence; None 4. Additions/deletions to the Agenda: Agenda approved 5. Previous Minutes: Approved with spelling corrections for Curtis Roberts name 6. Police Report: Officer Vandyke reported that there were 37 foot patrols conducted in July. and provided a written report. 7. Guest Speakers: None 8. Committee Reports (Comments limited to 3 min per topic) School Report: Cathrine LaValley reported that the next school board meeting would be Monday August 15 at Willard Library. The Board, Admin and Staff are attending classes sponsored by the National Equity Project. There are still many needs to make sure all students have all of the supply's they need. The basics such as pencils, paper, rulers etc. are needed. City Linc is a good source for donating these supplies. Code Report: Dennis McKinley gave a written and oral report. He reported on 3 home improvement programs that the city is sponsoring. Some of these programs are free depending on income. He handed out an info sheet for the NPC resource Guide. Beautiful Battle Creek; Sara Schmanske identified 275 N. Bedford Rd. as the recipient. 9. Old Business: Planning for the Fall Festival is continuing. ULBA is on board and is discussing paying for signage. Information flyer should be distributed next week. Festival is scheduled for Saturday, October 15. 10. New Business: None 11. Commissioner Comments: none 12. Comments for the good of the Order Hal Longman reported that he thought that it was inappropriate that the city continue to spend tax payer dollars on studying the speed bumps on Morgan Ave. The speed bumps were removed without community involvement and should be replaced. The NPC has voted unanimously that they be replaced. Public Comments: None Member Comments Many members thanked the BC Police for enforcing the speed limits on West Michigan Ave. Adjournment: Meeting Adjourned 7:41PM