Neighborhood Planning Council 9 - Rural Southwest

Rural Southwest Neighborhood Planning Council Southside Bible Church – corner of S. Minges & Beckley Rd. Minutes of the November 11, 2014 Meeting Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 6:30 PM by Linda Morris. Members Present: Kingery Clingenpeel, Laura Clingenpeel, Durward McCleary, Linda Morris, Cindy Snyder, Robert Snyder, George Wytko, Sally Wytko, Harry Zimmerman Citizens Present: Scott Bouldrey, Diane Colquhoun, Jeffrey Colquhoun BCPD Sgt. Mike Wood, Officer Mark Tillman Approval of the Minutes: The minutes for October 2014 were approved. Motion by L. Clingenpeel/K. Clingenpeel. The October, 2014 Rural Southwest Police Report was distributed. Officer Tillman reminded us to contact the police whenever we observe something out of the ordinary, and he suggested that we avoid driving during peak hours. We also discussed the issues of deer accidents, leaf burning, and truck routes on Sonoma and Minges Roads. Linda told us about the “Blue Light” project and encouraged us to place a blue light on our porch between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day to show support to our police officers. Linda Morris distributed the code violation report for 10/14/14 through 11/10/14. Jeffrey Colquhoun, Diane Colquhoun, and Scott Bouldrey made a presentation on “The Gleaning”, an urban farm project for the property located at 4500 S. Minges Road. They discussed present and future plans including equipment, distribution, traffic, buildings on the property, and ownership. The council voted unanimously to support this project for the production of food that will be donated to those unable to afford it. Motion made by Bob Snyder/Laura Clingenpeel. Linda will also write a letter of the council’s support to Scott for his records. Old Business: The slate of officers for this NPC was presented and voted upon by members present. By a unanimous vote the following were elected to office: Linda Morris – President, George Wytko – Vice President, Sally Wytko – Secretary. New Business: Linda discussed the Resident Engagement Taskforce and an email she received regarding a Target Market Analysis that will explore opportunities for downtown residential development. She also shared information regarding project based neighborhood grants from the Battle Creek Community Foundation. We will discuss this further at the January meeting. The council agreed to continue meeting on the second Tuesday of the month at Southside Bible Church at 6:30 p.m. A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by L. Clingenpeel/H. Zimmerman at 7:50 p.m. Next meeting: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 6:30 pm at Southside Bible Church