City Council

Agenda Ross Township Parks Committee  Meeting February  12th,  2015 6:00 p.m. I. Call to Order  – Introductions a. Meeting called to order b. Pledge of Alegence c. Roll call II. Approve Agenda III. Approve Minutes of December 11th, 2014 Meeting IV. Reports a. GLAT b. Kalamazoo Parks Department c. Kalamazoo Parks Foundation V. Public  Comments  – Non Agenda Items (limit 2 minutes per topic) VI. Old Business a. Mission Statements VII. New  Business a. Discuss plans moving forward i. Strategy/Timeline for GLAT/Bike Trail/KVRT/Park/etc… ii. Fund raising iii. Community involvement/education 1. Meeting Date? 2. Strategy for Developling Printed Material iv. Grants 1. Paul Dykestra is working on DNR  Passbook  Grant v. Strategies 1. Elevator Speech 2. Our Message vi. Goals  and objectives vii. Our Involvement with Paul Dykestra in working on the Ross  Township  Park viii. Time  lines VIII. Member’s Time IX. Adjournment Time Line January Work on Finalizing Mission Statement/Vision Statement Work on Elevator Speech Work on Our Message Work on a List  of Network Contacts Finalize Plans to Channel Funding Through Parks Foundation February Start  Working on Contacts Start  Developing Graphics/Printed Material Nail Down Meeting Dates Define Who is Doing What March Finish Graphics/Printed Material Work on Developing A Schedule for Grant  Writing Nail Down Our Message Nail Down Our Elevator Speech Work on Database Structure for Contacts April Start  Spreading the Word Start  Organizing Contacts Get  Public Meeting(s) Scheduled May Schedule Public Meetings Start  Fundraising