Community Engagement Committee

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA COMMISSION CONFERENCE ROOM 4243 REMEMBRANCE RD. NW. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2023 5:30 PM Call Meeting to Order - Record Attendance 1. Committee members: Discussion Items 1. Approval of Previous Minutes 2. Business Update 3. Neighborhood Update 4. Mayor Carey's Reading Initiative 5. Kenowa Hills Trunk or Treat Adjournment Next meeting scheduled for November 2. N DiDonato will not be able to attend. Page 1 of 5  COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES COMMISSION CONFERENCE ROOM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 5:30 PM Call Meeting to Order - Record Attendance Committee members: Discussion Items Approval of Previous Minutes In attendance: Nick Erickson, Jena Wilmers, Nicole DiDonato, Mary Wieber, Carla Hendon, Libby Bigelow, Erin Jewell, Hayden Guild Welcomed new members from Parks and Rec Committee Business Update: Walker Chamber hosting another Walker After Work Sept 26 at Lost Art Brewery 4:30-6pm Walker Chamber plans to host job fair next spring Mayor's Summer Reading Program Scheduled for final few days of May J Wilmers collected info to start prepping for the Mayor's Summer Reading Program J Wilmers says Chick-fil-A will donate kids' meals to kids who finish project M Wieber offered up The Local as a drop-off for books N Erickson offered his office at Modern Woodson as another drop off location E Huizenga-Chase suggested collecting books in February Begin Feb 5 and ends March 22 Six-week donation period N DiDonato will draft up donation slips Community Engagement Committee Minutes 9-7-23 Page 1 2 of 2 5  J Wilmers motions to call the program Walker Summer Reading Program N Erickson seconds motion passes 1,255 kids in 4th, 5th, and 6th graders Schools include Kenowa Public, West Michigan Environmental Academy, Walker Charter, Cummings Elementary Neighborhood Update: Possible cookouts in each ward next year Locations to be City parks Alpine Estates - Ward 1 City Central - Ward 2 Community Park - Ward 3 E Jewell updated the CEC about the Parks Master Plan goal now is to help create engagement for the parksyear-round L Bigelow, E Jewell, and H Guild will update the CEC with the new Parks and Master plan next meeting Business Updates Neighborhood Update Reading Program Progress Check Adjournment - Next meeting is Thursday, October 5 in the City Commission conference room at Walker City Hall Community Engagement Committee Minutes 9-7-23 Page 2 3 of 2 5  COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES COMMISSION CONFERENCE ROOM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 5:30 PM Call Meeting to Order - Record Attendance Committee members: Discussion Items Approval of Previous Minutes In attendance: Nick Erickson, Jena Wilmers, Nicole DiDonato, Mary Wieber, Carla Hendon, Libby Bigelow, Erin Jewell, Hayden Guild Welcomed new members from Parks and Rec Committee Business Update: Walker Chamber hosting another Walker After Work Sept 26 at Lost Art Brewery 4:30-6pm Walker Chamber plans to host job fair next spring Mayor's Summer Reading Program Scheduled for final few days of May J Wilmers collected info to start prepping for the Mayor's Summer Reading Program J Wilmers says Chick-fil-A will donate kids' meals to kids who finish project M Wieber offered up The Local as a drop-off for books N Erickson offered his office at Modern Woodson as another drop off location E Huizenga-Chase suggested collecting books in February Begin Feb 5 and ends March 22 Six-week donation period N DiDonato will draft up donation slips Community Engagement Committee Minutes 9-7-23 Page 4 of 5  J Wilmers motions to call the program Walker Summer Reading Program N Erickson seconds motion passes 1,255 kids in 4th, 5th, and 6th graders Schools include Kenowa Public, West Michigan Environmental Academy, Walker Charter, Cummings Elementary Neighborhood Update: Possible cookouts in each ward next year Locations to be City parks Alpine Estates - Ward 1 City Central - Ward 2 Community Park - Ward 3 E Jewell updated the CEC about the Parks Master Plan goal now is to help create engagement for the parksyear-round L Bigelow, E Jewell, and H Guild will update the CEC with the new Parks and Master plan next meeting Business Updates Neighborhood Update Reading Program Progress Check Adjournment - Next meeting is Thursday, October 5 in the City Commission conference room at Walker City Hall Community Engagement Committee Minutes 9-7-23 Page 5 of 5