General Membership Minutes

21 May 2008

Foster Community Center

Board Members Present: Brian Baer, Marti Wheeler, Jane Warren, Jennie Gies,Sue Nehf, and Robin Goodwin.

7:02 PM Call to order. Introductions were made. Meeting minutes approved with a correction of the time (Apr. meeting).

Reports:

• Officer Lindeman:

  • For the last 30 days:

    • Domestic violence on N. Magnolia

    • Damaged property on N. Francis

    • Interference with phone lines/domestic disturbance

    • Motor vehicle theft on 2100 block of E. Michigan Ave

    • 25 burglaries in red-tagged homes in the area- stealing copper pipes/damage. Call police if anything unusual is seen.

• Code Compliance- Zuk

  • 108 Kipling- unmowed lawn

  • 100 block of Fairview- unmowed lawn

  • Have 7 days to mow if notified by Code Compliance- then the city does so and charges the resident

• No City Council report.

• President’s Report:

  • City Budget is being determined

    • Negotiating with the unions due to $3 M imbalance

  • Downtown development

    • High-rise going in where the Lansing Economic Club used to be

  • The city may buy Boarshead Theatre to create a parking lot- not soon

  • City Market- still in the planning stage

• Vice President’s Report:

  • Sue attended the LNC board meeting May 8.

    • 7/11 board positions have been filled

    • Mayor’s Grants announced

    • May 18: Neighborhood Pride Week

    • Flower Program- Land Bank- need resources

    • May 23 is deadline for newsletter ads

    • Have the Mobile Food Pantry in Lansing

    • Lansing Civic Players garage sale June 14 at 10 am

• Treasurer’s Report:

  • $223.13 as of May 21 with additional $100 for the picnic

• Immediate Past President’s Report:

  • Lansing Police Department Citizen Observer- a website that will let you obtain a list f crimes and info by precinct. Can get a detailed report. See citizenobserver.com

  • See “Design Lansing” brochure for the City Master Plan

• Membership Committee:

  • Judi asked if there was a response from the petitions sent in to the mayor’s office. No one has heard from R. Adzt yet. We still need to take brochures to the northern section of the neighborhood.

• Quality of Life Committee:

  • Jane- good turnout for Sat May 17 cleanup of the garden beds. More work needs to be done this Saturday- from 9-12

    • Need some perennials and some annuals

    • Need help watering for the month of June

  • Next “restaurant of the month” will be at the Farmer’s Market on June 25 at 5 PM

  • Next QoL meeting June 3 at Gone Wired

• Continuing Business:

  • Saginaw/Oakland corridor- City Master Plan encompasses this area

  • There will be a meeting May 22 at 6 PM at Pattengill

• New Business:

  • Marti suggested that we make a donation to Paint a Place in honor of Monica Dungy

  • Brian suggested that we give $40 to QoL for flowers for the Foster beds

Adjourn at 7:50 PM.