September 18, 2014 Draft Minutes

Draft Minutes of the September 18, 2014 meeting of the CCNA

 

Mike Keeler opened the meeting at 7:05 and reviewed the agenda

John Cherry read the minutes. Motion to approve the minutes was accepted and approved.

Ann Kucera presented the Treasurers’ reports for September. A motion to approve the reports was made and seconded. The motion passed.

 

Real Estate Report – Mark Fisher

–          Sales are still moving in the right direction

–          Distressed home numbers have stayed low (current 3)

–          Prices are still stabilizing ($27.03 per square foot since last meeting)

o   Some homes have sold too low (could have sold for more)

 

Blue Ribbon Commission on Governance – Jim Richardson

–          There will be six proposal questions on the November ballot that relate to the charter

–          The first question is to set up a charter commission to revise the charter, which would then be voted on by the citizens. The charter commission would be elected in February

–          Elimination of the Ombudsman Office

–          Elimination of the Civil Service Commission

–          Eliminate requirement for certain executive departments

–          Reduction of Mayoral appointments from 10 to 5

–          Requirement of utilization of certain best practices in the budgeting process

–          There is an informational meeting 25^th September at 5:30pm at the Flint Public Library

–          There is a forum September 29^th 5:30pm at New Jerusalem Church

 

Sheldon Neeley – Candidate for State Representative, Current City Councilman

–          Discussed the situation with the Emergency Manager and about issues of democracy

–          Discussed the city ballot issues, he will be voting no due to the method via which the proposal went on the ballot

–          Discussed the situation with the city water

–          Took questions on revenue sharing and water

 

Vince Slocum – City of Flint Planning Department and Parks and Recreation

–          Vince is handling day-to-day operations of the City Parks

–          Wants input on what the neighborhood would like to see done with Pierce Park

–          810-766-7426 ext. 3029 vslocum@cityofflint.com

–          Discussion occurred on ideas for Pierce Park

 

Mike Herriman – Neighborhood Watch

–          Citizens Radio Patrol – utilizes old police radios to report illicit activity

–          403 S Franklin – there still seems to be some issues

–          211 S Franklin, police caught someone breaking and entering (stealing jewelry), he is still currently in jail

–          The suspected perpetrators of the homicide on Meade are on track for trial in about a year

–          Discussed the recent dog incidents

 

Mike Keeler

–          Discussed the renewal and slight increase in the Genesee County Parks millage (.48 mills to .75 mills) that is on the ballot for November

–          When property values decreased Mott helped to fill the gap when the revenue from property taxes decreased

–          The slight increase would allow the County to pay for their operations again

 

The next neighborhood watch meeting is October 16^th and the next neighborhood association meeting is November 20.

 

Meeting was adjourned at 9:15pm