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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11 08 2012 CSAC MinutesCommunity Safety Advisory Committee November 8, 2012 Meeting Minutes Attending: Gina Gertner, PLPD Randy Hofstad, Betsy Jader, Rachel Pearson, Ken Hedberg, Linda Ringstad, Janine Alcorn, Pat Dougherty Absent: Woody Spitzmueller Meeting called to order at 4:10 pm by Pat. nd October meeting minutes were reviewed. Motion to approve by Betsy, 2 Linda; approval unanimous. nd Approval of Agenda: - motion Rachel, 2 Betsy, approval unanimous No presentations or public hearings. Old business: We had a discussion regarding the money from Optimist Club that must be used by the end of the year. Woody suggested at the October meeting that the money be spent on Southern Valley Alliance for Battered Women. Mary Ann was thrilled with the offer and said the money would be spent on a printer. All voting attendees at the meeting approved of this but there was not a quorum. nd -On 11/8 - Linda made a motion to approve the expenditure for SVABW. 2 Betsy. Approval unanimous. -Randy advised that he will notify Bill O’Rourke and Bill will send the money to SVABW. New business: We discussed the upcoming Annual Report to the Council that will take place on Monday, November th 26 at 4:30. -Pat, Woody, Rachel, Betsy and Janine will attend. Linda and Gina are not able to. Items to be shared during this presentation: Top Accomplishments: 1.Garage door hangers The committee felt it would be a nice addition to the report to include statistics from the o garage door hanger initiative. ACTION:  Randy to get this data and provide it to Woody for addition into the PowerPoint deck. 2.Collaborating with other committees to propose a walking trail along Hwy 13 3.Addition of a student representative to the committee 4.Explore Inside City Hall program with Mary Ann Top Objectives for the coming year: 1.Recommend the creation of a task force for the Hwy 13 walking trail. One or two representatives from our committee should be on the taskforce. o Pat showed interest and the group felt with Woody’s experience on the traffic/driving committee it would be a good combination. One of the task force actions would be to find alternate funding sources such as grants. o 2.Meet with school district Superintendent, High School Principal, High School and Middle School police liaisons. During this meeting we would share what the committee has accomplished and what o our objectives are. We would ask the Superintendent, High School Principal, High School and Middle o School police liaisons to share with us what they see as the highest priority issues are regarding safety and health for the schools. A sub task force will be launched to plan the meeting with the school officials. o Janine Rachel Gina Betsy We would like this meeting with the school officials to be recurring. o 3.Explore ways to support and promote Nite to Unite. nd Gina made a motion to approve the accomplishments and objectives. 2 by Betsy. Approval was unanimous. Other Business: The committee felt it would be a good idea to begin planning early for several initiatives. A suggestion was made to include a monthly plan at the bottom of the minutes to keep these top of mind. Every February – Meet with school officials Every May – Start planning for Nite to Unite in August Every July – Start planning for Domestic Violence month in October and Fall Fest Plan Every August – Support and promote Nite to Unite – first Tuesday of August Every September – Start planning for next year’s objectives and report to City Council. Every October – Domestic Violence month Every November – Report to City Council Every December – Finalize yearly objectives nd Move to adjourn meeting: Linda, 2 Janine, unanimous, Meeting adjourned at 5:15PM.