COUNCIL NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING — THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2022
VIRTUAL MEETING WITH NO PHYSICAL MEETING LOCATION
6:30 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:32 p.m. with Chair Showalter presiding.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Committee members Hicks, Ramirez, and Chair Showalter.
Absent: None.
Staff Present: Micaela Hellman-Tincher, Housing and Neighborhood Services Manager, and Lisa Roche, Secretary.
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
Minutes for the November 18, 2021 meeting were approved as submitted.
Motion—M/S Ramirez/Showalter—Carried 2-0-1; Hicks abstained —To approve the minutes from the November 18, 2021 meeting.
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC—None.
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS—None.
6. NEW BUSINESS
6.1 REVIEW NEIGHBORHOOD GRANT PROGRAM GUIDELINES
The Committee reviewed and discussed the restaurant purchase pilot program. The Committee liked that the expansion encourages the support of small businesses and agreed that the guidelines could be modified , as needed , at staff ’s discretion.
Council Neighborhoods Committee Minutes
February 17, 2022
Revisiting beautification and interdepartmental conflicts was suggested in order to find a way to make these projects happen and include the projects in the guidelines.
6.2 2022 COUNCIL NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE WORK PLAN
The Committee reviewed and discussed the proposed 2022 Work Plan calendar and meeting dates. Exact dates would be submitted to staff once calendars were reviewed and conflicting meetings were considered.
7. COMMITTEE/STAFF COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, COMMITTEE REPORTS—None.
8. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:26 p.m.
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