Cool Cities Neighborhood Meeting For Hunter Park Project
November 3, 2005
Meeting Summary
In Attendance
Jerrie Lynn Gibbs
Ann Francis
Dick Schaefer
Kevin Green
Corie Jason
Steven Kulesia
Jeanne Lipe
Carrie Geyer
Jim Goodheart
Karl Dorshibiv
Tina Urbain
Amanda Morgan
Gene Townsend
Sgt. Dwayne Gill
Althea Phillips
Karen Gagnon
Bill Parker
Robin Palmer
Rick Kibbey
Jack Knorek
Marcia White
Doris Withersoon
Anne Misener
John Bracey
Elizabeth Armstrong
Steve Person
Allen Drouare
Harold Leeman
Amy Arnold
Emily Fleury
Rosalyn Jones
Beth Monteith
Dru F. Vinson
Andy Kilpatrick
Colleen Davis
Sherri King
Steve Willobee
Martha J. Dee
Mary Emmons
Affiliation
MSHDA
ANC
Lansing Parks
PSD/Lansing Cool Cities
FHP/ANC
MDEQ
MDA
MDEQ
MDEQ
Lansing EDC
ANC
ANC
Odeena Development
MSP
LCP
DLEG
MSHDA
MDCH
LECDC/ANC
MDA
MSP
City of Lansing/Dept. of PND
Intern Dept. of PND
MLACA
DLEG
LPD
Neophase Properties
City of Lansing
HAL/SHPO
Governor’s Office
MEDC
Eastside Home Tour
Eastside Resident/South Fairview Business Owner
City Transp. & Pkg.
Gone Wired Cafe
Office Servs. to the Aging
MEDC
ANC
DNR
Dan Dykstra
James Wilfong
Jane Dykema
Nancy Brandon
Larry Carr
Dan Stanaway
Monica Kwasnik
Bryan Armstrong
Irene Henry
Nancy VanHoozier
Cindy Blanche
DLEG
MSHDA
City of Lansing
Magdalena’s
Dancing Crane Gallery
ANC
ANC
MDOT
DMB
FHP
DLEG Cool Cities
Project Idea Report Forms
Project Idea:
 Introduce Green Roof concept to commercial structures/property owners
Project Participants:
 Kevin Green 487-3322 kevin@lansingpsd.com
State Department and Resource Items in which you are interested:
 DEQ – Robert Sweet and Carrie Geyer (Carrie is point person)
Next Steps:
 Push city to create/approve Watershed Plan which will require DEQ approval to
gain access to funding. City in process of writing Watershed Plan.
How can Allen Neighborhood Center or Lansing Parks and Recreation Help?
 Not certain yet. I will need to read through DEQ materials to understand how &
when to pull others into process. Everyone may need to get involved in pushing
city on Watershed Plan
Project Idea:
 Home Improvement Workshops 2006
Project Participants:
 Carrie Geyer
State Department and Resource Items in which you are interested:
 DEQ
Next Steps:
 Contact Resources given
Project Idea:
 Purchase seeds, fertilizer and lawn & garden equipment at lower costs through
state contracts with MI Deal. City of Lansing buys and passes through to the nonprofit.
 Or through state surplus
Project Participants:
 Call MI Deal at (517) 335-0230
 MIDEAL@michigan.gov
 www.michigan.gov/mideal
State Department and Resource Items in which you are interested:
 DMB
Project Idea:
 Clean Sweep program. Annual/Semi-annual? Coordinated location for drop off of
unwanted chemicals, pesticides, other toxic substances.
 Could include tires, scrap metal, wood, useable clothing/furniture, and general
recycling items.
 Also, pick up service – volunteers (trained) visit seniors at their homes to review
& collect these items (especially chemicals/toxics) to dispose of. This way,
seniors won’t have to deal with, handle, transport, etc. Could have huge impact
environmentally and be catalyst for entire city.
Project Participants:
 Jeanne M. Lipe (Dept. Ag.) (517) 242-2961 lipej@michigan.gov
 Kevin Green (PSD) 487-3322 kevin@lansingpsd.gov
State Department and Resource Items in which you are interested:
 Guidance. Potential funding resources, contacts/suggestions of similar programs
in other communities.
Next Steps:
 More info from Jack Knorek, State of Michigan
How can Allen Neighborhood Center or Lansing Parks and Recreation help?
 Guidance or volunteers, especially MSU connections, city involvement
Project Idea:
 Amphitheatre/outdoor teaching space by the Green House
Project Participants:
 DNR
 Mary Emmons, grant coordinator for Ingham County
State Department and Resource Items in which you are interested:
 Grants
Next Steps:
 Concept Plan and Budget
 Tanya Moore – City of Lansing
How can Allen Neighborhood Center or Lansing Parks and Recreation Help?
 www.michigan.org/dnr Grant Programs
Project Idea:
 Farm Market Product Expansion
Project Participants:
 Jeanne Lipe – MDA
State Department and Resource Items in which you are interested:
 Dept of Ag.
Next Steps:
 Get contact info of farmers with products
How can Allen Neighborhood Center or Lansing Parks and Recreation help?
 Contact farmers
Project Idea:
 Michigan Avenue work
Project Participants:
 Nancy Brandon, Colleen Davis, City Eng. Jane Dykema, Andy Kilpatrick, MDOT
Armstrong, Rick Kibbey
State Department and Resource Items in which you are interested:
 Enhancement
Next Steps:
 Michigan Avenue Plan
 Establish a business association for 2000 block
How can Allen Neighborhood Center or Lansing Parks and Recreation help?
 Helping to build community consensus around Michigan Avenue
Project Idea:
 Tree survey
 GIS map of Eastside
Project Participants:
 Dan Stanaway
State Department and Resource Items in which you are interested:
 DNR  Urban & Community Forest Program (tree inventory / management
plans); Arbor Day mini grants $200.00; Kevin Sayers 241-4632
 [attached note] Dan, There is a top notch GIS map guy working at MSHDA who
is being dramatically underutilized. Talk with me about how this can help
achieve a GIS base map. Rick K.
Project Idea:
 Explore the eligibility of certain houses or portions of the neighborhood for the
National Registry of Historic Places
 Apply for
State Department and Resource Items in which you are interested:
 State Historic Preservation Office