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  September 9th, 2010
Meeting Minutes [click to download PDF]

1. Call To Order
Members Present: Tommy Brann, Brann’s Steakhouse and Grille; Steve Karrip, Metro Motors; Al Reurink, Modern RV Center; Lisa Golder, City of Kentwood; Jim Kubicek, Bubble Magic Laundry; Tim Pomorski, Affordable Auto; Harold Mast, Harold Mast Consulting, Inc.; Greg Warsen, Kelloggsville Public Schools; Sam Bolt, City of Wyoming; Chief Carmody, Wyoming Police Department; Tim Cochran, City of Wyoming; Gary Ball, B-Quick Printing

2. Approval of Minutes

A motion was made with support from to approve the minutes of the August 12, 2010 meeting of the Division Avenue Business Association.

--Motion carried—

3. Treasury Report

4. Roundtable
Steve: was thinking about cancelling the clean up scheduled for this weekend. The city is doing work on the roadway to repave and some of the area may not be able to be worked on. He will go from 28th to 36th Street. There was discussion on how the road is going to be milled and repaved; the sidewalks are going to be replaced at the corners to dove down to the pavement and make the crossing comply with ADA standards. Steve will be starting at 8:00 AM on Saturday unless it is raining hard.

Harold said he saw Lee Groth recently; he will be having some physical therapy for his back and he will not be in attendance today.

Greg Warsen: said that Kelloggsville is trying to get businesses involved from 44th to 54th. Wayne Ondersma is going to be a point person for Kelloggsville.

Looking for signage to identify Kelloggsville boundaries. Community pride day is September 17th.

Harold said that he is trying to contact businesses in the 44th-54th Street area. He has talked to Skelter Dog Groomers who has some misconceptions about the purpose of DABA. Tom said he would contact her. Harold also contacted Advance Auto.

Tim added that O’Reilly’s is going into the old Goodwill Store. There is also a coffee shop going in on Division called Crazy Bean.

Tim Cochran: said that the Sign Committee has been meeting. Their next meeting is on September 15th at 5:00 PM. They will be discussing wall banner and window signs. The overall recommendations are likely to be more liberal than the current regulations. Some signs will be allowed without a permit fee and some will require a fee.

There will be a meeting regarding the Master Plan for 28th Street on October 7, 2010 at the Library from 11AM-1:PM and again from 6PM-8PM. The purpose is to get input for direction for the Master Plan. The 28th Street Plan will likely have an impact on Division Avenue. Marketing information is now becoming available.

There will be a meeting regarding the BRT on September 30th to talk about transit and plans to move forward with a potential millage vote. The Rapid Board will be meeting on this topic also.

Gary Ball: We have $2,578.54 currently. We will be paying a bill of $191 for insurance bringing the total to $2,578.54.

Adopt a Block: have collected two more fees.

Tom discussed funding for the maintenance of the gateway at 28th and Division. The overpass has been repainted and now we need to find a way to maintain the area. Burton Neighborhood Association has pledged $500; Tom is requesting that DABA also pledge $500. They are also trying to save money on maintenance by turning off sprinklers, turning off lights, etc. Steve said he thought that the sprinklers had broken anyway and were turned off. They will also check into partnering with the Croc Center to maintain the properties together. It was suggested that the organization look at probationers to maintain. This would be free. Tom said that the entity that would get the check is called Neighborhood Ventures.

After discussion,

A motion was made by DeGood with support from Kubicek to approve $500 for the maintenance of the Gateway area at Division and 28th Street.

--Motion Carried--


Chief Carmody indicated that the Police Department working on the prostitution problem.
The Police Department has made a presentation to the DDA regarding the parolees that are being housed at the Grand Rapids Inn. There are 90 parolees there at this time. 63 of these are sex offenders.

Discussion ensued about this problem and ways to remedy it through legislation.

Chief Carmody said that area will notice in the future a speed limit increase on Wyoming streets, due to a state law that requires speed limits to be set the limit at the actual speed that 85% of vehicles are moving. This will result in higher speed limits. Research indicates that while there may not be an increase in accidents, the number of injuries in the higher speed crashes has increased.