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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-08-12 Inter-Neighborhood Council Minutes soz�, 9� k co.to THE INTER-NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL (INC) MEETING OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA DRAFT MEETING MINUTES Thursday, Mar. 08, 2012 Attending: Dana Huschle (NHVN), Sara Anderson (MarLin), Gary Gullickson (BPNA), Chris Nixon(NENA), Bob Wall(SENA), Allyson Bristor (Neighborhood Coordinator), Sgt. Travis Munter (BPD), Jamie Johnston 7:03 Allyson convened the meeting No quorum initially. No Public comment. Police Activity Report—Sgt. Travis Munter There has been a large increase in vehicle break-ins. The BPD reminds people to remove items of value from vehicles. People should report any incidents so the Police Department can establish patterns. So far, the occurrences have been very widespread around town. The Department is at its highest level of staffing ever. Two new officers are at the Montana Law Enforcement Academy and will be done in two to three weeks. There are two more preparing to go, and there is one more in the pipeline after that. The increase in staff will allow for dealing with issues more proactively. There was an assault on N. 25th this morning, with a gun involved. The suspect committed suicide on the way to Billings. Gary asked about hiring—the target is 65, and the department is at 61, with two new employees joining this month. There are one or two more in the application process. Although mills were levied to pay for the staff, the mills are not assessed until people are hired. There were more questions in the area near Lindley Park about the registered sex offender living there. Can neighborhood get copies of a flyer to distribute in the area? The information is public—the neighborhood association can retrieve it from the web site and create a flyer. There was no Fire Department update. 7:24 Quorum in attendance—officially called meeting to order We had a discussion about possibly merging the Bridger Creek and Bogert Park neighborhood associations. This might be viable, since several issues affect both groups. Presentation—Jamie Johnston, Social Media Coordinator at the Bozeman Public Library, on social media tools Facebook guidelines used by the Library: • Facilitate sharing information • Encourage sharing of ideas—encourage organizations (schools, churches) to post on wall • Add links to additional information • Keep posts to four to five a week • Recycle info—cut and paste to wall posts • Create use guidelines (can recycle from other sites—Library has a set) • Commercial posts might or might not be acceptable, depending on neighborhood Concerns about privacy • Can set up posts to be moderated • Can block photos and other images • Have an information sharing policy • Include a disclaimer about children using social networking tools Create a Page—type "cause or community". Invite friends if you can to get it started Admin panel ... Manage ... Edit Page Manager Permissions tab You can unpublish the page to make it private while you are developing it It is possible to link to a Twitter account. involver.com has useful apps for the page. 8:25 Sara moved to approve Feb. minutes, Bob seconded. Motion passed unanimously. We discussed meeting times and decided to leave at 7:00 for now. Dana moved to adjourn, Sara seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Minutes recorded by Bob Wall.