TUSSING AREA COALITION
MINUTES FROM JULY 14, 1999 MEETING
Meeting Attendees:
Rick Jung, Brad Grimsley, Jennifer Sargent, Daryl Miller, Scott Wade,Jesse Garcia, Bruce Ribbans, Lennie Male, Missy Walton
I. First order of business:
Election of Officers
President: Rick Jung
Vice President: Brad Grimsley
Secretary: Lennie Male
Treasurer: Scott Wade
II. Assignment of Steering Committee Chairs
Zoning & Development: Jesus Garcia
Media & Communication: Melinda Alic
Education: Daryl Miller
Safety & Public Service: Jennifer Sargent
Traffic & Human Services: Bruce Ribbans
Parks & Recreation: Doug Shevlow
*Rick to contact Doug Shevlo concerning his appt.)
III. Form Letters
Discussion of Pros and Cons to sending out form letters
Pros: Cons:
Presents our Group Opinion
May disrupt what we are
May draw more neighborhood trying to accomplish
support by giving us a voice
Might send wrong answer
City Council will have no doubt to public, unless worded as to what we want carefully
Will give evidence of our attempt to open communication with them.
There appeared to be a consensus to go ahead with drafting letters.
IV. Pending Issues/Follow-Up:
OSHA – Bruce will follow-up
CHP Development – Rick to follow-up on related issues
Wetlands/Army Corp. issue – Brad will follow-up
Pending Issues/Follow-Up Continued
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Hines/Tussing Apts. abutting residents – Jessee to have
PPWN Civic Association contact those residents to call with complaints regarding land grade difference from apts. to their backyards.
Channel 6 Media Coverage – Melinda to get meeting scheduled and find out the format they wish to handle our issues. Brad, Rick & Melinda will handle media meeting.
Pickerington School Support – Daryl to keep trying to get in contact with Forest Yocum, Superintendent.
Police Support - Jennifer to work on getting police support (possibly Chief Jackson) in how they will handle coverage in the additional developments.
Traffic – Bruce to attempt to get 2001 Plan documentation;although it appears not to exist. Ray Bushart, Traffic Contact; Lennie spoke with Scott of his Dept.
Zoning – Jesse to get copy of plat for Hines/Tussing development. Jesse & Lennie to work on looking into OSU Extention Land Use Team to see if they would be of assistance to us.
Form Letters – Brad & Lennie to work on putting together 2 form letters: one for prospective developers; one for
current development owners/management companies.
E-Mail – Jessee to update everyone on new e-mail list.
V. Phone List
Brad Grimsley: Home 755-2751
Rick Jung: Home 866-5420
Melinda Alic: Home 863-1423Work 621-9000 ext.260
Lennie Male: Home 863-5490Work 621-9000ext. 582
Jennifer Sargent:Home 577-9642
Cynthia Rickman Home 501-9145 Work 645-8795
Bruce Ribbans: Home 759-1360
Jesus Garcia Home 577-9016 Work 692-8754
Scott Wade Home 868-9160
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VI. Next Meeting
Tentative Date scheduled for Sunday, July 25th @ 7:00 p.m. Will be confirmed later via e-mail.