SOUTHWEST SAGINAW NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
IS PLEASED TO WELCOME NATHAN VOELKER AS OUR
NEW CPO
TELEPHONE: 989-860-2056
E-MAIL: nvoelker@saginaw-mi.com
Friday, January 25, 2013
Saginaw Council Retreat Agenda
January 26, 2013
Castle Museum
8:30 am
8:00 am I. Arrive/Continental Breakfast available
8:30 am II. Welcome, Darnell Earley, City Manager
8:45 am III. Dennis Jordan, Director of Employee Services
• Retiree Health Care Analysis Update
• Analysis for Reamortization of Pension Systems
• Police and Fire Pension Transition to MERS Analysis
• Update on Union Discussions Regarding Their Proposals
9:45 – 10:00 am Break
10:00 am – Noon IV. Public Safety Services, Darnell Earley, City Manager and Phil Ludos, Assistant City Manager for Public Safety
12:00 – 12:45 pm Lunch
12:45 – 1:45 pm V. Strategic Planning for a Balanced FY 2014 Budget, Darnell Earley, City Manager
1:45 pm Break
2:00 pm VI. Council Discussion
VII. Adjourn
MINUTES: JANUARY 15TH 2013 S.W.S.N.A.
DIGNITARIES: Interim Chief Lipe, CPO Officer Nathan
Voelker, Oral Hygienist Lauren Loiacano,
City Commissioner Larry Coulouris, Kerry
Conrad, Officer Sergeant Mark Scott
PRESIDENT: Jose` Barajas opened the meeting
at 6:34 PM
PASTOR: Tucker Gunnemann gave the prayer
Jose` talked about the Eddie Building
and the Bancroft Hotel being re-vamped.
SVP: Saginaw Volunteer Patrol will be
started in February.
TREASURER: Pat gave our annual year-end report. Year Ending December 31, 2012
MINUTES: A motion was made and seconded
to accept the minutes of the November 2012 meeting. Motion carried.
Jose` introduced our new Vice
President, Kerry Conrad
INTERIM CHIEF LIPE: The chief spoke of changes being
made and downsizing in the program.
Officer Madaj is on road patrol now.
Nathan Voelker is our new CPO.
Nathan has been on patrol since 2009.
He joined the CPO program last year.
He has been working with the Cathedral Association. We now have 4 CPO’s:
Leon Burns: Houghton Jones and Northeast Area: telephone:
860-2035
Bryan Guest: Cathedral Area and Saginaw High: telephone: 737-5448 Officer Guest is on 12 hour shifts from 3 PM-
3 AM
Jarod Atha: Covenant and Northmoor: telephone: 941-7080
Nathan Voelker: Southwest Saginaw Area: telephone:
860-2056
The 3 CPO’s that we currently have
are for these areas by HUD.
1.
Southwest Saginaw Association
2.
Houghton Jones Association
3.
Cathedral Association
These 3 CPO’s will be with us until
July of 2013. We will know before then
if HUD is going to pay for the year 2013-2014 for another 3 CPO’s.
Should the Policing program go to the
County Sheriff in the future, there will be NO CHANGE in the COMMUNITY
POLICING PROGRAM until the end of the paid program by HUD, July of 2013.
Chief Lipe introduced Officer Scott to
us. He is a night supervisor. 911 is the number to call for any problems at
night or to reach a CPO.
We now have 73 officers. The City is moving them to 55 by July 1st
of 2013. Chief Lipe introduced Nathan
Voelker to our group as our CPO.
NATHAN VOELKER: Nathan said he went to Caro High
School, Delta, and Ferris.
The SVP program will start February 9th
2013 @ 6:00 PM- 12:00 midnight
NAAG Meeting January 15th
2013. John Stemple was asking for
volunteers to help with Code Enforcement, filling out violations, and the tip
line.
Nathan is working with Handley School
this semester. He is issuing citations
for walking in the street etc. Parents
need to address the problem with the children.
He is also issuing Parental Citations.
Nathan introduced his girlfriend to the group. Lauren Loiacano. Lauren is a Dental Hygienist and is offering
to clean teeth, X-ray, and give a Fluoride Treatment to children ages 4-17 for
$15.00. You may telephone Lauren at
1-989-573-1937. Leave a voice mail and
she will get back with you. Times are
Monday through Friday.
BENEFIT: St. Demetrio’s Greek Orthodox
Church, is hosting a benefit for Barry Dovis an officer with the Saginaw City
Police Force. It will be held inside the
Hellenic Banquet Center 4970 Mackinaw Rd.
February 21st 2013 from 11 AM-9:00 PM. The price is $10.00 for Take Out, $15.00 to
stay at the church and eat. Barry Dovis
has been diagnosed with a form of Leukemia.
He is having an extensive stay in Ann Arbor for treatment and needs help
with lodging while there.
You can make checks out to: Barry or Patty Dobis
C/O Hellenic Banquet Center
4970 Mackinaw Road
Saginaw, Mi.
PASTOR TUCKER: Pastor thanked the Association for the donation
to the Becon of Hope Church at Christmas Time.
With it they were able to give Christmas to 19 children who were in
need.
TRUANCY ISSUES: Art O’Neil is the Truancy
Officer. Telephone him at Saginaw High
School 989-399-6000.
MEETING ADJOURNED: Jose` closed the meeting at 7:39
PM
PRESIDENT: JOSE` BABAJAS
VICE PRESIDENT: KERRY CONRAD
RECORDING SECRETARY: CATHY WAGNER
TREASURER: PAT MC CLOY
EVENT COORDINATOR: DEBBIE MURPHY
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
And It Finally Came Down
House # 407 Meade Street is finally down. Now that is something to be thankful for.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
S.W.S.N.A. Minutes October 16th 2012
SOUTHWEST SAGINAW NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATION MINUTES 10/16/12
Meeting began at 6:37 PM
DIGNITARIES: Deputy Ralph Martin, Interim
Chief Lipe, Sergeant Terry Carpenter, City Councilman Larry Coulouris.
Opening Prayer: Deputy Fire Marshal Ralph Martin
gave the opening prayer.
Motion: A motion was made and seconded
to approve the minutes from the Sept. Meeting.
Treasury Report: Balance from September was
$278.85. We had a 21.00 donation which
brought our total up to $299.85 for the October meeting.
50-50 Tickets are back on sale as you come into the meeting. Tickets cost 1 dollar for 1 ticket or 7 for
$5.00.
Don’t forget Waste Collection
Convenience Station is the 2nd Saturday of every month, including
the month of December 2012.
Waste Collection Convenience Station
On
the second Saturday of every month, the City of Saginaw operates a convenience
station from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm at the Public Works Service Center across
from City Hall. Building materials, tires, junk and brush will be accepted
along with glass, paper and plastic recyclables. No liquids, chemicals flammable
items allowed.
Dial 211 for Help!
2-1-1 is a Health and Human Services Hotline for Northeast
Michigan. "Non-emergency" assistance is available by calling 2-1-1.
To talk to a trained professional about hundreds of health and human services
available, call 2-1-1 . Staff are trained to assist those in need with
referrals for food, housing, utilities, child care, emergency shelter, clothing,
legal aid, literacy, transportation, substance abuse, senior issues,
disability, health care, and much more.
Jose` wanted all to know that there
are still people stealing gas from vehicles.
Please be aware and report anything you might think is suspicious going
on.
Deputy Fire Marshal: Ralph Martin announced the date
of the Board Up as 10/19/12. 8:30 AM in
front of the City Hall.
Always look for 2 ways out of any
place you are in when arriving. In other
words look for exits and know where they are.
Practice this also in your own homes.
Never leave space heaters unattended.
Never run any appliances with an extension cord. If you have to ever use an extension cord,
make sure it is UL approved. Check your
smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors to make sure they are
working. The fire department will come
out to your home and install them for you if you need one, free of charge.
Sergeant Terry Carpenter: Terry announced we are doing a
clean-up of 315 Bullock with police. It
is an empty lot. Meeting time is 10:00
AM.
We are at a 40 year low on
homicides. The police have arrested a
guy from the Greenwich area. The police
are dealing with mostly drug trades and Breaking and Entering’s. The Southwest Saginaw Neighborhood Area has
had 4 non-fatal shootings. If you have any information, please call 757-2010
Tip Line.
Some of the gangs around our City
are:
Sunny Side: They are in the Southeast area
of the City. Their colors are
yellow. They are at war with the Project
Boys from 4th and Kirk. They
reside in the North East area of the City.
Their colors are red & blue.
Some have moved into the Jerome School area.
Project Boys: These colors are Black &
Dark Blue. They are from the North End.
BV Boys: Buena Vista Township to east of
Saginaw. They have aligned with the
Sunny Side & Burt St. Boys. This is
a get money click. These people are from
the East Side.
GMC: These people aligned with the
North End, being the Project Boys.
Terry announced that Southwest
Saginaw Neighborhood Association will be hosting this year’s Arson Watch at the
FOP Hall from 6-midnight.
Our Guest Speaker for November 20th
2012 meeting will be Tom Begin from Consumers Energy.
Don McCloskey moved out of the
area. Debbie Murphy was put in as Event
Coordinator for the Association.
Congratulations Debbie.
50-50 Drawing Winner: The winner won $18.00
Next City Wide Meeting is for
December 20th 2012 at Houghton Elementary School: Tuscola & N. 9th Street
Entrance at 5:30 PM.
There will be NO City Wide Meeting in
November.
Meeting Adjourned at 8:00 PM
Attendance was 38
President: Jose` Barajas
Secretary: Cathy Wagner
Treasurer: Pay McCloy
Event Coordinator: Debbie Murphy
Interim Chief Brian Lipe’s
City Wide Meetings: December 2012-July
2012
December 20th 2012: Houghton Elementary School:
Tuscola & N. 9th
Street Entrance 5:30 PM
January 24th 2013: Covenant Association: American Amalgamated Workers Union
1614 Mershon St. 5:30 PM
February 28th 2013: First Ward Community Center 1410
N. 12th St. 5:30 PM
March 28th 2013: Adams Boulevard Association, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 5:30 PM
April 25th 2013: Brockway Carmen Park & St.
Stephen’s Association: St. Stephen’s Parish
Hall
1300 Malzahn 5:30 PM
May 23rd 2013: Cathedral District, Green House
Center of Hope 723 Emerson 5:30 PM
June 27th 2013: S.W.S.N.A. 2109 W. Michigan, Beacon of Hope Church 5:30
PM
July 25th 2013: Redeemer Neighborhood
Association, Loomis School, Loomis & Webber ST. 5:30 PM
Friday, November 2, 2012
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Anti-gang summit in Saginaw
Anti-gang summit in Saginaw encourages community to educate youth on dangers of joining gangs, kicks off anti-violence campaign
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EnlargeSaginaw Police Detective Lamar Kashat speaks about gangs in Saginaw at the anti-gang/anti-violence summit Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 at The Dow Event Center in Saginaw.Saginaw police talk about gangs and violence at a summit at The Dow Event Center in Saginaw gallery (12 photos)
SAGINAW, MI — The Police Chiefs Association of Saginaw and Saginaw County Judge M.T. Thompson Jr. held an anti-gang and anti-violence summit on Saturday to familiarize the community with gang violence in Saginaw.
Officials gave a presentation of the current situation involving local gangs, drug trade and violent crimes that "plague our city," according to Saginaw Interim Police Chief Brian Lipe.
They discussed the homicides in 2012, including those ofTamaris "TJ" Steward and Milton Hall, with the residents that attended.
Lipe said it is important for the community to know how the Saginaw Police Department is addressing issues and to know that the police need their help in finding resolutions.
Several members of the police force attended the event at the Dow Event Center.
Lipe, Thompson and other officials spoke about the significance of talking with children early about staying away from gangs and drugs.
The summit kicked off a month-long campaign to find ways to put an end to violent crimes and drug distribution in the city.
To continue the campaign, a team of Saginaw police officers will visit all of the elementary schools in the city to talk with students.
Lipe said his goal with the visits is to "raise awareness and educate our youth on the dangers of joining a gang."
"It's important that we as a community address the problems that lead to violent crime in our neighborhoods. The situation is serious and everyone needs to do their part in order to address the violence and put an end to the senseless shootings and homicides we have in the city," Lipe said.
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