Featured this month: Grosse Pointe Farms – Joan Hall & Karen Feldman, Observers
City Council Meeting, 11/14/22 Highlights important to LWVGP Advocacy positions:
Transparency & accessibility
- Unanimous vote (7-0) to adopt resolution to livestream and record meetings; links available at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RrV91dRxY
- Sound system in council chambers will be upgraded
- ADA accommodations: Contact city manager; contact information at grossepointefarms.org
From Joan Hall: “Livestream captioning, using voice-to-text software “seems to be a little creative.”
Environmental/Natural Resources
- Master Planning Process to explore zoning ordinance changes that would require each property to devote a percentage of its footprint to green space.
From Joan Hall: “Click on the video link for the 11/14/202 meeting and forward to minute 54:20. (Or listen to the whole thing — it’s pretty interesting stuff! You’ll hear the discussion between Catherine Saurbier, resident of 234 Provencal Rd., Mayor Theros (offscreen) and a member of the City Administration, also off-screen.”
https://www.grossepointefarms.org/government/agendas_and_minutes/city_council_agendas_and_minutes.php
“I’d like to see the LWVGP explore [the resident’s] ideas, and if they are feasible, somehow help amplify the message. There will be another public input session for the GPF Master Plan process (February, I think?) Encourage her to bring the topic up at that session — and also consider writing a letter to the GP News.”
- Storm water management: Significant infrastructure improvements for storm water management are being developed by the City’s engineering consultants. These are not “Band-aid” fixes that would kick the can down the road — they’re costly, but necessary improvements to handle growing storm water volume. This is a timely topic since GPF (like other Pointes) is now looking at investing in a $44 million pipe/pump system to reduce the probability of flooding.”
- Bird safety of War Memorial’s glass still under discussion