Neighbors of Belknap Lookout (NOBL) is a neighborhood association. Our boundaries are College, Leonard, Michigan and the Grand River. Our neighbors live on the ancestral lands of the Anishnaabe people, the People of the Three Fires: the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi.
Board and Staff
NOBL is governed by a volunteer board of directors. Its bylaws call for 5 to 9 members. We try to maintain a full contingent of nine. NOBL is currently in a staff transition. Recently, we have also hosted social work interns from Grand Valley State University. Learn more about current board and staff members by toggling the drop down below:
Board
Marshall Grate (he/him): I am interested in joining the board because I am committed to make our neighborhood the best place to live in the City. The experiences I bring to fulfill this role: I am currently on the Development committee. I am an attorney with some experience in municipal law.
Kara Harrison Gates (she/her)
Scott Huebl (Treasurer, he/him): I am interested in joining the board because I view giving back to my community as a privilege and a responsibility. I would like to see the Belknap Neighborhood be a wonderful place to live for its diverse residents. The experiences I bring to fulfill this role are the many years I spent in corporate management and sitting on the boards of various organizations. I believe my accounting background would be beneficial to the NOBL board and, hence, the Belknap neighborhood.
Ben Malloy (Vice Chair, he/him): Belknap Lookout is a beautiful neighborhood filled with talented and amazing residents. I want to find ways to connect residents with one another to make it feel like a true community. This will make our neighborhood a fun and safe place to live and provide opportunities for inclusion for all who live here. I have served on NOBL’s Public Safety and Community Development committees for the last year. In this capacity, I have learned about the needs of our neighborhood and the tools we have at our disposal to work towards meeting those needs. I have helped coordinate Restorative Practice training to help enhance our ability to resolve disputes that arise within our community, brought a monthly food truck event to Lookout Park, and continue to work with the residents of Fairview to help find safe and equitable solutions to the unwanted activity that occurs at the parks along those streets.
Dan Miller (he/him): I have lived in the Belknap Lookout neighborhood since 2007 and am eager to play a role in helping it to become a safer community, a more affordable community, and a community with a wider range of services and amenities. I have served on the NOBL Board for the past three years and on the Community Development Committee for two years. I have served as the Board Secretary and am currently the acting President. Those experiences have taught me a lot about how the Board works and have given me a chance to meet and work with many residents who are active in the neighborhood.
Brandon Ryan (he/him)
Ellie Walborn-Henry (Secretary, she/her) – Community is important now more than ever, but there is equity work to be done. This work must be done at every level, from individual, family, neighborhoods, workplace, government, and the larger systems of oppression. I have always been a champion for the perspective of those who often go unheeded. Our neighborhood is divided. Microaggression is a very real issue here. The work of a neighborhood association is absolutely necessary, provided that work is done well. As a board member I would work tirelessly to help us acknowledge past inequities, build trust, and work to unite rather than police neighbors. We have a beautiful neighborhood with a rich history and it deserves our time and attention.
Lara Dengerink Van Til (Chair, she/her): I am interested in maintaining our neighborhood and parks for all of our community members to have a safe, accessible, walkable, beautiful neighborhood. I have diverse experience working in healthcare, education & community of neighborhood development. I have lived in the Belknap neighborhood for 15 years and all 3 of my children attend Coit school.
Will Witt (he/him): I’m interested in this position because it is my neighborhood and I wish to make a positive impact for all the families of Belknap. My experience that will enable me to successfully complete this role is business at the international level as well as being a local business owner myself.
Staff
TBD
NOBL created a strategic plan in the spring of 2021. We redefined our mission, vision, and values. We confirmed that our main focus should be on our residents, particularly those who are low income. We then identified which activities should be carried out over the next three years. These activities exemplify our values.
We invite you to read the strategic plan here.
With the rest of this page, we will be Accountable. We believe in keeping our meetings and our records open to our neighbors. In the sections that follow, you can find the full set of materials from the last few years of meetings. We then specifically call out the quarterly financials starting with 2021. We also post the “tax” returns we submit annually to the IRS. This filing is called a 990.
All Board Materials
2023
All year: Strategic Plan Tracking
August Board Meeting Materials, Second Quarter Financials and Performance to Budget
July Special Board Meeting Materials
June Board Meeting Materials
May Board Meeting Materials, 1st Quarter Financials and Performance to Budget
April Board Meeting Materials, Draft 990, and Draft Handbook
March Board Meeting Materials (including CBA draft) and HR Survey
February Board Meeting Materials, CBA Draft, 4th Quarter Financials, and Performance to Budget
January Board Meeting Materials
All year: Strategic Plan Tracking
December Board Meeting Materials
November Annual Meeting Presentation, Master Plan Preparation and Budget Presentation
3rd Quarter Financials and Budget Performance Report sent via email
October Board Meeting Materials and Draft Budget
September Board Meeting Materials and Proposed Scorecard Update
August Board Meeting Materials, Budget Performance Report, and Financial Statements
No July Meeting! Join us for a block party July 11 instead.
June Board Meeting Materials
May Board Meeting Materials, Budget Performance Report, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, 990 Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3
April Board Meeting Materials
February Board Meeting Materials and Revised Budget (canceled and used in March)
January Board Meeting Materials, Budget & Performance Report, Balance Sheet, Income Statement
All year: Strategic Plan Tracking
December Board Meeting Materials
October Board Meeting Materials, Performance to Budget Report, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Proposed Conflict of Interest
September Board Meeting Materials
September Development Committee Notes
August Board Meeting Materials
August Development Committee Notes
July Board Meeting Materials, Budget Presentation, Balance Sheet and Income Statement (Meeting cancelled but 6 month budget adopted)
June Board Meeting Materials and Strategic Plan Tracking
June Development Committee Agenda and Notes
May Board Meeting Materials and Strategic Plan for Adoption
May Development Committee Notes
April Board Meeting Materials, Quarterly Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Annual 990, Schedule O
April Development Committee Notes
March Board Meeting Materials
March Development Committee notes
February Board Meeting Materials (financials moving to quarterly basis)
February Development Committee notes
January Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet, Income Statement
January Development Committee notes
December Racial Equity Committee presentation
December Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet, Income Statement
December Development Committee notes with Union Suites communication
November Development Committee notes
October Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet, Income Statement
September Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet, Income Statement
September Development Committee Notes: First and Second Meetings
August Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet, Income Statement, FGRP handout
August Development Committee notesJuly Development Committee notes
July Board Meeting Materials
June Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet, Income Statement
June Development Committee notes
May Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet, Income Statement
May Development Committee handout and notes
April Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and 990 part 1 and part 2
March Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet and Income Statement; the board also received a letter from Alan Otis encouraging selection of the robust updated Conflict of Interest Policy (interested parties serving on the board or committee leave the room for discussion and vote of the relevant item)
February Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet and Income Statement
January Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet and Income Statement
Compiled 2019 Community Relations and Racial Equity Meeting Updates
December Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet and Income Statement
November 2019 General Membership Meeting Materials
October 2019 Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet and Income Statement
September 2019 Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet and Income Statement
Board Letter expressing concern about loss of business parking on Hastings
August 2019 Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet and Income Statement
Board Letter with majority not concerned about park waiver for potential medical marijuana business
July
June 2019 Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet and Income Statement
May 2019 Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet and Income Statement
April 2019 Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and 990
Board Letter supporting development at 826 and 835 Fairview
March 2019 Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Work Plan to take place at 800 Livingston
CANCELLED February 2019 Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Annual Report and Work Plan
January 2019 Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet and Income Statement
December 2018 Special Board Meeting revisited Coit Square on MONDAY December 10. The investors did not allow RJM’s representative to provide reduced density on the Coit Square project (600 block of Coit across from Coit Creative Arts Academy). Therefore there was no new information for the development committee to consider despite November’s board decision to refer the project back to that body. The old board saw the full progression of the project – particularly the inclusion of other requests – before voting 3 to 2 to support the project. The board was provided the list of standards used by the Planning Commission for these types of projects as well as a letter of opposition from Alan Otis.
November 2018 General Membership Meeting Materials
October 2018 Development Committee Meeting Notes: First and Second Meetings
October 2018 Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet and Income Statement; Revised Bylaws for adoption
September 2018 Development Committee Meeting Notes: First and Second Meetings
September 2018 Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet and Income Statement; Proposed Bylaws with tracked changes
August 2018 Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet and Income Statement
July 2018 Board Meeting
June 2018 Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet and Income Statement
May 2018 General Membership Meeting Materials
April 2018 Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet and Income Statement
March 2018 Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet and Income Statement
February 2018 Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet and Income Statement
February 2018 Mobility Meeting Notes
January 2018 Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Annual Report
January 2018 Mobility Meeting Notes
December 2017 Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet and Income Statement
November 2017 Development Committee Meeting Notes: First and Second Meetings
November 2017 General Membership Meeting Materials
October 2017 Development Committee Notes and MOU for L&L Market Special Land Use
October 2017 Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet and Income Statement
September 2017 Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet and Income Statement
August 2017 Development Committee and Mobility Committee Meeting Notes, Letter of Support for Curb Cut at Gateway
August 2017 Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet and Income Statement
July 2017 Board MeetingJune 2017 Development Committee and Mobility Committee Meeting Notes and Zone Change Support Letter
June 2017 Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet and Income Statement
May 2017 General Membership & Board Meeting Materials including Financials and April Development Committee Minutes with separate Annual Report
April 2017 Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet and Income Statement
March 2017 Board Meeting Materials with separate Balance Sheet
February 2017 Board Meeting Materials
January 2017 Board Meeting Materials
2023
4th Quarter Financials, and Performance to Budget
Draft 990
1st Quarter Financials and Performance to Budget
2022
October 3rd Quarter Financials and Budget Performance Report
August Budget Performance Report, and Financial Statements
May Budget Performance Report, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, 990 Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3
January Budget & Performance Report, Balance Sheet, Income Statement
2021
October Performance to Budget Report, Balance Sheet, and Income Statement
July Budget Report and Presentation, Balance Sheet and Income Statement
April Quarterly Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Annual 990, Schedule O
January Balance Sheet, Income Statement
Draft 990 for 2022
Form 990 for 2021 – Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3
Form 990 for 2020- Part 1, Part 2
Form 990 for 2019 – Part 1, Part 2
Form 990 for 2018
Form 990 for 2017