In 2002, Mayor Jim Brainard asked the Department of Community Relations to create the Carmel Small Business Association Network. The CSBN was to work in a similar manner as CNAN. This group was created to allow small business owners in the City a direct communications link to the Mayor and other City employees with whom these businesses have correspondence. These meetings allow small businesses owners the opportunity to get information directly from the Mayor about issues directly affecting their businesses such as infrastructure improvements, economic development projects, Carmel Redevelopment Commission plans and other future direction for specific areas of the City. Lunch is provided to attendees by a sponsor, who is solicited by the Community Relations staff.
The Department has the same responsibilities for this group as it does for CNAN.
The Department:
- Determines quarterly dates for CSBN meetings coordinating with Mayor’s schedule
- Decides current issues to be discussed and coordinates for appropriate speakers
- Prepares updates for CSBN binders and complete binders for new members
- Created and maintains Access database of all CSBN members
- Issues letters and emails to all CSBN members notifying them of upcoming meetings as well as keeping them informed of other community issues.
- Attends and staffs CSBN meetings
Helpful Documents:
Mayors Office updated 2011
Elected Officials list - updated 2012
If you’d like to get involved with CSBN, please contact Sue Maki at smaki@carmel.in.gov
CSBN Members:
We are in need of lunch sponsors for future CSBN meetings. If you are able to be a sponsor, or perhaps co-sponsor with another business, please let me know. The choice of menu and offerings are the sponsors.
One is a list of upcoming events
The other is the most recent map of Carmel showing the different areas who receive Carmel water vs. Citizens water.
We will be converting several neighborhoods today and they are reflected on the attached map
The third attachment is from the SBA about a free Information Security Seminar.
Gail Gesell from the Small Business Administration attended the meeting and shared the information with us.
Leslie Webb from Carmel Green Initiative spoke on the Lend a Bin program (recycling bins for community events or large private events) and the Energizing Indiana program (free home energy audits). Information about both programs can be found on www.carmelgreen.org
Below is information from Lt. Horner about the information he spoke about yesterday;
Crime Data Map
• Go to http://gis.hamiltoncounty.in.gov/Carmel/CrimeWatch/index.html
• Accept terms on the disclaimer
• On the left hand column – click on Crime Watch and or Subdivision
• Under Crime Watch you can click on specific dates (this will bring up recent crimes within the city) These are also on your spreadsheets
• Place the arrow over the colored squares and it will bring up the type of crime
• You can also zoom or pan by right clicking over the area.
To visit the Carmel Police Department’s Facebook page use the following link: http://www.facebook.com/CarmelPD To obtain information on the Crime Watch or Business Watch Programs please call or e-mail Ann Gallagher 571-2720 agallagher@carmel.in.gov
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