City Council Meeting

MAYOR Terry Stoneburner COUNCIL MEMBERS Rocky Gillis, Mayor Pro Tem Raymond Martin Michael Bembas Helen Meldrum Corey Blair Jake Skarbek CITY OF ALGONAC REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Wednesday, August 5, 2020 7:00 p.m. City Council Chambers, 805 St. Clair River Drive Algonac, MI 48001 Minutes Call to Order Mayor Stoneburner called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. Roll Call Present: Bembas, Blair, Gillis, Martin, Meldrum, Skarbek, Stoneburner Absent: None Others: City Manager Denice Gerstenberg, City Clerk Sam Boelke, Fire Chief Joe Doan, Diane Chmielewski, Gale Anthony, Emily Pauling, Cathy Harris. Moment of Silent Prayer Mayor Stoneburner called for a moment of silent prayer. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Stoneburner led the Pledge of Allegiance Approve Agenda Motion by Gillis; supported by Blair to move presentations to the end of the meeting to allow for Sheriff Donnellon to arrive. Motion carried. Public Comment Gale Anthony, 1110 Summer St, spoke on how well run the election was complimenting Clerk Boelke on the availability of sanitizer and masks and the importance put on using them. City Manager’s Report City Manager Denice Gerstenberg presented a short report. Consent Agenda 8.5.2020 CC Minutes 1  Motion by Skarbek; supported by Martin to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion carried. Unfinished Business None New Business To approve fire hydrant repairs: $ 2,042.26 Motion by Blair; supported by Bembas to approve to EJ USA, Inc., whose address is P.O. Box 644873, Pittsburgh, PA 15264-4873, for fire hydrant replacement parts in the amount of $2,043.26. Motion carried. Roll Call: Ayes: Blair, Gillis, Martin, Meldrum, Skarbek, Stoneburner, Bembas Nays: None To approve engineering for water plant filtration building roof parapet: $ 9,220 Motion by Gillis; supported by Blair to award engineering services for the water plant filtration building roof parapet study in the not-to-exceed amount of $9,220 to Hubbell, Roth and Clark, whose address is 555 Hulet Drive, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302. Motion carried. Roll Call: Ayes: Gillis, Martin, Meldrum, Skarbek, Stoneburner, Bembas, Blair Nays: None To approve engineering for raw water pump station roof: $ 9,498 Motion by Bembas; supported by Skarbek to approve engineering for the structural analysis of the raw water pump station roof in the not-to-exceed amount of $9,498 to Hubbell, Roth and Clark, whose address is 555 Hulet Drive, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302. Motion carried. Roll Call: Ayes: Martin, Meldrum, Skarbek, Stoneburner, Bembas, Blair, Gillis Nays: None To approve purchase of Riverfront Park outdoor café seating: $ 31,000 Motion by Bembas; supported by Skarbek to approve purchase of 12 outdoor café tables with umbrellas; 10 for Riverfront Park, 1 for Scout Park and 1 for Columbia St park; from Belson Outdoors, whose address is 627 Amersale Drive, Naperville, IL 60563, in the not to exceed amount of $31,000. Motion carried. Roll Call: Ayes: Skarbek, Stoneburner, Bembas, Blair, Gillis Nays: Meldrum, Martin 8.5.2020 CC Minutes 2  To adopt Resolution 2020-10 to allow alcohol in Riverfront Park Motion by Skarbek; supported by Gillis to adopt resolution 2020-10 to suspend enforcement of city code section 28-4 with respect to alcoholic liquor in Riverfront Park. Motion Carried. Roll Call: Ayes: Skarbek, Stoneburner, Bembas, Blair, Gillis, Martin, Meldrum Nays: None To approve payment to Building Official: $ 2,249.88 Motion by Blair; supported by Skarbek to approve payment Tracy Kallek Building Official Services, for the month of June 2020 in the amount of $2,249.88. Motion carried. Roll Call: Ayes: Stoneburner, Bembas, Blair, Gillis, Martin, Meldrum, Skarbek Nays: None Accounts Payable Motion by Skarbek; supported by Bembas to approve accounts payable and payroll in the amount of $675,611.34. Motion carried. Roll Call: Ayes: Bembas, Blair, Gillis, Martin, Meldrum, Skarbek, Stoneburner Nays: None Items for Next Agenda • Upgrades to high service pump at the water plant • Possible introduction amendment to rental ordinance Council Comment Martin I voted AV so I was not in the precinct but it sounds like the clerk deserves a big thank you. Meldrum Thanks for being here tonight. Stay safe. Skarbek Thanks for voting in the election yesterday. Thanks to all the election workers for their effort. Gillis Thank you to Sam and all the election workers for your work to have a safe and successful election. Blair Thank you Sam, Diane and Gale for your work at the election. It’s a long day. I’m super geeked about the new tables at Riverfront Park. Anything we can do to make the city better is great. Bembas 8.5.2020 CC Minutes 3  Thanks Sam, Gale and Diane and thanks to Bill Gratopp for ten years of service to the county. Leadership is a verb; it’s taking the extra step and getting things done; taking the initiative to work on improvements. Stoneburner Music is the Park this week is sponsored by Belanger Maintenance. Come on out and join us. We ride our golf carts to the park and have a good time. There is a slow roll bike on Sept. 17th. We’ll start at Clay Twp park and ride our bikes around Clay Township. Thanks to Sam and the election crew. Everyone had their masks on while I was there. Algonac Alive and the Lions Club are teaming up to present a Poker Quest road-rally type event soon. You can participate via your car, your golf cart or side-by-side, you can walk – we’re just traveling around the Algonac area. More information to follow. Presentations No presentations were made. Adjournment Motion by Blair; supported by Bembas to adjourn the meeting at 7:45 p.m. Motion carried. Signed__________________________________ respectfully submitted_____________________ Mayor Terry L. Stoneburner City Clerk Sam Boelke 8.5.2020 CC Minutes 4