City Commission Regular Meeting

GLADSTONE CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING City Hall Chambers – 1100 Delta Avenue June 26, 2023 6:00 PM AGENDA CALL TO ORDER 1. Invocation 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call PUBLIC HEARINGS 4. Special Assessment 2023-323 Resolution No. 2023-10-SAD-02 South West Gladstone Paving Project PUBLIC COMMENT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CONSENT AGENDA 5. Fernwood Cemetery Committee Minutes of June 8, 2023 6. Gladstone City Commission Regular Meeting Minutes of June 12, 2023 7. Payment of Bills UNFINISHED BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS 8. Encroachment Agreement with 604 Loueda 9. Extend Summer 2023 Tax Due Date 10. Public Safety Body Camera Upgrade 11. Change Order No. 5 for Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements 12. Wastewater Upgrades Request for Disbursement of Funds Draw No. 11 13. Fernwood Cemetery Rules & Regulations Update 14. Fernwood Cemetery Green Burial Section Rules 15. Special Assessment 2023-323 Resolution No. 2023-11-SAD-03 South West Gladstone Paving Project 16. Soo Line Steam Engine Club CITY MANAGER'S REPORT CITY COMMISSION & COMMITTEE REPORTS 17. Year to Date Financial Reports 3/31/2023 BOARDS & COMMISSIONS REPORTS CITY COMMISSIONER COMMENTS CITY CLERK COMMENTS CLOSED SESSION ADJOURNMENT The City of Gladstone will provide all necessary, reasonable aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audiotapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting to individuals with disabilities at the meeting/hearing upon five days notice to the City of Gladstone. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the City of Gladstone by writing or calling City Hall at (906) 428-2311. Posted: 06-22-2023 Kimberly Berry, MiPMC 906-428-2311 kberry@gladstonemi.org RULES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT/ PUBLIC HEARINGS (Excerpt from City Commission Rules of Procedure Adopted: 11-25-2019 A. Public Comment / Public Hearings At regular and special meetings of the commission, individuals wishing to be heard may address the commission during the public comment/public hearing periods as set forth in the agenda under the following rules: 1. Each speaker shall state name and address for the record. 2. Each speaker is limited to three (3) minutes of comment unless the presiding officer decides more time is necessary 3. Each speaker shall try to be concise and refrain from repeating comments already addressed by the commission. 4. Speakers who do not cease speaking when asked to do so will be deemed out of order and will not be allowed to address the commission again for the remainder of the meeting; continued disruption will warrant removal from the meeting. 5. The commission shall not decide issues that arise during public comment. 6. Speakers should address the commission through the presiding officer. 7. Commissioners and staff will not debate with the public. 8. Speakers will not verbally attack City Commissioners, City Staff or members of the public attending the meeting. Any such behavior will not be tolerated and any person presenting in this manner will be warned by the Mayor and shall be removed by Public Safety for noncompliance. 9. No vulgar or obscene language will be used by the speakers. 10. Any information the speaker wants to distribute to the Commission must first ask the Chair (Mayor) if they may present the Commission written comments at the meeting. 11. Speakers may not ask questions of the board during this time as the Commission or Staff will not address them during this public comment period.