City Council
Regular MeetingGoodrich, MI · September 14, 2020
Minutes
Village of Goodrich
Regular Council Meeting
September 14, 2020
6:00 PM
Minutes
1. Meeting called to order by McCafferty at 6:00 p.m.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Members Present: Barraco, Ciaramitaro, McAbee, McCafferty
Members Absent: Light excused
Others Present: Wilkerson, Mayne, Sasser
4. Agenda:
Motion: To approve the agenda as presented.
Moved by Barraco, seconded by McAbee
4 yes, 0 no.
Motion carried.
5. Minutes: Regular Council Meeting: August 10, 2020
Motion: To approve the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting August 10, 2020 as
presented.
Moved by McAbee, seconded by Barraco
4 yes, 0 no.
Motion carried.
6. Approval of Accounts:
a. Treasurers Report: No Report
Motion: To approve the Treasurers Reports for June, July and August 2020 as
presented.
Moved by Barraco, seconded by McAbee
4 yes, 0 no.
Motion carried.
b. Bills and Transfers:
Motion: To accept the Bills and Transfers for August 2020 in the amount of
$49,246.71 as presented.
Moved by Light, seconded by McAbee
5 yes, 0 no.
Motion carried.
7. Public Comments: No comments
8. Reports:
a. Administrator’s Report – Administrator Wilkerson updated Council on the information
the Village attorney provided regarding dangerous dog(s), employees personal cell
phones, island use for advertisement, businesses located in residential neighborhoods
and a definition of a “committee”. She also made mention of the estimated distribution
funding from M
Dot for the next three years.
b. Street Administrator’s Report – No Report
c. DPW Report – Mayne updated the council on more road replace/repair information
along with the gravel roads getting graded and chloride this week.
d. Code Enforcement Report – Noted
e. Building Department Activity Report – Noted
f. Cash Receipting Report – Noted
g. Fire Department Activity Report August 2020 – Noted
h. Sheriff Department Activity Report August 2020 – Noted
i. Dam Committee Report – Keith Walworth relayed to council that there was nothing real
new to report. The committee will be meeting again in the next few weeks.
9. Unfinished Business:
a. None
10. New Business:
a. Land Division 7460 Fairview Drive
Motion: To approve the request for land division; Michael Furnari, petitioner;
7460 Fairview Drive; Lot 13; Fairview Hills Subdivision.
Moved by Barraco, seconded by McAbee
4 yes, 0 no.
Motion carried.
b. Land Combination ½ of 7460 Fairview with 7450 Fairview Drive
Motion: To approve the request of the land combination of ½ of 7460 Fairview
Drive with 7450 Fairview Drive.
Moved by McCafferty, seconded by McAbee
4 yes, 0 no.
Motion carried.
c. Land Combination ½ of 7460 Fairview with 7470 Fairview Drive
Motion: To approve the request of the land combination of ½ of 7460 Fairview
Drive with 7470 Fairview Drive.
Moved by Barraco, seconded by McAbee
4 yes, 0 no.
Motion carried.
d. Close Road on October 17, 2020
Motion: To approve the road closure of Windemere on October 17, 2020 between
11:00am to 4:00pm to allow for a Halloween neighborhood event. Moved by
Ciaramitaro, seconded by McAbee
4 yes, 0 no.
Motion carried.
e. Charter Communications 10-year Renewal
Motion: To approve the Charter Communications cable television franchise 10-
year renewal under the terms and conditions of the uniform agreement established
by the State of Michigan and set the franchise fee; currently 3%
Moved by Barraco, seconded by Ciaramitaro
4 yes, 0 no.
Motion carried.
f. Year End Budget Amendments
Motion: To approve the auditor recommended line items for the year end budget
amendments as presented.
Moved by Barraco, seconded by Ciaramitaro
4 yes, 0 no.
Motion carried.
g. Purchase of two Speed Radar Signs
Motion: To rescind the motion of action taken at the August 10, 2020 meeting to
purchase two speed signs in the amount of $5,572.
Moved by Barraco, seconded by McAbee
Barraco yes, Ciaramitaro yes, McAbee yes, McCafferty yes
Motion carried.
Motion: To purchase two Evolis Twin Pack 2020 Speed Radar Signs for a total
cost of $5,499.
Moved by Barraco, no support
Motion denied.
h. Sonitrol Security Alarm Backup
Motion: To approve the installation of IP backup for Sonitrol Security Alarm at
an installation cost of $600 plus an additional monthly monitoring fee of $20.
Moved by Barraco, seconded by McAbee
Barraco yes, Ciaramitaro no, McAbee yes, McCafferty yes
Motion carried.
11. Public Comments: Two members of the public chose to comment
12. Council Members Comments: Three members of the council chose to comment
13. Adjournment:
Motion: To adjourn.
Moved by McCafferty, seconded by McAbee
4 yes, 0 no.
Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 7:04 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Traci Sasser, Deputy Clerk
Presented:
Adopted:
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