City Council Regular Meeting

City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Monday, April 18, 2022, at 7:30 PM 27400 Southfield Road, Lathrup Village, Michigan 48076 1. Call to Order by Mayor Garrett at 7:40 p.m. 2. Roll Call Present: Mayor Mykale Garrett Council members: Councilmember Jennings, Mayor Pro Tem Kantor, Council member Kenez, Councilmember Miller Present: Interim City Administrators, Pam Bratschi, Susan Stec, Chief Scott McKee, City Attorney, Leann Kimberlin, Government Operations Assistant, Kelda London 3. Pledge of Allegiance to the United States 4. Approval of Agenda Mayor Pro Tem Kantor moved to approve the agenda with the addition of Action Item D. Cell Tower/Buy-Out Proposal, Senator Jeremy Moss’ legislative update, and the removal of Action Item C. Council Meeting in the Community Room. Motion seconded by Councilmember Jennings. Yes: Jennings, Kantor, Kenez, Miller, Garrett No: None Motion carried. 5. Consent Agenda All items listed under “Consent Agenda” are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the City Council and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion. If a discussion is desired, that item(s) will be removed from the consent agenda and discussed separately immediately after consent agenda approval in its normal sequence on the regular agenda. A. Meeting Minutes B. Building Report - March 2022 C. Code Enforcement Reports - March 2022 D. Police Department monthly reports 27400 Southfield Rd | Southfield, MI 48076 | 248.557.2600 | www.lathrupvillage.org  E. Police Department Monthly Report F. 2021 Planning Commission Annual Report G. CED Report - April 2022 H. Disbursement Reports - March 2022 Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Kantor to approve consent agenda removing items A. Meeting Minutes, Item D. Police Department Report, Item G. CED Report, and Item H. Disbursement Report, motion seconded by Councilmember Miller. Yes: Kantor, Kenez, Miller, Garrett, Jennings No: None Motion carried. 6. Meeting Minutes March 21, 2022 Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Kantor to approve meeting minutes of March 21, 2022, to read billing the eighty-four (84) billed units at a split rate with half of the units being charged at 2020 water rate and the other half charged 2021 rate. Motion seconded by Councilmember Jennings. Yes: Kenez, Miller, Garrett, Jennings, Kantor No: None Motion carried. 7. Police Department Report Motion by Councilmember Jennings to approve the Police Department Report. Motion seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Kantor. Yes: Miller, Garrett, Jennings, Kantor, Kenez No: None Motion carried. 8. CED Report Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Kantor to approve the CED Report, motion seconded by Council member Jennings. Yes: Garrett, Jennings, Kantor, Kenez, Miller No: None Motion carried. 27400 Southfield Rd | Southfield, MI 48076 | 248.557.2600 | www.lathrupvillage.org 9. Disbursement Report Motion by Councilmember Miller to approve the Disbursement Report. Motion seconded by Councilmember Jennings. Yes: Jennings, Kantor, Kenez, Miller, Garrett No: None Motion carried. 10. Public Comment for items on the agenda Elaine Mantinan – Moving Council meeting to Community Room 11. Action Requests - For Consideration / Approval A. Resolution Establishing Charter Amendment Ballot Proposal Language Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Kantor to approve charter amendment ballot proposal language. Motion seconded by Councilmember Jennings. Yes: Kantor, Garrett, Jennings No: Kenez, Miller Motion carried. B. Adoption of Final Delinquent Special Assessment Roll Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Kantor to approve the final delinquent special assessment roll. Motion seconded by Councilmember Jennings. Yes: Kenez, Miller, Garrett, Jennings, Kantor No: None Motion carried. C. American Tower Offer Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Kantor to convey to American Tower to continue with the current lease. Motion seconded by Councilmember Jennings. Yes: Miller, Garrett, Jennings, Kantor, Kenez No: None Motion carried. 12. City Administrator Report Interim Administrator Stec made it clear that the City of Lathrup Village is not participating in the Cannabis Forum event held in the Community Room on Thursday, April 28, 2022. The Michigan 27400 Southfield Rd | Southfield, MI 48076 | 248.557.2600 | www.lathrupvillage.org  Municipal League has closed the posting for the City’s Administrator position, there are 16 candidates for the position. A meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 9 th with Ms. Parker of MML to determine the next steps. 13. City Attorney Report None. 14. Reports of Boards, Commissions, and Committees Councilmember Miller gave a brief SOCWA report. Mayor Pro Tem Kantor gave a brief Infrastructure Committee report regarding replacing the water meters along with upgrading all of the technology as well. 15. Unfinished / New Business There was an additional offer to the previous City Clerk candidates to inform them of the increase in salary for the position and there was no interest. Mayor Pro Tem asked if it is possible to install a cross-hatch with the appropriate signage at the intersection of Lathrup Blvd and 696 at the overpass to alleviate some of the danger at the intersection. Interim Administrator Stec stated that there should be an update from MDOT soon related to the redesigning of the entire intersection. 16. Public Comment Jason Hammond – social media posting and communication 17.. Mayor and Council Comments Mayor Garrett asked about speed humps. Interim Administrator/Police Chief McKee encouraged residents to call the police when there is excessive speeding in the area and additional police will patrol the area. Councilmember Kenez mentioned the email from Joan Price, Interim Administrator Stec has responded with a letter to Ms. Price explaining the variance denial. Councilmember Miller inquired if SRX paid for their advertisement in the Your Town magazine and if the City is advertising their business. Councilmember Miller asked if the City is interested in a CRM (Customer Relation Management System). The City is currently using BS&A for all customer relations purposes. Mayor Pro Tem Kantor updated residents on the Consumers Energy project including restoration and completion of the project. Kaltz Excavating is responsible for all restoration if any resident needs to contact Kaltz the phone is 248-335-1717 extension 3. Mayor Pro Tem Kantor also stressed the importance of an ethics ordinance and he would like to get the meeting to discuss this issue as soon as possible. 27400 Southfield Rd | Southfield, MI 48076 | 248.557.2600 | www.lathrupvillage.org Councilmember Jennings expressed his appreciation for the work on the ballot language proposal and he encouraged residents to take the next step. 18. Adjourn Mayor Pro Tem Kantor motioned to adjourn the meeting. Motion seconded by Councilmember Jennings. Meeting adjourned at 9:35 p.m. 27400 Southfield Rd | Southfield, MI 48076 | 248.557.2600 | www.lathrupvillage.org