City Council

MANISTEE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MINUTES OF OCTOBER 8, 2013 The Manistee City Council met in a work session on Tuesday, October 8, 2012 at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 70 Maple Street, Manistee, Michigan 49660. MEMBERS PRESENT: Colleen Kenny, Eric Gustad, Bob Hornkohl, Catherine Zaring, Ed Cote MEMBERS ABSENT: Beth Adams, Robert Goodspeed OTHERS PRESENT: Department Directors, Media and Public DDA Trees / Sign Proposal.City Manager Mitch Deisch reviewed the Placemaking grants written and received by the MSDDA for downtown planter trees and downtown directional sign. All Council agreed that trees would be beneficial to the downtown. Staff will work with the DDA to develop a proposal of how / where trees could be located downtown. The Ordinance will change after the proposal is presented. Travis Alden presented information on the new DDA entrance sign to replace the current sign at US- 31 and River Street. Several comments about the sign were made to the DDA. Signs were presented to City Council as information. Motor Pool Update. Finance Director Ed Bradford and DPW Director Jeff Mikula provided an update on the City' s Motor Pool fund. Reviewed a presentation that has revised the 2013- 2014 Motor Pool Budget. Explained reasons for making the changes, inclusion of DPW staff, and enhanced process. Revisions to the 2013- 2014 budget will result in a two-year $ 70, 000 positive variance to the Motor Pool Fund balance. Staff will present Motor Pool spreadsheet to Council. Surplus Property Policy. City Manager Mitch Deisch reviewed his draft surplus property policy. Numerous questions were asked by Council about the policy. Council supported the Surplus Property Policy to be included in the General Policies. Adjourned at 8: 25 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Mitchell D. Deisch, City Manager MDD: cl Council Work Session - October 8, 2013 Page 1