New Haven Village Council Regular Meeting

Name: New Haven Village Council Regular Meeting — New Haven, MI
Start: 2025-03-11T19:00:00
End: 2025-03-11T21:00:00
Location: New Haven, MI

Regular Meeting

New Haven, MI · March 11, 2025

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NEW HAVEN VILLAGE COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES March 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM Municipal Council Room – 57775 Main Street 1. Call to Order/Pledge/Roll Call Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM PRESENT President Brian Meissen Trustee Tracy Bonkowski Trustee Corinna Guerrero Trustee Alicia Hashem Trustee Fred Nona Trustee Mario Pruccoli Clerk Rachel Whitsett ABSENT Trustee Chris Dilbert 2. Approval of Agenda Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to accept the agenda with changes, Seconded by Trustee Nona. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli Add: 7. Communications/Committee Reports - D. President updates 9. New Business - I. Redwood Lot split/combination #2 3. Public Comments on Agenda None 4. Approval of the Minutes A. CDBG Public Hearing minutes February 11, 2025 Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to accept the CDBG Public Hearing minutes from February 11, 2025 as presented, Seconded by Trustee Guerrero. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli B. Regular Meeting Minutes February 11, 2025 Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to accept the regular meeting minutes from February 11, 2025 as presented, Seconded by Trustee Guerrero. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli 5. Consent Agenda Motion made by Trustee Pruccoli to accept the consent agenda as presented, Seconded by Trustee Bonkowski. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli 6. Payment of Bills – Treasurer Report A. Approval of February 2025 Payroll $84,487.69 and bills to be paid for February 2025 $299,981.18 Total of $384,468.87 Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to pay the February bills totaling $384,468.87, Seconded by Trustee Hashem. Roll call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli B. Treasurers Report - Total Village assets of $8,583,960.84 Motion made by Trustee Pruccoli to receive and file Treasurers report as presented, Seconded by Trustee Hashem. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli 7. Communications/Committee Reports A. Agenda Items for April 8, 2025 due by March 29, 2025 - Clerk Whitsett B. Planning Commission update - Trustee Dilbert C. Parks and Rec update - Trustee Guerrero D. President Updates 8. Unfinished Business 9. New Business A. Open Housing Committee Appointment Motion made by Trustee Guerrero to appoint Eva Rendon to open housing commission seat, Seconded by Trustee Pruccoli. Roll call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli B. Treasurer Appointment Motion made by Trustee Pruccoli to appoint Tim Sosnovski to Treasurer position, Seconded by Trustee Nona. Roll cal - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli C. 2025 4th quarter budget amendments Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to approve 2025 4th quarter amendments as presented, Seconded by Trustee Guerrero. Roll call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli D. FY 2025-2026 Budget Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to adopt resolution #2025-001, "2025-2025 Budget Resolution", Seconded by Trustee Pruccoli. Roll call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli E. NHFD Support Vehicle Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to approve Fire Department expenditure of $51,982.00 for 2025 Chevy Silvarado, Seconded by Trustee Pruccoli. Roll call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli F. NHFD Fulltime Position Motion made by Trustee Nona to approve/establish full time fire inspector position, Seconded by Trustee Bonkowski. Roll call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli G. NHFD Maintain PT Position Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to approve 16 hours per week part time position, Seconded by Trustee Pruccoli. Roll call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli H. DPW Seasonal Help Motion made by Trustee Pruccoli to approve DPW seasonal help for 2080 hours, Seconded by Trustee Bonkowski. Roll call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli I. Redwood lot split and combination #2 Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to approve lot split with 1st Congressional Church at 58725 Main Street as presented, Seconded by Trustee Hashem. Roll Call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli Motion made by Trustee Guerrero to approve lot combination as presented, Seconded by Trustee Bonkowski. Roll Call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli 10. Call from the Floor (limited to three minutes) Fred M - Property owner on Rosell - Looking for financial assistance to pave Rosell. S. Cazel - DPW Superintendent Marcuz Dilbert has been with the village for 21 year. Thank you Marcuz! Mike - Custom Truck and Trailer on Rosell - Looking for financial assistance to pave Rosell. B. Harris - People coming to meetings. Fire Department. Streets Jerry - Property owner on Rosell - Looking for financial assistance to pave Rosell. 11. Call from the Table President Meissen - Addressing some call from the floor topics Trustee Bonkowski - fire department Trustee Pruccoli - utilizing resources to help persuade the county to pave counties road, Rosell. 12. Adjournment Motion made by Trustee Nona to adjourn at 7:56 PM, Seconded by Trustee Bonkowski. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli

Agenda

NEW HAVEN VILLAGE COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA March 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM Municipal Council Room – 57775 Main Street In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations can be made with advance notice by calling the Village Offices at (586) 749-5301 The New Haven Village Council will hold its Regular Council Meeting at 7:00 pm, in the Municipal Council Room located at 57775 Main Street. 1. Call to Order/Pledge/Roll Call 2. Approval of Agenda 3. Public Comments on Agenda 4. Approval of the Minutes A. CDBG Public Hearing minutes February 11, 2025 B. Regular Meeting Minutes February 11, 2025 5. Consent Agenda All matters listed under Consent Agenda are considered routine by the council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion of an item is required, it will be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately. A. Fire Department Report B. DPW Report C. Building Department Report D. Sheriff Department Report E. Engineering Project Status Report F. Code Enforcement 6. Payment of Bills – Treasurer Report A. Approval of February 2025 Payroll $84,487.69 and bills to be paid for February 2025 $299,981.18 Total of $384,468.87 B. Treasurers Report - Total Village assets of $8,583,960.84 7. Communications/Committee Reports A. Agenda Items for April 8, 2025 due by March 29, 2025 - Clerk Whitsett B. Planning Commission update - Trustee Dilbert C. Parks and Rec update - Trustee Guerrero D. President Updates 8. Unfinished Business 9. New Business A. Open Housing Committee Appointment B. Treasurer Appointment C. 2025 4th quarter budget amendments D. FY 2025-2026 Budget E. NHFD Support Vehicle F. NHFD Fulltime Position G. NHFD Maintain PT Position H. DPW Seasonal Help I. Redwood lot split and combination #2 10. Call from the Floor (limited to three minutes) 11. Call from the Table 12. Adjournment Please hold all public comments until call from the floor. There is a 3-minute limit for all calls from the floor. The Council will not take any action on issues raised during call from the floor. This is an opportunity for citizens to voice concerns and thoughts on non-agenda Items. The Council meetings are set and carried out to conduct the business of the Village. Please turn off all cell phones and pagers before entering the meeting room. Please be courteous to those speaking and others at the meeting. Thank you.

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