New Haven Village Council Regular Meeting

Name: New Haven Village Council Regular Meeting — New Haven, MI
Start: 2025-09-09T19:00:00
End: 2025-09-09T21:00:00
Location: New Haven, MI

Regular Meeting

New Haven, MI · September 9, 2025

Agenda Minutes

Minutes

NEW HAVEN VILLAGE COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES September 09, 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 Chris Dilbert Trustee Corinna Guerrero Trustee Alicia Hashem Trustee Fred Nona Trustee Mario Pruccoli Clerk Rachel Whitsett Treasurer Tim Sosnovske 2. Approval of Agenda Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to accept the agenda with changes as proposed, Seconded by Trustee Pruccoli. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli Add: Unfinished Business - E. Residential Rental Ordinance Update New Business - H. Parks and Recreation Music in the Park and Slow Roll 3. Public Comments on Agenda Bill. Pembrooke - 8.5 million in the bank and still making fire truck payments. Holiday shut down. 4. Approval of the Minutes A. Regular meeting minutes August 12, 2025 Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to accept the regular meeting minutes from August 12, 2025 as presented, Seconded by Trustee Pruccoli. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli 5. Consent Agenda Motion made by Trustee Pruccoli to accept consent agenda as presented, Seconded by Trustee Hashem. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli 6. Payment of Bills – Treasurer Report A. Approval of September 2025 Payroll: $102,801.76 and bills to be paid for September 2025: $1,408,680.42 Total of $1,511,482.18 Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to pay the bills totaling $1,511,482.18, Seconded by Trustee Nona. Roll Call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli B. Treasurer's Report - Total Village cash assets of $8,578,115.50 Motion made by Trustee Pruccoli to receive and file Treasurers Report, Seconded by Trustee Hashem. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli 7. Communications/Committee Reports A. Agenda Items for October 14, 2025 due by October 4, 2025 - Clerk Whitsett B. Planning Commission Update - Trustee Dilbert C. Parks and Rec Update - Trustee Guerrero 8. Unfinished Business A. Priority Waste Brett Priority Waste representative was present to address challenges with trash pick up B. Seifert House Inspection has not happened yet, will bring back next month. C. Tri-County International Trucks Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to approve total of $189,796.72 for 2 new plow trucks, Seconded by Trustee Hashem. Roll Call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli D. Marijuana Ordinance Updates Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to post "Adult-Use (Recreational) Marihuana Facilities Licensing Ordinance" for public review, Seconded by Trustee Hashem. Roll Call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli E. Residential Rental Ordinance update Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to post Residential Rental Ordinance for public review, Seconded by Trustee Hashem. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli 9. New Business A. Full Time Fire Postion Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to bring Lieutenant Wegner up to full time , Seconded by Trustee Guerrero. Roll Call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli B. Fire Department Service Door Motion made by Trustee Dilbert to accept bid from Port Huron Glass to replace 2 exterior Fire Department doors totaling $4,834.30, Seconded by Trustee Pruccoli. Roll Call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli C. Community National Bank Fire Truck yearly payment Discussion D. SMART Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to allocate $11,759.00 to Richmond Lenox EMS for services provided and retain $3,400 for Village of New Haven, Seconded by Trustee Guerrero. Roll Call- Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli E. FOIA request form update Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to approve updated FOIA form and fees, Seconded by Trustee Hashem. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli F. Planning Chair Hourly Pay Discussion only G. Holiday Shutdown Discussion only H. Parks and Recreation Music in the Park and Slow Roll Discussion only 10. Call from the Floor (limited to three minutes) Wayne - Pembrooke - Holiday shutdown 3011 Clark street - resident concerned about blight on Main Street, feels nothing is being done about it. Brett - Community Park animal concerns Chief Steir - Introduced Tyler, Village of New Haven Emergency Manager. 11. Call from the Table None 12. Adjournment Motion made by Trustee Dilbert to adjourn at 8:44 PM, Seconded by Trustee Bonkowski. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli

Agenda

NEW HAVEN VILLAGE COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA September 09, 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. Regular meeting minutes August 12, 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. Fire Inspection Report C. DPW Report D. Building Department Report E. Sheriff Department Report F. Engineering Project Status Report G. Code Enforcement 6. Payment of Bills – Treasurer Report A. Approval of September 2025 Payroll: $102,801.76 and bills to be paid for September 2025: $1,408,680.42 Total of $1,511,482.18 B. Treasurer's Report - Total Village cash assets of $8,578,115.50 7. Communications/Committee Reports A. Agenda Items for October 14, 2025 due by October 4, 2025 - Clerk Whitsett B. Planning Commission Update - Trustee Dilbert C. Parks and Rec Update - Trustee Guerrero 8. Unfinished Business A. Priority Waste B. Seifert House C. Tri-County International Trucks D. Marijuana Ordinance Updates E. Residential Rental Ordinance update 9. New Business A. Full Time Fire Postion B. Fire Department Service Door C. Community National Bank Fire Truck yearly payment D. SMART E. FOIA request form update F. Planning Chair Hourly Pay G. Holiday Shutdown H. Parks and Recreation Music in the Park and Slow Roll 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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