New Haven Village Council Regular Meeting

Name: New Haven Village Council Regular Meeting — New Haven, MI
Start: 2026-01-13T19:00:00
End: 2026-01-13T21:00:00
Location: New Haven, MI

Regular Meeting

New Haven, MI · January 13, 2026

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Minutes

NEW HAVEN VILLAGE COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES January 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM Municipal Council Room – 57775 Main Street 1. Call to Order/Pledge/Roll Call Meeting called to order at 7:03 PM PRESENT President Brian Meissen Trustee Tracy Bonkowski Trustee Chris Dilbert Trustee Corinna Guerrero Trustee Fred Nona Trustee Mario Pruccoli Clerk Rachel Whitsett Treasurer Tim Sosnovske ABSENT Trustee Alicia Hashem 2. Approval of Agenda Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to approve the agenda as presented, Seconded by Trustee Nona. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli 3. Public Comments on Agenda M. Benoit - Pembrooke - planning seat 4. Approval of the Minutes A. Regular Meeting Minutes December 9, 2025 Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to approve regular meeting minutes from December 9, 2025 as presented, Seconded by Trustee Pruccoli. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli 5. Consent Agenda Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to approve the consent agenda as presented with removal of Building Department and Fire Inspection reports, Seconded by Trustee Nona. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Nona, 6. Payment of Bills – Treasurer Report A. Approval of January 2026 Payroll: $151,397.50 and bills to be paid for January 2026: $701,240.33 Total of $852,637.83 Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to pay the bills for January totaling $852,637.83, Seconded by Trustee Pruccoli. Roll Call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli B. Treasurer's Report - Total Village cash assets of $9,019,107.56 Motion made by Trustee Pruccoli to receive and file Treasurer's report as presented, Seconded by Trustee Bonkowski. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli 7. Communications/Committee Reports A. Agenda Items for February 10, 2026 due by February 1, 2026 - Clerk Whitsett 8. Unfinished Business A. Funeral Home and Seifert Update Motion made by Trustee Guerrero to table Funeral Home and Seifert until February 3, 2026 meeting, Seconded by Trustee Dilbert. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli B. Village Hall Parking Lot Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski motion to table Village Hall Parking Lot until February 3, 2026 meeting, Seconded by Trustee Guerrero. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli 9. New Business A. 2026 CDBG Public Service Funding Allocation Motion made by Trustee Dilbert to award Turning Point $800, MCREST $500, Care House $600, and Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers $750, Seconded by Trustee Bonkowski. Roll Call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli B. Planning Commission Seat Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to table Planning Commission seat appointment until February 3, 2026 meeting and re-post with a February 1, 2026 deadline, Seconded by Trustee Pruccoli. Roll Call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli C. Prohibition of Non-Disclosure Agreements Ordinance Motion made by Trustee Pruccoli to post "Prohibition of Non-Disclosure Agreements Ordinance" for public review and bring back to February 3, 2026 meeting, Seconded by President Meissen. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli D. 58405 Main Street Proposal Discussion E. Data Center Moratorium Motion made by Trustee Pruccoli to adopt Resolution #2026-001 "A Resolution Imposing a Temporary Moratorium for a period of twelve (12) months on the establishing, permitting, consideration, approval, location, construction, and/or installation of any data centers in the Village of New Haven", Seconded by Trustee Nona. Roll Call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli 10. Call from the Floor (limited to three minutes) Benoit - Planning seat, Street Construction, Union Contracts 11. Call from the Table M. Pruccoli - Union Contracts T.Bonkowski - Rite Aid and Lions Hall 12. Adjournment Motion made by Trustee Dilbert to adjourn at 8:05 PM, Seconded by Trustee Bonkowski. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli

Agenda

NEW HAVEN VILLAGE COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA January 13, 2026 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 December 9, 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 January 2026 Payroll: $151,397.50 and bills to be paid for January 2026: $701,240.33 Total of $852,637.83 B. Treasurer's Report - Total Village cash assets of $9,019,107.56 7. Communications/Committee Reports A. Agenda Items for February 10, 2026 due by February 1, 2026 - Clerk Whitsett 8. Unfinished Business A. Funeral Home and Seifert Update B. Village Hall Parking Lot 9. New Business A. 2026 CDBG Public Service Funding Allocation B. Planning Commission Seat C. Prohibition of Non-Disclosure Agreements Ordinance D. 58405 Main Street Proposal E. Data Center Moratorium 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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