City Council

MINUTES OF REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING May 2, 2011 The regular meeting of the Pontiac City Council was held on Monday, May 2, 2011 in the City Hall Council Chambers. Mayor Russell called to order the regular meeting at 7:00 p.m. The City Clerk was directed to call roll, and the following members of the Council were present: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Panno, and Gabor. CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Russell stated that there were three items on the consent agenda. He asked if there was a need to have any item removed for later discussion. Hearing none, motion made by Gabor, second by Schickel, that the items on the consent agenda be approved as presented. A. Motion by Gabor, second by Schickel to approve the minutes of the April 18, 2011 meeting as written. On a roll call vote, motion carried 7-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Panno, and Gabor. B. Motion by Gabor, second by Schickel to approve payment of bills totaling $32,989.34 from the TIF I fund. On a roll call vote, motion carried 6-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, and Gabor. Abstain vote recorded: Panno C. Motion by Gabor, second by Schickel to approve payment of bills totaling $210,614.45 from all other funds. On a roll call vote, motion carried 7-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Panno, and Gabor. ADJOURN SINE DEI SWEARING IN ELECTED CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS Mayor Russell swore in re-elected City Council alderman, Patty, Swartz, Kelly Eckhoff, Donovan Gardner, Frank Panno and Brian Gabor. Alderman Frank Panno was recognized for his 50 years of service on the City Council. Mayor Russell then swore in the re-elected Council members to the Pontiac Civic Center Authority. Mayor Russell called to order the regular meeting at 7:25 p.m. The City Clerk was directed to call roll, and the following members of the Council were present: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Panno, and Gabor. CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Russell stated that there were four items on the consent agenda. He asked if there was a need to have any item removed for later discussion. Hearing none, motion made by Kallas, second by Gardner, that the items on the consent agenda be approved as presented. A. Motion by Kallas, second by Gardner to approve the request of the Pontiac Municipal Band for street closings for it’s 2011 summer season. On a roll call vote, motion carried 7-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Panno, and Gabor. B. Motion by Kallas, second by Gardner to approve the application for a raffle license filed by the Livingston County War Museum. On a roll call vote, motion carried 7-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Panno, and Gabor. C. Motion by Kallas, second by Gardner to approve the application for a raffle license filed by PROUD. On a roll call vote, motion carried 7-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Panno, and Gabor. D. Motion by Kallas, second by Gardner to approve the application for a raffle license filed by the Livingston County Boys & Girls. On a roll call vote, motion carried 7-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Panno, and Gabor. REGULAR AGENDA A. Rent Subsidy Motion by Schickel, second by Swartz to approve the rent subsidy request by Mary Kindred who is opening a business at 218 N. Main Street called Confetti. The rent is $750 a month with the city subsidizing with TIF Funds the 1st three months at 100%, the 2nd three months at 75%, the 3rd three months at 50% and the 4th three months at 25%. On a roll call vote, motion carried 7-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, and Gabor. Abstain vote recorded: Panno. B. Use of Chautauqua Park Pavilion Motion by Swartz, second by Eckhoff to approve the request by Jon Sear to have a Charity Christian Concert at the Park Pavilion on Sunday July 10, 2011 beginning at 4:00 P.M. All proceeds will go to the charities of the local food pantries, the ALS Foundation and the Vermillion Players. On a roll call vote, motion carried 7-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Panno, and Gabor. C. Request by Midwest Thunder Car/Bike club Motion by Gabor, second by Schickel to approve the request for the Midwest Thunder Car/Bike Club to close the block of Vermillion Street between Madison and Washington St on May 21, 2011 from 4:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. for their Annual Cruise Night. On a roll call vote, motion carried 7-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Panno, and Gabor. D. Bid Award Downtown Street Lights. Motion by Kallas, second by Eckhoff to approve the bid by Durham Electric of $78,500.00 for replacement of twelve street lights in the downtown area. TIF Funds will be used. On a roll call vote, motion carried 6-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, and Gabor. Abstain vote recorded: Panno. E. Bid Award - Street Overlays Motion by Gardner, second by Schickel to approve the bid of $163,299.33 from H. J. Epple for downtown area street overlays. TIF Funds will be used. On a roll call vote, motion carried 6-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, and Gabor. Abstain vote recorded: Panno. F. Maintenance Department Purchase Motion by Gardner, second by Swartz to approve the purchase of a Bobcat with two attachments by the Street Maintenance Department at a cost of $36,725.58. On a roll call vote, motion carried 7-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Panno, and Gabor. Mayor Comments The Mayor brought to the attention of the Council of the Sewer Department bills insert that explains some of the licenses, and permits needed along with some explanations of restrictions and ordinance within the City. City Council Comments Alderman Gardner noted that the Riverside Park new playground equipment was full of children playing. Administrator Comments Street Superintendent Chris Brock noted that the City again will be working with the Pontiac High School Science Department on the storm sewer stencil program on May 13th and that the City of Pontiac has been named by the State Forrester Group a Tree City, USA. Public Comments Lori Fairfield from PROUD showed the Council the “Discover Livingston County” brochure and mentioned that on April 30, 2011 their were 50+ volunteers for the downtown “clean Sweep” day. Executive Session Motion by Schickel, second by Swartz, to adjourn to Executive Session to discuss Land Disposition and Litigation. On a roll call vote, motion carried 7-0. Aye votes recorded: Schickel, Swartz, Eckhoff, Kallas, Gardner, Panno, and Gabor. Back from Executive Session Adjournment With no further business to come before the meeting, on motion duly made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned Respectfully submitted, Sharon L Dunham City Clerk