City Council

APPROVED 04/06/2015 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES MARCH 16, 2015 THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M., ON MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2015, BY MAYOR RIX. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council Members and the audience present stood for the Pledge of Allegiance and the Invocation. ROLL CALL Present: LaFore, Misteravich, Rix, Schultz, Yaroch Absent: Goodar, Greene Others: City Manager Moore, City Clerk Stagl Visitors: DPS Director Goetzinger, Angel Hatfield, High School Wrestling Coach Brandon Day, State Champion High School Wrestling Team and family members, Meg LeDuc from the Voice, Beth and Jim Moss APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Yaroch, seconded by LaFore, to approve the minutes of the March 2, 2015, regular meeting, as presented. All yeas Motion passes AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION None. CCM: 03/16/2015 Page 1 of 5  APPROVED 04/06/2015 ADOPTION OF AGENDA Motion by Yaroch, seconded by Misteravich, to adopt the agenda as amended: Add Item #6 – Consideration of Request to Sell Tootsie Rolls/Richmond Knights of Columbus. All yeas Motion passes CONSENT AGENDA a) Receive and File DPW Activity Report for February 2015 b) Receive and File City Clerk’s Activity Report for February 2015 c) Receive and File City Planner’s Activity Report for February 2015 d) Receive and File Treasury and Money Market Report for February 2015 e) Receive and File Investment CD Report for February 2015 f) Receive and File Code Enforcement Activity Report for February 2015 g) Receive and File Parks and Recreation Activity Report for February 2015 h) Receive and File Library Activity Report for February 2015 i) Receive and File Cable Television Activity Report for February 2015 j) Receive and File Water Well Report for February 2015 k) Receive and File Police Department Statistics for February 2015 l) Receive and File Offense Count Report for February 2015 m) Receive and File Arrest Code County Report for February 2015 n) Receive and File Traffic Accident Report for February 2015 o) Receive and File Burn Permit Report for February 2015 p) Receive and File December 9, 2014 Cable Commission Meeting Minutes q) Receive and File February 25, 2015, TIFA Meeting Minutes r) Receive and File March 3, 2015, Recreation Board Meeting Minutes s) Approval of Motion to excuse Councilors Goodar and Greene from tonight’s meeting. t) Receive and File Revenue and Expense Report for February 2015 u) Approval of March 12, 2015, Schedule of Bills in the amount of $ 328,551.21 Motion by Schultz, seconded by Misteravich, to adopt the Consent Agenda as presented. All yeas Motion passes PUBLIC HEARING None scheduled. CCM: 03/16/2015 Page 2 of 5  APPROVED 04/06/2015 ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION 1. Consideration of Adopting Resolution No. 2015-4/Recognition of State Champion High School Wrestling Team Motion by LaFore, seconded by Misteravich, to adopt Resolution 2015-4, a resolution recognizing the 2015 State Champion Richmond High School Wrestling Team as a source of civic pride. Mayor Rix read the Resolution aloud. All yeas Motion passes 2. Consideration of Approving the Closure of a Portion of Water Street/Annual Open House/Michigan Chrome Shop Motion by Schultz, seconded by Misteravich, to approve the request from Michigan Chrome Shop, Inc. and authorize the closure of Water Street between Main Street and the alley entrance on Saturday, April 25th and Sunday, April 26th, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., in conjunction with their annual Open House. Beth Moss, informed Council that this would be the last year that they hosted the Open House. They will be retiring or selling the business sometime this year. All yeas Motion passes 3. Consideration of Bid Award/Grounds Maintenance Motion by LaFore, seconded by Misteravich, to award the 2015 Grounds Maintenance contract 2015-GM-1 to Kevin’s Lawn Care & Snow Removal with the expenses charged to the appropriate line items of the General Fund, Major Street Fund, Local Street Fund, TIFA Fund, Sanitary Sewer Fund, and Water Fund in the FY14/15 and FY15/16 budgets with an estimated amount of $15,406.00. All yeas Motion passes CCM: 03/16/2015 Page 3 of 5  APPROVED 04/06/2015 4. Consideration of Confirming the Appointment of the City Treasurer/Finance Director Motion by Yaroch, seconded by LaFore, to approve and confirm the City Manager’s appointment of Angel M. Hatfield to the Position of City Treasurer/Finance Director in accordance with Section 7.3(a) of the City Charter for an indefinite term to serve at the pleasure of the City Manager. All yeas Motion passes 5. Consideration of Scheduling Budget Workshop for review of the FY15- 16 City Budget Motion by Misteravich, seconded by Schultz, to schedule the following budget workshop meeting dates to review and modify the City Manager’s proposed FY2015-16 City Budget, as necessary: Monday, April 27th; Thursday, April 30th; Thursday, May 7th; Monday, May 11th, 2015, with a start time of 5:30 p.m. for all workshops. All yeas Motion passes 6. Consideration of Approving Request to Sell Tootsie Rolls/Richmond Knights of Columbus [ADDED TO THE AGENDA] Motion by Yaroch, seconded by LaFore, to approve the request received from the Richmond Knights of Columbus to conduct their Tootsie Roll Sale, at the intersections of Main/Division and County Line Road/St. Clair Highway (City side) on Friday, March 27th and Saturday, March 28th, from Dawn to Dusk; that the Knights of Columbus agree not to be in the Main/Division intersection on Friday, March 27th from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.; further, the Knights of Columbus agree that the volunteers will wear reflective vests and utilize orange traffic cones; and further, that the Knights of Columbus agree to sign a Liability Waiver. All yeas Motion passes MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS FROM THE CITY MANAGER - This past weekend, Police Department personnel were moving their offices into the new department. - Construction on the City Hall side of the project will begin Monday, March 23rd - DTE has been in the City replacing street lights that have not been working. - DPW has been filling pot holes throughout the City. CCM: 03/16/2015 Page 4 of 5  APPROVED 04/06/2015 COUNCIL COMMENTS LaFore – Congratulated the newly appointed City Treasurer. Schultz – Hoped for good weather for Michigan Chrome Shops Open House Rix – Commented on the nice article in the paper on Councilor LaFore and his efforts to keep the wrestling program in the school operating. - Reminder of upcoming calendar events: 3/17 – St. Patrick’s Day 3/22 – Historical Tea at Maniaci’s 3/25 – TIFA meeting at 7:00 pm 3/28 – Easter Egg Scramble at 10:30 a.m. 4/3 – City Hall closed 4/6 – Council Meeting at 7:00 pm 4/3-4/13 – Richmond Schools Spring Break CLOSED SESSION None. OTHER BUSINESS None. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Schultz, seconded by Misteravich, to adjourn the Regular Council Meeting at 7:27 p.m. All yeas Motion passes Respectfully Submitted: Karen M. Stagl, City Clerk CCM: 03/16/2015 Page 5 of 5