City Council

APPROVED 04/20/2015 WITH AMENDMENT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES APRIL 6, 2015 THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M., ON MONDAY, APRIL 6, 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: Greene, LaFore, Misteravich, Rix, Schultz, Yaroch Absent: Goodar, LaFore Others: City Manager Moore, City Clerk Stagl Visitors: DPS Director Goetzinger, Becky Focht, Dean Roberts, Pastor Russ Eggli and his wife, Theresa Maniaci Council excused Councilor LaFore from tonight’s meeting, due to being out of town. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Yaroch, seconded by Schultz, to approve the minutes of the March 16, 2015, regular meeting, as presented. All yeas Motion passes AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION None. ADOPTION OF AGENDA Motion by Yaroch, seconded by Misteravich, to adopt the agenda as amended: Add Item #8 – Consideration of Accepting Resignation of Jeff Goodar from City Council Add Item #9 – Consideration of Making an Appointment to the City Council CCM: 04/06/2015 Page 1 of 7  APPROVED 04/20/2015 WITH AMENDMENT All yeas Motion passes CONSENT AGENDA a) Approval of Motion to excuse Councilor Goodar from tonight’s meeting b) Receive and File February 23, 2015, Library Board Meeting Minutes c) Receive and File March 12, 2015, Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting Minutes d) Receive and File March 12, 2015, Planning Commission Meeting Minutes e) Receive and File March 25, 2015, TIFA Meeting Minutes f) Approval of April 2, 2015, Schedule of Bills in the amount of $ 189,197.87 Motion by Schultz, seconded by Misteravich, to adopt the Consent Agenda as presented. All yeas Motion passes PUBLIC HEARING None scheduled. ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION 1. Consideration of Letter to Developer City Manager Moore informed Council that they were being asked to consider approving a letter from the Manager to 5 Star Investment and Realty. 5 Star Investments has proposed a residential site plan in Lenox Township just south of Chaskey at the end of Samuel Court. The proposed site plan shows the main entrance coming off of Forest and another access point from Samuel Court in the City. After reviewing the matter with the City Attorney, his recommendation is for the City to remain neutral on this issue and as currently platted, allow the connection to Samuel Court. The City Attorney indicated that the City may not have legal standing on this issue – let the property owners within the plat seek their own legal advice on this issue. Motion by Schultz, seconded by Misteravich, to approve the City Manager’s letter to 5 Star Investments and Realty. All yeas Motion passes 2. Consideration of Special Event Request/Tent Sale/Richmond Flower Shop Motion by Schultz, seconded by Misteravich, to approve the tent request from Richmond Flower shop for the time period of April 27th to May 26th, 2015. The tent shall CCM: 04/06/2015 Page 2 of 7  APPROVED 04/20/2015 WITH AMENDMENT be placed parallel to the side of the building near the location denoted on the attached map. Discussion on motion: Some Councilors expressed concern with the length of time the tent would be up – felt it was too long and they didn’t want it to take away from the Veteran’s Memorial on Memorial Day. Theresa Maniaci stated that she could reduce the length of time to 3 weeks. Vote on motion: Zero yeas All nays Motion defeated Motion by Greene, seconded by Yaroch, to approve the tent request from Richmond Flower Shop for the time period of May 1st to May 24th, 2015. The tent shall be placed parallel to the side of the building near the location denoted on the attached map. Discussion on motion: Theresa Maniaci requested that she be allowed to move the tent back and change the direction of the tent. Council didn’t have a problem with changing the direction of the tent as long as the Administration looked at the proposed new location and approved it. Vote on motion: All yeas Motion passes 3. Consideration of Bid Award/Generator Maintenance Motion by Yaroch, seconded by Misteravich, to award the 2015 to 2017 Generator Maintenance Contract 2015-GEN-1 to AC/DC Electrical with the expenses charged to the appropriate line items of the General Fund, Fire Fund, Sanitary Sewer Fund and Water Fund in the FY14/15, FY15/16 and FY16/17 budgets with the estimated amount of $23,873.87. All yeas Motion passes CCM: 04/06/2015 Page 3 of 7  APPROVED 04/20/2015 WITH AMENDMENT 4. Consideration of Special Event Request/Buddy Poppy Sale/Richmond VFW Post 6802 Motion by Yaroch, seconded by Schultz, to approve the request received from the VFW Post 6802 to conduct their annual Buddy Poppy Sale at the intersection of Main/Division on Thursday, May 7th through Saturday, May 10th, 2014, from Dawn to Dusk; further, the VFW Post 6802 members agree that they will wear reflective vests and utilize traffic cones; that the VWF Post 6802 agrees not to be in the Main/Division intersection from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 7th and Friday May 8th; and further, that the VFW Post 6802 agrees to sign a Liability Waiver. All yeas Motion passes 5. Consideration of Adopting Resolution No. 2015-5/Request to Conduct the Memorial Day Parade Motion by Greene, seconded by Schultz, to adopt Resolution No. 2015-5, which directs the City Clerk to apply to the Michigan Department of Transportation to close M- 19 on Monday, May 25, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., for the purpose of conducting the annual Memorial Day Parade. All yeas Motion passes Motion by Yaroch, seconded by Misteravich, to authorize the purchase of 3 wreaths to be placed at the Richmond Cemetery, St. Michael’s Cemetery and the Veterans Memorial. All yeas Motion passes 6. Consideration of Appointing a Council Liaison to the Recreation Board Motion by Greene, seconded by Schultz, to appoint Tim Rix as City Council Ex-Officio Member on the Recreation Board with an expiration date of March 31, 2016. All yeas Motion passes 7. Consideration of Request to Conduct the National Day of Prayer Motion by Greene, seconded by Schultz, to authorize the Mayor to sign the Proclamation recognizing Thursday, May 7, 2015, as the National Day of Prayer; further, that members of Council, other City Officials, and the public be invited to publicly pray in front of the City Offices from 12:20 p.m. to 12:40 p.m. on this day. All yeas Motion passes CCM: 04/06/2015 Page 4 of 7  APPROVED 04/20/2015 WITH AMENDMENT 8. Consideration of Accepting the Resignation of Jeff Goodar from City Council [ADDED AT THE MEETING] Motion by Schultz, seconded by Misteravich, to accept the resignation of Councilor Jeff Goodar from the City Council, TIFA and BZA, with regrets. Discussion on motion: Mayor Rix read aloud the letter of resignation from Jeff Goodar. All Councilors expressed their sadness over the resignation. Vote on motion: All yeas Motion passes 9. Consideration of Making an Appointment to the City Council [ADDED AT THE MEETING] City Manager Moore read the section of the Charter which addressed how Council needed to handle the vacancy on Council. The Charter stated that Council shall make an appointment within 30 days. Mayor Rix stated that Dean Roberts had run for Council in the November 2013 election. He asked that Council consider appointing Dean to the vacancy on Council created by the resignation of Jeff Goodar. He has already spoken with Dean Roberts, who has indicated he is still interested in serving on Council, and is intending to file petitions for the upcoming November 2015 Council election. Motion by Rix, seconded by Greene, to appoint Dean Roberts to the vacant City Council term with an expiration date of 11/9/2015. Discussion on motion: Yaroch – Indicated that he was in support of the appointment of Dean – he had previously gone through the petition process to be placed on the ballot in 2013. Dean Roberts – Thanked Council for considering him for appointment. He knows the commitment that it takes to serve on Council and he does not make the decision lightly. Vote on motion: All yeas Motion passes The Oath of Office was administered by the City Clerk. CCM: 04/06/2015 Page 5 of 7  APPROVED 04/20/2015 WITH AMENDMENT MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS FROM THE CITY MANAGER - Will be speaking at the Chamber Elected Officials Forum on Friday - City Hall project is moving forward COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilors expressed their appreciation for Jeff Goodar’s time on the City Council and were saddened by his resignation. Councilors welcomed Dean Roberts to City Council. Yaroch – Welcomed Jaime back from her leave of absence from Council. - Commented on the April Milsap Memorial and the County Executive stepping in for political reasons. Greene – Commented on the poor condition of the Lenox Square complex – needs to be cleaned up. - Also commented on the numerous signs near the Masonic Temple. Rix – Reminder of upcoming calendar events: 4/7 – Yard waste collection begins 4/9 – Planning Commission – CANCELLED 4/14 – Cable Commission Meeting at 7:00 pm 4/16 – EDC Meeting at 7:00 pm 4/16-4/18 – Library Book Sale – Fund Raiser 4/20 – Council Meeting at 7:00 pm 4/27 – Budget Workshop at 5:30 pm 4/30 – Budget Workshop at 5:30 pm 5/7 – Budget Workshop at 5:30 pm 5/11 – Budget Workshop at 5:30 pm CLOSED SESSION None. OTHER BUSINESS None. CCM: 04/06/2015 Page 6 of 7  APPROVED 04/20/2015 WITH AMENDMENT ADJOURNMENT Motion by Schultz, seconded by Misteravich, to adjourn the Regular Council Meeting at 7:57 p.m. All yeas Motion passes Respectfully Submitted: Karen M. Stagl, City Clerk CCM: 04/06/2015 Page 7 of 7