City Council

APPROVED 05/04/2015 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES APRIL 20, 2015 THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M., ON MONDAY, APRIL 20, 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, Roberts, Yaroch Absent: Schultz Others: City Manager Moore, City Clerk Stagl Visitors: City Planner Jeschke, Colleen Cargo, Andrea Miller, Aaron Piper, Meg LeDuc from the Voice Motion by Yaroch, seconded by Misteravich, to excuse Councilor Schultz from tonight’s meeting, due to illness. All yeas Motion passes APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Yaroch, seconded by Greene, to approve the minutes of the April 6, 2015, regular meeting, as amended: The minutes should be corrected to reflect that Councilor LaFore was absent from the meeting and that Council did excuse Councilor LaFore from the meeting, due to being out of town. All yeas Motion passes AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION None. CCM: 04/20/2015 Page 1 of 6  APPROVED 05/04/2015 ADOPTION OF AGENDA Motion by Yaroch, seconded by LaFore, to adopt the agenda as presented. All yeas Motion passes CONSENT AGENDA a) Receive and File DPW Activity Report for March 2015 b) Receive and File City Clerk’s Activity Report for March 2015 c) Receive and File City Planner’s Activity Report for March 2015 d) Receive and File Treasury and Money Market Report for March 2015 e) Receive and File Investment CD Report for March 2015 f) Receive and File Code Enforcement Activity Report for March 2015 g) Receive and File Parks and Recreation Activity Report for March 2015 h) Receive and File Library Activity Report for March 2015 i) Receive and File Cable Television Activity Report for March 2015 j) Receive and File Water Well Report for March 2015 k) Receive and File Police Department Statistics for March 2015 l) Receive and File Offense Count Report for March 2015 m) Receive and File Arrest Code County Report for March 2015 n) Receive and File Traffic Accident Report for March 2015 o) Receive and File Burn Permit Report for March 2015 p) Receive and File Channel Statistical Analysis Report for March 2015 q) Receive and File Quarterly Alarm Billing Report r) Receive and File February 10, 2015, Cable Commission Meeting Minutes s) Receive and File March 16, 2015, Library Board Meeting Minutes t) Receive and File Revenue and Expense Report for March 2015 u) Approval of April 16, 2015, Schedule of Bills in the amount of $ 102,087.77 Motion by Yaroch, seconded by Misteravich, to adopt the Consent Agenda as presented. All yeas Motion passes PUBLIC HEARING None scheduled. CCM: 04/20/2015 Page 2 of 6  APPROVED 05/04/2015 ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION 1. Consideration of Confirming the Appointment of the City Assessor Motion by Greene, seconded by Yaroch, to approve and confirm the City Manager’s appointment of Colleen C. Cargo to the Position of City Assessor 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 2. Consideration of the Request to Keep Chickens at 68274 Mary Street Motion by Yaroch, seconded by Misteravich, to approve the petition from Donald and Andrea Miller to keep up to 3 Plymouth Rock Chickens on the property, subject to the following conditions: 1. The three (3) chickens allowed will be female Plymouth Rock Chickens. No roosters shall be allowed. 2. The applicant is granted a one (1) year trial period, at the end of which the applicant will need to come back before Council for approval to keep the chickens. 3. The applicant shall be limited to a maximum 10 foot by 10 foot outdoor pen area that shall be enclosed by a maximum 4 foot tall fence. Discussion on motion: Council was informed that Administration had receive a letter and a phone call in response to the letters sent to the adjacent property owners – both neighboring properties were in favor of Council approving the request. Some discussion on the composition of the chicken coop. Andrea Miller, the applicant, informed Council that the coop would have a shingled roof and 4 sides – The applicant indicated they were looking at a couple options to prevent other animals from getting to the chickens. They may put a concrete slab down or extending the fence below ground level. Councilors commented that three chickens was a responsible number to maintain. Greene – Was not in favor of chickens in the City. Further indicated that if Council received future requests, she would like to have more stringent guidelines for the chicken coop – must have a shingle roof, four hard sides – no tarp roof. City Planner Jeschke informed Council that the keeping of chickens was becoming more popular and other communities have already adopted ordinances with more CCM: 04/20/2015 Page 3 of 6  APPROVED 05/04/2015 specific guidelines. Council requested that the Administration look into chicken ordinances adopted by other communities. Vote on motion: Five yeas (LaFore, Misteravich, Rix, Roberts, Yaroch) One nay (Greene) One absent (Schultz) Motion passes 3. Consideration of Resignation from City Boards/Commissions Motion by Yaroch, seconded by LaFore, to accept the resignation of Mark Zink from the Board of Zoning Appeals, as an alternate. All yeas Motion passes Motion by Yaroch, seconded by Misteravich, to accept the resignation of Dean Roberts from the Planning Commission. All yeas Motion passes 4. Consideration of Board Appointments Motion by Yaroch, seconded by LaFore, to confirm the Mayor’s appointment of Mark Zink, to the Planning Commission, to fill a vacant term with an expiration date of June 30, 2016. All yeas Motion passes Motion by Greene, seconded by Misteravich, to reappoint Sue Kiel, to the Recreation Board for a 2-year term with an expiration date of March 31, 2017. All yeas Motion passes Motion by Misteravich, seconded by Yaroch, to confirm the Mayor’s appointment of Dennis LaFore, to the Tax Increment Finance Authority, to fill a vacant term with an expiration date of June 30, 2018. All yeas Motion passes CCM: 04/20/2015 Page 4 of 6  APPROVED 05/04/2015 Motion by Yaroch, seconded by LaFore, to appoint Mike Misteravich, to the vacant term on the Board of Zoning Appeals, as Council Representative, with an expiration date of December 31, 2015. All yeas Motion passes 5. Consideration of the Formation of the City Manager Evaluation Committee Motion by Greene, seconded by Yaroch, to establish the ad hoc City Manager Review Committee for the purposes of coordinating the annual performance evaluation of the City Manager and reviewing the City Manager’s employment agreement and making recommendations to the City Council on changes in the compensation package provided to the City Manager, with the committee to expire on June 30, 2015 with the following councilors appointed to serve on the committee: Councilor LaFore, Councilor Schultz and Councilor Yaroch. All yeas Motion passes MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS FROM THE CITY MANAGER - Thanked the Chamber of Commerce for hosting the Elected Officials Forum - The budget packet for the 4/27 workshop will be going out by the end of the week. Council will receive their budget packet for the 4/30 budget workshop at the 4/27 workshop. - Administration has been updating the website. If Council has changes to their pages, please send them to the Administration. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilors commented on the great Elected Official Forum – wished it was held more than once a year. Greene – Richmond Bees will be having their first game this weekend. - Richmond Little League Opening Day is this weekend. Rix – Reminder of upcoming calendar events: 4/22 – TIFA meeting at 7:00 pm 4/27 – Budget workshop at 5:30 pm 4/30 – Budget workshop at 5:30 pm 5/4 – Council meeting at 7:00 pm 5/5 – Recreation Board meeting at 7:00 pm 5/7 – Budget workshop at 5:30 pm 5/7 – National Day of Prayer, beginning at 12:30 pm CCM: 04/20/2015 Page 5 of 6  APPROVED 05/04/2015 5/10 – Mother’s Day 5/11 – Budget workshop at 5:30 pm 5/23 – Perennial Exchange 5/25 – Memorial Day Parade, beginning at 10:00 am CLOSED SESSION None. OTHER BUSINESS None. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Misteravich, seconded by Greene, to adjourn the Regular Council Meeting at 7:40 p.m. All yeas Motion passes Respectfully Submitted: Karen M. Stagl, City Clerk CCM: 04/20/2015 Page 6 of 6