City Council
Regular MeetingRichmond, MI · May 18, 2015
Minutes
APPROVED 06/01/2015
REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
MAY 18, 2015
THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL WAS CALLED TO
ORDER AT 7:00 P.M., ON MONDAY, MAY 18, 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, Schultz, Yaroch
Absent: None
Others: City Manager Moore, City Clerk Stagl
Visitors: Tom Caputo
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion by Yaroch, seconded by LaFore, to approve the minutes of the April 27, 2015,
budget workshop, as presented.
All yeas Motion passes
Motion by Yaroch, seconded by Roberts, to approve the minutes of the April 30, 2015,
budget workshop, as presented.
All yeas Motion passes
Motion by Yaroch, seconded by Misteravich, to approve the minutes of the May 4,
2015, regular meeting, as amended:
Pg. 4, under adjournment should read: Motion by Misteravich Schultz, seconded by
Greene, Misteravich, to adjourn the Regular Council Meeting at 7:15 pm.
All yeas Motion passes
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Motion by Yaroch, seconded by Schultz, to approve the minutes of the May 7, 2015,
budget workshop, as presented.
All yeas Motion passes
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
None.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
Motion by Yaroch, seconded by Greene, to adopt the agenda as presented.
All yeas Motion passes
CONSENT AGENDA
a) Receive and File DPW Activity Report for April 2015
b) Receive and File City Clerk’s Activity Report for April 2015
c) Receive and File City Planner’s Activity Report for April 2015
d) Receive and File Treasury and Money Market Report for April 2015
e) Receive and File Investment CD Report for April 2015
f) Receive and File Code Enforcement Activity Report for April 2015
g) Receive and File Parks and Recreation Activity Report for April 2015
h) Receive and File Library Activity Report for April 2015
i) Receive and File Cable Television Activity Report for April 2015
j) Receive and File Water Well Report for April 2015
k) Receive and File Police Department Statistics for April 2015
l) Receive and File Offense Count Report for April 2015
m) Receive and File Arrest Code County Report for April 2015
n) Receive and File Traffic Accident Report for April 2015
o) Receive and File Channel Statistical Analysis Report for April 2015
p) Receive and File Macomb County Accumulative Accident Tabulation for
March 2015
q) Receive and File April 13, 2015, Library Board Meeting Minutes
r) Receive and File Revenue and Expense Report for April 2015
s) Approval of May 14, 2015, Schedule of Bills in the amount of $ 167,174.12
Motion by Schultz, seconded by Misteravich, to adopt the Consent Agenda as
presented.
All yeas Motion passes
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PUBLIC HEARING
None scheduled.
ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
1. Consideration of Special Event Request/Community Baptist
Church/Vacation Bible School
Motion by Yaroch, seconded by Greene, to approve the special event application for a
tent in conjunction with Community Baptist Church’s Vacation Bible School from July
27th through July 31st, with the following requests:
- 20’ by 20’ tent encroaching into Friday Street right-of-way
- Temporary fence adjacent to tent along Friday Street
All yeas Motion passes
2. Consideration of Special Event Request/St. Augustine Church/Walk with
Jesus
Motion by Greene, seconded by Roberts, to approve the request received from St.
Augustine Church to conduct their “Walk with Jesus” on Sunday, June 7, 2015,
beginning at approximately 7:00 a.m., at St. Augustine’s Church and traveling north
along Main Street to Memphis Catholic Church.
All yeas Motion passes
3. Consideration of the Adoption of Resolution No. 2015-6/2015-2020
County HAZMAT Plan
Motion by Yaroch, seconded by LaFore, to adopt Resolution 2015-6 a resolution
adopting the 2015-2020 Macomb County Hazard Mitigation Plan as the City’s Hazard
Mitigation Plan and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the resolution on behalf
of the City of Richmond.
All yeas Motion passes
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4. Consideration of the Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance No.
134-1/Fire Prevention Code
Motion by LaFore, seconded by Yaroch, to introduce and give first reading to
Ordinance No. 134-2 an ordinance to amend section 50-26, the Adoption of fire
prevention code section of the Fire Prevention and Protection Ordinance and schedule
the same for second reading and adoption at the City Council’s June 1, 2015, regular
meeting.
All yeas Motion passes
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS FROM THE CITY MANAGER
- Manager Evaluation forms distributed to Council – they are due back to Mayor
Pro-Tem Schultz by June 1
- Dow Street Project is going well – it should be complete this week.
- Need to know which Councilors will be riding in the Memorial Day Parade
COUNCIL COMMENTS
Councilors expressed their appreciation to the Administration for all of the work that
went into the budget preparation.
Yaroch – It is EMS week– thanked all of the Emergency Medical Providers.
- With the failure of Proposal 1, encouraged everyone to contact their legislators to
let them know not to take road funding from Revenue Sharing.
LaFore – Congratulated the 2015 High School Graduates
- Great turn-out for the Freshman Spring Fest
Roberts – Commended the Administration on the Dow Street Project.
Rix – Reminder of upcoming calendar events:
5/18 – Resident sign-up day for Recreation programs
5/19 – Non-resident sign-up day for Recreation programs
5/25 – Memorial Day- City Hall, Library and Recreation Department will be closed
5/19 – High School Graduation Ceremony
6/1 – Council Meeting at 7:00 pm
6/5 – Last day of school
CLOSED SESSION
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None.
OTHER BUSINESS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Schultz, seconded by Misteravich, to adjourn the Regular Council Meeting
at 7:20 p.m.
All yeas
Motion
passes
Respectfully Submitted:
Karen M. Stagl,
City Clerk
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