City Council

APPROVED 07/20/2015 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES JULY 6, 2015 THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:00 P.M., ON MONDAY, JULY 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, Roberts, Schultz, Yaroch Absent: None Others: City Manager Moore, City Clerk Stagl Visitors: Mary Ellen Shepherd-Logan, Norm Gibson, Russ Eggli, Melissa Eggli, Meg LeDuc from the Voice APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Yaroch, seconded by LaFore, to approve the minutes of the June 15, 2015, regular meeting, 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 CCM: 07/06/2015 Page 1 of 6  APPROVED 07/20/2015 a) Receive and File June 11, 2015, Planning Commission Meeting Minutes b) Receive and File June 24, 2015, TIFA Meeting Minutes c) Approval of July 2, 2015, Schedule of Bills in the amount of $ 335,784.05 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 Adopting Resolution No. 2015-9/Recognition of 25th Anniversary of the Richmond Area Historical and Genealogical Society (RAHGS) Motion by Greene, seconded by LaFore, to approve Resolution 2015-9: A Resolution Recognizing the Richmond Area Historical and Genealogical Society’s 25th Anniversary. Discussion on motion: Mayor Rix read the Resolution. Norm Gibson and Mary Ellen Shepherd-Logan expressed their appreciation to Council for their support of the Historical Society throughout the years. Vote on motion: All yeas Motion passes 2. Consideration of Sign Request/St. Augustine’s Parish Festival Motion by Yaroch, seconded by Misteravich, to approve the special event application from St. Augustine Catholic Church to have six (6) temporary signs in conjunction with their annual parish festival on August 21st through August 23rd with the following conditions: 1. The applicant shall work with city staff on proper placement of the signs to minimize any sight visibility issues. 2. The signs located on Kroger and Ellis properties are allowed to be displayed CCM: 07/06/2015 Page 2 of 6  APPROVED 07/20/2015 beginning on August 7, 2015; and the remaining city limit signs are allowed to be displayed beginning on August 14, 2015 Discussion on motion: Rix proposed that the signs to be placed at the City limit signs be allowed to be displayed beginning August 7th, to allow for 2-weekends of exposure. Councilors Yaroch and Misteravich, who made the motion and seconded the motion, were in approval of the change. Motion reads: Motion by Yaroch, seconded by Misteravich, to approve the special event application from St. Augustine Catholic Church to have six (6) temporary signs in conjunction with their annual parish festival on August 21st through August 23rd with the following conditions: 1. The applicant shall work with city staff on proper placement of the signs to minimize any sight visibility issues. 2. The signs located on Kroger and Ellis property and the city limit signs are allowed to be displayed beginning on August 7, 2015 All yeas Motion passes 3. Consideration of Board Appointments Motion by Yaroch, seconded by Schultz, to reappoint Tom Krause to the Cable TV Committee for a 3-year term with an expiration date of June 30, 2018. All yeas Motion passes Motion by Schultz, seconded by Misteravich, to reappoint Carolyn Prior to the Cable TV Committee for a 3-year term with an expiration date of June 30, 2018. All yeas Motion passes Motion by Greene, seconded by Yaroch, to confirm the Mayor’s reappointment of Dave Villeme, to the EDC for a 6-year term with an expiration date of July 1, 2021. All yeas Motion passes Motion by Yaroch, seconded by LaFore, to reappoint MaryLou Burg to the Library CCM: 07/06/2015 Page 3 of 6  APPROVED 07/20/2015 Board for a 2-year term with an expiration date of June 30, 2017. All yeas Motion passes Motion by Yaroch, seconded by Greene, to reappoint Gail O’Neill to the Library Board for a 2-year term with an expiration date of June 30, 2017. All yeas Motion passes Motion by LaFore, seconded by Schultz, to confirm the Mayor’s reappointment of Dan Durkee to the Planning Commission for a 3-year term with an expiration date of June 30, 2018. All yeas Motion passes Motion by Greene, seconded by Schultz, to reappoint Melissa Majchrzak to the Recreation Board for a 2-year term with an expiration date of March 31 2017. All yeas Motion passes Motion by Schultz, seconded by LaFore, to confirm the Mayor’s reappointment of Bill Ruff to the Tax Increment Finance Authority for a 4-year term with an expiration date of June 30, 2019. All yeas Motion passes Motion by Schultz, seconded by LaFore, to confirm the Mayor’s reappointment of Rob Reindel to the TIFA for a 4-year term with an expiration date of June 30, 2019. All yeas Motion passes MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS FROM THE CITY MANAGER - Moving forward with the sidewalk replacement project at the Police Department – we will have to shut down the front entrance to the building during the project, to allow for the repairs to be made. COUNCIL COMMENTS Roberts – Reminded everyone of the Blood Drive on July 9th at Lenox Township Hall CCM: 07/06/2015 Page 4 of 6  APPROVED 07/20/2015 Rix – Questioned the status of the City Hall renovations – when will City Hall be moving? City Manager Moore informed Council that he would be meeting with the contractor to get a revised completion date. Will have a better idea, within a week, as to when we would be moving. - Questioned the progress being made on blight complaints. City Manager Moore explained that we have been getting some property owners to comply and with others, more action may need to be taken. - Reminder of upcoming calendar events: 7/7 – Recreation Board Meeting at 7pm 7/9 – Blood Drive at Lenox Township Hall, 9am – 4pm 7/9 – Planning Commission Meeting at 7pm 7/10 – Candidates can begin to file their nominating petitions for Council 7/14 – Cable TV Committee meeting at 7pm 7/16 – EDC meeting at 7pm 7/17 – Town Clock 91st Birthday 7/20 – Council meeting at 6pm 7/25 – Community Garage Sale 7/1 – Margo VanHove became the Interim Recreation Director CLOSED SESSION 1. Teamsters Motion by Yaroch, seconded by LaFore, to convene into closed session in accordance with Section 8 © of the Michigan Open Meetings Act, Public Act 267 of 1976, as amended for strategy and negotiation sessions connected with the negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement if either negotiating party requests a closed hearing. A roll call vote was taken: All yeas (LaFore, Misteravich, Rix, Roberts, Schultz, Yaroch, Greene) Motion passes Council recessed at 6:30 p.m. to go into closed session. CCM: 07/06/2015 Page 5 of 6  APPROVED 07/20/2015 OTHER BUSINESS Motion by Schultz, seconded by Misteravich, to reconvene into open session at 7:16 p.m. All yeas Motion passes ADJOURNMENT Motion by Schultz, seconded by Misteravich, to adjourn the Regular Council Meeting at 7:17 p.m. All yeas Motion passes Respectfully Submitted: Karen M. Stagl, City Clerk CCM: 07/06/2015 Page 6 of 6