City Council

APPROVED 03/21/2016 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES MARCH 7, 2016 THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M., ON MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2016, BY CITY CLERK STAGL. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council Members and the audience present stood for the Pledge of Allegiance and the Invocation. ROLL CALL Present: Allen, Greene, Warn, Yaroch Absent: LaFore, Misteravich, Rix Others: City Manager Moore, City Clerk Stagl Visitors: Jeff Horn, Steve Langegger, Dianne Huber, Russ Eggli, Melissa Eggli, DPS Director Goetzinger, Police Chief Teske, Fire Chief Garant and family members Motion by Greene, seconded by Allen, to appoint Councilor Yaroch to serve as the presiding officer at the March 7, 2016 City Council Meeting. All yeas Motion passes Motion by Warn, seconded by Greene, to excuse Councilors, LaFore, Misteravich and Mayor Rix from tonight’s meeting, due to being out of town. All yeas Motion passes APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Warn, seconded by Greene, to approve the minutes of the February 15, 2016, regular meeting, as presented. All yeas Motion passes CCM: 03/07/2016 Page 1 of 5  APPROVED 03/21/2016 AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION None. ADOPTION OF AGENDA Motion by Warn, seconded by Greene, to adopt the agenda as presented. All yeas Motion passes CONSENT AGENDA a) Receive and File January 11, 2016, Library Board Meeting Minutes b) Receive and File February 9, 2016, Special Recreation Board Meeting Minutes c) Receive and File February 11, 2016, Planning Commission Meeting Minutes d) Receive and File February 22, 2016, TIFA Meeting Minutes e) Approval of March 3, 2016, Schedule of Bills in the amount of $413,086.95 Motion by Allen, seconded by Greene, to adopt the Consent Agenda as presented. All yeas Motion passes PUBLIC HEARING None scheduled. ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION 1. Consideration of the Confirmation of the Fire Chief Motion by Warn, seconded by Greene, to confirm the appointment of Tom Garant as Fire Chief for the City of Richmond in accordance with Section 7.13 of the City of Richmond Charter for a one-year term commencing on March 1, 2016 and expiring on March 1, 2017. All yeas Motion passes CCM: 03/07/2016 Page 2 of 5  APPROVED 03/21/2016 2. Consideration of Special Event Activity/Richmond Knights of Columbus/Tootsie Roll Drive Motion by Allen, seconded by Greene, 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 18th and Saturday, March 19th, from Dawn to Dusk; that the Knights of Columbus agree not to be in the Main/Division intersection on Friday, March 18th 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 3. Consideration of Bid Award/Pound Road Reconstruction Project Motion by Greene, seconded by Warn, to award the Pound Road Reconstruction Project to Teltow Contracting in the amount of $1,367,364.79 with the expenses charged to the appropriate line items within the Local Street and Water Funds. All yeas Motion passes 4. Consideration of Bid Award/Grounds Maintenance Contract Motion by Greene, seconded by Allen, to award the 2016 Grounds Maintenance Contract 2016-GM-1 to D&E Landscaping 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 FY15-16 and FY16-17 budgets with an estimated amount of $14,975.22. All yeas Motion passes 5. Consideration of Adopting Resolution No. 2016-3/Richmond Township Code Enforcement Agreement Motion by Allen, seconded by Warn, to approve Resolution 2016-3; a Resolution approving the intergovernmental agreement between the City of Richmond and Richmond Township to have the City of Richmond Police Department assist the Township Code Enforcement Officer. Discussion on motion: CCM: 03/07/2016 Page 3 of 5  APPROVED 03/21/2016 Greene wanted to remind residents that there is no cost to the City to provide the assistance to the Township. The cost of the Officer is paid for entirely by the Township. Vote on motion: All yeas Motion passes 6. Consideration of Lot Split Request/Sun Richmond Industrial Motion by Greene, seconded by Allen, to approve the lot split request #1 from Richmond Sun Industrial to split the road right of way for the extension of Skinner Drive (legal description 5) and the future DPW property (legal description 7) from the parent parcel 50-07-03-36-356-007 of the original 32 Acre Parcel (Parcel “a” Legal Description) resulting in a new parent parcel (Legal Description 8). All yeas Motion passes Motion by Greene, seconded by Allen, to approve the lot split request #2 from Richmond Sun Industrial to split Lot #1 (legal description 9) from the parent parcel (Legal Description 8) resulting in a new parent parcel (Legal Description 10). All yeas Motion passes MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS FROM THE CITY MANAGER - Congratulated the members of the fire department who recently climbed the steps of the RenCen. - The assessment change notices recently were mailed out. COUNCIL COMMENTS Warn – Congratulated the High School Cheer, Wrestling and Basketball teams. Yaroch – Thanked Council for the opportunity to chair the meeting. - Reminder of upcoming calendar events: 3/8 - Presidential Primary Election, polls are open from 7 am – 8 pm 3/10 – BZA at 7:00 pm 3/10 – Planning Commission immediately following BZA meeting 3/14 – Library Board meeting at 7:00 pm 3/15 – Cable meeting at 7:00 pm 3/17 – EDC meeting at 7:00 pm 3/19 – Easter Egg Scramble at 10:30 SHARP 3/21 – Council meeting at 7:00 pm CCM: 03/07/2016 Page 4 of 5  APPROVED 03/21/2016 3/23 – TIFA at 7:00 pm 3/25 – City Hall, Library and Recreation Center closed. CLOSED SESSION None scheduled. OTHER BUSINESS None. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Greene, seconded by Allen, to adjourn the Regular Council Meeting at 7:29 p.m. All yeas Motion passes Respectfully Submitted: Karen M. Stagl, City Clerk CCM: 03/07/2016 Page 5 of 5