City Council

APPROVED 08/15/2016 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 1, 2016 THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:00 P.M., ON MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2016, BY MAYOR RIX. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council Members and the audience present stood for the Pledge of Allegiance and the Invocation. ROLL CALL Present: Allen, Greene, LaFore, Misteravich, Rix, Yaroch Absent: Warn Others: City Manager Moore, City Clerk Stagl Visitors: Linda Endrizzi Motion by Yaroch, seconded by Allen, to excuse Councilor Warn from tonight’s meeting, due to being out of town. All yeas Motion passes APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Yaroch, seconded by Misteravich, to approve the minutes of the July 18, 2016, regular meeting, as presented. All yeas Motion passes AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Linda Endrizzi, 36781 Dow Street, #127, addressed Council on blight on Howard Street, and trash along Main Street. She noticed the article in the paper regarding Council wanting to enforce its ordinance on blight. She wanted to bring these two areas to Council’s attention. CCM: 08/01/2016 Page 1 of 5  APPROVED 08/15/2016 ADOPTION OF AGENDA Motion by Yaroch, seconded by Greene, to adopt the agenda as amended: Add item #5 – Consideration of Macomb County Planning and EDC Development Proposal for Master Plan Assistance. All yeas Motion passes CONSENT AGENDA a) Approval of July 28, 2016, Schedule of Bills in the amount of $ 204,628.62. Motion by LaFore, seconded by Misteravich, to adopt the consent agenda as presented. All yeas Motion passes PUBLIC HEARING None scheduled. ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION 1. Consideration of Full-Time Cable Coordinator City Manager Moore requested that Council consider approving the partnership with the Richmond Community Schools to offer a TV & Media Art Class and make the Cable Coordinator a full-time position in order to offer the class this fall. Council approved the FY2016-17 Budget with funds included to make the Cable Coordinator a full-time position, with the agreement from the Schools that they will reimburse the City for the cost difference between Part-Time and Full-Time costs for the Cable Coordinator. Motion by Greene, seconded by Allen, to approve the partnership with the Richmond Community Schools to offer a TV & Media Arts Class and make the Cable Coordinator a full-time potion in order to offer the class this fall. Discussion on motion: Greene – Expressed her excitement that this program was being offered to students. Yaroch – Glad to see the City partnering with the Schools. Positive to see skills training being offered at the schools. CCM: 08/01/2016 Page 2 of 5  APPROVED 08/15/2016 Vote on motion: All yeas Motion passes 2. Consideration of Lot Split Request Motion by LaFore, seconded by Misteravich, to approve the lot split action requested by M-19 Development, LLC for Parcel #50-07-06-01-451-051. The action is as follows: Split 12.29 acre parcel in to one 5.54 acre parcel and one 6.75 acre parcel. All yeas Motion passes 3. Consideration of Changing the Location of the September 6, 2016, City Council Meeting Motion by Allen, seconded by Greene, to change the location of the September 6, 2016, City Council meeting from the City Offices to the School House in Bailey Park at 36045 Park Street. All yeas Motion passes 4. Consideration of Approving a Non-Affiliated Employee Wage Increase Motion by Allen, seconded by LaFore, to approve a 1% raise for full time Non-Affiliated employees, part-time police officers, cemetery workers and Non-Affiliated part time employees regularly scheduled for more than 24 hours per week. All yeas Motion passes 5. Consideration of Macomb County Planning and EDC Development Proposal for Master Plan Assistance In 2000-2002, the City did an extensive update to the Master Plan with the assistance of planning consultants, McKenna Associates. In 2008-2009, the City did a five year update to the Master Plan utilizing the City Planner. The current Master Plan Update is more extensive and Administration would like to utilize the County to conduct the public outreach and help with the goals and objectives sections. Motion by Greene, seconded by Yaroch, to approve the proposal from Macomb County Planning & Economic Development to assist the City with the Community Master Plan Update. All yeas Motion passes CCM: 08/01/2016 Page 3 of 5  APPROVED 08/15/2016 MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS FROM THE CITY MANAGER - Thanked the Pound Road residents for their patience. The contractor will be beginning the road work shortly. - The contractor will be coring the holes for the fence posts at the tennis courts by the end of the week, with the fencing being installed by the end of next week. The painting of the courts will be the following week. COUNCIL COMMENTS LaFore – Commented on the great events that were recently held downtown. - Commented on how well the bump-outs were working. Yaroch – Reminder of tomorrow’s elections. Hoping for positive results. Greene – Questioned if the City planned to have a ribbon cutting for the tennis courts. The City has invested a lot of money into these courts. - Commented on how much safer it is for pedestrians because of the bump-outs. - Questioned if the location of the pet cemetery was available to residents on the City’s web site. City Manager will email the location map to Councilors. Misteravich – Commented on the passing of former Mayor, Jan Hunt – this is a great loss to the City. Rix – Reminder of upcoming calendar events: 8/2 – Primary Election, polls are open from 7 am – 8 pm 8/2 – Recycling pick-up for north-end residents 8/9 – Cable Commission meeting at 7 pm 8/15 – Council meeting at 6 pm 8/18 – Summer Concern in the Park 8/23 – Park-It Family Fun Night at 6 pm CLOSED SESSION None. OTHER BUSINESS None. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Misteravich, seconded by Greene, to adjourn the Regular Council Meeting CCM: 08/01/2016 Page 4 of 5  APPROVED 08/15/2016 at 6:34 p.m. All yeas Motion passes Respectfully Submitted: Karen M. Stagl, City Clerk CCM: 08/01/2016 Page 5 of 5