City Council

APPROVED 06/19/2017 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES JUNE 5, 2017 THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M., ON MONDAY, JUNE 5, 2017, 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, LaFore, Misteravich, Reindel, Rix, Warn Absent: Greene Others: City Manager Moore, City Clerk Stagl Visitors: City Treasurer Hatfield, DPS Director Goetzinger Motion by Warn, seconded by Allen, to excuse Councilor Greene from tonight’s meeting, due to being out of town. All yeas Motion passes APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Warn, seconded by Reindel, to approve the minutes of the May 15, 2017, budget workshop, as presented. All yeas Motion passes Motion by Warn, seconded by Reindel, to approve the minutes of the May 15, 2017, regular meeting, as presented. All yeas Motion passes AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION None. CCM: 06/05/2017 Page 1 of 6  APPROVED 06/19/2017 ADOPTION OF AGENDA Motion by Reindel, seconded by Allen, to adopt the agenda as presented. All yeas Motion passes CONSENT AGENDA a) Approval of June 1, 2017, Schedule of Bills in the amount of $ 276,734.02 Motion by LaFore, seconded by Misteravich, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. All yeas Motion passes PUBLIC HEARING 1. FY2017-18 City Budget Motion by Allen, seconded by LaFore, to open the public hearing on the proposed FY2017-2018 Budget at 7:04 p.m. All yeas Motion passes City Manager Moore informed Council that the proposed total city budget is $8.98 million, of which, $3.89 million was the general fund budget. The budget called for a tax levy of 16.4417 mills for general operating purposes. The City did have a Headlee Millage Rollback of .1176 mils. The City will also levy a 1% administration fee on all tax collections and a flat fee of $195.20 annually per collection unit for refuse and yard waste collection and curbside recycling services. Motion by Reindel, seconded by Allen, to close the public hearing on the proposed FY2017-2018 budget at 7:06 p.m. All yeas Motion passes CCM: 06/05/2017 Page 2 of 6  APPROVED 06/19/2017 ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION 1. Consideration of Adopting Resolution No. 2017-6/FY2017-18 City Budget Motion by Allen, seconded by Warn, to adopt Resolution No. 2017-6, which adopts the City of Richmond FY 2017-18 Budget, appropriates the necessary sums for each fund of the city, adopt the 2017-2022 Capital Outlay Program, directs the levy of taxes and fees for municipal purposes and directs the preparation of the tax roll and collection of taxes. Mayor Rix commended the Administration. City Manager Moore thanked the Staff and Department Directors for their input on the budget. All yeas Motion passes 2. Consideration of Approving the TIFA Tax Base Sharing Agreement Motion by LaFore, seconded by Misteravich, to approve the Captured Assessed Value Sharing Agreement between the City of Richmond TIFA and the City of Richmond for Fiscal Year 2017/18 and authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement. All yeas Motion passes 3. Consideration of Special Event Request/American Cancer Society/Bark for Life Motion by Reindel, seconded by Warn, to approve the American Cancer Society “Bark for Life” special event request to utilize a portion of Beebe Street Park on October 1, 2017, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. All yeas Motion passes CCM: 06/05/2017 Page 3 of 6  APPROVED 06/19/2017 4. Consideration of Special Event Request/Summer Concert Signage Motion by Allen, seconded by Warn, to approve the special event application from Senior Helpers to have temporary signage in conjunction with the Concerts in the Park June 22nd, July 20th and August 24th, 2017, with the following condition: - The applicant shall work with city staff on proper placement of the signs to minimize any sight visibility issues. All yeas Motion passes 5. Consideration of Special Event Request/St. Augustine Walk with Jesus Motion by Misteravich, seconded by LaFore, to approve the request received from St. Augustine Church to conduct their “Walk with Jesus” on Sunday, June 18, 2017, 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 6. Consideration of the purchase of a Push Camera/DPW City Manager Moore informed Council that the DPW was requesting authorization to purchase a Push Camera. The Push Camera would be utilized to inspect a pipe and identify exactly where the issue is in the pipe. The DPW evaluated five different cameras. All cameras were evaluated based on cost, durability, convenience of use and quality of video. The DPW crew preferred the Metrotech vCam5 over all other. The unit proved a great picture and was very easy to use. Based on this evaluation administration is recommending the Council waive the purchasing ordinance requirements. Motion by LaFore, seconded by Misteravich, to waive purchasing ordinance requirement and authorize the expense of $9,050.00 to Mid-American Technology, Inc. for the purchase of a Metrotech vCam-5 push camera with expenses charged to the sanitary sewer fund. All yeas Motion passes CCM: 06/05/2017 Page 4 of 6  APPROVED 06/19/2017 7. Consideration of Lot Split/Combine Request/Sydney Ham and Nikolas Salkovski Motion by Reindel, supported by Allen, to approve the lot split/ combination action requested by Mr. Sydney Ham and Mr. Nikolas Salkovski for Parcel #50-07-03-35-203- 008 and #50-07-03-35-203-004. The action is listed below. ACTION #1: Split .06 acres from Parcel #2 (50-07-03-35-203-008) at 35415 Pound Road. ACTION #2: Combine the .06 acre parcel (‘A’) created from the split in Action #1 with Parcel #1 (50-07-03-35-203-004) at 35395 Pound Road. All yeas Motion passes MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS FROM THE CITY MANAGER - Bailey Park Tennis Court lighting has been completed. - The Bailey Ball Fields have been completed. COUNCIL COMMENTS LaFore – Wished all the sports teams good luck. Allen – Commented on how nice the flower pots throughout the City look. Reindel – Commented on all the positive changes that can be seen throughout the City. Misteravich – Thanked the Administration for the successful Memorial Day Parade. Rix – Reminder of upcoming calendar events: 6/8 – BZA at 7 pm 6/8 – PC following BZA meeting 6/9 – Last day of school. 6/10 – Little League Blue Devil Tournament 6/13 – Cable TV at 7 pm 6/14 – Flag Day 6/15 – Medilodge open house from 3-6 pm 6/16 – Knights of Columbus/Ladies Nights/Wine Tasting 6/17 – Pyro Jo fireworks demonstration at 9 pm 6/18 – Father’s Day 6/18 – St. Augustine’s Walk with Jesus 6/19 – Council meeting at 7 pm CCM: 06/05/2017 Page 5 of 6  APPROVED 06/19/2017 6/22 – Senior Helpers Concert in the Park CLOSED SESSION 1. Collective Bargaining – Teamsters Motion by LaFore, seconded by Misteravich, to convene into closed session in accordance with Section 8(c) of the Michigan Open Meetings Act, Public Act 267 of 1976, as amended, for strategy and negotiation sessions connected with the negotiations of a collective bargaining agreement if either negotiating party requests a closed hearing. A roll call vote was taken: All yeas (LaFore, Misteravich, Reindel, Rix, Warn, Allen) One absent (Greene) Motion passes Council recessed at 7:34 p.m. to go into closed session. Motion by Allen, seconded by LaFore, to reconvene into open session at 8:12 p.m. All yeas Motion passes OTHER BUSINESS None. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Misteravich, seconded by Warn, to adjourn the Regular Council Meeting at 8:12 p.m. All yeas Motion passes Respectfully Submitted: Karen M. Stagl, City Clerk CCM: 06/05/2017 Page 6 of 6