City Council

APPROVED 11/06/2017 WITH AN AMENDMENT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 16, 2017 THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M., ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 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, Greene, LaFore, Misteravich, Reindel, Rix, Warn Absent: None Others: City Manager Moore, City Clerk Stagl Visitors: DPS Director Goetzinger, Police Chief Teske APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Warn, seconded by Greene, to approve the minutes of the October 2, 2017, regular meeting, as presented. All yeas Motion passes AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION None. ADOPTION OF AGENDA Motion by Warn, seconded by Allen, to adopt the agenda as presented. All yeas Motion passes CCM: 10/16/2017 Page 1 of 5  APPROVED 11/06/2017 WITH AN AMENDMENT CONSENT AGENDA a) Receive and File DPW Activity Report for September 2017 b) Receive and File City Clerk’s Activity Report for September 2017 c) Receive and File City Planner’s Activity Report for September 2017 d) Receive and File Treasury and Money Market Report for September 2017 e) Receive and File Investment CD Report for September 2017 f) Receive and File Code Enforcement Activity Report for September 2017 g) Receive and File Recreation Department Activity Report for September 2017 h) Receive and File Library Activity Report for September 2017 i) Receive and File Water Well Report for September 2017 j) Receive and File Cable Television Department Activity Report for September 2017 k) Receive and File Police Department Statistics for September 2017 l) Receive and File Offense Count Report for September 2017 m) Receive and File Arrest Code Count Report for September 2017 n) Receive and File Traffic Accident Report for September 2017 o) Receive and File Burn Permit Report for September 2017 p) Receive and File Call Flow Report for September 2017 q) Receive and File September 5, 2017, Recreation Board Meeting Minutes r) Receive and File September 27, 2017, TIFA Meeting Minutes s) Receive and File Revenue and Expense Report for August 2017 t) Approval of Schedule of Bills through October 12, 2017, in the amount of $1,445,352.20 Motion by LaFore, seconded by Misteravich, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. All yeas Motion passes PUBLIC HEARING None scheduled. CCM: 10/16/2017 Page 2 of 5  APPROVED 11/06/2017 WITH AN AMENDMENT ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION 1. Consideration of the Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 156- 20/Rezoning of 37305 31 Mile Road from RM-1 to B-3 Motion by Reindel, seconded by Warn, to introduce and give first reading to Ordinance No. 156-20 which amends the official zoning map and changes the zoning of property located at 37305 31 Mile Road from RM-1 (Multiple Family Residential) to B-3 (General Business). All yeas Motion passes 2. Consideration of Bid Award/Winter Maintenance Motion by Allen, seconded by Greene, to award the 2017-2018 Winter Maintenance contract to Tommy’s Lawn Service, with the expenses charged to line item 101-261- 818.003, Contractual Services, Building & Grounds: General Fund. All yeas Motion passes 3. Consideration of the purchase of a new Postage Machine Motion by Reindel, seconded by Warn, to waive the purchase ordinance bid requirement, based on sole source provider, and authorize the purchase of a SendPro P1000 mail machine from Pitney Bowes for the cost of $5,652.97. A roll call vote was taken: All yeas (Greene, LaFore, Misteravich, Reindel, Rix, Warn, Allen) Motion passes MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS FROM THE CITY MANAGER - Will be out of the office on October 19th and October 20th. - Cemetery Walk was successful. - DPW wall was started today - The Amish were in the City today to continue work on the barn CCM: 10/16/2017 Page 3 of 5  APPROVED 11/06/2017 WITH AN AMENDMENT COUNCIL COMMENTS Misteravich – A SEMCOG representative will be at the quarterly roundtable to inform Council of the services provided by SEMCOG. - The SEMCOG General Assembly meeting will be held this Thursday, October 19th. They keynote speaker is Candace Miller Rix – Reminder of upcoming calendar events: 10/21 – Walkathon fund raiser for the Fescue Popescu family at St. Peters Church 9 am – Noon 10/23 – Council’s quarterly roundtable at 5:30 pm 10/18 – 10/21 – Library Fall Book Sale 10/31 – No Tricks only Treats Halloween Event at the Fire Hall/Methodist Church Parking Lot from 6 pm – 8 pm CLOSED SESSION 1. Contract Negotiations – Communications Motion by Misteravich, seconded by Greene, to convene into closed session in accordance with Section 8 (c) of the Michigan Open Meeting Act, Public Act 267 of 1976, as amended, for strategy and negotiation sessions connected with the negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement, as requested by Administration. A roll call vote was taken: All yeas (LaFore, Misteravich, Reindel, Rix, Warn, Allen, Greene) Motion passes Council recessed at 7:17 p.m. to go into closed session. OTHER BUSINESS Motion by Greene, seconded by Allen, to reconvene into open session at 7:34 p.m. All yeas Motion passes Motion by Greene, seconded by Allen, to approve the Communications Officers 2017- 2020 Contract as agreed to in the Tentative Agreement. All yeas Motion passes CCM: 10/16/2017 Page 4 of 5  APPROVED 11/06/2017 WITH AN AMENDMENT ADJOURNMENT Motion by Misteravich, seconded by Greene, to adjourn the Regular Council Meeting at 7:36 p.m. All yeas Motion passes Respectfully Submitted: Karen Stagl City Clerk CCM: 10/16/2017 Page 5 of 5