City Council
Regular MeetingRichmond, MI · January 3, 2018
Minutes
APPROVED 01/15/2018
REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
January 3, 2018
THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL WAS CALLED TO ORDER
AT 7:00 P.M., ON MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 2018, BY MAYOR RIX.
ROLL CALL
Present: Allen, Greene, LaFore, Misteravich, Reindel, Rix, Warn
Absent: None
Others: City Manager Moore, Deputy Clerk Focht
Visitors: DPW Director Goetzinger, City Planner Jeschke
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion by Warn, seconded by Allen, to approve the minutes of the December 18, 2017, regular
meeting as presented.
All yeas Motion carried
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
None
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
Motion by Warn, seconded by Greene, to adopt the agenda as presented.
CONSENT AGENDA
a) Receive and File December 14, 2017, Planning Commission Meeting Minutes
b) Approval of Schedule of Bills dated December 28, 2017, in the amount of
$146,749.16
Motion by LaFore, seconded by Misteravich, to adopt the Consent Agenda as presented.
All yeas Motion carried
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ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
1. Consideration of the Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 156-
21/Sign Ordinance Text Amendment
Motion by Greene, seconded by Allen, to give second reading and adopt Ordinance 156-21
which amends the official zoning ordinance and amend the definition of animated copy of signs
(Article 25 Definitions) as well as clarify the cycle rate for changeable copy (Article 13 Signs).
All yeas Motion carried
Councilor Greene wanted to thank Administration and Planning Commission for reviewing this
item.
2. Consideration of Fire Hall Driveway Improvements
Motion by Reindel, seconded by Warn, to authorize solicitation of bids for the Fire Hall
Driveway Replacement project as Base Bid “B” to the Park Street Reconstruction Project; with
50% of the funding coming from the Major Street Fund and 50% from the General Fund.
All yeas Motion carried
Councilor Allen thought this was a very appropriate use of these funds.
Councilor Reindel said from a Fire Department perspective, they have tried to make repairs to
this area and this is much needed.
Mayor Rix asked if the concrete will be reinforced due to the weight of the trucks. DPW Director
Goetzinger said it will be 8” thick.
Councilor Reindel wanted to know what the time frame would be. DPW Director Goetzinger
thought the repairs would be made sometime between April – June.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS FROM THE CITY MANAGER
Wrapping up the work with Civic Plus for the new website which will go live next week.
COUNCIL COMMENTS
All of Council wished everyone a great 2018.
Councilor Allen thanks DPW for all the work they did on Christmas and Christmas Eve plowing.
Mayor Rix appreciates all the hard work of DPW and for the work they did cleaning up the
downtown. He is looking forward to working with everyone in 2018.
Mayor Rix announced the upcoming events:
1/8 – Library Board Meeting 7:00 p.m.
1/9 – Cable Commission Meeting 7:00 p.m.
1/9 - Recreation Board Meeting 7:00 p.m.
1/11 – BZA Meeting 7:00 p.m.
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1/11 – Planning Commission 7:00 p.m.
1/15 – City Council Roundtable Meeting 5:30 p.m.
1/15 – City Council Meeting 7:00 p.m.
OTHER BUSINESS
None
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Misteravich, seconded by Greene, to adjourn the Regular Council Meeting at 7:15
p.m.
All yeas
Motion
carried
Respectfully submitted:
Rebecca L. Focht
Deputy Clerk
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