City Council

APPROVED 4/16/2018 W/AMENDMENT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES APRIL 2, 2018 THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M., ON MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2018, BY MAYOR RIX. ROLL CALL Present: Allen, Greene, LaFore, Misteravich, Reindel, Rix, Warn Absent: None Others: City Manager Moore, City Clerk Stagl Visitors: Tom Hebel, Fire Chief Garant, Denise Garant, Mary Ellen Trautman, Mike Trautman APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Warn, seconded by Allen, to approve the minutes of the March 19, 2018, regular meeting as presented. All yeas Motion passes AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION None. ADOPTION OF AGENDA Motion by Warn, seconded by Greene, to adopt the agenda as presented. All yeas Motion passes  APPROVED 4/16/2018 W/AMENDMENT CONSENT AGENDA a) Receive and File March 20, 2018, Recreation Board Meeting Minutes b) Approval of Schedule of Bills dated March 30, 2018, in the amount of $ 549,085.07 Motion by Misteravich, seconded by Warn, to adopt the Consent Agenda as presented. All yeas Motion passes PUBLIC HEARING None. ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION 1. Consideration of Special Event Request/Pyro Joes Fireworks Mike Trautman informed Council that the location for the display may change. Want to utilize the new bleachers, but need to determine if the distance between the viewing area and the location they planned to use for shooting the fireworks is sufficient. They will let the Administration know if they need to change their location. Motion by Reindel, seconded by Greene, to approve the Pyro Joe’s request to use a portion of the Festival Grounds and Beebe Street Park on Saturday, June 16th from 12:00 p.m. until Sunday, June 17th at 2:00 p.m. for the fireworks display on Saturday, June 16th at 9:30 p.m. All yeas Motion passes 2. Consideration of Macomb County HAZMAT and Technical Agreement City Manager Moore informed Council that the agreement provide an easier activation in an emergency situation. Fire Chief Garant informed Council that the City has not been part of the agreement in recent years. If the City is not part of the agreement, we would still be provided assistance in an emergency situation, but we would be charged a $5,000.00 fee on top of the equipment and personnel charged. There is no cost to the City to sign the agreement.  APPROVED 4/16/2018 W/AMENDMENT Motion by Greene, seconded by Allen, to approve the two interlocal agreements with Macomb County and sponsoring Agencies for the HAZMAT Team and Technical Rescue Team and authorize the City manager to sign the agreements. All yeas Motion passes 3. Consideration of Recreation Board Appointments Motion by Reindel, seconded by Allen, to reappoint Michelle Aiken to the Recreation Board for a 2-year term with an expiration date of March 31, 2020. All yeas Motion passes Motion by Allen, seconded by Greene, to reappoint Lynore Warn to the Recreation Board for a 2-year term with an expiration date of March 31, 2020. All yeas Motion passes 4. Consideration of Appointing a Council Liaison to the Recreation Board Motion by Rix Reindel, seconded by Greene, to appoint Mayor Tim Rix as City Council Ex-Officio Member on the Recreation Board with an expiration date of March 31, 2019. All yeas Motion passes 5. Consideration of EDC Request for a Farm Market City Manager Moore informed Council that the EDC was still in the organization state and has not secured any vendors. At this time, the EDC is asking that City Council reserve the municipal parking lot for this event once the vendors are secured. The EDC is recommending to Council utilization of the Northwest Municipal Lot on Saturdays from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm for the purpose of hosting a farmers market from the Saturday after Memorial Day to Mid-October. Greene stated that the EDC has called out to local famers – they hope that eventually the Farmers Market would pay for itself. Tom Hebel informed Council that he has been contacting local farmers. It has been suggested to him that we have a brochure available to distribute to potential farmers explaining our intended farmers market. Allen – Hopes the farmers’ market works out – feels this is the perfect location and day for the market.  APPROVED 4/16/2018 W/AMENDMENT Motion by Greene, seconded by Allen, to approve the utilization of the Northwest Municipal Parking Lot on Saturday’s from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm from the Saturday after Memorial Day to Mid-October for a proposed farmers market. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS - Budget Packet for the April 16th budget workshop will go out on Tuesday. COUNCIL COMMENTS Rix – Reminder of upcoming calendar events: 4/3 – Yard Waste collection begins 4/2 – 4/6 – Richmond Schools Spring Break 4/9 – Library Board Meeting at 7:00 pm 4/10 – Cable TV Committee Meeting at 7:00 pm 4/12 – Planning Commission Meeting at 7:00 pm 4/16 – Budget Workshop at 6:00 pm 4/16 – Council Meeting at 6:00 pm CLOSED SESSION None. OTHER BUSINESS None. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Misteravich, seconded by Greene, to adjourn the Regular Council Meeting at 7:31 p.m. All yeas Motion passes Respectfully submitted: Karen Stagl City Clerk