City Council
Regular MeetingRichmond, MI · August 6, 2018
Minutes
APPROVED 08/20/2018
REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
AUGUST 6, 2018
THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL WAS CALLED TO
ORDER AT 6:00 P.M., ON MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 2018, 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, Recording Secretary Field
Visitors: Dave Teske, Richmond Police Chief; Athletes, Coaches and Family from
Richmond High School Trap Team; Maurice Deprez; Patrick Greve, Waste
Management
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion by Warn, seconded by Allen, to approve the minutes of the July 16, 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
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CONSENT AGENDA
a) Approval of Resolution No. 2018-6 / Recognition of Dr. McClellan
b) Receive and File April 10, 2018, Cable Commission Meeting Minutes
c) Receive and File July 10, 2018, Recreation Board Meeting Minutes
d) Receive and File July 12, 2018, Planning Commission Meeting Minutes
e) Approval of Schedule of Bills dated August 2, 2018, in the amount of
$525,218.14
Motion by LaFore, seconded by Misteravich, to approve the Consent Agenda as
presented.
All yeas Motion passes
PUBLIC HEARING
None
ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
1. Consideration of Adopting Resolution No. 2018-7 / Recognition of the State
Champion High School Trap Team
Motion by Reindel, seconded by Greene, to adopt Resolution 2018-7, a resolution
recognizing the 2018 State Champion Richmond High School Trap Team as a source of
civic pride.
Discussion on motion:
Rix - The coaches and athletes have worked very hard. Be very proud of your
accomplishment on being State Champions. Thank you to Fred McCallumore, a long
standing City of Richmond Police Officer, on bringing this all together.
All yeas Motion passes
2. Consideration of Adopting Resolution No. 2018-8 / Request to be
recognized as a non-profit organization operating within the City /
Richmond Youth Trap Boosters
Motion by Allen, seconded by Warn, to adopt Resolution No. 2018-8, which will
recognize the Richmond Youth Trap Boosters as a “non-profit organization” operating in
the City of Richmond.
All yeas Motion passes
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3. Consideration of St. Augustine’s Parish Parking Request
Motion by Reindel, seconded by Allen, to approve the request from the St. Augustine
Parish Festival to make the 13 parking spaces on Howard Street between the two
church driveways handicapped parking for the St. Augustine Parish Festival on August
10th through August 12th.
All yeas Motion passes
4. Consideration of the Purchase of a Police SUV
Motion by LaFore, seconded by Misteravich, to authorize the purchase of a 2019 Ford
Police Interceptor SUV with necessary equipment upgrades and graphics from
Signature Ford, Image Authentics and Winder Police Equipment in the amount of
$44,237.00, with the expense charged to the appropriate line item(s).
Discussion on motion:
Reindel – wondered how long it will take to get the new SUV. Chief Teske was not
certain but will look into it.
Rix – will we be putting this up on MITN also for resale? City Manager Moore stated
we are looking into this as an option.
All yeas Motion passes
5. Consideration of Designating an MML Voting Delegate and Alternate Voting
Delegate
Motion by Reindel, seconded by Warn, to designate Jaime Greene, as the City’s
Official MML Representative to cast the vote of the City of Richmond at the annual
meeting.
All yeas Motion passes
Motion by Greene, seconded by Warn, to designate Emily Allen, as the City’s Official
MML Alternate Representative to cast the vote of the City of Richmond at the annual
meeting, should the Official Representative not be in attendance.
Discussion on motion:
Misteravich – I hope they can attend the meeting. It is a great opportunity to meet other
council members and mayors from other villages and cities and to see the MML staff in
action. They have a lot of good training and information on what is going on in Lansing.
All yeas Motion passes
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6. Consideration of Good Old Days Resolutions
- Resolution No. 2018-9 / Grand Parade and Children’s Parade
- Resolution No. 2018-10 / Outhouse Race
- Resolution No. 2018-11 / Fireworks Display
- Resolution No. 2018-12 / Banners, Street Closures, Parking Lot Use
Motion by LaFore, seconded by Allen, to adopt Resolution No. 2018-9, which directs
the City Clerk to submit an application, on behalf of the Good Old Days Festival
Committee, to MDOT, for permission to close M-19, to conduct the Grand Parade and
Children’s Parade in conjunction with the 55th annual Good Old Days Festival.
Motion by Reindel, seconded by Warn, to adopt Resolution No. 2018-10, which directs
the City Clerk to submit an application, on behalf of the Good Old Days Festival
Committee, to MDOT, for permission to close M-19 to conduct the Outhouse Race on
Friday, September 7, 2018, in conjunction with the 55th annual Good Old Days Festival.
Motion by Allen, seconded by Greene, to adopt Resolution No. 2018-11, which
approves the request to conduct the Fireworks Display on Saturday, September 8, 2018
in conjunction with the 55th annual Good Old Days Festival.
Motion by Greene, seconded by Warn, to adopt Resolution No. 2018-12, which
approves the request from the Good Old Days Festival committee to hang the banners,
close certain streets and the City parking lots in conjunction with the 55th annual Good
Old Days Festival.
Discussion on motion:
Rix – The Grand Parade route will end at Mary St. now. We have lost many marching
bands due to the length of this parade. With shortening the route, we have already
picked up five more bands to come back.
Rix – The fireworks display will be further back due to the construction of the industrial
building, to comply with safety regulations.
Rix – The carnival this year will be coming from the UP right before Good Old Days.
The carnival will open on Friday afternoon.
All yeas Motion passes
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS FROM THE CITY MANAGER
- The last date we received from M-Dot to complete the resurfacing is August 13th.
COUNCIL COMMENTS
Reindel – Sorry to have missed the last Council meeting. Extremely busy with fire calls
due to the storm.
Greene – The Richmond Bees have two home games remaining this season, on August
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12th and 19th at 2:00 p.m. at Beebe Street Park.
Rix – The City had a great weekend with all the events happening last weekend.
- Reminder of upcoming calendar events:
8/7 – Primary Election voting at Community Center 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
8/9 – Planning Commission Meeting 7:00 p.m. at City Hall
8/10 – Night Swim at Beebe Street Community Pool
8/12 – Richmond Bees 2:00 p.m. at Beebe Street Park Little League Field
8/14 – Cable Commission Meeting 7:00 p.m. at City Hall
8/16 – Last Summer Concert 7:00 p.m. at Beebe Street Park
8/19 – Richmond Bees 2:00 p.m. at Beebe Street Park Little League Field
8/20 – City Council Meeting 6:00 p.m. at City Hall
8/24 – Night Swim at Beebe Street Community Pool
8/25-26 – 50th Anniversary Pool Party Weekend 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION
None
OTHER BUSINESS
None
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Misteravich, seconded by Greene, to adjourn the Regular Council Meeting
at 6:42 p.m.
All yeas
Motion
passes
Respectfully Submitted:
Dawn A Field,
Recording Secretary
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Agenda
REGULAR MEETING
RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
36725 DIVISION ROAD
MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 2018
6:00 p.m.
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
City Council Meeting of July 16, 2018
AUDIENCE COMMENTS (non-agenda items)
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
CONSENT AGENDA
a) Approval of Resolution No. 2018-6/Recognition of Dr. McClellan
b) Receive and File April 10, 2018 Cable Commission Meeting Minutes
c) Receive and file July 10, 2018, Recreation Board Meeting Minutes
d) Receive and File July 12, 2018, Planning Commission Meeting Minutes
e) Approval of Schedule of Bills dated August 2, 2018, in the amount of $525,218.14
PUBLIC HEARING
ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
1. Consideration of Adopting Resolution No. 2018-7/Recognition of the State Champion
High School Trap Team
2. Consideration of Adopting Resolution No. 2018-8/Request to be recognized as a non-
profit organization operating within the City/Richmond Youth Trap Boosters
3. Consideration of St. Augustine’s Parish Parking Request
4. Consideration of the purchase of a Police SUV
5. Consideration of Designating an MML Voting Delegate and Alternate Voting Delegate
6. Consideration of Good Old Days Resolutions
- Resolution No. 2018-9/Grand Parade and Children’s Parade
- Resolution No. 2018-10/Outhouse Race
- Resolution No. 2018-11/Fireworks Display
- Resolution No. 2018-12/Banners, Street Closures, Parking Lot Use
CITY MANAGER’S COMMENTS
COUNCIL COMMENTS
CLOSED SESSION
OTHER BUSINESS
ADJOURNMENT
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