City Council

APPROVED 10/01/2018 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M., ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 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, Rix, Warn Absent: Reindel Others: City Manager Moore, City Clerk Stagl Visitors: Maurice Deprez; DPS Director Goetzinger, State Representative Jeff Yaroch Motion by Warn, seconded by LaFore, to excuse Councilor Reindel from tonight’s meeting, due to being out of town. All yeas Motion passes APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Warn, seconded by Greene, to approve the minutes of the September 4, 2018, regular meeting, as presented. All yeas Motion passes AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION State Representative Jeff Yaroch informed Council that the City should be seeing more funding in the next budget year for road improvements. He also apologized for the work done on M-19 – this project has been very frustrating and very disappointing. CCM: 09/17/2018 Page 1 of 6  APPROVED 10/01/2018 ADOPTION OF AGENDA Motion by Warn, seconded by Greene, to adopt the agenda as presented. All yeas Motion passes CONSENT AGENDA a) Receive and File DPW Activity Report for August 2018 b) Receive and File City Clerk’s Activity Report for August 2018 c) Receive and File City Planner’s Activity Report for August 2018 d) Receive and File Treasury and Money Market Report for August 2018 e) Receive and File Investment CD Report for August 2018 f) Receive and File Code Enforcement Activity Report for August 2018 g) Receive and File Recreation Department Activity Report for August 2018 h) Receive and File Library Activity Report for August 2018 i) Receive and File Water Well Report for August 2018 j) Receive and File Cable Television Department Activity Report for August 2018 k) Receive and File Police Department Statistics for August 2018 l) Receive and File Offense Count Report for August 2018 m) Receive and File Arrest Code Count Report for August 2018 n) Receive and File Traffic Accident Report for August 2018 o) Receive and File Call Flow Report for August 2018 p) Receive and File Burn Permit Report for August 2018 q) Receive and File May 14, 2018, Library Board Meeting Minutes r) Receive and File September 4, 2018, Recreation Board Meeting Minutes s) Receive and File Revenue and Expense Report for August 2018 t) Approval of Schedule of Bills dated September 13, 2018, in the amount of $1,105,657.68 Motion by LaFore, seconded by Misteravich, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. All yeas Motion passes PUBLIC HEARING None CCM: 09/17/2018 Page 2 of 6  APPROVED 10/01/2018 ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION 1. Consideration of the undeveloped portion of Lane Street City Manager Moore informed Council that Administration was looking for direction regarding the undeveloped portion of the Lane Street right of way. During the August 2018 quarterly roundtable, administration laid out three options: Option 1 – Status Quo. Council would retain the undeveloped section of the Lane Street right of way, but continue to allow the Moose Lodge to utilize the property; Option 2 – Vacate the right of way. Chose to vacate the undeveloped portion of the Lane Street right of way and allow the property to go back to the parent parcel, which according to assessing records would go back to the Moose Lodge; or Option 3 – Vacate and Swap. Approach Jim Shepherd to see if he would swap the paved area for the unpaved area. There were indications that the owner of the Moose Lodge (Jim Shepherd) had been willing to work with the City to swap property, however, recently, due to neighbor concerns he is not willing to consider the land swap at this time. Motion by Allen, seconded by Warn, to direct administration to pursue Option 1, the status quo, in relation to the undeveloped portion of the Lane Street right of way. Discussion on motion: Rix – Indicated that he would like to revisit this issue in the future. Still feel the land swap is the best option. Vote on motion: All yeas Motion passes 2. Consideration of the purchase of Road Salt for FY2018/19 Motion by LaFore, seconded by Misteravich, to authorize the expenditure of up to $43,325.10 from Detroit Salt for the purchase of road salt for the FY2018/19 winter season with the expense charged to line item 101-442-784.000, Salt Purchases; DPW: General Fund. All yeas Motion passes CCM: 09/17/2018 Page 3 of 6  APPROVED 10/01/2018 3. Consideration of Approving the request to sell Good Fellow Papers/Richmond Lion’s Club Motion by Greene, seconded by Allen, to approve the request received from the Richmond Lion’s Club to conduct their Good Fellow Paper Sale, at the intersections of Main/Division and County Line Road/St. Clair Highway on Friday, November 30th and Saturday, December 1st, 2018, from Dawn to Dusk; further, the Lion’s Club agree not to be in the Main/Division intersection on Friday, November 30th, 2018, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.; and further that the Lion’s agree to sign a Liability Waiver. All yeas Motion passes 4. Consideration of request to close M19 to conduct the annual Homecoming Parade/Richmond High School Motion by Allen, seconded by Greene, to approve the request from Richmond High School to conduct the annual Homecoming Parade and direct the City Clerk to apply to MDOT for permission to close M19 from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm., on Friday, October 12, 2018, to conduct the annual homecoming parade. All yeas Motion passes 5. Consideration of Establishing a Quarterly Roundtable Meeting Date Motion by Greene, seconded by Allen, to schedule the special quarterly roundtable meeting of the City Council on October 15, 2018, at City Hall, beginning at 6:00 pm. All yeas Motion passes 6. Consideration of Adopting the 2019 City Council Meeting Schedule Motion by Allen, seconded by LaFore, to adopt the 2019 City Council Meeting Schedule as presented; Further, the start time for the meetings in July and August will be 6:00 p.m. and further the September 3rd meeting will be held at the Historical Schoolhouse in Bailey Park. All yeas Motion passes CCM: 09/17/2018 Page 4 of 6  APPROVED 10/01/2018 MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS FROM THE CITY MANAGER - Distributed City Manager evaluation form. The Committee requested that the forms be turned in at the next meeting (October 1st) to Mayor Pro-Tem Misteravich. - MDOT’s contractor will be adjusting seven (7) manhole covers this week as part of the micro-surfacing project. COUNCIL COMMENTS LaFore – Commented on the great Good Old Days festival Allen – Heard a lot of great comments about the helicopter rides Greene – This Saturday the Thumb Area Football League will be playing in Richmond. Rix – Great weekend for the Good Old Days festival. Thanked all of the volunteers that make the festival happen – the festival would not be possible without the help from volunteers, City and organizations - Reminder of upcoming calendar events: 9/25 – Flu vaccines available at the Richmond-Lenox Station on 32 Mile Road from 8:30 am until 1:30 pm 9/26 – TIFA meeting at 7:00 pm 9/29 – Puzzle sale at the Library from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm 9/30 – CARE event Ride for Recovery – Fund raiser to support CARE 10/1 – Council meeting at 7:00 pm 10/12 – Homecoming Parade at 5:00 pm CLOSED SESSION None OTHER BUSINESS None ADJOURNMENT Motion by Misteravich, seconded by Greene, to adjourn the Regular Council Meeting at 7:29 p.m. All yeas Motion passes Respectfully Submitted: CCM: 09/17/2018 Page 5 of 6  APPROVED 10/01/2018 Karen Stagl City Clerk CCM: 09/17/2018 Page 6 of 6